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Turn This House Into A Home

Chapter 14: Mine, All Mine

Lily POV

"LILY DEAR!" I flinched when I heard Maureen's voice as she entered the loft. Turning around I was engulfed in a giant hug. Laughing, I returned the embrace.

"Maureen, calm down." I laughed as she pulled away.

"It just so exciting! Our Marky-boy is going to be a daddy? We're going to add a boho baby to our group! I'm so happy for you two!" She squealed and hugged me again. Joanna walked up.

"Sorry Lily, I tried to hold her back." She said as I hugged her.

"It's fine Jo, I expected it." I let out a small laugh. "But, I think Maureen should be congratulating Mark too…" A sly smile crossed my lips. As if on cue, Mark walked out then. Maureen instantly ran at him, a look of horror crossed his face as she practically tackled him in a hug. Joanne and I turned to each other before, quickly bursting out in laughter.

"Call her off! Call her off! C'mon, please!" Mark begged struggling, as Maureen refused to let him go from her grip. The diva was yelling things like "Congrats!" and "Oh my god!," not noticing his desperate attempts to escape. Joanna cooled her laughter and took a step to help. I grabbed her arm.

"No, let him suffer a bit longer." I said still laughing. Revenge is nice

"Mark! I didn't know you had it in you!" Maureen yelled. Mark's face went blank before he finally pushed away from her.

"Why is everyone saying that!" He whined. I shrugged as Maureen simply let out a laugh.

"Cause you're the nice, gentle-like one boy!" Collins said from his doorway. Mark's face turned a shade of pink, I giggled and went to him wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Am I really just "the nice one?" He asked quietly, as Maureen, Jo, and Collins quickly went into a conversation.

"Believe me, your much more then that…" I ran a hand through his, now messy, hair. "…I always found you quite sexy." I tugged on his scarf and planted a kiss on his lips. He grinned.

"Sexy? Really? I like the sound of that…" He kissed me a little deeper.

"I thought you would…" The door swung open.

"We're home!" Roger called happily with Mimi by his side. Both dropped the bags they were carrying to greet us all.

"I missed you guys!" I hugged them both. "How was it?"

"Really amazing! I'm really glad we picked it." Mimi replied excited.

"The sun was a nice change too." Roger added, happy.

"Welcome back!" Maureen exclaimed, throwing her arms around them.

"The gangs all here now." Collins said upbeat.

"Plus one more…soon." Maureen smiled over to me.

"Yeah, Roger told me!" Mimi said suddenly excited. "Girl, congratulations! A baby!" She smiled giving me another hug.

"Thanks Mimi!" I pulled away.

"Hrm a baby Cohen? I guess that's not so bad. Except when he or she gets their hands on a camera…" Roger smiled and gave Mark a hug. "You know Mark, I-"

"I know! You didn't know I had it in me! I've already heard that! Twice!" Mark cut him off annoyed, crossing his arms. Roger looked confused, I held my laughter.

"Um…what?" He said suddenly amused, as Mark's face turned red. "I was just going to say I'm happy for you…but, ok…" Laughter filled the room. "It's actually really great to be home." This was going to be a good day.

Next Day

"Time to go love," Mark led me to the door. Our first appointment was soon.

"See you guys later! Tell us how it goes." Roger called from the couch where the rest of the bohos were currently sitting.

"We will, bye!" I replied as we left. Catching a cab, we made it to the doctor's office and checked in quickly. Not long after we were called in by a nurse, she took down some information before leaving us alone in the room. Sitting on the exam table I took a deep breath.

"How you holding up?" Mark took my hand.

"Scared shitless…excited. Everything at once I guess. You?" He let out a chuckle.

"Same exact thing love." I squeezed his hand as the doctor came in. She was older then me with dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes. She look professional but smiled warmly at us, putting me at ease.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Kramer." She shook our hand and looked down at her chart. "I suppose your Lillian Foster?" She looked to me.

"Yes, and this is my boyfriend and the father, Mark Cohen." Dr. Kramer nodded and looked at her chart again.

"So Lillian, you took a home pregnancy test and got a positive. First we're going to confirm the pregnancy then, I want to run a couple tests on you." She set her chart down and pulled some equipment out. "Ok lay back please and pull your shirt up." I did. "This might be cold…" She squirted some blue gel on my stomach. I looked up at Mark who still held on to my hand as Dr. Kramer pressed a little device to my stomach and ran it around while looking up at a TV that it was attached too. "There you are…I found the heart beat." She directed our attention to a tiny little movement on the screen.

"That's…our baby?" I felt tear blur my vision.

"Indeed it is." She smiled. "Would you guys like some pictures?"

"Yes!" Mark said quickly, the doctor got up to get them. "I wish I had my own camera…"

"There will be plenty of time for that soon." I smiled though my tears. He began to wipe then away with his thumb. "Love you."

"I love you too." The doctor gave us a large envelope and continued with a couple more tests.

"So far so good. I want to see you in a couple more week. Take good care of your self and your baby. No stress. Any questions?" She asked nicely.

"Well, I'm a painter and I was wondering what I should do, because the fumes. I mean…should I stop or is it ok?" I asked nervous now.

"Latex or acrylic paint is ok, keep the room well ventilated. Oil based paint…that's a tough one. Like I said, well ventilated, keep your body covered, don't let it get on your skin basically. I wouldn't recommend use oil-based for a long time either. Just be careful. Use your best judgment." She answered. I nodded understanding. Mark and I thanked her, stopped to schedule another appointment, then left and caught a cab home.

"It all feel so feels so real Mark…" I smiled getting out of the cab.

"Yeah…" He agreed. "I want you to be careful Lily…"

"I will…I have a bunch of paintings ready to sell now and I'll hold of on painting more…or at all…if I can. I can't harm the baby…If anything happened I…"

"Don't…" He stopped me on the stairs and look me straight in the eyes then. "Lillian, everything is going to be fine. I swear, I'll be there and I'll protect you and our baby. I love you so-." I kissed him then, taking ahold of his face. My heart swelled with emotion. I pulled away and saw a vulnerability in Mark's eyes that I rarely see, I always felt special when he did show it. Only during our deepest conversations or when we're making love, do I usually see that look in his eyes. Mark is one of the most guarded people I have ever met. He felt he had to be. For Roger, Mimi, and Collins...For everyone... They are dying, he doesn't want to be alone…I thought about my friends. Living their lives the best way they could. Mark in took a shuddered breath, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Lillian I-"

"Shut up, …your mine." I grinned and kissed him again. "and I'm yours…always. I promise." I took the envelope from his hand, "…come on…they'll want to see these ultrasound pictures…" I grinned and started up the stairs, with him immediately following me.

Author Note: I wanted to quickly thank some of my reviewers.(3 hahaha) First off…Chocobasse, I love your reviews AND you've reviewed like every chapter thanks so much! *hug*! Second… MusicalLife17, I completely agree with you! Mark does need a little love…or a lot! Also, your super encouraging! :D Third…Compulsive bowler, thanks for the review haha it made me feel better about how I wrote Mark. So yea, THANKS ALL SO FAR. (readers/reviewers) ! See ya'll next chapter! I'll try to update soon! :D XOXO