Ashleigh had the day off and was busying herself with helping Meguru clean around the house while the others were out collecting information for their latest mission. It was afternoon, and she was cooking lunch when she was hit by a sudden wave of nausea. She quickly ran as fast as she could to the bathroom with a hand over her mouth, causing Meguru to look me worriedly and follow after her.

"Are you okay?" he asked when she was done. He looked at her with a worried expression on his face.

"Yeah, I'm alright."

"No, you're not. Go lay down. I'm calling Satoru."

"No! You'll just worry him at work, and he'll come early. I'm fine, really."

He opened his mouth to argue but decided against it. She was too stubborn and knew he wouldn't win.

"Fine. But, go lay down. I'm going to run to the store to pick up some things."

"I'll go!"

"You're not going anywhere but the couch."

She hesitated. "Alright, I'll go lay down for a bit then"

He smiled at her as he helped her to the couch, and then left.

I guess I'll just watch TV until he comes back, she thought to herself. If I don't, he'll get mad at me and say I'm overworking myself. Deciding this, she sat down against the sofa and watch a popular TV drama that happened to be on.

A short while later, Meguru came back with a few bags of food. He greeted her and went into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down. She was still watching TV when he came back holding a small box with a conflicted look.

"What?" she asked, seeing his strange expression.

"I want you to try this. You've been acting strange the past couple weeks. I grabbed these at the store. The thought dawned on me when I passed them, or I would have said something earlier." He was embarrassed as he handed her the box.

She took it hesitantly and read the side, then looked up at Meguru in surprise. It was a pregnancy test.

"It's only a guess. If you're not, then this never happened. I just figured it was worth finding out."

She nodded, seeming unable to speak. She slowly got to her feet and headed to the bathroom.

He's right. When I think about it, I have been acting weird for a while. What's going to happen if the test is positive? She quietly thought to herself. Then, a sudden worry developed her thoughts. What will Satoru say if I am? I don't think he wants kids yet…

She took the 3 test in the box, just to be safe and leaned against the wall waiting. After a while, she slowly straightened herself and checked the three test. Positive. She thought. All three of them! Positive! She was so happy. All her worries were gone for the moment.

"MEGURU!" she yelled and the door quickly opened.

"What? What is it?" He looked confused, and his eyes moved to the counter.

"It's positive. All of them. Positive." She said. "When is Satoru coming home?"

"They all should be on their way back now." He was smiling widely. "How are you going to tell him?"

She froze at this. "…I don't know."

"I'm sure he'll be the happiest, Ashleigh." He looked at her and smiled.

She relaxed a bit and smiled back. "I hope so." Then suddenly realizing something she quick looked at Meguru with a scared look.

"You can't let him know you found out first! He'll be furious."

"Your right. I'll just react the way I did a few minutes ago then." And he smiled and left the room.

With that she started cleaning up the mess, while still letting it sink in, she heard the front door open with familiar voices.

"We're back!" yelled Kakeru.

"Ashleigh?" called Satoru.

She quickly shoved the test into her pocket and ran full speed toward the door to greet her husband. She hugged him tightly and, while hugging her back, look slightly surprised.

"Relax, I was only gone for a few hours." He smiled at her, and she finally let go.

"I know. I'm just happy your home." And she beamed brightly back at him.

"You'd think they hadn't seen each other in weeks," Kakeru muttered under his breath.

She rolled her eye sarcastically at him. "Is it so wrong to be excited to see my husband?"

A little-taken aback that she heard him, he merely rolled his eyes and walked toward his room.

Taking the opportunity, she grabbed Satoru's hand to lead him out to the gardens. "Come here, I want to show you something!" Trying desperately to hide her nervousness from him.

"Why are you so bold all of a sudden?" He asked her, with a smirk on his face.

"I'm not. I just think there's something you should see before dinner."

"Alright." Taking in the seriousness of her voice.

Arriving at the garden, she turned around to face him again, and quickly hugged him, trying to shove her heart back down in her chest. He hugged her back quietly and waited for her to speak.

"You love me, right?" she asked so quietly that he barely heard her.

"Of course I do. Haven't proven that enough times?" He said this as he pulled back a bit to look at her face. "I love you, and nothing will ever change that. What's the matter?"

Tears had started streaming down her face and he wiped them gently. "You'd never leave me then, right?" Her voice shook, and she looked down.

"That's a silly question. I've never even thought about leaving you. You know all this. Stop stalling and tell me what's the matter?"

She stuck her hand in her pocket and quietly looked at the little stick in her hands, then slowly hands it to him. "Satoru… I'm pregnant."

He took the test from her, studying her face as if to see if this is all a joke or not. "You're serious?" he asked quietly.

She quickly shut her eyes tight, as if expecting the worse. But all she felt was him hug her tightly. She looked up to see him smiling at her.

"I'm so happy! I can't believe it!"

"You're not mad?" she ask tentatively.

"Of course not! How could I be mad when the woman I love is pregnant with our child!"

She sighed a sigh of relief before smiling brightly and hugging him back.