Serena woke up to find the sun streaming through the curtains of hers and Darien's bedroom. She rolled over to find that her husband of one year was not there. Serena looked at the clock on the nightstand and found out that it nearly noon.

"Oh, my gosh!" Serena said. "I'd better get cracking." Serena got out of bed and immediately went to the closet. She chose the clothes she would be wearing for that day and went into the shower. Once she finished showering, Serena got dressed and began her housecleaning. Darien was on call at Tokyo General Hospital and Serena had the day off. She had wanted to work full time at Tokyo Boutique for Girls, to bring in more money, but Darien had protested.

"You don't need to work full time, Serena," Darien said. "I don't mean to brag, but as a doctor, I'll be making all the money we'll ever need." Serena finally agreed to keep her job at only part time. Once Serena finished her housecleaning (more like apartment cleaning), she sat down on the sofa in the living room. A few minutes later, Serena felt a bit nauseous. She then remembered what she had planned to do after she'd finished cleaning that day. Serena went into the bathroom and took out the home pregnancy test she'd been hiding from Darien. After a few minutes, Serena stared at the results in shock. It was pink! Serena was pregnant! She jumped up and down with joy. She couldn't wait to tell Darien when he came home that evening. Suddenly, Serena decided that it would be nice to make a special dinner for Darien so that she could tell him the big news. Now, that Serena was married, she had been learning how to cook a lot better. Since Serena now knew that she was pregnant, she made only items that were good for a developing foetus. She decided to make chicken breasts. Even though they were living in Japan, Serena and Darien enjoyed a wide variety of foreign foods. Everything was ready by the time Darien came home.

"Holy cow!" Darien said. "Serena, did you do all this?" He was, of course, referring to the candlelit dinner.

"Of course," Serena said. "For some reason, I wanted tonight to be special."

"Every night is special with you," Darien said and kissed his wife.

"Well, sit down and let's eat," Serena said. After supper, Serena loaded the dishwasher and she and Darien sat in the living room.

"Supper was wonderful," Darien said.

"Thank you," Serena said. "Do you want to know the reason that I wanted this night to be special?"

"You know?" Darien asked.

"Of course, I do," Serena said. "Do you want to know?"

"Yes, yes, I do," Darien said.

"Well, this may be surprising, but I think you'll like it," Serena said.

"Just tell me," Darien said.

"I'm pregnant," Serena said.

"You're what?" Darien asked.

"Pregnant," Serena said.

"Oh, Serena, this is wonderful!" Darien said.

"I know," Serena said. "I just found out today."

"How did you find out?" Darien asked.

"I've been hiding a home pregnancy test in the bathroom," Serena said.

"Oh, jeez," Darien said. "I can hardly believe it, but we're going to be parents."

"Are you excited?" Serena asked.

"Of course I'm excited," Darien said. "It's our first child."

"Darien, I can hardly wait until the baby's born," Serena said.

"Neither can I, Serena," Darien said. "Neither can I."