"Hey Q, where's Trowa?" Duo asked as they entered the shopping centre to go baby crazy.

Quatre flinched minutely but it went unnoticed by Duo and the others "He said he was helping Catherine again."

Duo nodded satisfied with the answer and bounced ahead scaping out all the shops he planned to drag everyone through.

"Duo, I think that might be enough." Quatre said from under a pile of baby clothes, nappies and toys "I'm sure we can come back later if we need anything else."

Duo stopped piling nappies into Wufei's arms "I suppose you're right Q-man."

Quatre sighed gratefully and dumped his load onto the counter and pulled his credit card out.

Heero fidgeted nervously as Quatre pulled out his card, he was extremely uncomfortable to have the blonde pay for everything.

Quatre saw Heero's fidgeting out of the corner of his eye and smiled reassuringly at him "It's alright Heero, paying for all this is the least I can do."

Heero opened his mouth to argue, but stopped short when he saw Wufei and Duo glaring at him "Thankyou Quatre."

Quatre smiled, pleased and turned to pay for the numerous items.

"Whew, that's a lot of stuff!" Duo wiped the sweat from his brow, setting the last parcel down in the spare room that was to be the nursery.

"Well it's your fault." Wufei said tugging his koi's braid "You picked most of it out."

Duo didn't bother to reply, knowing the statement to be true "So when are we gonna get the nursery ready?"

"We'll have to do it when Heero isn't here." Quatre said from the doorway "I want it to be a surprise."

"If I didn't know any better Quatre, I'd say you had a thing for Hee-chan!" Duo accused, his hands on his hips and one of his slim brows raised.

Quatre blushed "Duo! Of course I don't!" the blonde quickly walked away trying to avoid anymore of Duos questions.

Duo followed "Quatre, you do have a thing for Hee-chan!"

Quatre spun around and slapped his hand across Duo's mouth "Shhh! He could hear you!"

Duo pushed Quatre's hand away and lowered his voice to a whisper "Q, you sly dog, why don't you tell him?"

"It's obvious Duo, one I'm with Trowa and two Heero's still scared to death of me!"

Wufei who had been listening to the whole conversation came froward and wrapped his arms around Duos waist "One problem with that logic Winner. If Trowa was really serious about you and his relationship, why does he keep disappearing on you?"

Quatre gasped and reeled back as if slapped "That isn't any of your business!" looking sad and alone Quatre ran down the hall and disappeared around the corner.

Duo glared at his lover "You didn't have to say it like that!"

Wufei shrugged "It was time he admitted that Trowa has been leaving a lot, even if it is for Catherine."

Heero sighed in contentment as he settled on the lazy boy chair that he had claimed as his ever since he had entered his second month of pregnancy.

Heero pushed the seat out, raising the footrest to support his aching feet, his ankles had started to swell the day before and walking around the shopping centre all day hadn't helped.

Pulling out the ultrasound picture Sally had given him earlier that day, and stared at the blob that was his baby, he couldn't wait until next month when Sally could tell him what he was expecting.

Heero was pulled out of his thoughts as Trowa entered the lounge, pulling off his coat, Heero jumped dropping his photo as Quatre ran into the room, tears streaming down his face and a stack of photos in his hand.

"You Bastard!"

TBC

Just a response to the whole gel thing some people I talked to told me the gel was cold, so I suppose that there might be different gels or it may just be different for each person.

I'll look into it (research hat here I come!)

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