Manny yawned as he woke up and started to get ready for the morning. He had just finished his morning stretches, getting dressed, doing his hair, and breakfast of coffee, eggs, and a whole charred cow hide when he noticed his wife hadn't gotten up yet. Normally she would be down here demanding food by now. She had been sleeping a lot later than usual. Last week she had slept til one and that was too late even for her. She was also throwing up a lot. He hoped that she wasn't getting sick.

He went upstairs to her room to see if she was awake yet. She was still sound asleep. He chuckled quietly to himself when he saw her sleeping face. He was one lucky son of a bitch to end up married to her. Those two weeks they spent together in Carolina were some of the best days of his life. They swam in the lake, danced, went to shooting rings, hiked, hunted, and even played some pranks on the locals. But out of all those days there was one that he marked was the happiest one in his entire life.

North Carolina, Rivera Summer house, four weeks ago...

It was a calm and cool starry night, Manny and Frida were sitting on top of a tree watching the stars together. Actually Frida was watching the stars while Manny was thinking about something. He appeared to be calm on the outside but on the inside he was a nervous wreck.

"You've been very quiet this evening." She pointed out. "Is there something on your mind?"

"Well...Actually I...I...I...Uh...I need to talk to you."

"About what?"

"Um...Well it's about us."

"Okay."

"Listen Frida I've known you for three years right?"

"Yes."

"And that first year was a rough one because at first you got on my nerves but I realized that despite I liked you because I have been with thousands of women and-"

He realized his mistake when he saw that she was looking at him in an annoyed and slightly jealous way.

"Well not thousands. That's exaggeration." He corrected. "But you could not be more different from them. You're practically one of the guys."

"Excuse me?!"

"No wait! You're not a guy! I mean you're easy to talk to like a guy and-" Now he was sweating and shaking. "Oh I'm failing at this. Okay the thing is I- Ah!"

He had accidentally fallen backward out of the tree and landed on a stone on his back.

"Ow."

Frida quickly climbed down and went to help him.

"Are you okay?" She asked him.

"Oh man this was a lot easier the first time."

"What was? What's going on?"

He stood up and tried to brush the dirt off of him. Then he nervously stuck his left hand in his pocket.

"Frida do you...Do you remember that promise I made when I went into your memories? That I would marry you if you loved me by the time you were an adult?"

"Yes I do."

"Well...Do you still love me?"

"Of course I do."

"Then I have one last question for the night."

He gulped and then nervously pulled his hand out of his pocket which was in a fist. A fist that was shaking like a leaf. He took a deep breath and finally opened his hand to reveal two sliver rings. He grabbed one of them with the fingers of his right hand and got on his knees.

"Will you marry me?"

Frida was speechless. Was this real? She wasn't sure. She and Manny had been together romantically for two years but marriage had never crossed her mind until now. She loved him of course but the two of them getting narried. Was that even allowed?

"Manny I...We never talked about this and...What would everyone say?"

"I don't care what everyone else says. I only care what you say. Frida I lost the first love of my life because I didn't act quick enough and I almost lost you the same way, I'm not gonna make that mistake twice. So what do you say?"

For a moment she was silent which made him nervously but then she smiled and tears began to fill her eyes.

"What do I say? Yes." She giggled. "Yes you big lug."

She threw her arms around him, he hugged her waist and spun her around as they laughed.

"So how are we gonna do this?" She asked him.

"I don't know yet. Us getting married without anyone finding out is going to be hard."

"Let's get married here."

"Here?"

"Why not? There's a church downtown, no one knows that you're half devil and that I'm a nun, and you said this is where your parents got married. What could be more special?"

"That's not a bad idea but don't you want a dress or something?"

"I know just the one."

The next day Manny went to the church and made a schedule for the priest to marry them privately while Frida sent a message to dawn asking her to send a certain dress to them claiming it was for a disguise need for their job.

They were married on a Sunday, it was a nice, private ceremony where only they and the priest were present. Frida wore the wedding gown and veil that belonged to Manny's mother along with her own mother's cross and some flowers in her hair. Manny wore a dress shirt, jacket, pants, and boots that had belonged to his father. Together the two stood hand in hand, in the house of God ready to be joined together as husband and wife.

"Dear Father in heaven." The priest spoke. "Today we stand before you in this church to join this man and this woman together in holy matrimony. Do you Manny Rivera take this woman to be your wife? Do you promise to love, honor, and cherish her for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, til death do you part?"

"I do." He said.

"And do you Frida Suarez take this man to be your husband? Do you promise to love, honor, and cherish her for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, til death do you part?"

"I do."

"Then by the power vested in me by the Lord, Christ, and the Holy spirit I know pronounce you husband and wife."

The two then exchanged rings and shared their first kiss as husband and wife. In that moment they were amazed by what had taken place. For neither one of them had ever thought they would ever end up getting married. But it happened. It finally happened. She was his, he was hers. They were both very happy. When they got back to the house they started making out but this time Manny moved his hand down to gently grasp her bottom. When he did Frida broke away from him.

"What do you doing?" She asked.

"Well I was just...I was...You do know what happens when a man and a woman get married right? They...They..."

"Make Love? Yes I know. They consummate their marriage by making love. I know all about that."

"Do you...Want that?"

"I...I don't know. That stuff always scared me and I don't know if I'm ready or if I'll ever be ready. Are you mad?"

Manny had forgotten that Frida was a nun and not only had she been taught not give up her virtue but she was scared of the idea of sex. He had been so excited about the fact she had said yes that he had forgotten that part about her. But he understood how it made her feel and he wasn't going to make her do something she didn't want to do.

"No I'm not mad." He said. "If you don't want to do it we don't have to."

For three days it was akward for both of them and they were just thinking about things. Then one night Frida went up to her room and asked Manny to come up in an hour. While waiting he wondered if he could stay married to her even if she wouldn't have sex with him? He shook that from his head. He shouldn't think about that. Not ever. No matter what he would stay with her.

When he arrived at her bedroom he saw her wearing a very sheer and shapely night gown, her body smelled of perfume and lotion, her breathing was uneasy, and her cheeks were both flushed and red. She approached him and put her hands on his chest. He could tell by the look in her eye what she had in mind.

"We don't have to do this." He told her. "If you're scared it's okay. We don't have to do it."

She took one of his hands and placed it over her breasts. He could feel her heart pounding and her body trembling. His was trembling too and sweating.

"I'm really scared." She admitted. "But I want this. I know I want it."

"Are you sure you want to have sex?"

"No I don't want to have sex. I want to make love. I want you to make love to me."

She slowly removed his shirt and began to feel his chest. He pulled her close and they started to kiss each other passionately as he began to undo her night gown. Her legs wrapped around his waist and he carried her over to the bed while not breaking lip contact. Once in bed they broke apart and he gave her one last look up uncertainty until she assured him with another kiss. He then pulled the blanket over them and their two bodies joined together as one. For Frida it hurt, it hurt a lot but it also felt wonderful. It was the most wonderful pain she had ever felt. For Manny it was the best feeling in the world. It felt real and true, it felt like real love. When they finished they were both exhausted but happy.

"How do you feel?" He asked her when they were done.

"Well for one thing I'm tired but I'm okay. It's weird."

"Yeah it's weird for me too."

"What are you talking about? You've done this before haven't you?"

"Yeah but not with a virgin." He chuckled. "Or with a woman I loved."

"You didn't love any of the women you slept with before me?"

"No."

"Did you do it with Analia?"

"No. She wanted to wait til marriage."

"It's good to save it for marriage because it makes much more special."

They fell asleep after that. Happy and content with their new marital bond.
But what neither of them were aware of that night was that they had not only made love, they had aslo made a new life.

Present...

"Hey Frida you overslept again." Manny told his sleeping wife. "Wake up."

"No five more minutes." She mumbled sleepily.

"Come on we gotta finish the search."

She mumbled again and pulled the blanket over her head.

"Hey is she up yet?" Steven asked flying in through the window.

"No. She's been sleeping a lot lately and eating and getting moody."

"Really? You just now noticed that?"

"Shut up! Anyway something's bothering her. But what?"

"Well why don't you ask her?"

"No I can't. Steven women never really tell you what's wrong with her especially if she's moody. Wait! I know what's wrong. I mean it's so obvious."

"Finally." Steven muttered.

"She's on her period."

Steven face palmed.

"It's the only explanation." Manny said.

"I wouldn't say it's the only explanation." Steven said.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Uh...Nothing."

"Steven do you know something?"

"Me? Know something? Pff! No! Why would I know anything?" He laughed nervously while trying to look oblivious but Manny could see right through him.

"Alright spill it. What do you know?"

"Nothing."

"You're lying. What do you know?"

"Alright I do know what's going on with Frida but I really don't know if I should be the one to tell you this."

"Tell me! What's wrong with her?"

"Okay the truth is-"

"Steven!" When Frida heard their conversation she quickly forced herself to be wide awake and stop Steven.

"I'm sorry Frida but he has to know."

"Steven shut up!" Frida shouted.

"Know what? Frida what's going on?"

"Nothing." She lied.

"Now you're lying. Frida need I remind you of a certain vow you took."

"I know what vow I took."

"And you know that part of that vow means not lying to me or keeping secrets."

"I know what it means."

"Then tell me what's wrong?"

"I...I can't! Not now!"

"Why not?"

"I...I just can't!"

"Why?! Why can't you-"

"Um hate to interrupt but we still need to continue searching for Dipper and Pacifica so can you two discuss later?" Steven said.

Manny, Steven, Frida, and Connie went back to searching for Dipper and Pacifica. They chose to look for them in the woods. It was a very hot day and they had to hike up the mountains since they hadn't searched the lower area.

"Hey do you guys smell alcohol?" Manny asked.

"No." Frida said.

"I don't." Connie said. "You must be imaging things."

"No I smell it too." Steven said sniffing the air. "It's coming in that direction."

They went down the left where they found a cave and Pacifica ringing out her wet hair and Dipper shaking water off of him like a wet dog.

"Hey it's Dipper and Pacifica! Hey Dipper! Hey Pacifica!" Connie called gaining the brunette and the blonde's attention.

"Well it's about time! What took you guys so long to find us?" Pacifica asked.

"Well what happened to you two?" Steven said. "And what were you guys doing up here?"

"Trust me it's a long story which I'll gladly tell you about when we get back." Dipper said. "Grunkle Stan we've been found! Let's go!"

Dipper went to search for his great uncle but he was gone.

"Grunkle Stan?"

"Where did he go?" Pacifica asked.

They searched the cave and around the area for him but they found no trace of him. It was like he had completely vanished.

"Do you think he went down the mountain?" Dipper asked her.

"Only one way to find out." She said.

The six of them headed back down the mountaim to look for Stan however the heat and a long walk was becoming extremely rough on Frida. She was sweating, panting, and found it hard to keep going. She was also looking very pale which Connie noticed.

"Hey are you alright?" Connie asked her concerned.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Frida panted.

"You don't look fine. Do you need to sit down?"

"No I'm just...I'm just really thirsty."

"Well here let me get you some water and then-"

Suddenly Frida fainted. Connie quickly caught her falling body.

"Frida what's wrong? Are you okay?"

She didn't respond. She had passed out.

"Oh no. Help! Manny! Steven! Dipper! Come quick!"

They responded to her cries quickly. When they saw that Frida was unconscious Manny was filled with instant worry.

"Frida? Frida! Wake up!"

But she didn't respond. He put his ear to her chest. She was still breathing and she still had a pulse but she was burning up.

"We gotta get her to a doctor."

He lifted her body up into a bridal carry and flew to the clinic as fast as he could with Steven flying behind him and carrying Connie and Pacifica while Dipper ran back in his wolf form. At the clinic she was taken into a room where she was examined. Manny was worried out of his mind. What was wrong with her? Was she sick? Was she dying? No he couldn't lose her. Not now, not when they had just gotten married four weeks ago. He couldn't bear it if she were to die now.

"Don't worry Manny, she'll be fine. Frida is a strong girl." Connie assured him.

"I know she's strong but it doesn't make the thought of losing her any less scary." Manny told her. "What could be wrong with her?"

"She probably just collapsed from dehydration." Dipper said.

Two hours later the doctor came in to tell them the news.

"Is she alright?" Manny said.

"She's exhausted, feverish, and dehydrated." The doctor said. "What exactly was she doing?"

"She was on a search hunt with us in the mountains."

"Well a woman in her condition shouldn't be doing that especially in this heat."

"Her condition? What's the matter is she sick?"

"Mr. Rivera if I may ask what is your relationship to Miss Suarez?"

"She's my partner."

"I see and have you two ever been intimate with each other?"

"What? We have...I mean...Why are you asking me this?"

"You don't know?"

"Know what?"

"Hey doc quit stalling and tell us what's wrong with Frida." Dipper demanded.

However nothing could've prepared them for what the doctor's answer would be and when they heard it all except Steven were in complete shock.

"She's pregnant."