Disclaimer: Blah blah blah-I own diddly squat. TIIC (uhm-I mean
ABC/Disney) own all characters, except for Angel.
Author's Note: Guess what! Just like with 'Always and Forever', I decided that this story needed some more to it. It's only a few more chapters, but definitely worth it. Hope you enjoy.
He walked into the house, still whistling some tune he'd had stuck in his head all day.
"Why are you so chipper?" she asked with a smile, walking up to him and giving him a kiss.
"Honestly, I don't know. I'm just happy. Why shouldn't I be though? I have my two angels and a little one on the way," he said patting her belly and then heading back to the bedroom.
"Hey, don't mind your daddy. He's obviously forgetting that we found out if you are a boy or girl today," she said as he started to walk off and into the bedroom. He made a u-turn and came back to her. He looked into her eyes, as he saw them dancing with excitement.
"Are you going to tell me?" he asked, as he pulled her down on the couch.
"Well, remember how you said you wouldn't care if it was a boy or a girl as long as the baby was healthy."
"Yeah, and I meant that. I don't want to go through what we went through when you were pregnant with Angel."
"Well, little Joshua is going to be just fine," she said with a smile.
"Joshua? Does that mean we're going to have a boy?"
"Yep. I knew deep inside that's what you wanted. Now we will have a little girl and a little boy. I can teach Angel to be a crazy shopper, and you can teach Joshua-,"
"First of all, do we really have to name him Joshua? Because every time I hear that name I get goose bumps."
"Ok, ok. I guess that joke has gone far enough. Especially considering had it been a girl I could not call her Olivia."
"So we're even."
"Yeah, but I thought of a serious name on the way home today," she said getting up from the couch to walk over and grab her water from the counter. "What do you think of Edward?"
He looked up at her not expecting her to think that, "Are you serious?"
"Yes, I'm serious. Why can't we name our son after the man that helped us stay together through everything we've been through?" She said, sitting back down on the couch, and nuzzling her back against him.
"I love you," he said as he started to massage her shoulders. "Where is Angel? I haven't heard her yet."
"I asked Lucy to watch her for a few hours. I figured we could enjoy a small amount of time to ourselves."
"That's fine by me," he said while continuing the massage. He was thinking to himself when he realized she had fallen asleep on him. He was able to slowly pull his leg up and around so it was between her and the couch. As he started to lie back on the couch she rolled over so her stomach was resting against his knee with her head on his stomach. He closed his eyes, and then joined her for a peaceful nap.
He was woken up a little while later while hearing a light knock on the door. He looked down to see Alison still asleep, having now turned so she was facing the back of the couch. There was no way he could get up without waking her. "Come in," he said quietly, hoping the front door was still unlocked.
"Rafe, did I hear you?" Lucy asked slowly coming in the door with Angel in her arms, also asleep. She looked at him and smiled, "So much for some alone time."
"This is fine. Hey, can you go take her and put her on the bed? I would, but I'm kinda stuck right now," he said, smiling at Lucy. He stretched his neck as far as he could to watch Lucy walking to the bedroom. He looked back down at the blonde beauty that was still asleep. "Alison," he said in a soft voice while running his hands through her hair, "Alison, time to get up."
"Huh?" he said, as she lifted her tired head to look at him.
"Hey there, beautiful," he smiled back.
"What time is it? We need to get Angel."
"No you don't, she's already in the bed. I found a t-shirt at the house and had her put it on for a night gown. She was ready to come home and be with her mommy and daddy," said Lucy as she walked back into the living room.
"And her baby brother," Rafe said with a smile on his face.
"You're having a boy?" said Lucy happily.
"Yes," said Alison, sitting up from her position. Rafe then realized his left leg had fallen asleep. "Edward Kovich," she said with a smile.
"It was either that or Joshua." He had to laugh at the look Lucy was giving him at the moment.
"I'm glad you went with Edward and not Joshua. Well, I will let you go for the night."
"Thanks for watching Angel for a little bit," Alison said as she went to close the door behind Lucy. "I can't believe we slept that long. Why didn't you wake me?"
"Well, first I fell asleep also. Secondly, I just liked having you next to me," he said, standing up and stretching. She just smiled at him and went walking down the hallway. He turned off the kitchen light and followed her. She was standing in the doorway to Angel's room.
"That t-shirt is way too big for her," he said with a laugh.
"Yeah, when she said she found an old t-shirt I thought it was one of hers, not Ian's." she said, walking over to make sure her blanket was next to her as he walked to the bedroom.
They got ready for bed, not saying much really. She climbed into the bed first, as usual, with him coming in right after her. He curled up next to her, his face buried into her hair that still had the scent of her shampoo from the morning, and his arm draped over her side, his hand sitting on her stomach. As he fell asleep he could feel his little boy kick.
Author's Note: Guess what! Just like with 'Always and Forever', I decided that this story needed some more to it. It's only a few more chapters, but definitely worth it. Hope you enjoy.
He walked into the house, still whistling some tune he'd had stuck in his head all day.
"Why are you so chipper?" she asked with a smile, walking up to him and giving him a kiss.
"Honestly, I don't know. I'm just happy. Why shouldn't I be though? I have my two angels and a little one on the way," he said patting her belly and then heading back to the bedroom.
"Hey, don't mind your daddy. He's obviously forgetting that we found out if you are a boy or girl today," she said as he started to walk off and into the bedroom. He made a u-turn and came back to her. He looked into her eyes, as he saw them dancing with excitement.
"Are you going to tell me?" he asked, as he pulled her down on the couch.
"Well, remember how you said you wouldn't care if it was a boy or a girl as long as the baby was healthy."
"Yeah, and I meant that. I don't want to go through what we went through when you were pregnant with Angel."
"Well, little Joshua is going to be just fine," she said with a smile.
"Joshua? Does that mean we're going to have a boy?"
"Yep. I knew deep inside that's what you wanted. Now we will have a little girl and a little boy. I can teach Angel to be a crazy shopper, and you can teach Joshua-,"
"First of all, do we really have to name him Joshua? Because every time I hear that name I get goose bumps."
"Ok, ok. I guess that joke has gone far enough. Especially considering had it been a girl I could not call her Olivia."
"So we're even."
"Yeah, but I thought of a serious name on the way home today," she said getting up from the couch to walk over and grab her water from the counter. "What do you think of Edward?"
He looked up at her not expecting her to think that, "Are you serious?"
"Yes, I'm serious. Why can't we name our son after the man that helped us stay together through everything we've been through?" She said, sitting back down on the couch, and nuzzling her back against him.
"I love you," he said as he started to massage her shoulders. "Where is Angel? I haven't heard her yet."
"I asked Lucy to watch her for a few hours. I figured we could enjoy a small amount of time to ourselves."
"That's fine by me," he said while continuing the massage. He was thinking to himself when he realized she had fallen asleep on him. He was able to slowly pull his leg up and around so it was between her and the couch. As he started to lie back on the couch she rolled over so her stomach was resting against his knee with her head on his stomach. He closed his eyes, and then joined her for a peaceful nap.
He was woken up a little while later while hearing a light knock on the door. He looked down to see Alison still asleep, having now turned so she was facing the back of the couch. There was no way he could get up without waking her. "Come in," he said quietly, hoping the front door was still unlocked.
"Rafe, did I hear you?" Lucy asked slowly coming in the door with Angel in her arms, also asleep. She looked at him and smiled, "So much for some alone time."
"This is fine. Hey, can you go take her and put her on the bed? I would, but I'm kinda stuck right now," he said, smiling at Lucy. He stretched his neck as far as he could to watch Lucy walking to the bedroom. He looked back down at the blonde beauty that was still asleep. "Alison," he said in a soft voice while running his hands through her hair, "Alison, time to get up."
"Huh?" he said, as she lifted her tired head to look at him.
"Hey there, beautiful," he smiled back.
"What time is it? We need to get Angel."
"No you don't, she's already in the bed. I found a t-shirt at the house and had her put it on for a night gown. She was ready to come home and be with her mommy and daddy," said Lucy as she walked back into the living room.
"And her baby brother," Rafe said with a smile on his face.
"You're having a boy?" said Lucy happily.
"Yes," said Alison, sitting up from her position. Rafe then realized his left leg had fallen asleep. "Edward Kovich," she said with a smile.
"It was either that or Joshua." He had to laugh at the look Lucy was giving him at the moment.
"I'm glad you went with Edward and not Joshua. Well, I will let you go for the night."
"Thanks for watching Angel for a little bit," Alison said as she went to close the door behind Lucy. "I can't believe we slept that long. Why didn't you wake me?"
"Well, first I fell asleep also. Secondly, I just liked having you next to me," he said, standing up and stretching. She just smiled at him and went walking down the hallway. He turned off the kitchen light and followed her. She was standing in the doorway to Angel's room.
"That t-shirt is way too big for her," he said with a laugh.
"Yeah, when she said she found an old t-shirt I thought it was one of hers, not Ian's." she said, walking over to make sure her blanket was next to her as he walked to the bedroom.
They got ready for bed, not saying much really. She climbed into the bed first, as usual, with him coming in right after her. He curled up next to her, his face buried into her hair that still had the scent of her shampoo from the morning, and his arm draped over her side, his hand sitting on her stomach. As he fell asleep he could feel his little boy kick.