"God I hope this works." Lapis muttered to herself as she stirred the orange contents in the large mixing bowl she held onto for dear life. The blue haired woman wasn't much for cooking (that was her wife's forte, Peridot was the best cook she'd ever met) but, she had deiced that for her beloved's birthday she would try to make a recipe her mother had given her.
Pumpkin pie with homemade whipped cream, Peridot would love it.
That is, if she didn't burn it, or make the filling wrong… Oh she was nervous. Her phone sat on their microwave, playing a song they loved as she set the bowl down and looked over at the time. It was only 5:00, Peridot wouldn't be home for a while, she grinned. Lapis had no idea how she'd managed to keep this little surprise a secret, but here she was, slaving away in their kitchen with her music on full blast making pie for the first time in her life.
It was funny, the things people did for those they love.
Hours went by, the whole house was warm with a sweet scent, pumpkins, spices, dough and fresh whipped cream. Lapis felt giddy, her wife would be coming home any minute now, the blue haired woman had the day off, but the blonde had to work, and on her birthday too. Oh well, at least the presents Lapis was giving her would be nice. She hoped.
She jumped a bit upon hearing the door open, a smile dawned on her face as Peridot came into their little house. Lapis ran over to her and almost tackled her. "Happy birthday sweetheart!" She squealed as she hugged the shorter woman, Peridot started to giggle and hold her tightly, thanking her through her laughter.
"Oh I missed you baby, what smells so good?" Peridot asked with a few kisses on her neck and cheeks. "Besides you with your shampoo."
Lapis felt herself blush as Peridot took off her jacket, leaving herself in her white blouse and pine green skirt. "Well…" Lapis started, "I know how much you love your sweets… So I may or may not have gotten my mom's pumpkin pie with whipped cream recipe so you could have some."
Peridot's bright green eyes widened, a huge smile on her face as she pulled the blue haired woman back in to kiss her. Lapis melted into it, her hands in Peridot's hair as the younger woman put one hand on Lapis' hip and the other at her back, keeping her close. When they broke off for air, Peridot gave her a precious little smile. "I love you."
"I love you too, now close your eyes." Lapis told her, and the blonde did so. "And no peeking!" She added as she turned around. The bluenette grabbed a few boxes, the presents for her beloved. "Go sit on the couch."
She could hear Peridot's giggling, "How am I supposed to get to the couch with my eyes closed?!" The blonde had a big smile as she laughed. "Is my surprise going to be my pretty wife serving it to me wearing nothing but her apron? Because that would be the best birthday present ever."
"Maybe later tonight if you behave, but for now, just walk straight to the couch, it's just a straight line Peri." Lapis said teasingly as she gently nudged Peridot forward, getting the small woman to really move it after a light smack on her ass. "Eep! Okay, I'm sitting." Peridot stammered from her spot on the couch.
Lapis had a sly smirk as she carefully moved the pie onto a large glass plate. She didn't put a candle in for fear of the wax dripping onto the whipped cream, which was in a nice even layer on top of the pie. "Happy birthday Peri." She said with a smile and sat down beside her wife, setting the pie down on their small coffee table. "Open your eyes."
Bright green eyes opened, and immediately looked as if they had been filled with stars. "You... You really did this for me?" She asked, for Lapis had added a special surprise. She'd added green food colouring to the whipped cream, making a nice pale lime shade, Peridot's favourite colour.
"Of course I did. I love you." Lapis replied, giving her a kiss on the cheek. Peridot blushed a dark red before pouncing on the blue haired woman, peppering her face with kisses.
"I love you too! Thank you so much baby, I mean it, I love you so much."
Now it was Lapis' turn to blush, the tan woman walked over to their dining table and grabbed a few bags and a single box. Her wife looked a little confused, but she smiled, her pale cheeks still the colour of cherries. "Okay, I got you some presents."
With a happy shriek Peridot tore into the first bag. Her first presents? Her favourite shampoo, a warm blanket, new books from one of her favourite series, and a new bookmark.
The second bag held more sparkling blue and green tissue paper, with Peridot loved to squish down into tiny balls to play with, but the presents inside made her wife even more happy.
There must have been at least 5 chocolate bars, star charts for the younger woman to study, a DVD of Camp Pining Hearts season 1 with bloopers that the blonde had been dying to see, and...
"Tickets to see 'The Crystal Gems' live?! How did you get these?! They've been sold out for a month, have you been holding onto these the whole time?" She asked, and Lapis nodded.
The two had met at their very first show at a local cafe. Lapis had known their guitarist and lead singer for years (although that short drummer was newer she was still just as friendly) and had begged for tickets, so she could give them to her wife. They'd happily agreed to it, they were pretty nice people even through their fame, they had stayed humble.
Peridot had happy tears in her eyes as she hugged Lapis so tightly that taller woman squeaked. "Easy Peri, I know."
"God I love you so much Lapis... You have no idea, I-I... This is t-the best birthday ever!" She sobbed with joy.
Lapis held her close as she pulled up the last present. A long, narrow box. "I hope to say I saved the best for last." She told her. "So uh... You know how I was taking visits to the doctor, and between all those visits I had a little day out for 'art therapy' at the gallery downtown? Well um, I did go to the doctor, but no... It isn't anything BAD. I was just uh... Checking on stuff, but I didn't go to the gallery."
"I had the slight feeling, you always bring home fudge." Peridot said lightly, a smile still on her face, though it was curious. "Is everything okay? Are you okay? What were you checking on?"
Lapis took a shaky breath. "Just y'know, my insides. Making sure everything works because... I went to a special clinic, and they um... The doctors there did a special thing and... Open the box Peri."
With shaking hands, Peridot grabbed the lid and gently slipped it up and off the box. She heard her wife's breath hitch before the blonde covered her mouth with her hand, a new wave of tears rolling down her cheeks as Lapis could see the pure happiness in her eyes.
Inside the box was a single pregnancy test.
Positive.
