Ash…

Ash answered the phone still praying it was a girl. Unfortunately Karma was indeed catching up to him. Mark looked over the back of the couch from where he set watching T.V and watched Ash carefully and eagerly. Mark was usually pretty patient and a little shy, but quite wise for his age. He was curious to see whether he was getting a neiase or a nephew. Meanwhile Robin didn't really care. It was all the same to him, but he did manage to stifle his laughter a little so Mark could hear.

"Hi Ash! Were still at the clinic but will be there soon." Said Jaz who was the only one at the moment who had a phone and that was charged and ready. The 3 sisters couldn't afford one and Mary's was dead and needed to be charged.

"Well?" Ash said impatiently, and immediately heard Jaz giggle. Ash heard a beep and a little scuffling sound, then…

"It's a boy!" All 5 girls yelled at the same time. Jaz had put the phone on speaker and then move so everyone was close.

"OWW!" Ash cursed and jerked his head back. This drew Robin's attention who had move from the floor to the couch and had happily sprawled out on top of it after shoeing Mark off. Robin glanced at Mark briefly in amusement, who was busy huffing and grumbling his way to a big blue recliner a few feet away. When Ash yelped Robin sat back up and gave him a knowing "I told you so" smirk. This only made Ash want to lock him up in the basement and leave him there for a few days. Ash was already worried about Karma's sharp and toothy bit to his rear. He did not need his brother rubbing it in.

Wait a few years kid, Karma will bit you too. Ash said to him tecnopathicly. Rabin's smirk just got bigger.

"Did you hear" Jade asked eagerly

"Yeeees I heard, if the ringing in my ear says anything." Ash told them while try to be patient and not sarcastic and failing dramatically.

He switched the phone to his other ear and tried to use his pinky to get some hearing back while everyone laughed. Mark was grinning, he heard the girls from where he was at and was happily thinking up names. Robin had started to doze off. Ash chatted a few more seconds and then hung up. He needed to think. He had so much to worry about. Jeez, who knew caring would lead to so much worrying? For one what was he going to do with his unborn son? Would the child live in this house or would he live in Mary's parents' house?

Ash had plenty of money from inherences and small jobs that the day-breakers sent him on. He could get everything they needed so he wasn't worried about that. He still needed to tell circle daybreak what was going on. They didn't know that Robin has a soulmate let alone what happened 3 months ago. What about Jeremy and his so called friends, especially that witch? Would he come back and take it out on the baby? Ash wasn't looking forward to telling James and the other soulmates about his son. He could already hear James's mock laughter. Maybe he could ask Mary to do it? And another thing, how about Mary's parents? They still did not know they lived next to a bunch of vampires, let alone that their daughter was pregnant with a half breed.

Ash walked over to Robin. "Unless you want me to sit on you, I suggest you move." Robin swung his legs back around and sat up, which allowed Ash some room. Ash saw Robin shoot a "not a word" glare at Mark who had grinned at Ash's words. Ash sat down and sighed then closed his eyes to rest while stretching his long legs out. Maybe Ash would get lucky and his son would be more like his mom. He doubted it, but it was possible right?

Mary…

Mary and the girls had to do some shopping so it was a little late before they got back. They bought mostly baby things like a crib and baby cloths. Mary fell in love with a crib with dark blue railings and bars. The crib's bedding was Black with small stars and colorful galaxies on it. Attached to the side was a matching dresser and the headboard had a mobile attached to it. The mobile had all the planets and the sun dangling from it. The whole set was a little over 500 dollars. Ash had given her some money, before they left that morning, to spend saying he didn't care what she bought as long as she was happy. Mary was very happy with the crib and couldn't wait to show it to him. The girls happy ran around the stores in town finding all kind of toys and clothes. Mary decided her son was going to be spoiled, not that being spoiled was bad.

When they got back, Ash walked straight over to Mary's parents and invited them over for dinner. Ash said that he had decided that the best way to tell them was to tell them together. All of their parts of the story, the Night World, the war and circle daybreak, Jeremy and what had happened with him, and there new grandson being a half breed all at the same time. Mary was not sure how they would respond but she figure the only way to find out was to just do it and get it over with. She knew Ash was right and that the longer they waited the higher chance there was of their son losing the only grandparents that might accept him.

When he got back Mary dragged him upstairs to his room to talk. Jaz and Jade were buzzy dragging a lazy Robin off the couch so he could help set up the crib. Mark was already in the room, they picked out one in case the baby stayed with them, cleaning and sweeping it. The room was just a few doors down from Ash's. It was originally a spare and used for storage and had taken quite a few weeks to get it clean. There still trash and boxes on the floor plus the windows and walls needed to be wiped down, which Robin and Mark were put to work on. Jaz made Robin carry the crib up the stairs, which he whined about saying he had better things to do. "Like what, sleeping?" Jaz said exasperated. After a few minutes, she won the argument and had him place it out of the way inside the baby's room. While the boys cleaned, Jaz and Jade sat in the corner and started to put the crib together.

Rowan and Kristal were in the kitchen. Mary had bought some human food and they were trying to make dinner for the older couple coming over later that night. They didn't know much about human cooking when they first moved there, but after a year or so they did pick up a few things and were determined to make a good vampire impression. As for Mary herself, she had dragged Ash up the stairs and into his room to talk about Jeremy and what they were going to name their little boy. Mark had already given his thoughts and so had everyone else but Robin, he of course didn't care.