Upon reaching, they were immediately surrounded by a bunch of tuxedo and shade wearing burly men, who led them up to the reserved private room at the end of the restaurant.
Ben and Mal were already seated. Doug and Evie sat down after greeting their friends and not long after, Jay and Lonnie arrived, followed by Carlos and Jane.
Halfway through the meal, Jay brought up the real reason why they met.
"So," Jay said, mouth full of pasta, "We have news for you guys."
Evie looked at Doug while Mal and Ben did the same.
"We do too."
"So do we."
Mal and Evie chorused in unplanned unison. Realising their synchronisation, they shared a short giggle.
"Okay, Jay, you go first." Evie offered, seeing as Jay brought the topic up first.
Jay and Lonnie shared a look before entwining their hands and exclaiming, "Im 20 weeks pregnant!"
Everyone's eyes widened until they were the size of the plates they were eating off.
"No way," said Evie. Doug and Evie shared a look again before announcing, "We're having a baby too! 15 weeks."
Mal and Ben chorused, "So are we! Ours is 24 weeks."
Everyone looked expectantly at Jane and Carlos, but Jane just shrugged. "Hey, we're the youngest. We arent planning to have children yet."
Carlos gave Jane a joking smirk and the group burst out laughing.
"So... you guys found out the gender yet?" Mal asked.
Evie, Doug, Jay and Lonnie nodded at the same time.
Evie looked at Doug who mouthed to her, "you wanna tell them together?" Evie nodded excitedly.
"Its a girl!" Doug and Evie said, and Lonnie squealed.
"No way, mine and Jay's is a boy! They can be married!"
Lonnie and Evie giggled while Doug looked horrified. Jay smirked.
"Im not letting my daughter date anyone... ever." Doug said and Jay shrugged.
"My boy's gonna be a lady's men." Jay joked and the group laughed.
"So... how bout your baby, Ben and Mal?" Jane asked as the others looked on excitedly.
Mal and Ben looked at each other, smiling. "We're having twins! A girl and a boy!"
"Twins? At 24 months? How come we didnt see your bump?" Evie asked.
Mal rolled her eyes, knowing that her best friend was conscious about getting fat. "I was sitting down the whole time. Remember?"
"What about the other times we met you guys? Evie's one is not noticeable, Lonnie's can be covered up, but you're the most heavily pregnant, with twins!" Jane exclaimed.
Mal grinned sheepishly. "I may or may not have used a spell that i remembered to cover it up. We wanted to tell you when the time was right and we didnt want the media to know before we told you."
As the meal went on with everyone chatting joyously, time passed and soon, the clock on Auradon Castle chimed midnight.
"That went well." Evie said as Doug climbed into bed with her.
Doug nodded in agreement and turned to Evie's belly. "Hey in there, its Daddy. You're gonna have so many friends when you're born."
Suddenly, Evie felt a gentle kick. She clutched her stomach in a mix of surprise, excitement, and fear.
"What's wrong?" Doug immediately asked, as if on cue.
Evie shook her head and giggled again. Taking Doug's hand, she put it on the spot where the baby kicked and he looked at her curiously.
"I felt it kick!" Evie explained ecstatically.
Doug's eyes widened in surprise and his lips curled up into a smile.
"Wow." He whispered as the baby kicked again and he felt it.
Evie giggled and nodded, putting a hand on her abdomen. "Love you baby."
Doug kissed Evie goodnight as they hit the hay for the night.
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Parenthood | A Devie Fanfiction
FanfictionIn which Doug and Evie discover the ups and downs of the first stage of parenthood.