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1 month later...Themyscira
"All packed?" Kal asked.
"Yes, my love."
"And Astrea is all bundled up?"
Diana giggled. "Yes. Are we going to the Fortress?"
"Not yet," he smiled. "But lots of surprises today."
"Ooh, I'm so excited!"
Diana wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately. Kal placed his hands on her hips and slowly rubbed up and down her sides. Diana titled her head, giggling and raised her eye brow.
"What are you thinking?"
Kal smirked. "I'm one lucky man being able to enjoy obsessing over my wife's gorgeous curves. I mean I was obsessed before but..."
"You can't keep your hands off," Diana teased.
"Nope! And you make it no better with what you are wearing. And later, won't be."
Diana laughed. "Is that too part of the surprise?"
"Hmm...kind of. I'm not giving anything away."
Knock. Knock.
"Come in."
Hippolyta came in with a proud smile. "While I will miss the both of you, I will miss my granddaughter the most," she said bluntly.
Kal and Diana laughed slightly and nodded understanding.
Hippolyta walked over to her little baby carriage and smiled wider. "I had to see my little star once more before you all leave." She caressed her little cheek. "Such a sweet child."
Astrea slowly opened her little eyes. When she focused on her grandmother's face, she started kicking her feet and smiling.
"Why hello, there!" Hippolyta said happily picking her up. "You know who I am, don't you?"
Astrea slightly waved her tiny fists, making Hippolyta laugh.
"Her eyes are quite fascinating."
Diana smiled at Kal. "She has her father's eyes."
Hippolyta slightly nodded. "Well yes, however, she has a different...hmmm...shine I shall say." Hippolyta leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
After a few more minutes later, they all walked down to the shore meeting the Amazons for their final good-byes.
"We will miss you and your family, Princess."
"We will be back. I promise."
Aleka patted Kal on his shoulder. "If any harm comes to the Princess or little Princess, you come to us immediately."
"I know, Aleka. Though, Diana and Astrea are my responsibility. I will be sure to protect them.
"Keep your word, Kryptonian. We are here. And if you ever-"
"No. I would never. I love my wife and daughter. I would never hurt them."
Aleka patted his shoulder again. "You have my trust."
"We have to go now, before Astrea gets hungry."
"Alright well ready for the first surprise of the day?"
"Let me guess... the invisible jet? You built one or Bruce let you borrow one?"
"Nope something better and faster."
Kal showed her a small remote. She frowned confused.
"What's-"
He smiled and clicked the button and immediately appeared a portal.
Diana looked at him questionably.
"Don't worry. I called up Vic and he helped make sure it was safe. This is how I got here this morning. I didn't want you flying and carrying Astrea."
Diana kissed his cheek.
As they went through the portal they turned back once more to wave.
Metropolis Car Dealership
Kal and Diana stepped out of the portal in the middle of the dealership parking lot.
Diana frowned. "Kal, why are we here?"
"Ah, Supe-...Mr. Kent, your plates are ready." Matt, a salesman, grinned nervously at Diana. "Wow! I...wow! Wonder Woman."
Diana smiled. "Very nice to meet you, too."
"Thanks, Matt." Kal said taking the plates and turning to Diana. "Surprise number 2."
Another car salesman drove up in a red Range Rover.
"We're not going to be flying around much with Astrea right now. Decided to build us a costumed family SUV with the help of Barry and Hal just for our little super star. It looks like a regular vehicle but it's not. Brought it here to get the certified plates."
"Starting to feel more and more domestic."
"Oh just wait for surprise number 3," Kal smiled and winked.
Kal got everything settled in the trunk of SUV and made sure Astrea's carriage was securely buckled in the backseat.
Diana sat in the passenger seat, smiling.
"Oh, this is really nice and comfortable."
"Yep! It's just to our liking."
"Now where are we going next?" Diana asked enthusiastically.
Kal leaned over and kissed her cheek. "I'll tell you when we get to a certain point."
He drove off heading to wherever the next surprise would be.
As he was driving, he took Diana's hand intertwining their fingers and brought her hand up to gently kiss.
Diana looked at him still in disbelief of having the man she knew had her heart from the moment they met.
Kal was now in the outer area of Metropolis.
"Oh they've completed most of the new houses. They're beautiful."
"Yeah. Pretty neat," he smiled.
He drove through the houses, glancing at Diana.
Before he turned to a street with more houses, he stopped at the corner stop.
"Ok, for surprise number 3, I need you to put on that blind fold."
"What?!"
Kal laughed. "Come on, Di. Just do it."
She sighed. "Alright."
She picked up the blind fold and put it on covering her eyes.
"Can you see anything?" Kal asked waving his hand in her face.
"No not at all."
"Good. 10 more minutes away."
Kal was actually really excited and anticipating this himself. From the first day, they found out Diana was pregnant, he had been getting everything perfectly ready for their baby's arrival.
He smiled as he pulled up to a house at the end of the street all by itself. The sight was tremendously beautiful.
"We are here. But hold on. I'll tell you when to take the blind fold off."
Diana smiled then giggled. "This is exciting!"
Kal got out the truck and went to the passenger side back seat to get Astrea's carriage. He smiled seeing his baby girl waking up.
"Right on time, little princess. This is for you, too."
He carefully got the carriage out and shut the door. He then opened Diana's door and reached for her hand.
"Alright, Di. Step out now."
Diana slowly got out with the guidance of Kal. She couldn't stop giggling.
"Kal, can I now?"
"Not yet."
Kal closed the door and took her hand again. They took a few more steps up to the middle of the house sidewalk.
"Ok. Right here. You can take the blindfold off now."
Diana took it off and gasped. "Oh wow! This is incredible!"
"Welcome home, Diana."
She gasped again. "You mean...? This is...ours?"
"All ours."
"Really, Kal?!"
He laughed. "Really, Really, Di."
"Oh! This is wonderful!" She cheered wrapping her arms around him in an embraced and kissed him.
She pulled back smiling.
Astrea stared to cry.
"Aw...Hi, sweetheart." Diana got her out of her carriage and kissed her little forehead rocking her gently.
Astrea calmed.
"There, there, my little love," Diana smiled again then tears started forming in her eyes.
Kal caressed her cheek.
"This is all ours," he repeated.
Joyful tears ran down Diana's face as she nodded slowly. Kal leaned over placing a gentle kiss on her lips.
"I love you," Diana whispered.
"I love you, too," he whispered back kissing her once more. "Come on, so you and Astrea can see inside our new home."
They both felt butterflies as Kal unlocked and open the door. Walking in, a rush of emotions came over them. It was such a warm feeling.
The home comprised of 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, with 3 bedrooms containing walk-in-closets. A big kitchen, comfy living room, dining room, an office room, and basement. It's a home that had everything they needed and perfect for their growing family.
Kal set the baby carriage down.
To Diana's surprise, he picked her up slowly and carefully.
She laughed softly as he carried them upstairs.
"We are going to the nursery first then the master bedroom."
Kal carefully set Diana down once they reached the nursery door. He opened the door and Diana gasped when she saw the decor inside.
"Oh, Love! This is perfect!"
The decor of the room was a celestial moon and stars astrology galaxy theme.
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Do you know how loved you are?" was placed in the middle of the wall.
Kal kissed Diana's temple and rubbed her back.
Astrea was suddenly becoming fussy.
"Time for her feeding."
"Ok. Go ahead and get comfortable in the rocking chair. I'll go get everything out the truck. After she's put down, you can see the master bedroom," he smiled kissing Diana's forehead.
"Kal?"
"Yeah?"
"Thank you."
"For what, Di? You don't have to thank me for anything."
"What we have together-"
"We made together, Diana."
After an hour and a half, Diana was still sitting in the chair humming a lullaby to Astrea, staring down at her.
Astrea reached up happily and smiling. She held on to Diana's finger. Diana noticed her eyes were a bit brighter as Hippolyta said.
"You really are a twinkling little star, aren't you?"
Astrea yawned and slowly started falling back to sleep.
Kal watched her, leaning against the door. It was breathtaking seeing his wife and daughter.
"She's asleep now," Diana whispered slowly standing up.
She walked over to her crib gently laying her down. Kal quietly walked over to her and standing behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I think we have about 4 hours until she wakes up again."
"Well let's get to our room. Take a little advantage of time." Kal kissed the side of her neck.
Diana smiled and nodded slowly.
Kal took her hand as they quietly walked out of the nursery.
"And here is our room."
Diana gasped as he opened the door and she walked in.
It was a very large master bedroom, romantic and regal with smoky blue walls, a silk tufted headboard and a soft mohair blanket. Luxurious furnishings and soft lighting.
"There is also a stunning view of the sunset and the moon from our balcony."
"I love it all!" She jumped into his arms embracing him.
Kal lifted her and Diana wrapped her legs around his waist. He laid her on the bed then laid on the side of her. Diana rested her head on his chest and sighed lovingly.
"We're home."
"Finally. Took us a long while-"
"But the journey was more than worth it."
Kal kissed the top of her head and within minutes they were both asleep.
5 hours later, Astrea woke up crying.
"I got her, Di, just go back to sleep," Kal said kissing her cheek and got out of bed.
"Ok," Diana smiled.
Kal walked into Astrea's room, over to her crib and picked her up.
"I'm here, Princess. Let's get you changed."
Kal laid her on the changing table. It took him a few minutes and he struggled a bit because Astrea wouldn't stop moving but he successfully changed her. He smiled proudly and picked her up again.
"You know, your mom definitely makes that look easy. You have to help me out though, sometimes."
Kal walked over to sit in the rocking chair. He cradled her gently in his arms and she started to calm down.
After about 15 minutes, Diana came into the room.
"My loves."
"That smile of hers melts my heart every time."
"I know and I noticed what my mother was talking about with her eyes. It's like she is developing a power already of changing her eye color a little bit."
"Hmm? That's something. Eye color change with her moods maybe? Interesting." Kal stood up. "How about we go out for a little while. Take Astrea to the mall."
"You don't think it's too much for her?"
"If we get there within the next hour, it's not too crowded."
"What about us? Are you ready for people to know we have a child together?"
"Diana, you are my wife. Astrea is my daughter. People will know that. I'll hold a press conference if I have to."
Diana giggled.
"But seriously, why would I dare hide this after all we have went though? No one is going to take this away from us. There is nothing anyone could ever say either. This is our family...our life, together."
Diana smiled and kissed his cheek. "You know it's really sexy when you talk in such confidence."
Kal chuckled. "When I was a kid, I had to hold back. Hide who I was. Astrea doesn't have to and I don't want her to."
Diana leaned in again and kissed him softly.
"Let's get ready to go then, my Loves."
Metropolis Mall
Clark pulled into the parking lot. When he parked, he looked at Diana and smiled.
"Every moment is so new. As simple as going to the mall. It's so much more than it seems to me," Diana confessed.
"I know and understand because I feel the same."
They leaned over for a soft kiss then Clark got out and went to the passenger side to open the door for Diana.
"Such a gentleman."
Diana got Astrea out of the back seat as Clark got the baby stroller.
"Ready for your first outing, sweetheart?" Diana asked Astrea as she put her in the stroller.
Astrea kicked and smiled making Clark and Diana laugh. Diana latched on to Clark's arm as he pushed the stroller, happily walking into the mall.
They went into the baby store first.
"Oh Kal, I want to get Astrea that very cute onesie we once saw if it's still here."
"Yeah, and whatever else you want."
There were stares, double takes, whispers, and mumbles but Clark and Diana didn't mind. They were celebrities to the public and it was a way of life they had to continue to get used to.
After going in and out of a couple of stores and picking up a few onesies for Astrea, they were ready to leave before Astrea's feeding time.
"This was nice, Kal. It was much better than I expected."
"Yeah and Princess seemed to enjoy it as well."
"She's such a patient, happy baby."
"About 30 or 40 more minutes to get home for her feeding and bath, right?"
Diana nodded. "You are getting good at keeping track of her schedule."
"Well I have to. We are partners through and through." He leaned over and kissed her temple.
"Afterwards, we will also have plenty of mommy and daddy time," Diana whispered with a smirked.
Clark looked at her surprised with raised eye brows. Diana smiled at him seductively.
"Oh yeah, it's definitely time to go."
Diana laughed softly as they walked out the mall.
2 days later, Diana and Clark's House Warming
"Oh she already has a head full of hair and look at those cheeks!" Dinah said cradling Astrea. "Oh she so cute! A doll!"
"Ok now I don't mind babysitting," Mari said.
Outside on the back patio, were the men.
"Man, oh man, this house is incredible!" Barry said.
"Proud, Clark," Bruce said patting his shoulder. "You and Diana deserve this together. Astrea is a testament to it all."
"Thanks, Bruce. I really appreciate all the support for me and Diana."
"We are definitely living in a twilight zone. Old man Bruce is getting more and more sentimental," Hal joked.
"Don't ruin the moment," Arthur warned.
Another hour of mingling, drinking and eating, Clark and Diana opened their house warming gifts. When Astrea began to cry a little, ready for bed time, everyone started to leave.
"Congrats again, you two!"
Diana was cradling Astrea. Astrea yawned and cried more.
"Mommy knows, mommy knows."
"Go ahead upstairs. I'll clean all this up then be up there with you," Kal said picking up the food tray.
Diana nodded and went upstairs.
"Shh...shh, my little one."
Diana walked slowly back and forth rocking her and humming her a lullaby she sung to her every night.
When Astrea quieted down and closed her eyes, Diana gently placed her in her crib. She continued humming until she was sure she was asleep.
Kal came in quietly and stood next to Diana. He gently touched Astrea's cheek with his finger.
"Night, Princess," he whispered.
Kal and Diana took each other's hand and left out of Astrea's room. Walking into their bedroom, Kal picked up Diana and carried her over to the bed. He laid her down and got on top of her only for Diana to push him to lay on his back so that she was on top straddling him.
Diana took off her shirt and tossed it on the floor.
"Mommy and Daddy time commences..."
"Oh yes..." Diana giggled and leaned down to kiss him softly.
They rolled around in their bed undressing each other.
Kal now ending up back on top, kissed Diana's forehead, cheeks, neck, and collarbone. His hands went up her thighs. Diana moaned, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around him as he pushed into her, with slow easy strokes.
"My Love..." Diana moaned in ecstasy in his her.
Kal looked up at her. "My home..." He whispered back and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.