Vianna's warm smile widened as she felt Ferris's much larger, warm hand come to rest gently on top of her own, her blue-eyed gaze lifting to find his own with clear endearment sparkling in her eyes. She loved how just the thought of their future child brought them so much closer together, how just thinking about the little one could get them this excited, this thrilled for the future. This pregnancy might have been unplanned and unexpected, but it was definitely one of the best things to happen to them, she was sure of it. "I can't wait to see his little face... to hold him in my arms," muttered the girl thoughtfully, her gaze returning to her growing belly then. "I can't wait to see bits of us in him," she added with a bit of a grin, rather excited about finding resemblances to herself and to the boy beside her in their little boy.

OOC: Aack! Sorry I wasn't on when you were Dee! Random thing came up tonight and I had to go out! I'll just see you tomorrow!

Ferris's warm smile only seemed to widen as Vianna spoke, mentioning that she couldn't wait to see Gabe's little face and hold him in her arms, a comment that got the young man to visualize these things happening. Vianna holding a little baby boy, a little tiny infant in her tan, slender arms; the biggest of smiles on her beautiful face... This brought a warm sort of feeling to his heart, melting the brown colour of his eyes into a deep, rich chocolate sort of sparkle. "Me either," he admitted, his voice soft and just barely above a murmur. His sparkling gaze was resting on her belly, sitting beneath the touch of both Vianna's hand and his own; and somewhere just below, their baby was there. Their baby, made entirely up of them, growing and developing into an infant that would soon be ready to come into the world. He couldn't believe this. No matter how many times you told the young man that he was having a baby boy, it still sent a wave of wonderful shock through him, of fresh realization at what this would mean. A baby boy. A sweet, little, baby boy that would depend on both himself and Vianna, a baby named Gabriel that would share his last name, that would be made of a mixture of himself and his favourite person on the planet. A little baby boy that he could teach to read; one that would call him 'daddy'. He couldn't wait.
He listened as Vianna mentioned how she couldn't wait to see bits of themselves in their baby boy, and Ferris gave a bit of a grin. "Me too," he admitted once more. He let a few moments slip by them, resting in comfortable silence as they both mulled over this idea of a baby boy with bits and pieces form each of them. "I can't believe he's gonna be all ours..." the young man whispered softly, smile growing as he shared a glance with Vianna.

ooc: Awww don't worry about it Ruthers, it's ok!!

Vianna's crystal blue eyes were quietly admiring the sight of her growing belly beneath her dress and hers and Ferris's hands on top of it when the boy shared his disbelief, mentioning how he couldn't believe that little Gabe would be all theirs. The girl smiled warmly at this, her crystal blue eyes sparkling brightly. "All ours..." she repeated in confirmation. "He's going to be entirely our responsibility... our lives will revolve around taking care of him from now on," the girl added a softly, a little overwhelmed by this realization but completely endeared by it as well. She wanted this; she wanted to have this baby depend entirely on her and Ferris; she felt ready for it. The girl fell into a silence then, letting the comfortable quiet and calm settle on them before speaking softly again, "I can't wait until we can start planning trips again and bringing little Gabe along," she said, a bit of a grin adorning her lightly tanned face. "I want him to see as much of the world as possible..."

OOC: Sorry I couldn't get on before now, my internet decided it wanted to be a jerk. *sigh*

Ferris listened attentively, his brown eyes still on her growing belly, as Vianna mentioned that little Gabe was going to be entirely their responsibility, that their lives would revolve around taking care of him. The young man gave a bit of a grin at this, still trying to imagine just what it would be like with a little baby in their lives. It was a little daunting, knowing that they would have such a large responsiblity on their hands, but it was also something that he was looking forward to more than he'd expected. He wanted a little boy that could learn things from him, he wanted to know that he was his father, that he was going to be there all throughout his life. The young man listened as she continued, mentioning how she couldn't wait until they could start planning trips to bring along Gabe, expressing her desire for their child to see as much of the world as he could. Ferris gave a bit of a lopsided grin at this, brown eyes turning up to look at the girl at his side, leaning over to kiss her cheek sweetly, "Me too," he admitted softly. "Maybe we could take him to Greece first?" the young man suggested with a raise of his eyebrows. But since they'd bought the little cabin by the sea, they'd been going there whenever they got the chance, but that was mainly in the summer times. "I mean, I don't know if he'll be old enough by next summer... It probably wouldn't be all that fun to take a newborn to a foreign country..." Ferris thought aloud, brows furrowing as he thought of this. "But maybe the summer after, so he'll be near a year and a half...a little less, I guess..." This brought another thought to the young man's mind, setting a wondering sort of expression on his face, "Do you think he's gonna be born this January?" he asked softly, thinking. But it was just three months ago, in April (ooc: correct me if I'm wrong, because I could very, very well be wrong lol) that they got the news. So technically, nine months from April would be January. Then again, some births came earlier or later than the planned out nine months, so it was all sort of up in the air at the moment. But this was the first time that Ferris really thought about it. What month would they have a little baby boy? What month would they be looking forward to a birthday party in for the many years to come?

ooc: Awwww!! It's alright Ruthers, don't worry about it! That happens to me all the time, it's a pain!
And you were right about the pregnancy having occurred in April.

Vianna's sparkling blue eyes were fixed on her belly and on hers and Ferris's hands, admiring the sight of this, the feel of her round belly as the boy shared his agreements to her last few statements. She listened as he then suggested that perhaps they could take Gabriel to Greece first, something which got the girl's light eyebrows to raise slightly and her smile to widen into a bit of a grin. "I think that would be perfect," she agreed, listening as he then began to think about this, about how it might not be all that fun to take a newborn to a foreign country. Vianna chuckled softly at this, able to see his point. "Yeah, he wouldn't really remember anything anyway, wouldn't be able to appreciate it yet," said the girl. But it was true, little Gabe would remember nothing of the trip and wouldn't really learn much from it at such a young age; what fun would he have and what could he do different there than he would at home in England? Perhaps it was best they waited a few more years to start planning trips with the little one, when the event would be as exciting to him as it was to them. Vianna listened as Ferris then asked if she thought their baby would be born this January, something which brought a thoughtful expression onto the girl's lightly tanned face. "I'm not sure… the doctor said we could be expecting him then, perhaps a little later and hopefully not earlier; but he hasn't given a due date yet," muttered the girl, rather intrigued about this. When would little Gabe be born? Whenever it was, she knew she'd be counting down the days, excited for the day she could finally see and hold her child. "We still have a bit of a wait to do before we can see him," she added with a soft smile, her blue eyes turning to the boy's own brown ones.

OOC: Aack I just hate when my internet gets tempermental! And yay! I thought that was it, but I wasn't quite sure!

Ferris listened as Vianna thought aloud, mentioning that she wasn't sure when little Gabe would be born as the doctor hadn't really given them a due date just yet. "I suppose it's a little early to really be able to tell when he'll be showing up," he agreed with a warm smile, listening as she then added that they'd have a bit of a wait before they could see their little baby. "I guess you're right," he replied with a soft chuckle, glancing down at her belly for a moment before returning his gaze to the girl at his side. "I'm ex--" he was cut off as an alarm went off on his watch; a tiny, little incessant beeping that had been with the couple for years as he'd had that watch for years. "Oh!" Ferris let out as he turned to his watch to find that it was three minutes to noon. How had the time gone by so fast?! It was already time for the baby shower! All of their guests must've arrived by then and now the guest of honour was supposed to be coming down the stairs! It took a couple long moments for the young man to realize that his wife might've been watching this, curious to know what the alarm was for, and he turned to her with a bit of a sheepish smile. How was he supposed to get her downstairs? "Are you hungry?" he asked suddenly, getting up from the bed unceremoniously. "Because I'm kinda hungry," he admitted with a few quick nods, offering her a hand as though this was the most casual request ever.

OOC: Not sure how long I'm on for at the moment! Worse comes to worse I'll just have to get on later tonight...

ooc: Awww alright, Ruthers! I should hopefully be around then!
& Hey, 19,000 posts!! Congrats!

Vianna gave the boy at her side a warm smile as he spoke, before an all too familiar incessant beeping began to fill the comfortable tranquility that had enveloped them earlier, disrupting this peaceful scene. The girl's smile faded as her eyebrows rose slightly in surprise, watching as her husband gave a startled 'oh!' before suddenly getting up from the bed and asking if she was hungry, sharing that he was feeling kind of hungry. Vianna's brows furrowed now, completely puzzled by her husband's unexpected mood change; though she could understand if he felt hungry, it was noon and the boy hadn't really had anything all day besides a cup of coffee. "I'm not really hungry but I could make you something," she offered with a small smile, getting up from the bed then. She was still a little puzzled by this sudden hunger of the boy's though, and couldn't help but curiously ask, "What was the alarm for, Professor?"

OOC: Ok! & WHAT?!! *looks up* DUDDDEEEEE! Whoa. Whoaaa. I didn't even catch that!

Ferris gave a bit of a grin (just a bit too enthusiastic) as Vianna agreed to going downstairs, assuring him that she could make her something. "Oh, you don't need to make me something gem, I just wanted you to come with me," he murmured as he took her hand and helped her off the bed. What are you doing!? He internally rolled his eyes as he realized that he was assuring her of something that wasn't really happening, something he just made up as an excuse to leave the room. But he was obviously just grateful that the young woman had agreed to leave the room with him, glad that she hadn't suddenly decided that she wanted to spend all day in that bed. Just as he was starting towards the door, Vianna asked him what the alarm was for and he froze momentarily. "Uh..." he started, flashing her a grin that was hiding the expression of his thoughts racing. "I set it..." he started once more, allowing his gaze to fall to the floor as he continued to walk slowly to the door, drawing out his answer in the hopes that he could get her out there before he had to finish his statement. Upon realizing that it was taking him too long to finish, he had just enough time to finish his answer with a bad lie before he exposed her to the rest of the house. "...to remind me of when I was hungry," he finished very quickly as he swung the door open, head down, just in time to hear the large roar of, "SURPRISE!" from downstairs. Ferris gave a bit of a grin, relieved that he didn't have to make up bad answers once more, and led his wife out of the room more towards the loft, so she could look down upon their living room and see everything decorated in blue. Streamers, balloons, punch bowls, everything. Even the walls had been painted magically to be a baby blue for the occasion. And hanging across from the staircase, near the front door, was a large blue banner that read, "CONGRATS ON YOUR BABY BOY!" There were silly baby cliches everywhere, pictures and small statues of storks, holding little blankets which held assumingly what would be Fervi's baby boy in just a few months. But the most shocking thing of the whole scene, was the crowd of their family and friends (mostly women) standing in their living room, crowding the place to it's limit, all smiling up at the couple, clapping and cheering at the sight of the woman of the hour. Ferris, who had slipped his arm around his wife, gave a bit of a grin at the sight and momentarily rested his chin on Vianna's shoulder, just so he could murmur in her ear, "Surprise, gem."
But he'd been planning this with his mother and Mrs. Vincenzi (as they often wanted to know the small details that Vianna would like) for the past couple months, and he'd been anxiously awaiting the day he could surprise his pregnant wife with it.

ooc: ! Hehehehe.

Vianna raised one of her eyebrows slightly at Ferris as he assured her that she didn't have to make him anything, that he just wanted her to come with him. She chuckled softly at this, shaking her head slightly at the boy's behaviour but not really making much of it, not necessarily suspicious as she was more rather curious about what he might have been up to this time. She followed his lead over to the door, still awaiting his response to her last question, a response he was taking quite a bit to let out. This only puzzled Vianna further, made the girl all the more curious as to what he might have set his alarm at such a random time for when he let it out quickly as he opened the door, explaining that it was just to remind him that he was hungry. Vianna's brows would've furrowed further and her curiosity and suspicion would've grown at that moment, and she would've questioned the boy further had there not been the sudden and unexpected roar of a crowd calling out from downstairs, 'SURPRISE!'

Vianna was completely startled, her crystal blue eyes widening as she glanced down at the large group set downstairs, the group that she had not expected to find down there at all, not in the slightest, and she was too surprised and shocked at the moment to even try to figure out how this had all happened, how this could've all happened without her noticing, as last time she had been downstairs earlier that morning the living room had been empty and looking as normal as it usually did. However, now, it was a completely different room, one that had the girl's eyebrows raise in surprise. She smiled at the sight of her mother and Mrs. Montgomery and some of her cousins and friends and family members who had gathered in Fervi's living room, obviously all in on this surprise baby shower the girl had no clue was coming. Vianna couldn't help but giggle lightly, even a bit giddily, as Ferris murmured in her ear. She turned around in his arms then, placing a sweet but very brief kiss on his lips for a short moment before pulling back with the most excited of grins. "This is… amazing!" she exclaimed happily, taking one of his hands then as she made her way down the stairs at a quick pace (something which had Mrs. Vincenzi and some of the other women looking a little terrified, as it wasn't necessarily safe for a pregnant woman to be running around stairs running the risk of falling and hurting herself or the future baby; but they all let out a breath of relief as the girl made it to the first floor of the house unscratched). Vianna's hand left her husband's as she enveloped her mother in a hug, then Mrs. Montgomery, greeting and being greeted by those who had been waiting so quietly and sneakily in the couple's living room. And the girl was happy; happier than she could've ever expected to be in this special occassion.

Ferris let out a soft chuckle as Vianna turned around in his arms and planted a brief kiss to his lips, announcing how amazing this was. He grinned at her statement, admiring her with sparkling brown eyes, before she suddenly took his hand and started down the stairs at a speed that terrified both the women in the room and Vianna's poor husband who nearly had a heart attack as he ran after her, careful to position himself so he was in prime location to catch her should she slip and fall. But to his extreme relief, she made it to the landing without incident, starting to envelop her guests in genial hugs. He admired the sight of this, leaning back against the stair railing as he allowed his wife this time to greet everyone. It was her party, it was all for her. And he wanted that more than anything else, it's why he helped so much. In fact, he wasn't even sure if he should've been there for this party, unaware if this was supposed to be a mainly female thing or something silly like that. So he drifted back a bit, watching with sparkling eyes as his mother hugged his wife, and his beautiful Vianna continued on to thank everyone and dish out hugs.
"Congratulations!" Mrs. Montgomery cooned to her with a large grin, brown eyes sparkling just the same as her son's who was standing next to the stairs and out of the spotlight.

OOC: EDITED! But I'm sorry I have to get off and play Monopoly! (Don't ask!) I'll definitely be back later tonight, maybe in a couple hours? At the worst, three hours? I'm sorry I really wish I could stay right now but I've gotta go partake in festivities! I'll see you soon!

ooc: Lmao! ! Alright Ruthers don't worry about it! Have fun! I'll hopefully be around by that time, we'll see!

Vianna gave a light, obviously quite overjoyed giggle as Mrs. Montgomery, along with pretty much everyone else in the room, congratulated her on the news of having a baby boy. But this was still a bit of a surprise as, after all, she and Ferris had only received the news the night before. "Thank you," said the girl politely, her smile a little overwhelmed by the excitement and joy she felt at that moment. But she loved this; the idea of celebrating little Gabe's existence. She felt he deserved it; he was her and Ferris's child, of course he deserved all of the best things in the world! Mrs. Vincenzi let out a long string of endeared and loving words in Italian as she exchanged a warm hug with her daughter, to which Vianna replied with a soft, flustered chuckle and a couple phrases in Italian as well.

Giuliana and Margaret, and Kayla and Airi, and all of the other girls and women in Vianna's life were there as well, and amusingly enough so was Elliot (who had been dragged along by Margaret, as the two of them and Vianna had always been inseparable during their Hogwarts years, it only seemed right they be together during an event as special as this as well). "I never imagined the day I was invited to my best friend's baby shower would come so soon," said Margaret with sparkling brown (or I think they were brown, I can't really remember) eyes as she greeted her best friend. But this was all still so surprising to her; her best friend, Vianna Vincenzi, a mum already! Margaret felt she shouldn't have been so surprised by this, as Vianna had also married rather early on as well, but she couldn't help being surprised by it. Her adventurous, playful best friend who cared only for Quidditch matches and broom races turned out to be the first one of their group to marry, to settle down, to have a baby! It was all still so surreal, so hard to believe. But she was happy for her, happy to see things were going so well for her.

Vianna gave a soft chuckle at her friend's surprised words, amused by the disbelief on her freckled expression. "I never imagined it either," said the girl with a warm smile before turning her attention to the wide-eyed Elliot.

"Wow…" he muttered, his widened eyes watching her growing belly as if it was a second head out of place or something of the sort. Obviously, he didn't get to meet many pregnant women very often. "Vi, you look so… round!" he commented, obviously shocked by this, as if he had never realized before that pregnancy meant a woman's belly would be growing. But he was so used to his slender, athletic best friend, it felt surreal to him to find her now carrying a belly that seemed out of proportion with her body, and to find the rest of her a little more full as obviously with the pregnancy also came a bit of weight gain for the future mum, which was natural and to be expected.

Margaret elbowed the young man then, throwing him a deathly glare before she was distracted by Vianna's laughter; the Italian girl was obviously quite amused by his comment and clear disbelief. "Well, it's not just me anymore, Elliot," she said with a soft chuckle, almost as if talking to a child. "I have to carry little Gabe around with me now," she explained, then turning her gaze to the boy standing by the foot of the stairs, her smile widening slightly at the sight of him as she gestured for him to come over. It was true that this celebration seemed to be almost a girls-only kind of thing, but Gabe wasn't Vianna's only. He was theirs, and this party was meant to celebrate his arrival, to make them look forward to it even more than they already were. So the girl wanted him to be there, at least if only for a while; she just wanted to share it all with him, to feel that being a mum wasn't the only thing that should be celebrated; but being a father should as well.

Margaret's eyebrows rose then. "So you've chosen a name already!" she exclaimed, as if Vianna herself hadn't been aware of this. "Gabe… is it short for Gabriel?" she asked, her smile a little excited. But her best friend was having a baby boy! It was still so hard to believe!

OOC: CHINA RETURNNNSSSS!
& Bahahaha at forgetting Margaret's eye colour... Though I don't really blame you! That stuff's hard to remember...

Ferris watched as Vianna found her way over to her two good friends from Hogwarts, two people that he too had grown rather accustomed to over the past few years. He seemed rather sparkly eyed as the sight of his wife with an expression of such pure joy, watching as she and her round belly made their way through the crowd, beautiful and bright. It was rare that he got to see her this happy. And he loved it. Every second of watching her smiling like she was, knowing that he was a part of getting that wonderful happiness to her expression, brought him more joy than he'd anticipated. Before he knew it, she'd turned her bright blue eyes back over her shoulder to him, finding him through the crowd of people that had gathered (at which point he realized he'd been staring shamelessly) and gesturing for him to join her. The young man gave a playful raise of his eyebrows and pointed to himself with one finger, jokingly asking in a silent expression if it was really him she was asking for, as though there were a hundred daddy-to-be's up against the wall that looked just like him. But a moment later Ferris was at her side, his arm slipping around her extending waistline as it so naturally did, his hand coming to rest on the side of her growing belly, almost protectively though he didn't do this conciously. It just sort of felt right for his hand to sit right there.

The young man flashed Margaret and Elliot a warm smile, his brown eyes still sort of sparkling in that way that silently told everyone around him that he was happy. He'd joined them just in time to hear Margaret ask if Gabe was short for Gabriel and he gave a nod of his head, pulling Vianna closer just slightly, gently, and sharing a glance with her for a moment. "Yeah," he replied to the redhead, giving a brief nod as his smile widened. "Gabriel Montgomery."

"You've named him already?!" came the voice of Mrs. Montgomery from a good foot or so down from and behind Ferris, brown eyes widened and an amused sort of expression sporting an 'o' shaped mouth of shock. Her husband, who had awkwardly found the punch bowl (ever wonder where Ferris got his grade A social skills?), had decided to sit back in this one, knowing that there would be no real point in surfing the crowd with his much more social wife. He'd just be tagging along, and he'd have his chance to congratulate his son and daughter-in-law eventually. Mrs. Montgomery, upon realizing that she had sort of interrupted a conversation she had nothing to do with, flashed the group a friendly smile before turning to Ferris and sticking her tongue out, running off to spread the word of the decided upon name.

ooc: WOOTTT!!
& LOL yeah since I don't really RP her all that much...

"It's beautiful," said Margaret with a smile as the couple before her confirmed that Gabe was, indeed, short for Gabriel, that the baby's name would be Gabriel Montgomery. But it did have a nice ring to it, and it only made all of this even more real. The couple before her were really having a baby! It kind of made her look back on the days when she and Vianna were only students at Hogwarts and Ferris had been their professor's assistant that one last year of school. She was able to read the clear love between their gazes back then, but had never expected it to come this far - marriage, baby...

"Thank you," said Vianna politely to her friend, a bit of a grin adorning her lightly tanned face. She watched as Mrs. Montgomery then suddenly and unexpectedly stepped into the scene, expressing her disbelief over the couple having named the baby already before running off to share the news with the other guests attending the party.

One of those guests being, of course, Mrs. Vincenzi; and upon hearing the news, the tall Italian woman's eyebrows rose high on her forehead and her caramel-coloured eyes widened with surprise. "You've named him already?!" asked the woman as she came up to her daughter. "Why didn't you tell me anything, Vi?! It would have been lovely to have his name on some of the decorations," she muttered thoughtfully.

"We just decided it last night, Mum..." muttered Vianna, giving her mother a small smile. It was rather amusing, actually, how quickly the news of the baby's name had spread and now everyone wanted to come over and congratulate the couple on deciding a name, making kind comments and expressing their approval.

ooc: I'm off for now, Ruthlessssss! I wish I could stay longer but it's sooooooo late and I'm so tired... I'll see you tomorrow, hopefully!!

OOC: Awwww ok bye Deee Deruperssss! Awww I'm really sorry it took me so long to get back on tonight! Stupid boardgames... :annoyed: But I'll see you tomorrow!

Ferris's warm smile seemed to grown even more as Margaret mentioned that the name of their baby boy was beautiful, and as Vianna thanked her he gave a brief friendly nod to second this thanks. But before he knew it, more and more people were coming up to congratulate and comment on the name Gabriel, something a little overwhelming at first. But he gave a smile to everyone, conversing with them the best he could in the crowded room, though his arm never fell from its place around his wife, keeping her close to him as they both confronted their many friends and family.

"I can't believe you're having a kid," Nathan said bluntly so eloquently as he approached his well known friend. Well really, Ferris was more like an older brother to the thirteen-year-old. Nate had come with his mother to the celebration, and it was obvious by his mere appearance that he'd done quite a bit of growing up over the past couple years. There he was, much taller now, his skin tanned a good deal from the English sun he received in the summers. His brown hair had grown more full, a little longer than he'd worn it as a child, and his expression was much more mature somehow. His brows were a little fuller, his jaw was a little more pronounced, and his green eyes were somehow a little more capturing. Once sparkling with the years of childhood, those foresty green eyes were now like pensive whirlpools of leaves' prettiest colours. But he was still shorter than Ferris.

But then again, who wasn't shorter than Ferris?

Nathan came up to the couple of the hour with a warm smile on his tanned expression, hands in his jeans pockets as he approached the expecting couple he'd come to know so well. "You're having a kid!" he announced once more, excitement now shining through his grin, stating it as though both of them didn't know just yet. "Fer, you've gotta let me teach him stuff!" the young man suddenly gasped, eyes widening as though he'd just realized he would have time to visit with this child. "Can I be an uncle?" he followed up a moment later, the same sort of excitement in his young expression. "I mean, I know I'm not technically your brother, but I mean...dude," his eyebrows rose and he gave the older man a look as though to say, 'you know what I mean'. "I pretty much am, and I think I deserve a title!"

Ferris let out a hearty chuckle as he watched Nathan rattling off like this, all the seriousness in the world in his expression as he spoke of things he was seriously suggesting. "Nate, Nate, calm down," the young man replied with another soft chuckle, watching the younger boy with a warm smile. "You can call yourself whatever you want. Uncle sounds good to me."

Nathan grinned once more, green eyes seeming to shine with the prospect, before he caught the sight of something just over Vianna's right shoulder. "Excuse me," the boy murmured distractedly to his current company. "I think I see a teenage cousin from the Italian side of your family..." he muttered, green eyes never leaving whatever he'd caught sight of behind Vianna. And before any questions could be asked, Nathan was off, swerving around the couple with one last grin before calling out a sad attempt at "Bonjourno!" as he crossed the room. Ferris turned around to see his younger friend heading over to a young girl that looked to be about his age.

"Oh Nate..." Ferris muttered in a sigh, amusement clear in his expression as he turned back to look at his wife who was still at his side. "Poor guy only really had me to learn from when it came to courting girls," he said playfully, brown eyes admiring the sight of Vianna. "Unfortunately for him, for the first seventeen years of my life, I hardly even considered getting into a relationship with a girl..." he continued to explain with an amused grin, telling her this story as though she didn't already know it. "And then I met this beautiful little Italian girl, way too attractive for me, you know the type..." he continued as though he was talking about someone else. "She kind of liked me for some reason...married me too, and ever since poor Nate's been quizzing me on how it happened..." Ferris flashed her a bit of a grin, "And since I never really had a proper reason behind that, he's been having to just wing it when it comes to flirting."

ooc: It's okay Ruthless, don't worry about it!


Vianna turned to Nathan as the young boy joined them, announcing his disbelief over the two of them having a child. The girl chuckled softly at this, amused by his surprise, and listened as he went on to announce this once again, as if the couple wasn't already aware that they were supposed to be expecting a child. This only got the girl's amusement to grow, always rather endeared by Nate's charismatic personality, now listening as he asked if he could be an uncle, as he deserved a title for almost basically being Ferris's brother. "I think Gabe would love to have you as an uncle," said Vianna softly, nodding her head slightly as Ferris allowed the boy to have his title of uncle, amusement still sparkling in her blue eyes.

It was then that Nate excused himself from their presence, mentioning something about a teenage cousin from the Italian side of the family. Vianna's eyebrows rose slightly at this, and she turned her head only to find Nate heading over to one of her younger cousins from the Vincenzi side of the family, a girl who was around twelve in age and shared many of the same features as the rest of the Vincenzi family. Vianna chuckled at this, far too amused by the teenage boy's not-very-shy approach to getting girls, then turning back to Ferris with her eyebrows raising further in a playful almost teasing sort of way. She listened as her husband then proceeded to explain that Nate only had him to learn from when it came to courting girls, and that unfortunately for the younger boy, for the first seventeen years of the older boy's life, he hadn't really considered getting into a relationship with a girl. Vianna chuckled softly at this, knowing the story well, but continued to listen anyway, her eyebrows raising yet again with mock surprise (as if she didn't know the story already) as Ferris mentioned that it all had changed when he met a beautiful little Italian girl that liked him for some reason and even married him. "Oh, really?" muttered Vianna, mock surprise on her features, as if she was just hearing this for the first time and they were talking about some other Italian girl that wasn't her. But the amusement returned to her features as Ferris explained that Nathan's been having to learn the art of flirting on his own, since his mentor wasn't even sure how he got his wife in the first place.

Vianna giggled lightly at all of this, amusement evident in her eyes. "Well, I'd say he's doing pretty well," said the girl, turning over to the two teenage kids who were now chatting in the other side of the room; or rather, Nathan tried and Vianna's cousin merely giggled as she didn't understand his language, but she was clearly amused and even rather charmed by this charismatic English boy. "It takes real talent to make someone who doesn't understand your language to laugh and giggle the way he's got her," she added with a chuckle, turning back to the boy at her side with a bright smile, her blue eyes sparkling at him. She felt a sudden urge to lean in and peck his lips gently then, and was just about to do so when Giuliana suddenly stepped into the scene.

"Mummy-to-be!" she called to Vianna as if that was her name, "I bring this for you and Gabe," she announced, handing Vianna a plate with a large piece of Panettone on it, a treat usually reserved for Christmas time, but something Vianna had always been the first one to finish and ask for more; it was one of her favourite breads. "You must be hungry, no? Expecting a baby and all… You just let me know and I'll bring you anything you want; aunt Veronica set up a whole table dedicated just to sweets and desserts we brought from Italy," added the curly-haired blonde girl, as if being pregnant meant that her cousin would be demanding food every second of the day. "Oh! I'll go get you a drink," said Giuliana before running off to disappear into the kitchen.

Vianna rose her eyebrows slightly at this, giving a soft chuckle and a 'Grazie,' before turning to the crowd only to find everyone was merrily interacting and enjoying the treats and foods Costa was going around offering on a platter. Since she is considered to be part of the family, the little house-elf was brought over, but her nature kept her from acting like a guest and she took on the role of waitress, despite Mrs. Vincenzi's orders to set the platter down; it was simply in her nature to serve, the little house-elf couldn't help herself. "This reminds me," muttered Vianna thoughtfully, turning back to the boy at her side then, "Weren't you supposed to be hungry now, Professor? I mean, your alarm went off quite a while ago," she said teasingly, raising her eyebrows slightly at the boy before a couple giggles escaped her lips; obviously she wasn't going to let the boy's bad lie and excuse for his alarm going off earlier go without a few teases and mocks.

OOC: Not sure how long I'm on for right at this second. I'll definitely be back sometime later though!

Ferris gave a bit of a grin as Vianna mentioned that it took some talent to get someone that didn't know your language to giggle and smile like Nate was doing with one of the Vincenzi cousins. The young man turned to see just this, amusement clear on his pale expression as he watched his old friend attempt to charm this Italian girl. The funny thing was that it appeared to be working. He shook his head with slight disbelief, letting out a soft chuckle as he turned his attention back to Vianna, "Yeah, well I have no idea where he got it from," he muttered with a bit of a lopsided grin, admiring the sight of her. When did she get to be so pretty? Of course, Vianna had always been gorgeous, especially to Ferris who was particularly biased. But as of late it seemed like she was just glowing, like she was radiating beauty instead of just possessing it. It sort of dazzled him every time he caught the sight of her straight on, when she was staring up at him with those blue eyes and smiling that smile that nearly got his heart to melt right then and there. Just as Vianna was leaning up on her toes to give him the kiss he so desperately found himself wanting to return, Giuliana stepped on the scene, interrupting the moment to inform Vianna that there were sweets open to her whenever she wanted them.

Ferris gave a friendly, but slightly disappointed, smile to Vianna's cousin, listening as she announced that there was a table of Italian treats and sweets set up just for her. His smile widened slightly at this, about to mention how great that was for his wife who always seemed to be craving one thing or another, when Giuliana was off once more, going to get Vianna a drink. He let out a soft chuckle at this before turning to Vianna as she spoke, reminding him that he was supposed to be hungry at that point. His eyebrows rose, confused, as he'd obviously forgotten his previous words, until just moments later he realized what she was going on about, as she reminded him that the alarm had gone off a long time ago. Ferris rolled his eyes playfully, though there was clear amusement on his features, "I had to get you out here somehow," he reminded her, brown eyes sparkling as he studied her expression and pulled her a bit closer to himself, finding that he was now leaning in closer to her. It was then that she giggled at him, a sound that made his heart give a little leap of joy as it always did at the melodious noise. "You better stop giggling or your husband won't be able to ever leave your side," he threatened playfully, forehead now resting on her own.

ooc: Alright, Ruthers!

Ironically enough, Vianna's giggles only seemed to grow as Ferris asked her not to do so, as it could mean that her husband wouldn't be able to leave her side. "In that case I think I better keep giggling then," the girl replied playfully, her crystal blue eyes sparkling up at him with a sort of loving daze, charmed just by the colour of his eyes, by his gaze upon her own. But it was so easy for the boy to charm her, to cause her to grow a little dazed without even making the slightest effort; all he had to do was look at her, or say something to her, and it was just enough to get the girl to get completely lost in his gaze, admiring it shamelessly. And now that they finally had the chance and Vianna's cousin was gone and Margaret and Elliot had wandered off, Vianna leaned on her toes and did what she had been meaning to do for a while now; she placed her lips upon her husband's, kissing him sweetly and lovingly for the next few moments, unaware of the many eyes that had now fallen upon them, all amused and endeared by the sight of the happy parents exchanging a loving kiss.

Ferris let out a couple soft chuckles as Vianna did the opposite of his comment's request and started to let out even more giggles, melodious sounds that filled the air all around him intoxicatingly. His brown eyes sparkled at the sight of her lightly tanned expression giggling away, watching as her blue eyes seemed a little dazed. Though he wasn't quite sure what had brought this cloud to her beautiful eyes, he was sure that his must've looked the same as his mind was so clearly dazed by the sight of her smile and her sparkling blue eyes. It was all something that would never get old for him, and he loved every second that he could soak in the sight of her smiling at him. And just like that she'd leaned up and placed her lips on his own, a gesture that he'd been craving for quite a few moments, and one that he returned wholeheartedly, his free hand coming up to rest just beneath her jaw, very gently on her soft skin. Ferris seemed to have forgotten that there were other people on the planet let alone other people in the room, and he let the kiss last for a good few long moments, sweetly exchanging silent thoughts with the girl he loved so much. As they broke apart, the warmest of his lopsided grins fell onto his pale expression, his forehead coming back to lean on her own as his brown eyes sparkled at her. He pecked her lips once more just because he could; once, twice, and then he merely admired the sight of her so close to himself. "You see what you did? You see what your giggles brought on?" he asked teasingly, as though her treacherous giggling had led to the kiss. Which actually, it had.

Vianna seemed completely dazed, even more than before, as the wonderful kiss she'd just shared with her husband came to an end, causing her sparkling crystal blue eyes to flutter open and reveal that clear daze that was in her gaze. She smiled warmly at the sight that greeted her before letting out an almost giddy sort of giggle, just because she felt so overjoyed at the moment, almost like the sixteen-year-old girl that Ferris had first met, the one that always felt a wave of excitement and giddiness wash over her every time they exchanged a kiss. And even though kissing was no longer something new for the couple, it could sometimes still bring them back to those days, to the days when they were just two teenagers discovering love, learning what it really was to completely love and adore the person at your side. And this sort of love, this sort of giddiness radiated so clearly from the couple that was so obviously in love, even more now that they were expecting their very first child; and it caused the guests to grow rather endeared by the sight, though some felt the need to look away as they felt like they were intruding in a very private moment between the happy soon-to-be parents.

Vianna returned the peck kisses Ferris placed on her lips with a chuckle and listened as the boy before her spoke, asking her if she saw what her giggles had brought on; and ironically enough, this only caused her to giggle with amusement. "Well, you'd better start getting used to it, Professor, because I'm getting the feeling I'll be giggling a lot more often from now on," she told him with slightly raised eyebrows. "I think I kind of like the consequences of my giggling," she added, mock seriousness on her lightly tanned face.

Ferris listened with playfully raised eyebrows as Vianna announced that he needed to get used to her giggling because she had the feeling she'd be doing it a lot more often from then on; that she kind of liked the consequences of her giggling. "Oh yeah?" he murmured to her playfully, amusement clear in his warm smile and his sparkling brown eyes. "You're not supposed to like consequences," he grumbled to her teasingly, pulling her closer as he admired her expression. "Consequences are supposed to be bad, don't you know that?" the young man continued as though she didn't know this and upon learning about it, should've changed her response to her consequences accordingly. But he dropped the act just moments later and instead planted a sweet peck to her lips, lovingly kissing her for that brief moment before he broke apart and realized that there were people around.

Oh. Right. Party. Oops.

Ferris gave a sheepish smile to their guests, letting his brown eyes scan the crowd as he gave just a few inches of space between himself and Vianna as though this would keep him from kissing her once more. Realizing that this little moment of theirs had come to a close for now, Mrs. Montgomery spoke up with a grin, "I think it's time for presents!" she announced, taking both of their hands and pulling them over to a couple party chairs set up by the fireplace. It was then that Ferris noticed a table off to the side of the fireplace; decorated with a mountain of presents, dressed in pastel baby colours. His eyes widened at the sight of this and he shared a glance with Vianna as though to say, 'They didn't...'

He knew that there would probably be a couple gifts, mostly for Vianna. But this was a mountain by the looks of it! And the fact that his mother was pulling him over as well meant that they were both supposed to unwrap them.

Vianna laughed lightly with amusement as Ferris explained to her that she wasn't supposed to like consequences, that they were supposed to be bad, as if the girl was a child and this was supposed to scare her into not looking forward to the consequences of her giggles. But of course, that didn't happen, and the girl was left instead looking completely charmed before the boy before her awarded her yet another kiss, once she was quick to return sweetly and lovingly.

But then, just as the kiss came to an end, the girl was snapped back to reality, to the party they were in the middle of; and as Mrs. Montgomery announced it was time to open the presents, she couldn't help but smile brightly, like a child on Christmas morning. She allowed herself to be led over to one of the seats, sitting beside her husband, and her blue eyes widened at the sight of the mountain of presents that were sitting on a table waiting to be opened. All of those presents were for little Gabe?! She exchanged looks with her husband, surprise evident on her expression.

"Which one would you like to open first, Vi?" Mrs. Vincenzi asked her overwhelmed daughter.

"Oh, I-- I'm not--" There were just... so many!

"How about each of them opens a present?" suggested Elliot, who could see that this little opening-presents part of the party could take a good few hours if Vi was to open each present and express her joy and surprise over each before moving to the next. They'd be here all day!

Giuliana quickly made her way over to the table then, taking some of the presents sitting on the outskirts of the mountain, the smaller ones, and handing one to Vianna and one to Ferris, the little cards on them announcing who each present was from. "Well, go on, go on!" said Giuliana, urging the couple to open the presents, as she was rather curious to see what the family members had gotten the couple for their baby boy (many of the presents having been changed or gotten at the last minute, as the news to the baby being a boy had come rather late).

ooc: Sorry that took so long, I had to go do something real quick! >.<

OOC: Don't worry about it! & I've gotta get off for now Dee! But I'll hopefully be back in a couple hours, and if not then, then definitely tonight!

Ferris, too, seemed rather overwhelmed by all of the presents that their friends and family had gotten for them and their baby, but he was obviously very flattered that they all wanted to contribute something for Gabe. Before he knew what was really happening, he was sitting back in a chair next to his wife and a medium sized present was being placed in his hands, wrapped in beautiful pastel blue and white striped wrapping paper. He looked over to Vianna to see that she had one similar to it and he flashed her a bit of an amused grin, sharing his sense of being overwhelmed with her. It was then that Giuliana urged them to open these gifts first, and he gave a brief sheepish nod before picking up the card and reading that it was from Mr. Nordoff. He looked up only to see Mr. Nordoff in the crowd, watching him in particular with an eager smile, obviously realizing that Ferris was opening his own persent. The young man gave a nod of recognition to him with a warm smile before gently unwrapping the nice wrapping paper, slipping off the bow to reveal a good sized box. Upon opening this box, he caught sight of a beautiful leather book cover, showcasing the title, 'Fairytales'. It was old, quite obviously, and a little battered but otherwise in prestine shape.

Ferris, completely in awe of this, let his brown eyes widen as he gently picked it up, realizing that the edges of the pages were laid in a shimmering gold. It was thick, and the leather cover, decorated in beautiful swirls and flowers, added a good bit of weight. But it was a gorgeous book. It looked as though it too was out of a fairytale. The young man looked up to see Mr. Nordoff a few feet away in the crowd, and he gave the warmest of smiles he could've flashed him, getting up from his seat and crossing the room to envelop the older man in a hug. "Thank you so much," he said to him with a very genuine smile. If you knew Ferris, you knew that he could say a lot of things in just a few words, and that was what he did just then, meaning so much for his old friend, his mentor in many senses. Returning to his seat, he turned to Vianna to show her this beautiful book, obvious thrill in his expression. But this book... It would be the first book he would read to his child, it would be Gabe's very first book. And it was the most precious thing that Mr. Nordoff could've given Gabe. It was perfect, fitting almost, that the man who made reading worthwhile for Ferris should give Ferris's child his first book. "Look Vi."

ooc: Alright, Ruthersssss!! I'll see you later, thenn!!

Vianna gave a soft, slightly flustered chuckle as she was handed a gift wrapped in a very soft, creamy green colour (very similar to the colour she wanted to paint the nursery in, actually) decorated with a very simple but elegant white bow to the top, right-hand corner of the rectangular box. The gift felt rather light, and the girl couldn't help feeling a bit like a child during her birthday, excited to see what her family and friends had gotten for little Gabe. The girl was just opening her box when Ferris was already done with his own, and she was a little distracted by this unwrapping process she was in to notice that the boy had left the seat beside hers and was now enveloping Mr. Nordoff in a hug.The guests watched this with warm smiles, and Vianna looked up just as Ferris returned to his seat, showing her the book he'd just gotten from Mr. Nordoff, the book which would be their child's first book, the one Vianna could already see Ferris reading to the little one.

The girl gave a bit of a grin at the sight of it, completely fascinated by this fairytale-like look it had, by how it seemed like some treasure lost in time. And even though Vianna didn't necessarily dedicate herself to books as much as her husband did, she was able to appreciate a special book, like this one, a book that you didn't quite find sitting in bookshelves very often. It certainly was one of a kind, and it caused the warmest of smiles to grace the girl's lightly tanned face as her crystal blue eyes fell gratefully upon Mr. Nordoff, obviously very grateful and endeared by the thoughtfulness the man had put into this present. "It's absolutely beautiful," she commented to the boy at her side, her smile widening at the sight of the book before she was reminded she had a present of her own to open, and that they still had a whole mountain left after these two. So the girl finished unwrapping her present then (after reading the card and seeing that it was from her grandmother, Viviana Vescovi), to reveal a simple but elegant white box. Eagerly, the girl opened it, and inside she found something that looked strangely familiar. It was a blanket, small in size as it was obviously for the coming baby, knit very delicately in a soft and gentle fabric green in colour, almost like the colour of the paper it had been wrapped in. But what caught Vianna's attention was the intricate designs, designs that she had seen before; and it was then that she remembered this blankie actually resembled the one her mother had wrapped her in as a baby and the same one that Vianna refused to let go of as a child, the one she usually kept on her bed back at home. Her grandmother had knit it for her before her birth, and now she'd knit another one just like it, except in a different colour, for little Gabe.

Vianna grinned at the sight of it, overwhelmed with a sudden flood of memories that something as simple as a small blanket and its unique designs could bring her, something she hadn't expected. "It's just like mine…" the girl muttered with a bit of an awe on her expression as she looked up to find her elderly grandmother standing beside her mother, tall just like her mother and very refined in her posture and attire; but Mrs. Vescovi had always been a woman to carry a sort of elegance about her, something her daughter had inherited and Vianna had always sort of rebelled to follow. The girl got to her feet then, enveloping the older woman in a hug and sharing a few words in Italian before Mrs. Vescovi dismissed her with a soft chuckle, urging her to go on and open the rest of the presents.

"Why don't you choose this time, Vi?" asked Mrs. Vincenzi, now that Vianna was already standing anyway.

The girl smiled faintly and nodded her head, taking a couple steps toward the towering mountain of presents sitting on the table before choosing two; one for herself and one for Ferris. She handed Ferris the one wrapped in a soft, pastel orange colour while she kept the other present, which was sky blue in colour and small in size. She returned to her seat beside her husband and flashed him a smile before they got to opening the presents just like they'd done before, eager to see what she'd be finding this time.

Ferris grinned at Vianna's reaction to Mr. Nordoff's gift, glad that she too could see the value in this unique book; their child's first book. It was so beautiful. Once they were done studying it and they'd both realized Vianna still had something to open, the young man set it on the empty tabletop of an extra table his mother set up for the unwrapped presents. As he turned back to his wife he was able to see he unwrap what appeared to be a baby blanket, one in the prettiest shade of green. He smiled faintly at the sight, still unware of its true sentimentality, and merely admired the fact that this beautiful baby blanket would be for their little Gabe; that in just a few months he'd be wrapped up in it, tiny and adorable.

He watched with sparkling brown eyes as Vianna got up to hug her grandmother and Ferris flashed the elderly woman the warmest of smiles, gratefulness obvious in his expression. And then it was time for more presents! He still could hardly believe that all of these people got something for little Gabe, and he gave a sheepish chuckle as Vianna handed him a fairly large present wrapped in a light pastel orange colour. Upon reading the note attached, he realized it was from his own parents. "Mum?" he said, looking up only to see her standing next to her husband, anxiously waiting for her son to open the gift, the broadest of grins on her freckled face.

"Open it!" she urged with a wave of her hands. Ferris shook his head with an amused smile before ripping across the paper and opening up a large box (after setting it on the floor as it couldn't really be held on his lap). He stood up in order to pull out a good sized carrier for their little baby. It was a beautiful shade of orange, just like the wrapping, though it was a slightly darker shade. The carrier was basically a large cushioned seat for Gabe, a plastic handle attached to the base so someone could carry him around if necessary. Ferris grinned at the sight of this, quickly able to imagine their baby seated in this carrier, and looked up at his mother to share this moment of surprise. "Thank you," he called out with a warm smile, admiring the sight of it for a moment before growing distracted by his mother.

"There's more!" she announced with a grin.

Ferris, brows furrowed, continued to rummage into the big box only to find a smaller box inside. He let out a soft chuckle at this hidden gift as he opened it, only to pull out something wrapped up in bubble wrap. His eyebrows rose slightly as he unraveled it slowly, knowing that whatever was inside must've been fragile to be wrapped up so securely. And then, as the bubble wrap came to an end, a blown-glass handle fell into his large hand. Confused, he very gently held up this handle of sorts (which could obviously be attached to something else) which forced the bubble wrap to fall away from his hand and reveal a beautiful mobile. Gorgeous blown-glass stars and moons hung down at various lengths from the main handle, and upon being pushed just slightly, they rotated with a beautiful sort of twinkling sound. Each of the little stars were hand painted with various colours and it was just gorgeous.

"I wasn't sure if you had a crib or not yet, but I knew that you'd need a mobile to put over wherever Gabe sleeps. So... there it is," Mrs. Montgomery explained with a warm smile, admiring the way the mobile caught the sunlight. "We found a glass blower to make it, but...I painted it," she admitted softly.

"It's beautiful Mum," Ferris said in nearly a whisper, turning to her with an amazed smile. "Thank you. Really," he told both of his parents, enveloping them both in a hug before returning to Vianna's side to show her these things.

OOC: Once you're done with your specific gifts (if you have anymore) I'm cool with skipping to after the presents are completely unwrapped, cuz it can get a little...much.

ooc: Bahahha no I'm cool!

Vianna's crystal blue eyes widened as Ferris opened his large present to reveal a baby carrier, orange in colour and perfect in size for little Gabe. The girl grinned at the sight of it, looking forward to the baby's arrival even more than before now; but she really couldn't wait to introduce him to all of these things; to find her husband reading his first book to him, to wrap him in the blanket her grandmother had made just for him, to carry him comfortably in the carrier the little one's grandparents had gotten for him. It was all so exciting, and it all just made the fact that a baby was coming in just a few months all the more real. Vianna was distracted from these thoughts, though, as the boy beside her then pulled something else out of the large box, something wrapped very carefully in bubble wrap. The girl watched with curiosity as he unwrapped the delicate object, only to reveal a blown-glass handle from which hung little moons and stars, all carefully painted by Mrs. Montgomery's skilled hand.

Vianna's eyebrows rose as the woman confessed to having painted these, her crystal blue eyes sparkling at the beauty of this, at how well it would go in little Gabe's crib. She really couldn't wait for the little one to arrive and enjoy all of these presents - his presents - already. "It's amazing," the girl commented with a grin, obviously still rather impressed by the beauty of this, eager for little Gabe to see all of these things already. She flashed Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery the most grateful of smiles, her crystal blue eyes sparkling brightly, before she was distracted by the present resting on her own lap, the one she still had left to open.

And exactly what was wrapped in that sky-blue box and who it was from will forever remain a mystery, as time fast forwarded then and we found ourselves some time in the future (bwaha), after Fervi had opened all of the presents their family and friends had brought. After literally hours, the mountain of presents disappeared, and instead was replaced by a mountain of opened presents, of new things for little Gabe (and things for the parents, too, to prepare them for the arrival of their child). And though opening presents wasn't necessarily a difficult task, hours of it had the mum-to-be a little tired, a little worn out, and very hungry. so by the time all the presents had been opened and the guests were now curiously inspecting some of them and chatting with other guests over the presents they had bought, Costa brought Vianna a large slice of cheesecake which the girl was quick to dig into.

ooc: Gaaaaahhhh ;_; Sorry for the lame post Ruthers, but I had to cut it short! I have to go for about half an hour or so! I don't know if you'll be on then, but hopefully I'll see you sometime later tonight!!