"Hey, Pietro?" Tabby asked from the doorway of his bedroom. "Got a minute?"

He looked up from the letter he was writing at his desk. He was in front of her in a moment. "Since-when-do-I-have-a-name?"

"Well... um... I don't really feel like calling you 'Speedy' right now." she replied, slowly.

"Okay,-Tabitha," he said, making a point of using her whole name, "what-did-you-need-to-talk-about?" He shut his door and she went to sit down on his bed. He sat down next to her.

"Well, do you remember a couple of months ago...?" She started.

He sighed, thinking he knew where this was going. "Look,-Tabby,-I-thought-we-agreed-that-that-was-just-a-one-night-stand-for-both-of-us?"

"That's not what I want to talk about..." she responded. "Well, I mean... it is and it isn't. But it's not- I mean- It's just... Ugh..." She looked away from him, frustrated.

He eyed her strangely, deeply confused. "What-are-you-going-on-about?"

"I'm pregnant, okay?" she yelled, angrily, tears forming in her eyes.

"What?!" he replied, equally as loud. "Are-you-sure?

"Well, duh!" She responded, standing up, still shouting. "Why the hell do you think I'd tell you if I wasn't?!"

"I-don't-know!" he yelled, standing up, too. After a second, he sighed and started again in a quieter voice. "Hey...uh... I'm-sorry.-I-know-you-must-be-scared-but-I-am-too.-You-have-to-be-patient-with-me.-I-wasn't-exactly-expecting-to-hear-that-I-was-going-to-be-a-dad."

"I know, I know. I'm sorry, too." She replied, matching his new tone. "Look, I'm not asking you to do anything, okay? I can do this by myself. I just thought you might want to know you're going to be a father." She started to walk out of the room.

"Hey-I-didn't-say-I-wouldn't-help!" Pietro got up and got in front of her before she could reach the door.

"Wait... You mean to tell me that you, Mr. I don't-do-nothing-for-nobody-unless-there's-something-in-it-for-me, actually want to help raise a kid?" she asked, shock evident on her face.

"It's-mine,-isn't-it?" He shrugged.

"It's gotta be. I haven't been with anyone else lately." She replied.

"Then-I'm-in." Pietro stated.

Tabby smiled. "Great."

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In case you're wondering, I already know the gender and name for the baby(s).