August 2nd, 2003

Week 28

Being married was utterly wonderful. Being able to say my wife and my husband was so fun to say. The past month was a whirlwind for Bug and Lily. Even Lily's belly got a lot bigger than it was a month ago.

"Do you realize I'm going to be a father in twelve weeks?" Bug asked. Nigel looked up from the microscope, "Twelve weeks."

"Getting a little nervous?" Nigel asked. Big looked at him.

"No…Who said that? Why would I be nervous? Becoming a father if g-going to be a wonderful experience." He said.

"Ahh, But I cant tell that you're scared shitless, Mate." Nigel chuckled.

"I am not. Getting married I was, but it's just a baby." He said.

"It's a human being, Bug. It's not like a plant or one of our patients." He said, "You can't go out and buy a new baby if this one breaks." Bug stared at him with a frown. He was right. Nigel was completely right. Bug ran his hands over his face and growled.

"What if I can't do this, Nig?" He asked.

"You can do it. You hooked the girl and now you can do this." He said, "I've seen you do some pretty amazing stuff all these years. You can raise a baby."

"Lily is nervous too." Bug said.

"She has a right to be." Nigel said, "She's going to have a baby. She's going to be in a lot of pain in twelve weeks." Bug nodded.

"I know." He sighed, "I wanted to ask you something."

"What?" Nigel looked back down.

"Lily and I have been talking about after the baby comes and stuff and…Well, We were wondering if you would like to be our daughter's god father." Nigel looked back up with wide eyes.

"Are you serious?" He asked. Nigel couldn't believe he was hearing this. Bug chuckled gently.

"Yeah, I'm serious." He said. "You're my best friend. Lily and I want it."

"We want what, Bug?" Lily asked stepping into the room.

"We want Nigel to be our daughter's god father." He said.

"Oh yeah. We really want you to be her godfather."

"Who will be her godmother?" Nigel asked.

"Well, we were thinking Jordan, but she can't really be reliable, so…We haven't really found one. Maybe when you get married, we'll like her enough to be her godmother." Lily smiled.

"I don't think so." Nigel chuckled.

"So?" Bug looked up at him.

"I would be honoured to be her godfather." Nigel wrapped his arms around Lily. He hugged her tightly. Lily laughed.

"Great." Bug patted his best friend on his back.

"Don't think I'm getting married anytime soon either." He said.

"Oh come on." Lily grinned brightly at Nigel, "I'm sure Mrs. Townsend is out there somewhere, Nigel." He laughed at her.

"Yeah and I call her Mum." He winked. Bug groaned as he looked at his wife. His eyes drifted to her stomach as she talked with Nigel. How could he be so freaked out about becoming a father?

"You ready to go?" Lily asked as she rubbed her stomach.

"Yeah, I am." Bug smiled as he took her hand. Lily returned his smile. He had been thinking about something serious. She could tell by the crease in his forehead. She hoped he was okay.

August 16th, 2003

Week 30

Lily stared at the woman that was in front of her sobbing into her hands. Seeing this scene was breaking Lily's heart. Why did this job have to be like this some days? Why did she have to be in this line of work? Because she really enjoyed it at times.

"Mrs. Greyson, I am truly sorry for your loss." She said, "I know it must be hard."

"Are you married Ms. Lebowski?" Sheryl looked at her with red eyes. Lily nodded slowly.

"Yes, Ma'am." She said biting her lip. Sheryl took in a deep breath.

"And this is your first child, correct?" Lily nodded again.

"Yes. She is." Lily said as she shifted uncomfortably. She wrapped her arm around her stomach. The look on Sheryl's face was horrible.

"When you see your husband and daughter be hit and killed by a drunk driver in front of your home, you will truly know how hard it is." Sheryl said as she stood up, "Good day." Lily watched as she left.

Lily's lips trembled slightly. She couldn't imagine, nor did she want to imagine, the pain Mrs. Greyson was feeling in her body and heart. She caressed her stomach. She would be devastated if she lost her little butterfly or Bug. Lily stood up and walked to Garrett's office.

"Garrett?" She stood in the doorway. Garrett looked up from a folder. He smiled softly at her.

"Come in, Lily." He removed his glasses. "You've been crying."

"Yeah." She said softly, "Pregnancy hormones. Could I talk to you for a moment?"

"Of course." Garrett looked at his friend, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I suppose." Lily said with a shrug, "I was wondering if it would be possible for me to take some time off." He nodded.

"You want to start your maternity leave?" Garrett asked.

"No. I was wondering if I could have like a month off, but then come back. I just need some me time and some Bug time before this baby comes." Lily said. "I'm sure you can remember how it was when Abby was born." Garrett chuckled softly.

"Yes I do. You sure you only want a month off?" He asked. "You're entitled to your leave."

"Oh I know. I plan on taking it when she arrives." She smiled, "I want to work as long as possible. I just need this month off."

"Well, We'll sure miss you." Garrett said. Lily chuckled softly.

"It'll be training for when I really do take the maternity leave." Lily winked as she waddled out of the room. Garrett chuckled to himself.

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Lily groaned as she picked up the box of stuff from her desk that she needed. It was getting too hard to do things lately. Lily hated that.

"You shouldn't be carrying that." Bug walked up behind her and took the box from her arms.

"Thank you." Lily said, "Thought I was going to drop it."

"Just don't drop the baby." Bug chuckled as he slipped an arm around her waist.

"The baby better start dropping sometime soon." Lily said as she walked into the elevator. Bug frowned as he looked into the box.

"Did you quit." He asked. She laughed at him.

"I'm taking a month off." She said, "Sometime so I can relax before the baby comes." Bug smiled.

"I think that's a great idea." He said, "We can have some fun."

"That was my idea." Lily gave him a quick kiss. "Even though I'm as big as a house."

"You're not as big as a house." Bug smiled, "You're absolutely gorgeous. I might keep you pregnant." Lily laughed.

"Don't you dare, Mahesh." She wagged her finger at him.

"Ahhh, Mahesh. You mean business." Bug stepped off of the elevator. "We'll see what I decide."

"You decide." Lily laughed, "I'm the one can with hold sex."

"Don't you dare do that, Lily." Bug chuckled as he led her to the car. Having Lily home and in bed would be fun even if she wasn't in the mood for any sex. He just wanted to wrap his arms around her growing body. He just wanted to hold her tightly.