Trying my hand at writing something different. This idea came to me and wouldn't go away until I wrote it, so let me know what you think! I'm not quite sure how long this will be, but it'll definitely be a fun journey to write! :)
What to Expect
Ever since Riley Matthews Minkus could remember, she knew she was destined to be a mother. When she was younger, she carried her baby dolls around with her everywhere, taking her 'children' with her wherever she went. When Riley was 6 years old, she met her husband Farkle. Any time they played house in school, Riley would be the mom and Farkle would be her husband and father of her baby dolls. When Riley turned 12, they officially became a couple, with Farkle promising her that they were really going to get married when they graduated college.
"Riley Katherine Matthews, today, on your 12th birthday, I'd like to ask you to please be my official girlfriend. I know that we've been fake married now for 6 years, but I want you to know that I really am going to marry you when we graduate college, and I'll remind you every year on your birthday. Thank you, I am Farkle!"
After graduating high school, they went to the colleges of their choice, Farkle to Princeton, and Riley to NYU, but they both knew that even with distance, they were still going to marry each other and be together forever.
Riley and Farkle married right out of college, and Riley wanted to start a family right away. Riley and Farkle had been trying to have a baby for the past 3 years, and every month she would get her hopes up only to have them come crashing down when Mother Nature sent her the monthly gift.
"Come on Riley Katherine Matthews Minkus. You can do this. Be pregnant. You're fertile, you're strong, and you did it during the optimal timeframe. This is your month. Just pee on the stick." Riley stared at her reflection in the mirror repeating her monthly mantra.
Satisfied with her personal pep talk, she opened the box and removed the cap from the white stick and did her business. "And now we wait. Three minutes isn't really much time. We can wait that long. I know you're pregnant, I just know it. This is our month." She set the timer on her phone for three minutes and shut her eyes.
When the timer went off, Riley opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the stick. 2 pink lines. Pregnant. She was pregnant! "Oh my God it's finally happening! I'm pregnant! FARKLE!" Riley yelled as she threw open the bathroom door and raced down the stairs to the basement where Farkle's lab was.
Reaching his lab, Riley banged on the door trying to get Farkle's attention. Farkle opened the door and removed his goggles. "Riley, what happened? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" he asked as he put his arms around Riley pulling her into a hug to calm her down.
Gasping for breath and trying to rein in her emotions, Riley held up the pregnancy test. "… It's finally happened Farkle, I'm pregnant! We're going to have a baby! You're going to be a dad and I'm going to be a mom!" Riley cried.
Farkle looked from the test that Riley was holding to the crying smile on her face. Tears filled his eyes as he picked Riley up and spun her around the room, dropping a kiss to her lips. "Parents? I can't believe it! This is amazing Riley! We're finally having a baby!"
"I have to tell Maya. She's gonna be so happy for us, she knows how much we've wanted this. We should invite everyone over for dinner and tell everyone together!" Riley squealed as Farkle set her back down on the ground. "I love you so much Farkle."
Farkle kissed Riley again before replying, "I love you too, Riley."
It was a lazy morning in the Huckleberry household, and Maya Friar was looking forward to finally getting to work on her latest idea for a painting.
With promises that he'd come home for lunch, her husband, Dr. Lucas Friar, left for work earlier that morning after having a short stack of pancakes, both in bed and for breakfast.
They'd been married for almost a year, but lately she felt like she couldn't get enough of her husband, often jumping him as soon as he walked through the door, but Lucas wasn't complaining, he loved his being with his wife just as much.
Maya smiled at the thought of their morning activities as she grabbed her smoothie and headed towards her art studio down the hallway. She sat down in front of her canvas, but found it difficult to focus because her mind kept drifting towards Lucas. Maya grabbed her phone to text him.
Shortstack: Hey Huckleberry, I miss your face.
Huckleberry: Babe, I've literally been gone like 2 hours, and you'll see me in like an hour.
Shortstack: I know, I just miss you is all. I'm sorry for being so sappy, I'm probably PMSing or something. Also, bring home some hotdogs from the guy outside your office, those sound amazing for lunch.
Huckleberry: lol ok anything for you shortstack, I'll see you in a little while.
Maya sat her phone down and picked up her paintbrush, dipping it into the bright blue paint before drawing a line across the canvas with one swoop. "Hmm… today is the 18th, and usually I PMS around the 10th… no, there's no way. If I was, I'd be sick all the time, I'm sure of it." Maya thought to herself. "I should probably just take a test to be sure."
Maya dropped her paintbrush on her table and headed towards the bathroom. She opened the cabinet and grabbed one of the tests that Riley insisted that she keep in case Riley needed one when she was visiting Maya. "Okay Maya, you can do this. You're a married woman, and you both want kids, even if you were planning on waiting a few years before trying. Just pee on the stick."
After waiting the allotted three minutes for the results, Maya looked down at the stick. A pink plus sign. She was pregnant. "Well that explains why I've been so horny all the time and having cravings, now I just have to figure out how to break the news to Lucas." She said to herself as she sat down on the floor of the bathroom. After what seemed like a few minutes, she heard Lucas opening the front door.
"Maya? Babe? I'm home. Where are you?" She heard Lucas shout from the art studio.
"I'm in here Huckleberry!" Maya yelled back. "And did you bring my hotdogs?"
"Of course I got your hotdogs, do you really think I'd show up without them? Lucas said as he walked into the bedroom and stopped at the open bathroom door. "Whatcha doing down there, Shortstack?"
"Just thinking." Maya replied.
"Thinking about what? Are you alright Maya, what's going on?" Lucas asked with a look of concern on his face.
"Just thinking of how to tell you."
"Tell me what, Maya?" Lucas asked again as he sat the bag of hotdogs on the counter and crouched down in front of Maya.
Maya looked up at Lucas. "Hey Huckleberry, you know how we've been doing it pretty much all the time lately?"
"Yeah, I've had to start skipping my daily workout routine to make sure I have enough stamina and energy left when I get home from work." Lucas said with a chuckle.
"Well there's a reason for that. Apparently, it's a side effect, along with the cravings. So… surprise! I'm pregnant." Maya said with a sheepish smile as she held up the pregnancy test.
"Pregnant? Really? Wow. That's awesome." Lucas said with a dazed look on his face as he sat down on the floor next to Maya and pulled her onto his lap, placing a kiss on her forehead.
"I know we said we wanted to wait a few years to start trying, but apparently life has different plans for us. Are you sure you're okay with this, Huckleberry?" Maya looked up at Lucas.
"Maya, of course I'm okay with this! We made a baby! We're going to be parents! This is the best day of my life!" Lucas replied with a smile.
"Well, now that we know why I have all this extra energy, let's go do some physical activity to burn it off." Maya said with a wink. "We have to get the group together to share our news, I know they'll all be really excited for us!"
"We can do that later, right now I'm craving a short stack of pancakes for some reason." Lucas said as he trailed kisses down Maya's neck, picking her up and heading towards the bedroom.
Isaiah "Zay" Babineaux knew that he had a lot of wisdom that he wanted to pass down to his children. And after meeting the beautiful brainy girl, Isadora Smackle, at one of Farkle's college debate competitions, he knew that he wanted to pass down her knowledge along with his wisdom.
He'd asked her out for coffee after she won the debate competition, and they officially started dating the next day. They'd only been dating for a few months when Zay and Smackle decided to elope and get married.
"When you know, you know. Izzy is my other half and I want to be with her forever." Zay told all his friends when they questioned why he got married so soon.
While Zay worked on his career of being a writer, his wife Smackle was getting her doctorate in physics. He was proud of his wife for being so successful, and he knew that they could follow their dreams together.
They talked about having kids and knew that it was something that they both really wanted in life, with Zay mentioning that he'd love to be able to stay home with the kids and be a stay at home dad who's a writer on the side.
After months of trying, and even more months of medical testing, they were both found unable to have children. Rather than letting the results of their combined tests crush them, they threw all of their energy into adoption.
"There's so many kids out there without homes, and I know that we can be great parents to them, Zay. Adoption is a way of starting to help these children, and I know that you have a ton of things you want to teach them. We're in this together, I love you, and I want to adopt children with you." Smackle said as they were lying in bed discussing their options.
"You're right. Let's start the process tomorrow." Zay replied as he snuggled up to Smackle. "I can't believe that we're going to be parents, I can't wait to tell everyone. We should get everyone together for dinner or something and tell them all at the same time."
