Just so people are aware you can be a surrogate mother and not have your DNA on the infant. My Cousin use a surrogate mother because her uterus could not actually support having a fetus.

Thank you to all who are following and reviewing! I'm trying real hard to find time to write. Apparently sitting and writing at work may be my best bet. I tried writing ten minutes before I went to bed and it wasn't working for me.

So things are starting to roll in this chapter. We get to talk about baby stuff from the next chapter on. Until then I'm just going to leave this here….

I do not own Fairy Tail.

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One week later…

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Gray stared at the cup in front of him. These woman did not understand how awkward this whole situation was actually going to be. Everyone asking Lucy who the father is… explaining she was in fact only carrying his child. It was Juvia's egg and his sperm. Mavis, why?

"Gray Darling…ugh…Gray…mm…."

Yeah that's why…

A week. Seven whole days! Juvia had within held any contact that was too physical… just quick teasing kisses, and it was driving him insane. Especially since he a perfectly functioning male who happen to be married to this beautiful, occasionally insane (like right now) water woman.

She had it all planned too. That was what was driving him insane. She knew he didn't like getting off just to get off, he hadn't need to since he was seventeen. But here he was standing in a clinic bath room expected to you know…Mavis, he was acting like virgin.

Unquestionably torture!

All Gray could think of was the awkward conversation he and Ezra when he was ten. He had asked Erza where babies come from. Erza wasted no time giving him a very graphic health lesson, WHERE DID SHE LEARN IT FROM?

A cold shiver ran up his shine at the thought. Focus, Gray now's not a time to be thinking about that. You just got to do what you need to… into the cup…

That damn cup. Gray could swear it judging him, sitting there at the edge of the sink. Silently mocking him.

Great that is just what I need. Gray knew what he needed to do. It was just awkward, it was wasn't like when he was fifteen with morning wood. This was something he would expect to see on the Lacrima-vision cheesy daytime drama.

When of course after he found out he had been in a coma for 7 years, Natsu having an evil-twin brother, Gajeel ruining his wedding with Juvia, only to find out later that night Juvia was actually his sister. But, hey beggars can't be choosers… He would have to settle with just having his wife being barren and his best friend's kinda-sort-of-girlfriend, he knows something is going on between them no matter how hard they try and deny it, carrying their child.

That would be if he could just jizz into this damn cup!

He needed a smoke.

He sighed rubbing his forehead. He's just got to suck it up….

Knock! Knock! Knock! "Hey, Ice-dick! Hurry up will you!"

"What the Hell!" Gray jump at the sound of Natsu's voice, "Why are you here?"

"If you're asking me that question maybe you shouldn't be trying for a kid," Natsu replied. Gray could hear the insult underlined in his best frienemy's voice.

"Do you always have to be an ass?"

"You asked!" Natsu resorted as he banged the door, "But, dude seriously I have to piss and this is the only men's room here!"

"But why are you here? At the clinic," Gray stressed as he leant against the wall. He jump off it relatively quickly, who knows what could be on there, "Unless that is of course you're really in touch with your feminine side?"

Natsu let out a fake laugh from the other side of the door, "I walked Lucy here, for her and I guess Juvia's appointment."

Gray looked at the damn empty cup sitting on the counter, so this was really happening, "How are you okay with this?"

"I don't know,"Natsu answered, "Probably because we've had to bath together when we were…."

"Not that you knucklehead!" Gray could feel his fuse shortening, "This whole situation. Lucy being pregnant for me and Juvia."

"I'm not."

Gray straightened up, "Then, why are you letting Lucy go through this?"

Natsu sighed, "I've tried trust me. She can be stubborn though." Gray could hear Natsu hit something in passing before resting against the door, "She really wants to do this for some reason… And if she wants to do this. I shouldn't stop her right?"

"But it's not right…"

"How do you know, Gray?"

Gray was pacing in this small space. How was he right? He didn't know, it didn't seem natural. Juvia and him should be able to conceive kids. The healers were jumping to conclusions… they only been married for two years, "It's just we should be able to do right? We shouldn't need pity."

"Left!"

"What?" that was random. Gray stared at the barrier, "What was that about?"

"We said right too many times, I figured left would want some love."

"Jeez, how does Lucy stand you?"

"I don't know…" Natsu answered truthfully, "Lucy isn't doing it because she pities you. She doing it so she can give you some happiness."

"To give all she can, until she can't give no more...Even if it makes her miserable…" Gray mumbled, "Then where is her happiness…"

Gray noticed the awkward pause. Did he cross the line? Natsu finally spoke, "When her family is happy, her eyes get this shine to them that makes them amazing."

Gray smiled to himself, when her family is happy huh? That would explain why she and Natsu are still together, they feed off the other happiness, "I guess that's why you two work so well together…"

"Yeah… BUT MAN HURRY UP MY BLADDER IS GOING TO FUCKING EXPLODE!"

"TOUGH SHIT!"

"FUCK!"

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Lucy took a deep breathe it was so awkward. Sure she had gone to the gynecologist plenty of afternoons but this was different. She was getting examined to make sure she could house The Fullbusters' fertilized eggs. She was feeling so much pressure, why was she feeling this… where was Natsu? He was suppose be around, how long does it really take to pee?

"Love rival?" Lucy whipped her head to see Juvia sitting with her hands in her lap. The poor woman looked so visible flustered, kinda like she was feeling right now, "Is Love Rival feeling okay?"

"Honestly…" Lucy started her fingers drumming nervously on her knee, "I am scared out of my mind." Lucy notice Juvia's curious expression, was she always so open with her expressions? Such the complete opposite of Gray. "I mean I can't be any more nervous than you I mean… So close to knowing that are going to be pregnant?" Lucy used air-quotes at that moment. She noticed the hurt expression cross Juvia's face, wrong thing! Wrong thing! Abort mission. NO! Don't Abort oh Mavis she was going to hell. She knew it, "I'm sorry I didn't mean it!"

"Lucy-san take a deep breath!" Juvia stated calmly as she watch the blonde. The poor thing seemed to be so nervous. "Juvia should have known you would be nervous… All the paperwork, and now adding in appointments. Juvia shouldn't be do this to you!"

"Juvia, I'm going to tell you what you told me, breathe!" Lucy Instructed to the water woman. "It's okay! We're family, we are meant to help one another out." Lucy really didn't know what other family would have someone offer to be a surrogate for another but she would do it. If she could help Gray and Juvia it was worth it. Plus, she had Natsu and Happy there by her side what could go wrong?

"But…"

"Juvia," Lucy stated as she place her hand gently on Juvia's head, "It's okay. I just want to see you happy. I'm glad I can provide it."

Juvia looked at the blonde. She could see that Lucy was withholding herself from something, "Juvia is curious about your happiness. Are you happy?"

Lucy stopped at that. How could she answer that? Truthfully this was not what she had initially thought her life would be like after the war against Zeref. Finding Aquarius' new key…well she still couldn't find her. She had to give up writing in her free time… but she was having fun: the adventure, the mystery…

She felt herself curled closer to the warmth her partner was offering to her. Plus the snow outside the tent really didn't help maintaining her body temperature that much.

All she need was the romance.

"Are you okay?" She smiled up into those eyes. Oh how she had come to love those eyes. Especially when they were this close to her focused on some part of her face.

"Yeah… I'm fine," she smiled slightly as she felt the warm air brush past her cheek.

"Good…" She could partically see the onset of green from Natsu's face before the train began to jerk itself forward. The motion causing him to have to bury his face into the crook of her neck. "You're going to have to carry me…"

NO! No romance, Natsu was just her partner. He and Happy went on every mission with her. Strictly to make sure she was safe. Happy had made a point to tell her that every time she asked. Seriously Natsu wasn't into all that mushy gushy stuff.He was just there to support her because she was namaka. She couldn't read too far into it.

He was her best friend. She couldn't afford to lose that, "I'm content."

Juvia open her mouth to speak when the door to the exam room opened to reveal a rather flustered fire dragonslayer. "Juvia, get your cup shy husband out of the only bathroom…"

"Natsu!" Lucy scolded.

"I really have to piss and he won't get out!"Juvia didn't know how to react to that. Seeing this grown adult swaying back and forth like a small child.

"Juvia can see what she can do…"

"Thank Mavis!"

"Natsu," Lucy begin as she gave him a cross look. He certainly did have his moments to indicate he was once a spoiled rich kid. Even though if tried to point them out he would deny every single one (trust her she's tried),"Can you just settle down?"

"I would if I could…"The tone of his voice caused Lucy to look at him.

Did he just…no, this is Natsu. Feeling any romantic feelings was unnatural for him, "Huh?"

"Forget it," He mumbled as he continued his potty dance, "So when do you do the thing?"

Lucy turned her head away as she brush her hair behind her ear, "In a week or two…"

"Plenty of time to do a mission!" Natsu stated quite eagerly. "I mean if you want. A job just you, me, and Happy. To get your rent set for next month."

Shit! Rent! How could she forget about rent? Seriously, the amount of jobs she had been doing have been so offset my travel expenses she didn't get the chance to think about how she was going to actually cover it. "My Rent! How could I be so stupid?"

Natsu stopped his dance to notice the blonde's distress. "I'll never be able to cover it with only small jobs!" Her breathe were shortening.

Natsu took a step towards her gently grabbing her upper arms, "Hey, hey, hey, stop that!" He mumbled gently rubbing her arms, "it's alright! I can cover your rent. I'll pick up a job here and there its fine."

The comfort of his arm drew her to him. No matter how much she really didn't want to give in, "You don't have to Natsu… I can try."

"Leave it to me." He mumbled is he poked her forehead, "Besides, if you do carry this kid do really think Fairy Tail's going to let you sink? They'll make sure you're healthy and not homeless."

A slight knock on the door cause the two move apart, as Juvia walked in with a somewhat sly look on her face. It kinda made Lucy nervous to hear what was happening, just Gray walked in thirty seconds behind her.

"JUVIA YOU'RE A LIFESAVER!" Natsu called as he ran out of the exam room.

A thin male stood outside the exam room making sure to avoid the human bullet that just shot of the room. Lucy felt Juvia's hand gently rest on top of hers as he enter the room. Juvia's blue eyes never leaving the clipboard that was perched on his arm.

"Ms. Heartfillia, I have some good news…"

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Well time for me to get to bed before I face a weekend dealing with birds, herpes, evolutionary biology, statistics, and human anatomy….

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