Since moving, Kurt had spent almost every night in her room. They'd kept their promise to be responsible to the Professor, though it wasn't as if they needed to do much. Wanda couldn't exactly get more pregnant.

Their little spot in the institute was removed from the others, and Wanda was noticing that it could go days before she'd even have to interact with anyone other than Kurt. She'd been feeling off of late, and spending more time in bed, which Kurt was happy to enable. He'd bring her food, drinks, anything she needed, and she was blissfully spending her third trimester by herself.

Kitty came by once in a while, and Wanda was fine with seeing her. She'd begun to enjoy the girl's company. Wanda had always dismissed her as vapid, but the girl had hidden depths that surprised Wanda. Kitty was also growing increasingly excited about the impending baby.

One morning, Kurt had left early for a small mission with the team. Wanda had to fend for herself, which she didn't mind, but she did miss being waited on by her boyfriend. After sleeping in, she pushed herself out of bed when her daughter and stomach both demanded being fed.

She padded quietly to the kitchen, stretching herself out with a yawn. Her stomach was enormous, in her eyes, and she placed a hand on it, supporting the weight. She had a quick fantasy about finally having her body back, and it made her smile. "Mommy's going to be so happy to be able to sleep on her stomach again," she murmured.

As she came to the kitchen, she stopped to see Rogue seated at the table, reading the back of a cereal box as she ate. The goth girl looked up to Wanda, then back to the box. "Hey."

"Hi," Wanda greeted. She found herself a bowl and took a seat beside her. Wanda was unsure of how to react around Rogue. At one time, Rogue seemed to be the one person in the institute she'd relate to most, but this was before she'd truly met Kurt. Since then, she'd not really spent any time getting to know her, which she now felt slightly guilty over. After all, she was Kurt's sister, as distant as they were.

Rogue slid the box over to Wanda, and she poured herself a bowl. "I thought everyone was out on a mission," Wanda said.

"Nah," Rogue replied. "Only the people who need to be. My powers don't help on this one."

"Ahh," Wanda replied.

Rogue sat back in her seat. "Yeah, they left me and Evan behind. I think he was just happy to go to the skate park."

"What're you doing today?" Wanda asked her.

Rogue shrugged. "Dunno. Didn't really have a plan. What about you?"

Wanda looked down to her cereal. "Not much. I'll probably sleep. I've been pretty worn out lately."

"Yeah, I bet," Rogue leaned forward onto the table. "Kurt says that the baby's coming in two weeks."

Wanda nodded, leaning back and placing her hands on her stomach. "That's when she's due. The 23rd."

Rogue shook her head. "It's crazy to think y'all are having a baby."

"I guess," Wanda replied. "It was crazy for a while. Now, I just can't wait to get her out of me."

"Mmm hmm," Rogue nodded. She paused for a moment. "Ya know, Kurt's crazy about you. Like head over heels, buyin' the ring crazy."

Wanda smiled, looking down. She knew that he loved her, but hearing someone else say it made her feel validated.

"So what about you?" Rogue probed. "How do you feel about him?"

Wanda looked up to her. Her eyebrow lifted. "I love him."

Rogue's eyebrow lifted as well. "Yeah?"

"Yeah," Wanda affirmed. "I love him with everything. More than anything." She smiled shyly. "I've never felt about anyone the way I feel about Kurt."

Rogue smiled as well. "I'da never put you two together. But it's cute," she said. Her eye went to Wanda's stomach. "So do ya got a name for her yet?"

"Talia," Wanda told her, stroking a hand on her belly.

"Talia Wagner," Rogue repeated. "Pretty."

The baby moved, causing another visible lump to appear and disappear. Rogue stared at it. "Wow, she moves a lot."

Wanda nodded, then looked to Rogue. "You want to feel?"

"Uhh," Rogue paused. "I don't wanna hurt you."

"It's ok," Wanda carefully took Rogue's gloved hand and placed it on her stomach. After a few moments, Talia was shifting again.

Rogue laughed. "Wow, that's her, huh?"

"Yep," Wanda smiled. "Say hi to Auntie Rogue, Talia."

Rogue looked to Wanda with a smile. "Auntie Rogue?"

Wanda nodded. "Of course."

~&Q~

Kurt didn't return until hours later. Wanda had spent the morning with Rogue, but then ended up taking a nap in early afternoon. She was in bed when Kurt came in.

"Hey," she looked to him from her book. "How was the mission?"

"Ok," he sighed, falling onto the bed. "Just tiring. They had me teleport five times in a row. I need a nap."

"Poor baby," Wanda commiserated. "Come lay down with me."

"In a minute," he stood up. "I need a shower first."

Wanda watched after him as he went across the hall to the bathroom. She turned back to her book, listening to the hiss of the shower. An interruption came when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Wanda put her book down and her hand came to where she felt the pain. It couldn't be, not yet. It was too early.

She gave it a few minutes, and didn't feel anything else. The shower had stopped, and she turned back to her book. A moment later, the pain returned. "Ahh!"

A teleport later her boyfriend was by her side, in a towel. "Are you ok? What was that?"

"I felt a pain," Wanda told him.

"A pain? Like labor pain?" His eyes became panicked as he asked.

"I dunno," she glared at him. "I've never felt labor pains before."

"We have to get you to Dr. McCoy," he grabbed her hand.

"Kurt, you're naked," she sighed at him.

"You're having a baby!"

Wanda took a breath. "Calm down! Get dressed, and we'll go to see Dr. McCoy, ok?"

Kurt took a deep breath as well. "Ok."