"I'm home!" Nathan called out as he walked in the front door. He'd been busy all day at the restaurant back in town, and was getting home later than normal as a result. His restaurant was a pretty decent success in town, and was usually quite busy from the time it opened until the time it closed. Especially now that it was around the winter holidays, the restaurant was packed almost all day now. The colder it got there, the more people there were in the restaurant. Today, he'd managed to sneak some food home for him and Molly so they wouldn't have to worry about cooking that night. He had the parcel tucked neatly underneath one arm as he closed the door behind him.

Nathan shuffled through their mail, which he'd picked up from the post office on the way back home. Lowering his coat down off his shoulders, he tossed it aside as he sorted through their mail. Nothing new, a few letters from Nero, a few letters from friends Molly had back in Yamato, and one letter from someone whose name Nathan didn't recognize. It was addressed to Molly, so as he walked into the kitchen, he tossed her portion of the mail in its usual spot and leaned against the counter. He tossed the parcel under his arm up on the counter and quickly eyed one of the letters from Nero. He often sent Nathan letters letting him know where he was, and this one particular letter was addressed from at least half way around the world. Nathan laughed to himself, Nero certainly traveled a lot.

"Molly?" He called out again.

"I'm in the bedroom!" Molly answered, her voice echoing through the house. Nathan slowly lifted himself from leaning against the counter and headed towards their bedroom. Opening the door, he leaned against the doorframe, watching Molly who was folding laundry delicately on the bed. Nathan couldn't help but smile as Molly looked up at him, smiling back. She was about halfway through her pregnancy, and was showing a good bit. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her, leaning forward and crushing his mouth to hers. She giggled against his hungry lips, and threw her arms around his neck. Her swollen belly prevented them from getting too close, but Nathan didn't care. He pressed another quick kiss to her lips before kneeling down in front of her belly. Molly giggled again as he pressed his ear up to her belly and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hey there." He whispered. He waited a moment before he smiled, feeling the answering kick to his voice.

"Easy in there tiger. Cut your poor mom some slack here." He said, winking up at Molly.

"Gets more and more active by the day." She said, rubbing the top of Nathan's head as he continued to press his face against her belly. He remained there, motionless, for another few moments.

Ever since Molly had told him she was pregnant, it became a regular event each evening when Nathan came home from work. He told her that he wanted the baby to know what his voice sounded like when it came out. He was determined it was a girl, and told her so almost daily. Molly, however, had a feeling that it was a boy. Nathan stood back up and walked into the kitchen, hand in hand, with Molly. He walked over to the parcel he'd tossed onto the counter and opened it, letting the sweet smells from inside fill the air. Molly was extremely sensitive to smell recently, so the moment he opened the package, she sniffed the air, smiling.

She licked her lips. "That smells divine. What is it?"

He laughed as he turned around to grab two plates from the cabinet. "A new dish one of my newer chefs was trying out. Some sort of chicken with goat cheese or something. I know how much you like cheese recently, so I figured you'd appreciate it."

Molly grabbed some silverware. "You were right." Nathan began scooping the contents out of the parcel and onto their plates as Molly went over to quickly look over her pile of mail. She sorted through her stack and upon seeing the last letter, she tossed it into the trash can without so much as a second glance.

Nathan raised an eyebrow. "Who was that one from? I didn't recognize the name."

Molly smiled, grabbing her plate happily. "No one. Someone from Yamato I don't really care to talk to. And by the way, have I mentioned just how wonderful of a husband you are for bringing this home for me?"

Nathan smirked at her, pressing a quick kiss to her forehead. "You probably have, but I like hearing you say it just the same."

The two walked into the dining room and sat across from one another, enjoying their meal together. Molly made sounds of delight as she began devouring her portion, and Nathan couldn't help but stop and watch her. Her appetite had grown considerably over the last few months, and when she ate, she acted as if she hadn't eaten for weeks. Nathan thought it was cute, and laughed quietly as he went back to his own food. In the last few weeks she'd started to crave cheese and certain milk products, but the weeks following up to that she'd craved things such as sweets. Those changed every so often, Nathan had noted, but always tried to keep up with them. Because it was always handy to know when she woke up at four in the morning hungry and he had to run into town to grab something. Not that he minded in the least. He'd go to the moon to get something for her if she wanted it.

"How's the clinic?" Nathan asked. Molly still worked with Christopher and Thomas at Christopher's clinic down the street. She'd insisted that she was going to continue working there until she couldn't anymore because of the baby, so Nathan hadn't pushed. He knew how much she liked working, and having something to do while he was gone, so he was glad it was at least with people he trusted.

She nodded. "Good. It was pretty slow today, but it'll probably pick up tomorrow. You still have to work late tomorrow?"

"Sadly yes." He replied. Nathan's restaurant was staying open late the following day due to the fact that it would be closing that Friday. Nathan had wanted to spend a long weekend with Molly, so he'd arranged it so the restaurant was able to close on Friday, which meant he had to keep it open later than usual for the next two days.

"What did you want to do for the weekend?"

Nathan shrugged. "We could stay in bed all day for all I care. As long as I get to spend some time with you."

Molly raised her eyebrow, smiling. "Stay in bed huh?" Nathan looked up at her, confused for a moment until she waggled her eyebrows at him.

Nathan chuckled. "That wasn't what I meant, but if that's what you'd like, I could arrange that."

He stood up and grabbed his plate, collecting hers while she went to push her chair back. He quickly went back into the kitchen and began rinsing their plates. Molly cleared the table and threw the leftovers into the trash can. Molly looked out the window and smiled, seeing as the first snow of the year began to fall As Nathan rinsed the last dish, and went to wipe his hands dry, Molly grabbed his hand and dragged him towards the front door.

"Where are we going?" He asked.

She tossed his coat at him, and went to slide hers on. "Outside. It's snowing." Nathan grinned as he grabbed her hat from the counter and slide it down over her ears. Russell had gotten it for her as a present a few months ago, for the colder weather, and it really suited her. She grinned up at him as he placed a quick kiss on her nose before opening the front door.

The snow was just beginning to gloss the ground, but was starting to come down in flurries. Molly twirled around slowly as she looked up at the sky. She held her hands out and watched as the flakes melted on her warm skin. Nathan leaned against the door frame of the front door as he watched her. He smiled as she stuck her tongue out, letting the tiny snowflakes land on her tongue. Looking over at him, she motioned for him to join her. Laughing, he walked over and shyly stuck his tongue out.

"That's not how you do it!" Molly teased him, shoving him playfully.

"How do you do it then?"

She jutted her tongue out further than he'd done. "Like this!" Rolling his eyes playfully, he stuck his tongue out, laughing as he felt the flakes melting against him.

Molly brought her tongue back in her mouth and crept away as Nathan continued to stare up into the sky, his tongue stuck out. She gathered as much of the snow off the ground as she could and patted it into a ball. It wasn't very large, as there still wasn't much snow, but it was enough. Tossing it into the air, it landed square on Nathan's shoulder. He jumped in surprise, and looked in her direction. She tried to give him her most innocent look, but as he smiled at her, he ran over and the two gently teased each other in the snow. Molly squealed as Nathan grabbed her by her arms and lifted her up off the ground. He spun her around a few times before gently placing her back on the ground.

Molly laughed as she looked up at her husband, who was smiling down at her. She stood on her toes and kissed his lips. His lips were always so soft and warm, and despite how cold it was outside, she always melted. She pulled away from him, and he took a step towards the cabin. He held his hand out to her, and the two of them went back inside for the rest of the evening.