Hello there friends! Welcome to my New Story! This follows on from the events of a one-shot I wrote titled 'Leave Us', so you may wish to read that first. It's probably going to be very fluffy, for two reasons: firstly, I think the fandom needs it write now, and secondly, it's what I write best! So enjoy and let me know what you think!

Jess woke to the sound of clattering in the kitchen. This was followed by panicked whispering.

"Coach! Be careful, we don't want to wake the beasts!"

"Schmidt, we don't know that they're still fighting."

"Very true, dear Winston, but I would still feel much safer if we just get what we need and get the hell out of here!"

Jess couldn't help but giggle; those boys had no idea what was coming their way. Growing more aware of her surroundings, she realized that over the course of the night Nick's hands hadn't moved from her stomach. He was already so protective of their unborn child, and with every tender caress of her stomach; she fell in love with him just a little bit more (and seriously, how was that even possible?).

Trying not to disturb him, Jess rolled over so she was facing him. He seemed so peaceful, and as she watched him sleep; a wave of gratitude washed over her. How on earth had she gotten so lucky? There was a side of his personality that he saved just for her. When they were together, Nick was a kind, thoughtful, funny, protective boyfriend; who placed much more value on her happiness than his own. Their child was going to be the luckiest child in the world.

Jess kissed his forehead tenderly, whispering words of love to her sleeping boyfriend.

Despite her best intentions to let him sleep, Nick's eyes slowly fluttered open.

"Hello beautiful," he murmured, a smile gracing his sleepy features.

"Hey you," Jess replied.

"Jess, you're so far away, come here!" Nick said, grabbing her arm and gently pulling her against him. She let her head come to rest on his chest as he wrapped one arm around her shoulders. Nick's other hand began to stroke Jess's hair, and he placed lazy kisses on her forehead.

"I love you," he breathed into her hair, tightening his grip on her.

"I love you too Miller," Jess replied; a small, content sigh escaping her lips.

They lay in silence for a few minutes, savouring the simplicity of the moment. The were both only too aware of how complicated things were bound to become as soon as one of them opened their mouths again.

Both Nick and Jess were surprised when Nick was the one who spoke first.

"We're going to have to tell them. Wait, is it ok to tell them? Is there an amount of time you're meant to wait? How long have you known for? When is the baby due?"

"So many questions Nick," Jess said, laughing as she raised her head to look at him.

"I've known officially for a day, but I missed my period 2 weeks ago; and that's when I knew something wasn't right. So, I procrastinated and hoped I was wrong for a week, and then I took a home test a few days ago. Yesterday I was at the doctors, and I got the results of my blood test; and then it was official."

"I still can't believe it," Nick mused. "You're pregnant with my child. You are going to have my baby..."

Overcome with emotion he would have preferred to hide, Nick's voice trailed off.

Jess cupped her hand against his cheek, and kissed him sweetly.

"Did you want to know the answer to the rest of your questions?"

Nick nodded.

"A lot of people suggest you wait until you're at 12 weeks before you start telling people, but we'll just have to see if we can keep it from them for another eight. We'll make that decision together."

With that, Nick squeezed her hand.

"And our baby is due on the 31st of September."

"Wow," was all Nick could manage in reply, the enormity of the situation slowly starting to take its toll.

His silence didn't last long, and as his mouth opened, a nervous panic poured out.

"Jess, this baby is going to be here in eight months. Eight months! I don't know anything about being a Dad! I'll probably hold it wrong and make it cry more. And we have to get all those things that babies need. Crap. What do babies need?! Diapers, I know that. Clothes, bottles, toys, a stroller...there must be hundreds of things that we need!"

"Nick, sweetie, take a few deep breaths. We have time, my love, to buy everything that our baby will need. And I believe, with all of my heart, that you are going to be an amazing Dad. We might not know it all straight away, but we'll learn; together."

Nick smiled, before crashing his lips against Jess's.

"Have I ever told you how amazing you are?" He murmured between kisses. "Because I should really tell you more often."

"You're pretty great yourself Miller," she replied, nestling herself against his chest once more.

There peace was short lived, as Jess shot upright in a panic.

"Jess?" Nick asked, concerned at the size of her pupils.

"There isn't going to be enough room! All the bedrooms are taken, and we can't ask Schmidt or Winston or Coach to move out! This is their home! And these days houses are so expensive, we aren't going to be able to afford to live anywhere! We're going to end up living on the street with a baby!"

Jess's ramble was almost comic, and Nick bit back a laugh.

"Jess, what did you just tell me? We have time, we have eight whole months. Yeah, things might be a little crazy, we might not have everything figured out, but we have each other. You and I will be together, with our baby, and we'll be able to conquer anything that comes our way. Because I love you Jessica Day. And I already love this baby, more than I ever thought I could. This is a dream come true, even though I didn't know I had this dream."

With that, Jess crashed her lips against Nick's.

"Have I ever told you how amazing you are? Because I should really tell you more often," Jess said with a giggle, and her sentence was met with resounding laughter from Nick.

Once again, they laid back in Jess's bed. Her head on his chest, his arm around her waist, content smiles upon both their faces.

"This is going to be great," Nick whispered, as his hand once again found its way to her stomach. "This dream that I didn't know I had."

Don't forget to let me know what you think guys! Josie x