Hello reader! I have no idea where this story might go, all I know is that I needed some happy family times after the Graceland season finale. Mike is still alive, but he's in a coma. I reject that fact that he might be dead so hard. Anyway, this story focuses on the development of Peanut, Briggs/Charlie, and PIKE! I do not own Graceland here nor there, I do not own it anywhere.

9 weeks:

"Catherine Demarco, put that hot dog down," Briggs' authoritative voice rang out. Charlie froze, the hot dog almost touching her lips. A look of confusion crossed her features.

"What the hell?" she snapped. "I'm hungry. I have to eat for two now."

"Well, you can't have hot dogs," Briggs replied matter-of-factly, snatching the hot dog from her hands despite her protests.

"That's bullshit, what are you talking about?"

"I read in one of my books that pregnant women can't eat hot dogs. I'll take you out and get you whatever you want, but no more hot dogs. Doesn't a healthy salad sound nice?" Briggs tried, taking a bite of the confiscated hot dog.

"I've never heard that before. I'm starving, which means Peanut is starving, so give me my damn hot dog back," Charlie growled defensively. Briggs held the hot dog above her head.

"No. Hot dogs."

"I've been up early throwing up every single day this week. I've had a splitting headache thanks to your kid. I feel fat. Everything hurts. You did this to me, Paul Briggs, and I can have a goddamn hot dog if I want one."

"Google it if you don't believe me. Hot dogs can contain bacteria that is bad for the baby," he sighed, throwing it away. Groaning, Charlie pulled out her phone. Ten seconds later, she slammed her phone on the table.

"Fine. I don't want a salad, though. I want a cheeseburger. And you're buying," Charlie said.

"Anything for you." As Charlie walked to the car, Briggs stared at her stomach. She wore a black tank top that showed off her small bump. You couldn't tell she was pregnant unless you already knew, but it was reassuring to Briggs to see the small sign of life. With a grin, he followed her to the car.

If someone had told me a year ago that I would fall in love with Charlie and get her pregnant, I would've laughed in their face, Briggs thought. Funny how things change.

20 minutes later, they sat at a little burger joint. Charlie attacked her burger while shooting glares at Briggs. She was still sore about her disposed hot dog.

"Did you know our kid is the size of a cherry right now?" Briggs said absentmindedly.

"Hmm," Charlie hummed, taking another bite.

"He or she is developing eyelids and it can move its elbows," Briggs sprouted off random facts. Charlie slowed her chewing and looked him in the eyes. Briggs panicked when he noticed tears forming. "Are you okay, my love?"

Charlie furiously swiped at her eyes.

"It's the hormones. You care a lot about this kid, don't you? You sound like a pregnancy book."

"I've just done a lot of reading. I want to know everything that is going on," Briggs shrugged. Charlie fell silent for a few moments. After everything that has happened, what with Mike being in a coma, her being kidnapped and almost losing peanut, and Sid, Charlie felt the weight of it hitting her shoulders.

"I love you," Charlie sniffled. Her moods have been insane. One minute she wants to bite someone's head off, and the next she's a ball of fluff.

"You know that I love you, too. I'll always be there for you," Briggs said gently, rubbing his hands over Charlie's smaller ones.

"You're going soft, Briggs," Charlie tried to joke, but her voice cracked. Briggs wiped the corner of her eye with the pad of his thumb before pressing a light kiss there.

"That's your fault," Briggs said seriously. "You made me different, but better."

"No more lies?" Charlie asked.

"No more lies," Briggs echoed. "I swear to you."

"I was so worried when Amber kidnapped me that I wasn't going to have this kid. I thought I was done for. When I heard you call out for me... I can't remember ever feeling so relieved," Charlie said, unable to look Briggs in the eyes.

"I'll always find you, Chuck. When I got the call from Mike, I thought that I had already lost you. Both of you. I'm so sorry I've put you through so much," Briggs replied lovingly. He didn't care if he was going soft. He'd rip anyone's head whoever tried to lay a finger or Charlie or the baby.

"I forgive you for everything, Paul. Through all of that, it made me realize that I need you with me. Life is too short to have regrets. I know that it sounds cliché, and you know how I hate clichés, but it's true. I would regret every day that I don't get to see you help me raise this child."

"I won't ever give you a reason to doubt me again," Briggs said. And he meant it.

That was the first chapter. Kind of rough… really rough. Just trying to define the relationship between Briggs and Charlie. It'll feature more Pike in the next chapter. Also, look forward for lots of happy Graceland family moments.