A/N: Hello my dears. Thank you for all the reviews! They inspire me.

I thought I would inform you that the next three chapters of this story were originally supposed to be one chapter, but I decided to break it up because it would be too long. Regardless, I hope that you enjoy this :)

November 23rd, 1987

The Thanksgiving season was bustling in New York. People were scrambling to find the perfect turkey, and the airports were flooded with people arriving to and departing from the great city.

The Forman child was only about a month away from being born. Donna and Eric had begun to prepare by assembling furniture and painting the nursery. They had decided on a nice shade of blue, even though they were not certain of the baby's gender yet.

"Are you sure about this?" Eric asked. "We can't go back once we've started. What if we don't have a boy?"

"That doesn't matter," Donna assured. "I find the whole color/gender association to be weird. Besides, blue is a calming color."

"Alright, honey," Eric agreed. "And I know that you're strong and everything, but I think that you should leave the painting up to me. I don't want the fumes to make you sick."

Donna nodded. She slowly moved into the living room and placed herself on the couch. She had more trouble moving nowadays. She was so pregnant that she could barely get up by herself.

She had be lying on the couch for a while before the phone began to ring. She slowly shifted herself upwards and managed to pick it up before the ringing ceased. "Hello?"

"Hey Donna! How are you doing?" It was Kitty. She had been calling periodically over the last few months.

"Hey Mrs. Forman. We've been doing pretty well." Donna replied.

"That's wonderful! Is Eric around?" Kitty asked.

"Yeah, I'll go get him," Donna put the phone down for a second. "Honey! Your mother is calling."

She yelled again a moment later. "Eric!"

He burst into the room, paint staining his shirt. "You couldn't have gotten up and told me?"

Donna looked down at her bump, then into his eyes. "Really?"

"Okay, you have a point there," Eric picked up the phone. "Hey mom,"

"Hello sweetie! Are you coming home later this week?" Kitty asked.

Eric sighed. He had been dreading this call. "I don't think that we can make it,"

Kitty gasped. "But you have to come home for Thanksgiving! I haven't seen you all year."

Eric ran his fingers through his hair in a frustrated manner. "I know, mom. But the baby's almost here. And I don't think that pregnant women can fly in their third trimester."

"That's true," Donna confirmed.

"But, I want to see what Donna looks like before the baby is born! I know that Red and I could have tried to visit New York. But please-," Kitty was almost in tears. "I miss my baby boy."

Eric sat there with a taste of sorrow in his mouth. As childish as it felt to admit, he missed his mother as well. After contemplating all the possible solutions, an idea popped into head. "How about we drive out there? We can bring Jackie and Hyde with us. It'd be like a road trip." He knew that it seemed crazy, but it was the only way that he could see Kitty.

"A road trip? Are you insane? That's like a 14 hour drive." Donna whispered, confirming his suspicions.

"Trust me, it'll be okay," he whispered back reassuringly. He turned his attention back to his mother. "Do you think that could work, mom?"

"Well, it's not the ideal option, but I'm sure that it's possible. Oh gosh, this is fantastic! I'll get to see my little boy after all." Kitty beamed.

"Yeah, I'm excited too. I miss you a lot." Eric replied.

"I've missed you too. It's been far too long since our last visit." Eric agreed with what Kitty had just said. They hadn't seen each other since last Thanksgiving.

"Well, that should change once the baby is born," Eric figured.

"Oh yes, that's right! I probably won't be able to get enough of that little darling." Kitty said cheerfully. "Alright honey, I'll let you go now. I'll see you in a few days. I love you!"

"Bye mom! I love you too." When Eric hung up the phone, Donna was smirking at him. "What?"

"You're such a mama's boy," she laughed.

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with that! I hope that our kid loves you as much as I love my mother." Eric defended.

"They will, don't worry. We've only got one shot at this, so we're going to do a damn good job at raising our kid." Donna stated.

"Hell yeah! We're going to make sure that he or she is a totally awesome person." Eric declared.

"Totally!" Donna high-fived him. "Now, let's call Hyde and Jackie. I don't know if they'll want to go along with this plan."

After a few minutes of chit-chatting, Eric proposed the idea to Hyde.

"That's a great idea, man! I've always wanted to be in a car for half a day with four other people. That'd be so much easier than flying." he responded sarcastically.

"Come on, man. You're going out there anyway. I thought this could be fun." Eric said.

"Fun? You'd think it'd be fun to drive across half the country with a pregnant woman and a four year old? Robbie's going to kick the crap out of any seat in front of him, and God knows that he's inherited Jackie's ability to never shut the hell up. And if she hasn't already, Donna's going to start having mood swings. She's at that point where she'd scream at every little thing that wasn't to her liking. So, my final answer is no." Hyde explained.

"Wow," Eric sighed. "I can't really argue with that. At least you're still going to be there."

"Of course, man. I wouldn't miss that for the world." Hyde answered.

"Alright, good. Listen man, I should go check on Donna. I'll see you on Thursday." After a quick goodbye from Hyde, Eric put down the phone. He walked back into the nursery, where Donna was examining his paint job.

"So, do you like it?" he asked somewhat nervously.

"Yeah, this is a great color. You did a great job applying it too." she said.

"I'm glad you like it," Eric put his arm around Donna. He also began to admire the dark blue shade. The couple stayed silent for a while, appreciating the peace of the room.

"So, did Hyde say no?" Donna inquired after a few minutes.

"Yeah. It was a long shot anyway." Eric answered.

"Eh, it's better this way. I love Hyde and Jackie to death, but they'd probably start driving me crazy after a while." Donna's voice began faltering at the end of her sentence. She then groaned, putting her hand on her stomach. "Sorry, he or she has been kicking like crazy today."

Eric put his hand on her stomach as well, feeling the vibrations from the movements. The sensation was a sort of indescribable beauty. Creating a new life had given him more of an appreciation for the world. "Woah, that is strong. I know it's like the 500th time that it's happened, but it's amazing. I never realized how precious life was before this."

Donna smiled. "I know. I feel that way as well. But God, I hate that we keep having to call our kid 'he or she'. I just want to know what we're having."

"I know, it bothers me too. But we agreed that we wanted to be surprised about it." Eric reminded.

"Ah, you're right. Besides, there's only a month left until we find out. We can make it until then." she stated.

"Yes, we can. We've been waiting for so long already. It'll be here before we know it." he playfully kissed her.

"And it's going to be fantastic," Donna said. "Now, enough of this baby talk. I'm exhausted."

"Wait, you're exhausted? I'm the one that did all of this painting! You haven't done anything all day!" Eric exclaimed.

"Hey, I'm carrying another person! That in itself is enough to drain me." Donna defended.

"Fair point. Let's get some sleep. We've got a big journey to cow town ahead of us." Eric said.

"You want to leave tomorrow?" Donna asked.

"Yeah, I figured that we could split the driving time between two days. And it wouldn't hurt to get there early." Eric reasoned.

Donna sighed. "That's fine, I guess. I mean, we can easily get out of our jobs. I'm sure that our bosses won't mind us being gone for five days."

"Yeah, exactly!" Eric exclaimed.

Donna rolled her eyes. "I was being sarcastic."

"Oh, come on! You have the chillest boss, like, ever. And I can find someone to teach for me for two days." Eric said.

"Fine," Donna crossed her arms.

"Oh come on, honey! This is going to be fun." Eric grinned, putting his arm back around her waist.

"Don't touch me!" Donna pushed him away.

"What is-," Eric started. He wanted to ask why she was acting so strange, but then he remembered why Hyde had turned them down: mood swings. "You know what? We're just going to go to bed, and decide on what to do in the morning. Okay?"

"Alright," Donna yawned. She was practically falling asleep.

Eric kissed her for the last time that night. He helped her get into bed, and they both fell asleep before their heads hit their pillows.