Daddy Duo
Chapter 3
Slowly Sinking In
Duo and Hilde drove home in almost complete silence.
Duo for once had little to say. Hilde was lost in thought.
Gathering up the armload of pamphlets, books and other things given them by the doctor, they quietly went inside.
"I'm gonna call Une and tell her I won't be in the rest of the day," said Duo.
"It's okay, Duo, go on to headquarters," Hilde said. "I'll be fine."
"I can't concentrate on work today anyway," he said. He took a deep breath.
"Are you as freaked out as I am?" he asked Hilde, tugging absently on the end of his long braid.
"More," she said, sitting down wearily on the sofa.
"Wanna bet?" he said, sitting down next to her and leaning over to rub his temples.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I just have to get used to the idea," said Hilde.
"You don't have to put on the brave face for me," said Duo, "I know that this wasn't the plan. It's your decision how to handle this," he added.
"But, what do you want?" asked Hilde, reaching over and taking his hand.
"I think I want to have a kid," said Duo. "I mean, you heard it too, that's our kid in there. I'm scared silly, but I think I'm already a little in love with this person."
"Me too," said Hilde, smiling at him.
Duo lay back on the sofa and closed his eyes. Hilde snuggled up next to him and put her arms around him.
"I'm whipped," said Duo. "How about a little nap?"
"Sounds good to me," said Hilde. "I've been so tired the last month or so."
Duo grimaced faintly. "Sorry, I feel like you're doing all the hard stuff and I'm getting off easy."
"I'll find a way for you to make it up to me," said Hilde mischievously.
"Oh, so I'm your slave for the next um, what is it, 8 months?" he said, grinning fondly at her.
"I could get used to that arrangement," replied Hilde, "Duo as my personal slave has a certain kinky appeal."
He laughed. "Hey not in front of the kid, you pervert," he said, tentatively reaching down and putting a hand on her still flat stomach.
"It's all right Duo, I won't break," she said quietly.
"I know," he said. "I'm sure it's in one of those books we were given that you won't break if I touch you."
"You can do more than touch me," said Hilde wickedly, looking over at him through her dark lashes.
"Is that a command to your slave?" asked Duo, kneeling down in front of her and running his hands lightly up and down her thighs.
"Well, more like a suggestion," said Hilde. "I wouldn't want to limit your options."
"Is one of those options ravishing you on the sofa?" asked Duo, as Hilde reached around and slid the elastic off the end of his braid.
"Number one option on my list," said Hilde, putting her hands on his shoulders and leaning in to kiss him.
"What a kind mistress I have," he said breathlessly a few seconds later, shrugging out of his now unbuttoned shirt.
Just then, the vidphone beeped.
"Aw, shit," Duo exclaimed loudly, looking longingly at a partly unclothed Hilde sprawled in front of him and then at the vidphone, then back at Hilde, who was starting to giggle.
"Better go answer it," said Hilde, sighing. "I'll still be here when you're done."
He jumped up, buttoning his pants.
"Don't move," he said, "I'll get rid of whoever it is fast."
He turned on the vidphone to reveal the image of Heero Yuy.
"Heero, what's up?" asked Duo.
"Why are you still at home?" asked Heero in his cool monotone.
"I'm taking a personal day," explained Duo.
"Une told me you were taking Hilde to see a doctor."
"Yeah, we're back now," said Duo, unnecessarily.
"I can see that," said Heero, slight irritation creeping into his tone.
"You're needed here," he added, "We're short on staff."
"I need the rest of the day off, Heero," said Duo. His unbraided hair was hanging everywhere and he flicked a portion over his shoulder.
"I need something valid to tell Une," said Heero, folding his arms.
"Is Hilde ill?" he asked, his eyes boring into Duo's through the connection.
"Not exactly," hedged Duo.
"Don't be evasive with me," said Heero, beginning to sound truly annoyed.
"It's personal, okay?" said Duo, not meeting his gaze.
"You can tell me," said Heero. "I am completely discreet, unlike a certain baka I know."
"Okay," Duo sighed knowing that Heero would be relentless until he knew the truth, "but don't tell anyone, except Une," he added.
"Agreed," said Heero, waiting.
"Heero, I'm gonna be a dad," said Duo, ducking his head.
"A what?" asked Heero.
"A dad," he repeated, "As in father, as in Hilde is pregnant."
Heero raised both eyebrows, which would have been the equivalent of an audible exclamation of surprise for anyone else.
"The truth?" he finally asked. "This isn't one of your jokes?"
"No," said Duo in a slightly shocked tone. "Even I'm not that crazy. I wouldn't joke about a thing like that."
Heero sat back in his chair. "Should I congratulate you?" he asked finally.
"Sure," said Duo. "I'm getting kind of used to the idea."
"I'll give Une an appropriate excuse," said Heero.
"Hey, thanks buddy," said Duo. "I was going to call her but I got, um, distracted."
"Judging by your state of undress, I don't want to hear what the distraction was," said Heero.
Duo laughed. "I forgot to put my shirt back on. I'll see you tomorrow, Heero."
"Good-bye, otosan," said Heero, almost smiling.
"Otosan," repeated Duo, breaking the connection. He shook his head.
"I had to tell Heero," he said to Hilde, going back over to the sofa and kneeling in front of her again.
"I heard," she said, putting her arms around him. "I don't mind."
"Pinch me," he said to Hilde. "I still think I'm dreaming."
Hilde obligingly slid her hand down the waistband of his pants and pinched him hard on the ass.
"OW!" said Duo. "That hurt!"
"You asked to pinch you," she said innocently.
"Now you're in for it," he said, taking her arms and pinning them gently by her sides.
"Oh, I hope so," she said, panting as he slowly worked his way up her bare stomach to her neck with his mouth.
Chapter 3
Slowly Sinking In
Duo and Hilde drove home in almost complete silence.
Duo for once had little to say. Hilde was lost in thought.
Gathering up the armload of pamphlets, books and other things given them by the doctor, they quietly went inside.
"I'm gonna call Une and tell her I won't be in the rest of the day," said Duo.
"It's okay, Duo, go on to headquarters," Hilde said. "I'll be fine."
"I can't concentrate on work today anyway," he said. He took a deep breath.
"Are you as freaked out as I am?" he asked Hilde, tugging absently on the end of his long braid.
"More," she said, sitting down wearily on the sofa.
"Wanna bet?" he said, sitting down next to her and leaning over to rub his temples.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I just have to get used to the idea," said Hilde.
"You don't have to put on the brave face for me," said Duo, "I know that this wasn't the plan. It's your decision how to handle this," he added.
"But, what do you want?" asked Hilde, reaching over and taking his hand.
"I think I want to have a kid," said Duo. "I mean, you heard it too, that's our kid in there. I'm scared silly, but I think I'm already a little in love with this person."
"Me too," said Hilde, smiling at him.
Duo lay back on the sofa and closed his eyes. Hilde snuggled up next to him and put her arms around him.
"I'm whipped," said Duo. "How about a little nap?"
"Sounds good to me," said Hilde. "I've been so tired the last month or so."
Duo grimaced faintly. "Sorry, I feel like you're doing all the hard stuff and I'm getting off easy."
"I'll find a way for you to make it up to me," said Hilde mischievously.
"Oh, so I'm your slave for the next um, what is it, 8 months?" he said, grinning fondly at her.
"I could get used to that arrangement," replied Hilde, "Duo as my personal slave has a certain kinky appeal."
He laughed. "Hey not in front of the kid, you pervert," he said, tentatively reaching down and putting a hand on her still flat stomach.
"It's all right Duo, I won't break," she said quietly.
"I know," he said. "I'm sure it's in one of those books we were given that you won't break if I touch you."
"You can do more than touch me," said Hilde wickedly, looking over at him through her dark lashes.
"Is that a command to your slave?" asked Duo, kneeling down in front of her and running his hands lightly up and down her thighs.
"Well, more like a suggestion," said Hilde. "I wouldn't want to limit your options."
"Is one of those options ravishing you on the sofa?" asked Duo, as Hilde reached around and slid the elastic off the end of his braid.
"Number one option on my list," said Hilde, putting her hands on his shoulders and leaning in to kiss him.
"What a kind mistress I have," he said breathlessly a few seconds later, shrugging out of his now unbuttoned shirt.
Just then, the vidphone beeped.
"Aw, shit," Duo exclaimed loudly, looking longingly at a partly unclothed Hilde sprawled in front of him and then at the vidphone, then back at Hilde, who was starting to giggle.
"Better go answer it," said Hilde, sighing. "I'll still be here when you're done."
He jumped up, buttoning his pants.
"Don't move," he said, "I'll get rid of whoever it is fast."
He turned on the vidphone to reveal the image of Heero Yuy.
"Heero, what's up?" asked Duo.
"Why are you still at home?" asked Heero in his cool monotone.
"I'm taking a personal day," explained Duo.
"Une told me you were taking Hilde to see a doctor."
"Yeah, we're back now," said Duo, unnecessarily.
"I can see that," said Heero, slight irritation creeping into his tone.
"You're needed here," he added, "We're short on staff."
"I need the rest of the day off, Heero," said Duo. His unbraided hair was hanging everywhere and he flicked a portion over his shoulder.
"I need something valid to tell Une," said Heero, folding his arms.
"Is Hilde ill?" he asked, his eyes boring into Duo's through the connection.
"Not exactly," hedged Duo.
"Don't be evasive with me," said Heero, beginning to sound truly annoyed.
"It's personal, okay?" said Duo, not meeting his gaze.
"You can tell me," said Heero. "I am completely discreet, unlike a certain baka I know."
"Okay," Duo sighed knowing that Heero would be relentless until he knew the truth, "but don't tell anyone, except Une," he added.
"Agreed," said Heero, waiting.
"Heero, I'm gonna be a dad," said Duo, ducking his head.
"A what?" asked Heero.
"A dad," he repeated, "As in father, as in Hilde is pregnant."
Heero raised both eyebrows, which would have been the equivalent of an audible exclamation of surprise for anyone else.
"The truth?" he finally asked. "This isn't one of your jokes?"
"No," said Duo in a slightly shocked tone. "Even I'm not that crazy. I wouldn't joke about a thing like that."
Heero sat back in his chair. "Should I congratulate you?" he asked finally.
"Sure," said Duo. "I'm getting kind of used to the idea."
"I'll give Une an appropriate excuse," said Heero.
"Hey, thanks buddy," said Duo. "I was going to call her but I got, um, distracted."
"Judging by your state of undress, I don't want to hear what the distraction was," said Heero.
Duo laughed. "I forgot to put my shirt back on. I'll see you tomorrow, Heero."
"Good-bye, otosan," said Heero, almost smiling.
"Otosan," repeated Duo, breaking the connection. He shook his head.
"I had to tell Heero," he said to Hilde, going back over to the sofa and kneeling in front of her again.
"I heard," she said, putting her arms around him. "I don't mind."
"Pinch me," he said to Hilde. "I still think I'm dreaming."
Hilde obligingly slid her hand down the waistband of his pants and pinched him hard on the ass.
"OW!" said Duo. "That hurt!"
"You asked to pinch you," she said innocently.
"Now you're in for it," he said, taking her arms and pinning them gently by her sides.
"Oh, I hope so," she said, panting as he slowly worked his way up her bare stomach to her neck with his mouth.
