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Post by Jackson Montgomery on Apr 4, 2011 9:00:39 GMT -5
Jack was getting ready for the night and he was excited. He invited all of the kids over for dinner so that he and Erica could share the news. He knew that Bianca had confronted them about it but since she was living in the same house it was okay that she knew.
Bianca came downstairs to help her uncle set up and gave him a hug. "I am glad you and mom are finally telling everyone! You do not have a long time before the baby comes you know?"
"I know and I am glad too. I would have called this meeting sooner but we have all been busy and you and I have been in Paris and we just learned the sex of the baby so this is the perfect time."
Bianca heard the doorbell ring and went to get it and a few moments later Jack saw their first guest. "Hi honey..I am glad you could make it."
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Post by Greenlee Smythe Du Pres on Apr 5, 2011 0:31:33 GMT -5
Greenlee had gotten the invite from Erica, and she wanted to come and be with her family. It had been awhile since she had spent time with them, and she was hoping that Kendall was going to be there, because she needed to talk to her about Fusion. After knocking, she waited for someone to answer. It was Bianca. She smiled, and pulled Bianca into a hug. "Hey Binks!" she said as she then pulled back from Bianca, and walked in further.
"Hey, dad!" she almost screamed in excitement, as she then pulled him into a hug. "I haven't seen you in awhile..." she said as she crossed her arms.
"I've missed you, though..we need to spend more time together, after all, after Leo and I get married their will hardly be any time for you and me time.." she said as she smiled abit.
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Post by Jackson Montgomery on Apr 5, 2011 20:10:12 GMT -5
"Hey Greens I am really glad you came tonight! It has been a while but we will make up for it." Jack turned and continued to cook but still listened to Greenlee.
"We will just have to make time okay? I know we have all been busy and we will only get busier but I am hoping that by having this get together tonight we can sort some of that out and even work out something where we meet for dinner once a month together."
Jack looked up and saw Erica making her way into the kitchen. "Hi sweetheart did you sleep well?"
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Post by Erica Kane Montgomery on Apr 6, 2011 9:41:12 GMT -5
Erica made her way downstairs, knowing she had to make an appearance at the get together Jack was throwing. She didn't feel very well, though, but wondered on the way down if she was just hungry. She saw Jack talking to Greenlee & smiled at them both. "Hey... yes, I had a lovely little nap, & Colton is still sleeping," she announced to him with a smile.
She hugged Greenlee after & said, "I'm really glad you could make it! Unfortunately, Kendall can't join us tonight, but Lily should be down soon. I heard her humming to herself in her room & I saw a glimpse of the lilac top she got for tonight a few days ago," she smiled at the room, knowing Lily's presence would make this dinner much better.
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Post by Greenlee Smythe Du Pres on Apr 6, 2011 12:08:01 GMT -5
Greenlee smiled to Erica, and then hugged her step-mother back. "Kendall isn't going to be joinging us?" she asked, as she then looked down. She then looked back up for a few moments, and smiled when Erica said Lily was going to be joining them. She was beginning to wonder what was going on with Kendall though. It wasn't like her to miss a family dinner like this, espicially when they hardly had family dinners. "Excuse me for a moment.." she said as she walked into the guest bedroom and pulled out her phone, as she began to dial Kendall's number. It rang and rang, but she didn't answer. She then left a voicemail.
"Kendall, this is Greenlee. I haven't seen you in a long while. Where are you, and why aren't you at this family dinner at Erica and Jack's? Call me when you get this, please.." she said as she then hung up the phone and walked back out to where everyone was. "Well, I am sorry that Leo wasn't able to make it. He was at home not feeling to well, so I told him not to push it, and that he needed to rest." she said as she looked over to her father.
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Post by Jackson Montgomery on Apr 7, 2011 18:31:57 GMT -5
"Good. We can get him up after dinner to feed him." Jack smiled and pulled Erica into a kiss after Greenlee left the room.
"Hey uncle Jack is Mom..oops!" Bianca walked right into her parents lips pressed together and went to move out of the room. "I am sorry guys!"
Jack laughed and wiped his mouth and turned to his niece. "It is okay honey. At least you know we still love each other."
"I do! Hi Mom..did you sleep okay? Did you see Lily on your way down?"
"She didn't but I wonder if maybe you should go check on her Bianca." Jack answered for her and she nodded and left to see if she could find her sister.
"Now where were we?" Jack leaned into his wife but as soon as he went to kiss her he heard Greenlee come back in and listened as she spoke about Leo. "I hope he feels better..and tell him not to worry. We will have other dinners that he is more than welcome to come to. You know that."
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Post by Lily Montgomery on Apr 8, 2011 11:12:46 GMT -5
Lily was happy to hear that their family would be together for dinner that night. She only wished her brother could be there too. After finishing getting dressed for dinner she opened up her laptop and wrote a quick email to Reggie letting him know that he was missed and asking about his schoolwork. She knew he'd get back to her when he could so she didnt worry too much.
As she headed out of her room she made one more stop before going downstairs to join the others. She quietly walked into Colton's room to look in on her youngest sibling. He was still sleeping soundly, but she liked to watch him sleep. Since the day he had come home from the hospital, she felt especially close to him.
She looked up as she heard footsteps in the hallway and smiled seeing Bianca, moving away from the crib so that she wouldn't wake up the baby.
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Post by Bianca Montgomery on Apr 9, 2011 8:54:03 GMT -5
"Hi Lily..are you ready for the dinner? Greenlee is here and Kendall cannot make it." Bianca smiled at her sister.
"You look really nice! I am sure Erica is going to love your outfit!" Bianca then began to walk downstairs with her. "I guess they have something to tell us tonight. Your dad mentioned earlier that he and Erica had a surprise."
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Post by Lily Montgomery on Apr 10, 2011 16:18:14 GMT -5
"Kendall's not coming tonight?" Lily asked concerned. "Is she alright? I haven't seen her come by here in awhile.." She thought with a light frown, a little worried about her older sister.
She did however smile at Bianca's compliment. She knew she didnt have the fashion sense the other women in the family had, but liked that they approved of what she had picked out. "Thank you. I bought the top earlier this week after class" She told her. "You look really nice too Bianca" She told her following Bianca downstairs.
"A surprise...so that should be something good then right? " She asked. " Not all surprises are good, but usually if someone says there's a surprise then it's a good thing"
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Post by Jackson Montgomery on Apr 10, 2011 21:05:58 GMT -5
"I guess she is okay. Erica just said that she could not make it." Bianca then nodded. "I think it will be good."
"What will be good?" Jack saw his daughter and his niece and gave them a questioning grin.
"The news you and Mom have to tell us tonight."
"Oh yes. I think that it will be good." Jack nodded at his daughter. "Lily my darling you look stunning."
"Is everyone ready for dinner?" Jack looked around at his family happy to see them all there.
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Post by Erica Kane Montgomery on Apr 11, 2011 13:19:19 GMT -5
Erica smiled, seeing her daughters walk into the kitchen, & nodded when Jack said they had good news to share. "I'm absolutely famished!" she exclaimed, walking into the dining room where dinner had been served.
She looked around at her family & sighed, knowing that half of their children were missing. Josh was traveling, Reggie was away at school, & Kendall had other business to attend to that evening, unfortunately. She would have liked them all to be there, but she would manage the best she could without them. "How's everyone's dinner?" she asked, shaking her head of those thoughts minutes later.
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Post by Greenlee Smythe Du Pres on Apr 13, 2011 10:45:28 GMT -5
Greenlee saw Lily, and smiled to her. "Hey Lily!" she said, as she then sat down at the table, and began eating like everyone else did. "Erica, dinner is great." she said as she looked to her father, and then over to Erica. "So, I know you invited us all here to tell us some good news, and we all know that this family could really use some good news" she said as she then looked down at her plate.
She then looked back up and smiled. "So, what is the good news guys?" she asked, wanting to know what good news they wanted to share with everyone. Even though she and Leo were happy, and were planning to get married, their was something missing inside of her, and she had been abit sad for the past few weeks.
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Post by Erica Kane Montgomery on Apr 13, 2011 11:57:46 GMT -5
Erica smiled, looking at Greenlee. "I... I'm pregnant. We're five & a half months along, & we learned that yesterday, we're having another little boy," Erica announced happily.
She then looked around, almost nervously. "But before anyone jumps to any conclusions about this, I just wanted to tell you that the only reason we waited until now to say anything was because of everyone leaving & coming back, & attending to other business. But I hope that you'll be happy for us, & for your last sibling that you're ever going to get!" Erica said, half kidding. She did not want anymore children, but she was trying to lighten the mood.
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Post by Greenlee Smythe Du Pres on Apr 14, 2011 12:41:01 GMT -5
"Your...pregnant?" Greenlee asked, as she put on a smile, and looked over to Erica. "That is so great!" she said as she stood up, and walked over to her step-mother and gave her a huge hug, and then hugged her father, as she stood over them. "Wow, this is wonderful news." she said, as she then went back over to her seat, and sat back down, as she looked over to them once more.
"So, do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" she asked as she looked over to Erica once more.
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Post by Bianca Montgomery on Apr 14, 2011 21:00:48 GMT -5
"Mom that is wonderful!" Bianca also hugged her mom and then her uncle. "I am so happy for you guys!"
"I cannot believe I am going to have another little brother but that is great! And you both look so happy!"
"We are happy." Jackson chimed in and gave a smile to his kids.
"Have you told Josh and Reggie and Kendall or are you waiting to see them in person? I know it is hard to get us all under one roof." Bianca shrugged. "Especially since some of us have been all over the place lately..and I am sorry for that."
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