"Are you sure this is going to work?" Amanda asked Niels as he was heading out. "Nope," he said. Amanda frowned. Niels kissed her on the cheek and assured her that he'd try his best. He made sure that she was okay, and then he headed out. Rico arrived not much longer after and immediately, Amanda asked, "Is she suspicious?" Rico shrugged. "She gave me a look," he said admittedly. "But I told her I was working out some financial things for our house." He chuckled sheepishly and looked around. About an hour later, the guests mingled and the guest of honour, Ceci, arrived. She seemed truly surprised, tears coming to her eyes when she saw all the familiar faces from near and far there to celebrate with her. The penthouse was a pink and purple wonderland with balloons and banners everywhere. Amanda announced a few games. The ongoing one: don't say 'baby' or 'girl' or 'Ceci/Cecilia', and if guests did, they lost the mini clothespin they were given upon entrance. And then there was the 'guess the size of Ceci's belly' game, with the use of a ribbon to indicate the size. Amanda crossed her fingers that Ceci would like the look of the cake she'd made, but everyone seemed to care more about the taste anyway. At the end of the shower, when guests were starting to head off, Amanda gave Ceci a personal gift. "Trust me, you'd be more than thankful for this when the time comes," she told Ceci. "It's saved me many times." She giggled as Ceci examined all the parts. "It's not that bad, she assured, don't worry. Oh... and we have more gifts for baby girl. Now we get to be the aunty and uncle who spoils our niece," she said with a grin.
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