It was a sea of books they were everywhere. They sat stacked on the coffee table, the end table, on her nightstand and on the kitchen counter. If she didn't have a physical copy of a book she had a digital copy. She was like a sponge soaking up every bit of pregnancy knowledge she could find.

She wanted to be 'prepared'. She knew that their little bundle of joy would be predictably unpredictable and in order to stand to properly care for their baby she needed to know everything there was to know about pregnancy and caring for an infant.

He was more than willing to wing it, to trust his gut and do the best he could in regards to caring for their baby. He often pointed out that all their kid would need was their love, food, and a clean diaper. Sure it wasn't going to be easy but together they could do it.

They'd raise one kick ass kid.

He chortled when he found her out cold on the couch, a book on her baby bump. He carefully lifted it off of her and grabbed the throw off the back of the couch and covered her, he leaned down to kiss her forehead.

The simple action woke her up, "Hey hubby.." she mumbled through her daze of sleep. Sleep hadn't been easy to come by the last few weeks, they were in the home stretch, the Braxton hicks contractions had really ramped up the last few days and while her due date was still two months away she hoped their baby would make an early appearance. Patience wasn't exactly their strong suit they were both eager to meet their baby.

While they weren't completed blindsided by this pregnancy it hadn't been in their plans and it knocked them on their collective asses a bit. It took a good few months to wrap their heads around it, once they had it was full steam ahead.

Kim was absolutely giddy at thought of becoming a mother and Adam was equally stoked, sure their excitement was peppered with a bit of fear but they both knew fear was normal.

They would be responsible for another human one that was created in love and would be completely dependent upon them and that was terrifying.

Adam feared the big things, he feared that the ugliness in the world would one day rob him of his child, while Kim's fears were a bit more in the here and now.

She feared choosing the wrong diapers, she worried breast feeding wouldn't come easily to her. She worried about vaccinations and the potential for autism. Her rational mind told her she was being silly, that vaccines hadn't been determined to cause Autism. Her fear that breast feeding might not come easily for her weren't that far fetched but she was bound and determined to do it. She had heard that fed was best and she knew that was true but she wanted her baby to have the best of everything and that meant breastmilk. For the most part her concerns were minor in the grand scheme of things but it was hard to keep them at bay and she decided her best weapon was knowledge, and that was how their house came to resemble a bookstore.

Adam sat on the small sliver of couch, "Hey Wifey" he leaned down for a proper kiss, his hand resting on her bump, "how's the peanut today?"

Kim pushed herself up with her elbows, Adam slid in behind her as she did so, resting against his chest she covered his hand with hers, "Doing flips and moving around as usual, I'm surprised there is enough room to move in there…"

"Not too much longer now. I can't wait." Adam ran his hand over her stomach, "have I told you yet today how beautiful you are?"

"Think so" She turned to look up at him, "wouldn't hurt to hear it again, even if it is a bold face lie"

"Bullshit!" Adam retorted, "It's the truth. You're fucking gorgeous."

"You lie like a rug Adam Ruzek." Kim giggled as he tickled her side, "I'm as big as a house, I haven't seen my feet in well over a month, I constantly need to pee and I am always hungry. Like now, I am straving."

Adam moved out from behind her and stood up, "What do you want?" he asked on his way to the kitchen, "Chinese? Pizza? I can throw something together if you want."

Kim waddled into the kitchen, "Will you cook for me?"

"Yes. I would do anything for you, don't you know that by now?" Adam grabbed ahold of her hips, "I would do anything for you, anything at all. For you and this little one" he caressed her baby bump, "Who still needs a name I might add."

Kim looped her arms around his neck and captured his lips in a kiss, when she pulled back her eyes danced, "You know we weren't supposed to even know what we are having. We agreed to be surprised."

"I can't help that I figured it out" he grabbed the bread from the pantry, "Grilled cheese sound good?"

"Perfect." Kim took her usual spot at the island, "Its your specialty isn't is?" she teased him, the man could do a lot of things cooking wasn't one of those things. He was proficient at just a few simple things and luckily for them she seemed to crave his grilled cheese sandwiches as of late.

'No I suppose you couldn't…" Kim agreed, "but you could've kept it from our friends" she smirked. She had tried to convince him to keep it a secret but it was an impossible task and she gave up trying to keep him from spilling the beans. It may have been the cutest thing she had ever witnessed, he was bursting with joy and she couldn't help but be caught up in it. She couldn't wait until their baby was old enough to hear the story of how they learned of it's gender.

"Adam, please sit down. You're making me nervous" Kim was nervous enough as it was, watching Adam bounce around the small exam room wasn't helping matters.

"I can't, I'm excited. I didn't get to see the last ultrasound live." Adam was seriously bummed to have missed the last appointment and he made sure he wouldn't miss this one, "Last chance, you still want it to be a surprise? I mean I will change my mind if you want to find out now. That's cool with me, I promise."

Kim laughed at him, "I bet you will. We agreed Adam, we both agreed that life doesn't offer many surprises anymore and this is the best kind of surprise."

"Alright. You're right, you're always right. Surprise it is." Adam kissed her as the door opened.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" The doctor laughed, "You two ready to see your baby?"

Adam took his seat beside Kim and the pair watched as the doctor began the scan, they watched intently as she identified their baby's body parts.

"Here are little one's legs, its measuring nicely. Just as a baby at this gestational age should."

Adam was in awe, "That's my baby? Our baby, fuck this is amazing."

"Adam!" Kim swatted his thigh, "Your mouth. I'm so sorry. My husband has a filthy mouth."

"Its okay. My husband is just as bad." She continued with the scan.

"Stop!" Adam held his hand up, he leaned forward and pointed to the screen, "This is a leg, yeah?"

Adam moved his finger, "This is a leg too. What's this? Is this a penis? Does my baby have penis. My baby it's a boy?" His voice rose an octave as his level of excitement rose, "We are having a little boy, aren't we?"

The doctor laughed, "Well, its not a third leg, so yes you're having a boy." She told them.

Kim ignored the tears that welled in her eyes, she truly didn't care what they were having but she knew Adam was hoping for a boy.

"So much for being surprised"

He had kept it to himself for almost two weeks, he ended up telling his dad and once his dad had heard the news, there was no keeping it quiet.

Though it had helped Kim immensely she was able to decorate the nursery and had already purchased a half a closet full of clothes. Their little boy had quite the wardrobe between what she had bought and what their friends and family had purchased she wouldn't need to buy clothes for at least six months after their little guy was born.

"I don't know. Nothing really sticks out to me, I think its best we wait until he is born" Kim told Adam, "What about you?"

Adam flipped the sandwich, "I really like Knox."

Kim scrunched her face up in disgust, "Absolutely not. Knox Ruzek? Gross." She shuddered, "Its too trendy for me." She grabbed her notepad, "I have been jotting down names when I think of them" she had a decent sized list, "nothing I am absolutely in love with naming a kid is hard, especially with Ruzek as the last name."

"Ouch." He teased. He placed the plate in front of her, "Eat up."

He couldn't take his eyes off of her, he still had to pinch himself just to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He didn't think he would ever be this happy and he never thought he would be given a second chance with Kim.

They busted their asses to get here, it wasn't easy but nothing worth having ever comes easily.