"What new baby?!?" Pepa demanded staring at her Sobrina while the cloud over her head began to thunder as she gaped at Maribel.
"I'm the one who usually is in town helping the mothers to be or the babies. I know how to tell when someone is pregnant. You can't be far along though if you haven't noticed yet." Mirabel said as if it were obvious while everyone was gaping now as all eyes went from her to Pepa who was wide-eyed, and gaping stunned while Felix was blinking slowly next to her.
"That stomach bug we thought you were catching..." Felix said softly as he stared at his wife who absently nodded as she slowly placed one hand on her stomach.
"I've only been sick for two days...I can't even be a month along yet." Pepa said softly in disbelief. Not that anyone could blame her. She was fifty years old after all.
"What're they talking about Mira?" Antonio asked looking at his favorite person who smiled at him.
"You're going to be a big brother," Mirabel said making Antonio's eyes go wide as his head whipped to look away from her and at his Mami.
"Really?!" Antonio asked and Pepa slowly nodded, her cloud being replaced with a bright smile and a happy rainbow.
"Seems that way Tonio! Another baby!" Pepa was thrilled now as the shock wore off and she immediately grabbed her husband into a loving passionate kiss while his arms snapped around her and pulled her into his lap.
"Another baby Pepi!" Felix said grinning when they pulled back and Pepa laughed happily.
"It could be another boy, another little Felix," Pepa said grinning as she kissed him again.
"I want a little sister!" Antonio said as he wiggled into his parent's lap, and they broke off the kiss so that Pepa could pepper her son's face in kisses.
"We'll have to see. Or wait for a second...Bruno!" Pepa had whipped to look at her brother who was already smiling at her.
"It's a mini-Pepa," Bruno said already knowing what she was asking, after all he had told both of his sisters the genders for each of their children except for Antonio.
"Congratulations Hija," Abuela said smiling softly at her daughter who gave a happy noise in the back of her throat while Felix pulled her in for another kiss.
"Finally, I get a sister!" Dolores seemed very pleased about that while Camilo was making fake gagging noises at his parents making out.
"Another baby...we're going to have another beautiful little girl. Mi Vida this is amazing." Felix peppered his wife's neck in kisses as she cuddled Antonio to her, the five-year-old already happily talking to his Mami's stomach and his unborn little sister.
"It's not like I made this baby on my own," Pepa said grinning at her husband who grinned back at her, pressing more kisses to her neck while Antonio paused his talking to his little sister looking confused.
"How are babies made?" Antonio asked and at that half, the table quickly vanished to avoid having to try and give the boy the talk. He was far too young, and they had no idea how to lie to him about it.
"It's a special ritual only adults can do. The man has to kiss the woman in a certain order and sometimes it works but other times it doesn't. This time it worked that's why Tia Pepa is going to have a baby." Mirabel didn't hesitate in her answer however and Antonio gave a wide smile and nodded at that. It made perfect sense to him.
"What?" Mirabel looked confused when everyone left at the table, mainly Pepa's side of the family, Julieta and Abuela stared at her.
"Where'd you come up with that on such short notice?" Julieta asked staring at her surprised and grateful.
"I usually play with the kids in the town. Do you think they didn't ask those questions when Tia Pepa was pregnant with Antonio? The Smith family's eldest daughter got pregnant three months ago and recently started to show, they asked where babies come from again then. I'm so used to that question that it isn't funny." Mirabel said and she looked surprisingly unbothered by everything as she continued to eat her dinner.
"You're very...blasé about everything tonight, Nieta," Abuela said wondering if everything was okay with Mirabel.
"Oh, Mirabel was working on a wedding dress for someone last night until really late. I heard her still working on it when I got up for some water at about three in the morning." Dolores said with a squeak.
"Yeah, and I had to do a fitting and had a few more adjustments to make to it. I'm honestly only like half here." Mirabel said with a yawn, and everyone suddenly realized she looked more tired than normal as she grabbed her glass of orange juice.
"Oh, Mira's too tired to give a shit," Antonio said nodding as if that made perfect sense. The glass in Mirabel's hand shattered immediately.
"Antonio..." Her voice was dangerous as she looked seriously at her primo, a stifling dangerous air coming off of her now as her eyes glinted dangerously.
"Where did you learn that word?"
