Hey, all! This is story #4 in my Meeting The World Fanfic series, a collection of stories that follows the BMW gangs live's after their departure in Brave New World up until the start of Girl Meets World. I hope you enjoy this story, thanks for reading!

The late March, afternoon skies were bright grey and masked with a thin layer of clouds, matching with the pale, frozen grass and bare winter trees that bordered the highway. A pair suitcases were carelessly piled in the back seat of Cory and Topanga's car, and Cory's favorite local Philly radio station was playing as he cheerfully hummed the melody to a song that frequently came on that channel.

Topanga, on the other hand, was enjoying two simple things of the road trip: the sights of the Philadelphia scenery that passed them by, which was something she missed while living in NYC, and her husband's chipper, upbeat attitude.

Nothing brought her nearly as much satisfaction as seeing Cory show his enthusiastic, goofy side which was so well-known and amusing to his family and friends...it meant that he was at his absolute happiest, and Topanga could never hate seeing that.

The two of them were in Philadelphia for the weekend to enjoy a traditional Easter with the Matthews, Shawn, and Mr. Feeny. As of lately, school had been going pretty well for the both of them, Eric was thriving in his job as a caretaker at the local orphanage in NYC, and Shawn had been doing a little better since he had quit his job.

After a positive conversation with Angela over the phone, he began getting involved in a job with a local newspaper, hoping that would lead to an opportunity in journalism so that he could use both his photography and writing skills.

Anyways, as the exit to the gang's old hometown started getting closer, Cory began pulling over a couple lanes, still softly humming along with another song that had started playing on the station.

The plans were to stop at Chubbie's with Shawn and Eric, who were trailing behind them on the highway, for a small lunch to tie them over until a fulfilling dinner at the Matthews' favorite restaurant to go to around the Easter weekend: Barelli's.

As Cory pulled off at the exit, Topanga smiled at her husband's joyous demeanor and reached out to rub his shoulder blades.

"I love seeing you so happy, Cory." Topanga said as Cory turned and returned her soft smile. "What with college and jobs consuming our lives lately, I haven't had a lot of quality time like this with you."

"Yeah, well, things have started mellowing out a bit as of lately, so I've had a little more time to actually enjoy my life." Cory said, showing his wife a loving smile.

Silence occupied their attention for a few moments afterwards, as they started noticing the familiar locations and hangouts of their hometown. Suddenly, Cory interrupted the silence with his thoughtful tone.

"So-do you think it's time?"

Feeling taken aback by the unclarity of the question, Topanga frowned and contracted her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"You know?"

Topanga shook her head, wishing he would just get to his point.

"Topanga, don't you ever think about what happened around this time last year? The moment when we thought our lives were about to take a totally different path?"

"Cory, would you just get to your point?"

"The b-a-b-y scare? Doesn't that ever cross your mind?"

Topanga paused. "Once and awhile it does, Cory, but we're not ready for that yet."

"Why not? Didn't I just say that things have been calming down a little?"

"Yes, they have, but not enough to have a baby."

The silence returned once more as the two of them uncomfortably reflected on what had just been mentioned. They only occasionally talked about a baby, and even when they did, it was usually just discussed in laughter and remembrance as the old baby outfit from Shawn and Angela was rediscovered.

"If we can't consider it now, then when will we be able to?" Cory asked in a more thoughtful, honest tone.

Catching her husband's soft, smiling glance, Topanga squeezed his arm comfortingly. "I think it'll just-happen. And we'll know when it does, and then we'll be ready."

The two of them concluded the conversation with a brief, gentle kiss, just as Chubbie's came into sight.