Cream woke up on that very Sunday in the morning. She managed to sleep easier the previous night, mostly thanks to spending time with Blaze again and having her energy expended due to their light jog around the block, making Cream realise that even though she was pregnant, there was no time for laziness.

Still, that wasn't why she was up this morning. She woke up in an old t-shirt that Tails left her, as well as a pair of white panties which were soaked from last night. She blushed a bit at the thought of it, heading to the shower to clean herself up.

She shed her old clothes and soon got herself all clean. She looked down at her small baby bump, rubbing it gently and smiling to herself. She wrapped her towel around herself, going to the wardrobe in her bedroom and putting on a yellow t-shirt, some black jean shorts, and cream coloured shoes.

She checked the time, nodding to herself as she went to the front door to check for any new mail. She saw the mailman walking to her front door, and before he could knock it, Cream opened it with a smile.

"Ah, Cream," the mailman smiled. "Figured I'd give you the letters directly this time, since you like waiting for them."

"Well, my future husband is fighting for us all," Cream smiled. "And besides, even though we don't really talk, I feel like we've become such good friends."

The mailman chuckled, handing Cream the letters. "Tails is a good man. I know that. He'll be back safe and sound, and he'll see his child born when he returns."

Cream blushed, nodding. "Thank you... it means a lot..."

"Any time." The delivered bowed his head. "Take care, ma'am."

"You too," Cream waved. The mailman left, and she rifled through the letters, finding the one from Tails and smiling gleefully. She felt her heart flutter as she read through it. "My hero..." She held the letter close and kissed it before putting it with the others. "All right, I should get some breakfast... and a drink... then I'll write a reply."

She trudged over to the kitchen, deciding to make herself some cereal. As she poured the milk, she looked out the window at the fruit and vegetables, and smiled as she saw how fresh the strawberries and raspberries looked. She quickly ran out to pick a few, putting them in with her cereal as well before making herself a quick cup of coffee, extra cream, and she sat down in her living room.

"All right... what to watch first..." She flicked through any shows she'd recorded. "Ah, Open Heart... my favourite medical drama!" She was about to press start when her phone rang, and she smiled at seeing her mother's name. "Hey, mum!"

"Hello, sweetie!" Vanilla smiled. "Just wanted to check up on you! I didn't get much chance yesterday myself since we were both so busy."

"Yeah, I'm fine," said Cream. "Got another letter from Tails as well."

"Aw... well, I won't pry," Vanilla said. "It is lovely that he keeps sending them to you, though."

"Yeah... even though not as many have come through... this big mission of his is only driving us apart more and more..."

Vanilla smiled at her end. "Oh? What a shame..."

"You sound... happy about that," Cream said. "Almost too much so."

"Oh, it's nothing to worry about."

"Mum..."

"It's fine."

Cream sighed. "Tell me... please?"

Vanilla giggled. "It is a secret. But a good secret. You will find out... soon."

"Like when we meet?" Cream asked.

"Well, yes, but even then, I still won't tell you."

Cream smiled. "Well... fine. You're lucky that I like surprises."

Vanilla giggled again. "I'll see you soon, sweetie. I'll be across the road from the church."

"See you," Cream said. "I love you."

"Love you too."

Vanilla then hanged up, and Cream did too soon after that, going back to her show. After a couple of episodes and a finished breakfast later, she decided to get a piece of paper out, a pen in her right hand as she began to write down her thoughts to her love.

"My dearest Tails, I'm so happy that the mission is going well so far. I know that it's far from over, though, so I know that I'll have to wait a little bit longer until it's done. But I'm fine with that. I can wait forever for you, as can our future child. I know that you haven't been able to send over as much, but that's okay. I love you for you, and I know that what you're doing is for the right reasons. It's also to protect me... to protect us... like a true husband, a true father. You're not either of those yet, but you are more than prepared to be both. I love you, so much. I hope you get back home safe and sound. Yours always, Cream."

She then drew a love heart next to the last line of the sentence, putting a capital T and C in the heart before folding up the letter. She placed it into the envelope, sealed it, then marked it for delivery, putting it in her mailbox and thankful that the mailman knew where to take it.

"All right, that's all done..." She smiled to herself. "Let's go out into town."

She went back inside her house, quickly grabbing what she needed, taking her handbag with her as well as she left her house, closing and locking the door behind her. She headed for the nearest bus stop, hopping on the next bus that arrived and taking a short trip into the town. It didn't take long to get there, and she uttered a word of thanks to the driver before leaving the large vehicle.

She walked up the road, seeing where the church was on the path. She went over to the stoplights nearby, pressing the button and waiting for the cars to stop before crossing the road, getting to the other side and continuing her way there, smiling as she saw a familiar figure, wearing a blue long sleeved sweatshirt, light blue jeans, and black heeled boots.

Her mother, Vanilla, was everything people expected a mother of someone as kind as Cream to be: Thoughtful, sincere, and always trying to lend a hand if she can. Cream had inherited those traits from her mother, as well as the looks. In fact, if one looked at the two from far away enough, they could be assumed to be the same person.

"Mother!" Cream smiled, hugging her parent.

"Oh, Cream! It's good to see you again," Vanilla smiled.

The hug broke and Cream giggled. "So, what's this surprise?"

Vanilla chuckled, taking Cream's hand and turning around with her daughter in two. They walked up to the building that Vanilla was stood in front of, with the younger rabbit looking at dark brown wooden framing around glass windows with a name she recognised in it.

"Vanilla's Sweet Treats..." Cream said, seeing the title around a cute little real life bunny who was munching on a strawberry. "You finally renovated."

"I did," Vanilla smiled. "It was... difficult to get this place off the ground. Harder still to maintain it."

Cream nodded. "I know. I remember the times... you having to work two jobs as well as run it just to keep things afloat. And me selling fruit didn't pull us enough in, either." The young rabbit sighed and smiled. "To be honest, things were looking a lot worse... until Tails offered to help."

"Oh, the choices he made for us..." Vanilla said. "Were I a younger woman, I would have married him before you."

Cream giggled. "Then he'd be my father, technically. Ooh, that means I'd get a pair of his tails as my own!"

Vanilla laughed. "Speaking of children, what will yours be again?"

"A girl," Cream said. "Meaning that she'll look more like me, right?"

"True," said her mother. "The gender of the baby takes the more dominant traits depending on the parent. Since it's a girl, your future child will look more like you, same with you looking like me."

"But if it's a boy, it'd look like Tails, right?"

"That's right," Vanilla smiled. "So... how about we actually go inside and celebrate?"

"Sounds good to me."

The two walked inside, and as much as Cream had liked the outside of the shop, she liked the inside more. Dark brown and silver diamond tile patterned floors, the walls a deep shade of maroon, outlined here and there with creamy stripes, the chairs, tables, and booths all mixtures of pleasant browns, reds, and yellows.

"Wow... you did such a good job!" Cream smiled.

"Wait until you get to the counter!" Vanilla giggled.

They walked the rest of the way, and Cream saw said counter. She subconsciously wiped her mouth of any drool, even though none had actually formed. She saw the array of cupcakes, muffins, doughnuts, cookies, biscuits, and so on. There were also various drinks, different types of coffees and teas that Cream was pretty sure were made up, alongside some soft drink options.

"Oh, my god..." Cream said. "And to think, I already had breakfast... I feel like such a fool..."

Vanilla chuckled. "Oh, but wait, there is so much more."

"There's more than this?" Cream asked.

"Of course! But first..." Vanilla walked around the counter, "what would you like to eat?"

"Um... I did mention the breakfast thing, right?" the daughter rabbit replied.

"You did, but you have room for a coffee, tea, and even something sweet," Vanilla said. "Maybe a raspberry cookie? Or a fruit shortcake biscuit? Ooh, a blueberry muffin. I know you like those."

"Um... yes. Yes to all of those."

"And drinks?"

"Oh, a summer fruits soda, please."

Vanilla gathered her daughter's order up, even totalling the price on the cash machine. Cream, understanding that it was a business, reached into her purse to pay for the food. Vanilla took the cash, put it in the register, gave her daughter any change needed, and then put all the food in small white bags with the Sweet Treats logo on them, handing them to the younger rabbit with a smile.

"Thank you for your service!" Vanilla said. "Now, if you wouldn't mind joining me, I have something more to show you."

The mother rabbit then turned to leave, and Cream looked behind her to see that there were no other customers around. She didn't even see them when her mother walked her through the shop, and she was thankful for that as she soon rushed to catch up with her mother.

As she did, Vanilla led her through a small side door, following a small corridor that split into two more hallways. The one on the left had toilets, and the one on the right led to a wide open door, and Cream peered through it to see a small garden, her eyes widening.

"Oh... wow!"

Vanilla smiled. "You like it?"

Cream only nodded in answer as she and Vanilla left the door proper, her head turning to the side to see a platform raised about a foot off the ground. Said platform was all painted white wood, and had multiple pairs of steps to get up onto it. There were many tables and chairs, also white wood, and Cream turned her head to follow the platform's path, seeing that its size extended to look roughly about the third of the size of the inside of the cafe.

"How... how did..." Cream started, still entranced by how it all looked.

"Well, during the renovation, myself and some builders realised how much empty space there was in one of the back rooms," Vanilla said. "Since we couldn't think of what else to do with it, we tore it down and made it into a little garden. A nice, quiet, calm little place to clear your head."

"How long did it take?" Cream asked.

"Not all too long," Vanilla said. "Only about a week for something like this."

"Wait, how come you didn't ask me to help?" Cream said. "You know that I would have."

"You were still sort of a recluse," Vanilla said. "I wanted to leave you be for a bit to recover. I didn't want to bother you into coming out until I felt like you were comfortable."

Cream smiled. "Thank you..."

The mother rabbit smiled back. "So, how about we take a seat and enjoy some food?"

The younger rabbit giggled, and Vanilla guided her over to the little platform. As they saw the little roof above, there were tiny candelabras hanging as well, the flames inside adding a warm glow to a place that already felt comforting.

"Ah, that's a nice little touch," Cream said, pointing at the little candles.

"The best part is that it's real flames," said Vanilla. "None of that electrical nonsense."

Cream giggled. "I know you were always one for the old-fashioned ways."

"True," Vanilla nodded. She reached under the table. "But it doesn't mean that I can't try." She rose her arm back up, showing a laptop to Cream.

"What... what is that?"

Vanilla giggled. "Well, I never got the chance to tell you, but my boyfriend, Vector, is Tails' commanding officer in his unit. He set up a video call for Tails doing such a good job over there."

Cream blushed and reached over to hug her mother happily. "Oh, this is amazing!"

Vanilla giggled, turning on the laptop and waiting as the video call started. Tails responded, sounding surprised, and Vanilla smiled as she saw over their conversation. She even blew a quick kiss to Vector, who caught it. She even got to see Tails briefly, making her smile. Soon, the call had ended, and Cream couldn't stop the smile on her face.

"Oh... it was so good to see him..." she said.

"You truly do miss him," Vanilla smiled.

"Of course I do," Cream nodded. "I love him... so much..."

Vanilla nodded. "I know. But, for now, you and I are going to enjoy our lunch together. And then we're going to do some shopping as well, okay?"

Cream nodded. "Okay..."

So, the two rabbits had their food and drinks, with Cream marvelling at how amazing everything tasted. Vanilla would say that it was mostly natural ingredients, only further impressing the younger rabbit. Their lunch was soon finished, and the two went out on the town together.

They went around the local stores, buying some maternity shirts and other clothing for Cream, as well as getting some things to help prepare for the baby. It wasn't anything major, just some toys and even copies of a couple of books that were Cream's favourites when she was still little.

"And we have some audio book versions as well," Vanilla said, looking at a shelf. "Should we get you some easy music to listen to as well?"

Cream nodded. "It might help."

Vanilla nodded, getting the things in question before taking them to the counter to pay for them. When they were all done, they went out and got a little bit of food shopping done, deciding to call it quits after that. They headed back to Sweet Treats and sat at one of the booths closest to the door to talk briefly.

"So... I really needed a day like today," Cream smiled.

"Well, anything for my daughter, future son-in-law, and future granddaughter," Vanilla smiled.

Cream snorted a bit. "I hope that future comes quite soon..."

Vanilla frowned a little bit. "Hey... how about you come back over later tonight?"

"You sure?" Cream asked.

"Yeah. I'll invite some of our friends over as well. We'll just sit in the back garden, calm down, have a talk... what do you say?"

Cream smiled. "That sounds really nice."

The two rabbits then stood up, sharing a hug with each other. They broke apart, with Cream waving goodbye as she left the store. She hopped over to the bus stop, catching the next one back to her neighbourhood, seeing a group of hoodlums harassing a girl at the back. Said girl had a pushchair with her with a baby boy inside it.

Cream walked over to them. "Hey..." The harassers ignored her, with one reaching a hand to grope at the girl. Cream reached over to grab the man's hand and jerk it away. "I told you to stop!"

"And what are you going to do if we don't?" asked the harasser.

Cream smiled. "Well, my future husband is in the army. I haven't trained much with him, but I know how to put a stop to three little twerps like you."

"Well, your future husband is probably going to wind up dead where he is," the leader smirked. "What good will that do for his bitch back home?"

Cream sighed. "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to be a misogynistic jack-ass?"

"She did. Unfortunately, she was a bitch too."

The leader moved to throw a punch, but Cream dodged it, causing him to hit his hand against one of the rails, hearing a bone pop. He grunted in pain, about to strike when he saw something. The other three members of the group also stood up as well, but saw that same thing that the leader saw.

Cream was confused, so she turned around to see what they were looking at, her heart sighing in relief as someone walked over. Said someone was in a police uniform, and it was a tall silver hedgehog with amber eyes, flashing his badge at the scene.

"Is there a problem here?" he asked.

"Not at all, officer," the leader said. The bus then stopped, and he took it as a chance to leave, but the hedgehog's hand landed on his chest.

"If you try something like that again, I won't hesitate to take more drastic measures. This is your only warning."

The hoodlum nodded, and he and his group left. As they did, the woman who was being harassed stood up and hugged the cop who just saved her. He didn't hesitate to hug her back, smiling a bit before the hug broke as well. The lady smiled and sat back down as Cream smiled.

"Silver," she said. "It's good to see you."

"Hey, Cream," Silver smiled. "Blaze told me about how things went not long ago. I'm glad that you're coming out a bit more now."

"Well, I figured that it was about time," Cream said. "It was hard staying holed up at home the whole time."

Silver chuckled. "Well, I'm glad that that's not the case any more." He nodded. "It's good to see you. I know that we haven't been able to see much of each other lately because of me being a cop and stuff."

"Oh, it's fine," Cream said. "I don't think I asked Blaze this, but are things good with her?"

"Yeah, things are great," Silver said. "We're thinking about getting a place in the big city soon."

"Ooh, fancy," Cream giggled.

"What about you?" Silver asked. "What are your plans going to be for when Tails gets back?"

"Oh, we'll still live together in my home, only with an extra body and more love to put into it..." She rubbed her little baby bump.

"It's going to be a girl, right?" Silver smiled. "Got a name?"

"Not yet..." Cream said. "We were... planning on waiting..."

The hedgehog nodded. "That's fine. And hey, maybe it'll carry on the lineage of cute names like Vanilla and Cream."

The rabbit giggled. "That's the idea..." She looked up ahead, pressing one of the stop buttons as her neighbourhood came more into view. "Well, this is my stop."

"Wait, before you go," Silver said. He reached into his pocket and handed the rabbit a little hand taser. "Just in case something like what happened earlier crops up again, okay?"

Cream nodded. "I'll... try to be more careful."

Silver nodded and smiled. "I know. You take care, okay?"

"I will."

Cream then gave him a brief hug before leaving the bus, heading in the direction of her home. She opened the front door, closing it behind her and seeing the time on a nearby clock at almost 3:00 pm. She sighed, but smiled happily as she headed further into her house.

She opened up her bags, putting her purchases in their respective piles before putting them away. She did, however, grab one of the books she was given, and soon got out her phone to find the audio version which she'd gotten from the store. She grabbed a pair of headphones, sat on her couch, and opened up the book, starting to read at the same time that the narrator spoke the words into her ear.


And there you have it! A sort of similar chapter to the last one, but on Cream's side of the fence, as it were. I hope you enjoyed it, and it was fun to write. I also hope you liked the inclusion of Silver. It was fun to bring him in. Anyway, I'll see you all in the next thing I wind up writing, whatever that may be. Until then, take care, and stay tuned.