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Later that night, Brennan sat on her couch, nervously awaiting Alec to come home so she could tell him her news. She had told all of her friends at the Jeffersonian, and they were very happy for her. Some of them were shocked; she can't say she really blames them, she was shocked herself. She always said she never wanted any kids, but that was in the past now; what is done is done, and there was no changing the fact that she was pregnant anymore. Even if she could, she wouldn't. She doesn't know how to explain it, but she already feels love for the child that is growing inside of her. Irrational? Maybe. But she does know for a fact that the second she found out about the baby, she fell in love with her child.
Now she just had to figure out how to tell Alec about the baby. She figured he would be happy- ecstatic about the news, but she is not sure. What if he did not want anything to do with the baby? What if he accuses her of moving too fast? What if he leaves her? All the negative scenarios ran through her mind to the point where she was seriously beginning to believe that they would happen.
After a few minutes of freaking out, Brennan forced herself to calm down and think about the situation rationally. Alec loved her; he would not leave her because she was pregnant. In fact, chances were he'd be very excited about the news. In spite of her rational thinking, she still felt her fears getting the better of her thoughts.
However, she did not have much time to think about her fears, because soon she heard keys in the door, and the door opening. She watched nervously as Alec walked into the room, set his keys on the counter, and immediately came over to her to give her a kiss.
"Hey," he said, feeling the tension in the air, "how was your day? Are you okay?"
Brennan nodded halfheartedly, "I'm fine," she replied. She took a deep breath in and continued, "I do have something I need to tell you though."
Alec looked up at his fiancé worriedly. He knew that whenever she told him that she had something to say it was important, usually she just goes right out and says it. This must be big! "What is it Tempe?" he asked her.
Brennan took a deep breath and responded, "I know we never really talked about it before; I would like to know your stance about children."
Alec contemplated her question for a moment, "what do you mean, what do I think about children in general, or what do I think of us having children?"
"Us having children," she clarified.
He looked up at her nervously, "I would love to have children someday, maybe in a few years. I know your view on having kids and I intend to respect that. If you don't want kids we won't have them. We are a team and I don't want you to feel like you need to have kids just because I would like to have them someday."
Brennan sighed and nervously asked him, "what if we didn't have a few years to wait? What if someday is closer than you think?"
Alec looked at her confused for a second, and then her words sunk in and his face broke out into a wide grin. He pulled her into his arms and swirled her around happily. "Are you trying to tell me something?" he asked, pure happiness radiating from his voice.
Brennan chuckled and nodded, "I think you know exactly what I am trying to tell you."
"You're pregnant?" he asked, praying that he hadn't misinterpreted her words.
Brennan nodded and Alec jumped up and whooped in delight. "We are going to have a baby!" he screamed.
Brennan smiled to herself and thought to herself how it was ridiculous that she thought he would act any differently.
I know this is short, but it is a continuation of the last chapter. The next chapter is BIG! It is also going to be hard to write for me. I have mixed feelings about where I am taking this story, but I have had it planned out since chapter 1 ad I am not about to change it. So you all will have to review if you want the next chapter soon. Enough and I will update tomorrow.