Dr. Teeth and Zoot sat next to each other on the park bench in silence, staring at each other. Zoot rubbed his abdomen nervously, knowing that that was probably where most of Dr. Teeth's attention was.

Dr. Teeth observed his expecting boyfriend's belly. He really wanted to reach over and feel the babies move in there, but he didn't want to startle Zoot. Also, Zoot might try to move away from him if he attempted to do that.

Finally, Dr. Teeth spoke, "Why didn't you tell me when you found out?"

Zoot bit his lip, "I wanted to...but I thought you wouldn't believe me. And if you did believe me, I thought you would've been mad at me...and leave me." At that moment, tears started to stream from behind his sunglasses.

Dr. Teeth began to slide closer to Zoot to comfort him, but the blue Muppet held his hand up, signalling him to stay where he was.

"I was just going to come back with the twins and explain about them then, but as time went on...I began to have second thoughts." Zoot went on. "Zach kept going off about how you might dump me once you found out about the babies. At first, I was sure that you wouldn't be the type to do that, but after a while, I began to worry that Zach would be right. When that article about my pregnancy got released, I called and quit because i was sure that you had seen it, and I was sure that you wouldn't want anything to do with my anymore." Zoot then broke down sobbing, tears practically pouring from behind his lenses.

Dr. Teeth sighed and watched his lover silently before saying, "Zoot, you know I love you, and I would always love you no matter what happened between us. When I saw that article, I admit I was stunned, but I was a little upset."

"Really?" Zoot asked, thinking Dr. Teeth was actually mad at him.

"Not in the angry sense, more so in the depressed sense. I was a little hurt that you felt like you couldn't tell about the babies. I thought you left because you thought I wouldn't make a good father," Dr. Teeth explained.

Zoot looked at Dr. Teeth wide-eyed, "You mean...you actually wanted kids?" he asked

"Yeah, I always wondered what it was like to be a parent. I mean, I've seen Jim raise his kids and he always talked about how great they were, so I started to wonder what my own children would be like," Dr. Teeth said, smiling at the memory of his old friend. "I figured I'd be a great dad, but after you kind of...ditched me recently, I began to rethink that plan."

Zoot looked down at the ground, "Oh," he mumbled. "I'm sorry I made you feel like that."

"And I'm sorry that you felt like you couldn't speak to me about the babies and you had to go through this alone," Dr. Teeth apologized.

Dr. Teeth grabbed Zoot's hand and looked his lover in the eye, "I love you, Zoot."

Zoot's mouth quivered for a few seconds before he uttered out, "I love you too, John."

The two Muppets then leaned toward each other and pressed their lips together into a passionate kiss. Zoot moaned as Dr. Teeth pressed into him more and slowly wrapped his arms around Zoot, pulling him into a gentle hug.

When they pulled away, Dr. Teeth sighed, "That was the grooviest kiss we've ever shared."

Zoot nodded, his cheeks turning red a little, when he felt tiny kicks arise in his abdomen. "Oh," he groaned, leaning back in the bench.

"What's wrong?" Dr. Teeth asked.

"They're kicking," Zoot explained, rubbing his aching belly as his unborn children squirmed around some more.

Dr. Teeth gently placed his hand on Zoot's belly to feel. Almost immediately, he felt the twins kick exactly where his hand was! "Heh, they must know I'm here," he said, grinning.

"They know you're their other dad," Zoot said, smiling.

"So," Dr. Teeth started, rubbing Zoot's swollen abdomen some more. "I know you're carrying twins, but what are they?"

"One's a girl and the others a boy. I forget who's where though," Zoot said, caressing his belly. "I actually came up with a name for the girl."

"Well, let's hear it," Dr. Teeth said.

"Zara," Zoot stated.

"I like that name. We'll keep it. And the boy?" Dr. Teeth asked.

"Couldn't think of anything," Zoot admitted. "You can name him if you want to, but I think I may already know what you want to name him."

"Really, what?" Dr. Teeth asked, curious.

Zoot bit his lip before saying, "Jim."

Dr. Teeth froze. He had never thought about naming one of his kids after his dearly departed friend. Was it a good idea? It'd be nice to honor Jim in some way, but what if one of the other Muppets, like Kermit or Rowlf wanted to name their future son that? Then again, what if he DIDN'T name his son Jim? Would Jim Henson be offended or would he understand?

After a few moments of thinking, Dr. Teeth finally said, "Nah, I don't think I'll name him that."

"Are you sure? I won't mind if that's what you want to name him," Zoot said.

"Yeah, besides, who knows? Frog-in-Chief may want to name his future son that, or Rowlf, or someone else that was really close to Jim," Dr. Teeth said.

"I guess you do have a point," Zoot said. "So what will you name him?"

Dr. Teeth thought hard for a while before smiling, "How about Charlie?"

"Charlie?" Zoot asked.

"You know, after Charlie Parker, your favorite saxophonist, and a bit after Ray Charles, one of my favorite pianists," Dr. Teeth explained.

"Charlie...you know, I think I like that," Zoot said, smiling.

"Good to hear," Dr. Teeth said. He took Zoot's hand. "I love you."

"I love you too," Zoot replied. The two Muppets kissed again.

Once they separated, Dr. Teeth looked down at Zoot's swollen abdomen and said, "And I love the twins." He gently kissed Zoot's belly, prompting the blue Muppet to blush and the unborn babies to start kicking around again.

"You're going to be a great dad, John," Zoot said.

"So are you, Zoot," Dr. Teeth said, before embracing his lover again.

From a distance, Lisa watched the couple interact and make up. "Looks like everything is going to be okay after all," she thought.

Well, Dr. Teeth and Zoot are back together and it seems like everything will be fine!

What will happen for this couple next?

Will the other Muppets find out about their reunion?

Will Zach try to mess it up?

Will the names for the babies stick?

Find out in the next chapter of Little Surprises!

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