Snow's heart beat rapidly as he walked toward his almost sister in law's house. It was a short distance, usually only taking him five minutes at his usual pace. The speed of which he was now walking could be easily compared to a snail.

Hope however, had no issue with this. Usually it took a lot of effort to match the giants stride but for some reason he was going slower which ensured Hope didn't have to force himself to keep up. "Can I come out to dinner with you guys? I can pay for myself. Dad gave me a raise in my allowance so where ever we go I could even pay for all-"

Hope got cut short by Snow. "We're not going to dinner Hope" He kept his gaze directed ahead of him as he walked.

"Then why'd you tell Lebreau that?" Hope was beginning to get a little suspicious. He didn't know Snow was one to lie so easily to his friends. With that hero persona of his wouldn't it make him more noble and truthful?

"I had to lie" Snow said and stopped walking, causing Hope, who didn't yet notice to walk right into the back of him, stopping him short.

Snow didn't seem bothered that Hope walked into him and his expression looked almost desperate. Like there was something wrong. Something big going on.

"Serah's pregnant" He said and once it was out he visibly relaxed. A grin soon crossed his features not even a moment after. "That felt a lot better"

Hope's mouth hung open in disbelief. Didn't couples usually wait to get married before having kids? He didn't understand. He knew Snow wanted a big family from constantly hearing about it, but the wedding was only in a few months. Couldn't he have waited? Unless…

"I know what you're thinking and you're right. It was an accident. We we're planning on having a baby after the wedding but…. I suppose you can say fate decided we needed one now" He gave Hope one of his signature goofy grins. "It feels so good to finally tell someone!" Snow continued, placing one of his massive paw like hands on Hope's small head and ruffling his hair.

Hope ducked out from under his hand. He hated when he did that, it messed up his fluffy silver hair. He didn't want Lightning seeing him with messy hair. She might think he had slept in again, and she didn't like that one bit. "Won't Lightning kill you?"

"It's why Serah went to tell her alone. I wanted to go but it's almost guaranteed that she would have murdered me on the spot. Serah alone with her gave her some time to think and cool down. Hopefully enough not to hurt me too bad" He winced at the thought. The pair continued to amble slowly down the long road that occasionally curved. Light's house was pretty far out. She liked seclusion obviously. Passing the greater part of the residential area Snow watched as the kids all played in their front yards, laughing as they chased one another and occasionally fell down. He couldn't wait till his was here and able to smile and laugh and play. It seemed so far off considering Serah was only about 9 weeks along. That left 31 whole weeks till the baby would be ready to be born. Snow was almost certain he'd go wild with impatience.

There was a lot to do in the meantime though. He knew Serah was asking Light if they could move in. When it wasn't his first choice, seeing as he would have liked a little more privacy with Serah, she thought otherwise. If Serah left then Light would be all on her own in that big house, and even though the soldier was gone most of the time on missions, Serah figured she needed to be home. To get used to having a family, or else she'd become even more reclusive than she already was.

"Do you want a boy or girl?" Hope asked, trying to fill the silence. Deep down he hoped they would have a girl. While Snow and him got along, he honestly didn't want a miniature Snow running around yelling various things like Steelguard. The thought made him shudder. Hopefully Serah had more sense to teach the kid otherwise. He knew Light wouldn't stand for it. This was going to be one crazy family.

Snow grinned as he was broken from his long string of thoughts. "I don't know. I guess either's good. As long as they're healthy then I'm happy. Well even if they aren't…." The thought of having a special needs child never even crossed his mind till now, but if such thing was to happen, he knew he'd love them just the same.

"I hope you guys have a girl" Hope said openly, kicking a few pebbles as he walked.

"I'll let you in on a secret if you promise not to tell anyone" Snow said to Hope and the young boys eyes lit up. As far as things went now, Hope was in the handful of people who even knew about the baby and now he was being let in on secrets. He was on a roll today.

"If it's a girl Serah want's to name her Claire Jordyn. CJ for short. I came up with the nickname. Jordyn was my mom's name and we thought they sounded nice together. Of course ideas could change. Just promise not to tell Light" Snow explained.

"I won't" Hope grinned and felt a slight bounce in his step. What a cute name.


They were getting dangerously close to Light's house and no amount of walking slowly could help them at this point. Snow had to go in and face the music. As he got closer to the door he couldn't help but think. It wasn't Light's physical response he was afraid of. He's gotten hit by Lightning too many times in his life for it to bother him much now. He was more afraid of her emotional response. He felt like he'd just gotten her to accept him, to approve the wedding, and now this. This could have ruined everything and it would have been all his fault. If only him and Serah waited… No, no regrets now.

When Snow reached his hand out to turn the handle, it turned itself and opened slowly, revealing Serah. Snow instantly smiled the moment he saw her.

"I heard you on the stairs. Oh Hope? Hi, we weren't expecting you" Serah looked past Snow and saw Hope.

The boy smiled and rapidly tried to fix his hair before Lightning saw him. "I came with Snow if that's alright"

Serah gave Snow a confused look before he spoke. "I told him. I couldn't keep it in anymore. It's alright though, it's just Hope. He won't tell anyone"

Serah's expression went through a wave of emotions for a moment. She thought it was clear that the only one they would tell was Lightning for now. Then again Snow has had to keep it in for the past two weeks and it was even hard for Serah to keep it in. She couldn't be angry at either of them really. "It's alright. Hope's family now so he can know"

The response once again put a smile on Hope's face.

"Come in. Claire is sitting calmly for the most part in the livingroom. I don't know how she'll react though" Serah studied Snows features for a moment. As if this was her last glimpse at his perfect face before it would become shrouded in black and blue marks.

"It's going to be alright Serah. Remember what the doctor said? Not to get stressed" Snow walked in carefully, remembering to wipe his shoes on the doormat.

Hope bounced in and didn't bother, going straight to the kitchen to probably watch something on TV or raid the fridge. He had no place in the conversation they were about to have so he figured to take advantage of Lightning's appliances while she was distracted.

Serah crossed her arms over her chest. It's already too late for that. "Claire, he's here" She called out carefully. In a few short steps Snow was in the living room along with Serah.

Light sat with her arms firmly in her lap. Her expression tensed the moment she locked eyes with Snow. "You just couldn't wait could you?" Her voice laced with venom. Instead of jumping up to stab him or maim him she stayed still, muscles tensed, but no movement.

"Look, I know there's no excuse for us to not wait till after the wedding but… I guess all I can say is what's done is done and there's no taking it back. Not that any of us would want to" Snow explained calmly, taking his place without much hesitation. Lightning didn't scare him as much as she should have.

"How were we supposed to know that only after the second time of… you know" Her cheeks turned red and she looked down. "That I'd get pregnant" Serah said softly.

"Second time?!" Light snapped. "How many times Serah!?"

Serah's was as red as a tomato at this point. "Well a few…."

"I don't see how this is relevant" Snow added in, seeing how mortified Serah was. "So we had sex? Big deal Light, we're going to be married. Nobody waited till after the wedding anymore anyways. It's not like we didn't use protection. I'm not an idiot. It's just that well… We got the wrong size and it broke so… yeah now you know" He shrugged, no sign of embarrassment other than that he got the wrong size. It was an honest mistake though.

Lightning seemed to visibly calm down a fraction but not after shuddering at Snow's words. Wrong size? She might be sick. "I guess you're right. It's a part of life" She let out a sigh. "I just didn't think it would come so sudden" Light gritted her teeth as the innuendo hit her in the face. She wasn't good at talking about how she felt and her brain was screaming at her to hit him, but something deep down was preventing her.

Snow blinked a few times. Woah, she didn't hit me. "Yeah, we didn't think so either"

Serah sat down beside her sister, her normal color returning. "But it did. So we should be happy. You're going to have a niece or nephew" Serah smiled.

Lightning felt the color drain from her face. She would be an aunt. Aunt Lightning? Oh etro, she needed some water.