I was wishing Todd would come back to the show the other day, and couldn't resist adding him to the story!

Disclaimer: I own nothing from Warehouse 13 besides this story.

Claudia was 20 weeks pregnant and was nagging at Steve to come to the grocery store with her.

"Come on, please?"

"Claude, I've got paperwork."

"Jinksy, your pregnant best friend is in desperate need of chocolate-covered jalapenos. Would you really deny such a cute face?" She stuck out her bottom lip in a pout.

He sighed. "Fine, you win. But if I get in trouble with Artie, I'm blaming it on you and your jalapeños."

"Hey, don't blame it on me, it's the babies' fault!"

"Which is the Warehouse's fault."

"So basically you can say it's official Warehouse business." She smiled gleefully and dragged him out to the car.

They walked around the store, Claudia putting random items into the cart, when all of a sudden, she turned quickly back around a corner, nearly causing Steve to hit her belly with the shopping cart.

"Hey, careful! What's the deal?"

"Shhh." Claudia pressed her finger to her lips and stared down the aisle.

"What's wrong, Claude?"

"T-t-todd," she stammered.

"Who?"

"Todd! You know, hot guy I used to date who got relocated with the witness protection program?"

"Oh, yeah. He's here?"

"Yeah. He's in the main aisle," she said, pointing.

"Well, go say hi!"

"Uno problemo, senior."

"What's that?"

She pointed to her baby bump. "Uh, this."

"Oh, he doesn't know about the warehouse, does he?"

"No, so he'll think I've screwing around. Not exactly how I want to say hi to the guy for which I still have a major... thing."

"Ahh. Okay, we'll try to avoid him." They wove their way through the store, trying to elude Todd, but met their demise at the cash register.

"Claudia?" A voice came from behind them in line.

"Oh, Todd, hi! Funny meeting you here." She tried to sound surprised, but failed miserably. Todd's eyes wandered to her obviously pregnant belly.

"So, how have you been?"

"Uh, good! You know, keeping busy." She realized how that sounded, and added "with work! You know, the IRS never sleeps... uh, because of work." Her mortification-with-self level was rising steadily.

"Yeah. So um... You're pregnant."

"No, I just gained a lot of belly fat."

He laughed. "When are you due?"

"January. It's twins. That's why I'm already huge. Uh, Todd, this is Steve."

"Hi, nice to meet you," Steve said, shaking Todd's hand.

"Yeah, you too." He seemed uncomfortable. "Well, congratulations to you both."

"Wait, what?" Claudia was confused. "Oh, he's not the babies' dad!"

"He's not?"

"No, I'm gay!"

"Yeah, he is!" Both were practically yelling. "Oh my gosh, this is my partner from work, not the father of my children!"

"Okay. Sorry, it's a little confusing."

"No, it's fine." Claudia put her palm to her forehead in exasperation. "How are you, Todd?"

"I'm good. Obviously, I'm back in town now."

"Yeah, what's up with that?"

"My case with the Witness Protection Program is finally closed, so I decided to move back here."

"Cool. Well, I guess I'll see you around then."

"Yeah, I'm working at the tech store again."

"Awesome."

Steve and Claudia turned around and payed the store clerk, who had finished scanning their items, and walked out.

"Most awkward thing ever." Claudia said through her hands as they drove home.

Steve laughed. "Maybe next time you're at the tech store, you can let Todd know you're not currently in a relationship."

"I didn't say that?"

"Nope. Pretty sure he thinks you're still with the babies' daddy."

"Augghhh!"

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