The Edge
Pairing; Toothless X Hiccup
Setting; Modern AU
Rating; M for Mature
Disclaimer; I do not own the HTTYD or any of the music that is used. Everything belongs to its original creator/artist!
27: Seven Months
=Trayden's POV=
[November 22nd, 2018-Thanksgiving Day]
It had been about three weeks since Harvey, and I went through with the process to inseminate our surrogate mother, Maria Ramirsen with my semen in hopes of her conceiving, then carrying the baby Harvey and I would raise. In truth, I am glad Harvey and I went with this option because if everything went well then in about forty-one weeks, we'd be holding our baby. Yes, I called it ours because Harvey came into the restroom at the office to help me out when I couldn't get hard due to being very nervous about people walking by and knowing why I was in there. I'm happy other guys could just masturbate no problem knowing people knew what they were doing, but I couldn't. My husband knew I was having trouble, and that's why he snuck into the bathroom and helped me, though, we did way more than what I had been expecting when Harvey said he was helping me. At the same time, I'm overjoyed that it happened the way it did because it added more to the feeling that Harvey and I were making this baby. It warmed my heart when Harvey said what he did about us having sex like any other couple, and it leading to pregnancy.
Harvey helped me cum, which is what we needed to make the baby that Maria would hopefully be carrying. If Harvey hadn't helped me, then next week we wouldn't be finding out if we'll be parents or not. The doctor's appointment was set up to give Maria an in-office pregnancy test when she would be considered four weeks if conception took place. That session was scheduled for November 27th. The anticipation was killing me, and Harvey too, but he was much calmer about it than I. Today, Harvey and I had to keep our emotions in check because it was Thanksgiving, and nobody knew we decided to go with surrogacy. Everyone knew about the adoption, but since that never came full circle, so far everyone believed we were still waiting. Harvey and I chose to go in another direction to obtain a baby, one that would have better results, and we didn't tell anyone because we weren't sure if things would be lucky on the first try. If Maria got pregnant, Harvey and I were informing everyone on Christmas.
Ashley and Zack were getting married on February 16th, 2019 because it was the closest day to Valentines Day they could get. Also, their daughter, Astrid, was three months old. Heather and Ford celebrated five years of marriage and the 4th birthday of their son, Kyle, in October. Seth and Calista had been together for a year in October 2018, doing really well and talking about living together, but nothing made official yet. Roslyn and Eli were nearing their two-year mark of dating when March 2019 came around in four months. Travis and Winter were two months shy of reaching a year in a relationship. Daniel and Stephanie had been married for a year when August 2018 came by; their daughter, Melanie, turned four-years-old in March 2018, and their son, Oliver John was four months old.
At the moment, Harvey and I were preparing to host Thanksgiving as a group event in The Edge. Why? Because it was easier to have everyone who wanted to spend the holidays together in one place. All the families were invited to attend as long as they let us know so we could plan the seating accordingly. Of course, the fun part about this was that nobody knew we decided to open The Edge from 10 am to 4 pm, then have dinner with the families at 5:30 pm. Harvey and I were using the kitchen to cook, but our kitchen staff was keeping an eye on it while we ran the business. As it stood right now, the guest list was at twenty-seven, and we had to subtract Oliver John and Astrid because they weren't eating the meal prepared.
Andrew, Eli, Cali, Winter, Storm, Vinny, Robert, Sebastian, Morgan, Brett, Brady, CJ, and Andrew were working with us because believe it or not, things got pretty busy on a major holiday like this. The time was 3:45 pm, in fifteen minutes, Harvey would make the announcement for the last call. While working, I couldn't stop thinking about three weeks ago with the doctor's office; I still found it hilarious that the nurse told me I could have had Harvey in the restroom with me the whole time. I told him about it over dinner that same night, and we both got a laugh out of it. Gods, I hoped that next week Harvey and I would be finding out that we're gonna be parents.
=Normal POV=
At 3:50, Andrew informed Harvey and Trayden that there was a significant group outside waiting to come in because Harvey told them to show up. Harvey stated that it was for Thanksgiving dinner, but they arrived much earlier than expected.
"What do you want me to do with them?" Andrew asked.
"Bring them in; It's probable that they have their kids, and it's freezing outside," Harvey said. Andrew nodded, then went to do as he was told. Not more than two minutes later, the friends and family were coming into The Edge.
"We didn't know you were opening tonight!" Ashley said. "Your message said dinner at 4:30!"
"It was a mistype! Dinner is at 5-5:30 pm. We open every night. Take the kids upstairs; we're closing at 4!" Harvey replied over the noise.
"Nah, they love it," Daniel shrugged.
"I meant the babies. It's too loud down here for them," Harvey informed. Ashley and Stephanie nodded, heading up the stairs with Trayden. Harvey mumbled a bit as he had everyone else sit down at the available booths near bar #1. At 4 pm, Harvey got on stage. "LAST CALL!" he yelled out. Slowly, but surely, everyone began to wrap up their food in to-go boxes, then pay for their final drinks before leaving The Edge. When the last person had left, Harvey locked the doors as Brett fixed the lighting. "Tell my husband he can bring Ash and Steph down now," he said to Andrew.
After ten minutes, Trayden brought Ashley and Stephanie down; both were holding their children. "What's the plan?" Tray asked Harvey.
"Dinner is still cooking for another hour. Take CJ, Sebastian, Brett, and Brady to set up the tables on the dance floor, then bring out some rolls and salad for them to eat while we wait. Edge staff; let's close it down!" Harvey announced. Trayden and the staff nodded. Trayden went into the kitchen after rounding up the four helpers Harvey named off while the rest of the crew began to wipe down tables, toss garbage, bring in buckets of dishes to the kitchen to be washed. The guests talked a little and watched how everything got done. Over the course of half an hour, the four people Trayden worked with setting up three folding tables draped in a black cloth, then set places up and used metal chairs for people to sit on. After that was done, the four helpers brought out bowls of salad, rolls, and butter. Also, water pitchers and freshly washed glasses were placed down.
At 5:15 pm, everything appeared to be done. "Are we free to leave, Harv?" Robert questioned.
"Everything all set?" Harvey asked.
"Yes, sir," the staff replied. Harvey checked the time, then his eye caught outside; seeing the storm that had blown in over the last hour or so of their closing.
"As your friend and boss; I'm afraid I can't let any of you leave with that going on outside," Harvey sighed as they all looked now. "It's not safe, and I won't endanger your lives. It doesn't appear that will be lightening up anytime soon,"
"He's right; and there's a driving ban in place until further notice due to the weather," Trayden informed while looking at his phone. "It's going to be like this for a while. Officials are urging everyone to stay warm and indoors to ride out the storm," he enlightened.
"What are we supposed to do? Stay here until it passes?" Morgan wondered.
"It's a traffic ban; you can't drive anyway, so yes, you might as well stay here and join us for dinner," Harvey invited. "Come now, there is plenty of room and food to go around. I cooked enough to feed at least forty-five people,"
"Well, seeing as there isn't much choice," Brady shrugged.
"Have a seat," Trayden smiled gently as the staff came over and found spots to sit down. Fifteen minutes later, dinner was made, and the cooks had left at 4:10 pm because their jobs were done, and Harvey said he would take over cooking the food so they could head out. With a little help in serving, everything was put out on another table; buffet style to make it easier. By 5:50 pm, everyone had a plate and was seated. Harvey said grace, and then everyone began to eat contently. Mid-supper, Harvey's cell phone started ringing, and he checked the caller ID; it was Maria. Why would she be calling at this time of night?
"Who is it, babe?" Trayden whispered while leaning close to me.
"Maria," Harvey replied as his eyes widened. Harvey shot him a look that said; don't draw attention to it. Harvey got up and moved away from the table, then into the kitchen. "Hello?"
"Oh, thank the lucky stars that you answered, Harvey. It's Maria," Maria replied.
"What's the matter, is everything okay?" Harvey inquired.
"Oh! Yes, it's wonderful. I just…thought you and Trayden might like to know that while I was at the store today, I picked up a box of those early pregnancy tests that can detect it up to six days before a missed period and uh, after taking two; it looks like I'm pregnant," Maria said excitedly. Harvey's eyes widened a bit; Maria was pregnant? The procedure worked?! "I'm sure it will be re-checked on the twenty-seventh, but I wanted to let you guys know that it looks like you'll be parents in forty-one weeks," she giggled a bit.
"That's…wonderful news, Maria. Thank you for letting us know," Harvey smiled. After another few moments, the call ended as Harvey took a second to compose himself, then returned to the central room.
"What did she want?" Trayden asked.
"I'll tell you later; it's not for the mixed company," Harvey whispered into his ear. Trayden nodded as they continued to eat. Harvey couldn't wait to tell Trayden the good news, but there still a long way to go.
[Later That Night]
"Alright, tell me what Maria called for, babe!?" Trayden demanded after he and Harvey got upstairs to their apartment. Thankfully, the storm lets up, and after a little shoveling, everyone was headed home slowly. When The Edge was cleaned up and leftovers put away, Harvey and Trayden made it to their apartment. Harvey chuckled a bit as he locked the apartment door, then led Trayden to the couch so they could sit first.
"Trayden. Maria took two home pregnancy tests earlier, and BOTH came back positive," Harvey told him while holding Trayden's hands in his. Trayden's eyes widened as far as they could go.
"R-Really?" Trayden asked in utter shock.
"Yes! They were the early result tests; ones that detect pregnancy six days before a missed period, and she took two of them. Obviously, it still has to be confirmed in office, and on the sonogram, but right now; it looks like what we did worked, and in eight months, we'll have our baby," Harvey said. Trayden was so happy that he couldn't find any other words to say; he hugged Harvey tightly and cried a little. Now, in five days, it would get confirmed at the doctor's, and then after the seven-week sonogram took place; everything would be official, and they would have their family.
[December 18th, 2018; 3 pm-Archian Health Center]
As of November 27th, 2018, Maria was four weeks pregnant. Harvey and Trayden were over the moon about the news and thanked Maria at least twenty times for being their surrogate mother. Trayden and Harvey were taking pictures with Maria because they wanted to document everything, and Maria gave them copies of the home test results too since Trayden was making a scrapbook of memories for this even in their lives. Trayden and Harvey went home when the sonogram date had been set, then they made love. Today was the ultrasound appointment, three weeks later from the confirmation of the pregnancy. Harvey and Trayden were nervous but excited too as they arrived at the health center, then went inside and saw Maria sitting in one of the chairs.
"Harvey, Trayden. There you are," Maria greeted.
"Little bit of traffic on the way. Are we late?" Harvey asked.
"Not at all. I just checked in five minutes ago," Maria replied.
"How are you feeling?" Trayden inquired as the three of them sat down together.
"I'm excellent. This has been easy so far," Maria smiled to them. "My other two pregnancies had me sick as I could be and a very picky eater," she giggled.
"I'm glad to hear that," Trayden responded. The three of them talked for a good ten minutes before the door opened revealing a nurse standing there.
"Maria Ramirsen?" she asked. Maria stood up and walked towards her; Harvey and Trayden followed while smiling. "Are these two your brothers?" she wondered.
"Oh, no no. This is Harvey and Trayden Haddock; they are the baby's parents. I'm just their surrogate," Maria informed handing the nurse a legal document containing the necessary information that her lawyer had drawn up in case anyone questioned things.
"I see. Follow me," the nurse motioned for the three of them to follow her. The woman led them to a room on the left, then let them inside. Maria got on the table slowly as Harvey and Trayden took a seat in the available two against the wall. "You are seven weeks, correct?"
"Yes, seven today," Maria nodded.
"Alright, just sit tight, and the technician will be in shortly," the nurse then left the room.
"Well, this is exciting, isn't it?" Maria smiled to Harvey and Trayden. "Ready to meet your baby?" she asked.
"So ready," Harvey replied. "Trayden barely got any sleep because he was this excited,"
"Best take that rest while you can get it, Tray. Once the baby arrives, you'll be begging for sleep," Maria chuckled a bit.
"Having a family is worth it," Trayden answered.
"Quite right," Maria responded. After eight minutes, there was a knock on the door, and a woman walked in.
"Hi there. I'm Brenna McCormick. You must be Maria Ramirsen, and you two are Harvey and Trayden Haddock?" Brenna smiled.
"Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. McCormick," Harvey stood up to shake her hand.
"Now, as I understand that you, Maria, are a surrogate mother for the Haddocks?" Brenna questioned.
"That's right," Maria replied.
"Well then, I think it's time for you two to meet your baby," Brenna stated as she took a seat in the chair and powered on the machine. Brenna lifted Maria's shirt up, then squirted some clear jelly on her belly.
"Oh, it's cold," Maria shivered a bit.
"My apologies," Brenna said softly as she got the scanner in her hand then placed in on Maria's lower stomach, moving the gel around slightly before stopping. On screen, Harvey and Trayden were able to see their baby as Brenna was doing all the measuring and labeling. "Good positioning, everything is in place and the perfect size for seven weeks too. That flicker there is the heartbeat, would you like to hear it?" she asked.
"Yes, please?" Trayden replied. Brenna turned a dial as they were able to hear the sound of their child's beating heart.
"One hundred and three beats per minute; just as it should be. The average rate is between ninety and one hundred and ten for six-seven weeks of pregnancy, and it will get faster as the time passes. Other than that, everything looks phenomenal," Brenna told them as she printed out some pictures for them, then turned the machine off and wiped Maria's belly. Harvey helped Maria up while Trayden held the sonograms photos in his hand. "Alright, you're all set, and I'll be expecting to see you between weeks eighteen and twenty for a more detailed look, and also at week twenty, you can find out the sex of the baby if you like,"
"Thank you, Doctor," Trayden said.
"You're very welcome," Brenna then exited the room. Harvey and Trayden left the office once Maria made the next appointment, then gave it to them to attend. Once home, Harvey and Trayden made their plan to tell everyone the fantastic news over Christmas in just one week. Everyone was going to be in for a huge surprise.
[December 25th, 2018-The Edge-7 pm]
Harvey and Trayden invited their parents and friends over with the promise of a fun and exciting time. Harvey and Tray planned to tell the crew after all this was over, but family and friends deserved to know first as they had been rooting for the two lovers to have a family together. Rebecca, Sullivan, Victoria, Samuel, Jamie, and Seth had already been over for a family dinner, and to celebrate the holidays, but now the friends had arrived. Ashley, Astrid, and Zack came first then Roslyn, Eli, Calista, Travis, and Winter. Heather and Ford came last with Kyle, and finally, it was the Lanvik group; Daniel, Stephanie, Oliver John, and a distraught Melanie.
"Sorry we're late," Stephanie sighed. "Mel was watching Moana, and we turned it off to come here. Apparently, we stopped it at her favorite part,"
"Which part is that?" Heather tilted her head.
"The song where Moana is on the boat with her grandmother," Daniel mumbled. "Mel, calm down. It will still be there when we get home," Melanie continued to cry as both parents sighed again. Melanie plopped herself on the ground as the friends frowned. "And now she'll be like this all night,"
Harvey walked up to Melanie, then knelt down on one knee. "Hey, Mel. Remember me?" he asked as Melanie nodded to him. "Do you like Moana?" he continued as Melanie sniffled, and nodded again. "I like it too; it's a good movie huh?"
"I wove it," Melanie replied. "I wanna be wike her,"
"Well, you can't cry then," Harvey told her as Melanie looked at him now. "When something didn't go Moana's way, did she sit down and cry?" Melanie shook her head. "That's right, she got up and was strong to save her island. So why don't you wipe those tears, and be strong for your family?" Harvey suggested as Melanie wiped her eyes with her palms, then took Harvey's hand to get up. Harvey lifted her into his arms. "Now, if you promise to be a good girl for mommy and daddy, I'll put Moana on here for you to watch. Promise?" Harvey asked.
"I pomiss!" Melanie said quickly. Harvey nodded as he set her down on the floor, then flipped on the TV before going to the OnDemand channel. Harvey typed in Moana, then clicked it. The movie started as Melanie sat quietly to watch it. Kyle moved off his mother's lap, then went to sit with his cousin. Harvey got two juice boxes from the refrigerator and handed them to both kids.
"Well, since those two are content, and the younger ones are asleep; you promised us fun and exciting," Roslyn chuckled.
"I know that look in your eyes, son. You've got something to say, so out with it," Victoria demanded with a smile.
"Well, as you all know; Harvey and I started the adoption process last December that way we could have a family," Trayden began.
"Did it finally come through?!" Ashley, Heather, Victoria, and Rebecca shouted with curiosity.
"Unfortunately, no," Harvey stated as their faces fell. "So we've decided to go with a surrogate mother," he added as their eyes widened, then they smiled.
"Oh, that's wonderful!" Sullivan stated first.
"Haven't even told you the best part yet," Harvey chuckled as they calmed down and waited for him to continue. "Trayden and I will be parents in seven months," he informed as their mouths dropped open in shock.