What's up, everybody? Back again with yet another one shot. This one's slightly different, it's an Alvinette. It's my first one, so I want you to see how well I did with it? This is more of a drabble, just something I decided to do for no reason. I based this off a scene in Marley & Me. For those of you who have seen the movie, after you read this, you might know what scene I'm talking about. For those of you who haven't, you need to see it. It's an awesome movie. Anywho, hope you like it. If you don't, oh well.

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"My goodness, Alvin, must you be so negative?"

"I'm not being negative. I'm just saying we've been at this for months and nothing has happened."

"It's called perseverance."

"How many times have I heard that one?"

Jeanette and Alvin were in the middle of a quite frequent argument for the first time that day. They had been married for three years and Jeanette decided a few months ago that she wanted to start a family. Alvin didn't exactly agree, but he didn't disagree either. He told her if that was what she wanted, then go for it. They had been trying for quite awhile and Jeanette had thought she was pregnant once, but unfortunately, the pregnancy test wasn't quite accurate. Being discouraged and pretty upset, Jeanette had given up. Alvin, though, convinced her to try again. Since then, Jeanette was strictly determined to get pregnant and not too long ago, Alvin got a bit tired of it. Hence, the quite frequent argument. This one happened to be taking place in the kitchen.

"Alvin, you know how important this is to me. The only question is how important is it to you?" Jeanette questioned while staring him down.

Alvin, not really being one to back down, stared back. "Jeanette, you know how I feel about this and I know how much you want it," he said.

Jeanette arched an eye brow. "So, you're only doing this because I want it? So what? You don't?"

Alvin rolled his eyes and said, "I never said that."

Jeanette narrowed her eyes and continued to give him a hard stare. Then, suddenly, she stood up from the island and began walking out. "Whatever. Just go to work."

Alvin stared after her. "No, Jeanette, I want to finish this conversation," he called after her.

"I don't," she replied and with that, she walked out of the kitchen. A few moments later, Alvin heard a door close.

He blew out a breath and rolled his eyes. He hated it when she got like this. Every time they discussed this issue, she would end up shutting herself in their bedroom and refused to talk to him for the rest of the night. Apparently, he didn't "take it seriously", at least not as much as she did. It wasn't that he didn't want to have kids; he was just tired of trying for something that wasn't happening. He would do anything for Jeanette and she knew that, but right now, he just wanted to stop and take a breather. He shook his head and stood from the island and made his way to the front door so he could go to work. "I'll see you later, babe," he called and as expected, he didn't receive a response. He just sighed and walked out the door.

As soon as she heard the door close, Jeanette walked out of their room, fully dressed with her purse and keys in hand. She waited until the sound of Alvin's car faded before walking out the side door that led to the garage and got into her car. She sat there a few minutes to insure that Alvin was really gone. After the moment passed, she opened the garage door with the press of a button and backed out; closing it again once the car was fully out.

She backed out of the driveway and went the opposite direction Alvin did toward the town center. When she got there, she pulled into the parking lot of a doctor's office. She got out of the car and went inside. She walked up to the receptionist desk and the woman behind the counter looked up at her. Jeanette smiled and said, "Jeanette Seville. I have an appointment with Dr. Cross."

The receptionist flipped through a book before nodding and looking back up at Jeanette. "Yes, Mrs. Seville. Dr. Cross will be with you shortly," she said politely.

Jeanette smiled and thanked her. Then she went to sit in the waiting area. As she waited, she picked up a magazine and flipped through it, uninterested in all of the articles. Five magazines later, a nurse stepped into the waiting area. "Jeanette Seville?" she asked. Jeanette dropped the magazine she was semi-reading and stood up. The nurse smiled and motioned for Jeanette to follow her. They walked down a long hallway before entering a room. "You can have a seat. Dr. Cross will be with you shortly," she said and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Jeanette only had to wait about two minutes this time before Dr. Cross walked in. He smiled when he saw her. "Jeanette, nice to see you again," he said as he shut the door and pulled two gloves from a box on the wall.

Jeanette smiled. "You, too, Dr. Cross."

Dr. Cross started washing his hands. "I see Alvin won't be joining you today," he said.

Jeanette's smile faded slightly. "Um, no, he had to work," she said.

The doctor nodded and put on the gloves. "Very well. Please get on the table," he said and Jeanette did what he said. She laid back and Dr. Cross proceeded in lifting up her shirt. He turned and picked up a tube of gel. "This might be a little cold," he warned and squirted across her lower abdomen.

Jeanette flinched slightly and chuckled. "I'm still not used to that," she said.

Dr. Cross chuckled. Then he picked up the transducer and began to rub around the area with the gel. As he moved the probe, he asked Jeanette, "Do you want to take a look?"

Jeanette sighed and shrugged. "Sure, why not?" She took a deep breath and looked at the screen.

Dr. Cross blew out a breath and lifted the transducer from her stomach. "Well, Jeanette, it seems that you're…"

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Alvin walked in the house hours later. He really didn't feel any better than he did when he left that morning. He had been thinking all day and he finally decided to tell Jeanette how he really felt about this entire situation.

He walked in the kitchen and saw that Jeanette wasn't in there, so he made his way to their bedroom. He walked in and he heard her in the bathroom. He sighed and sat on the bed. "Hey, Netta," he said.

"Hi, Alvin," she replied.

He smiled. At least she was talking to him. His smile faded when he remembered what he was about to do. He ran his hand through his hair and cleared his throat. "Listen, Jeanette, I need to talk to you about something," he said.

"Oh, yeah? What about?"

Alvin thought it would be best if he just come out and say it. "Look, babe, I know you've heard this a thousand times before, but I really think we should take a break from this trying to have a baby thing. It's obvious things really aren't working out in our favor and I know you're starting to get fed up about not being able to get pregnant," he started. Jeanette finally showed herself as she leaned on the door frame with her arms crossed and slightly glowered at him. Alvin looked up at her. "I know what you're going to say, but honestly, I don't want to keep having to go through the disappointment of finding out that you're not pregnant…again and again," he continued.

Jeanette arched an eye brow at him, but remained quiet. Alvin noticed her look and he got a little worried. "Babe, please say something."

Jeanette then reached in her back pocket. She pulled out a picture and tossed it at him. "I'm pregnant," she said dryly and walked back into the bathroom, closing the door quite loudly behind her.

Alvin's eyes widened as he stared at the sonogram lying upside-down on the floor. He picked it up and studied it some more. Suddenly, he felt horrible and very embarrassed. He groaned and slapped his forehead. Then he dropped the sonogram on the bed and stood up, walking over to the door. He rested his forehead against it. "Jeanette?" he called and received no answer. "Jeanette, baby, I'm sorry," he tried again, still receiving no response. He turned around and leaned against the door. "I know you're pretty pissed off at me for what I said and also, for not believing that this could actually work. I'm sorry for being so pessimistic and doubtful. Please forgive me?" he begged.

Suddenly, to his surprise, the door swung open and he fell backwards. Jeanette and her quick reflexes moved just before he landed on her and he hit the floor with a thud. He cringed and brought his hand up to rub the back of his head. "Ow," he muttered.

Jeanette just stared down at him. "You wanna try again?" she asked.

Alvin shot her a half-smile. "That would be nice."

She rolled her eyes. Then she looked back down at him with a smile on her face. "Hun, I'm pregnant," she said cheerfully.

Alvin looked surprised as he smiled. "That's great," he replied in the same manner. Jeanette simply chuckled as she stepped over him and walked out of the bathroom. Alvin tried to sit up, but his head started throbbing and he lay back down. "Nett, can you get me an ice pack?"

A few moments later, an ice pack landed on his chest and Jeanette hovered over him. She smirked as she crossed her arms. "You gonna lay there all night or are you gonna help me celebrate?" she questioned with an arched eye brow.

Alvin looked slightly stunned and she laughed. Then she turned around and walked toward the bed. A few seconds later, her shirt landed on top of the ice pack. Alvin smiled. "I love being married," he murmured to himself.

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Well, how was that for my first Alvinette one shot? Once again, this was a spur of the moment thing and it had absolutely no significance. I was bored and decided to write it. So, why don't you tell me what you thought of this non-eventful Alvinette one shot? Should I write more and make this a 'Married Life' series? Or should I forget about it? You tell me.

Jade