It was a bright sunny day, bride chirping, cool summer spring, and full of peace with he sound of the ocean waves outside of the Rose household. Everything was perfect, so it was only right that the universe throughs them this curveball.
"HOW CAN YOU BE PREG-!"
Amy slammed her hand on Sonic's mouth giving a loud shush. Angrily she pulled her arm away and glared at him. "How could you ask something so stupid?!"
"Well I-I-I don't know I thought you were... well you know...taken care of?"
Amy rose a brow to his idiotic stuttering. She crossed her arms putting her weight on a one leg and tapped her foot waiting for an apology. It's not that this situation was a big deal, it was that it was a HUGE deal. They have been dancing around their feeling for each other for years, and when they finally did something about it they realized that they would be putting everything at risk, their friendship, the team dynamic, and most importantly their jobs. Sonic is technically government a worker payed to save the town, Sticks and Knuckles are considered outsides sources paid by Sonic; and Tails and Amy work for the University as researchers on loan to help out the team. Their contracts clearly state no romantic relationships. For about a year the two have been secretly seeing each other, of course Tails was suspicious of them but he would never address them full on, and they have been very careful in looking for minimal interaction with villagers when out on dates. They both wanted to make it work so they both sacrificed a lot to do so, now he was blaming her for this? He was the one who kissed her after she saved him from falling into a lake from a cliff. So according to the laws of his flawed logic, he started this.
He gave a huge sigh and sat on the couch slumping deeply into it. "I'm sorry...It's just..."
"I know." She took the seat next to him. "You're an idiot and you don't know how to handle it." she smirked.
"Haha very funny. True for the situation though." he took in a deep breath. "I thought we were so careful. Ya know?"
"I do, but we can't worry about how this happened, we gotta figure out what we should do next."
Sonic glanced up at her slightly insulted. "What do you mean? We come out and tell people. We do the responsible thing and own to the fact that we broke the rules, get you to a doctor, baby names, train him to be my replacement one day."
She shook her head with a playful grin. She loved that he was always willing to make her smile even at the worst of times. "I'm serious Sonic, what are we going to do?"
"I am." he sat up and pulled her in closer. "Ames if we come out, the worst that we will get is a slap on the wrist. You are the best archeologist on the island-the country even! They can't afford to loose you, they would just transfer you into the lab again or something. As for me well, lets face it." he chuckled. "Only my charm and good looks would earn me a job with the title 'Superhero'. I ain't going anywhere."
Amy smiled with her lips pressed tightly together and felt a lump growing in her throat. She didn't think her partner truly understood what was going on. He could be right and everything he said could happen, or her worst fears would emerge. She escaped the inner city's on the mainland through reading, writing and earning scholarships to get an education in the best parts of the country at an astounding young age and earned a respected position in one of the most dignified labs and university in the country. She not only made history as being the youngest female grad student ever to achieve what she has, but she was the grad student ever. Like at all. However, she was still a girl. Which mean she had to work even harder, archeology is a science but a job was a business, women are seen expendable and risky investments because of...well... pregnancies. Falling in love with this idiot was already putting everything she's been working toward since she was 11 years old. He was worth it, and creating a life was worth it, but was it the right time? Was she really that irreplaceable as Sonic says she is? She loved the idea of having a baby, and be with him, but was she ready to take care of a whole life? And was he just sticking by her because it was the right thing to do or because...he wanted a family with her too? She could feel her doubts and fears turning into hot beads of tears forming on her face and running down her nose.
Her partner chuckled and wiped away a forming tear on her face with his thumb. "Ames." he smiled. "You've been in deep thought staring at me for two minutes, mind letting me in?"
"Sonic what if I can't have it?"
He narrowed his brows together in confusion. "What?"
"I mean what if..." she took in a deep breath to collect her thoughts properly. "We need to think this through rationally, is all I'm saying. We need to take in mind what is going to happen to us. You might be right but I could get fired and then how and I gonna support this little guy without a job, and lets say I get one during the pregnancy I will still have to consider the fact that maternally leave is not a required pay-leave by law and I will have to live off no salary for 6 months and-"
"I think you keep forgetting that I exist Ames." His tone was rather annoyed and harsh. "Ames I am gonna be there for the whole thing. I'll take care of you."
"Because it's the right thing to do right?" She sassed sarcastically as more beads of tears fell from her cheek. "Because that's what heroes do right? Save the poor lady in distress and take all the glory. You'll be called a wonderful dad for playing with hippos and tomatoes on your communicator during the doctor appointment while I will be tormented as a selfish mom for wanting to provide to my kid by working as much as I can and trying to make my kid proud of me by being the doctor that discovered a lost civilization!"
"Whoah whoah whoah where the hell is all this coming from?!" He snapped angrily. "Are you implying that I only want to do this to look good?"
"Are you implying that what I said was right and you want to get involved because you have to?"
"Of course not Ames! I want this baby cause I love you and-" he fell silent with wide eyes reading what he just said. It was clear that the feelings where there mutually for both of them but neither had said it out loud in the entire time they have been together. They blinked blankly at each other in silence for a minute. "I um..." he started up again. "I love you, and that's why I assumed I was going to take part in the baby's life, because..."
"I love you too." she whispered out quickly. They hearts pounded against their chest as is they wanted to escape their hedgehog bodies and hold each other in a loving embrace.
"Amy Rose, what ever you want to do with this is up to you and I will support it because I love you. And, I know kids was something we never really talked about, but I want you to know that I want to do this. I love you which means you are my family and I...It's weird but I already love this kid. Meaning he's my family too."
"I'm..." she pressed her lips together fighting back more tears. "...scared Sonic. Knowing that you want this helps but...what if I...can't do it? What if I can't be a mom?"
"You take care of Knuckles every day along with an 12 year old mad scientist, help save the world at least once a week and have the most academically accomplished resume in the world and baby scares you?"
"It doesn't scare you?"
Sonic pressed his lips together and nodded. Of course it scared him. Having baby depend on you for basic survival is the most horrifying thing in the world. "Terrified." He answered. "But that never stopped me from being brave right?"
She smiled a bit and held his hand tightly. Of course he was brave, he always was. She was more logical and helped everyone else on their path because she was always sure of her goals. This was the biggest obstacle she's ever faced, and she truly wasn't alone. He wanted this. "Amy," he signed. "No one is going to judge you for not wanting to do this, and never valued on how many children you have on your white picket fence. You don't want people like that in your life anyway."
She chuckled a but and dug her head into his shoulder. She always fond away for his wit to bring her joy, even for a second. "Do you really think we can do this?"
"Yeah." he nodded cuddling her close. "I mean, he's going to be a badass right and that's all that matters."
"I thought It was that we love each other?" she teased.
"Yeah that too"
