A/N: 1...

It turns out that Kyoko was 2 months pregnant – give or take a week. They checked over her overall health which they cleared as top notch.

And then the ultrasound happened.

Kyoko couldn't stop crying seeing the little jelly bean in her stomach. Even Kuon couldn't hold things back once the little one's heartbeat filled the room. They got pictures and recordings and everything they could about the baby.

They went over everything she would need to know about continuing her role and the meeting was set with the production studio. She refused to allow any of the Hizuri's to go to that one. Even though all three of them were arguing to go, not one thing they said was logical enough for them to go. It was all emotional reasons.

The only person she could think of that would help with this would have been Yukihito, but he wasn't here, so while she meant to do this on her own, dearest husband wouldn't dare let her. She was the talent, not the agent.

Enter Grandpa Eltra Duris. He's not a Hizuri, Kuon argued.

One thing she will always remember was the look on the studio panel's faces when he escorted her into the conference room. The way their demeanor changed and the conversation regarding her role lasted all of maybe 5 minutes. The rest of the time was spent with them schmoozing up Grandpa Eltra – called this at his insistence not hers.

Kyoko stayed on the production and a stunt double got a new job. They didn't feel like the schedule would need to be changed since they were not selling skin on this film. Kyoko's outfit would be tight yes, but not revealing. She would be in dirty street clothes for most of it until she got into her uniform which was a body suit. That part of the film was actually really small since it was at the end. They assured her that even if she started to show it would not be a big deal.

Kuon begrudgingly left after two weeks. He hated leaving - like really, really resented that he had to leave her. Except she was never alone in New York. Both Kuu and Julie stayed the entire time she was there. They took her out on off days, took her everywhere she needed or wanted to go to. They of course talked about their grandchild the most, and she already started getting a collection of clothes for him or her, even though they didn't know the sex yet. That didn't take into account the maternity clothes Julie made her.

Everything went really well, the filming, spending time with her in-laws… everything, except she had no idea how badly she would miss Kuon. She knew it would hit her sometimes. It would rain one quiet lonely night and her body ached to be held. She would turn around and take in a breath to tell him something she saw or wanted to do and he wouldn't be there. She wanted to share her experiences with him, but instead she took a picture and sent it to him, adding a single line to share her thoughts on it.

Kyoko was 22 weeks in when she was finally packing up to go. Her baby belly was starting to make her normal clothes uncomfortably tight, so she wore a nice little babydoll dress for a New York sunny day. Julie and Kuu took her to the airport and promised to ship everything that didn't fit in her suitcase. Julie was trying so badly not to cry that it made Kyoko instantly cry.

"I'm going to miss my little girl so much!" Julie wailed as she hugged her tightly.

Kyoko sniffed. "I'm going to miss you both too!"

Julie let her go and started to dap at her eyes with a handkerchief. "You need call me as soon as you arrive!" Julie commanded.

"I will," she replied with a smile.

"And tell my idiot son to take good care of you and my grandbaby!"

"I will," she said with a laugh.

"And we will visit you as soon as we can."

Kyoko couldn't stop her eyes from leaking. "I look forward to it."

Julie looked at her daughter-in-law and burst into loud wails. "Why can't you have the baby here!" Julie whined and it made Kyoko stiffen and she could feel herself start to fall apart.

"Julie," Kuu warned in a stern voice. He grabbed his wife and pulled her away as the tears overwhelmed her.

"We are going to make arrangements to spend a few months there after the baby is born," Kuu told her. "To help support the two of you with the newborn. Even though it's been 26 years for us, we are both more than willing to relearn the ropes."

Kyoko nodded and moved into hug both of them again. Julie twisted to hug her but couldn't talk. Kuu hugged her and kissed her forehead. "We love you, darling daughter."

She was too choked up to speak. "I love you too," she croaked.

"Relax, take care of yourself first and you'll be taking care of the baby. Don't stress over anything even though you'll want to. And the number one rule…"

"Don't be afraid to ask Kuon to do something," all three of them said in unison.

Kyoko managed to laugh with Father and she wondered if she was making a mistake by leaving.

Her flight had two layovers and took more than a day to get back to Japan. She tried not to think about what the first-class seats cost on all three flights, but she did indeed enjoy all of the luxuries. Being pregnant also seemed to make her nap a lot easier. It seemed like she was always tired and hungry, yet she could only do both in small quantities.

It was around 5 pm when she landed in Japan and she eagerly wanted to get off. Her nerves were jumping out of her seat while she waited for the plane to reach the gate. As soon as the seatbelt light turned off, Kyoko was up out of her seat and she was opening the overhead compartment. She would like to blame living in the busy "get out of my way" New York atmosphere for her rushed and traditionally rude behavior but she was the first one off the plane and didn't look back. Her legs quickly maneuvered in and out of the Narita airport gates to the baggage claim. Her heart started to hammer as she passed security, and her eyes started to water as she saw the general crowd. Her eye sought him out, looking over everyone's head, searching… searching for him.

KUON!

Even with a hat and sunglasses hiding his face, she recognized him. She ran, darting around people with her heavy carry on weighting her down. Kuon saw her and started to move through the crowd. She was finding it hard to breath, and it wasn't because of the running or the pregnancy. A few steps away from reaching him, she dropped her bag and threw herself into his arms.

Kuon squatted down and lifted her up with his arms holding under her bottom. Kyoko's head was lifted up above his head and she shoved both his glasses and hat off of him to pepper kisses as well as tear drops on his face. She reached his lips and he hungrily kissed her back. Her hands held his face as she fed from him from the mouth down, tasting both him and the tears she shed.

He set her down slowly and she whined at the loss of him. He bumped his forehead against hers and whispered, "Let's go home." She quickly nodded. They quickly gathered her bags and went to his car. Kuon had picked up her car while she was away, both of them preferring that Kuon was there as soon as she arrived.

The moment they arrived home, Kuon took everything up. EVERYTHING. Honestly, Kyoko was positive that he would have carried her up if he thought she wouldn't get angry about it. Honestly, she wasn't that big yet. In fact, the dress hid her tummy rather well, or at least she thought it did. She snickered at the image of him weighed down with two large suitcases, her carry on and a dress bag. She offered once to help and he promptly said he could handle it. She was at least allowed to open the door for him. Either way it was a huge relief for both of them to enter the apartment.

"Oh My God, it's good to be home," she bellowed as Kuon set everything down by the door.

He smiled and hugged her from behind. "It's so good to have you home," he murmured. She leaned back in his arms that hung around her shoulders like a bulky necklace. In fact, the way he hugged her felt rather high. The weight of his arms was over her breasts rather than under them. It never really occurred to her how he hugged her, but this felt so odd that she noticed it now. She reached up and pulled his arms down to see if it felt different or better and he dropped his arms completely and placed his hands on each side of her ribs instead.

She twisted her head up to look at him and he was blank. He had his mask on and she had no idea why. He was being careful to not touch her stomach. She frowned. "Kuon," she called out to him and he shifted his eyes up towards her. "Don't you want to touch the baby?"

He blinked down at her and as God's as her witness, he blushed bright red. He licked his lips and his hands withdrew from her completely.

"Can I?" he whispered, and Kyoko almost burst into laughter. Instead she smiled wide, grabbed his hand and pulled him over to the couch. He stumbled at first but followed her all the way until she pushed him on the couch. She kept his hand within hers though. Stepping between his knees she smiled blissfully and pressed his hand on her budding stomach.

The red in his cheeks darkened but the look on his face was one of pure awe. "You've gotten bigger," he whispered and then widened his eyes.

"I mean, the baby, not you... you look beautiful, not big…um…I don't mean…."

Kyoko giggled. "Why are you so nervous?" She asked because even though she put his hand on her stomach, he didn't move it a millimeter.

He retracted his hand and looked down. "I haven't seen you in almost three months, and you looked completely normal when I left, and now…" his eyes looked sadly at her tummy. "I missed so much. I have no idea about the changes you've gone through, the troubles you've dealt with."

"I tried to tell you everything," she whispered with watery eyes.

"I know. I appreciate it, but…"

She smiled softly and understood where he was coming from. "It's not the same."

He nodded and gave her a soft smile. She took a deep breath because she was soo not going to cry right now.

"Then let's make up for lost time," she declared and reached down to pulled the dress over her head. "First, Mother got me TONS of maternity clothes. All of them very simple to put on and take off. We should be getting a couple of boxes of shipments worth of things from your parents within the next week or so."

He looked at her in a very pretty pale pink bra and panty set but his eyes fell to her very obvious stomach that was now more rounded than flat.

"Second," she twisted around and sat in his lap. Leaning back against his chest, she grabbed his hands and placed both of them on her tummy. "You are free to touch me anytime you want. You touch my breasts anytime you wanted before so my stomach shouldn't be an issue for you." She twisted her head up to look up at him. "Your child is growing in this bump. I want you to feel him or her too."

"You don't know the sex yet?"

She shook her head and looked forward again. "I wanted to find out with you. The doctor did offer to tell me on my 20-week ultrasound but I told him no. I thought we could find out together when I arrived here."

He kissed her head and whispered, "Thank you."

She smiled and leaned her head against his right bicep. His hands finally caressed over the baby bump and it made her smile. "If we had some juice or something, we could probably get him/her to move."

"Really? You felt him move?"

She nodded and wiped away a tear. "I did last week. It was a little squirm that made me jump. Our little one is alive and healthy inside there. I wish you were there for that, but it was so quick and sudden that I'm not sure anyone else would have been able to feel it. Still, the moment the baby moved, everything felt so real. Like I knew something was growing inside of me, but a little person…" She was full on crying now and she kept trying not to. She wiped her tears away as they fell.

Kuon wrapped his arms around her and he did so without fear of her tummy and hugged her firmly. He kissed the side of her head and inhaled her scent deeply. He missed her smell. It wasn't until it disappeared from her side of the bed that he realized how much he loved her scent. He held her as she cried. This was one of those things that she told him about. Her constant crying over silly things as she put it. She said she cried once because one restaurant she went to didn't serve green tea. He was stressed over the idea of her crying, but that one antidote made him see that it was some hormonal trigger. He knew these were happy tears and he was enjoying the moment of holding her and their child, happily at home.

Her tears stopped quickly leaving her sniffing softly, and he felt it safe to talk. "Your boobs got bigger."

Kyoko snorted and it turned into a full-blown laugh. "I would have put money down that you would have noticed that before my belly."

He eased his arms back and cupped her breasts in both hands. "Like a cup size bigger."

She was still snickering but not stopping him. She took a breath and tried to speak normally. "You know I did this for the baby, not you," she gestured to her chest as she spoke.

"Doesn't mean I can't play with them before he or she arrives," he suggested and gave them a little squeeze over her lounge bra. This was all soft stretch material that supported her and didn't dig in anywhere. It was by far the most comfortable bra ever, and the easy stretchy fabric of it made it easy for a certain someone's fingers to worm their way under the band. He pulled the bra up, spilling her breasts out. He didn't bother pulling it off though. Instead, he retrieved his prize. His fingers stroking across her flesh, teasing her nipples with little pinches.

Kyoko leaned to the right, pulling her left arm out and twisting in his lap to wrap it around his neck. She lifted her chin, offering her lips to him, to which he immediately took. Her jaw dropped at the first lick of his tongue. The sweetness of his mouth filled hers as his left hand dropped to her thigh. She inhaled deeply as he mindlessly kissed her. The heady scent of his cologne hit her, filling her head with a fog created by him.

She wrapped her right arm around his shoulder and twisted around to face him. Kuon's hands dropped to her hips as she shifted around to straddle his lap. Needing a breath, she pulled away panting. Their eyes met, heated and filled with need. Her hands stroked down his chest and gripped the front of his shirt to pull it up. Kuon reached back and pulled it off overhead and she let go so he could chuck it. Kyoko took a breath and let it out with a sigh as she looked down at her husband. She swallowed and felt tears threaten her eyes. His hand came up and cupped her cheek bringing her eyes up at him. They were soft, gentle and concerned.

"We don't have to if you don't want to," he whispered and she leaned in and kissed him. His hand slipped behind her head and cradled her as she fiercely kissed him. He groaned into her mouth while her hands slid down and unbuttoned his pants. She pulled back as the zipper hit the base. His hand came back and stroked back her hair as he was still expecting an answer.

"I want you," she whispered as she slipped off his lap. "I need you so badly that I can't stop shaking," she confessed as she grabbed her bra and pulled it off in one smooth motion. "It seems that everything I feel ends up turning into tears." Her panties came off a breath later and she bent down to the ground to grab his pants. She hesitated and swallowed a lump in her throat. She licked her lips before whispering with some trepidation, "Unless you are creeped out by the baby? I heard that some men don't like the idea of…hmmmm."

Kuon leaned down and interrupted her with a kiss. His hands cupped her face and pulled her up from her knees. She leaned over him, hands on his shoulders as he brought her back up onto his lap. He pulled away from her lips and knocked his forehead against hers.

"I wanted you the moment I saw you at the airport. I had no idea how you were feeling and I didn't want to assume anything," he confessed, making her smile. She reached up to his left wrist that was around her neck and pulled it down gently. He let his hand be guided down by her. His fingers tips lightly moving down the curve of her breast, her ribs, the subtle curve of her stomach and she pushed his hand between her thighs. She licked her lips and bit her lip lightly as she sunk her heat over his hand.

Her eyes fluttered closed as he twisted his hand up and touched her. She was slick with desire and he couldn't help but sink two fingers immediately into her. Kyoko groaned and her hands clenched into fists at his shoulder. Her body shook and squeezed his digits from within. She blinked those gold eyes at her and she mumbled, "Please, Kuon. I need you."

He pulled his hand away from her to shove his pants off his hips and spring out his arousal. Kyoko shifted her knees closer to him eagerly. He almost crushed her to him, grabbing all of her in his arms and pulling her against him. What he did, she didn't seem to mind one little bit as her lips crashed upon his and her hips sought out his length. His head was thrown back as she maneuvered her body onto him.

Kyoko cried out and whimpered and groaned. Honestly, she couldn't control herself at all after so long of being without him. It felt like her body completely melted around him and only his hands were keeping her together. They stroked up her back, down her side and up to cup her breasts then repeated all over again. His lips kissed down her jaw and nibbled her neck, and all she could do was feel him. The feeling of him inside of her, the touch of his hands, his lips, his body pressed against her. It was a rush that felt a hundred times more than ever before.

His hands grabbed her hips and rocked her forward when she didn't move. Honestly, she had no idea how long she was simply sitting there, relishing on the feeling of being one with him. That much was already so, so good. Then he moved her and she almost came. She whimpered and started to move. She arched her back with her arms stretched out, hands on his shoulders, and Kuon supported her.

It was easy to find that old rhythm again. Like riding a bike, her body knew exactly how to move to build that pressure of pleasure within herself. She wasn't sure if it was the time or the hormones or both or if it was always this easy, but she found herself rocking harder and faster on him after a few heartbeats. Her hands slid behind his neck and she curled forward to jerk her hips harder against him, forcing out that final shattering moment of ecstasy. She gently pulsed above him as she rode the climax, her voice crying out against his shoulder.

Kuon's arms wrapped around her and her world started to move. The soft cushions of the couch pressed against her back, and the light around her dimmed as her husband leaned over her. His right hand pulled her knee up and he started to thrust slowly into her. Another moan left her lips and she closed her eyes to drown into the feel of him.

He went slowly on purpose. He wanted this to last forever, and going slower would help build her back up and himself to calm down. Being with her again felt like a dream come true and he didn't want it to be over so quickly. Remembering his trip out to see her, when he found out about the baby, he was exhausted after they made love. He fell asleep before she left which apparently made her laugh. She must be tired after her trip, and he would let her sleep after this, but right now, all he wanted was to hear more of her moans, to feel more of her body and soak in the sight of her as much as possible.

After a while, he could feel her getting close again and he was thankful because he was drawing to his limit as well. With his feet planted on the floor, his knee up on the couch, his body was thundering against hers while she writhed beneath him. As soon as her orgasm came, he flooded her with his own release and almost collapsed above her.

He held himself up above her body on elbows and knees as she blissfully laid beneath him. She ran her hands up his sweat coated skin towards his back and tried to pull him over her. He held firm and she blinked up at him with a pout.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to crush your tummy," he whispered.

Ah. That one she could give him. She smiled softly at him and asked, "Come to bed with me then?"

He nodded and they separated. He took a few steps on unsteady feet but they both collapsed on the bed with a sigh. She curled up on her right side and he held her from behind. This… this was bliss. They both thought.

"Kuon," she called out to him in a sleepy voice.

"Hmm?"

"Did you get that role for that new series you told me about a little bit ago?"

He frowned having to think about it. "The one for next year?"

"Is it? It's here in Japan, right?"

"Yes," he leaned in and kissed her shoulder. "I don't want to take any jobs that will take me away from you and the baby."

She smiled softly and hugged his arm. She bit her lip as she thought over her words. "Did you have any jobs that did send you away?"

"I guess. I told Yukihito that I didn't want to see them, so he would know more than I do," he answered and then lifted himself up on his right elbow. "Why?"

She shifted to her back and nervously looked up at him. "I was thinking…"

"About?" He prompted.

A delicate flush colored her face. "That maybe there might be an offer in there for you for the US? Like perhaps close to where Father and Mother live?"

Confusion, shock, concern, doubt and a little bit of hope crossed his face. It was his turn to lick his lips nervously and ask, "What are you saying?"

She sort of cowered and started to anxiously play with the skin on his arm laying over her. "It was really nice having your parents around, and well, they were really excited to see their grandchild, and while they are making plans to come and visit, it would only be for a little while because they have their obligations back home, and it was really heartbreaking leaving them, and even though we have lots of support here, having their support to help take care of the baby would be sort of make the whole family thing complete, because my mother won't be much help, and while Kanae and Chiori would be fine, and I'm sure Lori would love to help, your parents…."

Suddenly Kuon was on his knees over her legs and he held her face between his hands. "Kyoko, I'm going to say this very clearly and I want a yes or no answer. Okay?"

"Yes," she replied with wide eyes.

"Are you trying to convince me to move?" He licked his lips again and took a breath. "Do you want to move to the United States where my parents are?"

"Well, I'm not sure we can do it right away. I'm not allowed to travel in my third trimester, and we have to…"

"Kyoko! Yes or No," he reminded her almost desperately.

She smiled and nodded. "Yes."

Kuon blasted her with a heavenly smile that left her stunned just before kissing her. When he pulled away, she was crying.

He pulled back and asked, "What's wrong?"

She shook her head and wept, "I never mean to keep you away from your family, and now that we are having our own, all I could think about was keeping us all together. I'm going to miss so many people here, but I can't imagine raising our child without them. I'm so sorry for everything before."

"Shhhh," he soothed and pulled her up into his arms for a hug. "There is nothing to be sorry for. Kyoko, my love, you have nothing to apologize for. Our lives will be changing all the time. Don't be sorry for being afraid of change, and don't think I would ever fault you for your thoughts and decisions you felt needed to be made." He pulled her chin up to look up at him.

"I want to be your partner in your life. You thought about my request to live there for so long it stressed you out and you never forgot. I know my request was a large life altering event and I only wanted to share my desire to you, but you were always more important than that. So long as you are willing to share your life with me and take these twists and turns together then I will be happy. We promised to each other on our wedding day that we would support and love each other, right?"

"Always," she whispered with again tears falling down her cheeks.

He smiled and softly kissed her.

They were moving. Saying goodbye to the start of their lives for the unknown of tomorrow.

A/N: I can't shake this feeling as if I want to write a baby story with these two... but but... I never really liked the idea of it... so why!? Why do i feel this way?! Because these baby chapters were a lot of fun to write and I hated summarizing it.