Three weeks had passed, and Shaundi and Aiden were in a relationship. They hadn't seen much of each other the past two weeks, and Aiden wanted to make it up to her. One Saturday afternoon as he sat with Gat in the hideout, he decided to give her a text to ask if she was interested in going to dinner that night. While he waited, Gat asked him how things between them were going. Aiden kept it brief. It was only nearly two months since Aisha's death, and Gat had literally just proposed. "It's going fine, I just asked her out to dinner, oh hey she answered" he smiled as his phone beeped. Gat raised an eyebrow at his best friend/boss. He was acting so strange. Well, strange for him. Yeah, Gat sometimes gushed over Aisha..but Aiden never even had a girlfriend before. He found himself smiling as he watched his friend open the text. Aiden wasn't smiling, though. " need to talk.." the text read. He dropped the phone, his heart racing. Gat picked it up, his eyes scanned the text multiple times before he chuckled "could mean anything". Aiden shrugged, standing up, shaking slightly. "I'm going to go ask" he replied, walking off out of the hideout.

He found himself sitting in his Zenith, both wanting to rush there and take it slow. What if she wanted to break up with him? He shook his head. He would just move on with his life, keep the Saints intact. He did find himself driving to her home quickly. Before he knew it, he was there. He hopped out of the car, locked it and made his way to her door. She opened it almost immediately after he knocked, her eyes sad. Yep, it was definitely a break-up. She waved her hand, motioning for him to go inside. He stepped inside, and she closed the door gently. He sat on the couch, but she hovered over him, biting her nails nervously. "If this is a break-up can you get it over with?" he asked. He said it bluntly, but he didn't want to break up with her. She shook her head, sitting beside him and taking his hands "I'm not breaking up with you , Aiden. You're breaking up with me, for sure". He raised an eyebrow "what happened?". She sighed, gulped and stood up. She made her way into her tiny bathroom, then wandered out with something in her small hands. Aiden glanced at her hands, but couldn't see what it was as she had it held tightly in her fist. She sat beside him and asked him to hold out his hand. He done as commanded, and she placed the object in his hand reluctantly.

It was a pregnancy test. With two, vibrant pink lines on it.

It took a moment for Aiden to process what the fuck was going on. When he did, he dropped it. She stood up, shocked, as if he was going to hit her. "Fuck.." he whispered, throwing his head into his hands. She began to cry a little, walking away into her bathroom. She returned moments later with some tissue in her hands, dabbing her eyes with them. "What are we going to do?" he asked. "I've booked the abortion for tomorrow" she told him "I'm not ready for a baby". He nodded, agreeing totally. She wasn't. He wasn't, either. They had only begun dating, it wasn't right. She sat with him, crying for a long time. Perhaps she didn't want to abort the baby, but he felt it was right for her. Shaundi so wasn't ready to be a mom. They cuddled for a while, and watched a movie until late that night. When he left, he asked at the door if she wanted him to attend the abortion. She teared up again, and shook her head. Aiden hugged her, which stopped her from crying, and then left.

He seriously couldn't believe she was pregnant. Aiden liked kids. Sorta. Though he wanted it to be right. He would have been there for her, of course he would. It just wasn't the right time. He let out a small sigh as he parked outside his apartment. He stayed in the car for a moment, contemplating what it would be like to be a dad. He couldn't think of it. He went into his apartment block, and bumped into Emma. She smiled gently at him, holding a newborn in her arms. Aiden raised an eyebrow, then motioned to the baby with his head. "I got knocked up" she giggled. Aiden laughed a little, then stepped towards the baby. He stared at it for a moment, not speaking a word. A little human like that could have been his in nine months time. He ticked the little girls cheek, and asked her name. Emma replied with "Tiffany". He smiled at his neighbor, then wished her luck. She thanked him, saying parenthood was the best thing. He agreed with her, then stepped inside his apartment. He found it hard to sleep that night, thinking of children and marriage and such. Stuff he never imagined himself thinking about. He wasn't sure how childbirth worked, but he found himself imaging the moment he heard the cry for the first time. He did eventually fall asleep, though, at half 3 in the morning.

He was awoken in the morning by a loud knock on his door. He groaned, staring at the clock on the wall. He jumped out, realising it was half 12. He threw on some track pants and opened the door to reveal Shaundi. She pushed past him "I couldn't do it" she admitted immediately, breaking down. Aiden closed the door "why not?". She took it that he was mad, so began to sob harder "it has the potential to be a living, breathing human, Aiden! Don't you see that!?". He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into him and whispering for her to calm down, that he wasn't mad. He brought her to his couch, made her some tea and cuddled her for about twenty minutes before they decided to talk about what else they could do.

"Adoption is an option" she said, looking up at him, her eyes raw from crying. Aiden nodded "sounds like a better idea". So it was settled, then. Adoption it was. They both agreed to it, said it was definitely happening and then she left saying she was meeting up with Pierce to tell him. Aiden decided he should tell his best friend, which was obviously Gat.

He drove to Aisha's old home, where Gat was still residing a month after her passing. He was doing very well for a man who had been stabbed AND lost his fiance. He tapped gently on the door, which opened about two seconds later. Gat smirked at his friend "come in, what are you doing here? How did it go with Shaundi?". Aiden tensed up, walking in and not responding. Gat raised an eyebrow, but followed his friend into the living room. He sat down, and watched Aiden for a moment, his eyes not looking away for a second. "She's pregnant" Aiden announced, then looked to Gat. Gat chuckled, then realized his friend wasn't joking. "What? No way! You ever hear of condoms, Aiden?". Aiden explained that he didn't expect to have sex with her that night, and they hadn't since. Gat scoffed, not believing Shaundi would go a month without having sex. "What is she doing, then?". Aiden explained that they were heading in the adoption area after she couldn't have the abortion. He agreed that it was best to not keep the baby. Aiden just hoped that they would be able to find a loving family for the baby. Parents who wouldn't abandon it.

Four weeks passed, and Shaundi had just hit 9 weeks pregnant. Aiden was beginning to think she wasn't going to go ahead with the adoption, when she called into him one evening with some Apollo's and news. She told him the adoption agency had found an infertile couple from Adept Way willing to adopt their child. He felt happy that she had found someone finally. They chomped on their Apollo's and talked about their meeting with the couple the following week. Shaundi seemed upset, but Aiden didn't ask why. He thought it would only make the situation worse. He just hoped this adoption thing would work out, for both of their sakes.