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A/N Hello everyone, I hope you like the story! Guess what! We're getting a greyhound! I'm so excited! Anyways, now on with the program! Enjoy…

Chapter 3: Coming together

Week 10

Bosco backed away slowly

"What!" he uttered, he looked like she had just slapped him in the face without warning "You…you're pregnant!"

Cruz nodded miserably "I'm sorry I…"

Bosco shook his head "No, you will not take the blame for this; there were two of us there." Cruz looked down.

Bosco paced back and forth, wringing his hands nervously "How far along?"

"Ten weeks" Cruz whispered.

A tear slipped down her cheek "Bosco, don't you dare try to make me give it up"

He took her shoulders and lifted her chin so she was facing him "Ritza, I would never do that, never! If you want us to keep it, that's fine, I don't want to make you uncomfortable"

She gave him a watery smile "Us?"

He grinned "You're not raising this baby alone, I'm going to be a dad"

The last statement came out somewhat apprehensively, but at the same time boastfully. He suddenly grasped her around the waist and picked her up

"I'm going to be a dad!"

"Bosco" She gasped in surprise "Put me down!"

He placed her down gently "You ok?"

His look was so concerned that Cruz burst out laughing "My gosh, Bosco I'm not going to break! Look, we have to go back out there and pretend nothing happened ok?"

He nodded looking puzzled "I don't want anyone to know yet"

Bosco smiled, gave her a quick peck on the cheek and let her leave first. A baby! Whoa, a little fast here but I guess we can't really do anything about it! Wow, this is amazing! The day we make up she tells me she's pregnant! Bosco laughed to himself as he exited the change room. This day could not get any stranger!

That day, whenever he saw Cruz, she would give him a quick half smile before hurrying away.

At 11:15 Bosco was changing downstairs by himself when he heard the door open. He looked up and saw Cruz in the doorway.

"Hey, how you feeling?" He asked gently.

She grinned "Better, hey I have a doctors appointment tomorrow if you want to come" She asked somewhat shyly, not common for her but she wanted him to go, at the same time she didn't want to force him to go.

Bosco smiled back, pulling on a T shirt "I'll be there, what time?"

Cruz got her usual confidence back "Pick me up at 10 in the morning" He smiled back at her "See you then" As she turned to go Bosco say the slight bounce in her step, she was happy they were back together

Cruz was less than happy when she woke up the next morning, having to get up every hour to puke your guts up was not her idea of fun, then there was the added pressure of a baby sitting on top of her bladder.

At ten weeks she couldn't imagine how bad it would be in a few months, the baby couldn't be more than the size of a plum now! She shuffled to the bathroom to take a shower and was ready and waiting by the time Bosco got there.

He walked nervously up to the door, still not believing she had let him come. She opened the door, a timid smile on her face. She'd already seen the baby once before, at two months, but Bosco hadn't ever seen it. He smiled back "Ready?" She nodded and slipped her purse over her shoulder as they left.

When they got there the doctor took them in immediately.

Cruz smiled warmly at the doctor "Doctor Reed, this is Bosco, he's the father. I want him with me"

Dr. Reed smiled "No problem, nice to meet you"

Bosco shook her hand and sat down in the chair beside Cruz.

"So, how are you feeling?" The doctor questioned.

Cruz rolled her eyes "I've never felt so crappy in my entire life"

Bosco immediately felt terrible, it was him who had done this to her. The doctor reassured her that it was perfectly normal and that she would feel better after a couple weeks. After some other tests were done she asked Cruz to lay down and pull her shirt up. Cruz obliged and jumped a bit as Dr. Reed rubbed the gel onto her stomach.

Bosco stood next to her and held her hand tightly as the doctor searched for the baby. She stopped as she found it and Bosco's eyes widened

"That's it?" Cruz nodded.

She lifted her hand to the screen and fingered their baby's outline

"That's it" She whispered. Even though she'd seen it before it was amazing, this, this thing was inside of her! As the doctor shut the machine off she handed Cruz a photo of the baby.

"This is for you guys, that's it, I'll see you in a month's time. Any problems give me a shout. Make sure you're exercising and taking your vitamins."

Cruz nodded and took Bosco's hand as they left.

That night Cruz turned music on softly in the background as she curled up on the couch with a journal she was keeping for the baby. As much as she loved being with Bosco, she treasured the moments she had alone with the baby. She grabbed the pen on the table and began to write:

Dear Baby,

Daddy's back, he took me to a doctor's appointment today. I saw you for the second time and daddy saw you for the first time ever. The expression on his face was priceless! We talked today about you and daddy and I. I'm anxious to have you here in my arms but that's another 6 ½ months away. When you meet me you'll see how impatient I am, not one of my best qualities but maybe with you I'll improve. I love you so much! Even when I'm up at 1 in the morning puking my guts out I can't help but love you. You're something we created on our own, amazing really. I never would have thought I'd be a motherly type, but you're changing me in ways I never even knew were possible. I'm so much of a better person because of you, so I thank you. Baby, I'll love you forever…

Mommy

Cruz sighed and left the book on the table, she was to tired to bother moving so she fell asleep on the couch, the music playing softly in the background, lulling her and the small being within her into a deep, settled sleep.