JUST MARRIED

Diane woke up much too early. It was a Saturday morning, that Saturday morning to be more precise. She felt her head aching as well as her back. She felt sick. She stood up and rushed into the bathroom – accidently waking Kurt as she did so.

He still felt very tired – but didn't go back to sleep. Instead he waited for his wife to return. She did so – after almost twenty minutes.

"Are you alright?", he asked her in a worried tone.

"Yes. Everything's fine", she lied and he could tell that she did.

"Come here!", he said and reached out for her.

She moved near to the bed, took his hands and let him pull her back on the bed. He hugged her tightly, kissed her neck and caressed her belly softly. She relaxed as she felt his touch so full of love. She just leaned back into him and closed her eyes. Every time she wasn't feeling good he managed to change her feelings very fast jus by holding her.

"Do you feel sick?", he wanted to know.

"I did. But now not anymore", she answered.

"You see: The baby just wants to have daddy round", he told her with a very soft smile.

She cuddled even closer to him and enjoyed his warm body next to hers. Usually she hated early mornings without work – but nowadays she enjoyed them very much. She did enjoy a lot of things she didn't back in the days. But since Kurt was around her again, since they were a family, she found herself totally changed. She liked having him around – and she disliked him spending several weeks at his house or somewhere else he was working. She'd never admit it: But she'd like to have him around all of the time. At all since she was pregnant again.

The pregnancy was different from the last one. Being pregnant with Joseph had been tough physically – but she had never been overwhelmed by strange emotions that just appeared and went away just seconds later. But this time was totally different. She also was feeling sick very often – but (god bless) only in the mornings most of the time. But it always stopped when Kurt was close to her, when he was looking after her, when he held her close. That was the nicer side of this pregnancy. But on the other side there was the crying when nobody expected it – even not she herself. And also the anger and – even she didn't like to admit – the strong jealousy she was feeling. Her feelings inside were like a roller-coaster – and nobody knew what was about to come next.

At first it had been just a few shifts of moods. Her being uninterested in other people most of the time. Or being very cold. But then – a few weeks ago – it had accelerated. And there were new states of mood that had been added…

Kurt always tried his best to help her. When she was feeling sad, he talked to her, hugged her. When she was feeling angry he tried her to talk over it. When she was getting jealous, he tried to tell her that there was no reason and that there'd never be. But as well as Kurt seemed to manage this, he sometimes was feeling as if he went kind of mad. How could someone be totally happy at one moment – and heartbroken sad at the next? He didn't understand her – how could he? – but he tried his best to help her through all bad feelings.

Most of the time he was able to laugh about it as it had passed – but sometimes… let's say: He stopped regretting that he had missed her first pregnancy…

Kurt was still holding her close. He wasn't feeling tired anymore as there was something else on his mind now…

"Darling, it's very early. Our boy won't be up for another hour or two – and our family won't be here until about 2 pm. So… maybe…", he said and started kissing her neck hungrily. One of his hands moved up and down her side as the other one found its way to her breasts.

"Kurt, stop it! I'm not in the mood right now!", she told him in a bit sleepy, but harsh voice.

"Are you sure?", he asked still touching and kissing her.

"Yes. Very sure", she told him, took his hand from her breast and put it back to him. She told him again: "I'm absolutely in no mood right now!"

Kurt sighed. This was another point he didn't enjoy very much about this pregnancy. The fact that she hadn't been in mood for weeks…


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He hadn't been able to go back to sleep again. Therefore he decided to stand up and take a cold shower. He had to cool down…


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After he had finished, he looked for Joseph. He found the boy already awake, sitting in his bed, talking to one of his plush animals. Kurt smiled as he saw his son doing so. He stayed at the doorframe and watched him for a while. He babbled a lot – he came totally after his mother…

"Good morning, big boy", he said after several minutes in that he had just watched.

"Daddy!", the little man screamed.

"It's 7 am – and you already feel in favor for being so loud?", Kurt asked his son as he stepped to his bed. He took the toddler into his arms.

"Good morning", he told him again. Then he asked: "Am I getting a kiss?"

Joseph just nodded wildly before he gave his daddy a big kiss.

"Oh, such a big kiss? I'm glad this morning!"

The toddler laughed and gave his father another kiss.

"A second one?"

And another one.

"How did I earn so many kisses?", Kurt asked his son with a playfully asking tone in his voice. The boy just shrug his shoulders and took his hands up. He made his father laugh.

"Shall we make some breakfast? How about pancakes?"

"Yes!", the little boy answered with a big smile on his face. The little boy loved daddy's pancaked!


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As Diane woke up for the second time that morning she was feeling much better. She sat up and looked around in surprise – Kurt had to be already awake and up.

After she had dressed herself in something comfortable and had been to the bathroom that was next to her room, she left the bedroom and immediately smell the food Kurt was preparing. She walked into the kitchen – just to find both her men already awake and very active.

Kurt was making pancakes – stars, hearts and flowers. He had bought forms with Joseph to do so. The little man loved his special pancakes very much!

"Good morning", Diane said and both men immediately turned around to face her.

"Hello mommy!", Joseph said.

"Hey darling", Kurt responded as she gave him a quick kiss, before she took up Joseph.

"Did you sleep well?", her husband wanted to know. But before she could even answer that little question, he continued: "Isn't he a bit to heavy for you?"

"Oh please, Kurt! I'm pregnant and not ill. And I still can carry my little boy", she told him as she caressed Josephs dark blonde hair.

"I was just wondering…", Kurt said – more to himself then to her.

"And what are my two men doing here? What are you making?", Diane asked her son.

"Pancakes!", came back as very happy answer from the toddler.

Diane had to laugh. "Oh, you and your pancakes…"

Kurt told her she could sit down on the table – breakfast would be ready soon – but Diane got it a bit wrong. "Oh please, Kurt! Don't treat me like I am a child!", she told him.

Without her being possible to see, he rolled his eyes and stayed calm. That mood swings…


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Just as pancakes were ready and on the table Ted came home. He had been out last night for a few drinks – and time had passed fast…

"Oh great! Pancakes!", Diane's little brother said in a very good mood.

"Oh, look who is there…", his sister commented.

"You missed me, sis?", Ted asked as he was sitting down on the table and took the first pancakes.

"Absolutely…", she said with a sarcastic tone.

Kurt just rolled his eyes. As he was looking at his son, he saw that the boy tried to imitate him – he also rolled his eyes.

"Oh, look who has learned a lot of daddy…", Diane said. She had also seen the little boy acting like his father – who was often rolling his eyes.

"Like father, like son", Ted said and took another pancakes. As Joseph saw that his uncle was eating his pancakes fast and was about to get some more, he was screaming: "No!" and looked at Ted with a lot of anger.

Kurt had to laugh about his son's action. "Are you afraid there won't be any left for us after your uncle has finished?", he asked the boy who was telling him: "yes!"

Diane couldn't hold back her laughter.

"Oh, come on, little man! I wasn't about to eat all of them!", Ted told his nephew. But the boy was still looking at him angrily.

"It's fascinating. He isn't just imitating his eye-rolling-father. He also is able to give me looks like Diane!", Teddy said laughing. Although Diane didn't want to – she had to join his brother's laughter along with Kurt.

"Hey buddy, get used to sharing everything and getting less of all – soon you'll have a little brother or sister that will want everything you have!", his uncle told little Joseph.

"Nah, having a little brother or sister will be great!", he daddy said. He and Diane looked at Ted a bit angrily.

"Fascinating! Now you all do look the same!"


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"They will be here any minute. Kurt, have you prepared everything in the dining room?", Diane asked her husband as she walked up and down in the kitchen. She didn't stop until Kurt took his arms around her.

"Honey, calm down!", he told his wife and gave her a soft kiss. "Everything will be fine!"

"You think so?"

"You don't?"

"No", was her answer. Then she explained: "They weren't invited to our wedding. They are very angry because of that. They will make us accusations all day long."

"Even if… we will be fine!", Kurt replied and gave her another kiss.

Diane sighed. "If you say so…" She hugged her husband tightly and gave him another kiss on his cheek and another one near his ear.

"You know…", she said "Joey is playing with Teddy in the living room and neither my nor you parents are there yet… And I am feeling kind of… in need for you."

Even the way she used to say these last words sent shivers down his spin. He took a look at his watch. It was ten minutes to 2 pm.

"We have to be quick", he told her.

"Don't worry darling, I'm sure we will be able to heat things up…", she told him and bit his lip softly after she kissed him again. She took his hand and guided him to the bedroom. As they entered he closed the door. Then they started to take their cloths of in a hurry until they both were totally naked. She pushed him onto the bed and climbed on top of him – kissing him again.


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Of course they hadn't finished as there was a knock on the door which they weren't able to hear.

"Stay here. I will look for your parents", Teddy told Joseph as he left the living room. He went to the front door and opened it. His parents greeted him, hugged him.

"Where is your sister? I brought along a cake", his mother wanted to know.

"I have no idea… I will look for her!", Ted answered as his parents were already walking into the kitchen.

Ted went into the direction of Diane's bedroom in order to look if she was there. Just a few steps before he had reached the door he stopped. He was able to hear her sister and his brother-in-law and he actually knew exactly what they were doing right now. Should he know or should he not? He decided not to and went back to the kitchen. His parents were looking at him with a asking look.

"They are… busy", he told them. His mother was holding back a laugh, his father looked at him angrily. He told his son: "They knew that we would be here at 2 pm!"

"Come on, Joseph, they are freshly married. Let them enjoy themselves!", his wife told him. But judge Lockhart just shook his head and went into the livingroom.

"Now look who is there!", he said as he saw his grandson sitting on the floor, playing with blocks, building a huge castle. His grandpa was impressed. He asked him: "Did you built this all on your own?"

The boy nodded with a wide smile on his face. "Liar!", his uncle told him.

There was another knock on the door. This time it was Kurt's family: His parents, his brother and his nephew. They greeted Ted and his parents before they asked for their son and new daughter-in-law.

"Bedroom", was all Ted answered this time. Saying this to his parents made him feel kind of embarrassed. But answering this question to Kurt's parents was kind of fun…

Kurt's mom looked at him in confusion. "Why don't you just get them?", she asked.

Ted laughed and told her: "I don't want to interrupt them. Could become… awkward…"

Kurt's mother looked at him in disbelief. Now she understood what he was talking about… She turned red in her face which made Ted laugh again. But he excused himself for this after a few seconds.

They sat down in the dining room. Ted brought them some coffee and tea and they started eating the two cakes the two mothers and mothers-in-law had made.

As they finally arrived in the dining room, they felt kind of embarrassed. At all after Billy asked his brother if he had enjoyed himself.

"Well… we… arhhh….", Kurt tried to say, but caused them to laugh even more. Diane was looking at her brother in an angry way. She sat down next to him and whispered: "Why didn't you tell us?"

Ted looked at her and tried not to laugh. He answered: "Every time I hear such noises coming from inside your room, I try my best to ignore!"

Diane punished him softly – but not too softly. "Ouch!", her brother said out loud and cause his sister to be more angry at him.

Kurt was sitting on the opposite side to Judge Lockhart and next to Diane. He knew that his father-in-law did not like him. But right now he was looking at him angrier than ever. Kurt tried to ignore it and started a conversation about the cake. Everyone knew that he just wanted to change the topic – and they all went for it. They started talking about the two cakes, about baking and about recipes. Diane put her hand on Kurt's arm. As he was looking at her, she was whispering: "Thank you." Kurt gave her a quick kiss which cause the conversation on another topic.

"So, tell us about this wedding and how such a crazy idea came to your mind like marrying without your family!", Kurt's mom said. Both of them sighed. This topic had to come sooner or later – they had known.

Diane started to explain to them that it had been a spontaneous decision. She told them about sitting on the couch that afternoon and having this small chat – at which end she made a call for a date. They all listened very closely. It was easy to see that all of them – even the brothers and even Jordy – were still angry at them. Kurt didn't understand why. A wedding wasn't such a big deal… The same thoughts were in Diane's mind. But they went on telling them the story.

Kurt told them about getting a new smoking for him and something for little Joseph to dress in – as Diane was looking for something for her. They had found something very fast and less than twenty-four hours after making the decision they met in that corridor and got married. As they told their family members about this, everyone recognized the smiles on their faces. Even Judge Lockhart had to admit that his daughter looked happy – happier than he had seen her for years.

After they talked for another hour about their wedding and about the calls they had to make afterwards and all the funny situation the fact they were married now caused – like as they were meeting someone or when another lawyer had told Kurt about his last case against Lockhart Garner last week and Kurt had told him that one of the name partners was his wife – as well as about how it was being married now and why Diane kept her name. Then Diane's mother was asking them for their future plans.

"Well, I think I will move to a new house. I found one that may fit perfectly. I met the estate agent last week and had a look at it. It's not far away from here – but it's bigger than his place and I like it very much. I'm thinking about buying it. The papers will be delivered to my office at monday", Diane told her mother.

Kurt looked at her in surprise. "You didn't tell me yet", he said.

"Oh well… I guess I forgot…"

"Seems like. But you should have told me", he told her. "This isn't a decision you should make on your own. It's a decision I should be involved in", Kurt told his wife.

"Well… You still have your house and that's where you live and work. And I'm looking for a new place for me to live at near work", she told him.

"For you and my children", he corrected her.

"Yes Kurt, for me and our children."

The others didn't say a word. They just said there and hoped that this moment would pass very soon. They felt kind of embarrassed even for being there at this moment.

"I didn't mean to cause an argue between the two of you", Diane's mother told them.

"It's not your fault", Kurt told her and kept looking at Diane in disbelief.

"Kurt, just because the two of us are married now doesn't mean that we are living one life now. You are still at your place most of the time living your live and I mine her in the town. It won't make any differences if you will come to visit us here or at another place", she told him.

He sighed deeply. He didn't want to discuss this in front of the whole family – although he thought she was wrong. They were one family. At all after they had married. Now they were officially one family. Why did she still want to keep the distance between them? She could have told him – no, she should have told him!


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Later he met her in the kitchen. She was making the dishes. He watched her as she hadn't heard him enter the room. Then he suddenly asked her: "Why didn't you tell me?"

He caught her by surprise, she spun around to face him and told him he could have told her that he was standing there instead of frighten her.

He repeated his question: "Why didn't you tell me?"

She sighed. "Kurt, please! I just forgot. Don't turn this into something big!" She turned around to go back to the dishes, but he hadn't finished yet. "Are you sure?", he asked her.

"Kurt! About what should this be?", she asked him.

"I don't know. Maybe about you keeping control or still trying to keep me at a certain distance?"

Diane was laughing out loud. "Seriously?", she asked him. "The quiet cowboy who is never telling me anything and who loves to answer in three words or less tells me that I'm keeping the distance?"

He was kind of overwhelmed by her words. Was she thinking that he was keeping her on distance? Was he making her feel like that?

"Diane, we… we have to integrate each other into our lived. If we don't do so… this won't work."

She turned to face him again and sighed deeply. "I know. I'm just… I'm just still not used to do that", she told him honestly. Her answer took him by surprise. He stepped closer to her, gave her a soft kiss on the forehead and hugged her. "We both aren't yet – but we have to get", he told her.

Their mothers entered the room and saw this intimate moment, the two of them hugging tightly, eyes closed, just enjoying the presence of the other and totally trusting into each other. The two women exchanged looks. They both were happy for their kids.

"Shall we finish the dishes?", Kurt's mother asked as they stepped closer.

Kurt and Diane broke apart – they hadn't expect to be watched. "No, there is no need to", Diane told them, but the two women pushed them softly away.

Diane's mother told them: "Come on you two, take some minutes off – you have already done enough for the day!" The two women took over the work and the freshly married couple walked into the living room where they found Joseph sleeping on the couch. The other visitors were sitting at the balcony and enjoyed a glass of wine.

"It has been a long day for him", Diane said with a smile on her face as they walked over to their son. She caressed his hair softly in order to not wake him up.

"A bigger home will be great for the three of you", Kurt told her us he softly touched her belly. She looked at him and answered with a soft smile on her lips: "For the four of us."


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So, this is one of the longest chapters I wrote so far. What do you think about it? I think another chapter or two - and then the second baby will arrive. What names would you like?

Feel free to leave a review :-)