Anthony and the ladies were just looking through fabric sample books as Julia felt her stomach stretch.

"Y'all wanna feel her stretch out?" She asked as everyone immediately put their hands on her stomach.

"Wow! She's moving alright!" Mary Jo said.

"She moves all the time now even when we go to bed, she keeps me up half the night by sticking her little feet in my rib cages."

"You know I read in Reader's Digest that sex can relieve a lot of pressure off of the uterus." Bernice said as Anthony looked at Julia, who's cheeks turned red.

"Thank you for telling us that Bernice." Julia said

"I know from experience, having been pregnant twice myself that sex can help decrease postpartum recovery and it's a great way for you two to bond before the baby gets here." Mary Jo said.

"Well, thank you all for making me and Julia feel so exclusive to your thoughts on what's best for us while reading a supermarket magazine."

"Ya know something, it's been awhile since all of us just sat here, talking." Mary Jo said.

"Mary Jo, we talk all the time here at work."

"I know, I was just thinking about the past and I remember Claudia's first sleepover."

"You mean where Suzanne thought she was gonna die because of a curse she thought Consuela put on her and wanted her dead?"

"Yep, that's the one. Julia fell asleep just about everything and woke up to see me, you and Suzanne hugging after playing a game."

"Somehow, I still can't wrap my head of the thought of y'all hugging." Julia said.

"That's because Suzanne said she was jealous of us." Charlene said.

"And she was gonna feed third-world countries." Mary Jo said.

"I tried to volunteer at the soup kitchen with y'all last year, remember?" Suzanne asked.

"I thought we'd just be cooking food, not someone leaning to close as their hair piece catching on fire." Anthony said as he brought a try of tea and cups to set down on the table.

"It's not my fault, I was making sure the stuff in that oven would not burn."

"Yeah, well it costed you a hair piece and a scolding." Julia said.

"You know what I was just thinking?" Mary Jo asked.

"What?"

"What if we had another sleepover at my house again before the baby comes?"

"You sure you want a pregnant lady at a sleepover?" Suzanne asked.

"Yes and it'll probably be the last one we'll ever have because Charlene has Bill and Olivia, Julia has Anthony and a brand new baby on the way, Suzanne has everything she's ever wanted and I'm all alone at my house since JD and I ended things way back then." Mary Jo said as she felt like her heartstrings had just been pulled out.

"Ya know something? That actually sounds like a lot of fun and when Presley comes into this world, I hope we can still have your famous sleepovers." Mary Jo said.

"So, that's a yes?" Mary Jo asked excitedly.

"Yes, count me in!" Julia said as she looked forward to it.

"I'm in because Bill's mother has Olivia for the weekend." Charlene said as everyone looked at Suzanne.

"Suzanne, would you care to join us in a fun evening?"

"Oh alright, I'll go."

"Well, it's settled then. Friday night at my house let's say around five o'clock?"

"Sounds great! We don't have any customers as of this very second booked for Friday, so let the fun begin." Julia said.

...

Friday evening

Anthony was upstairs, helping Julia pack as she knew one night without him would kill her just a bit.

"I promise to cuddle up to an extra pillow darling."

"It'll sure be lonely without you here tonight."

"Well then, I have an idea." Julia said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"What's that?"

"Come crash the all girls party."

"You know I can't do that, plus you deserve this baby. It'll be the last adventure you'll have for awhile due to us getting the nursery together and making sure we get every customers house down in our book before she comes."

"Speaking of baby, she's been kicking me nonstop since the mention of a party." Julia said as she packed her maternity night gown.

"Well, Mary Jo sure seemed excited when you told her that in the future, y'all could have a sleepover with the baby." Anthony said as Julia got out of her work clothes and into the shower.

"Because I know that in the future, she'll be a teenager and what girl doesn't love a sleepover." Julia said as she felt Anthony's presence behind her as she kissed him.

"I love you baby." Anthony said as they helped each other by him washing her hair and body while she returned the favor.

"I love you too darling." Julia said as they exited the shower and dried off.

...

Anthony dropped Julia off at Mary Jo's house around five o'clock as the festivities were beginning.

"Welcome ladies, who's ready to get wild?" Mary Jo asked.

"Depending on what you mean by wild Mary Jo."

"I have supper cooked and I have all kinds of movies we can watch."

"Have you ever watched Dirty Dancing?" Mary Jo asked.

"Only like a hundred times." Charlene said.

"If I could ever and I do mean ever, date a celebrity it would be Patrick Swayze."

"Johnny just bestows my heart the way he looks at Baby."

"And his dance moves with her."

"How about a fun dance song to heat up our bodies from the frigid Atlanta night?"

"Sure, let's do it!" Charlene said as 'The Twist' started playing.

They were dancing and having a great time, but Julia's mind was somewhere between that and missing Anthony, knowing he was sitting at home all by himself.

"Mary Jo, I'm going to use your phone."

"Okay." Mary Jo said as Julia dialed her number to her house as it rung as he picked up.

"Sugarbaker's?"

"Hello darling." Julia said.

"Hey baby. How's it going over there?"

"It's going great. I just miss you and wish you were here."

"I might just drop by after while to check on you ladies."

"Just to check in?"

"Now, you know there's no men allowed at a sleepover."

"Julia!" Mary Jo called out as she seen her propped up against the entrance way of the kitchen.

"Hold on baby, yes Mary Jo?"

"You're not having any fun, are you?" Mary Jo asked her.

"Well Mary Jo, it's really hard to dance when I have this big belly and my daughter is laying on my bladder right now."

"Here, hand me the phone." Mary Jo said as Julia gave it to her.

"Hey Anthony! If you want to come over, it's alright."

"No, no I don't wanna intrude on your weekend."

"You're not going to intrude, I bet you're bored senseless right now without Julia."

"Actually, I'm painting."

"What?" Mary Jo asked as she laughed.

"I'm painting the nursery."

"Oh well, that sounds like fun."

"I wanted to surprise Julia tomorrow and if y'all wanted to come over and help, that'll be fine."

"Sounds great Anthony, well here's Julia back." Mary Jo said as she handed the phone back to her.

"Hello darling."

"Y'all sound like you're having lots of fun!"

"Besides the dancing to 'The Twist'."

"Well, I remember the time we danced to that particular song."

"Well, that was probably the night we conceived her."

"No, I just remember a little cabin with a mix variety of songs."

"We should do that again before she's born."

"How about before Christmas?"

"Sounds wonderful."

"Julia, who are you talking to?" Suzanne asked.

"I'm on the phone right now Suzanne."

"Yes I know that, but with who?"

"Suzanne, as you must know that I am talking to Anthony."

"Here, give me the phone."

"No, wait your turn."

"Julia, I have to ask him something."

"I'll tell him myself, now what do you want me to tell him?"

"Tell him that there's a box and a bag underneath your desk with the things he needed."

"What things Suzanne?"

"You'll find out soon Julia, now continue on."

"Anthony, what is Suzanne talking about?"

"It's a surprise baby."

"You know I hate suspense."

"I know, but you'll love it when it all comes together."

"Alright, I'll wait."

"Now baby, go on and have some fun and let your hair down for awhile."

"My hair is down and I'm kinda having fun, but I'm missing you."

"You'll be home tomorrow and we'll make up for lost times."

"You know we will sweetheart." Julia said as she laughed.

"Now, I have to go get dinner for myself and do some things around the house, I'll come by here in a little while."

"Well, I'm all of a sudden having a craving for a fruit salad."

"It's on my list baby. Do you need anything else?"

"No, but I do want you." Julia said

"I'll try to be there as fast as I can baby."

"Okay darling."

"I'll see you soon baby."

"See you soon sweetheart." Julia said

"I love you."

"I love you too." Julia said as she hung the phone up.

...

A little while later, the doorbell rang as Mary Jo answered it to see Anthony standing there as Julia smiled.

"Julia?"

"Hey handsome.''

"Hello sweetheart." Anthony said as the ladies left the room to give them some privacy.

"Here's your fruit salad and I added a few granola bars in there too." Anthony said as he could tell Julia was not having a lot of fun.

"Thank you darling."

"I'm sorry I can't stay, but I still have to go through my half of the inventory."

"It's alright darling, I understand."

"Well, I'll be back here in the morning to pick you up."

"Sounds great." Julia said as she walked him to the door.

"I love you both with all my heart." He said as he put his hands on her stomach.

"We love you with both of our hearts too." Julia said as she hugged him, crying.

"Hey baby, it's alright."

"Sorry, it's just my hormones acting up again darling."

"I know baby and it's okay to feel this way."

"Well, I want us to spend all day in bed tomorrow. I think our conversation of how sex can decrease the after effects of postpartum recovery."

"We'll do anything you wanna do baby and I bought a new can of whipped cream."

"Hmm... You're all mine tomorrow Mr. Bouvier."

"And so are you, Mrs. Bouvier."

"I better get going before I decide to take you upstairs."

"Oh jeez you two sound like a couple of teenagers." Mary Jo said as they came back in the living room.

"Sorry, we can't help it." Julia said as she smiled.

"Well try please." Suzanne said as they laughed.

...

It was now night time and the ladies decided to play games and they were playing 'Truth or Dare'.

"Julia, truth or dare?" Mary Jo asked her.

"Truth."

"I just have to know if it's true and feel free to say no, but after Etienne and Anthony got divorced. Did Anthony ask you out or did you ask him?"

"I asked him out on a date and just something about that night just blossomed."

Okay, truth or dare?"

"It's someone else's turn."

"No, we actually are enjoying this."

"Okay fine, I'll see in the hot seat. I feel like I have been brought in for interrogating."

"So, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Is it true what they say about black men in bed?"

"Usually, I'd get onto you about that but we're not at the office, but yes it's really true."

"Like how you told Anthony you have like three orgasms in one."

"When did I say that?"

"Well, one day you and Anthony were watching Olivia and I came by to pick up my extra sketchbook and the baby monitor was sitting on the coffee table."

"Well, Anthony makes me feel like a school girl with her first boyfriend and I can't describe it any further than that." Julia said as they loved that Julia was happy again.

"And when that tornado hit last Fall, three weeks after your wedding, you two were practically all over each other behind those mattresses." Suzanne said.

"We were protecting each other from falling objects."

"Then we seen y'all asleep on the kitchen floor after it hit."

"We were exhausted after cleaning the mess up and were too tired to climb the stairs."

"Well, another reason why I wanted y'all here tonight is because I miss having someone to talk to all the time with Quint at Ted's and Claudia having school activities all the time, I get lonely not having someone here and soon, y'all will be too busy for anything like this."

"I can always come over when Presley is born and you can babysit when me and Anthony go out."

"Speaking of the baby, how did you decide on the name Presley?"

"Mary Jo, it's Elvis' last name and she liked the name and chose to name her that." Charlene said.

"Actually, when Anthony and I were picking names out for whether we were going to have a boy or a girl. I remember when we went to Graceland that one weekend after someone gave Charlene four VIP tickets and when I went to that bar with that guy and we talked about his son and how he passed away with cancer at age eleven from leukemia and I thought about them, I asked Anthony if we could name her Presley after that trip that gave me an experience on how Elvis impacted the lives of many people." Julia said as she remembered that trip very well.

"And he dedicated Elvis' song to you."

"Every time I hear that song, it makes me think of them and I wonder how he is and Anthony doesn't mind knowing that either because he knows that trip was very special to all of us."

"Well, you'll never have to worry about being lonely again." Mary Jo said as she held Julia's hand as she knew her friend was happy again.

"Y'all don't see everything when y'all are at work with me and Anthony because when y'all go home for the night, he's just the person I prayed for after everything that had happened."

"Can you describe Anthony in three words?"

"Charming, loving and most of all, the best person a woman like me has had in a long time."

"Do you think Presley will have his sense of humor and all his qualities?"

"Oh I hope so."

"Well, I can't tell you how happy we are that you found someone who mended your broken heart again. I could not choose someone better than Anthony for my big sister and my niece." Suzanne said as she and Julia hugged.

"And when Payne comes home, I feel like for awhile, that my life is complete again just like when Hayden and Reese were alive." Julia said as she got teary-eyed.

"And now, you have Anthony."

"I do and I'm so grateful, but I have y'all too."

"We love you Julia."

"I love y'all too."

...

After dinner and a few movies later, the ladies decided it was time for bed as Julia laid on the couch, Mary Jo, Charlene and Suzanne on the floor in sleeping bags as they were quiet as a church mouse until Mary Jo spoke.

"Do y'all remember Claudia's first sleepover?"

"Yes." They all said in unison.

"How about one last hoorah to end the night with?" 

"What kind of hoorah were you thinking about?"

"For the most cherished tradition of all sleepovers, who wants to put ice down my back, even though it's freezing outside?" Mary Jo asked as they were still for a moment before they got up.

"You got it!" They all said in unison.

They ended the night there as they all got back in their sleeping spots and drifted off to sleep.