Cagalli was having another up. Very up. Not her highest, but definitely top-ten. Athrun was tired –he hadn't slept well lately as Cagalli was kicking almost as much as her baby– so he was staying with Kira tonight. Lacus had volunteered to stay with her for the night. Athrun had called it 'taking one for the team', but Lacus was excited. Could be because it's Lacus...

Athrun put his bag on the end of the bed, and walked over to Cagalli. He sat beside her, taking her hands in his.

"I'll miss you." she said.

"Me too. It's just for one night. Besides, you have Lacus."

Cagalli made a small snorting sound, then giggled.

"I love you." he said, leaning in to kiss her.

"I love you, too." she said. "Now... get going."

Athrun looked at her, hurt shock spreading across his face.

"The sooner you go, the sooner you can sleep, which means you can come back sooner." Cagalli said, rubbing the back of Athrun's hands. She smiled. "I don't want to miss you too long."

He nodded, kissed her again, then took his bag. He reached the door at the same moment Lacus knocked. He opened it for her, and stepped to the side to let her in.

"What are you still doing here?" she asked. "You have to go!"

She pushed him out the door, closing and locking it behind him, then ran into the bedroom. She squealed when she saw Cagalli, then giggled.

"What's so funny?" Cagalli asked, puzzled. But Lacus's excitement was eking into her.

Lacus plopped down onto the bed and dumped a bag out in between them. "SLEEPOVER!!" she shouted, a huge smile taking over her face.

"Now... the doctor said healthy snacks, so I made up a fruit tray. Then she mentioned you ate chocolate and icecream, SO... I brought icecream, chocolate sauce, chocolate bars, and fruit. You up for a banana split?"

Cagalli smiled and nodded. Athrun never would have fed her this. Lacus ran to the kitchen to make the icecream, and Cagalli looked through the pile of sleepover-stuff. Lacus had brought movies, nailpolish, something called Fluff Bags®, and a camera. She also had a book of baby names, a notebook, and colored pens...

Lacus ran back into the room, and Cagalli's icecream nearly flew into her face. Lacus giggled, then threw herself onto the bed. "What's first?" she asked.

"Um... what are Fluff Bags?" Cagalli asked.

"Well, Athrun told me about you throwing pillows at him..." Lacus fought to repress another giggle, "so I brought these. They're SO good for pillow fights! See, they're full of feathers, and they aren't sewn very well so after just a few hits they explode EVERYWHERE!! And, they're made of super soft material for injury-free-impact! ...I got that one from the back of the bag." she smiled.

"Um... let's start with a movie." Cagalli said. Lacus nodded, and reached for the 3 she brought.

"Romance, comedy, or horror? Dumm-dumm-dumm!" she asked, excitement flashing through her eyes.

"Um, how about a comdey for now." said Cagalli. Lacus agreed quickly, jumped over to the TV, and popped the movie in. She ran back to the bed, adjusted her pillows, and sat down before the warning had even come on.