Carmen Sandiego AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

"Wha…" Ivy groaned as she came around, blinking her eyes open slowly. The first thing she saw was a sterile white ceiling. Leaning up slightly she saw dozens of colorful flowers and cards and even some gifts.

"Ivy oh god don't you ever do that to me again." Carmen was immediately in Ivy's line of sight looking tired and worried and relieved all at the same time as she began to pepper her wife's face with kisses as tears fell from her eyes.

"Carmen?" Ivy's voice was raspy and hoarse as she looked at her wife who quickly pulled back and grabbed a cup of water.

"You've been unconscious for two weeks babe. They said you might not wake up for months or years… they said you might never wake up." Carmen murmured as she tilted the straw towards her wife's mouth.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again Ivy." Zack said hovering worriedly from beside her bed and looking just as tired as Carmen and just as relieved.

"Come here you two." Ivy said holding her arms open, wincing slightly when she moved her injured arm.

"Don't move your arms! One of your shoulders was out of joint for a while, and the other one…you had several veins and arteries cut… that's not even counting the muscles and ligaments." Carmen scolded her wife, quickly moving close and gently pushing her arms back down, especially her left one which was in a sling.

"Sorry." Ivy apologized as the two came close, both of them wrapping their arms around her gently as she stared at them and then around the room.

"God don't you ever scare me like that again Ivy." Zack said hugging his sister gently and trying to fight back his tears.

"You are off of active duty for more than a year. Both to recover from your wounds and because…" Carmen trailed off as she rested a gentle hand on her wife's stomach.

"What are you not telling me Carmen?" Ivy asked looking at her wife confused.

"You know how we've been trying to use the artificial insemination to have a baby of our own right?" Carmen asked softly making Ivy nod.

"Yeah. We've had three attempts in the last few months. Two of them failed and we were scheduled to see if the third one worked next wee…no last week isn't it?" Ivy asked making Carmen nod slightly and she was smiling as she kissed her wife's forehead again.

"That's right hun…but…when Sara was keeping you alive until we could get to the hospital… she found a second heartbeat. A second and third one." Carmen said making Ivy pause for a moment before she smiled widely as she stared down at her stomach.

"Twins?" Ivy murmured earning a grin and nod from Zack.

"Congrats sis. You got two trouble makers on the way." Zack said making Carmen snort slightly and Ivy just grinned.

"Of course. They have a detective and the worlds most famous thief as their parents." Ivy said making Carmen nod in agreement and causing Zack to snicker.

"You know…twins mean that it's likely that one will be a detective and the other a thief right?" Zack asked causing Carmen's eyes to light up at that as she gazed at her wife and wife's flat belly.

"The chase and heists are going to be family bonding when they are old enough aren't they?" Ivy asked making Carmen nod her head while Zack just snickered.

"I'd better let everyone else know that you're awake." Carmen said reluctantly moving to leave the room, but Zack stopped her.

"You haven't left her side in two weeks, don't break that record now. I'll go call them." Zack said making Carmen nod to him thankfully, to tell the truth she didn't want to leave Ivy's side right now either.

"I'm sorry I scared you like that. I didn't mean too." Ivy murmured as she motioned for Carmen to stay beside her. Carmen sat on the bed and leaned back, gently pulling Ivy back to recline against Carmen's chest.

"It's fine. Just…don't do it again okay? I thought I lost you… if it wasn't for Sara I would have. I would have lost all three of you." Carmen murmured as she wrapped her arms around her wife, one hand resting protectively over Ivy's abdomen.

"What happened after I passed out?" Ivy asked quietly as she rested her head against Carmen's shoulder.

"I broke down. Without you I just… couldn't function. I don't really know what happened between you passing out and Sara finding the extra heartbeats." Carmen said making Ivy lean a little further back into the taller woman and titled her head back to kiss her wife's cheek.

"Why do you think I get so worried about you during your heists? So many things can go wrong… if it weren't for you and Zack then I don't think I could…" Ivy trailed off as Carmen tightened her hold just a bit.

"I'll never leave you like that. I promised on our wedding day that I wouldn't die during a heist. I never break a promise, especially one to you… and I certainly won't break that promise now that there's two priceless jewels on the way." Carmen said smiling as she laid her head on top of Ivy's, her free hand dropping to join the other over Ivy's stomach.

"…You're going to steal famous baby things to break the news to your henchmen and A.C.M.E. aren't you?" Ivy asked after a moment of simply enjoying being in her wife's arms and feeling her wife breath. She could feel her wife plotting how to reveal this to the world.

"Oh I can definitely do that. It'd be funny to see how long it takes them. Zack and Sara already know not to tell anyone else until we reveal it ourselves." Carmen said with a grin as she tried to think up any of the famous baby items she could steal and from where.

"Just remember to be careful of your shoulder… and that I won't be able to go after you as a detective for a while." Ivy said smiling slightly as she began to drift off again, felling her wife breathing, hearing her wife's strong and steady heartbeat… feeling the warmth of her wife holding her close.

"Of course my love." Carmen said kissing Ivy's hair as her wife drifted off to sleep.

Ivy never heard Carmen's next chuckled out words.

"After all you'll be the first thing I steal."