A couple months later, Chloe glanced at herself in her bedroom mirror. She noticed that she was starting to show.
Just then, Roger got out of bed and walked over. The two of them kissed on the lips.
"How are you doing?" Roger asked.
"A little nauseous but ok," Chloe replied.
"Want me to get you some chipped ice?"
"Sure."
Roger walked out of the room and Chloe started feeling a little more nauseous. She quickly made it to the bathroom and ended up tossing her cookies.
Just then, there was a knock at the door. Chloe made her way to the door and let Donny in.
"You feeling all right?" Donny asked with concern.
"I'm getting really tired of being nauseous," Chloe replied, her voice breaking.
"I'm here if you need anything."
"I'll keep that in mind."
Donny pulled Chloe into his arms. Chloe wrapped her arms around Donny, buried her face in his shoulder, and broke down completely.
Donny had read during his research that women who were expecting tended to be more emotional. He didn't say anything about it to Chloe since he wanted the research to be a surprise.
Several minutes later, Chloe pulled away from Donny. Then she pulled herself together.
"Did you need me to get you some chipped ice?" Donny asked.
"Thanks, but Roger's taking care of it," Chloe replied.
Just then, Roger entered the room. He handed Chloe a cup with chipped ice which she accepted.
"Thanks for helping Chloe out," Roger said gratefully.
"My pleasure," Donny said.
Roger and Donny shook hands. Then Donny left the bathroom.
Leo and Raph were in the dojo. They were doing some sparring with their weapons.
"Looking forward to having a baby in the house?" Leo asked.
"Can't wait," Raph replied. "Of course, we have about 7 more months to go."
"I hope Chloe's baby turns out as nice as she is."
"Same here."
Just then, Mikey entered the dojo. He started practicing with his nunchucks.
"Where's Donny?" Raph asked.
"He had some research to do," Mikey replied.
"What kind of research?" Leo inquired.
"He wouldn't say," Mikey replied.
Leo decided that he would check on Donny later. He wanted to find out what kind of research his brother was working on.
Donny was in his lab doing research on baby care. He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to find Leo standing there.
"Leo, you scared me!"
"Sorry, Donny, but I was wondering what you were up to."
"I was doing some research on baby care. I figured it would come in handy once the baby arrives."
"That's good thinking."
"Would you be able to do me a favor?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"I need you to make sure Chloe doesn't find out about this until I'm ready to tell her."
"Any reason why?"
"I want it to be a surprise."
"No problem."
Donny and Leo wrapped their arms around each other and then pulled away. After Leo left, Donny went back to baby care research.
To be continued…