The One
Epilogue Part I
By: Mhealeayah
Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution, the song from Dumbo, and the letter she received.
Author's Notes: This isn't years later, maybe a couple weeks after the last chapter, and then it goes on from there.
"What's wrong?" Pietro left the bed a few minutes after he felt Kitty's warmth leave his side, and found her kneeling on the bathroom floor. (AN: Can you guess what's wrong?)
"It's nothing," She replied getting up, "I'll go fix breakfast."
"Are you sure? I could do it, if you want," He walked with her down the stairs.
Kitty nodded, "Go check if Annie's awake."
"Ok," He went back upstairs.
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"You've been acting really weird lately, what's up?" Pietro asked sitting on the foot of the bed.
Kitty was pacing in front of him, "I don't know how to say this. It took me by surprise."
Flashback at the Doctor's Office
"Did you plan on having another one?" The doctor asked.
"Huh?" Kitty snapped her head up from her magazine in her hands.
"You're pregnant, you've been pregnant"
End flashback
'You're pregnant. You're pregnant," The doctor's voice echoed in her mind.
"I…I…," She stammered.
Pietro just looked at her patiently.
"I…I um…I, you know."
He didn't know.
"I didn't expect this to happen. Pietro, I-."
He stood up and started pacing, "How could you let this happen?"
Kitty gulped.
"How could you max my credit card?!" He shouted.
"I didn't max out anything! Pietro, I'm pregnant!"
Pietro hugged her so hard; she thought she'd squish, "I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner."
The next weekend they went out to celebrate.
"You're leaving me again?" Eliza pouted.
"Annie, we'll be back. This time it'll only be three days,' Kitty kissed her.
"Yeah, and we'll have a surprise for you when we come back," He picked her up.
"I love you," She sniffled.
"We love you too."
Later that night…
"What if we shouldn't be doing this?" Pietro jumped off the bed where they had been kissing and started pacing. This was the first time it came up, and they didn't want to shake up baby's brains.
"Well, I know it's legal," Kitty tried to assure him. Her pregnancy hormones were working over time assuring her that it was not only legal, but moral, and very much desired.
"Stop pacing Pietro, you're making me dizzy! Maybe we should call Dr. Rhodes, she's on your cell phone," She suggested.
After a brief chuckle, she told them to go directly to bed and stay there for the rest of the weekend.
They enjoyed following the doctor's order.
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"And they lived happily ever after, night baby," Eliza kissed her Kitty's bulging tummy.
"Go to sleep ok Annie, I don't want to check on you and find you playing with you dolls again," laughed Kitty.
"Yes Mommy, night Mommy," She kissed her, and grabbed Pietro's hand, "tuck me in."
"Remember, even after your brother comes, you'll still be my number one girl ok?" He reminded her as he pulled the covers up to her chin.
"Uh huh. Night Daddy," She blew him a kiss and then he left.
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"Annie!" Kitty touched her nose that Eliza accidentally hit getting some popcorn from their new table, which was her stomach.
"Oops, sorry Mommy," She giggled.
"Don't worry about it, happens to me too," Pietro reached over for a handful of popcorn.
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"Eliza, your parents want you now," A nurse stepped into the waiting room.
"Annie, say hi to your baby brother," Kitty spoke softly, while holding him.
"Hi Nicky!" She crawled to sit with her mom on the bed.
Pietro and Kitty smiled to each other, this was their family.
"If you would have listened to Remy's advice, you would've had him sooner," Remy laughed as he walked in.
Rogue rolled her eyes, "what's his name?"
"Nicholas Jay," Kitty announced proudly.
"But I call him Nicky!" Eliza exclaimed.
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'No, not now,' Kitty thought as she was getting out of bed. She heard a cry in the room next to theirs. Someone else was craving her attention.
She picked him up from the crib, and sat down in the rocking chair. The moment he was in his arms, he stopped crying. "So, that's all you wanted. You little brat," She laughed, "You just took Mommy away from Daddy."
Pietro reached over to his side, but no Kitty. He went to the nursery, since that is the only other place she'd be at. He stayed at the doorway, and watched.
A soft glow had encircled her as she rocked in the rocking chair. She sang, and she had the most beautiful voice, just like Eliza had said.
Little one when you play
Don't you mind what they say
Let those eyes sparkle and shine
Never a tear, baby of mine
Kitty started tracing his face with her finger, and he grabbed her finger and started cooing.
If they knew sweet little you
They'd end up loving you too
All those people who scold you
What they'd give just for
The right to hold you
From your head to your toes
You're not much, goodness knows
But you're so precious to me
Cute as can be, baby of mine
After Nick had fallen asleep, he walked out from the shadows and kissed her cheek, "Hey."
"Did we wake you?" She whispered.
"No, I just missed you, that's all," He replied.
"I love you Pietro," She kissed him, while resting one hand on his chest, and carrying the baby in the other.
He covered her hand that was on his chest and squeezed, "I love you too. Come on, let's go to bed."
"Ok, let me put him to bed first," She moved away from him.
"No, take him with us. We did sleep better when the baby would sleep with you right?" He smirked.
"Ok," She nodded.
Kitty cuddled close with her back to Pietro, and Nick beside her, ready for a late night feeding, whenever he wanted.
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"I'm gone for a few minutes, and you mess up the living room," Kitty laughed and sat on the side of the couch with a cushion, since the other side was on the floor.
"Clue! Clue!" Nick shouted and pointed.
"I know, I can see it," Kitty glanced over to the computer, to see Pietro hard at work. She got up, made him a cup of coffee and brought it to him, with a short kiss.
"Thanks," He smiled, "you know, you're lucky I have control now, or else I'd be bouncing up and down the walls."
"I know, he's like that when you give him soda," Kitty gestured to the little one on the couch.
"Eli's just as bad," Pietro laughed.
"They get it from you," Kitty teased.
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"Ugh! You are so self-centered!" Kitty shouted.
"And you are such a brat!" Pietro walked out.
"Mommy, are you ok?" Eliza approached her mother holding one and half year old, Nick's hand after the shouting had stopped.
Kitty just sighed, "Go back and finish your show, I'll be ok."
She sat down in the kitchen opened an anonymous letter in the mail pile:
Dear Friend,
This letter was started by a woman like yourself in the hopes of brining relief to other tired and discontented women. Unlike most chain letters, this one does not cost anything.
Just bundle up your husband and send him to the woman whose name appears at the top of the list. Then add your name to the bottom of the list and send a copy of this letter to five of your friends who are equally tired and discontented. When your name comes to the top of the list, you'll receive 3,325 men…and some of them are bound to better than the one you gave up!
DO NOT BREAK THIS CHAIN! One woman did, and she received her own jerk back! At this writing, a friend of mine had already received 184 men. They buried her yesterday, for it took four undertakers thirty-six hours to get the smile off her face.
We're counting on you,
A Satisfied Woman
In the middle of the letter, Kitty was already grinning. As soon as she finished it, she started laughing.
Pietro walked in to see what changed his wounded wife.
Kitty looked up to meet his eyes, "I'm sorry. I'm overreacted. "
"Me too," He pulled her into his arms and brushed his lips against the side of her face and whispered, "Now, what's so funny?"
"Listen to this," Kitty stood up and read a loud.
At the end of the letter both of them ended up laughing in each other's arms.