Here is chapter 2! Thank you to every one who reviewed, favorited, and followed! I am so very pleased! I am not sure how long this story will be, but I will take it to the end of Bilbo's pregnancy, that I promise. And soon the rating will probably change to mature. For now enjoy the chapter!


"Thorin!" Bilbo couldn't help but cry out as he watched his lover's eyes roll up in his head and suddenly the dwarf toppled off the bed and landed on the floor with a terrible thud. Bilbo scrambled off their large bed and crouched next to Thorin checking him over to make sure he was not bleeding any where. Once certain that he had only passed out and was not seriously injured Bilbo went to the bathroom and retrieved a small pitcher of water which he slowly dribbled over the dwarf kings face muttering as he did.

"Dwarfs! Tough as stone until you tell them they are to be a father." He was glad when Thorin sputtered and sat up wiping the water from his face. He took a moment to gather his wits about him then hefted his bulk from the floor and turned to face Bilbo. Both men were quiet as they regarded one another for several minutes before Thorin sighed. "

"Why did you not tell me of this possibility before?" Bilbo shifted some before rubbing at his face.

"I told you, this has not happened to a man in my family for at least a century, I truly did not believe it was possible any longer, there are lines of hobbits that have male bearers far back in their family that can no longer conceive. I believed mine to be one of those." He waited, watching Thorin quite obviously go through several things in his mind before folding his arms over his broad chest; this made Bilbo quite nervous, that stance was only used around him when Thorin was angry or upset.

"You still should have told me, we could have had herbal remedies made to ensure this did not happen, even though you felt it was not possible…which apparently was not true." At this Bilbo felt his heart sink into his feet and he took a step back, eyes prickling with tears as he covered his still flat belly with one hand.

"I am sorry, I really am. I understand if you do not wish to be a father…but I have always wanted that, and now that I am finally going to achieve that dream I will not give it up. I will not stay here so you can only be angry with me, I will return to the Shire immediately, hopefully I will be able to arrive before I am to give birth." Bilbo shifted again and looked away from Thorin unable to see the anger on his face any longer, however in doing this he missed the look of absolute horror. As he was preparing to turn and leave the room a strong hand grasped his chin and tilted his head up and gentle lips brushed against his.

"Forgive me; I did not explain myself correctly." Thorin wiped the tears that leaked out of the younger mans eyes before he continued. "I did not mean that I do not wish to be a father, I have always wished for it. I simply meant that you could have conceived before the battle, the thought of you and our child in danger terrifies me to the core. I am not angry about impending parenthood Bilbo; I am upset that you did not tell me something very important about yourself however small you think it may be. I want you right here with me."

Hearing these words made Bilbo sag with relief as he clutched at Thorin's shirt hanging on for all he was worth as he struggled to not fall apart completely, oh yes, the hormones were setting in, wonderful. After he had composed himself the hobbit smacked Thorin on the chest as hard as he could.

"You great oaf! You scared me to death! I was sure you were angry and would be more than happy to let me leave!" He continued to beat at the dwarf kings chest; while he was not strong enough to inflict any damage it made him feel better. To his credit, Thorin let him do this for a few minutes before grabbing hold of his hands with a rumbling chuckle. Giving Bilbo no time to object he scooped the hobbit into his arms and deposited him onto the bed once again before lying down and gathering him close.

"I apologize. I am not angry and I most certainly do not want you to leave. You are all I could have hoped for in a partner, I would not send you away, especially now. A child, that is not a common occurrence in the dwarf race, how could I not treasure this precious gift?" Thorin gently kissed Bilbo and rested one of his large hands on his lovers belly with a smile.

"You are not rounding yet, do you know how far along you are?" He rubbed comforting circles with his hand while he waited for Bilbo to answer.

"I am only a couple months yet, I believe I probably conceived not long after you reclaimed Erebor, I can not be certain though. As I believed this to be nothing more than impossible I was not watching for the signs." He looked at Thorin curiously. "You are truly happy about this?" His answer was a deep and passionate kiss that took his breath away and made his toes curl.

"Yes Bilbo, I am happy." This resulted in a heated round of kisses both loosing themselves in the feel of the other, worries soothed. Breaking from his lover Thorin grinned.

"I am also looking forward to you rounding with our child; you shall be even more captivating." He paused for a moment before asking a question.

"How long are hobbit pregnancies?" The dwarf king did not know, he had not known any hobbits before meeting Bilbo and did not know as much as he should even now.

"We have the same gestation period as human women, nine months…why?" Suddenly Bilbo was concerned; he did not know anything about dwarf pregnancies. Thorin grinned and the hobbit was not sure if it was out of amusement or pride. "Dwarfs carry their children for a year." Bilbo could only gape then groaned and buried his face in Thorin's neck.

"How will we tell every one?" He mumbled against the skin before him, the slight shudder this caused did not escape his notice but he had far more important things to attend to….but perhaps, later. Thorin burst out with a laugh, a true laugh, a rare sound that rumbled through Bilbo's body further weakening his resolve to not engage the man before him.

"Oh my dear hobbit, I am sure that a few have already guessed, as for the rest, we will tell our friends first and once you start to show we will have to make a formal announcement. For now we will tell only our friends, and that will most likely prove to be very amusing."


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