Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. They belong to Cecily von Zeigesar and The CW.
"Is that a smile, Luca?" Blair cooed as she hovered over her son as she was putting him into clean clothes, "Are you smiling for Mommy?"
"It's probably just gas," Serena chimed in as she stood a few yards away.
"Bite your tongue, Serena," Blair replied as she tickled her son under the chin, "Make yourself useful, get the camera. We want to capture this moment for Daddy, don't we, Luca?"
"Capture what moment for Daddy?" Chuck inquired as he strolled into the nursery having just returned from his weekly therapy session.
"Look, Daddy, someone is smiling," Blair stated as she lifted Luca into her arms to transfer him to Chuck.
"Is this a smile, Luca?" Chuck inquired as he tickled under Luca's chin as a smile of his own graced his face, "Or is this gas?"
"It's not gas," Blair insisted, "It's a smile. Now take the picture already, Serena. We don't know how long this is going to last."
"Luca or Chuck's smile?" Serena inquired as she pointed the camera towards Chuck and Luca.
"Nothing will erase my smile as long as this little man is smiling with me," Chuck cooed as he bounced Luca up and down.
"This is the cutest picture of Luca yet," Serena proclaimed as she took a look at her results, "I can't say much for the old man holding him, but Luca is downright adorable."
"Keep talking, Serena," Chuck laughed, "You're older than I am. If I'm an old man, you're an old maid."
"Hey!" Serena squealed her displeasure.
"Play nice you two, or neither of you can come along on Luca's first walk through Central Park," Blair stepped in to defuse the situation.
"Chuck started it," Serena whined like a little child.
"Did not," Chuck responded, sticking out his tongue as a five year old would.
"This is why I'm glad that Aaron and I aren't close," Blair laughed, "I don't have to deal with these petty stepsibling arguments."
"But you're missing so much," Serena replied, "It's actually more fun to argue with Chuck than it is Eric. I'm not afraid of sticking my foot in my mouth and offending Chuck. Eric is a little more sensitive."
"And because I'm consider the source of the insult, it rolls right off my back," Chuck chimed in.
"That sounds like something I should be offended by," Serena scowled at him.
Chuck merely rolled his eyes as he began babbling with Luca.
"How was Luca's checkup today?" Chuck inquired. He hated that he had to miss his son's visit with the pediatrician because of his therapy session, but Blair literally twisted his arm and made him go to his session.
"He's doing great," Blair replied, "He's already in the top five percent of development for babies at his age."
"And he's a little chunker," Serena chimed in as she grasped Luca's foot, "He's gained six pounds since he was born."
"He is not a chunker," Blair stated as she knocked Serena's hand away, "He's just well feed. I'm taking pride in that fact."
"You should," Chuck replied as he bent over to kiss her lips, "You're doing excellent work."
"Ugh, let's start this walk before you two begin making out," Serena groaned as she watched the two make eyes at each other.
Blair and Chuck worked together to get Luca ready for his first grand adventure in the outdoors as Serena made herself useful by helping Arthur get the stroller down the front steps of their home.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Blair inquired as she laid Luca into his stroller and buckled him in, "It feels a little too chilly."
"Blair, it's forty degrees outside, and he's wrapped up in so many clothes he probably won't even feel the fresh air," Serena replied, "He looks like a mummy."
"But he'll be inhaling this air. What if it freezes his fragile little lungs?" Blair thought out loud.
"I don't think freezing his lungs is a possibility. Blair, I repeat, it's forty degrees outside," Serena repeated herself, "Those maternal instincts of yours are on over drive right now. If we can breathe the air, so can he."
"What do you know about being a mother?" Blair snapped at her.
"Come on, Blair," Chuck put his hand to her back as he guided her to move forward. "If there seems to be a problem, we'll turn back."
Serena pushed the stroller as she walked along. Chuck took Blair's hand and encouraged her forward towards the park only a block away.
"It does feel good to stretch my legs," Blair admitted as they walked along, "It feels like we've been cooped up in the house for months."
"Because we have," Chuck reminded her, "There were very few trips made outside of the manor once you hit your third trimester."
"That already feels like such a long time ago," Blair sighed, "I'll admit the last few months were uncomfortable, but I enjoyed being pregnant."
Serena began muttering something about a whistle that Blair couldn't quite comprehend.
"Maybe when Luca starts walking and talking, we should consider giving him a sibling," Blair thought out loud.
"Ready for another go at pregnancy already," Chuck replied, "I figured you won't let me within ten feet of you until Luca starts pre-school."
"I'd never last that long," Blair stated, "That we've lasted this long is a miracle."
"Agreed," Chuck sighed.
"Someone sounds neglected," Blair teased as she kissed his cheek.
"You have no idea," Chuck stated as he wrapped her in his arms swiftly, bent her backwards and kissed her lips just as she let out a shriek of surprise.
"Hey, none of that around the baby," Serena slapped Chuck's shoulder to get his attention, "We don't want a Chuck Bass clone here."
Chuck waved Serena away as he attempted to keep his focus on his wife. Unfortunately, Luca chimed in with a shriek of his own that pulled Blair's focus away from her husband and towards their son.
"Daddy's being silly, isn't he?" Blair cooed as she bent over the stroller as tickled under Luca's chin, drawing out a smile.
"When are you going to tell Chuck the good news?" Serena whispered as she poked her best friend in the ribs.
"Good news, what good news?" Chuck inquired, having heard Serena's not so soft whisper.
"Subtle," Blair glared at her friend.
"Good news," Chuck tapped his wife's shoulder with his gloved hand to get her attention.
"It's nothing," Blair waved him off, "Nothing that needs to intrude on Luca's first walk through the park."
"Good news," Chuck repeated, "I like good news."
"And you'll love this good news," Serena chimed in.
"You're not helping," Blair turned to glare at her again.
"Good news," Chuck prompted her yet again, his patience beginning to wear thin.
"After Luca's appointment with the pediatrician, I had an appointment with my doctor," Blair bit her lip nervously.
"And," Chuck urged her on, "Are you okay? Is there something wrong?"
"No," Blair reassured him as her hand came to a rest against his chest, "I'm completely healthy, more than healthy actually…back to normal healthy."
"Back to normal healthy," he repeated, "As in we can…"
"Have sex," Serena filled in the blank that he suddenly stumbled over the words, "Yep, all systems are a go."
"Is she serious?" Chuck inquired as his hand covered Blair's that rested against his chest.
"Yes," Blair nodded, "I was going to make the announcement a little more romantic after Luca went to sleep this evening, but yes."
"This is wonderful news," he proclaimed, "Now all we have to do is convince Luca to sleep long enough for us to quench our lust."
"I don't think that's on the menu," Blair laughed, "He still requires regular feedings, and your lust will last for days. We may not get the full seven course dinner, but I think we can get through a few courses."
"I'll take what I can get," he chuckled.
"Are we making a u-turn?" Serena inquired, "I can watch Luca until his next feeding."
"A tempting offer," Chuck replied, "But this is Luca's first walk. Blair and I have waited this long, we can wait a little longer."
"Not much," Blair sighed as she took his gloved hand and did her best to entwine their fingers.
"Patience, my beautiful wife," he laughed.
"Patience, my ass," she scoffed.
"Shhh," he held a finger to her lips, "That is most definitely higher than our agreed upon PG rating around Luca. Don't make me wash your mouth out with soap."
"I don't know if pissing Blair off when you're that close to having sex after months of going without is a wise idea," Serena cautioned him.
"Those are wise words," Chuck smiled.
"I get lucky on occasion," Serena shrugged.
"Not as lucky as I'll be getting tonight," Chuck smirked.
"If you play your cards right," Blair smiled.
"You're getting to be so big," Chuck cooed as he danced around with his son in his arms.
Luca was uncharacteristically fussy that evening. It was as if his son knew how anxious he was for what the evening was going to bring and was toying with him.
"He still won't go to sleep," Blair sighed as she came into the nursery wrapped up tight in a silk robe.
"Wide awake," Chuck replied as he turned Luca towards her so that she could see his wide eyes.
"It's almost like he's doing this on purpose," she smiled as she waved to her little boy from the doorway.
"He's just excited, like us," Chuck replied, "He's picked up on the vibe you and I are putting out. He'll wear out eventually, just hopefully not before we do."
"Call me the Energizer Bunny," Blair spoke seductively as she pranced towards her two favorite men.
"I'll be calling you more than that very soon," he chuckled as Luca extended a hand towards his mother.
Blair grabbed Luca's hand and nibbled on it lightly, drawing out a smile and a squeal of excitement from the little boy.
"Maybe I should try feeding him," Blair offered, "Maybe with a full belly he'll fall asleep."
"You fed him less than an hour ago," Chuck reminded her, "We just have to wait the little tiger out."
"The last time you said that was just before I went into labor," Blair recalled.
"As you'll recall it was also the last time we tried to make love," he chuckled.
"You broke my water," she slapped his shoulder lightly.
"I believe you were begging me to," he smirked, "Were you serious about wanting another child already?"
"Well maybe not right away, as in nine months from this moment, but somewhere down the road, in the near future," she rambled on, "I guess I want to give Luca something that you and I never had."
"A sibling," Chuck guessed.
"It was something that I always wanted," Blair nodded, "And Luca deserves to have someone that he can torment. Don't you, Luca? You want a little brother or sister to play with, don't you?"
Chuck could only laugh as Blair began to rain kisses along Luca's face.
"Do you want another baby, Chuck?" Blair inquired.
"If you'd asked me that a year ago, I would have said I'm not ready for one, let alone two, but life threw me this enormous curveball," Chuck began, "I never expected to feel this much love for a person that wasn't you. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I think I love him more than I love you."
"That's the way it's supposed to be," Blair assured him as she hugged his shoulder, "I'd probably be more upset if you didn't feel the way you do. He's our son, Chuck. He's a part of both of us. Everything that I love in him is an extension of you and everything that you love in him is an extension of me."
"He's more you than me," Chuck replied as Luca's head came to rest against his chest, his eyes finally getting heavy, "Which makes me love him that much more."
"Is there enough love in that gigantic heart of yours for another child?" Blair inquired as she caressed Luca's head softly as his eyes drifted closed.
"There is enough room in my heart for as many children as you want to have," he assured her, "And whenever you want to start having them works just fine for me, whether it's tonight or six months from now or six years from now."
"Maybe we don't start working on a new addition tonight, but I think we should still make sure that all of our equipment is in proper working order," her grin turned sinister as she pulled at the knot of her robe to reveal the purple satin baby doll slip with black lace trim that she was wearing.
Chuck's throat went dry as he eyed her up and down as her robe dropped to the floor.
Though he needed no further encouragement, she did a slow turn so he could appreciate the slip from all angles.
"You'd better put that robe back on," Chuck replied as his eyes glanced towards the floor.
"Why? Am I that hideous to look at?" she asked, nearly in tears as she bent over to retrieve her robe.
"You cannot seriously believe that I could ever think you look hideous," he responded as he shifted Luca in his arms so he could lay him in his crib, "Blair, you look beautiful."
"You've never told me to put my robe back on before," she pointed out, "What am I supposed to think when you start telling me to now?"
"That there is an infant in the room, and we're trying to keep the ratings PG around him. My current thoughts go well beyond that rating," Chuck replied as he laid Luca in the crib, taking a few extra moments to make sure he was asleep before he turned his attentions to his wife who still had tears trailing down her cheeks. "Blair, I love you, everything about you."
"I'm still carrying some pregnancy weight," she pointed out as she put on the robe as a way to cover herself.
"And you're as beautiful to me now as you've ever been," he assured her as he gathered her in his arms, "Blair, you gave me the greatest gift in the world when you gave birth to our son. The few extra pounds that you may be carrying as a result are nothing to be ashamed of or hide from me."
"It was easy to overlook the extra weight when I was pregnant," Blair admitted, "But now when I look at myself in the mirror, I have this urge to…"
"Don't even think it," Chuck cut her off with a finger to his lips, "You haven't been making yourself sick on purpose, have you?"
"No," she shook her head quickly, "I swear I haven't. I've thought about it, but I haven't gone through with it."
"Would you tell me if you had?" he pressed.
"I think so," she nodded slowly.
"Please tell me," he demanded, his voice was pleading with her, "I can't help you if you don't tell me. I promise not to be mad or disappointed. I only want to help you. You and I are partners, until death do us part, remember."
"In sickness and in health," she nodded as another tear trailed down her cheek.
"You're beautiful, Blair," he knew he needed to work into the conversation again, "Pregnant, not pregnant, carrying extra weight or not, you will always be beautiful to me. I never want you to doubt that…ever."
"I'll try," she gave him a tiny smile as he pulled at the ties at her waist and pushed the satin off her shoulders.
"Is he out?" Chuck motioned towards their son.
"For a little while at least," Blair nodded as she reached over to turn the baby monitor on so they could hear it in their bedroom.
"This probably won't take all that long anyways," he stated as he picked her up in his arms. Blair worked hard to suppress the yelp of surprise that she felt coming as he carried her into their bedroom and deposited her on their bed.
"I love you, Chuck," Blair smiled as she caressed his face as he worked quickly to remove all his clothing.
"I love you," Chuck replied as he made love to her.
TBC. . .
Yet another big thank you to my beta Lori2279 and to my reviewers. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.