scomarson; hiding the truth {mpreg}

nine

"You must be so excited," Mitch smiles as he stands with Mark.

"I am," Mark nods. "We are. I'm just... anxiously waiting for the actual birth." He chuckles.

"I can only imagine how anxious you are. I would be too," Mitch nods. "Scott talks about it all the time, even when we're supposed to be working. It's cute how excited he is."

Mark smiles. "That makes me happy to hear," he says. "I'm glad he's excited about the babies."

"Oh, he is. Trust me. I must say though, he was feeling pretty down about the babies not being his at first, but I think he's gotten over that now," Mitch says.

"I can't be mad at him for feeling like that. It's totally understandable," Mark nods.

"There you are!"

Mark looks over and smiles when he sees Scott walking into the kitchen. "Oh, hey..."

"What are you two doing in here? You're missing out all the fun," Scott says, walking beside Mark.

"My fault, sorry. I just wanted to talk to him while he wasn't surrounded by people," Mitch chuckles.

Scott grins, it makes him happy that his best friend is getting along with his boyfriends. Mitch has been so supportive of his relationship with Mark and Mason, comforting him at the beginning when Scott was having doubts about the whole thing or when Scott was missing Mark and Mason on tour. Mitch has always been there for him, and continues to be there which Scott appreciates so much, especially now. "Well he is the man of the hour," he says, kissing Mark's cheek. "Everybody wants you to open presents, are you ready?" Scott wraps his arm around Mark's waist.

"This feels weird," Mark says as he looks up at Scott. "I'm not used to talking with people about this."

"I know. I understand how tough it must be for you. But, I promise. Everyone is so supportive of you, and all of us. Your friends just wanna see you happy," Scott assures him.

Mark pouts and rests his head on Scott's shoulder before following him out of the kitchen with Mitch.

Scott smiles as he watches Mitch head over to Beau, before gently pushing Mark over to Mason.

"You, sit-" Mason says as he gently pushes Mark down on the couch.

"Mase," Mark rolls his eyes, knowing Mason's being protective. He looks up and blushes when he sees that all eyes are on him. He's definitely not used to this type of attention.

Mark spends a little bit opening presents from everyone, which ultimately ends up with him in tears because everything is just a bit overwhelming for him and he couldn't help but feel so loved by his friends, and his boyfriends making him feel even more loved. His babies are so spoiled, which makes him happy.

"Are you sure you don't need any help cleaning up or anything?" Betty asks as she and a bunch of guests are leaving after the baby shower finishes. It's pretty late now, after 10pm, but Mark knows he's not going to be getting any sleep after the baby shower.

"Oh, no. It's totally fine," Mark shakes his head. "It's really not that much to clean up. Besides, I'm sure Scott and Mase are going to love cleaning up the mess."

"What?" Scott asks as he looks up at Mark, causing Mark to laugh.

"Thanks for offering though, Betty. And, thanks again for coming. It was nice seeing you again,"

"Hey, it's the least I could do after you were in my music video. Right?" Betty jokes.

Mark grins, and reaches over and hugs Betty, and then watches as she and the last of the guests leave. He takes a deep breath and leans against the door once it's closed.

"I told you it was going to be fine,"

Mark looks over and sighs when he sees Scott walking up to him. "Yeah, it was fine, but I'm exhausted," he complains. "I never knew having a baby shower would be so tiring. Fun, but tiring."

Scott chuckles. "Well, I'm glad we did it. It just showed us that all of our friends are supportive of us,"

"Yeah, now all we have left to do is tell your fans, and that's a lot more people," Mark says.

"It doesn't matter. We're happy, and that's all that matters," Scott says, leaning forward and kissing Mark. "Come on, there's so much stuff to go through. Babies really got spoiled tonight."

"As they deserve," Mark smiles as he rests his hand on his bump, before following Scott.

Mason looks up when the two walk back into the living room. "Seriously, where are we gonna put all this?"

Scott laughs. "Don't worry Mase, I'll find a spot. I promise," he says, sighing. "We can store everything in the guest bedroom for now until we find an actual place to put everything. We also gotta start working on the nursery which will help with all the stuff we've gotten. I would have bought a bigger house if I'd known we were gonna have a baby, sorry- two babies, coming." He looks over at Mark.

Mark blushes. "I would have told you if I'd known I could get pregnant," he says.

Scott chuckles and shakes his head. "I'm just kidding. It's not your fault," he assures him.

"And also, who's really going to clean this mess up?" Mason looks up at the two boys.

"Well, not me. I'm pregnant. I'm not allowed to carry heavy things," Mark says, smiling innocently before walking over to the couch and sitting down, giggling when he hears Scott and Mason groaning.