The Surprise

Category- S & C Romance/ Drama

This all takes place after Shirley’s marriage to Walter. She has now moved back to California, after two days of being overseas. She was till pregnant and realized in a second that her marriage would not work. So she got a divorce to Walter. She was due to have her baby any day now. Everyone enjoyed having her back. It was all back to normal now, and it seemed like she was never gone once she got back. After all, she left for only a few days was back. (Let’s pretend that the extra season of Laverne and Shirley never happened.)

Laverne and Shirley are sitting on the couch together talking and watching TV, when they hear a familiar knock at the door. Laverne gets up and opens the door. It was Carmine. There was still some tension between Shirley and Carmine.

Laverne- Hey Carmine!
Carmine- Hey Laverne. Hey Angelface.
Shirley- Hi Carmine.
Carmine- Well, uh, I was wondering if you girls would like to come to dinner with me tonight. I’m going with a very important person. He might get me hooked up with my own dance studio.
Laverne- I think that sounds great! What about you Shirl?
Shirley- Um, yeah that sounds great. We’ll be there Carmine.
Carmine- Good! I’ll pick you both up around 7:00 ok?
Shirley and Laverne- Ok.

Carmine leaves.

Laverne- Well wasn’t that nice of him to invite us along?
Shirley- Yeah… sure
Laverne- Oh come on Shirl! Don’t be like that! You and Carmine should just get over your selves. Your back and we’re starting over right?! Just act like it was old times.
Shirley- You don’t understand Laverne. We dated for so long, and I went off and got married and pregnant and I haven’t even had it yet, and now I’m back. It’s just hard. We’ll get back to normal soon I hope. Just give us time.
Laverne- Well I hope so. Look, let’s make tonight a really good one ok? Shirley- ok.

Laverne went upstairs and Shirley stayed down stairs. She didn’t know Carmine thought of her, and really didn’t want to go tonight. Not only because her and Carmine weren’t used to each other yet, but also because she was pregnant and wasn’t exactly feeling well.

It was 7:00 P.M. and Laverne and Shirley were ready waiting for Carmine.
Laverne- You ready Shirl?
Shirley- Yeah.

She was really starting to feel bad now. She just blew them off because she knew they what they were from. Laverne started to see that something was wrong.

Laverne- You ok Shirl? You look kinda, pale or something.
Shirley- Yeah, I’m fine!

They hear a knock at the door. They get up and walk over to it.
Carmine- Hey girls! You ready?
Laverne- Yep.
Carmine- Good, let’s go!

When they walked out the door Carmine slipped his arm around Shirley’s waist. Laverne saw this and looked away and smiled at her two friends, and knew that everything would be ok.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Carmine lead them over to a table where a business suited man was sitting. They all stood around the table ready for introductions.

Man- Well hello Carmine! Glad you could make it! And who are these lovely people? This one must be your wife?

He gestured to Shirley.

Shirley- Oh, haha, I’m-
Carmine- Yes, she is!

Shirley gave Carmine a look, and he just nudged her a little.

Shirley- Uh, yes!
Carmine- As you can see, she’s uh, expecting!
Shirley- Yes! Haha!
Man- Well, congratulations!
Shirley and Carmine- Thanks!
Carmine- Oh, and this is Laverne…. Shirley’s sister!
Man- HI! I’m Harold Greenfield. It’s nice to meet you all! Shirley- You too!

It was about 30 min. after they had arrived and they were all listening to Mr. Greenfield, when Shirley started to have the pains again. She kept blowing them off, but they wouldn’t stop. She was beginning to think it was time.

Laverne- Shirley are you ok?
Carmine- What’s wrong?
Shirley- Oh God. I think-
Laverne- SHE’S GONNA HAVE THE BABY!

The whole restaurant heard her and looked over at the table. Carmine, Mr. Greenfield and Laverne were all becoming frantic.

Carmine- We have to get her to a hospital!

All four of them loaded up and ran out headed to Mr. Greenfield’s car. Somehow, he became a part of them and was involved in a person’s crisis he hardly knew! When they got to the hospital, they rushed in and she was put into a room ready to have her baby. They called Lenny, Squiggy, Mrs. Babish, Mr. DeFazio, and even Rhonda. They were all in the room and Lenny and Squiggy weren’t taking it well, so they were set to wait outside. Everyone else was in the room with nurse outfits on. Laverne was holding Shirley’s hand on one side and Rhonda was holding the other one. Mrs. Babish and Mr. DeFazio were standing near holding onto each other, and Carmine was posing as the father. They were all yelling at Shirley who was screaming herself.

Lenny and Squiggy could hear and were yelling outside the door. Then, they heard a new cry. A cry from a new born baby. Everything got quite. Lenny and Sguiggy looked at each other with hopeful looks on their faces and burst in the room.

Inside, Shirley and everyone else were starting to cry and were breathing hard, Shirley from pain and excitement, the others just from yelling and the excitement. The nurse walked over to Shirley and handed her her new baby. It was a girl with pretty blue eyes, just like Shirley’s. They all crowed around the bed and were looking with wide eyes at the baby. They all stood there with tears flowing down their cheeks. They were tired and out of words and breath. Carmine felt as though he was a new father, and Mrs. Babish and Mr. DeFazio felt like grandparents, and Laverne felt like an aunt. Lenny and Squiggy felt like uncles. And Shirley felt just as she was supposed to, as a new mother holding her new sweet baby with all her brothers, sisters, mother and father, and husband standing around her.

Carmine looked over at Shirley was wiped the sweat off of her and leaned down to kiss her. Shirley didn’t pull away, and they sat there for a second, forgetting everyone else. Laverne finally had to get their attention. Mr. Greenfield was over in the chair passed out.

It was a few days after the birth and everyone was at home. Carmine requested a few minutes with Shirley alone.

Carmine- Uh, Shirley, I’m not gonna give you a great speech or nothing, because I’m kinda out of words, if you know what I mean.

Shirley smiled.

Carmine- Anyway, I’ve loved you a long time, and I don’t want you to be alone. I would really like to help you raise your child, and maybe have another one and raise our own. So, Shirley, will you marry me?
Shirley- I don’t know what to say!
Carmine- Say yes.
Shirley- YES!

Carmine then pulled out a ring and slipped it on her finger. He then leaned over her knees and kissed her. They told everyone the news and had a beautiful wedding. After Shirley and Walter’s child was well into kindergarten, they had a child of their own. Laverne was just like a sister to Shirley and was Carley’s (Shirley and carmine’s child) godmother. Lenny and Squiggy were asked to be godfriends (if there is such a thing), and Mr. DeFazio and Mrs. Babish were asked to take place a grandparents. They were all happy to oblige and were touched.







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