"Zed!" Addison called from the bathroom.

Zed sat straight up and ran to her. He found her on the floor, tears in her eyes.

"Addy! Addy, what's wrong? Are you ok?" he asked, still unsure of just what was going on.

"I think I'm fine," she said, sniffling.

"Then, what—"

She cut off his question by handing him a little plastic stick. He accepted it from her and looked at it curiously…

Until the light bulb above his head switched on… and he saw the two lines. His eyes snapped up to meet hers.

"Two lines. That… that means?"

"I'm pregnant," she whispered.

Both were quiet for a few moments. Neither of them was sure what to say. Until Zed lunged forward and kissed her with everything he had.

They both pulled back and smiled. "So, I'm guessing you're happy," she said with a giggle.

"Thrilled! I can't believe it!" Then it occurred to him how they were sitting. "But, why are we on the floor?"

Addison laughed and shrugged. "I don't know. I think I just needed to sit down when I saw those lines. I'm just so happy! I was so worried that it wasn't going to happen."

He pulled her into his arms. "I know, I know. But see? With a little perseverance, we got it! The awesomeness of Zeddison cannot be contained!"

She laughed at his joy and put a hand to her stomach. Their baby was beginning their journey in there.

As if he knew her thoughts, Zed bent down to Addison's stomach and spoke. "Hello in there! This is your Daddy speaking. You probably don't have ears yet, but I still want you to know that we are out here loving you and waiting for you. You are a very lucky little… um, person. Though, if you aren't a girl, then everyone is losing the bet. But anyway, we love you!"

He gently kissed the hand Addison had on her midsection and sat up to look at her. "How ya feeling, Mom?"

She smiled at the term. "I don't know, Dad. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this. We're having a baby!"

"This is what I hear. When do you want to tell everyone?"

"I'm not sure. I want this to just be for us for a little while. If the wedding was any indication, everyone is going to lose their minds with this. But I want to tell them soon. I don't think I can keep it a secret for very long."

"Yeah, same here. Let's just play it by ear. We'll wait a week and then plan it out. Sound good?"

"It sounds perfect."

"Gonna be hard to hide it though," Zed admitted. "This smile is going to be difficult to explain."

"You're fast on your feet, you'll think of something."

"And you?"

"I'm just full of pep today! Ready to train those Mighty Shrimp!"

"So jealous of your awesome excuse!"

He stood up and helped her to stand as well. "Just be careful out there. No more basket tosses," he teased.

She gasped. "Yeah, I guess I really do have to watch now. I mean, I haven't been tossed in forever anyway, but yeah, I'll definitely be careful."

It was hard to go to work that day, but they both pressed on, eager to plan on how they were going to tell their family and friends.

A week later, they decided a party would be in order to tell everyone at once. And as the time would have it, a New Year's party seemed to fit the bill.

Before they knew it, it was all planned out: their parents, Zoey, Bree and Bonzo, Eliza and Bucky would all come for dinner and then they would announce it to everyone.

That morning, Addison was a nervous wreck, and as luck would have it, she also began to get morning sickness a few days previously.

"Gorgeous, go sit down, I've got this," Zed told her as they tried to get their apartment ready for guests. "When you get upset, the hurling only comes faster."

Addison plopped into a kitchen chair. He was right, and she hated him for it. She did get sicker when something upset her, which happened a lot thanks to the mood swings.

She put her head on her arms. "You know, once everyone gets here and realizes that everyone is here, they're going to know what's going on."

"Yeah, but hopefully they'll be polite enough to let us tell them. Well, maybe not Zoey."

Addison wanted to disagree with him, but she couldn't. As it was, her little sister-in-law was beginning to eye her suspiciously at cheer practices now that Addison wasn't doing as much.

She sighed. "Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. We should do it as soon as possible, though."

"Yeah, you're right. Why don't you go take a nap?"

"I don't want a nap," she protested.

"It's going to be a big day. I'll be fine out here."

"Are you trying to get rid of me?" she snapped.

Zed paused. He knew this was a mood swing and proceeded with caution. "Addy, of course not. I'm always better when you're around. But I know the baby is taxing right now and I just want to spoil you."

Addison considered this for a moment. "Ugh, fine. I'm useless out here anyway," she said as she stood up in a huff.

"Not useless!" he called as she left. Zed sighed when she was out of earshot. He hoped a little rest would calm her nerves for that evening.

"But for now," he said to himself. "I'm about to put in work." And he proceeded to sing a little "Bamm" as he cleaned and set things up.

An hour later, Addison rejoined him in the kitchen.

"There's my beautiful wife!" he said, arms outstretched. "Feeling rested?"

"A little," she admitted. "Sorry I got cranky earlier."

"It's fine. I completely understand. Let's have some lunch and then I'll start dinner."

Zed did his best to keep Addison calm as they continued their plan. Once it was time to start cooking, Addison was pretty happy.

"Oh my God, Zed, that smells delicious!"

"I hope it is. Can you start the salad?"

"Yep, but I'm about to dig into that lasagna."

"Back, tiger! Back!" he teased.

And before they knew it, Zevon and Zoey had arrived.

"Zed made lasagna!" Zoey cried as soon as she smelled it.

While Zevon didn't mind "human" food, he generally only served the basic brainy food that he was used to. Zoey, however, was always thrilled to get out and eat anything else.

"You are my favorite brother!" she said as she hugged Zed.

"Yeah, well, you're my second favorite sister," he muttered.

"Jerk."

"Weirdo."

Addison rolled her eyes. "How old are you two?"

Zevon laughed. "Anything we can help with?"

"Nah, Pops, I think we just need to wait for everyone else," Addison said, pulling the garlic bread out of the oven.

"Who else is coming?" he asked.

"Um, Dale and Missy, Bree and Bonzo, and Eliza and Bucky," Zed told him, hoping to not give away too much.

"Really? Oh, so it is a Happy New Year then."

"Mmm-hmm," Zed replied, avoiding the conversation as much as possible.

The doorbell rang then and Zevon answered it, finding both human/zombie couples.

"Welcome!" he said. "Zed says dinner is almost ready."

"I smell his lasagna!" Eliza said happily.

Zed poked his head out from the kitchen. "We just need to wait a few extra minutes. Dale and Missy texted that they might be running a few minutes late. Crazy last minute Council meeting before the end of the year."

And with that, everyone mingled about as Addison and Zed finished getting dinner ready.

Just as Zoey was about to get a plate, regardless of what Zed said, Addison's parents arrived.

"Well, this is quite the gathering," Missy said, almost completely at ease. Almost.

"Yeah, well, we really wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!" Addison said, over-enthusiastically.

"Dial it back, happy," Zed mumbled as he walked by her.

Addison blushed and quickly turned to follow him.

"Anything… else?" Zoey asked.

Instantly, everyone stopped what they were doing.

Zed stopped and turned back to their family. "Well… as a matter of fact, there is something we'd like to share with everyone. Thank you for that introduction, Zoey," he said through gritted teeth.

Zoey just smiled.

"Yeah, well, we really wanted all of our family and friends together to let you all know that… we're having a baby!" Addison squealed.

Bree and Zoey joined in the squealing. Zevon hugged Dale and Missy aggressively. Bonzo cheered. And Eliza turned to Bucky with her hand outstretched and said, "Pay up, cheer boy. Told you that's what this was about."

And suddenly, Addison was being mobbed by every female in the room.

"My baby's having a baby!" Missy said, surprisingly happy as she kissed Addison's cheek.

Bree, Eliza, and Zoey all hugged her and congratulated her as well. It was quite loud and a bit shrill for Zed's ears.

Zevon clapped Zed on the shoulder. "I'm proud of you, son. Found a great wife, started a wonderful life with her, and now starting a family. It's everything I wanted for you."

"Thanks, Pops. We're really, really excited."

Dale approached them then. "Zed, congratulations," he said, extending his hand. Zed accepted it and shook it. "I know you'll both make great parents."

"Thank you, Dale. That means a lot to me."

Dale nodded and walked away. And with that, Bonzo ran over and hugged his best friend, lifting him off the floor.

"Yay!" Bonzo yelled.

"Bonzo, whoa! I know you're excited, but let's calm down a little!" Zed laughed.

Bonzo put him down and ruffled his hair. "Zatzugraton!" (Congratulations!)

"Yeah, thanks, buddy!"

Slowly, Bucky approached Zed, not sure who to talk to. "Um, so congratulations. I'm certain you and my little cousin will be great at this."

"Thanks, Bucky. And thanks for coming."

"Yeah, yeah. It's good to be accepted by some family."

"Still rough with your parents?"

"A little. Things are improving… slightly. But we'll get through it." Bucky looked down at the floor, obviously not sure of his own words.

"Just believe, Bucky. It'll get there."

"Yeah. Hey, I'm gonna go hug my cuz." And with that, Bucky darted off before things could get even more awkward.

"So, when are you due?" Bree asked, once everyone calmed down.

"End of August, like the 25th.

Zoey grinned. "And it's a girl, right?"

Zed shook his head. "Zo, we won't know that for a while. Calm down!"

"Pfft! It's a girl," Zoey scoffed.

Addison cleared her throat. "Ok, so, that's pretty much the big news. Go get some food, everyone. And there's cupcakes too."

For the rest of the evening, their family and friends milled about and chatted. Some about the new baby, some not. But it was great to just see them all together. Addison's parents were happily talking about becoming grandparents with Zevon and they even talked a bit with Bucky and Eliza.

Progress. They were making progress.

After everyone had left, Addison happily climbed into bed.

"Well, I think that went really well," she said with a huge grin.

"It absolutely did," Zed agreed, pulling her close. "I think everyone is sufficiently thrilled."

"Yes, considering that Bree is ready to start planning the baby shower."

"That wasn't unexpected, though. I just really enjoyed our parents getting along. And I even saw your parents including Bucky and Eliza."

"Yeah, I know that made him feel accepted. Jay and Kat are coming around, apparently, but really, really slowly. Any girl was going to have a hard time being good enough for their little prince, but Eliza's got an extra mountain to climb."

"As long as she can keep the attitude in check, she's got a decent shot. Eliza doesn't let people stop her."

"That's for sure."

Zed put a loving hand on Addison's tummy. "Hey, baby, Daddy again. Just wanted to say I love you and you've got so many others out here that do too."

"You're going to spoil her."

"Happily. Just like her Mama."

Addison smiled. "True."

"Alright, get some sleep. Love you, cheerleader."

"Love you too, zombie."

A/N: You didn't really think I'd keep them from having kids, right? ;-)