It was in the wee hours of the morning when Dee returned home. Tiptoeing into the apartment, he walked into his bedroom. Ryo was asleep, the pamphlets and papers spread around him, the light still on. Unable to resist, Dee brushed some of Ryo's hair from his face.

Ryo began to stir. He opened up his eyes and smiled when he saw his husband.

"Dee…" he whispered.

"Hey." Dee said. "How are you feeling?"

Ryo smiled concealing a yawn.

"I feel fine."

Dee nodded as he sat down on the bed.

"Did you eat anything?" He asked.

Ryo nodded.

"I made a sandwich." He said.

Dee took Ryo's hand and smiled.

"Good."

Ryo sat up.

"Dee, I've been thinking….you know about…"

"Yeah me too."

Ryo sighed shakily.

"I think I know what I want to do."

Dee gulped lightly.

"Same here."

"Dee…I…"

"Ryo I think…"

"I want to have the baby." Ryo said quickly.

"I want to keep it." Dee said at the same time as Ryo.

Dee and Ryo stared at each other in shock.

"Wait, Dee." Ryo asked. "You just said what I think you just said?"

"So did you." Dee answered. "And yeah…I said it. I want us to have the baby. I think…like you said…its you and me…not like any of the orphanage kids or….gaaahh…Bikky….its a part of us."

Ryo smiled.

"Yeah it is." He said. "I know you are not crazy about kids Dee, but this is our baby. And of course, I am not going to lie…I'm scared."

Dee took Ryo's hand.

"I'm scared of being pregnant, of childbirth, then raising a baby. I've only babysat a few in my life when I needed some extra pocket change. But, I've never been with one 24/7. God I am so scared, Dee."

Ryo hung his head, but Dee immediately pulled him into his arms.

"But I can't give it up Dee." Ryo whispered. "My fear goes away when I see this beautiful child in my arms…or in your arms. Raising and loving it together. Of course there will be rough times, but there will be so many good ones too, like first smiles, first steps, first days of school."

Dee smiled.

"Yeah that is going to be pretty amazing." He said. "And you will be a great dad. I just don't know about myself. It's a lot to take in."

Ryo held onto Dee tighter.

"Never in my mind did I think you would be a terrible father Dee." He said. "Hell, you were going to take Bikky when you thought I wasn't fit enough to be his father after the case with Leo."

Dee snorted.

"Yeah…well…thank God he didn't agree to it." Dee said. "I probably would have lost my sanity after one day with that simian half pint."

Ryo laughed.

"Well…you HAVE lived with him now for quite sometime." He said. "And you seem to be doing alright."

"Love gives you patience that you didn't know you had." Dee responded. "I knew Bikky came with the package when I proposed. I'll take whatever came with you including that annoying pea brain if it meant being with you forever."

Ryo smiled.

"And now…with…our baby?" Ryo asked.

Dee looked down at Ryo.

"I'm not going anywhere." He said. "And I am not going to be some dead beat dad either. I am going to be there for you, the baby, and yeah even shrimp, every step of the way."

Ryo looked into Dee's eyes.

"Even when I become huge and moody. I know won't look like those pregnant men in magazines with the firm round stomach and the hot body. I'll probably look terrible."

Dee rolled his eyes and flicked Ryo's hair.

"You idiot." Dee said. "You could never look ugly to me. Besides, it's not because you are careless with your health or anything, it's because you'll be carrying our baby. If anything, our sex life will probably rock. After all, not all those hormones are bad ones!"

Ryo smacked Dee's arm, but was laughing.

"Oh God, how are we going to explain this to Bikky when he gets home from camp?"

"Pfft, like he'd be surprised." Dee said.

Ryo raised his eyebrow.

"What makes you say that?"

"How many times does Bikky complain about how loud we are in the sack? You think he's going to be shocked that one of those times we actually conceived. He'll probably wonder why it didn't happen sooner."

Ryo shook his head.

"I really credit Bikky though, seems like everytime he goes away for awhile something between us happens and we have to sit down and talk to him. First we become a couple, then we get engaged, and now we are pregnant. Each time, Bikky was at camp!"

Dee laughed out loud.

"HA, yeah! The first place that kid is probably going to go when he gets home is the couch! That's where we always sit him when we have to talk."

A few moments of laughter ensued. Finally their giggles quieted and they looked at each other happily.

"Ryo." Dee whispered taking his husband's hand. "We are going to have a baby."

Ryo grinned and nodded.

"Yeah…I'm so happy, I love you so much Dee." Ryo said as Dee pulled him in for another embrace.

"I love you too Ryo."

The two snuggled in bed afterwards. Ryo unbuttoned his nightshirt just a bit so Dee could feel the soft bump. Dee was awestruck as he rubbed it and then looked into his husband's eyes. The look in both the coal and jade eyes was pure love.