Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ Unforgettable ❯ parents ( Chapter 28 )

Stepping into a large room, the entire Flyheight family, as well as Fiona, Irvine, and Moonbay were all amazed at the sheer glamour of it. There were columns reaching up to the ceiling made of wood that were carved into a very beautiful design. The carpet was a pale white color. The place extended far in front of them and also high above them giving the place a feel of being much larger than it actually was.

 

“Wow!” Fiona said as her eyes shined at the sight of it. She walked a little ahead of everyone to try and get a better view of the place. She looked in every direction to take in every detail that it had to offer.

 

Walking up to on of the columns, she ran her hand over the intricately designed carvings on the white painted wood. She noticed that the carvings were that of flower design with many different types of flowers all over it. “Beautiful,” she muttered at the sight of it.

 

Van couldn't help but smile at his fiancée's amazement. They were looking at places to hold the wedding up until then and it appeared that this was the one that they might use. He didn't really care where it was, as long as Fiona was happy with it and it was pretty clear that she really liked this place.

 

They were at a resort that was by an ocean. It was a little ways away from where they lived but he didn't really care. In fact, he liked it a little more knowing that it was away from any of the cities and in a place that was very peaceful.

 

They woke up really early and drove three to four hours to look at the place. They heard a lot of good things about it and it took in Fiona's interest right away. None of them minded the drive because they knew this was important as well as that it could let them get away from work for a day in Irvine's case.

 

Irvine and Moonbay came down a few days before then. Moonbay looked like she was ready to pop and Irvine looked all too glad to be able to get away from work for a little while to rest. He still had work that needed to be done while he was away but he found it to be a little more relaxing this way.

 

Moonbay looked like she was ready to explode. She was expected to give birth within the next two to three weeks. She was just glad that Van and Fiona had decided to wait a few weeks afterwards to have the wedding. `At least I'll be able to use the dress again that way,' she thought with a smirk. She was just counting down the days until she had the baby.

 

Van and Fiona decided to wait a month after the trial until they really started to do any real planning. They were just looking things over before then just to get ideas. They knew that they'd need the rest after the trial with how hectic planning that wedding was bound to be for them. At least that's what Van was trying to do; Fiona was still trying to do as much as possible the first two weeks before Van dragged her off to convince her to settle down a little.

 

“So I take it you like it?” Dan asked Fiona who enthusiastically nodded her head. “What about you Van?” he asked turning to his son. He noticed that Van jumped a bit as if startled out of his thoughts and he couldn't help but sigh. He knew exactly what was troubling Van.

 

“It's a nice place,” Van said honestly since he did get a good look at it before his mind started to wonder. He just found it so hard to concentrate on what he was doing lately because of everything that he learned.

 

Although he was relieved to know that Fiona wasn't related to Claire, there were still so many questions that were on his mind. His parents weren't giving him any details as to what happened and that was probably what was troubling him the most.

 

The information that he had was very minimal. He knew that the woman's name was Emily and that was it. His parents were refusing to tell him why or how it happened. He would at least settle for knowing who the hell she was but his parents wouldn't even talk about that.

 

What troubled him the most was that he couldn't even talk to Fiona about it. First off his parents took to appearing whenever he considered it. He'd tried but always found that he just couldn't say the words he wanted. `What would I say? Oh Fiona, you have a completely different mother than you thought. That sounds stupid to me,' he thought trying not to growl at the annoyance that he was feeling over this stupid lie that Fiona's life had become based upon.

 

Looking towards his bride-to-be, Van gave her a smile hoping to not alert her to anything that was wrong. “So how about it Fiona? Do you want to have it here or would you rather look around some more?” he asked seeing how excited she looked.

 

“Definitely here,” she said turning her excited crimson eyes towards Van. “This place is beautiful. It's the type of place that I've always dreamed of having my wedding in. What about you Van? If you don't like it then we can always keep looking,” she said though there was a bit of a tone of disappointment in her voice.

 

“How can I possibly not like this place? If this is the place that you want, then this is the place that we'll have our wedding in,” Van replied giving a happy smile while inside he was hating the look of disappointment in her eyes.

 

Fiona was worried when she saw that he hadn't shown much interest in the place. She loved this place and wanted their wedding to be here but didn't want it if Van wasn't interested in it. “It's ok if you don't want to Van, I really don't mind,” she said although it was a lie.

 

Sighing, Van walked over to Fiona and placed his hands upon her shoulders. “I'm telling you that I like it Fiona. I just have a lot on my mind today that has nothing to do with this place. So don't worry about it. We'll have our wedding here since you want it,” he said and was glad when he saw her face brighten up at his words.

 

Throwing her arms around Van, Fiona gave him a big hug before letting go to take another look around the place that was now decided to be the place they would have their wedding. `I'm sure it will all be perfect,' she thought as she already started to picture what it will all look like in the end.

 

Without Van realizing it, his father snuck up behind him. “You really should stop thinking about it Van. It's obvious that it's just causing problems between you and Fiona,” he said with a look of worry on his face. He was really starting to regret telling Van anything.

 

“It's just not that easy. It's just a lot to take in. You would probably act the same way to if you found out that a lot of what you heard about mom was a lie,” he said looking towards Fiona wondering just what had happened back then.

 

Much to Van's surprise, Dan just laughed. “In case you haven't realized, we haven't lied about anything. We've just withheld the truth. Never once have we referred to Claire as Fiona's mother. George never did either. Claire just took on that title knowing we couldn't do anything because of our promise to George. We've always called her Claire, or in your mother case some rather colorful words,” he said in a whisper so as not to let Fiona hear them.

 

Van couldn't help but laugh at the last part of his father's explanation. `Now that I think about it, they never actually did,' he thought going over several occasions. “You may not have called her that but you didn't exactly stop her from parading around with that title to take advantage of Fiona. I'm sure that there's something you could've done!” he said in a hushed yell.

 

“Do you think we enjoyed hearing her say that? We've hated doing it but as Flyheight's we never go back on our promises, especially ones made to close friends. It's too late to change the past now Van and you need to realize that. George has a very specific place and time that he wants to tell Fiona these things. You just need to be patient. It won't be much longer,” he said before walking back to his wife who was also examining the design of the place very closely.

 

A pair of arms wrapped around his waist. He wasn't even aware that anyone was behind him but he also knew it was Fiona. “Care to share your thoughts? I can tell you're keeping things to yourself,” Fiona said resting her forehead into his back.

 

`Oh, besides the fact that you're being lied too?' he thought before turning towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He had no idea why he was still keeping this to himself. “Nothing's wrong Fiona,” he lied pulling her as close to him as he could.

 

Maybe it was the idea of her being as distressed about this as he was but Van didn't want her to be like that. He wanted her to be happy and focusing solely on the wedding. He swore right then that he would just try to forget about it the best that he could if only to ensure the smile on her face for the time being.

 

`You're a horrible liar Van,' Fiona thought with a frown but figured that he had his reasons for not telling her. She just prayed that it wasn't anything bad. She hoped it wasn't anything that would take him away from her again. “Are you… having doubts… are you?” she couldn't help but ask in a worried tone.

 

Van damn near had a heart attack at her words. “What?! Of course not! You have no idea how long I have waited for this to happen! There is nothing in this world that will keep me from marrying you Fiona,” he said with the last part being soft. He had no wish for Fiona to ever doubt his attentions. “Our wedding will be perfect and our lives afterwards will be even more so,” he said resting his chin on the top of her head and took in the smell of her hair. It smelt like some sort of fragrant flower. `Probably because of the shampoo she likes to use.'

 

Fiona released the breath that she didn't know she'd been holding. This time she knew he hadn't been lying so it made her feel warm inside. “I'm sorry for assuming. I was just feeling a bit nervous. I don't know what made me feel so worried,” she said relaxing in his embrace.

 

Van had a feeling that he knew, it probably had to do with his marriage to Tiffany and how badly it turned out. “Fiona, do you want to know something?” he asked and she just nodded her head. He took a deep breath as he tried to think of a way to put it. “The day that I got married to Tiffany, I had a wish that betrayed my actions. I kept wishing that the few years before then were nothing but a bad dream. That when I went out there, it would be you I was going to see coming down the aisle, that it was you I was going to marry,” he said pulling his head back to look into his eyes.

 

A smile appeared on Fiona's face at his words. She knew she should never have doubted him. He always loved her and this was proof of that. Even when he was getting married before he kept thinking about her. “I'm sorry. I'm just worried that something will go wrong and we won't be able to get married. I just can't imagine my life without you anymore. These last few months had shown that just about anything can happen,” she said thinking of her attacks, Van's child scare, and all of the other things.

 

Van couldn't think of anything to say but he too was feeling the same fear as Fiona. “Don't worry; I know things are going to turn out fine in the end this time,” he said and was glad when that brought a smile to her face once again. “Come on, let's catch up with the others,” he said since the rest of the family had already left them behind without realizing it.

 

*****

 

It was nearly midnight when they finally got back home. Everyone was exhausted after the long drive and the tour that took hours to finish. They all just wanted to curl up and sleep for the rest of the week.

 

Van himself collapsed on the sofa almost immediately after getting into his family's home. “So exactly how much more is there to do? I'm completely exhausted!” he complained taking off his shoes to rub his feet.

 

“You should know Van, you went through this once before,” his mother said immediately heading to the kitchen to make everyone a small snack since they didn't have much to eat for dinner.

 

Van groaned as he remembered back then. “In case you've forgotten she made sure that she made everything her way. I didn't get a choice in anything but my suit,” he said and noticed his mother thinking before she nodded finally remembering just how disastrous things had been before the wedding.

 

“Well at least we got to have a break from her during that. She was so caught up in it that she didn't have time to annoy us,” Dan said and everyone just nodded since they were glad with how stressed Tiffany was about it.

 

With eyes half closed, Van stared up at the ceiling and pondered over the wedding. “Just how much more is there to do? I never thought it would be this difficult when I'm actually helping,” he said his voice laced with tiredness. He knew that he wasn't going to have any difficulty getting to sleep that night.

 

“Well I still have to look for a dress,” Fiona replied and saw Van perk up at the thought. “Which you aren't seeing until the wedding,” she said with a smile as she saw him pout at her words. “There's your tux as well. Then there's the bridesmaids dresses and the groomsmen's tuxes as well. We can get those while looking for our own though,” she said going over a list of things in her head.

 

“You have to set up the reception arrange like where certain people will sit, what food will be eaten, and so on,” she said and heard Van groan even more. “You need to make a list of who is invited to the wedding as well,” she continued and this time got a groan from both Van and Fiona.

 

When Van really thought about it, he didn't have that many close friends. There was Irvine and Moonbay, Crougar, and Dr. D. He knew that businessmen were also going to be invited whether Van liked it or not. They'd want to see the wedding of the only son of Dan Flyheight and the only daughter of George Lynette since both were so well-known.

 

“Looks like it's only going to be a small wedding like we planned,” Fiona said although she didn't have a problem with that. She's rather it be small than big with people that she didn't even know coming. “I don't have a problem with that though. Something with all those that are close to me would be fine,” she said giving off a bright smile.

 

“Well it will be small family and friends wise but many other people will probably show up especially since the two of you are from well-known families,” Dan put in making the two frown at the knowledge that they already have. “I'll see if I can keep that at a minimum for you,” he continued making the two of them brighten up a bit in relief.

 

“I found a good place for catering since you said I could Fiona,” Karin said making the two of them sigh in relief again that another obstacle was taken down. “We just need to know what the two of you want to have served at the reception. It's probably going to be much larger than the wedding though so we have to make sure we get enough food,” she said looking to be in deep thought.

 

“Just get more food than needed and I'll eat the rest,” Van said finally turning his head away from the ceiling to look at the others. “Anyways, anymore information and my head is going to explode. Let's just save the rest of it for tomorrow,” Van said standing up and started to walk to the stairs. “I'm tired and I'm sure the rest of you are as well,” he said before disappearing.

 

Everyone was silent for a little while after that. They eventually started to disperse. Dan and Karin were about to head to there room before Fiona stopped them. “Um… can I talk to you for a second Dan?” Fiona asked a bit timidly as she looked towards the floor.

 

Looking at his future daughter in law, Dan nodded his head as his wife walked towards their room. “Is there something the matter Fiona?” he asked looking at the young woman curiously trying to find out if something was wrong.

 

“Well no… I just wanted to ask you a question,” she said and Dan just nodded his head continuing to look at her curiously. “I always imagined that my dad would walk me down the aisle but since he's not here I was wondering if you'd be willing to do the honor,” she said looking at him with hopeful eyes.

 

Giving Fiona a big smile, Dan nodded his head. “Of course, I'm sure that was what they would've wanted anyways,” he said and saw Fiona's confused expression before he realized that he'd given out more information than he meant to. “You're like my daughter anyways so I see no problem with that,” he said hoping to take her mind off what he'd just said.

 

Completely forgetting her confusion, Fiona jumped with joy as she wrapped the older man in a tight hug. “Thank you… dad,” she said before scurrying up the stairs and towards the room Van and her were sharing.

 

Looking at her retreating figure, Dan couldn't help the smile that crossed his face. She really was like a second daughter to him and he was happy that she'd asked him to do that for her. “Any time… daughter,” he said before following the direction his wife went to their room.

 

*****

 

Walking into a beautiful dress store, Fiona's eyes widened at the selection of dresses that she had to look through for the one that she hoped would be perfect for her wedding dress. “Amazing!” Fiona said immediately running over to one of the many dresses situated around the large store.

 

Chuckling a bit, Karin walked into the store a few moments after she did. “Chill out a bit Fiona. We have all day to look for the perfect one for you. And if we don't find it we'll just look in a different store,” she said while she was reminiscing about the time she was in Fiona's shoes.

 

Looking in Fiona's direction, Karin couldn't help but laugh when she noticed that Fiona had barely listened to a word that she said as she was zooming from one dress to the next. “Well, at least she's enthusiastic about it,” she mumbled to herself before turning to look at the other female in the group.

 

Moonbay had been walking rather slow that day. When all the rest were walking at a decent speed, she'd be at least ten feet behind. Neither of them could really understand what was up with her that day since she was usually ahead of everyone else whenever they went out.

 

“Are you alright Moonbay?” Karin asked and all she got as a response was a thumbs up from Moonbay. “Then why are you so slow today?” she asked as a smile crossed her face at the stubbornness that Moonbay always had.

 

“Tired I guess,” Moonbay said without her regular spunk. “You would be too if you had a watermelon for a stomach as I do,” she said trying to seem normal but everyone could tell that she was keeping something else from them.

 

“You should go and sit down then. There's not much you can do right now since we're not fitting you for your dress until after the baby is born,” Karin continued and Moonbay just nodded her head and headed for someplace where she could just sit down for a little. “Now, where'd that girl disappear to?”

 

Meanwhile, Fiona was looking over a beautiful dress when she heard footsteps approaching her. “There's so many dresses that I don't know which to choose,” she said assuming that it was probably Karin or Moonbay. “What do you think of this one?” she asked picking up one of the dresses and turned around to face them.

 

Surprise and then anger replaced her happiness when she saw that it was not Karin or Moonbay but in fact Tiffany that was standing before her. “You have a lot of nerve to show your face around us after what you pulled!” Fiona growled out in a tone that was so different from anything that she used before.

 

“I don't know what you mean,” Tiffany replied in an arrogant voice as she pushed her silky brown hair over her shoulders. “I'm just curious as to what my Van is up to these days. So I flew all the way down here to get him to see reason. To make him see what a mistake it was to leave me,” she said eyeing the dress in Fiona's hands with contempt.

 

“You don't deserve to know anything!” Fiona replied back with a glare that could kill if it was possible. The woman hurt Van far too much for Fiona not to feel this way. “Van is done with you! We are getting married soon and there's nothing you can do about it!” she yelled looking around for Karin and Moonbay.

 

“Do you honestly believe that? That's not what he was telling me a few nights ago if you know what I mean,” she said knowing about how Van seemed distant and wasn't telling anyone why. She didn't know either and she didn't care. She just wanted to make Fiona sweat and start doubting her relationship with Van. She was planning to capitalize on that.

 

Fiona wasn't even the least bit surprised when she heard this. She knew Tiffany would do anything to separate Van and her. “You've hurt him more than anyone else. You played on his dreams and then smashed them to bits. There's no way that he'd go back to you after that. There's no way he'd go back to you even without that. If you honestly think I'm going to believe you then you're seriously wrong. I know Van has been distant lately but I know he has his reasons. I know he'll tell me in time and I will wait for that time. You can try to make me doubt him all you want. He's proven to me more times than I can count that he loves me more than anything!”

 

“If he loved you so much than why did he give it up and marry me?” she asked rubbing that fact in her face. “Why did he decide to have his first time with me? They do say that you always remember that,” she continued but grew irritated at the melancholic look on Fiona's face.

 

“He never gave it up. He told me that he wished that I was the one that he got married to that day. It wasn't something he was feeling just now but that very day as well. The two of us have a bond. I know when he is lying and he knows when I'm lying. I know for a fact that he wasn't lying when he said that,” Fiona replied with a soft smile on her face.

 

“You just don't seem to get it! It's always been about Van and me! You, little girl, are nothing but a third wheel. We have a little fight and he uses you to forget about it. Eventually he will realize his mistake and leave your sorry ass behind in the gutter where it belongs!” Tiffany said raising her voice a bit high.

 

Suddenly, someone grabbed the collar of Tiffany's shirt and threw her into the wall rather hard. When Fiona looked, it wasn't who she expected it to be. She expected Moonbay to do it because it was just part of her personality. Instead she saw a pissed off looking Karin. Fiona was surprised with the strength of this fifty-two year old woman.

 

What happened next surprised Fiona even more. “You bitch!” Karin screamed which was scary since you rarely ever hear her cuss. “You have a lot of nerve to come here like that thinking that everything would be fine between you and Van!” she yelled glaring at the younger woman as she tried to stand up.

 

It wasn't long after that before Moonbay and the store manager came running over as well since they were attracted to all of the noise the others were making. The manager came to a stop but Moonbay kept going and punched Tiffany right in the face. “That's for the cut you gave me several months ago,” she said looking really pleased with herself.

 

Glaring at the three women, Tiffany stood up and wiped the bit of blood running down her mouth. “If you think this is over then you're seriously wrong!” she said before running out of the store hoping that what she did would have some effect.

 

“I'm worried that that isn't the last that we'll see of her,” Karin whispered before turning to Fiona. “Don't worry about what she said Fiona,” she said since she pretty much heard every word that Tiffany spoke since the woman talked far too loudly. “Van is distracted for a different reason. So don't worry about it. He just has a lot on his mind,” she explained knowing that Tiffany somehow found out about Van's spacing and was trying to use it against Fiona.

 

“I know that. I told her that. She'd do anything to break us up and take Van for herself. I trust your son more than I trust her,” she said and Karin gave her a bright smile. “I guess we need to get things sorted out with the owner,” Fiona said noticing the woman standing patiently to the side waiting for some answers as to what just went on.

 

“I'll handle it. I know her well so I should be able to get everything sorted out without too much trouble,” she said and Fiona just nodded gratefully. She then walked over to the owner and attempted to explain things.

 

It was silent for a little while Karin was trying to sort things out with the store owner. “That felt good,” Moonbay said with a smirk. Almost as soon as she said that, a pain passed through her body and she fell to her knees.

 

“Moonbay!” Fiona yelled rushing to her side. “Are you ok? Is it the baby?” Fiona asked with hope lacing through her voice. She really hoped that it was time. She'd been waiting for months to see the baby.

 

“Probably!” Moonbay said trying to stand on her own after the pain seemed to pass. “Or maybe I just got too worked up and got a cramp or something,” she said wishing it was that because she wasn't sure if she was ready to have this kid.

 

Looking around for Karin in a panic, Fiona figured that she'd know what to do best since she had two children of her own. It was several minutes before she came into view. Fiona immediately ran up to her. “I think Moonbay's having her baby!” was the first thing to come out of Fiona's mouth.

 

“Oh great! Why now?!” Karin said looking towards Moonbay. “Let's get her into the car. We'll call the hospital and Irvine from there,” she said and Fiona nodded as they helped support Moonbay who had another bout of pain. “How long has this been going on Moonbay?” she asked trying to figure out how much time they might have.

 

Moonbay heard her but she didn't say anything. Her mind was focused on trying to make the pain go away. When it finally did pass she looked at the older woman. “Since this morning but it hasn't been nearly as bad,” she said as they exited the store.

 

“Either way it does look like it's time,” she said helping Moonbay into the car as Fiona made the few calls that they needed. “Whether you like it or not, this baby is coming soon,” she said as she jumped into the driver's seat as Fiona took her spot in the passenger's seat while trying to calm Irvine down over the phone.

 

*****

 

Three guys came rushing into the hospital at full speed. They had been out looking at tuxes when Irvine's cell phone rang. Van could remember seeing confusion, then surprise, eagerness, and then panicked when the call came in. It took Irvine a good ten minutes after dragging them to the car before they found out what was going on.

 

Van had to say that his first reaction was the same as Irvine's, surprise. He knew it would be soon but for some reason it still took him off guard. `Or maybe that it was Irvine suddenly grabbing me by my shirt before I realized what was happening,' Van thought with a chuckle.

 

When they got to the waiting room, they found Fiona and Karin sitting down. Moonbay had already been taken in and they weren't allowed to follow since they weren't family.

 

Looking up, Fiona saw Van coming and stood up and ran into his arms. “They just took her in,” she explained and Van nodded his head. “We couldn't go in but I'm sure Irvine will be able to,” she said and Irvine just nodded as he ran through the doors to the left of him.

 

Walking over, Van took a seat in the waiting room chair and then pulled Fiona so that she sat on his lap. “So is this the real thing?” he asked as she rested her head on his shoulder and stared towards the doors waiting for something to happen.

 

“The doctors said that it was the real thing,” Fiona said and Van nodded. “I wonder how long this is going to take. I don't know if I can wait,” she said looking really eager to see the baby. She couldn't help it. She loved children but never really got to be around one very often.

 

“These things take time. So don't expect it to take a few minutes for it to be done,” Karin said with a bright smile at the look on Fiona's face. It was obvious that the young woman was dreaming about the day that she'd be in Moonbay's place giving birth to Van's child.

 

“I know that,” Fiona said looking really antsy. “It's just that I heard that they can go on for a really long time sometimes. I just hope that this isn't one of those times,” she said anxiously while keeping her eyes on the door.

 

Noticing that his love wouldn't take her eyes off the door, Van stood up and placed Fiona on her feet before taking her hand. “We're going to go get something to eat,” he said noticing that it was nearly one in the afternoon and neither of them had had much to eat with all the excitement that had been going on.

 

“Good idea, it will keep her from burning a hole through the door,” Karin replied with a bit of humor to her voice. All this earned her with a playful glare from Fiona. “You might as well Fiona. Just staying here staring at the door isn't going to make the baby come out any faster,” she said and Fiona just nodded her head as she followed Van towards the cafeteria.

 

Having spent a while in the hospital herself, Fiona knew what to expect of the food. She knew that there really wasn't much she could do though. She had no idea where the closest restaurant was and she didn't want to go too far away for fear of something happening while she was gone.

 

The two of them walked into the cafeteria and took a seat at one of the tables. Van immediately went off to get there food as Fiona just sat there with a big smile on her face at the thought of the baby being born.

 

“I know that smile,” Van said upon returning holding some sodas and the food in his hands. Fiona was a bit surprised that he could carry that much. He set the food between them and then took his seat across from her. “You're thinking about when we'll have children,” he stated resting his chin on his fist.

 

“Yeah. With the wedding in only three weeks, I can't help but think about our life after that,” she said picturing what their children would look like in her head. No matter which way, she couldn't imagine more beautiful children.

 

At her words, a grin spread across Van's face. “You know, if you're that eager than maybe we could get started right now. I don't think anyone will notice it during the wedding,” he said placing his hand over her own.

 

Fiona couldn't help but laugh at his words. “I may have gone back on my word of waiting till marriage but I will only have kids when we're married,” she said before playfully poking him. “Am I the one that's most eager to have children or are you?” she asked staring at him lovingly.

 

“Oh I don't know, I'd say we both are. My offer still stands though,” he replied but Fiona could tell that he was kidding because she knew he wanted the same thing as her. It was always that way between the two of them. “If I must say, it is very tempting though,” he continued still holding the grin on his face.

 

Blushing, Fiona merely nodded her head in agreement. “Yes, but we only have to wait a little longer,” she said bringing Van's hands up and snuggled her face in them. “I really can't wait for that time to come though,” she said as she slowly lowered his hands back to the table.

 

Nodding his head, Van moved his seat so that instead of sitting across from her he was sitting next to her. “So when are you planning to stop taking the pill?” he couldn't help but wonder since he knew she was still taking it.

 

Resting her head on his shoulder, Fiona sighed in content. “A few days before the wedding just to be safe,” she said and he nodded his head. “We ran into Tiffany earlier today,” Fiona said all of a sudden and she heard a deep growl erupt from Van's throat. “She was in the dress shop we went to.”

 

“Is she stalking me or something?” Van growled out and Fiona just nodded her head since that really was the case. “She really is an idiot if she thinks I'll take her back after the stunt she pulled. I can never forgive her for that!” he said slamming his fist down on the table.

 

“She wants to stop our wedding by spreading lies. She said that the two of you were secretly together again,” she said since she knew she couldn't keep secrets from Van. It would always make her feel bad when she had to do that so she made sure that she told him what she was able to.

 

“Then she's a bigger idiot than I thought. I would rather burn in hell than choose anyone over you,” he said making Fiona blush a bit more. “You know not to take anything she says too seriously. She's a compulsive liar,” he said and Fiona just nodded with the thought of all the things Tiffany did to Van.

 

“I know she is that's why I found that I couldn't believe her. She's proven many times that lying is the only thing she can use. It's just that I thought you might like to know about it,” Fiona replied giving him a smile which he gave back.

 

“It was inevitable that my marriage was going to fail. I didn't love her and she obviously only loved my money. Having you brought back into the picture just settled things. I have no reason to go back to her, there's nothing there for me but there's everything here with you,” he said giving her hand a squeeze. He didn't know why he needed to explain when he knew Fiona already knew the truth but he just felt that he needed to.

 

“Van, you don't need to keep telling me these things. I know you too well. I know you wouldn't do that. I wouldn't have agreed to marry you otherwise,” she said giving his hand a tight squeeze. “I am curious as to why you've been so quiet lately though,” she said eyeing him hoping to get something out of him.

 

A smile appeared on Van's face but he didn't say anything immediately. “That,” he said before playfully poking her forehead, “is a secret,” he said and laughed at the pout he saw on her face. “Sorry, my parents are forcing me to keep it a secret. Go bug them about it instead,” he said with a grin seeing this as payback for making him keep it a secret from Fiona when he hated doing anything like that.

 

Seeing the amused look in his eyes, Fiona had a feeling that Van was using her for vengeance at that moment. “Using me to take out your vengeance?” she asked with a fake pout on her face.

 

“I'm shocked that you would accuse me of such a thing,” Van said looking hurt but was laughing on the inside. “Well you're right anyways,” he said before breaking out in laughter that caught the attention of many of the people that were in the cafeteria.

 

Fiona found that she couldn't contain her laughter either. “I'll see what I can do,” she said but this just seemed to make Van laugh more. Fiona knew that there had to be a reason that this was kept a secret. She'd just be patient and wait until they'd tell her.

 

*****

 

Though it was only a few hours, it felt like it took years. They'd been there for a good ten hours and yet they had yet to hear any sort of news on what was going on in there with their two friends.

 

It wasn't even an hour after they first got there that Irvine and Moonbay's parents came. They still lived there so it was easy for them to make it. Van thought of how much trouble it would've been if they lived back where he, Fiona, Irvine, and Moonbay normally live.

 

Night had fallen a good few hours ago and the moon kept rising in the night sky. Everyone was getting a bit antsy. So much so that when a doctor walked through the door they thought it would be news and pretty much everyone would stand up at the exact same time.

 

By the time that one in the morning came around, Van found himself on the verge of falling asleep. Fiona looked like she was about to follow him as well. This would make it the twelfth hour and everyone was beginning to wonder just how much longer it was going to take.

 

“I knew it, that child's going to be as stubborn as it's parents since it seems to be refusing to come out already. Doesn't it know that there are people getting impatient out here?” Van groaned looking up at the clock.

 

“I wouldn't be talking Van,” Karin piped up from her seat across the room. “I was in labor with you for a good fourteen hours,” she continued remembering just how painfully long it was. She heard Fiona giggling at the comment and turned towards her. “You were just as bad from what I remember,” she said this time with a humor in her voice as Fiona blushed a bit.

 

Deciding to just ignore the comment, Van closed his eyes thinking that he could at least get a little bit of sleep before the baby was born. Luck never was on his side though since at that exact moment, the doors opened and a doctor walked out.

 

Looking around the room, the doctor saw that there was quite a crowd. “Are all of you here with Mr. and Mrs. Saix?” he asked making everyone jump to their feet since they'd finally stopped doing that after about the hundredth time it happened. “I'll take that as a yes. I just wanted to tell you that the delivery was a success and the mother and babies are fine,” he said giving them a bright smile.

 

Van couldn't help but wonder if he'd heard that right or not. He hoped that he did hear wrong. “Excuse me,” Van spoke up bringing the doctor's attention to him. “Was I mistaken, or did you just say babies?” he asked and saw Fiona's eyes widen. It was apparent that she hadn't picked that up.

 

The doctor looked towards Van with a serious face which then turned into a smile as he simply nodded his head. “Yes, you did hear right. Caught us by surprise as well but she did have twins,” the doctor said with a chuckle.

 

A groan escaped from Van at the thought of more than one little Irvine's and Moonbay's running around. “Someone just sign me into a mental institution now because I know I am going to go crazy!” he said dramatically while running a hand through his hair.

 

Hitting Van lightly was the only thing Fiona could think of doing. “You're being a little too dramatic Van. I think this is wonderful! I can't wait to see the little cuties!” she said as her eyes shone with happiness.

 

“At the moment we can only let the family in but if they feel up to it afterwards,” he said looking towards the clock, “then you'll be able to go in. If not then just give them a few hours to rest,” he said making Fiona pout as the doctor walked away with the new grandparents behind him.

 

Sitting back down, Fiona rested her head on Van's shoulder as she waited for her turn. She just hoped that it wasn't going to be long because she was getting more eager than ever at the thought that there were now two babies to see.

 

It took nearly an hour before anything happened. Fiona had fallen asleep but Van stayed awake so that he could wake Fiona if needed. He knew he'd be in trouble if they could go in but both ended up falling asleep and were not able to go.

 

The doors opened and the new grandparents came walking out. They didn't say much. All four of them looked really tired but really happy as well. They just nodded at everyone and then left to go get some sleep, all with plans to come back after a night's rest.

 

The doctor came out once again. “I wouldn't suggest it but they are asking for a Van and Fiona,” he said looking at the four remaining people of the party. “Which of you are them?” he asked guessing it was the younger two but he wanted to make sure that he was correct.

 

“We are,” Van said before turning to Fiona. She looked so peaceful that he almost didn't have the heart to wake her up but he did anyways. “Wake up Fiona,” he said giving her a slight shake causing her beautiful crimson eyes to slowly open. “They said we can go see them now,” he said and her eyes immediately shot open and she stood up and started to drag Van to the door.

 

The doctor led them down the hall and to a small room. He left them at the door as the two of them walked in. Irvine seemed a bit pale right then but Van guessed that it was the shock of suddenly finding that he had twins to take care of. Moonbay looked exhausted as she laid on the bed but she was awake and looking at the two of them as they came into the room.

 

Next to the mother's bed were the two infants. One was wrapped in a blue blanket and the other was wrapped in a pink one meaning that one was a boy and the other was a girl. The girl was silent appearing to be asleep but the boy was restless and crying.

 

A squeal of delight erupted from Fiona when she looked at the children. “They're adorable,” she said rushing over to look at them. “They look just like the two of you,” she said looking from the boy to the girl.

 

The boy looked like a miniature version of his father, everything from the lighter colored skin to the small tufts of brown hair on his head were the same. The girl was the opposite looking she had her mother's slightly darker skin tone and dark brown hair. The personalities seemed different at first glance. The boy seemed to have his mother's rowdiness and the girl had her father's cool persona.

 

“Yes they do,” Moonbay said with a weak laugh. She was very tired from giving birth to two children but she wanted to see her friends before she did that. “Looks like we have our work cut out for us. That stupid doctor I went to didn't even notice the second baby,” she said with a hint of annoyance. She wished she could've been informed about it earlier so that she would have more time to prepare for two children.

 

“Don't worry about it so much Moonbay. Van and I will always be around to help you with them,” Fiona said giving Moonbay a bright smile. “Can I hold one of them?” Fiona asked with a lot of hope in her eyes. It was something that would make anyone feel guilty if they were to refuse her.

 

“Sure, that doesn't sound so bad. We finally got her to sleep so if it can be him then I will be happy,” she said and watched as Fiona picked the boy up with all the gentleness that she could muster.

 

Fiona took a seat in a chair as she supported the baby as carefully as possible. “Wow,” was Fiona's response as the child seemed to settle down a bit. “What did you name the two of them?” Fiona asked curiously.

 

Irvine spoke first. “We named the girl Lily and the boy is named Jeremy,” he explained and got a thankful look from Moonbay. “You really have a way with children Fiona,” he said noticing how calm the boy seemed to be.

 

“Of course she does. She's a natural born mother. I know it'll be the exact same way when we have children. It's all just a part of who Fiona is,” he said making Fiona blush at the compliments that he was giving her.

 

“I guess she is,” Moonbay said as Fiona handed the now calm boy to Moonbay. “Say Fiona, I have an idea,” Moonbay said looking happy about something else. “How about when you two have a child that we'll try to get it together with one of these two?” she asked thinking that it was a neat idea.

 

“That's brilliant!” Fiona said and Moonbay gave a look that said that of course it was since it was her idea. “If we have a boy then we can get him together with Lily and we can do that the same with Jeremy if we have a girl,” Fiona said looking happier at the idea than anything else.

 

Moonbay looked like she was about to say something before the doctor sudden came into the room. “I think that is enough visiting for today. The mother needs her rest,” he said since he didn't think it was a good idea to let the two of them visit in the first place. Moonbay refused to listen though. He just did it hoping that it would get her to get some rest faster.

 

“I guess he's right. It is rather late,” Van said since it was nearly two in the morning by then. “Come on Fiona, we'll come back tomorrow and you two can talk then,” he said grabbing her hand. “See the two of you later,” he said and Fiona did the same thing as they walked out the door.

 

The two walked down the halls and out the doors where Van's parents were waiting for them. “They need to rest so just wait till tomorrow,” Van said since his parents were like second parents to Irvine and Moonbay. His parents nodded and they left with Van and Fiona behind them.

 

“There's always something special about seeing a newborn baby,” Fiona said with a sigh of happiness when resting her head on Van's shoulder. “Just seeing the babies makes me wish that we can get married faster so that we can have them sooner,” she said eagerly.

 

“I doubt that will be possible unless you want Moonbay to miss out. She is going to be in the hospital for a few days and then will also need to remain on bed rest for some more. There'll just be enough time for her to get her dress fitted for the wedding by the time she can at least get up,” Van explained making Fiona pout since she knew that what he said was true.

 

“It wouldn't be much of a wedding without my maid of honor,” she said and Van just shrugged his shoulders. “I just hope these next few weeks go quickly so that we can finally get started on our own family,” she said and this time Van nodded his head.

 

“Well you know, we can always keep practicing for then,” Van whispered into her ear making her blush. “That sounds great but all I want to do is lie down and sleep for the entire day,” he said and Fiona smiled at the idea as the two left the hospital and went to their car and headed back.