Faith is straddle Lexi grinning down at her, and putting her hair behind her shoulders

Surprises

Faith is straddle Lexi grinning down at her, and putting her hair behind her shoulders. "Shoulda seen that one coming."

Lexi laughs, "Oh yeah? Well maybe I just like having you on top of me." She winks at Faith.

Faith leans down brushing Lexi's lips with her own, and moving her hair out of her face. "Maybe we could get frisky tonight," she whispers into her ear.

Lexi giggles, "Think you can find my room?"

"I have every night this week haven't I?" Faith kisses Lexi again.

Megan clears her throat, "Thought ya'll was training."

Lexi looks up, "Who said we're not?"

"Looks a whole hell of a lot like you're kissing to me." Becky says from beside her.

Faith grins down at Lexi, "I think we got caught."

"Wouldn't if you had kept your mouth shut." Lexi laughs, "So what's going on?"

"Could you please get off of her Faith?" Amber asks making her way out the door.

Faith laughs, "Don't hear her complainin."

"Why would she? We heard you upstairs last night." Amber says arms folded and smirk on her face. "And you weren't sparing."

"Oh God! You did not!" Lexi says.

Faith laughs, "You heard squeals a lot here." She moves and helps Lexi up. "It's true babe you scream like the dickens."

One month had passed between the night of the truth spell and present. As agreed they had taken things slowly. However, ounce they had spent the night together about a week and half ago, things had speed up immensely. Although there had been several cold showers in the in between part on Faith's end at least. Hadn't helped when Lexi invited herself into the bathroom, she had opened the curtain smiling at Faith, then laughing when Faith turned off all hot water. She as in her robe, only.

Lexi watches as Megan, Becky and Amber make their way down the drive way, "I don't like them patrolling by themselves" she says quietly, not realizing Faith is behind her.

Faith wrapped her arms around Lexi's waist. "They'll be fine, they were trained by the best." Faith smiled.

Lexi laughs, "You right?" she leans back into Faith taking one of her hands and interlocking it with Faith's.

"Well I was gonna say us but if you say so." Faith smirked.

Lexi shakes her head. She turns slightly in Faith's arms and lays her head on her shoulder, "Why do you smell like chocolate?" she asks not lifting her head.

"Huh?" Faith asked as she tightened her hold on Lexi.

"Chocolate, Faith, you smell like chocolate." Lexi feels Faith's grip tighten, "You didn't get into Megan's birthday cake did you?" she asks attempting to hide the smile crossing her face.

"No..." Faith said looking over to the side.

Lexi half laughs half sighs, "I spent my last 20 bucks on that damn cake Faith, you owe her another one." Lexi looks up and laughs at the guilty look on Faith's face. "Faith Lehane, if I wasn't sucha softy and didn't feel like shit tonight, I might just have to kick you're ass for that one."

"I didn't eat it...I just tasted the icing." Faith said looking back at Lexi. "I didn't figure anyone would notice."

Lexi shakes her head, "Sometimes you are just too much," she rests her head ounce more on Faith's shoulder. Her arms wrapped around Faith's waste, Lexi goes quiet.

"You ok?" Faith asked as she looked down at the girl on her shoulder.

Lexi closes her eyes, not answering Faith for a moment, "Yeah, just not feeling good." she answer finally. She pulls back not meeting Faith's eyes, "I think it's just that time of the month, I mean I know that's it cause it shoulda been last week, but...well it wasn't..."

"You wanna lay down or something?" Faith asked, "You could eat the birthday cake and I could get another one tomorrow."

Lexi shakes her head, "No, I'm fine really, besides I'm not sure I could handle birthday cake." she sighs still not quiet meeting Faith's eyes. She can since Faith's worry and attempts to smiles at her but still she doesn't meet her eyes.

"Ok you never turn down chocolate." Faith said. She cupped Lexi's chin, guiding her eyes to hers. "What's up?"

"I'm never late either." Lexi says finally meeting Faith's eyes.

Faith looked into her eyes. She was silent at first; she knew she should say something. "Oh" 'Smooth Faith' She thought, "You sure?"

Lexi turns her back on Faith, hiding the tears suddenly in her eyes, "Well, I haven't taken a test but..." She tries to gather herself taking a deep breath, but it comes out in more of a sob.

Faith couldn't stand to see her cry. She turned Lexi back around, pulling her into a hug. "Please don't cry." Faith guided her over to the couch and sat them down. "We'll get through this."

Lexi cries harder when Faith hugs her, "I just don't want to lose you. I just don't think...and then there's the girls, how could I? And I just..." She shakes with sobs she's been holding in.

"You're stuck with me." Faith said as she rubbed Lexi's back. "It could be a false alarm...it could be stress."

Lexi nods, "I know, I don't know why I'm so upset." she sets up looking at Faith, "That's a lie, I do know why. Jackson and I were always careful, he said if I got pregnant, I would either have to abort of he would never speak to me again." she sniffles, "And it's not like I want to go speaking to him again, but..." she pauses, "Well, when you were in Jackson's body...did you...I mean did we..." Lexi takes a deep breath, "Were we careful Faith?"

Faith blinks, they hadn't spoken of that night since Lexi found out. "I...that's not really...I mean...my mind was other places that night Lexi..." she runs a hand through her brunette hair, "Shit," she shakes her head, "Condoms never even crossed my mind." She looks up to see tears forming in Lexi's eyes, "I'm sorry Lexi, I'm so sorry."

"You're not gonna make me abort if I'm pregnant are you?" Lexi's voice is barely above a whisper.

"What? No." Faith said. "I'm not Jackson. Sure I took his skin for a drive that night but I'm not him."

Lexi lets out a sigh of relief then laughs, "So...I guess I should...take the test I've been avoiding...I picked it up when I was out, just couldn't bring myself to ya know...take it..." she rings her hands slightly nervously.

Lexi hears Faith nock on the bathroom door ounce more rolling her eyes, she hadn't locked it, she looks down at the test ounce more. Sighing she picks it up opening the door, she holds it up so that Faith can see the word 'pregnant' clearly written in the read out box.

"Shit fuck." Faith said and then thought about it, "Does this mean I'm gonna be a dad or is Jackson gonna be?"

Lexi frowns, "Well, technically Jackson's sperm my egg, but you were driving his body..." she sighs rubbing her eyes, "The hell if I know Faith, all I know is I'm knocked up and feel like shit." She puts the test in the trash bend, "I'll take that out later so the girls won't find it. Right know we seriously need to talk. I mean I know you said you wouldn't make me abort...but I mean...we should talk about things." Lexi tries desperately not look scared, she can see fear in Faith's eyes and that scares her even more. Slowly she takes her by the hand leading her to her bedroom.

"I'm really sorry...this is my fault. If I didn't have to be such a screw up..." Faith said as she sat on the bed looking down at the floor.

Lexi kneels before Faith, gently taking her chin and looking into Faith's eyes, "You're the best thing that has happened to me in a long time Faith, you're not a screw up. We, you and me, against all greater odds created a child." She smiles softly, "This child is ours Faith. I mean, am I scared yeah, and I freaking out yeah, but part of me is happy too." She gently kisses Faith, standing up she sets down next to her turning Faith to face her she kisses her again then takes Faith's hand and places it over her stomach, "I understand if you aren't ready or whatever, but think about this..."

Faith looked at her hand on Lexi's stomach. "Have to admit this tops the list of things I wasn't planning when I woke up this morning."

Lexi laughs, "But it's a good thing though, I mean...it's not horrible right?" she watches Faith stroke her stomach gently.

"Wicked crazy but not horrible." Faith said.

Lexi smiles cupping Faith's face she kisses her gently. "Crazy is one way of putting it." She gently pushes Faith back onto the bed, straddles her and leans down kissing her neck.

"Now see this was on top of the list of things I was planning this morning when I woke up." Faith smirked as she flipped Lexi onto her back. She bent down to kiss her, gently nipping at her bottom lip.

Lexi laughs into Faith's mouth allowing their tongues to meet. She pulls back suddenly though, "Um Faith...I think..." She pushes Faith off her and heads for the bathroom, Faith hot on her heals.

Faith was greeted with the sound of Lexi throwing up. Faith walked over to her pulling her hair back. "Was I that bad?" Faith joked when Lexi had finished.

Lexi laughs leaning against Faith, "I think it was the chocolate smell. It's been making me queasy anyways, I'm sorry." Lexi sighs, "Help me up please, I think I just want to lay down."

Faith bent down, picked Lexi up off the floor and carried her back into her room. She gently lay her down on the bed and crawled in beside her. "You ok now?" Faith asked, "You need me to get you anything?"

Lexi turns facing Faith snuggling close, "Just you, I'll be okay as long as I have you."

Faith held her close. "You've got me." She said.

Lexi smiles, "I'm gonna get fat and ugly, you still gonna like me then, or you gonna go finda ya another girl?"

"Well for one you can't ever be ugly, two that fat will be baby and three you're the only girl for me." Faith said and her brows suddenly knitted together in thought.

Lexi frowns, "whatcha thinking about?"

"How do you do that? I just rhymed like a poet or some shit." Faith said shaking her head. "You're turning me soft, if the Scoobs knew I'd never hear the end of it."

Lexi laughs, "Well, I kinda like the softer you," She thinks for a minute, "Are you still emailing them? I mean, I don't want you to lose contact with your friends..."

"Yeah I emailed Red this morning but I got side tracked so I don't know if she's got back to me yet." Faith said, "I'm sure if something big's goin down they know where to find me."

Lexi nods, hiding a yawn, "So Red, she's the wicca you were talking about putting Megan in touch with? Have you heard from B lately?" Lexi yawns, "Giles called yesterday, wanted to check in. Wondered if we were getting along," A sleepy smiles crosses her face, "told him yeah." Lexi closes her eyes slowly, "Faith?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't leave me tonight" she whispers, her breathing eases and she's drifting into sleep before she realizes it.

Faith kissed the top of Lexi's head. "Don't worry...I won't."

Lexi and Faith are aroused from a restful sleep by screams. Quickly they hurry and throw on robes finding the girls yelling in the hallway. "What the hell is going on?" Lexi yells.

"Who's pregnancy test is this?" Megan holds it up.

"Shit, I thought I took the trash out." Lexi says looking sideways at Faith. "Everybody in the living room."

Everybody heads for the living room, but Lexi falls back, "You okay?" Faith asks.

Lexi nods, "Just feeling a little…queasy….." She turns and heads for the bathroom.

Faith moves behind her holding her hair back and rubbing her back, "Damn" she curses under her breath.

Amber appears in the doorway, "Guess we don't have to ask who's pregnant anymore." She folds her arms watching the scene before her.

"Just take you're ass to the living room, we'll be there in a minute." Faith says, before turning the attention back to Lexi. Lexi finally sets back, "Anything I can do?" She watches Lexi shake her head, "Here," Faith grabs a wash cloth and wets it in cold water, "This should cool you off."

"They're gonna freak, and I don't blame this. I mean Faith those girls depend on us, on me, and I mean…" Lexi closes her eyes putting the cool rag to her face.

"Look, you aren't carrying the load by yourself, right know all you need to worry about is taking care of yourself, I'll worry about the girls." Faith kisses her forehead, "I'm gonna go talk to them, you go back to bed."

"I can't just go back to bed." Lexi says struggling to stand up. "I got to do something's for Megan's birthday, and then training."

"Oh no you don't," Faith says helping her up, "you don't train anymore. I don't want you hurting yourself or the baby."

"I'm fine Faith." Lexi smiles gently, "We're fine."

"Just go back to bed Babe." Faith says kissing the top of her head.

"Ounce we've talked to the girls, I'll think about it. I'll be right out okay?" Lexi says.

Faith sighs, but nods. 'She's so damn hardheaded' Faith thinks making her way to the living room. Becky stands up, "Is Lexi okay?"

"She's not feeling so great." Faith says, "But she's okay."

"How the hell did this happen?" Megan asks, "I mean I know HOW this happens" she adds when Faith raises an eye brown, "I meant….ya know how did…..her and Jackson were always so careful."

Lexi wraps her arms around Faith laying her head on Faith's back before moving to her side, "The baby isn't exactly Jackson's."

"You were cheating on Jackson?" Morgan asks.

"No," Lexi shakes her head sighing deeply.

"I was in Jackson's body." Faith says deciding to take the blame for this. "You cast a spell that put me in his body, and well, I kinda…we kinda…"

"We know don't need details, but did she know it was you?" Amber asks.

"No, I didn't tell her I was in Jackson's body." Faith says recoiling slightly at the glares she receives.

"Look, what happened wasn't Faith's fault, and it wasn't Megan's either. This is just something that kinda happened, but I'm happy with Faith and…we're keeping the baby." Lexi says holding tightly to Faith. "I know this is a big shock girls, believe me when I say it was to us too, but….we'll get through this. I mean if you want to stay."

The girls look at each other, then move closer to Lexi and Faith. Megan hugs Lexi first, "I'm sorry about the spell."

Lexi shakes her head, "Don't worry about it so much kid. Just don't do it again."

Amber moves to hug Lexi next but stops frowning, "Um…."

"What?" Lexi asks.

Amber laughs, "Am I like gonna break you?"

Lexi rolls her eyes pulling Amber to her, "No, you're not going to break me."

Becky moves around Faith smiling broadly, "You better have girl, there's lots we can teach her."

Lexi looks at Faith and smiles, "I think that was Faith's part." She hugs Becky, "Although if you start talking know you may be able to convince the baby."

Faith laughs, moving to stand behind Lexi, her arms wrapped loosely around her waste, "This means no more training, no more patrolling for Lexi. It also means she's not going to be left alone while we patrol. Don't argue Babe." Faith says stopping Lexi's arguments, "That also means that I'm gonna be taking on a lot more around here, everybody cool with that." All the girls nod, "Cool, know I think we need to make you a doctors appointment." She kisses Lexi's neck.

Lexi frowns, "I hate doctors."

"Gotta make sure you and the baby are okay though." Faith says gently.

Lexi sighs, "The things I do for you." She laughs, "We still gotta do Megan's birthday breakfast."

Megan shakes her head, "Nope, cereal is fine with me."

"Megan, we had a deal, anything you wanted…" Lexi says.

Megan smiles, "Pancakes? With blueberry syrup."

"I can…" Lexi feels her stomach lurch, "Faith can do that….." she pulls out of Faith's grasp heading out of the room.

Faith glances around, "Uh, how about we go to breakfast ounce I make sure Lexi's okay, not so um, good with the cooking…" she says heading after Lexi.

The girls all laugh shaking their heads.

"Okay this is getting really old really fast," Lexi says standing up wrapping her arms around Faith.

"I'm sorry, I wish there was something I could do Lexi," Faith says kissing her forehead.

"You're doing it just by being here." Lexi say looking up at Faith with a small smile, "That wasn't so horrible…telling the girls I mean…."

"Naw, they're pretty good girls, know come on, I'm gonna put you back to bed then take the girls out for breakfast, I'll bring you back something." Faith leads Lexi outta the bathroom and down to her bedroom.

"You don't have to put me back to bed." Lexi laughs, "I'm not a child."

"Hey, I'm trying to do the daddy thing here." Faith says pulling the covers back and helping Lexi into the bed. She sets down on the bed, gently moving Lexi's hair out of her face, "Seriously Lexi, I'm gonna make that doctors appointment, I wanna make sure you're okay."

Lexi nods, "As long as you go with me."

"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Faith says kissing Lexi before leaving with the girls.

Faith, Megan, Amber and Becky go out for breakfast. The atmosphere is light, and joking. However, Faith's mind is at home with Lexi. Ounce the girls are done eating, Faith gets Lexi's food and they head home. They find Lexi still sleeping, and Fait doesn't have the heart to wake her just yet. Instead she pulls out the lap top, setting down gently beside Lexi, and begins an email.

B,

Been a while. Things are fine, going great. How's Brat? Last I heard her and Andrew had hooked up. Red said you hit the ceiling, which I can understand. But hey, kids gotta start somewhere right?

So I got some wicked news, wicked cool I think. I'm gonna be a dad! Put ya eye's back in their sockets. Basically I took this dudes body for a ride, with Lexi, and well, she's knocked up. Kinda scary when ya really think about it. I mean me with a kid, but hey, it's all good right? I'm taking her to the doctor later today, she took one a those home pregnancy test thingies. She's been puking too, I hate to see her like this. You'll like her I think B. Never really thought I'd fall for a girl, but here I am…not that I would like admit to loving her…but she's….well she's my Lexi, and that's all I can say.

Girls are coming along with training. Even let them go out by themselves last night, stole a few minutes away with my girl. Which did not end the way I wanted. Anyhow, I'm gonna put Megan in touch with Red, just tell her not to give her any bright ideas. She's got to many of those as it is. Well, Lexi's stirring, I'm gonna try and get breakfast down her and ready for the doctors. Wish us luck.

Later,

Faith.

Lexi opens her eyes, "Whatcha doing?"

"Sending an email." Faith says, "Had to spread the good word." She smiles setting the computer aside she moves down in the bed, turning to face Lexi. "Feelin better?"

Lexi moves closer to Faith, "I am now that you're here."

Faith chuckles, "I been here for twenty minutes." She wraps her arms around Lexi, "Think you might try breakfast?"

Lexi shakes her head, "No, not just yet."

"You're gonna have to eat." Faith says concerned.

"I will, just not right this second." Lexi snuggles even closer closing her eyes.

"We need to get up so we can get to the doctors too." Faith says.

Lexi pulls back slightly looking downward toward her stomach, "Make it all official?"

"Yeah, find out how long we got before we've gotta be all responsible parents and shit." Faith says pulling Lexi back close. Just them Faith's cell phone rings, she looks at the display smiling she answers, "B."

Buffy hears Faith pick up, "Okay so what the hell was that email? You were not serious, you did not knock up a girl?" Buffy shakes her head, "No that's not even possible, and so not a funny joke."

Faith laughs, "I wasn't joking, here I'm gonna put you on speaker."

Buffy's voice filters into the room, "What the hell do you mean, how can you knock up a girl? I mean damn it Faith…"

"I told ya I had skills B." Faith smirks.

"Wipe that damn smirk off your face Faith!" Buffy says.

"It's true," Lexi says smiling softly, "She knocked me up."

"Who? What?" Buffy shakes her head, "Okay explain this to me."

"Well, Megan cast a spell turning Faith into my boyfriend for a few hours, and well, she didn't exactly tell me until later….but we, you don't really need details do ya?" Lexi says still watch Faith, who looks rather amused.

"God No!" Buffy says, "I mean, I know how….so she literately turned into you're boyfriend? Faith I sent you there to take care of those girls not shack up with them."

"And that's what I've been doing, look, I think this is a good thing B." Faith says.

Buffy sighs, "Well, I….Congratulations Faith."

"Thanks B. We gotta go though, headed the doctor so he can tell us how everything looks." Faith says.

"Call back and let us know, we're worried Faith." Buffy says.

Faith frowns watching Lexi frown as well, "Yo, it's all good B. Nothin to worry bout." With that Faith hands up. Replacing the phone to her pocket she gets up helping Lexi up.