Lin's POV:
Jesus Christ! Why? How did the US have a military shortage? I thought we had a lot of people populating the damn country. And it's not like we're going on another war. We're fuhucking independent and- oh just why? Why orange-skinned guy? ( If u get who dat is great!)
I had to leave my love behind because I needed to be in the military. A year together and we needed to be separated. Her tears when she let me go was heart-wrenching and every time we facetimed it hurts not to be with each other. And the time difference, I felt so bad for her. I was on the west coast she's on the east coast. 3-hour time difference and every time I called her it's around 11 to midnight or dawn there. But we gotta do what we have to do.
I just want to see her beautiful face when I wake up in the morning. Kiss her soft lips. Whispering 'I love you's at night. Calming her down when she's stressed up. Meeting up with our friends together. Going on dates. Just to love her in all the way I can.
6 months basically passed by in a snail speed. Every day was :
- wake up- shower- breakfast- training- werk (ik ik it's work)- lunch- more werks (no it's not a typo)- dinner- shower- freedom- sleep
And the next day I would hit replay. You couldn't call your family every day either. So I was miserable, I mean I love my country but I miss my love.
I was discharged from the military service and I couldn't wait to see her. Half a year without seeing her in person, hearing her magical voice in person, feeling her hands on mine.
She didn't know, so I planned this with a friend to surprise her at werk. She's a doctor so I'll be her pretend patient. Because I want to be her most important patient ever :)
I waited for Groffsauce to pick me up at the airport. He's late again, honestly this guy. But he's Groffsauce no one could get angry at him. I sat on a bench still in full uniform and it's heavy. I saw Groffsauce coming towards me and he signaled me to bow down to him.
"I, King Groffsauce the first is here to pick up peasant Miranda to get him to his wife am I correct?" he asked using his posh British accent. "Yes your Royal Highness King Groffsauce the First," I mumbled going along with him.
He hugged me, "Long time no see friend." I hugged him back, "uh uh let's go before people think we're a couple. I have a ring on my left hand and I want to see the person I share this ring with. Let's go!"
"My God Lin," he shook his head. "Let's go. I miss her," I picked him up and carried him while he navigated the way to the car. Hey, the military had it's perks too. We got some weird looks from 'peasants' as 'King Groffsauce the First' would say.
"What u looking at peasants?" he shouted at the top of his lungs in the middle of the airport. I was so embarrassed but I would move heaven and earth to see her again. So dealing with a wannabe king is alright.
He got back to normal Groff once we got into the car. "My God that was fun. Do it again next time!" he exclaimed. "Nope, after that there'll be no more for you. Just for Pippa and only her," I said. "Wow, Pippa's one lucky lady," he mumbled.
"Okay drive away king!" I yelled at him as he started the car.
We arrived at the hospital the place crowded as usual. They were elderlies, younglings (younglings? Like star wars prolly. Lmao), normal adult people. Maybe they're here for themselves or waiting for their loved ones. And here I was surprising my wife.
Groff decided to assign a 'Lin-Manuel Miranda' age seven for an appointment with doctor Miranda-Soo. The nurses there were skeptical looking at us. A dude assigning another dude that's seven?
"Don't worry I'm her husband, I just came back and I'm going to surprise her," I explained before they called security on us. "Oh, your Mr. Miranda?" a nurse asked. I nodded my head and she said, "At last, you came back! She's very lonely bruh! Go make it up for her."
"Of course I will," I replied, "Now just assign me as a random kid. James? Sebastian?"
"Booger! I want to assign you as booger!" Groff pitched in. "What the hell?" sometimes I question his mind. "Language my son. I'm your father so I can name you whatever I want," he huffed.
The nurse was trying to suppress her laughter, "O- okay so B- boo- booger it is. Oh, God!" She was laughing so hard. We're chaotic, she started fanning her eyes because of the tears.
"Don't tell Pippa okay?" I begged her. "Of course, I'm fully on board with this surprise plan stuff! Mr. Booger," she laughed.
Groff, I'll kill you next time.
The nurse led us to Pippa's workplace something room name and got told to wait for a bit. So I sat on the bed dangling my legs waiting for the door to open. Groff was scrolling through his phone, maybe playing the game he had been texting me all about.
Then I heard a knock and the door clicked open. "Hello," that beautiful voice greeted me, and there she was. My breath for caught in my throat, she was gorgeous, stunning, perfect.
She still hadn't seen me because she's checking on my 'pretend' list. She made a face on it probably because of my unconventional name given by my father 'The King Groffsauce'.
And then she looked at me.
Her hands flew to her mouth she dropped the list, she started tearing up. I stood up and engulfed her in a hug that I knew she'd miss all this time. "Lin is this real," she asked in disbelief.
I kissed her as a reply. "It's really really real?" she asked again her eyes spilling her tears. "Yes, love. I'm really here, flesh and bone," I stroked her cheeks.
I felt a bump between us, what on earth?
I looked down and Pips whispered, "Surprise." Pippa's pregnant! We're having a baby! I let all my tears out, I was so happy. How did I not notice her bump before? Well, she was wearing a coat. But we're having a baby!
Omaigad we're gonna be parents? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Pippa and I are gonna be mommy and Papi?
I kissed her more passionately this time. I poured all the love that I wanted to give her this past six months in that kiss.
"How far long are you?" I asked her. "Uumm around 6 and a half months. I found out two weeks after you're gone and decided why not surprise you entirely?" she said happily.
"You should've told me, seriously," I kissed her forehead and pulled her close to me again. "Oh I love you," I breathed resting her head on my shoulder. "Love you too."
Pippa's POV :
Time rewind 6 months ago
Lin needed to go to do this military stuff and it's mandatory for every man? Our population was more than enough. Why did they need more soldiers? As long as Lin's going to be okay I know I'm fine.
The night before he had to go we were snuggling inside the blanket on our bed. We were married last year and right then he had to go. I took a day off for that last day with him.
Lin had his right arm under my head and his left hand stroking my cheeks. I just looked at his eyes swarming my thoughts inside his sweet brown eyes. I knew he won't be gone forever but the idea of him leaving me was just never there until these days. The days where somehow the US had some military shortage.
I breathed in his scent remembering everything.
"I don't want you to go," I mumbled playing with his t shirt's collar. "Me neither," he brushed my hair back. "How long is this again?" I asked still fiddling with his t-shirt. "Half a year," he sighed.
That's a long time for us to be apart.
"I love you," I gave and him a kiss memorizing his everything to my brain. He's leaving for half a year I better memorize every inch of him right?
"I love you too," he pulled me closer to his chest.
I woke up the next day knowing Lin's going today. I looked at him still sleeping, his arm under my head his other hand on my waist.
I stroked his jawline it's slightly stubbly but anyway. He opened his eyes smiling at me, "Morning Pippa." His voice was gravely and still sleepy. "Morning," I muttered sadly because he's going today.
"Okay let's spend time just the two of us," he kissed me.
We did enjoy our time together before he left. But when he left the tears couldn't stop streaming down. Lin hugged me to calm me down and it did help a bit. We kissed each other goodbye and Lin left.
(Wtf burn comes after only us and now I'm broken)
Well, that night was different, the left side of the bed was empty. Which would be it's state for the next half a year. I slept hugging Lin's pillow because it smelled like him and I used his sweater so it felt like he was hugging me.
In the morning I woke up because of the nausea. The bathroom sure looked like the best spot that morning so I spent an hour prepping myself up after the vomiting incident. Probably just too much crying from yesterday.
"Pippa you look pale," one of my friends said. I was tired and vomiting regularly these past few days so as a responsible person and somebody with the brain of a doctor and a wife. Maybe this was it?
And yes I'm preggo. Jesus his sperm
Time skip 3 months after Lin left
Lin called almost every day he could even though it's midnight whenever he called. But seeing his face, him smiling at me after a tiring day or anything. It makes me happy and I feel good again.
I hadn't told Lin about the baby but I knew he would be ecstatic. I mean, he's Lin. He's excited about everything and he wants a family so I think I'm good.
My phone buzzed. It's 11.47 at night, must be Lin.
"Hello hello how are you love?" he asked smiling at me. "Great, a bit sleepy, stressed, miss you a lot," I recited everything that I was feeling.
"I need a phone that could take me to the other person's place! I want to cuddle you to sleep," he joked. But I really do want him to cuddle me at night.
I leaned my phone on Lin's pillow so I could face him while sleeping on my side. "I miss you, work has been hard. There are a lot of kids, sick kids. I don't like seeing that," I sighed.
"Aawww Pips, don't make your work a burden. Go take a holiday or something," he said. "I don't know if I can even go on a holiday right now. I feel weak somehow," I placed my hand on my bump. The baby's not giving me an easy time.
"You're not sick right?" he asked concerned. "No, not at all."
"I love having this kind of talk, even though you're not physically here. Three more months right?" I asked softly. "Yup! Three more months and I can see my beautifulest, smartest, funny-est, most very extra Perfectest wife. If I need to make an essay about how perfect you are it'll never end and that's not an exaggeration," he pointed his finger at me. I giggled as he said that, I felt so loved.
We stopped talking and just looked at each other. I had turned the lights off so now the only thing illuminating my face was the phone.
I looked at everything and there was still nobody beside me. And I started crying? Like I cried for no reason. "Pippa? Love? Are you okay? God, Pippa what happened?" Lin asked frantically.
"I don't know, I just felt like crying," I sobbed. "Why am I crying?" I choked.
"Do I need to go home now?" he asked seriously. "No, I'm okay. Just random mood swings," I replied while brushing my tears. What is happening?
"I love you," I touched his cheeks from the screen. "I love you too, I need to go. Bye Pippa," he waved.
We hung up and then it was silence. All silence, no nothing, just pure silence. I cried more, Omaigod I'm a blob of emotions right now.
Coming home day! But Pippa doesn't know
It's already 6 months, Lin's coming home any day now. More emotional rollercoaster, I mean. I cried when I saw a kid fell down in the corridor and who does that?
I want boba so bad yesterday that one of my coworkers ran to a boba shop just to get one for me. I'll remember to treat her later seriously I felt bad. Shoot now I want boba again.
"Phillipa! Wake up," somebody snapped their fingers in front of my face. "Yes what-," I snapped out of my thoughts. "Dreaming about your husband again or boba?" she asked smirking.
Well, being pregnant makes me horny so don't question it. I just want Lin and yesterday I also blurted out that.
"Both," I giggled like a teenager. My god, I have a problem.
She gave me the list for a kid and dragged me to my office. I checked the list and seriously what name is this?
Booger? What the frick frackity fudge cakes is that?
I knocked on the door so that people inside wouldn't be scared of my very dramatic arrival.
"Hello," I greeted while opening the door.
I rechecked the list and looked up.
I dropped everything in my hand. I couldn't believe myself, was I hallucinating? Did I want Lin that much until I hallucinate that he's there?
I started crying again. And Lin stood up and hugged me. I could feel him hugging me giving the warmest hug ever. I could feel his heartbeat that I've missed for so long. I could feel him exhaling to my hair. I could feel my heart flutter.
"Lin is this real," I checked just to make sure I'm not going crazy.
He kissed me in response. It's real, I could feel his lips on mine. The taste that I hadn't tasted for half a year. It's really there.
"It's really really real?" I clarified again, tears pouring out like waterfalls. "Yes, love. I'm really here, flesh and bone," he said stroking my cheek and brushed some of the tears.
He stopped and looked down. His eyes widened.
Oh yeah, he still doesn't know.
"Surprise," I whispered, smiling. He put his hands on my bump and started sobbing. Like the 'I Want Boba' sobbing.
He kissed me more passionately leaning me breathless. I think we stayed for a solid 15 seconds. (I held my breath for 30 seconds [i used a stopwatch] and it's doable).
His eyes were shimmering and by shimmering, I mean really shimmering out of joy.
"How far long are you?" he asked. "Uumm around 6 and a half months. I found out two weeks after you're gone and decided why not surprise you entirely?"
"You should've told me, seriously," he said after kissing my forehead and pulling me closer to him. "Oh I love you," he breathed. I put my head on his shoulders, "Love you too. Now care to explain with this name of yours?"
"Ahhhh that would be I, King Groffsauce the First of New York!" Groff butted in. "You need to know that I had to cope with a yelling "wannabe king" on my back in the airport," Lin sighed.
"On your back?" I was confused, how on earth?
"This peasant Miranda carried me through the airport," Groff said while patting Lin's back, "And he said he's never going to do that to anybody else except you Pippa." I laughed at these two idiots.
"So now it's going to be me and only me?" I asked. "You and the baby," Lin pointed at my bump again. I love this man