"What am I going to do? Hurry up, damn it!" Happy mumbled to herself as she paced back and forth inside of the tiny bathroom. The soft glow of the moon outside gave her no peace and serenity like it usually did.
Happy hadn't been feeling herself for the last few days and it was starting to bug her. Every joint ached, she felt like throwing up and her head wouldn't stop pounding. She felt as if she had the flu but her throat and sinus' felt fine.
Paige and Toby had been the only ones to notice that she was feeling off and had both offered her advice on how to feel better. Paige even got her to eat something which tasted horrible but managed to make her stomach feel better and that's how she ended up in the bathroom at midnight.
When Paige was leaving to take Ralph home she quietly pulled Happy aside without the others noticing and handed her a paper bag. Paige's words as she looked into the bag still rang as clear as a bell through her mind. "Here, take these, I know those symptoms all too well, I had them when I was pregnant with Ralph."
Hearing the timer buzz, Happy stopped pacing and just stared at the sink. Her heart was beating a million miles a minute, her palms were sweating and a hundred different things ran through her mind. Was she just sick? Was she really pregnant? Were her and Toby about to become parents? Was she able to be a mother? Would she be able to emotionally support a baby? How was a baby going to affect Scorpion? Does Toby even want children? How would the team react?
"Snap out of it, Quinn," Happy told herself as she drew in a deep breath and marched over to the sink. Whatever the results she would accept them.
Glancing at the five sticks in front of her, she carefully picked up the boxes, one by one, and read them, avoiding looking at the results on the tests. "Okay, one line not pregnant, two lines I'm pregnant."
Scanning all the tests, the result was the same on all of them. "Fuck."
Quickly collecting them all and wrapping them in toilet paper before throwing them into the bin, Happy exited the bathroom and headed to the workshop where Toby was. Seeing him lying on the couch reading a book, she felt a wave of emotion run through her and she didn't know what to do.
"What's wrong Happy?" Toby asked; concerned by the amount of emotion that was being displayed on the young woman's face.
"It's just that... I just... Oh God... I'm... How do I say this..."
"Come and lie down with me Happy," Toby softly interrupted, patting the empty spot on the couch in front of him.
Lying down with her legs over Toby's, she welcomed the soft kisses that he gave her. They made her feel safe and loved something she wasn't used to feeling.
"Take a deep breath in and take as much time as you need. I'm not going to push you to say anything." Toby knew he had to tread lightly with Happy, talking about her feelings wasn't something she did often and when she did want to talk, he wasn't going to his usual asshole of a self.
Enjoying being wrapped in her partner's arms for close to an hour, Happy finally gained the courage to begin talking. "I know why I haven't been feeling well now, Paige helped me to figure it out," she softly said, looking into Toby's brown eyes, searching them for a response of sorts.
Seeing only unconditional love and acceptance in his eyes as his right hand softly caressed her arm, she continued on. "She handed me a paper bag from the pharmacy and it had five pregnancy tests in it." Feeling a rush of anxiousness hit her she stopped talking and squeezed her eyes shut. She hated not having greater control over her bodily reactions.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. No matter what I'm here for you. I love you and nothing is ever going to change that," Toby softly spoke. Placing a kiss on Happy's cheek, he held her hand until she looked at him, her eyes full of doubt.
"All five of them were positive, Toby. I'm pregnant and all I can think about is if I'm going to be a good mum or not."
"I think our baby is going to have the best mum ever, and with a dad like me, this kid is going to be so spoilt by the time it's an hour old."
"At least wait until she's around a few months old," Happy replied, feeling the worry and doubt begin to fade.
"Oh, so we're having a girl now are we?" Toby asked in amusement as he placed his hand on Happy's still flat stomach.
"I think she's a girl but a healthy baby in the end is all I really want," Happy responded as she felt Toby shift next to her.
"I really like the names Jade and Amelia," Toby said, resting his head on Happy's chest while keeping his hand on her stomach above their unborn child.
Gently running her fingers through Toby's hair, she smiled at his name choices. "I like both of those names as well as Olivia and Charlotte."
"So, we now have four names on our list," Toby counted as he tried to stifle a yawn. Happy's tender caresses were sending him off to sleep and he couldn't fight it.
"Yeah, four for now," Happy agreed. It didn't take long before she felt Toby's hand softly slide off her stomach to around her waist and his breathing to become soothing against her skin. She smiled for the first time that night as she thought about what the future holds for her, Toby and their unborn child.