Here is a mix of short one-shots that all have a common theme. I'm sure you'll realize what it is almost immediately. These are happy, I promise! Especially compared to the last one. Unedited, so I apologize for any typos. Enjoy!
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"Have you noticed any other changes?" Dr. Eliot asked Donna.
"Her breasts are bigger," Josh answered.
"Joshua!" Donna gasped.
"What? They are!"
"Actually, that is a perfectly normal side effect of pregnancy. Just wait until you start to breastfeed," Dr. Eliot commented.
Josh's smile was the widest Donna had ever seen it. She flung her arm out to whack him in the stomach.
"Oof."
"Knock it off."
"Anything else?" the doctor asked. "Mood swings?" Josh nodded vigorously, which earned him another jab. He took a step away from Donna's chair. The doctor smiled and continued. "The morning sickness should hopefully go away by the time the first trimester ends. Shortly after that, you can expect your hands and feet to swell slightly. Probably some hot flashes."
"Are there any positive side effects?" Donna asked. "Besides, you know, the baby."
"Well, a lot of my patients report their libidos increasing significantly around month four."
Donna risked a look at Josh. She had been wrong before. NOW his smile was the widest she'd ever seen it. "If you keep doing that, you're never getting lucky," she warned.
"She doesn't mean that," Josh told Dr. Eliot.
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"I am going to go put my feet up," Donna said, setting down her fork and smoothing her t-shirt, which she had stolen from Josh, over her ever-expanding belly. Josh had surprised her with a breakfast "date" in their own dining room. She stood up and leaned over, her face inches from his. "Can you do the dishes?" She asked, kissing him. She pulled back a few inches again.
He grinned widely and whispered, "Can I do you after?"
She smiled and moved in, her lips brushing his as she replied, "Maybe."
Josh tilted his head up to kiss her but Donna pulled back. "Dishes first!" She said, standing up straight.
"Tease!"
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Josh looked down at Donna's feet. Ten brightly painted toes stared back at him.
"You're wearing flip flops."
"Yes."
"In the White House."
"Yes."
"This doesn't go against some sort of dress code?"
"I'm nearly nine months pregnant, Josh. I can do whatever I want."
"Plus Mrs. Santos okay-ed it, didn't she."
She nodded. He smirked.
Donna looked at him sheepishly. "They hurt," she whined.
"I'm sorry," he said, kissing her pout. "Tonight, you're getting a really good foot massage."
"Yeah?"
"Mmm-hmm."
"I love you," she said sweetly.
"I love you, too," he replied, kissing her lips again briefly and then kneeling to kiss her large belly through her stretchy maternity dress.
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"Why does he sleep so much?" Josh asked, standing behind Donna to wrap his arms around her.
"He's a baby, Josh. Newborns usually sleep up to 18 hours a day." She craned her neck to see his face.
"But…I want to hold him," he said softly.
Donna's heart constricted as she watched her husband watch their four-day-old sleep. "You aren't supposed to wake sleeping babies," she whispered. She leaned back into his touch and turned her head back towards the crib.
"How are you feeling?" Josh asked, his lips brushing her ear.
"I'm still pretty sore."
"Why don't you go relax and take a bath?" he suggested.
She giggled. "I feel like I haven't bathed in days."
He snickered. "You showered this morning."
"Yeah, I guess I did. I fell asleep standing up and I don't remember it."
"Go," he urged. "Run a bath with your smelly bubbles. I'll watch him."
"In a little bit," she agreed. She continued to watch Ben sleep.
"He's pretty perfect, isn't he?" Josh asked.
"Yeah," Donna whispered, her voice cracking.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"Just hormones," she brushed him off. "I just love him so, so much."
"Me too. And you."
"Thank you for him, Josh."
"You know, I think I'm the one that should be saying that."
"Well, sure. But obviously he wouldn't be here without you, and I don't know if I could've made it through that pregnancy with my sanity if I didn't have you."
He didn't say anything, just turned her around so he could hug her. They stood there for several minutes until he heard someone besides their baby snoring.
"Donna? Sweetheart, you fell asleep on me."
"Hmmm…what?"
"You fell asleep standing up."
"I did?"
"Yes. Come on, bed time. He'll be six feet away."
She nodded, and let him tuck her in.
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"Donna!" Josh squealed, wrapping the towel around his waist.
"What?"
"You didn't tell me he was awake!"
"Um, the baby's awake, Josh."
"Well, that would've been nice to know before I, ya know, came out here all…uncovered."
Donna giggled. "Afraid you'll scar your son for life?"
"Yes!"
Donna shook her head laughing, then lifted her newborn so he could breastfeed on the other side. "Josh, honey, he's six days old. It's not like he can clearly see…anything…and besides, its not as if he'll ever remember it."
"But…still."
"You don't see me worried about it," she reminded him, grinning. "Ben does, after all, end up seeing my breasts several times per day. And also, I did happen to push him out of my-"
"Donna!"
"What?" she said innocently. "I can't say va-"
"Not around the baby!"
Donna giggled. "Come here."
"What are you going to do to me?" He looked wary.
"Nothing! I just want to kiss my husband."
Josh sauntered over and leaned down. Just before his lips landed on Donna's, she turned her head down and whispered, "Ben, you want to know how you got here? You came out of Mommy's vagi-"
That time, Josh kissed her before she could finish speaking. She looked dazed as they broke apart, but not too dazed to not say "Na," before she kissed him again.
