Dee didn't know what to think when his shift was finally over. He had been chain smoking most of the day, making sure his cell phone was fully charged, that the office phone still had a dial tone, and basically driving everyone up a wall. He had been yelled at by the chief twice to get his ass back to his desk and work on the reports from the case the day before, but as hard as he tried his mind was only focused on one thing…Ryo. He had called the hospital only to find out Ryo had been discharged, but that didn't ease his nerves that much.

Ryo was his heart, his life. Never before had he known someone like his husband or been in love with him the way Dee was. He considered himself one lucky son of a bitch and he'd be damned if that love ended up being extinguished way too soon. He had his true love and God and Satan would have to fight him to separate them before their time.

Nevertheless, Dee had to stick out the day as much as he hated it. He had promised Ryo and he would honor that promise. Thankfully, a case JJ, the lavender haired force sniper, and his partner Drake had been working on required some assistance, so did was able to take his mind off of Ryo for a good portion of the day, but once it was time for him to punch out, he did so with record speed. He sprinted to the subway station hoping to grab the first route that would get him home as soon as possible.

Ryo got home an hour or two before Dee. He was still shocked over the news of his pregnancy and was anxiously wracking his brain on how to tell Dee the news.

"Dee is probably going to go out of his mind." Ryo thought a bit sadly as he removed his dress shirt and pants from the following day he walked over to the hamper. As he passed by the tall mirror on the bedroom's doorframe, he stopped.

"Wow." He whispered as he stared at his reflection. While it wasn't completely evident, there was a very tiny swell right below his navel. Ryo once again reached out to touch it.

"I can't believe this is…real." He said. "This isn't some figment of my imagination is it? You…you're in there huh?"

He rubbed his stomach for a few minutes and then shook his head.

"Don't go getting soft now." He said. "Dee still doesn't know. He's going to need as much strength as you."

Ryo sighed gently as he lifted his dress shirt to shake out a few wrinkles. Once again he stopped as he held out the shirt over his chest. Clearly marked were the two little hand prints by Tova and Patrick right on his belly. Almost as if they too had felt the barely noticeable presence of the baby inside Ryo. It made Ryo chuckle.

"Maybe kids do have that sixth sense that Kevin mentioned." He said as he took his shirt and threw it in the hamper. Grabbing a clean t-shirt and a pair of jeans, Ryo changed then sat on the bed once again going over in his mind what he was going to say to Dee.

In the 90 degree sun he ran as fast as his legs would carry him. While he caught the quickest subway he could, Dee still had a bit of a way's to get to the apartment. His heart was in his throat. Dee had a tendency to think the worst and it was Ryo who usually knocked some sense back into him.

Finally, their apartment building came into sight and Dee practically mauled some tenants who were leaving. When the elevator took too slow, he ran up the stairs.

"Dee, I have something to tell you…ummm…I am not sick thank god…just…I am…uhh…"

"Ryo!"

Ryo looked up to hear the sound of the front door bursting open. He was about to get up when Dee fled into the room, dripping in sweat and panting. He grabbed Ryo, and held him close.

"Oh my God, Ryo." He said. "Why didn't you call me! They told me you were released! Is everything okay, are you alright!"

Ryo in shock just held his husband.

"Dee…I…"

Dee took his husband's face in his hands.

"Ryo, no matter what I am here for you." He said quietly. "If there is something please don't keep it from me. I am here every step of the way. I will give you anything you need and never ever leave you or stop loving you. Just please tell me what's wrong?"

Ryo looked into his husband's deep green eyes before placing a gentle, long kiss on his mouth. Dee was too good, he could always sense it when Ryo was keeping something from him. As much as he wanted too, he couldn't pretend it was nothing.

After the kiss broke he put his head on Dee's shoulder.

"There…there is something…the doctor…did find something…"Ryo whispered.

Dee closed his eyes tightly, praying that no tears would start to fall.

"Oh no…" He whispered. "Not you…not my Ryo." He said.

"It's nothing like that Dee." He said as he led his husband to the edge of the bed and kneeled down to him.

"Then its something curable?" Dee said with a glimmer of hope.

"Yes and no." Ryo said as he put his hand on his husband.

"Dee…I don't know how to tell you this…but…but I am…"

Ryo hung his head the words caught in his throat.

Dee stroked his husband's hair as he tried to keep the tears from falling.

"Please tell me Ryo." He said. "Tell me please so I can help you fight it."

Ryo stifled a sob and looked up at Dee with watery eyes.

"Dee…I'm…I'm….

Ryo swallowed hard.

I'm pregnant, Dee."