what should have happened but didnt

[suse]

Excellent update. I am really enjoying this.

I was never that fussed on Oliver and his romantic shenanigans, but I liked them as brothers.

[Bee]

no neither was i really, i just wanted him with Carmella not all the other women =/
i loved them as brothers, thats why i brought Ollie back in this story

i'll see about writing another update tonight i was sorta half way through that update when the comp started dying

[Bee]

DECLAN'S P.O.V
Mum was in full scale Wedding mode.
"Sit" She said to me and Ollie...we were on our way to Charlies to have a beer but we werent about to tell her that..or Bridget for that matter.
"Mum we have to go" Oliver said.
"Sit" Mum used her stern voice, Oliver and I sat before we knew what we were doing.
"Now" Mum clapped her hands, "We need to organize this wedding".
I looked at Oliver, then at my wife, she shot me an amused look.
"Mum, do we have to?" i groaned.
"Yes we have to, i'm your mother, i'm about to get married!" Mum said forcefully.
"Alright, Alright" i sighed, i really wanted that beer with my brother.
"Ok heres the run down, Oliver your Pauls best man, congratulations, Declan i want you to walk me down the aisle, Carmella, Bridget i'd like you two to be my bridesmaids" Mum listed off things.
We all agreed to our parts that we play in the wedding, then mum said "Good, Ollie and Declan your suits are to be fitted in half an hour so you better get moving, Carmella, Bridget you two bring India and Chloe, we are going dress shopping".
I looked at my wife who's face fell at the mention of shopping, i smirked at her and she kicked me under the table.
"Ok boys, of you go" Mum practically pushed us out of the house.

BRIDGETS P.O.V
'Great' i thought 'Shopping, boooring'.
Then my husband has the cheek to smirk at me across the table, so i kicked him.
Anyway now i'm in a dress shop, Rebecca and Carmella are holding dresses up and deciding if it'd look good on the two of us, personally i dont care what i wear at all, i'm not meant to upstage the bride anyway so whatever i get given is fine.
I spot some little girl clothing on the other side of the room and push Indy's pram over to it.
"Your father is going to kill me" I said to India as I found a really cute little dress which would be perfect for the wedding for Indy to wear but the price tag said $99.95 which i thought was a bit steep for about 5cm of material, i went and bought it deciding that i wouldn't tell Dec how much it actually cost.
"Oh there you are!" Rebecca came over, "What do you think of this?" she held up a purple strapless dress.
I shrugged, "Anything's fine Rebecca".
Rebecca smiled, "You dont like shopping much do you?".
"Not at all" i admitted, it's better that my mother in law knew this early on.
"Well whats that?" she pointed to my bag.
I sighed and pulled it out and gave it to Rebecca.
"Is this for the wedding?" Rebecca asked.
"Yes" i smiled.
Rebecca looked at the price tag and inhaled sharply, "You might want to get rid of that before Declan see's it".
"I know" i said, "He'll kill me".
Rebecca laughed.

DECLAN'S P.O.V
"Well that was boring and awkward" i said to Ollie as we walked into Charlies to finally get our beers.
"I know" Oliver said, "That guy was a little too...touchy feely".
I smirked, "Well we are both dad's so quite clearly we arent his type".
"He seemed to think you were" Oliver ruffled my hair as we sat at the bar.
"Hi can i see some I.D?" one of mum's employees asked me.
I pulled out my drivers licence and showed them.
"Haha, Daddy Declan still needs to be asked for ID" Oliver teased me.
"Shut up just cause i dont age like you do!" i primped a bit just to emphasize my point and was punched in the arm by my brother.

[smilelino]

Loved this update. It made me smile. thank you very much.

[Bee]

DIDGES P.O.V
"ahh finally!" i sighed sitting down next to my husband who was feeding India her bottle.
"mums taking her for the night" Declan told me.
I smiled, "Why?".
"Because i'm taking you on a date" he told me.
I grinned broadly, "Where would that be?".
"Surprise.." he said, "Good job sweetie the bottles all finished" he said to India.
I got up and reached to grab India from him but he pulled away, "the dress your wearing is on our bed, im getting changed elsewhere, but i'll be down in the car in an hour and i expect you to be there too!".
I ran off to the bedroom eager to see what i was wearing..turns out to be a little black dress, i smirked and started getting changed.
I received a text from Declan 59 minutes later saying "In the car, mum has Indy now, you ready for the off? love you..Dec xx".
I smiled and sprayed my hair one last time with hairspray and walked out the front door and got into my husbands car.
Declan was gaping at me, literally gaping, i closed his mouth then reached over and kissed him, he pulled back abruptly.
"If you kiss me now we will never get there and we'll just end up back inside" Declan told me.
i laughed and Declan started the car, we drove off, as we were driving he told me to put a blindfold on.
"Why?" i asked.
"It's a surprise" He told me..so i did it.
We stopped after about 30 minutes and i could hear crowds, 'Wow romantic Declan' i thought.
He took me up about 4 flights of stairs and then stopped in a room which was strangely warm.
"You can pull the blindfold off now" Declan told me.
I did so and it was my turn for my jaw to drop, here we were in the AFL executive box..AT THE GRAND FINAL.
"Declan..how?" i managed to get out.
"Ollie got them, Wedding present for us" Declan grinned, "Do you like it?".
I couldnt wipe the smile off my face, "Yes! I love it!".
"Come get drinks" He told me, "Game starts soon".
at 1am we finally stumbled out of the box and decided we were both too drunk to drive home so we got a room at Crown Casino across the Yarra river...and used it well.

[smilelino]

Brilliant date. I can really imagine Declan staring at Bridget in a black dress. Thank you for this lovely update.

[suse]

What a great update. I bet they used that room very well ;D .

Love this!

[Bee]

DECLANS P.O.V
Mum was in...well mum mode again when he got home the next day.
"Where have you two been?" She asked us, Bridget mumbled something and went off to the bedroom leaving me to deal with mum solo.
"Well?" mum snapped.
"I told you we were going on a date mum" I said going to the kitchen to make myself a coffee and take about a million panadols.
"Yes a date, dates dont usually go til 6pm the following day" Mum snapped some more.
"Well this one did, god who took all the Panadol" I opened the packet and there was none left, "I'm going to Harolds, do you want anything?".
"You are not, your staying here and looking after your daughter" Mum said, "I had appointments today i couldnt make to because you were out galabanting and forgetting about her".
"I did not forget about her!" I said shocked that she would suggest that, "Anyway i'll just take India to Harolds".
"You will not!" Mum shreiked.
"Mum, i'm her father, i decide her welfare not you" I snapped walking over to the pram that held my daughter.
"you werent thinking of her welfare last night were you?" Mum asked.
"Mum i have been looking after her for the last 2 months, me and Bridget needed one night!" I snapped, "I'm going" I picked up India from her pram and walked to the car.

"Hey hey it's the date man, fresh from his date!" Oliver caught me as i walked into Harolds with India on my hip, "How'd mum take you coming home so late?".
"She chucked a mental at me" I told him, "Where do they keep Panadol in this store!?".
"Over there" Oliver pointed to a rack that held medicine, "So did you have a good night with the wife?".
I smiled remembering the previous night..or what was left of the memory, Oliver saw me grinning and laughed.
"Just as long as there is not another little Napier on the way, i think mum's head would explode" He told me.
i couldnt help but laugh at that mental image, "No way, Indy is definately enough for the next....five to ten years thanks".
We said goodbye then and Ollie told me he'd be home later.

[smilelino]

That was very harsh from Rebbeca. At least DecGet had fun. I am not so convinced that it will stay with one kid!!!!
Thank you for updating.

[Bee]

1 month later
DIDGE'S P.O.V
I stared at the pregnancy test, completely numb, we were going to be parents again...this cant be happening!.
I set the pregnancy test down on my bed, then pulled up my t-shirt to reveal my flat stomach...i had been feeling a little under the weather and my period was late but i never expected that Declan and I would have another baby on the way...Donna practically forced me into the toilet to do the test..i wish i hadnt now.
"you ok?" Donna knocked at the door.
I looked down at the test on the bed, then at my daughter who was lying in a little bassinet next to our bed and sighed.
"Bridget" Donna called, "Dec's home".
"What!" I almost screamed..I grabbed the pregnancy test and buried it in my underwear drawer and picked up my daughter.
Donna and i walked through the hallway door just as Declan came through the front door, he instantly grabbed India off me gave me a kiss in the process and started to play with our daughter.
I watched them for a while contemplating telling Declan the news that we were having another one when Donna grabbed me and pulled me out the front door.
At Donna's she stood me there and asked me "Are you pregnant" very bluntly.
I squeezed my eyes closed as an attempt to stop myself from crying and nodded.
Donna hugged me but i barely felt it, "You'll have to tell Declan" She told me.
"How...We are still finishing year 12 Donna..now we have two children to worry about" I sighed.
"Year 12 finishes in like 20 days Didge, you can do it.." Donna told me.
"What sort of head start in life is this giving India..She wont have the same advantages now that she has a little brother or sister on the way" i sighed, "I cant do this..not now".
"Bridget, dont ever say that, you said that when you were pregnant with India..and look now..she's over at your house playing with her father carefree, you can do this" Donna tried to encourage me.
"No i cant..i'm going to have to get an abortion for real this time" I sighed, "It's just too much for Dec and me".
"Are you going to tell Dec first?" Donna asked.
"No" i replied, "It'd destroy him".
"Then you cant do it, Dec has the right to know about the baby and he has the right to how you are dealing with this pregnancy" Donna told me.
"No i cant do it" I made up my mind.

[smilelino]

I hope Didge won't go through with it. At least she should talk to Dec, like Donna said. Thank you for continuing this superb story.

[jeffiner1892]

No Didge. Please talk to Declan first!!

[Bee]

DIDGE’S P.O.V
I returned home an hour and a half later after Donna made me coffee and tried to convince me to keep my pregnancy. I walked in and found Declan asleep with India on his chest, I smiled and went over to take India off him and put her to bed.
I walked into the nursery and found my mother sitting next to India’s cot waiting for me.
“Hello Bridget” She said.
“Hi..mum” I said nervously putting India on her change table to change her nappy and put her in pyjamas.
“Well, I was putting your washing away and I found something” Mum got up and walked over.
I looked over and her, she was holding up the pregnancy test I’d taken earlier, “unless your hoarding the test from when you were first pregnant with India, you have some explaining to do”.
I began to cry, “I don’t know what to do mum”.
Mum came over and hugged me, India looked up at us with a frown on her face, as if she knew what was going on.
“have you told Declan yet?” Mum asked me.
“No do you think he’d be peacefully sleeping on the couch if I had have?” I asked.
“I think he’s changed, he’d be happy to be a father again now” Mum told me.
“Mum we are both still in school, we shouldn’t even have one child let alone two” I cried.
“Well you cant go back now” Mum told me.
“Yes I can..i’m booked in for an abortion on Monday” I told her.
She let go of me, she looked like she was about to slap me as she said “What!?”.
“I’m getting an abortion, two kids is just too much” I said.
“Your not getting an abortion” Mum said sternly.
“You don’t have a say mum it’s my baby, not yours” I told her.
“It’s Declan’s too, you tell him tonight, or I will” Mum walked out.
I kept crying as I put India to bed, I knew mum meant what she said about Declan..didn’t make it any easier to tell him.
I said goodnight to my daughter and went back into the lounge to wake my husband up for bed.
“Dec” I shook him.
“Huh, ahh what time is it? OOH where’s India?” He looked at his chest and noticed his daughter wasn’t there anymore.
“She’s in bed, it’s 10:30, let’s get some sleep” I told him heaving him up from the couch.
“Wait a minute Bridget” Mum said, “You and Declan come in here”.
“No we need to go to bed” I said trying to pull Declan off to our room.
“Bridget” Mum said.
“Lets just see what she wants Didge” Declan said.
I sighed and went into the kitchen, Dad and Rebecca were already sitting there waiting for us.
“You two sit” Mum indicated.
We both did so, “So Bridget has something to tell us” Mum told everyone.
Everyone turned to face me, but I spoke to Declan directly, “well…that date we went on..the grand final one…I’m pregnant Dec”.
Declan’s face made this amusing shocked look and he jumped back slightly as he yelped “Your what?”.
“Pregnant Dec” I looked at him, expecting him to get up and walk out like he did when I was pregnant with India.
Declan got up instead and hugged me, “We can get through this”.

[suse]

Great update Lia. I knew he would be happy about it ;D.

[smilelino]

I also knew Declan will be happy. but i am not so sure about Bridget. For her it is to much and to soon. Will see what she will do.
Thank you for this chapter.