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Chapter 25

It's a girl

Kitty's pregnancy actually went by without a hitch. She didn't have hardly any trouble and she was now about a month away from giving birth. They had decided that they were going to wait to see what the sex of it would be.

Lance had gotten a job early in the summer and had been working there ever since; a good five months, I believe. Kitty stayed at the mansion, still being watching closely by Beast. Her hair had grown back and that was something she was thankful for. She had missed having long hair.

It was the day before Thanksgiving and Lance was off. They were spending the day together, just watching movies like they used to. Kitty was eating, as usual; Beast had made her change her diet once she found out she was pregnant since she had been way underweight.

After the movie they decided to take a walk. The baby was kicking and that made Kitty smile. She stopped and took Lance's hand and placed it on her protruding belly so he could feel as well. He smiled too, knowing that in less than a month he'd be a daddy.

They walked back to the mansion and went inside for dinner. It was a quiet event, except for the fact that there were a bunch of new recruits who were louder, if possible, than the old new recruits.

Well, Thanksgiving came and went and before they knew it, it was December. Kitty was due on the 16th. She was starting to get nervous. She had been watching Wesley a lot, preparing for when she'd have a little one to watch all the time. Rogue seemed to be grateful that Kitty took him off of her hands for a while.

Lance had taken a few days off of work when Kitty told him that her water broke. They were in the med. lab now. Kitty was squeezing Lance's hand like it was her only lifeline. Lance just touched her face every now and then with a cold washcloth.

After many hours, Kitty gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She had dark brown hair and she looked like both Kitty and Lance; though she did seem to look more like her mother. They decided to name her Callie Alvers.

Callie, though looking very much like her mother, had her fathers temper; at least, that's what Kitty said. Kitty smiled as she watched her baby crying in her husband's arms. Kitty reached up and touched his arm as he smiled at their daughter.

"I'm a daddy." He said, still unable to believe it. He then handed Callie back over to Kitty and kissed them both, telling Kitty he'd be back in a little while.

Kurt was one of the first people to visit. He smiled when he saw the bundle of joy in Kitty's arms. She smiled at him and handed her to Kurt. Kurt held her gently, noticing how much she looked like Kitty.

Kurt only stayed until Logan showed up. He then handed Callie back to Kitty and told her he'd be back later before porting out of there. Logan walked over to Kitty now, looking lovingly down at her daughter. Kitty smiled and looked up at him.

"Do you want to hold her Mr. Logan?" she asked.

"Sure half-pint." He said, taking the baby into his arms. "Man, I'm getting soft." He muttered, causing Kitty to laugh. "Looks like there's a new half-pint in the family." He said, smirking. "She is beautiful." He added, looking at Kitty again.

Kitty smiled at him. "Thank you."

Lance came back in at this point and sat down on the bed beside Kitty. He put his arm around her and kissed her head. He then looked at his daughter and the man holding her. Lance still felt nervous around him, but he knew that he would never do anything to him because he cared for Kitty too much to hurt her.

Logan handed Callie over to Lance who gladly took her. She started crying again and Kitty started laughing. Lance, however, frowned. Logan shook his head and muttered a goodbye before leaving them alone.

"She hates me." Lance pouted.

"She doesn't hate you, Lance." Kitty said, still laughing.

"Does she cry when you hold her?" he asked, mock angrily.

"Sometimes," she said, rolling her eyes. "Come on Lance, she's just a baby."

"Aw…she's adorable!" Tabby said, coming into the room, followed by Pietro. She walked straight over to them and started laughing. "And she's just like her father." She said, listening to the crying baby.

"Shut up Boom Boom." She laughed again and took the baby from Lance's arms. Callie stopped crying almost immediately causing everyone in the room, except Lance, to burst out in laughter. Of course, that only scared Callie and caused her to start crying again.

Pietro held her after Tabby was done fussing over her. He had to admit that she was kind of cute; though he'd probably never admit it out loud. He handed her back over to Lance and she soon fell asleep. They said goodbye and made their leave.

Everyone else stopped by throughout the day, leaving Kitty exhausted. She fell asleep almost immediately after the Professor left. Lance was still holding Callie, who was also asleep. He laid Callie down in her bassinet and sat down in the chair by Kitty's bed. He kissed her cheek and took her hand in his. He then just watched her sleep for a while before he too, succumbed to the land of dreams.

Everything was perfect…they should have known it wouldn't last.

A/N: Mwuahaha! Guess what, y'all? That's right! One chapter left! I know, I was shocked too...