Title: Three Months
Author: wolfmusic218
Summary: Joss shares some news
Author's notes: I blame this one on Chellero writing such a great fic, Attunement, and our discussions about the epilogue I'd like to see (this isn't that epilogue, it was just born of those talks. So to speak). If you haven't read that fic (why the heck haven't you?), this one will spoil it some, so go read it before you read this. Please and thank you.
Oh, and bug her for some more fic, will you? She'd love that. *hides under a rock*
Reese would have sworn he'd heard her wrong if his hands weren't clammy, his vision hadn't gone blurry, and he could actually breathe.
"Excuse me? What...what did you just say?"
She held up the little pink stick and waved it back and forth. "Oh, I'm pretty sure you heard me." She would have laughed if she wasn't worried that he might drop right where he was standing. He'd gone pale. And he was sweating.
"Are you okay?"
Joss got up from her seat on the toilet and moved to stand next to him, running her hand up and down down his back. "Take a deep breath or you're going to pass out." She really tried not to laugh.
He nodded and did as she asked, leaning hard against the vanity.
Tendrils of doubt ran up her spine. "You said you wanted this. It's a little late to back out now."
"I did. I do. But you said you didn't think it would happen. That it might take a while if it did." His eyesight had focused again and he saw her clearly. She was glowing. She was beautiful.
She was pregnant.
He was going to be a father.
His heart started pounding again.
"John, relax, honey," she laughed finally as she watched his eyes go wide again as the realization sunk in. "I don't know what to tell you. That was some kind of honeymoon...even if it was a month late because someone couldn't get away for a whole week right after the ceremony...and my badass vigilante husband wanted to make up for lost time." She ran her nails through the hair at his nape, knowing it relaxed him.
He lowered his head and enjoyed the attention for a few moments before the sly smile turned his lips up and he moved to face her, his hands bracketing her against the sink. He reached up and tapped her on the nose. "I seem to recall it was my detective wife who couldn't tear herself away from her cases. And yes, your husband hadn't had enough of his wife in that time. He wanted her to himself. Over and over again." He brushed a kiss to her forehead.
Her breath caught with the memories his words evoked. "Mmm hmm. Oh, I know that." Joss smiled and pressed her hand over his heart.. "I remember the whole thing in great detail."
She felt him chuckle and watched in fascination as his face changed before her eyes. The fear subsided and his focus dropped to her stomach. His hand followed.
"You're...pregnant." His voice was deep and full of emotion and wonder.
She covered his hand with her own, giving it a light squeeze. "Yes, we are."
He looked at her then and sucked in a long breath. "Joss..."
She could see the amazement and tentative joy in his eyes. But those were warring with the fear and guilt.
"It's going to be fine. We're going to be fine. You're going to be an incredible father to this child. And I love you."
He took her face in his hands and kissed her, his eyes filling with tears she was sure he'd never let fall. He slowly dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around her waist.
For a long moment, Reese just rested his cheek on her stomach as she ran her fingers through his hair gently. Finally, she heard him whisper, "Thank you."
She let her own happy tears fall.
