Sitting at home waiting was not Thea's favorite thing. In fact, she couldn't think of very many things she hated more. It was made bearable, this time, however, by the surprise she was going to drop on Roy the moment he came home from training with Diggle.
She eyed the little box innocently sitting on her kitchen bench, dropping her hand into her lap, running her fingers gently over her still flat stomach. Her doctor had estimated that she was about seven weeks into her pregnancy…still far too early to have any form of bump, but Thea still found it oddly reassuring to rest her hand over the area where her and Roy's baby was growing.
Only a few short days had passed since the night that Thea had taken the Pregnancy test. True to her word Felicity had accompanied Thea to her doctor's appointment, which had taken place that very morning chattering away about the most inane things to keep Thea's mind off what was going on. Thea was privately impressed that Felicity had managed to keep the secret for so long, although she knew that Oliver suspected something was amiss. Roy probably did too…he wasn't stupid, despite how she'd often told him he was.
After the doctor's appointment Thea and Felicity had gone out for lunch together, just as they'd planned. On their way they'd walked past a baby boutique, and Thea had dragged Felicity inside. It had been fun, cooing over the tiny clothes, and despite the fact it was so early on in her pregnancy, Thea hadn't been able to leave without a couple of little baby outfits.
It had been risky, going into a baby boutique like that, with Thea being so well known within Starling City, but Felicity had given some coverage, chattering at length, and in a voice that would carry to anyone who was eavesdropping, that they were shopping for her cousin's baby shower. Thea had gone along with the ruse, inwardly surprised at how easily Felicity came up with the lie. It was proof of how much Felicity had learned about being sneaky and deceptive since she'd first started helping Oliver.
Once they'd finished shopping and their lunch Felicity had dropped Thea off at home before she'd gone on to Verdant to run some updates. Thea had taken the opportunity to get everything set up for Roy's surprise, before she relaxed on her comfortable couch.
Thea wasn't ashamed to admit that she'd dozed a little that afternoon, her body still adapting to the fact it was carrying another life within it. It probably didn't help that she'd been hit hard by morning sickness that morning, and had therefore not had any breakfast, although it had mostly passed by the time she'd had her doctor's appointment. She had still felt rather nauseous, but Thea had put it down to nerves more than anything.
By the time that Roy knocked on her door, however, Thea felt refreshed and wide awake as she rose to her feet and crossed over the room to the door, pulling it open with a smile.
"Hey," Roy greeted her with an affectionate smile. Thea beamed and stepped close to him, wrapping her arms gracefully around his neck and leaning in so she could kiss Roy. Roy returned the kiss eagerly, his fingers running through Thea's hair, causing Thea to moan contentedly.
"How was your day?" Roy asked once they'd separated.
Thea tilted her head thoughtfully, "Felicity and I went shopping, and we went out for lunch, it was fun."
"Felicity told us, she sounded like she enjoyed herself." Roy told her as he stepped over the threshold of the apartment.
"There's something for you on the bench."
"For me?" Roy asked, confusion seeping into his voice, "It's not my birthday, or our anniversary is it? If it is I am so sorry."
Thea couldn't help but laugh at the fearful look on Roy's face, kissing him reassuringly on the kips.
"No…nothing like that. Why don't you go and open it."
Thea closed her apartment door as Roy walked towards the kitchen, looking curiously over his shoulder at her as he went. She bit her lip to prevent her giggles from escaping her as he picked up the box, tied with red ribbon, and began to open it.
Thea wished she had a camera recording the moment Roy removed the lid of the box, and his gaze fell on the contents of the box. The pregnancy test that started it all, innocently lying on top of a couple of the cute baby clothes that Thea had picked out earlier that day. Her favorite, by far, was a little red hooded jumper, in a very similar shade to the protective gear that Roy wore when he was helping Oliver that Thea had fallen in love with. She'd stuck to gender neutral choices, since she didn't know if she was having a boy or a girl, which had limited her choices a little, but it was enough to get the message across to Roy, judging from the look of shock on his face.
"Are you okay?" Thea asked, taking a few steps towards Roy, as she noticed how his face had lost almost all of its color, and he looked like he was about to pass out.
"Are…are you…are we?" Roy stammered, looking from the box in his hand, to Thea, and back at the box.
Thea smiled, "Yeah, we are. I'm about seven weeks in…I went to the doctors today to confirm it, but I did the test a few days ago."
"We…we're going to be parents" Roy offered softly, setting the box down on the bench and focusing fully on Thea, who nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
"Are you okay?" Roy asked, "You're not having any issues or anything?"
"A little morning sickness and I'm getting tired more quickly, but nothing outside the normal. Everything is going well so far."
A smile broke out across Roy's face at that piece of news, and he strode back across the room to Thea, engulfing her in a hug, although he was very gentle about it.
"I love you so much, Thea." Roy told her, before he kissed her deeply. Thea blinked, feeling tears gathering in her own eyes.
"I love you too; Roy…does this you're okay with this, then? I mean…I know we hadn't really talked about this, and I know that with things it's probably not the best timing, but I can't bring myself to go and have an abortion, and…"
Roy's lips on Thea's ended her babble, and she moaned into the kiss.
"I've been spending too much time with Felicity." She muttered to herself once Roy had pulled back a little, casing Roy to chuckle gently as he showered the rest of her face with gentle kisses, his hands cupping her face as he worked his way all over her face, before he moved down her neck and along the ridge of her shoulder, before Roy looked down at her with a beaming smile written across his own features, as he gracefully sank to his knees in front of her, gently lifting to top of Thea's tank top to expose the skin of her abdomen.
"Does this answer your question?" he asked, before he began kissing his way across her flat stomach, paying particular attention to the areas closest to where their child was growing.
"Hello, little one," Roy said quietly, "I know you're still really little, and you've got lots of growing to do before we get to meet you, but I'm your daddy, and I want you to know that I love you, and I always will, no matter what happens. I will always protect you and your mommy, from whoever wants to hurt you both."
Thea sobbed, and Roy looked up at her, before he pressed one more kiss to her stomach, before he rose to his feet and kissed her again.
"I meant it, every word," He told her, "nothing is going to stop me from being there for the two of you. I am going to be a good dad for this baby, I promise."
"I'll hold you to that, Roy Harper." Thea replied seriously, before they kissed once again, their joined hands resting over the flat skin of Thea's stomach.