It had been almost three weeks since the failed pregnancy test. Of course, both Antonio and Lovino were distraught by the results. They hoped and prayed that maybe, just maybe the test would come back positive. After all the work they put in a week before, they desperately wanted to see that little plus sign on the test. However, the test Lovino took came back negative and it honestly crushed the both of them. After that, Lovino swore that he wouldn't try for a baby again, he just couldn't go through another failed test and he certainly didn't want to put Antonio through it either.


About three weeks earlier;

The test displayed a little '-' sign and Lovino could feel his chest tighten up. A million thoughts rushed into his mind and there was a lump forming in his throat which brought along a steady trail of tears. The Italian brought his free hand up to his mouth and let out a few shaky sobs he had been holding in.

How could it be negative? They had worked so hard! A whole week of stupid fertility medication and love making, for what? Nothing, absolutely nothing!

Lovino didn't know exactly how long he stood there over the sink crying into his hands but even the sound of someone entering the room wasn't enough to make him look up.

"Lovi are you done tak-" But Antonio's words came to a halt when he heard sobbing from the conjoined bathroom.

The Spaniard's chest tightened at the sound because he knew what that meant. He didn't want it to be true and he hoped that Lovino would emerge from the bathroom crying tears of joy with a positive test. However, after waiting a few seconds listening to nothing but the sounds of crying, Antonio knew that wasn't going to happen. Once Antonio took a deep breath, he walked over to the bathroom door and pushed it open. The sight of Lovino crying so tragically seemed to fill in the blank so much that he didn't even have to glance at the test on the sink counter.

Lovino looked up at Antonio with bloodshot eyes and spilling tears. Neither of them said anything because they didn't have to. Tears were already sliding down Antonio's cheeks when he embraced Lovino. The Italian's smaller frame shook from the sobs he emitted and if anything, the sound only saddened Antonio further. The two held onto each other as they both sobbed from the loss or rather, the absence of what could have been.


It had taken a toll on them emotionally but of course, they mourned for the night then got right back to their regular lives for Alessandro's sake. With a hyperactive six year old, they didn't quite have the time to mope around in their depressed states. Within the three weeks after the failed test, both Lovino and Antonio had picked up their broken pieces and gone back to their regular days.

Now, one warm afternoon, Lovino stood at the kitchen counter as he prepared Alessandro's lunch. The boy begged Lovino to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, something Charlotte told him about. Any other time Lovino made food, he normally wouldn't despise the stench of it but for some strange reason, while he fixed the sandwich, the scent of the peanut butter almost had Lovino gagging. He tried to make the food as quickly as possible but hadn't thought too much about.

"¡Ale, venga aquí!" Lovino called out just as he pressed the bread together.

The pitter patter of Ale's foot steps could be heard as he ran through the kitchen. The little boy sat the table, absolutely excited for lunch. Lovino set down the plate in front of him and kissed his son's head.

"Gracias mama." Ale smiled.

"Prego, bambino." Lovino replied with a smile of his own.

The Italian went back to clean up everything he had taken out but a strange sense of sickness plagued him. Just as he started to think about what it could have been, his eyes looked down to the marble countertop in front of him. The open container of peanut butter sat there as a possible cause.

Maybe it's just the peanut butter, Lovino thought to himself as he blamed the American food.

"Mama it's really good just like Charlotte said so." Alessandro said with a mouth full of food. "Try some!"

The little boy lifted a piece to his mother but had no idea the Italian was feeling slightly sick.

"No thank you bambino, I'm not hungry." Lovino said with a slight smile.

"More for me." Ale shrugged happily as he took another bite of his food.

Lovino let out a little laugh then went back to cleaning up. The sick feeling just stuck with Lovino like a stone in the pit of his stomach. As terrible as he felt in that moment, he just shrugged it off and figured he'd feel fine in a few minutes.

The rest of the day went by slowly which was unfortunate for Lovino. The whole day was full of on and off nausea which Lovino could really do without. The Italian was busy enough taking care of Ale all day, he really didn't have time to be sick. Besides, the peanut butter, which Lovino blamed for smelling weird and making him sick had been put away hours ago. He really wondered why he was still feeling a little ill.

Around six that evening, the wooden front door creaked open and Ale, who was in the living room immediately knew who it was. The little boy stood up from his spot in front of the tv and ran over to the front door where Antonio was closing it behind him.

"Papi, I missed you all day today!" Ale smiled.

Antonio let out a laugh and lifted up the little boy, pressing a kiss to his pudgy cheek.

"I missed you too." Antonio smiled. "Where's mama?"

"En la cocina." Ale told him. "Mama's making dinner."

Antonio carried his son into the kitchen where Lovino was setting the table. The Italian looked up with a slight smile as he placed a plate on the table.

"Ciao, amore." Lovino greeted his lover.

Antonio sat Ale down before giving Lovino a quick kiss on the lips.

"How was your day?" Lovino asked walking over to the stove.

"Well," Antonio began as followed the Italian to help serve the food. "It was alright. How about your day, mi amor?"

Lovino didn't think he should bring up how sick he felt earlier, it wasn't worth mentioning since Antonio worried about everything. So, as Lovino served the plate in front of Ale, he simply smiled.

"My day was fine." Lovino replied.

"And guess what, papi?" Ale said as he lifted the fork in front of him. "Mama made me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I never had one before!"

"Really?" Antonio enthused.

That was how dinner went on, the three of them sat down together and talked about various things. Antonio talked about his boss and even made jokes about his job which resulted in laughs from Ale. The little boy went on talking about different things like his friends and how much he missed them. Lovino however stood quiet most of the time just sitting back and listening to his husband and their son ramble on. Unfortunately, that horrible sick feeling was slowly creeping up on Lovino. If anything, it was annoying him by now.

"Charlotte told me that she goes to school with other kids." Alessandro went on. "Mama why can't I go to school too?"

Lovino was hardly in the mood to talk with this sudden nauseous feeling welling up in his stomach.

"Because bambino you're not like those other kids." Lovino vaguely pointed out.

"Mhm yes I am!" Ale protested.

"What your mama meant was that you're a country and the other kids aren't." Antonio explained.

"But so what?" Ale wondered.

The little boy didn't understand but the reason his parents didn't put him in school was because of how nations aged and they didn't need unwanted attention if his appearance didn't change as he aged and went up grade levels. Lovino would have loved to explain that to him but the sudden urge to throw up hit him right then and there. The Italian quickly excused himself before rushing upstairs to the bathroom and he sincerely hoped Antonio didn't follow him.

No less than a minute later, Lovino found himself clutching at the sides of the toilet bowl as he emptied the contents of his stomach. It was absolutely horrible and he hated every second of it, he always hated being sick like that. Once he finished throwing up, he cleaned himself up and returned back to the table. Lovino didn't even want to think about why he had just been throwing, now wasn't the time for that. When Lovino returned to the table, he received a worried look from Antonio while Ale was focused on his own plate of rice.

"Lovi are you alright?" Antonio asked.

Without hesitating Lovino simply uttered "Yea, I'm fine." in response.

The Italian looked up to meet Antonio's skeptical gaze. Sure, the Spaniard was oblivious at times but when it came to Lovino, he always knew when something was wrong with him. He'd always known when Lovino was lying too and he could tell now that the Italian was hiding something.

"Why did you go upstairs so quickly?" Antonio questioned.

Lovino shot him a glare. "What are you the freakin' police? I had something in my eye and needed to wash it out."

That was a lie and they both knew it but Antonio didn't press on the issue any longer. They continued eating in silence before Ale spoke up enthusiastically about something random that happened that day. Lovino was half paying attention, vaguely hearing Ale say something about a pretty butterfly he saw earlier. The other half of his mind was paying attention to the nausea that was still stuck with him and what was causing it.

After dinner was finished, Lovino cleared the table as Antonio got Ale ready for bed. The little boy was reluctant at first but fell asleep no more than 5 minutes after being tucked in. After giving their son goodnight kisses, Lovino and Antonio got ready for bed. They showered together then dressed in their pajamas, ready to go to sleep.

Within just a few minutes of laying down, Antonio was fast asleep. He had a long day so Lovino couldn't even blame him for being so tired. While Antonio slept spooning Lovino, the Italian couldn't help but to think out what had happened earlier. The memory of throwing up just hours ago replayed in his mind a few times. It could have been anything really, maybe it was something he ate the other day? Honestly, Lovino could remember feeling slightly nauseous yesterday but it wasn't as bad as it was earlier. Today he actually threw up so maybe it wasn't just nothing like he wanted it to be. The sudden thought of pregnancy popped up into his mind. Could it be that the failed pregnancy test from three weeks ago was broken or faulty? It was a possibility. What if he had actually been pregnant the whole time but the test didn't show it? Lovino felt himself smile slightly at the thought but he had to remind himself that it was only a possibility and that nothing was set in stone.

There had to be an extra pregnancy test somewhere in the bathroom cabinets. At least Lovino hoped there was. As hesitant as he was about the situation, he had to make sure he figured out the cause of his sickness. Tomorrow, Lovino would take the test if they had one and he'd find out for sure.


The following morning, after Antonio had left for work, Lovino tried to make the rest of the day flow as normally as possible. He and Ale had done what they normally did, they started off cleaning much to Ale's demise. After cleaning up the toys in his room, Ale was already running low on energy and Lovino couldn't even blame him, the little boy's room was messier than it usually was. It was nearly 11am when Ale went trotting into his parents room where Lovino was putting away laundry.

"Mama." The little boy spoke up as he pushed open the wooden door.

"What's the matter, bambino?" Lovino asked, turning his attention to his son.

"Yo tengo sueño." Ale said. "Is it time for siesta?"

Lovino could see that his son was in fact a little sleepy. The little boy's hazel eyes looked tired and in an attempt to rid them of sleep, he rubbed them with balled fists. Lovino let out a light laugh and a nod.

"Sí Ale, you can go take a siesta." Lovino told him.

"Okay mama." Ale said before yawning.

That was all the confirmation the little boy needed, he headed to his room down the hall in mere seconds. Lovino waited a few minutes after Ale left the room so he could put the basket of laundry in his arms down on the bed. The Italian's hands were a little shaky as he reached out for the door knob on the conjoined bathroom door. Once he closed it behind him, he took a deep breath then searched through the cabinets for the one thing in mind; a pregnancy test.

It didn't take very long, in fact it was only about a few seconds before Lovino's finger tips brushed up against a familiar packaging. Lovino found himself thanking God that there was an extra test. As he lifted up the test, he read over the little pink box and let out a sigh. What if he wasn't actually pregnant? The results of the test would absolutely crush him. On the other hand, the test came back positive, it could make him happier beyond words. The thought of Antonio's face lighting up to the news of a positive test popped up into Lovino's mind. The thought served as some sort of motivation to take it.

Nearly five minutes later, Lovino was sat at the edge of the bath tub while the test he just used laid out on the sink's countertop. This felt like the longest two minutes of his entire life. Lovino's hands were trembling with anxiety and he could hardly stop himself from bouncing his leg up and down. As he looked over to the clock on the wall, he could see that it was time to see the results of the test. Lovino's heart was pounding as he stood up and walked over to the sink. When he looked down at the test, he could hardly believe what he was seeing.

The test was positive.

Lovino grabbed the stick and held it up a little closer to make sure he was seeing it right. Sure enough, he was. The test had a little pink '+' sign on it, there was no denying it. However, Lovino was still having a little trouble with letting himself be happy about the results. There was still a bit of doubt in his mind. But then again, the last time he got a positive test, he ended up with Ale seven months after so the test could really be true. Still, the doubts got the best of Lovino and he decided that he would take another test tomorrow. So until then, he wouldn't say a word to Antonio about it, the last thing he wanted to do was get the Spaniard's hopes up.


This proved to be very difficult for Lovino. When Antonio got home from work later that day, the only thing Lovino wanted to do was tell his husband about the test! It was exciting after all but whenever he thought about telling Antonio he immediately stopped himself from doing so because he couldn't stand to think about how disappointed Antonio would be if this test turned out to be false.

Throughout the evening, Antonio did notice a sudden change in Lovino's behavior. It was hard not to bring it up but the Spaniard thought it was strange the way Lovino smiled more than usual at dinner that night. The Italian almost seemed to be more giddy.. But why? Antonio was almost too afraid to ask so he kept his observations to himself. However, it was nice to see Lovino put on a smile almost all evening.

Even as they laid in bed later that night Lovino seemed to cling on to Antonio and cuddle him sweetly.

"Lovi are you feeling alright?" Antonio asked as he jokingly held up a hand to his lover's forehead.

"Of course I'm okay you jerk." Lovino answered with a slight smile.

"You just seem a little more affectionate." Antonio said with a little laugh.

"I just love you, y'know?" Lovino replied. "Besides, I can't be affectionate with my own husband?"

Before Antonio could utter another word, the sound of a few knocks at their bedroom door echoed throughout the room. Antonio sat up slightly and called out for Ale to come in. The little boy was clutching his teddy bear as he pushed the door open.

"I had a bad dream." Ale said, his voice a little shaky.

Lovino wasted no time in motioning for his son to lay down with them. In a matter of seconds, Ale was nestled between his parents with Lovino cuddling the little boy close to him. It was quite an adorable sight for Antonio to see. Meanwhile, Lovino could only imagine cuddling Ale and the new baby.


The next day, after Antonio had left for work, Lovino had gotten himself and Ale ready to go out and do a little shopping. They needed a few groceries and Lovino had to buy another test just to be sure that he was really pregnant.

While walking around the supermarket, Ale pointed out all of the colorful signs and really anything that caught his interest. He asked questions like any other little kid would and he most certainly begged his mother to buy him sweets whenever they passed the aisle full of galletas. Lovino was somewhat reluctant to buy Ale what he wanted but after the little boy showed him a pout, he couldn't really refuse.

After buying all the groceries they needed, including ice cream and cookies which made Ale extremely happy, the two headed to the pharmacy down the block.

"Mama isn't this place for sick people?" Ale wondered as he trudged a bag behind him.

The two had just walked in through the front doors and Ale was in awe at the tall shelves filled with medicine.

"Yes but there's also toys here." Lovino enthused to cover up the real reason why they were there.

Ale's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Mhm so let's get you a few toys." Lovino told him.

When they passed through the baby aisle, Lovino discreetly grabbed two pregnancy tests off the shelf then followed Ale to the toy section. The little boy picked out two toy cars before Lovino went to pay for it all.


They arrived home not long after, Ale immediately took his toys to the living room to play with. Lovino put away the groceries and stumbled upon the bag with the tests in it. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't nervous to take another pregnancy test. The thought of it coming up negative almost made Lovino sick. But he had to, he had to take another test to be sure.

So, Lovino put together a little bowl of ice cream for his son. It was just to keep the little boy occupied for a few minutes while he played. Ale was more than happy to see his mother walk into the living room the tasty treat. Lovino told Ale that he would be upstairs if he needed him though it seemed that Ale was content at the moment.

Within the next few minutes, Lovino had brought up the bag with two pregnancy tests up to the conjoined bathroom in his bedroom. Lovino was rather hesitant to take the tests out of the box. After a deep breath he had worked up enough courage to go ahead and take one of the tests.

Five minutes later, Lovino was sat at the edge of the bathtub while he waited for the test results to come in.

What if the test is negative? What am I going to do? I'll be sad again and I can't really tell Antonio why I'm sad, I don't want to put him through anything and I don't think I'd I actually want to explain it any way.

Lovino's mind was swimming with thoughts as he waited. His eyes glanced at the familiar clock on the wall and it seemed that the results were in. He stood up and grabbed the test from the edge of the sink. The Italian hesitated for a second before looking down at the test.

The test was positive. It was positive! He had to be pregnant, two positive tests had to be correct. But just to be absolutely sure, there was still another test left to take.

So Lovino waited a few more minutes before taking the next pregnancy test. When the time was up, he checked the test and was still just as shocked to see it was positive. Lovino couldn't help but to get choked up. He hated feeling vulnerable but he couldn't stop the tears from flowing down his cheeks. The thought of them having another little one in a few months made him absolutely emotional. He couldn't wait to tell Antonio later tonight.

Lovino carefully cleaned off the test and wrapped it in tissue, he would show it to Antonio before they go to bed later. He put the test underneath a few shirts in one of his drawers. Lovino was so excited he couldn't wait until his lover got home.


As usual, Antonio got home around six that evening. Lovino already had dinner ready, it was Antonio's favorite. It wasn't very often that Lovino cooked his favorite dish so again, Antonio found that to be rather odd. The Spaniard noticed that Lovino seemed almost as giddy as yesterday. Not like he was complaining, he loved the more cheerful side of Lovino. That wasn't to say he didn't love Lovino's grumpy side too.

After dinner, Lovino got Ale ready for bed and all tucked in while Antonio took a shower in their room. When Antonio got out of the bathroom, he noticed that Lovino wasn't in the room yet. The Italian was probably still tucking Ale in to bed. Hopefully Ale was still awake, Antonio wanted to go tell him goodnight like he always did. So the Spaniard decided to quickly get dressed in his pj's then go finish tucking the boy in. Antonio searched his dresser for his clothes and found a pair of pajama bottoms but not a shirt. Maybe it was in Lovino's dresser, sometimes their clothes did get mixed up.

After putting on the bottoms, Antonio opened the top drawer in Lovino's dresser. He moved over a few shirts on the right side but didn't find the shirt he was looking for. He then searched the left side of the drawer and came across something strange. Something covered in… toilet paper? Antonio raised an eyebrow and lifted up whatever it was from the drawer. Well he knew he shouldn't be looking through Lovino's things but he really couldn't help himself especially with something so odd. Antonio carefully unwrapped the tissue from the object and was absolutely stunned when he saw what it was. It was a positive pregnancy test. Did this mean-

"The bambino's asleep so-" Lovino stopped his sentence when he walked into the room.

The sight of Antonio holding the test in his hands completely cut him off. The Spaniard looked beyond shocked, he even looked like he might cry.

"H-Hey, who the hell said you could go through my stuff?" Lovino said.

"Lovi are you..? Are you pregnant?" Antonio asked.

After a few seconds, Lovino nodded with a small grin.

"I haven't been feeling good and I took a few tests and they came up positive. I guess that last negative test was wrong." Lovino explained.

Antonio put the test down on the dresser then made his way to Lovino and engulfed him a huge hug. Lovino allowed himself to tear up while Antonio didn't care if he cried. He was happy, they both were. Finally after months of trying for another baby, they finally got what they wanted. They would have another little one in a few months time.

"I love you so much, mi corazón." Antonio told Lovino who was still in his arms.

"I love you too." Lovino replied with a smile.

They pulled away for a moment and looked into each other's eyes before Antonio kissed Lovino's nose which caused the Italian to smile again.

"Can you believe it, Lovi, we're going to have two kids now." Antonio said with a grin.

"I know, oh the joy." Lovino joked.

The two spent the rest of the evening talking about the new baby and about how happy they were. They had both agreed to keep it a secret for a little while especially from Ale, they would tell him later on. It was almost unbelievable that they'd be having another kid so soon but that is what they wanted after all. They're little family was growing and they couldn't be happier.


((A/N: Hey guys, I know it's been a while since I updated, I've just been so busy with school its taken up a lot of my time. But here's an update for you and FINALLY, Lovino's pregnant! More fluffy chapters to come so stick around! Hopefully I can get the next chapter up quickly. Thank you for reading and favoriting and following, be sure to review! ~))