PART 39

"You… a baby?" Adam asked in awe.  Britney nodded and her grin widened.

"Yeah, that's where we went… to the doctor, and they confirmed it," she said.  Her heart swelled with joy as he looked at her in absolute shock.

"Oh my God… I'm gonna be a daddy," he said in a hushed tone, his eyes filled with amazement. 

Britney nodded, and she knew she'd be unable to knock that grin off her face if she tried.  She knew what having a baby meant to Adam, so she was absolutely overjoyed at the moment.  After everything he'd done for her and given to her, she finally would be able to give something back.  Suddenly, Adam wrapped her in a tight hug, jumping off the bed and spinning her in his arms.  He gently sat her down on the bed, kneeling in front of her. 

Resting his hands on her knees, he asked, "How far along are you?"

"The doctor I saw said not long… only about 3 and ½ weeks.  She said the baby is due around the first week of January, like the 4th or 5th," Britney replied.  Placing a hand on her now flat stomach, Adam nodded in amazement.

"Wow… almost a month already.  Wow, Brit this is… this is just totally freakin awesome!" he exclaimed, unable to find any other words to describe how he felt at the moment.  Britney laughed softly at his comment.

"I have to agree… it is really freakin awesome.  I'm so glad you're happy Adam.  I-I feel like I'm finally giving you something in return for all you've done for me," she said sincerely.

"Well, this is the best thing I could ever have asked for.  A baby… I get chills just thinking about it," he responded. 

"Me too," Britney agreed, feeling the goosebumps rise and cover her skin. 

Rising off his knees to sit next to her, Adam ran a hand through his hair.  A baby.  Now he could see why she was so ecstatic when she came in.  The thought of upping the security around her crossed his mind… Brock was liable to be very pissed when he found out.  Still, he refused to let that ruin the moment.  He was so happy… beyond elated even.  It truly had to be the greatest thing that had ever happened to him.  Britney was going to have his baby.  There was a tiny little human growing inside of her… one that he helped create.  The whole idea amazed him.  Moving again, he laid her down, positioning himself next to her.

"I love you," he said, kissing her gently.  Then, he moved his way down her body, stopping at her stomach.  He lifted up the bottom of her tank top. 

"And I love you," he said, kissing her belly before sliding back up to her face.  He lifted the covers over them, smiling as she snuggled against him.  Wrapping his strong arms around her, Adam gave an elated sigh.  He couldn't think of another place in the world he'd rather be at the moment.  A baby.  He was snapped back into reality when she pulled his face down to hers, kissing him.  As their kiss deepened, Adam sighed again into her mouth.  Yup… there's nowhere in the world that I would rather be.

THAT FRIDAY

Following their big news, Adam and Britney wanted to celebrate… but they didn't want to do it alone.  They made a few phone calls and, boom—party at Britney's house.  They had invited their closest friends—namely Jay, Stephanie, Shane, Chris, Amy, Stacy, Matt, Jeff, Rob, Kurt, Trish, Terry, Rey, and Mark—to join them to basically hang out.  They didn't want anyone else to know about the baby yet, so they made everyone who was coming swear not to tell anyone.  It wasn't a big catered party with a lot of food or anything… it was just a "relax and hang out" party.  Still, in the WWE, a chance to just hang out and relax was a party.  Adam was sitting on the couch talking with Rey, Terry, and Kurt when Shane approached him.

"Hey, do you think we could talk for a minute?" he requested.  Adam took Shane's gesture towards the other side of the room as a hint that he wanted the conversation to be private, so he stood, excused himself, and followed him.

"So… how's it going Dad?" Shane asked, a huge grin breaking out on his face.  Adam grinned as well.

"It's going great… it's amazing isn't it?" he said, looking over in awe as he watched Britney talk with the girls. 

"It is… it really is," Shane commented.

He studied Adam intently, watching the expression on his face with great interest.  The Canadian was looking at his baby cousin as though… well, as though he was completely, entirely, head-over-heels in love with her.  Even though she was sitting with three extremely attractive women, it was clear that Adam's eyes were focusing only on her. 

"Anyway Adam," Shane said, snapping him back to attention.  "I was wondering, since Britney's pregnant and all, what are you guys going to do about living arrangements?"  Adam grinned at him.  Aha… so THAT'S what this is all about.

"Actually Shane, it's funny you should ask that.  I was planning on asking her to move in with me," he replied tentatively.  He wasn't too sure of how Shane would react to this.  While Adam knew that Shane wanted them to live together, he also knew that Florida was pretty far away from Connecticut. Moving Britney to Tampa would mean taking her away from Shane.  He had already begun to lose his sister, who was in the process of moving all her things to Jay's house.  He just wasn't too sure of how fond Shane would be of the idea of losing his baby cousin as well.  The blonde man looked up to try and read Shane's expression, which looked just as tentative and hesitant as his did.

"I… that's great Adam," Shane said sincerely, smiling genuinely.  "I mean, I first I thought I wouldn't like the idea, but you know what… she's not a kid anymore.  She'll always be my baby cousin, but she doesn't need me to protect her anymore… she has you."

Adam smiled, replying, "I'm glad you're okay with it.  If there's one person who's approval really means a lot to me, it's you.  And don't worry, I'll take care of her, I promise."

Shane grinned, "I know you will.  Hey, what do you say we stop being mushy and go grab a drink?"  Adam agreed and the two men headed toward the kitchen.  On the way up the steps, Adam turned to see Britney once more, who was now smiling as Rob approached her.

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"Hey Mom," Rob said, sliding into the space that Stacy vacated for him when she saw him approach.

"Hey Rob… don't call me Mom… it makes me feel old, and I'm 22," she said, grinning at him.

"Oh, fine… you never were any fun.  Anyway, I never did properly congratulate you, so here I am.  Congratulations Mo—I mean, Britney," he said, opening his arms to her.

"Thanks Robbie," she said, accepting his hug. 

"So girls, I heard the giggles.  What… or should I say who… are we talking about?" he asked, eyebrows raising with great interest.

"WE were just talking about Ric Flair," Stacy said.

"Yeah, and how he's made of rubber!" Britney said, laughing girlishly.  The other women giggled along with her.  Rob couldn't help but laugh either.  It was true, Flair's skin did move in a rubbery fashion, especially when he wrestled.  Rob smiled, deciding it was time for him to entertain the women.

"Oh, I know!" he said in his best girly voice… one that you'd have to hear to believe.  "They should like, make him wear a shirt or something cause he's just so like, oh my God!"  The four women cracked up at his comments.  They literally continued laughing for about two whole minutes.  Damn, I'm good, Rob thought as he watched the women nearly fall over laughing.

"Oh man Rob, that was hilarious," Amy said, wiping a tear from her eye.

"Yeah… I didn't know that the Whole F'N show was also a closet Valley Girl!" Britney exclaimed.  Rob's eyes widened.

"Okay, you got me.  It's my secret identity, but I don't want any of the guys to think of me differently, so lets keep it as our own little secret," he said, causing them to burst into another fit of giggles. 

"Oh God, you're so funny," Stacy said, trying to control her laughter.

"Yeah, thanks Rob," Stephanie added.

"I aim to please," Rob said grinning.  He looked over to the open back door, peering outside to see Jeff doing backflips off the diving board of Britney's pool.  Matt, Trish, and Jay were out there as well, shaking their heads at the daredevil.  Leave it to Jeff to do flips into a freezing cold pool in the first week of June.

"Well dudettes, I'll be back… I'm gonna go show that loser how one of those things is really done," he said.

"Bye Robbie," the girls said as he stood up and walked away, turning back and blowing kisses at them when they called to him.

"Wow, we sound just like the girls from Charlie's Angels… only it wasn't 'Bye Charlie," it was "Bye Robbie'," Amy said.  Britney laughed along with her friends.

She looked over to the steps, seeing Adam and Shane coming down, each man with a beer in his hand.  Britney first met eyes with Shane, who winked at her.  She smiled and stuck her tongue out at him, laughing as he replied in kind.  As he headed out to the backyard to watch Jeff and Rob, her gaze shifted.  Her eyes met Adam's and they both smiled.  Everyone around could easily tell that both Adam and Britney were totally elated.  There was a twinkle in their eyes that just hadn't been around for the longest time.  Ever since this whole thing with Brock had started, the two of them always seemed to have something missing.  Now, that was being made up for.  They could start the family that Adam had always dreamed of.  You couldn't help but be happy for them… they deserved it.

Two happy parts in a row!!!  WooOOoo, I'm on a roll!  LOL, don't get used to it.  This is a sad story, so I'll have to return to sad soon.  Anyway, let me know what you think!!  Thanks for all the reviews guys! 33yahs!!