I've been excited to write this chapter and the next one for a while. Can't apologize for random time skips like this one, the title of the story is Moving Too Fast, lol.

Enjoy!


Until she woke up one morning a little bit before Christmas, GoGo didn't know it was possible to feel sicker than Wasabi had been feeling lately as he beat himself up over Khary's absence. Now, as she hunched over the toilet early in the morning with what she initially assumed was food poisoning, she imagined that she felt worse than Wasabi did.

At least her knight and shining armor was there, rubbing her back as she hurled.

"It's okay, baby, it's okay…" He mumbled. Before they'd had children this would've grossed him out, but with twins, they really had seen everything.

"Don't tell me that it's okay when I'm literally throwing up," GoGo said, a little grouchy at the earliness of the morning. She didn't remember the last time she'd felt this tired.

"Has your stomach settled?" Wasabi asked after a minute without puke.

"I think so? There's no telling. But I think I'd like to lie down…"

"Okay. We'll keep the trash bin by your side of the bed and if you're not feeling better by morning I'll call Krei myself and tell him to shove it if you can't have a sick day." They both laughed a little, and GoGo certainly felt better.

"Thanks, Wasabi. You're the best husband." He smiled warmly.

"You're the best wife. I'm sorry you're getting sick so close to Christmas. But at least classes are out, so I can pamper you today." He kissed her forehead, half checking for a fever, and GoGo smiled a little.

"Mm, let's get you to bed." Wasabi lifted her and carried her to bed.

When the reasonable time of day came for GoGo to go to work, her stomach didn't feel nearly as upset, though she felt a little nauseous and very tired.

"Well that settles it," Wasabi said when she let him know of her symptoms, "you're staying home today. And I'm taking you to the clinic. Better safe than sorry if this is the catalyst to a bigger reaction."

"Thanks, Wasabi."

"Do you think you could eat a little plain toast? Drink some water?" He asked.

"I'll try," she started to get up but he stopped her.

"Just rest. The kids aren't even up yet. I'll take care of everything." Everyone, it seemed, was enjoying Christmas break except for her. GoGo sighed, and though the thought was abhorrent to her, she sat back to rest. She had a book on the nightstand she had gotten last spring for her birthday. She'd been meaning to read it but life had gotten so busy. So she began to look through it now until Wasabi came back with a minimal breakfast.

"Thanks, love." She managed to keep down the toast and water, a little bit confused about the cause of her nausea.

"I don't remember eating anything that would've gotten me sick, at least nothing that wouldn't have also gotten you and the kids sick…"

"Well, let's just be glad that more people aren't sick. I'll take you to the clinic a little later after the kids wake up and I can explain to them what's going on. We'll just have them stay in today." There was obvious pain behind Wasabi's words. He would have asked Khary to watch them, but that was no longer an option, really.

"Wasabi? Khary will be okay. He's strong. If there's something going on, he can fight it."

"I know… I just… The longer this goes on the more I feel like this was a mistake. We wouldn't kick Reese and Luca out for making a mistake like this."

"Reese and Luca didn't compare you to your mom."

"I don't think they know enough to compare me…"

"Even if they did they wouldn't do it because you're nothing like her," GoGo insisted.

"Thank you, dear. I'm sorry I've just been a ball of nerves lately. This Khary thing stresses me out. But as long as you're under the weather my focus is on you."

"Thanks, Wasabi." She leaned back.

"Is there anything you need, my dear? More water, toast, a back rub? Or would you prefer to be left alone to rest?" GoGo rolled her eyes a little at the pampering.

"Why don't you go start breakfast for the twins?"

"Got it. Get some rest." Wasabi kissed her head once more, always a little extra protective when one of his family members was sick or injured. And since he was already so protective, that meant he could get a bit overbearing when it came to the smallest colds or stomach bugs. GoGo was less worried about whatever minor illness she had gotten than she was that Wasabi would go overboard taking care of her.

It didn't take long for GoGo to hear the sound of her kiddos chattering about something or other, and soon Wasabi came back to the room to check on her. When he opened the door she gagged, the scent of fried egg strong on his clothes.

"What? What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"You smell like eggs," GoGo muttered, closing her eyes.

"Okay, got it, sorry. I'll change my clothes." That was something that was great about Wasabi. He didn't ask questions if the solution was right there. He just did the next right thing. He changed and then poked his head out of the bedroom, asking the kids to do their own dishes this morning because he needed to take GoGo to the clinic. Reese and Luca weren't ones to complain about chores, although they argued if one had more chores to do than the other.

"Let's get ready to go, okay?" Wasabi suggested, standing close to GoGo as she got out of bed in case she needed help with anything. She put a hand on his chest, seemingly to lean on him, and pushed him a few inches back.

"I need space, Wasabi."

"Sorry…"

"It's fine." GoGo changed, wearing a warm purple sweater that Wasabi had knit for her and a light coat, as the weather had turned a bit cold lately.

"Let's go." GoGo bid her kids farewell and they headed out. Wasabi, already a slow and careful driver, drove slower so as not to upset GoGo's stomach anymore. His carefulness was almost painful to her, but she was able to put herself in his shoes at least a little. If this had been Reese or Luca she would've done the same. Wasabi couldn't help feeling anxious. Despite both of them being sure that it was nothing he couldn't help but fear the worst.

GoGo was sure it was nothing. She didn't let herself fear the worst. She had to be okay. For herself, for her kids, for her husband, for their friends. When they pulled up to the Tadashi Hamada Clinic GoGo was ready to argue that she was basically fine. She held on to Wasabi's hand to comfort him, not vice versa.

Hiro and Karmi weren't in the clinic as they were on paternity and maternity leave respectfully, but they kept the clinic staffed with capable doctors and state-of-the-art robotic healthcare companions so GoGo and Wasabi weren't worried about the examination.

"Mrs. Tomago, from the symptoms you described, there are a few options. The flu has been going around lately-"

"Oh no, I got vaccinated when my kids got vaccinated," GoGo quickly explained.

"Right. Well, is it possible that you might be pregnant?" GoGo's eyes widened and she looked at Wasabi, both of them doing mental math.

"There is a possibility," Wasabi mentioned, feeling a lot of things at once.

"We'll just run a test, okay Mrs. Tomago?"

"That's perfectly fine." Leiko cooperated with the doctor, sending increasingly shocked glances in Wasabi's direction every chance she got. Wasabi was stunned, staying silent until the doctor came back with the results.

"Well, Mrs. Tomago, it appears that you are in fact pregnant. Don't worry about it, the Tadashi Hamada Clinic works with several talented obstetricians who we can refer you to. They'll help you navigate your pregnancy if that's what you want."

"Yeah, give us the card for that," Wasabi requested, speaking for GoGo who had fallen quiet.

"We'll just finish up the check-up and you'll be on your way."

"Thank you," GoGo whispered.

When they were in the car, Wasabi turned to his wife nervously.

"Leiko? How are you feeling about everything?"

"I'm still in shock," she admitted, "I didn't think we'd have more than two kids."

"I remember how surprised we were when the doctor said it was twins… We didn't think we could handle it, but we did it then. We can do it now." She nodded.

"Of course. We're really going to have to push for that house. One of the ones we looked at met most of our standards, do you think you could still put in a bid for that?"

"Of course, I'll call up our agent as soon as we get home."

"Should we tell the kids today?"

"They're our kids, they're going to want to know what's wrong."

"What about our friends? We're having the Christmas party next week… Should we tell them then?"

"It's a little early to tell everyone, we don't know what will happen with the baby… But if you want to tell them then I fully support it."

"I think I'd like to have all of their support sooner rather than later," she said thoughtfully.

"Okay, it's settled. We'll tell the kids when we get home and our friends at the Christmas party. We'll decide who else knows later." He was thinking about his own family.

"You can tell Khary, Wasabi."

"Okay. When we get home…" Wasabi swallowed hard, still heartbroken.

"This is a good thing, Wes. We're bringing a life into the world. Let's try to be happy okay?"

"I am happy. I'm just worried, too…" They pulled up to the apartment and Wasabi helped her out of the car, looking at her for a second, just taking in his beautiful wife and the fact that she was carrying their third child.

Luca met them at the door.

"Hey, mom! Is everything okay? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Reese, come here. Your dad and I have an announcement!" Wasabi wrapped his arm around her as Reese came over to them, looking expectantly at her parents.

"We just found out, I'm pregnant! You're going to have a little brother or sister!"

"What? No way! That's awesome!" Luca cheered, running to go get his camera. Reese stood still, thoughtful as she analyzed her mom.

"This is going to change things," Reese assessed after a moment, and GoGo pulled her into her arms.

"Yeah, but it's not going to change how much your dad and I love you and Luca." Luca came back and took a picture of GoGo and Reese, wanting to hold on to the memory of finding out about his new brother or sister.

"Can we help pick the name?" Luca asked as Wasabi excused himself to make some calls.

"We'll talk about it," GoGo promised, pulling her son into the hug as well.

Wasabi tried to call Khary, but he was met only with silence.