"But Kari, I thought you didn't want to have another baby!"

Kari looked from Sora to Tai and then back again. She sighed. Not again. She had had to explain it to Yolei and Ken, then Izzy and Mimi, then Davis, then Cody. Now it was Sora and Tai's turn. Oh, how she hated telling the story again. It was getting old.

"I didn't. It just happened," she sipped her tea, hoping that this would be a sufficient answer for the pair. It wasn't.

"How?" asked Tai.

Kari looked at him in disbelief. "What do you mean, how? You know how these things happen!"

"Oh believe me. He knows by now," Sora said with a smile.

"Of course I do. I just want to know how my little sister, who was on The Pill, could get pregnant."

"Oh well… it's kind of a funny story…" Kari chuckled nervously, hoping Tai would get the idea that she didn't want to talk about it. He didn't. "Oh fine." She gave up her nervous act and decided to be blunt. "You want the story? Here it is."

"Hey, honey!" Kari greeted as she came home from work. "Happy anniversary!" She pecked TK on the cheek. "Where are the kids?"

"Tai has them for the night."

"Oh does he?" She grinned mischievously. "Could that be because my husband is taking me out for a special anniversary dinner?"

"Not tonight dear." Kari's heart fell at TK's answer. Not going out on their special night? TK hid a smile as she silently trudged into the kitchen.

"Oh!" Kari breathed as she saw the candlelit dinner TK had waiting. "Oh, TK! Did you make this all by yourself?"

"Well…" TK shrugged in forced modesty, obviously pleased with himself. Kari stifled a giggle. It was only spaghetti. Anyone could do it.

"And for refreshments…" TK presented a crimson bottle to his wife as a waiter in a five-star restaurant might do. He bowed and everything! Kari giggled at his professional manner.

"You really went all out, didn't you?" She smiled as he filled her cup.

"Anything for the lady."

"…and that's it?"

"Well we had a few glasses of wine and I…ahem… 'forgot' that I was out of birth control."

"You sound like you wanted to get pregnant." Tai said grumpily.

"No. It's just, you know. Anniversary, wine, kids out of house… it had been awhile since we were alone together and with those conditions… Well, one thing led to another and soon-"

"Too much information!!" Tai shouted, covering his ears. "I get the picture!"

"I didn't think it would matter. It was just one time."

"Well obviously you were wrong! I hope you've learned your lesson!" Tai scoffed. "Next time, just say no."

"Tai, stop!" Sora scolded. Kari was glad for her sister-in-law's understanding. "What did TK say when he found out, Kari?"

"Well, I'll say, I was a bit worried…"

"What am I going to do? What will TK think?" Kari wondered out loud as she paced down the hall.

"Kari calm down." Gatomon comforted, vainly trying to follow Kari as she paced. "What's the worst thing he could say?"

"He could be mad! He could not want it! What if he wants to give it away and put it up for adoption? What if he doesn't want to be part of it? What if-" Kari suddenly gasped. "What if he wants me to get an abortion?"

"Are you kidding? TK?" Gatomon almost laughed until she saw her partner's face filled with fear. She silently cursed hormones. "Kari, listen, TK would never do anything like that. He loves you. He supports you." Kari looked doubtful and Gatomon continued, "The guys at work call him Mr. Supportive. He makes charity donors seem neglectful. He makes bras look-"

"Okay, okay, I get it, Gats. He's supportive." She smiled. What was it about that cat that always made her feel better? She was right, besides. Kari had lived with TK long enough to know that something like this wouldn't make him mad enough to make her give up the baby.

"Like I would give up the baby anyway," Kari added. "I was feeling a bit dependent at the time. And vulnerable."

"You needed your husband, but at the same time you were afraid of what he'd say." Sora nodded in understanding.

"I thought that he'd think of me as irresponsible for not taking the Pill. Luckily though…"

"I am thrilled!" TK exclaimed.

"Y-you are?" Kari asked shakily.

"Of course! Honey, this child is unexpected, but by no means unwanted!" TK always was good at reading her mind.

"I'm sorry… I didn't tell you I wasn't on birth control…"

"Hey, it was one drunken night! Besides, it wasn't your fault. It takes two to tango."

Kari beamed. A huge weight had been taken off her chest.

"And it was as simple as that."

"And your kids?"

"They are excited beyond belief. Especially Nori. He's old enough now to know what's going on."

"That's right… he just started kindergarten, didn't he?"

"Yes and he loves it! Why just yesterday…"

The women began chatting about something unimportant to Tai and he zoned them out. Why was this happening now? Things had just begun to settle down and return to normal. TK' and Kari's son, Nori, was five now, their daughter, Akima, almost three. Joe had been dating the redheaded nurse, Nami, on and off for about two years and they were happy together. Mimi and Izzy had had a son last year, supposedly marking the end of the Digidestined Baby Boom. Until now, that is. Now things were getting crazy again. Tai shrugged. He could accept that.

He liked crazy.

Later that night, Kari smiled at her victory. After about an hour of the Disney Channel, the kids lay asleep on the couch, leaning against their father, who, after an hour of ESPN, had fallen asleep as well. Fatigue was a common symptom of pregnancy. But it normally occurred to the one who was pregnant.

Kari reached up and took the remote from the coffee table. She turned on the news and watched it for a while, but eventually her mind drifted back to her children. How different would it be with another baby? Could she and TK raise three kids simultaneously? She considered herself an experienced parent, but three kids? Three kids??

"And in other news," the TV droned on, "The author was seen actually working on her story today. Experts claim it is the first sign of the apocalypse and warn everyone to stay indoors…"

Kari glanced back at the three most important people in her life. She was sure that she and TK could handle whatever this next one could dish out.

TK stirred on the couch and woke up. He looked over at Kari.

"What's up, hon?" he asked sleepily. "Whatcha thinking about?"

"Oh, just the new baby."

He gave a sympathetic smile. "Worried?"

She returned his smile. "I hope we can handle it."

"Of course you'll be able to handle it!" Gatomon observed, coming into the room. "Your children don't attack each other with bubbles, do they?"

Kari and TK chuckled. "No…"

"Well mine do, and I've been able to handle three children for years."

TK wrinkled his brow. "Three?"

Patamon's voice drifted into the room. "No son! Suck in more air! You're bubbles will be stronger that way!"

"Yes. Three." Gatomon rolled her eyes. "If you'll excuse me…" She walked out of the room again yelling, "Kids, don't make Mommy come over there! I'm with egg, you know!"

TK chuckled. "She does have it pretty hard. Well, I guess we'd better get the little ones to bed…"

"Yes!" Kari cheered, "And we can watch that movie we rented!"

"No," TK said sternly, "I meant all the little ones." He motioned pointedly at Kari's stomach.

"Ah, but you see, this one has been tucked into bed for a while now."

"Well honey, you know what they say. 'Sleep when the baby sleeps.' And as you can see…" He looked around. "All of our babies are sleeping."

Kari sighed submissively. "I suppose you're right." She picked herself off the couch and took Nori in her arms.

In bed that night, all Kari and TK could think about was the tiny baby that was growing inside one of them.

A/N:… and hopefully the 'one of them' that the 'tiny baby' was growing in was Kari. Sorry, I had to break the sissy ending.