TheGrandDisciple author note: I pitched some ideas and gave some observations, but seeing how the rest is out of my league, I let the expert write this chapter.

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Mina has washed her face and thoroughly cleansed her mouth after puking. She was sitting on the ledge of the tub with her elbows on her knees and her head between her legs.

"Bokkie? What's wrong?" Ulysses asked from the doorway. He was still sleepy, his hair was messy and he could barely hold one eye open from the bright light in the bathroom.

"Trying to will away the nausea." She moaned.

"Come on, let's get you to bed. Daddy will take care of you." He helped her stand up and led her to the bed.

Ulysses tucked her in and walked out of the room for a new minutes. When he came back he had a small trash can and a few bottles of water. "Here, take some of these and drink a lot of water. Maybe you drank too much last night? Shit, I know I did."

She took the ibuprofen and the water and chugged it quickly. She didn't realize how dry her mouth was until she drank it. "Ugh… you're too good to me."

"It's still early, let's get some more sleep. Yeh? You want to pass me the pain or pukiness?" he offered and held his hand out to her.

"No, no. I'll be alright. Can you just rub my back until I fall back asleep?" she asked him as she cuddled back up to him.

He fell asleep before her, which was typical but she never minded. She couldn't sleep because that dream she had was so vivid. There was no way she could be pregnant. Right? It's not like they had unprotected- holy shit she was pregnant. She tried to calm her heart rate and her nerves. Trying to get herself to think logically about things. The chances that she was pregnant were slim to none since both of them were technically over 40 years old.

That factor only applied to normal human being who weren't immortal mutants who de-aged their partner, didn't it? How could she be so stupid to not think about using a condom or getting on the pill? Hell, even though she didn't go all the way with Daniel, she still asked him to get tested and wear a finger condom. Thinking back on that, God she was a fucking nerd.

Nothing was certain. This wasn't the first time she puked, and he did have a point, they all drank a lot after the whole wedding crashing thing down stairs. Maybe she finally hit that age or point in her life where her body was like, fuck you I'm not healing you this time you lush.

Come on, think Mina! You were a nurse, for Christ's sake. What other symptoms have you had? Bloating? Tender breasts? Moodiness? Have you even been paying attention? This whole dream could just be from eating like shit and drinking that questionably close to expiration date tequila with Lekan. You did chase the worm. It's known to give some people weird ass dreams. It was just a dream. Doesn't mean shit.

Ulysses was in his office when Mina came in after knocking. "Yes, Love?"

She bit her lip and wrung her hands awkwardly, "I came to ask you something."

He closed the laptop and turned his chair to her and pat his thigh, "Come here."

She took a seat on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Tell Daddy what you want. You know I'll get you anything. Just name it."

"Can we… go out for dinner?" she asked shyly.

He laughed, "Of course. Where do you want to go? You want Italian? I can fly us to Italy and take you on one of those little boat rides."

"What? No. I want chicken wings. I need chicken wings." She cupped his cheeks and made him look her in the eye to get her point across.

He gave her a weird look, "Like fried chicken?"

"Noooo. The ones you get in a sleazy run down sports bar that are covered in hot sauce and ranch. Please tell me you can take me to a place like that. I'll do anything." She was begging at this point.

"Anything? he was smirking and letting his hands trail up her thigh.

"So yes to chicken wings?" She asked innocently.

His brows were arched and he was still giving her a weird look. He was unsure if she was joking or not. "Oh…kay…"

She squealed in happiness, kissed him on the lips and jumped up to run out of the office. "You're the best! I'll grab the keys and meet you at the truck! Love you!"

"What the hell?" he asked himself out loud. "So that wasnt foreplay?"

That wasn't the first thing she had done that caught him off guard. One night she walked out into the living room while he was having a night cap before bed. Lekan was there as well, telling Ulysses a joke he had heard from one of the guys who worked in the docks. It was late but as long as he didn't do it consistently, she didn't yell at him for it.

"Bokkie, what's wrong? Can't sleep?" he asked her as she walked in. He set his glass of whiskey down and stood up to meet her.

"I'm feeling snackish." She said and patted her stomach while looking towards the kitchen.

That wasn't too out of the normal for her. "You want me to make you some popcorn and put on a movie?"

She shook her head, "Nah. I'm craving Sour Skittles and Hot Chocolate."

His head tilted as he did a double take, "Like… together?"

"Yes."

"At the same time?"

"Yeah. What's weird about that? One is a beverage and one is a candy." She shrugged.

He loved her for her randomness but some things she did just caught him off guard sometimes. "Alright, well I can have one of the guys pick some up tomorrow."

She gave him an angry look, "Tomorrow? But I want it now."

That was the first time she fought him back on something he said. Not necessarily a fight, but her easy going nature was gone. "It's the middle of the night, love."

"Don't worry about bothering them then." She said and shrugged while turning back towards their room.

When she was gone Ulysses turned to Lekan and gave him a questioning look. "What the fuck was that about?"

Lekan put his hands up and shrugged innocently, "Hell if I know, Boss."

Mina walked back out a few minutes later with her shoes on and wearing a hoodie. He watched her in shock as she grabbed the keys that were hanging off the hook on the wall.

"Where the fuck you going?" he jumped up from his seat again and rushed to her.

"To go get Sour Skittles and Hot Chocolate." She said with a tone that meant, 'obviously, we just talked about this.'

"Bokkie, it's two thirty in the morning." He said as if that should stop her.

"Then don't wait up for me."

"It's the middle of the night!" he reiterated.

"So? I bet I can find a gas station or something nearby. I'll be gone for like twenty minutes tops. No biggie." She kept walking towards the door.

"Seriously?!"

"What? Do you want me to get you something while I'm out?"

Ulysses was about to blow up at the audacity of her words and actions. Lekan saw it and before it could escalate he jumped up and called out to her. "Hey Mina! I got what you need! Come on, let's go to my room."

"WHAT?!" Ulysses spun around and directed his anger towards him.

"I got some candy and stuff in my room. I think I got some sour skittles, and I know my Nana sent me some Abuelita Hot Chocolate for Christmas." Lekan started walking towards his room and she followed him.

"For real?"

"Yeah, come on." He held the door open for her.

She walked in and saw the shelves and desk full of snacks. "Dude, you've been holding out on me!"

"How you think my ass got this fat? Take what you want and let's binge watch that British Baking show."

"You're my best fucking friend right now." She said.

That was the last thing that Ulysses heard before the door closed to his room. Frank came out from the other hallway holding a gun.

"What the fuck is going on?" He asked and looked around the room for an enemy.

"Frank, I want Lekan on overnight shifts starting at 10pm tonight. Then I want you to hide alarm clocks in his room that go off every five minutes." Ulysses growled while still staring at the closed door.

Frank tucked his gun in the back of his pants, "The fuck for?"

"For making me look bad!"

For the next few weeks Mina was a nervous wreck on the inside. Her inner studious persona kicked in and she started a diary of all the possible symptoms and weird dreams that she was having. She kept the diary a secret from everyone, especially Ulysses. She didn't want to be jumping the gun on things and getting him worked over this when it could turn out to be nothing. There were enough things going on at the moment with the second wedding planning and he was neck deep in deals.

Dear Diary, who fucking uses Dear Diary anymore? What am I, 12?

She crossed the first line out.

Medical log week 1 - Weird Jerry Springer, "you are the father" dream. Nausea and puking.
Medical log week 2 – Can't stand the smell of his cigars anymore. The wine dipped ones okay but the Cubans have go to go. Another weird dream kinda like that Ally McBeal baby dancing but it had the same beard as Lee.
Medical log week 3 – I can cook food but eating it is a whole other situation. I'm just not hungry anymore. Feeling bloated but have tiny weight loss. Possibly due to increased water and decreased alcohol consumption. Frank's on to me.
Medical log week 4 – Feeling lethargic and tired all the time. Didn't know what heartburn felt like until I googled it. I've been popping tums like tic tacs. Ranch tastes good with everything. I'm a monster.

Could any or all of these symptoms be related to me taking Rogue and Xavier's powers? Is this my body trying to cope with it all? I only want to eat meat. No veggies and no sweets. The saltier the better. What I'm really craving is this small time pizza place from back home called Simple Simon's. The chicken bacon ranch pizza is to die for. Pregnancy cravings or homesick?

Aunt Flo hasn't been around in awhile. Concern level? Hella. (If metric shit ton can be used as a form of measurement by Frank then I can use Hella.) The logical part of me that was a nurse says, 'Menstrual Cycles are affected by levels of stress and surrounding environment.' The illogical part of me says, 'Run bitch, run.'

What do I do now? I can't tell Lee that I need to go to a doctor. I'm a walking hospital when it comes to medical care. All it's going to do is raise a bunch of alarms and he's going to overreact like he always does. I need to get my hands on a pregnancy test but it's not like I can go anywhere by myself. That worked out so well last time. Frank wouldn't want to hear anything about my girly parts and Lekan can't keep a secret. Disciple wouldn't stop throwing out inside jokes until someone caught on.

I NEED DOMINO.

Mina thought she was going insane. She kept hearing things like people talking but they claimed they didn't say anything. One morning she was walking to the kitchen for a cup of coffee and found that they had run out of hazelnut creamer.

"Who the fuck used it all?!" she whined loudly.

"I ordered some more, it'll be here tomorrow." Disciple said and sipped his own coffee.

"Tomorrow?! I can't wait until tomorrow."

"Just use some of the vanilla one or the café mocha." He suggested.

She poured her fresh cup of coffee down the drain and shook her head, "I can't drink it unless it's with hazelnut."

She started to walk away and could have sworn she heard him call her a bitch. So she turned about face while passing him and decked him in the jaw.

"OW! What the fuck was that for?!" he cupped one hand to his jaw and the other he tried not to spill his coffee and burn himself.

"That's for calling me a bitch!" she pointed an angry finger at him.

Everyone came out from their office to see what was going on. Ulysses ran out of his office and pulled her away from Disciple. "What the hell is going on here?!"

"He called me a bitch!"

Ulysses pushed her aside and stood up tall, "You talking shit to my girl?"

"I didn't say anything!" Disciple put his cup down and put his hands up.

Ulysses pushed him hard in his chest, "Now you're calling her a liar?"

"I literally didn't say ANYTHING." He defended.

Frank got in between them to separate them, "Everyone calm the hell down. What happened?"

Disciple pointed a finger at Mina. "She randomly hit me after she threw a bitch fit about the creamer."

Ulysses swung at him but missed because Frank was holding him back, "You just called her a bitch!"

Domino looked at them all with narrowed eyes and slowly turned her head to look at Mina. She crooked a finger at her, telling her to come here. "Alright. Talk to me. You've been in a mood for weeks now."

"Nuh uh." Mina said as she sat on the couch next to her.

Lekan was holding Disciple back and Frank was holding Ulysses back. Everyone was yelling at each other and ignoring the women.

"You can't bullshit a bullshitter, Mina." Domino gave her the mom look.

Mina bit her lip and looked over her shoulder at the arguing men. Then she turned back to Domino and whispered, "Dom… I think I'm pregnant."

Domino blinked a few times with a blank face before giving her a huge smile. "I'm gonna be a-"

Mina's hand flew out and covered her mouth, "Shut the fuck up!" She hissed. "I don't know for sure and can't fucking sneak away because I'm dating Mr. Overprotective."

Domino pried her hand off her mouth, "Well what are you going to do? Hide it until you go into labor? Mina, you need to know for sure and you need to see a doctor if you are."

"You don't think I know that?! I was a fucking nurse! I just- I don't know what to do!" Mina put her face in her hands.

Domino got up and grabbed Mina by the wrist, "Come on." She pulled her across the room and grabbed the keys off the hook.

"Where are we going?"

"To go get you a pee stick."

"But Lee will-"

"Not know we're gone because they're too full of themselves. Mina, we're touching each other. Our luck is working right now. So get in the damn truck."

Twenty minutes later Domino pulled into a grocery store parking lot and threw a jacket on, making sure the hood covered her face. She wasn't wearing her civilian make up and didn't want to bring too much attention to them.

"Relax, kid. You're with me. I'm your babysitter remember? That's what I was hired for." Domino told her when she noticed that Mina was looking around.

"Fine. Fine. Let's just hurry up."

When they got to the feminine care aisle Mina was overwhelmed and Domino was getting impatient. "You were the one who told me to hurry up."

Mina did her little ancy dance, "I know…. But they're so many choices. Pink… blue.. digital… I think that one on the bottom is a sundial. Which one do I pick?"

Domino knew she was freaking out, "Why not one of each? I head that sometimes they can have false positives. Or was it negatives? I can't remember which it was. But I mean, I know you're gonna freak out unless you get a definitive answer. And since you can't see a doctor, our definitive answer is taking more than one test."

"Dom, they're like Hella expensive. That one is like thirty euros!" Mina pointed to the digital one.

Dom rolled her eyes and lightly slapped Mina on the arm, "Bitch, you forget your boyfriend is rich? Get the damn tests so we can leave. There's a guy over there who's been staring at us. I'm pretty sure he's waiting to see if we grab the lube or condoms. Fucking perv."

They took their purchases and Domino grabbed her and bee lined it to the bathrooms by customer service. She pushed her into the bigger stall and locked the door behind them. Mina's eyes went wide and she started to panic.

"NOW?!"

"Yes now. You can't chance him seeing these tests back at base can you?" Domino began opening one of the boxes and started to unfold the little book of directions. "It's not like he would know what this meant if he saw one. He'd probably think it was a knife or a tampon or something."

"I can't believe we're doing this in a grocery store bathroom…" Mina groaned and leaned against the wall.

"Better than in a Walmart bathroom in South Phoenix… don't ask. Alright, hold this but don't pee on it yet. It says for best results to use a cup. I'm gonna go find one. Especially since you're taking more than one test." Domino shoved the box towards her and walked out of the stall.

When she came back she had two little clear plastic ups and gave them both to Mina. "Here, in case you miss the first time."

Mina took them with shaky hands, "Dom, I can't do this."

"You can and you will." Domino put her hands on her hips.

"But what if…"

"What if you're pregnant? Then I'm gonna be here the whole way. I was a shitty mom for no being there for you, but I am not gonna miss my grandbaby growing up. Besides, it'll be a fun learning thing for both of us." Domino smiled and shrugged playfully.

Mina bit her lip and looked a the little stick in her hands, "And if I'm not?"

Domino pulled her in for a hug, "Then that means you have time to plan this out better. And a last chance to get the hell away from Ulysses Klaue."

"DOM!"

"Joking! Here, each pack has two in it. How about we do them both at the same time. That way you aren't alone. Then we sit here eating these hot Cheetos I bought you until the timer is up." Domino grabbed a handful of rests and walked to the stall next to Mina.

Mina locked the stall behind her and stared at the toilet like it was going to eat her. "Alright. Let's do this."

After it was all done they had all their tests lined up on the floor of the bathroom on a bunch of paper towels. They were separated by the empty boxes so they knew who's were whose. Just like Domino said, they sat there across from them and were eating the snacks she bought.

"This really isn't the most sanitary thing we could be doing right now." Mina said before shoving a handful of Hot Cheetos in her mouth.

"Would you believe me if I told you this wasn't the lowest thing I've done in my life?"

"Does this go back to the Walmart in South Phoenix?"

The timer on Domino's phone went off and they both jumped. They looked at each other and crawled on their hands and feet to the tests. Both of them looking for different things on each test.

"Is this one supposed to be the equal sign or the plus sign?" Mina asked and pointed to one of them. "Either way I think my math is fucked up."

"If there's more than one line it's positive. Unless it's that digital one on the end." Domino waved her hand.

Once she knew what to look for she took a deep breath and looked at her tests.