Accidental Marriage - Part 12
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I do own Angela Hart, Christopher Ryan, Steven Bailey, Isabel Collins-Ryan, Robert Charles, Lena Peacecraft, and Alexander Yuy. I know that there are more characters than that, but these are the main ones I want to protect.
Author's Note: No. I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth. I'm just a little behind. Quatre and Angie have decided to announce the upcoming birth of their baby boy. Dr. Charles is being handled by Quatre. The baby is only being announced to Quatre's sisters. Not to the press at large. This is to give you an over view of the pregnancy, and all the fun it entails. ^_^
Quatre and Angie were going to the furniture store for the baby's room. Quatre had all the Managacs gathered in the living room. He decided to tell them because they were there. They had to protect them. Angie was starting to show.
"We have a special announcement to make," said Quatre with a smile on his face. Angie and he had spent all of last night calling their friends to tell them about the baby. Chris and Isabel were very happy with the news. Wufei really didn't care. He said that he knew something was strange with Quatre. Trowa and Heero were slightly surprised. Heero was sort of upset with Sidney. Sidney took it in stride. All she did was smile at him, and kissed his cheek. Heero couldn't really blame Sidney for keeping her word. The rest of the Gundam pilots were surprised that Duo also kept the baby a secret. Hilde was wondering what other secrets her husband was keeping.
"We are having a baby boy in about five months," announced Quatre with a smile. He was holding his wife's hand. The Managacs let out a collective happy yell. They all gathered around the couple giving them congratulations. "We need you all to keep it quiet. We have to go and get the furniture for the baby's room," said Angie.
"That's why that room upstairs was empty," said Rashid. They all thought it was because they hadn't decided what to do with the room.
"Yes," said Quatre. With that the half the Managacs stayed at the house, and the other half came with the Winners. They decided that they would paint and wallpaper the room themselves. They were extremely bored. There was no place they could really go. They were lucky not to be spotted when they went out for the things for the baby's room. Angie had already called the hospital. Her supervisor reassured her that she still had a job, and Angie was very happy to hear it. The supervisor said that it was probably not a good idea to come in for a while. Angie told her that she would just go on maternity leave. The supervisor congratulated her and Quatre, and granted it. Angie had to go to the hospital to clean up her office for a little bit because another doctor would be filling in for her while she was gone.
Angie was almost finished when she received an unpleasant surprise. It was Robert.
"Why hello, Love," said Robert, "I was hoping I would find you here."
"I don't want to talk to you, you bastard," said Angie in a cold voice.
"Are you upset at me?" asked Robert in fake shock.
"You can go to Hell. I hope you burn for all eternity," answered Angie.
"I just wanted to show you what your wonderful husband's lawyers sent me," said Robert in a sarcastic voice.
"What?" asked Angie pretending innocence. Quatre told her exactly what the lawyers are going to do. Robert showed her the papers.
"I've been served. I am being sued. But, don't worry, love. I don't think he'll go through with it," said Robert with a confident smile.
"Don't underestimate my husband, Dr. Charles," warned Angie.
"Don't underestimate me, Dr. Hart. Or is it Winner now?" asked Robert with a smile.
"It's Hart when I'm working. Get the Hell out of my office, you primordial pig," ordered Angie as she pointed a finger to the door.
"Very well. But, know this, Angie, I'm not done with you yet. Not by a long shot," said Robert with a smile.
"GET OUT!" screamed Angie.
"Oh, don't worry. I'm going now. By the way, you look like you've gained weight," observed Robert as he left the office.
Angie had to sit down. She placed her hand over the baby. She was shaking with anger.
* * *
Quatre was back at the house. He was in his home office. Rashid had picked up Angie from the hospital, and helped her move her things into the house. Quatre got a phone call.
"Hello Quatre. I see that you're talking to your family again," said Iria with a smile.
"Hi Iria. It's good to talk to you again. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the trouble I've put all of you through for the past few weeks," said Quatre sincerely.
"We've all talked it over, and we decided that all the trouble you've had with the press is enough for us to feel sorry for you. So, you're going to be a father?" asked Iria with a smile.
"Yes. You're having a nephew," answered Quatre. He already had paternal pride written all over his face. The baby wasn't even there yet.
"Where's Angela?" asked Iria. She had heard a lot about her new sister-in-law, but she still hadn't met her yet. Angela was the only sister-in-law she would ever have.
"She's taking a power nap," answered Quatre, "You should come over for a visit. The house in Maryland is really shaping up."
"We'd all like to meet her. We're having a ball in London next week for the both of you and the baby. Of course, we know that you don't want to announce him too soon, but how far along is she?" asked Iria.
"She's about four months along. She's starting to show. The baby is getting more and more active these days," said Quatre, "You wouldn't know the weird stuff that she's been eating."
"She's pregnant. You-you man!" exclaimed Iria. Sometimes her brother was totally clueless.
"Oh. That's right," said Quatre thoughtfully with his finger on his chin.
"We'll all meet you in London next week," said Iria, "I have to go. I'm calling from the hospital on L4. I have to do some surgery."
"Bye Iria," said Quatre.
* * *
Quatre and Angie were staying at one of the homes of Angie's parents' houses in London because the media knew that they would be headed for London. Her parents were going to let them stay there, and they would take a hotel when they arrived. Sidney had planned a baby shower for both of them. The men had to be actually present for the baby shower. Duo and Hilde brought their daughter, Sophie. Alex came with his parents. The two children were running around the house. Sidney, Heero, and Hilde tried desperately to stop them, but Duo was propagating their behavior by chasing them.
"Duo Maxwell stop chasing them. You're making things worse," ordered Hilde loudly. It was no use her husband wasn't listening to her.
"Can't catch me, Uncle Duo!" yelled Alex. Heero finally caught him. Alex pouted at him, and Heero gave him a stern look. He whimpered, and Heero carried him to an armchair, and kept Alex on his lap.
"No! Mommy put me down!" shouted Sophie. Hilde was holding on to Sophie. She saw the looks that Quatre and Angie had on their faces. They had worried looks on their faces. This was something that expectant parents didn't really like to see. Was their child going to be as active as those two? "It's not as bad as it looks," reassured Hilde with a smile.
There was a knock at the door. Sidney answered it just in case it was reports. It was Millardo and Lucrezia. Lena ran to her aunt. She was a bounce seven-year-old girl. Lucrezia had their son, Daniel. He was about a year old.
"Auntie Sid!" cried Lena. Sidney smiled and carried her niece. She kissed her brother on the cheek. She kissed Daniel on his forehead. He had his mother's hair and eyes. Lena looked a lot like Sidney. She had honey blonde hair and her father's light blue eyes.
"Uncle Milly! Did you bring me something?" asked Alex.
"Alexander. Don't say things like that. It's rude," chided Heero.
"Rude? I wonder where he gets that. Not from his mother. Maybe his uncle…but most definitely from his fa--," started Duo with a smile. Heero stopped him a death glare.
"Yes. I brought you something," said Millardo. He loved his nephew very much. Alex had a lot of his mother's spirit. He gave Alex a new toy plane for his collection of toy planes at home. Alex was happily playing with it.
"Vroom….vroom," said Alex absentmindedly.
"Can I see it?" asked Sophie.
"NO!" shouted back Alex. The two got into a scuffle. Duo and Heero had to separate their children. The two of them were crying for their mothers. Duo was laughing. Heero was shaking his head and lecturing Alex on the fine points of sharing.
The baby shower got started. They all gave gifts to Angie and Quatre. Wufei not knowing what to get the baby got Angie and Quatre a book on Zen meditations.
"It's for those sleepless nights and tiring mornings," said Wufei simply.
Trowa and his wife, Elizabeth, got some the baby a very fine looking memory box.
"This is were you can keep things like a lock of hair or a picture of when he's first born to give to him later," said Trowa.
Sidney and Heero gave them a musical antique mobile for the baby's crib. It was very hard to find. It had little camels on it. Quatre smiled at the mobile. The melody that the mobile played was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
"Something for the baby's room. I hope that we get to see the nursery soon," said Sidney with a smile.
Millardo and Lucrezia gave them a little rocking horse that Millardo had to bring in from the car.
"Something for the baby when he's older," said Lucrezia tenderly.
Duo handed the gift from him and Hilde to Angie. He had a quirky smile on his face. He looked like he was going to burst out laughing at any second. Angie opened the box. It was tee shirt that read "GOT MILK!" She gave Quatre a look. Then, they both looked at Duo. Duo was laughing. Hysterically.
"I thought that you weren't to do that this time, Duo! You switch the boxes!" exclaimed Hilde as she glared at her husband. She found the other box, and gave it to Quatre. It was a beautiful blanket that Hilde had made.
"When did I do it before?" asked Duo who just couldn't get over his fit of laughter.
"You gave me that shirt when I was having Sophie. It wasn't funny then. You gave that shirt to Sidney when she was having Alex. It wasn't funny then. It's not funny now!" yelled Hilde. This only caused Duo to laugh more. All the men had smirks on their faces. The women were looking at Duo with exasperated looks. Except Angie.
"HAHAHAHAHA! This is funny. Considering all that's happened. This funny. I needed a good laugh. Thanks, Duo," said Angie as she gave him a kiss on his cheek. Quatre was now laughing.
"All hail mighty Buddha," said Duo indicating Angie's belly. He was bowing to her. Angie was laughing.
"I don't believe this. Duo finally found the right couple for his jokes," said Hilde as she threw her arms into the air.
* * *
Angie was nervous. She was going to meet Quatre sisters. Why couldn't Quatre have had a family that was smaller? And not a family that could make up their own country. Her parents had arrived. Mr. Hart was more civil to Quatre. They discussed how the leak happened. Quatre told Mr. Hart the lawsuit of the breech of privacy against Dr. Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Hart went outside with other guests to wait for them.
"Nervous?"
"What do you think, Quatre?"
Quatre rubbed her shoulders. He took her hand. They went outside with a deep breath.
There was a collective clap from the guest in the room. Angie smiled nervously. Quatre looked at her calmly. "We'll get through this," whispered Quatre in her ear. Angie nodded.
"I am proud to present, Mr. and Mrs. Quatre Rabera Winner," said Iria with a smile. There was another round of applause. There were reporters that took pictures of them. Quatre and Angie grinned and bear it all.
The night went off without a hutch. Angie wore a dress that hide the small bulge her stomach. Quatre's sisters were kind to her. They told her which of Quatre's little faults to look out for. Quatre defended himself. Angie laughed at some of the stories that his sisters said about him. They asked discreet questions about the baby. She answered them without any problem. Everything was going so well. The night ended wonderfully with one last toast for the couple.
~One month later~
Angie and Quatre were in the baby's room. They had to wall paper it and paint it. A lot of the fuss around their marriage had died down. It was now old news that they were married. They were using nontoxic paint to paint the room. They had argued over what kind of design the room should have. Quatre was watching Angie's painting technique.
"Tsk. Tsk. That's not the way you're suppose to do that," said Quatre.
"What?" asked Angie. She was still painting.
"You're doing it all wrong, honey. You have to paint with the grain. It doesn't look right," corrected Quatre. Angie was in the fifth month of pregnancy. She didn't take well to certain things. Those things included correcting her. With a smirk on her face. She painted down the side of Quatre's leg. He fell off the ladder and landed on his back.
"You mean like that?" asked Angie sarcastically.
"That's right," groaned Quatre from the floor at her feet.
"I QUIT!" declared Angie as she left the room to go lay down.
"Honey, could you help me up first?" called Quatre after her. "Angie?"
Meanwhile…
Dr. Charles was being sued by the Winners lawyers. The press around them was beginning to die down. He didn't like these turn of events. Robert had every intention of keeping Quatre's lawyers busy in court. There was no real proof that he was the leak. However, Robert had to find something else. Something more interesting. He wasn't a man who would admit defeat so easily.
Robert was in his office at New Saint. He knew that Angie had gone on leave from Saving Grace. There was no way of know what. But, he had informants around New Saint. He found out that the Winners had regular appointments to see Dr. Paula Wong the noted OBGYN.
The interesting thing about it was that Angie's appointments were often, and that Quatre was always in attendance. One thing became very clear to Robert. It put a smile on his face. It was some thing he could use. Press hadn't gotten a hold of it, and the Winners hadn't announced it. Robert laughed at his good fortune. He was always lucky.
The Winners were going to have a baby.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I do own Angela Hart, Christopher Ryan, Steven Bailey, Isabel Collins-Ryan, Robert Charles, Lena Peacecraft, and Alexander Yuy. I know that there are more characters than that, but these are the main ones I want to protect.
Author's Note: No. I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth. I'm just a little behind. Quatre and Angie have decided to announce the upcoming birth of their baby boy. Dr. Charles is being handled by Quatre. The baby is only being announced to Quatre's sisters. Not to the press at large. This is to give you an over view of the pregnancy, and all the fun it entails. ^_^
Quatre and Angie were going to the furniture store for the baby's room. Quatre had all the Managacs gathered in the living room. He decided to tell them because they were there. They had to protect them. Angie was starting to show.
"We have a special announcement to make," said Quatre with a smile on his face. Angie and he had spent all of last night calling their friends to tell them about the baby. Chris and Isabel were very happy with the news. Wufei really didn't care. He said that he knew something was strange with Quatre. Trowa and Heero were slightly surprised. Heero was sort of upset with Sidney. Sidney took it in stride. All she did was smile at him, and kissed his cheek. Heero couldn't really blame Sidney for keeping her word. The rest of the Gundam pilots were surprised that Duo also kept the baby a secret. Hilde was wondering what other secrets her husband was keeping.
"We are having a baby boy in about five months," announced Quatre with a smile. He was holding his wife's hand. The Managacs let out a collective happy yell. They all gathered around the couple giving them congratulations. "We need you all to keep it quiet. We have to go and get the furniture for the baby's room," said Angie.
"That's why that room upstairs was empty," said Rashid. They all thought it was because they hadn't decided what to do with the room.
"Yes," said Quatre. With that the half the Managacs stayed at the house, and the other half came with the Winners. They decided that they would paint and wallpaper the room themselves. They were extremely bored. There was no place they could really go. They were lucky not to be spotted when they went out for the things for the baby's room. Angie had already called the hospital. Her supervisor reassured her that she still had a job, and Angie was very happy to hear it. The supervisor said that it was probably not a good idea to come in for a while. Angie told her that she would just go on maternity leave. The supervisor congratulated her and Quatre, and granted it. Angie had to go to the hospital to clean up her office for a little bit because another doctor would be filling in for her while she was gone.
Angie was almost finished when she received an unpleasant surprise. It was Robert.
"Why hello, Love," said Robert, "I was hoping I would find you here."
"I don't want to talk to you, you bastard," said Angie in a cold voice.
"Are you upset at me?" asked Robert in fake shock.
"You can go to Hell. I hope you burn for all eternity," answered Angie.
"I just wanted to show you what your wonderful husband's lawyers sent me," said Robert in a sarcastic voice.
"What?" asked Angie pretending innocence. Quatre told her exactly what the lawyers are going to do. Robert showed her the papers.
"I've been served. I am being sued. But, don't worry, love. I don't think he'll go through with it," said Robert with a confident smile.
"Don't underestimate my husband, Dr. Charles," warned Angie.
"Don't underestimate me, Dr. Hart. Or is it Winner now?" asked Robert with a smile.
"It's Hart when I'm working. Get the Hell out of my office, you primordial pig," ordered Angie as she pointed a finger to the door.
"Very well. But, know this, Angie, I'm not done with you yet. Not by a long shot," said Robert with a smile.
"GET OUT!" screamed Angie.
"Oh, don't worry. I'm going now. By the way, you look like you've gained weight," observed Robert as he left the office.
Angie had to sit down. She placed her hand over the baby. She was shaking with anger.
* * *
Quatre was back at the house. He was in his home office. Rashid had picked up Angie from the hospital, and helped her move her things into the house. Quatre got a phone call.
"Hello Quatre. I see that you're talking to your family again," said Iria with a smile.
"Hi Iria. It's good to talk to you again. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all the trouble I've put all of you through for the past few weeks," said Quatre sincerely.
"We've all talked it over, and we decided that all the trouble you've had with the press is enough for us to feel sorry for you. So, you're going to be a father?" asked Iria with a smile.
"Yes. You're having a nephew," answered Quatre. He already had paternal pride written all over his face. The baby wasn't even there yet.
"Where's Angela?" asked Iria. She had heard a lot about her new sister-in-law, but she still hadn't met her yet. Angela was the only sister-in-law she would ever have.
"She's taking a power nap," answered Quatre, "You should come over for a visit. The house in Maryland is really shaping up."
"We'd all like to meet her. We're having a ball in London next week for the both of you and the baby. Of course, we know that you don't want to announce him too soon, but how far along is she?" asked Iria.
"She's about four months along. She's starting to show. The baby is getting more and more active these days," said Quatre, "You wouldn't know the weird stuff that she's been eating."
"She's pregnant. You-you man!" exclaimed Iria. Sometimes her brother was totally clueless.
"Oh. That's right," said Quatre thoughtfully with his finger on his chin.
"We'll all meet you in London next week," said Iria, "I have to go. I'm calling from the hospital on L4. I have to do some surgery."
"Bye Iria," said Quatre.
* * *
Quatre and Angie were staying at one of the homes of Angie's parents' houses in London because the media knew that they would be headed for London. Her parents were going to let them stay there, and they would take a hotel when they arrived. Sidney had planned a baby shower for both of them. The men had to be actually present for the baby shower. Duo and Hilde brought their daughter, Sophie. Alex came with his parents. The two children were running around the house. Sidney, Heero, and Hilde tried desperately to stop them, but Duo was propagating their behavior by chasing them.
"Duo Maxwell stop chasing them. You're making things worse," ordered Hilde loudly. It was no use her husband wasn't listening to her.
"Can't catch me, Uncle Duo!" yelled Alex. Heero finally caught him. Alex pouted at him, and Heero gave him a stern look. He whimpered, and Heero carried him to an armchair, and kept Alex on his lap.
"No! Mommy put me down!" shouted Sophie. Hilde was holding on to Sophie. She saw the looks that Quatre and Angie had on their faces. They had worried looks on their faces. This was something that expectant parents didn't really like to see. Was their child going to be as active as those two? "It's not as bad as it looks," reassured Hilde with a smile.
There was a knock at the door. Sidney answered it just in case it was reports. It was Millardo and Lucrezia. Lena ran to her aunt. She was a bounce seven-year-old girl. Lucrezia had their son, Daniel. He was about a year old.
"Auntie Sid!" cried Lena. Sidney smiled and carried her niece. She kissed her brother on the cheek. She kissed Daniel on his forehead. He had his mother's hair and eyes. Lena looked a lot like Sidney. She had honey blonde hair and her father's light blue eyes.
"Uncle Milly! Did you bring me something?" asked Alex.
"Alexander. Don't say things like that. It's rude," chided Heero.
"Rude? I wonder where he gets that. Not from his mother. Maybe his uncle…but most definitely from his fa--," started Duo with a smile. Heero stopped him a death glare.
"Yes. I brought you something," said Millardo. He loved his nephew very much. Alex had a lot of his mother's spirit. He gave Alex a new toy plane for his collection of toy planes at home. Alex was happily playing with it.
"Vroom….vroom," said Alex absentmindedly.
"Can I see it?" asked Sophie.
"NO!" shouted back Alex. The two got into a scuffle. Duo and Heero had to separate their children. The two of them were crying for their mothers. Duo was laughing. Heero was shaking his head and lecturing Alex on the fine points of sharing.
The baby shower got started. They all gave gifts to Angie and Quatre. Wufei not knowing what to get the baby got Angie and Quatre a book on Zen meditations.
"It's for those sleepless nights and tiring mornings," said Wufei simply.
Trowa and his wife, Elizabeth, got some the baby a very fine looking memory box.
"This is were you can keep things like a lock of hair or a picture of when he's first born to give to him later," said Trowa.
Sidney and Heero gave them a musical antique mobile for the baby's crib. It was very hard to find. It had little camels on it. Quatre smiled at the mobile. The melody that the mobile played was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
"Something for the baby's room. I hope that we get to see the nursery soon," said Sidney with a smile.
Millardo and Lucrezia gave them a little rocking horse that Millardo had to bring in from the car.
"Something for the baby when he's older," said Lucrezia tenderly.
Duo handed the gift from him and Hilde to Angie. He had a quirky smile on his face. He looked like he was going to burst out laughing at any second. Angie opened the box. It was tee shirt that read "GOT MILK!" She gave Quatre a look. Then, they both looked at Duo. Duo was laughing. Hysterically.
"I thought that you weren't to do that this time, Duo! You switch the boxes!" exclaimed Hilde as she glared at her husband. She found the other box, and gave it to Quatre. It was a beautiful blanket that Hilde had made.
"When did I do it before?" asked Duo who just couldn't get over his fit of laughter.
"You gave me that shirt when I was having Sophie. It wasn't funny then. You gave that shirt to Sidney when she was having Alex. It wasn't funny then. It's not funny now!" yelled Hilde. This only caused Duo to laugh more. All the men had smirks on their faces. The women were looking at Duo with exasperated looks. Except Angie.
"HAHAHAHAHA! This is funny. Considering all that's happened. This funny. I needed a good laugh. Thanks, Duo," said Angie as she gave him a kiss on his cheek. Quatre was now laughing.
"All hail mighty Buddha," said Duo indicating Angie's belly. He was bowing to her. Angie was laughing.
"I don't believe this. Duo finally found the right couple for his jokes," said Hilde as she threw her arms into the air.
* * *
Angie was nervous. She was going to meet Quatre sisters. Why couldn't Quatre have had a family that was smaller? And not a family that could make up their own country. Her parents had arrived. Mr. Hart was more civil to Quatre. They discussed how the leak happened. Quatre told Mr. Hart the lawsuit of the breech of privacy against Dr. Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Hart went outside with other guests to wait for them.
"Nervous?"
"What do you think, Quatre?"
Quatre rubbed her shoulders. He took her hand. They went outside with a deep breath.
There was a collective clap from the guest in the room. Angie smiled nervously. Quatre looked at her calmly. "We'll get through this," whispered Quatre in her ear. Angie nodded.
"I am proud to present, Mr. and Mrs. Quatre Rabera Winner," said Iria with a smile. There was another round of applause. There were reporters that took pictures of them. Quatre and Angie grinned and bear it all.
The night went off without a hutch. Angie wore a dress that hide the small bulge her stomach. Quatre's sisters were kind to her. They told her which of Quatre's little faults to look out for. Quatre defended himself. Angie laughed at some of the stories that his sisters said about him. They asked discreet questions about the baby. She answered them without any problem. Everything was going so well. The night ended wonderfully with one last toast for the couple.
~One month later~
Angie and Quatre were in the baby's room. They had to wall paper it and paint it. A lot of the fuss around their marriage had died down. It was now old news that they were married. They were using nontoxic paint to paint the room. They had argued over what kind of design the room should have. Quatre was watching Angie's painting technique.
"Tsk. Tsk. That's not the way you're suppose to do that," said Quatre.
"What?" asked Angie. She was still painting.
"You're doing it all wrong, honey. You have to paint with the grain. It doesn't look right," corrected Quatre. Angie was in the fifth month of pregnancy. She didn't take well to certain things. Those things included correcting her. With a smirk on her face. She painted down the side of Quatre's leg. He fell off the ladder and landed on his back.
"You mean like that?" asked Angie sarcastically.
"That's right," groaned Quatre from the floor at her feet.
"I QUIT!" declared Angie as she left the room to go lay down.
"Honey, could you help me up first?" called Quatre after her. "Angie?"
Meanwhile…
Dr. Charles was being sued by the Winners lawyers. The press around them was beginning to die down. He didn't like these turn of events. Robert had every intention of keeping Quatre's lawyers busy in court. There was no real proof that he was the leak. However, Robert had to find something else. Something more interesting. He wasn't a man who would admit defeat so easily.
Robert was in his office at New Saint. He knew that Angie had gone on leave from Saving Grace. There was no way of know what. But, he had informants around New Saint. He found out that the Winners had regular appointments to see Dr. Paula Wong the noted OBGYN.
The interesting thing about it was that Angie's appointments were often, and that Quatre was always in attendance. One thing became very clear to Robert. It put a smile on his face. It was some thing he could use. Press hadn't gotten a hold of it, and the Winners hadn't announced it. Robert laughed at his good fortune. He was always lucky.
The Winners were going to have a baby.