It was hard not to cry. These appointments with Katara always brought a tear to Suki's eyes since they always lead to such an awful outcome. But each time, she walked in there with at least a single ounce of hope. She had to. If she didn't, she would feel completely defeated, which was usually how the appointment ended.

This time, Sokka was there to help her. He wasn't allowed inside the room with her and Katara, but that didn't matter. He was there, and that was enough for Suki.

After a quick hug, Suki left Sokka's side and walked into the room where it was just her and Katara. Both of them tried to smile, tried to remain hopeful, but behind both of their smiles was doubt. These always lead to disappointment, and neither of them wanted to be put through that once more.

The procedure went as it always did, and Sokka waited outside nervously, but he was still hopeful. He wanted this time to be different. He wished that every time, but it never worked out that way. There was a part of him that was setting him up for disappointed, but he didn't want that. He wanted to remain hopeful. He wanted this to turn out well.

Going home with Suki crying always broke his heart. She always blamed herself, as if she was the reason they couldn't get pregnant, but Sokka never saw it that way. He never once blamed her. In fact, he was starting to blame himself. He tried to tell her, but she wouldn't believe him.

It felt like their appointment was taking forever. It always felt like that, actually. Each minute lasted forever while she was in there. But finally, he watched his sister walk out of the room, followed by Suki. Quickly, he stood up to greet them, trying to smile as if he wasn't worried, but the smile was broken and only made him look awkward.

"Well?" He asked, rubbing his hands together.

"Well…" Katara looked at Suki, who had tears in her eyes.

At first he was worried about the tears, but then Suki began to smile. "I'm pregnant." She said.

Sokka smiled brightly and rushed over to his wife, picking her up and spinning her around. "You're pregnant!"

Katara was smiling brightly for her brother and sister-in-law. She was about to step away, but Sokka pulled her into the hug as well.

Katara let out a chuckle. "See? All you needed was a little hope."

"A little?" Sokka laughed. "I think we needed a whole ocean of it."

"Whatever we needed, it finally worked." Suki said.

"It did." Sokka replied, kissing her cheek. "And Katara? Thanks."

Then, both Suki and Sokka kissed either side of Katara's face.