A/N: Requested on tumblr as when April and Andy tell Leslie and Ben that she's pregnant.
Although I wrote it rather quickly in #100 the canon timeline doesn't add up for that, unless they couldn't conceive immediately. ANYWAYS, here we are now.
April's already sat them down. They already know, most likely, because they're not total idiots. Andy isn't either, but he definitely didn't know what she was telling him about a month before. That was fair, since she had been up in the air about this leading up to her decision, constantly trying to figure out what she really wanted.
"So," she folded her hands on her knees because that looked appropriate, "I wanted to come over and tell you guys something really important-"
"And awesome," Andy chimed in, staring at her the whole time.
Nothing had really changed between them in nearing fifteen years - and when she thought about that it was oddly cool, dizzying, and comforting all at once - but Andy had an almost unbelievable awe on his face now. It was like this was a pipedream, or some sort of impossible feat or goal, and now that April agreed to do it he had never been happier. That was definitely a part of what changed her mind; knowing that this is what he wanted was part of marriage and part of their implicit deal, anyways. They would either have children or not, there wasn't much of an in between and April had already thought of adoption.
One part was Andy being so immeasurably happy.
"Right, and it is awesome," she added, taking his hand.
"Oh boy," Leslie said slowly, sudden realization dawning on her. Her face visibly crumpled a little, but Ben smirked and moved closer to her. Prepared, or seemingly less ready to break, she nodded and sniffed. "Okay, what's up?"
"We're-"
"I'm so happy for you!" Leslie screamed and shot up. Wrapping her arms around April, Leslie made a bunch of other, maybe just as bizarre and annoying sounds.
"I didn't even get to tell-"
"Because we've been waiting on this day, and Tom owes me twenty bucks now. Obviously he'll never keep with his bet, but that's not the point!" Leslie said all of this excitedly, bouncing back and forth between April and Andy, and Ben. "You're pregnant and this is going to be maybe the greatest child ever."
"Babe, we have kids," Ben pointed behind him to the stairwell. "Three of them, actually."
"Shut up, Ben, this is going to be the most awesome kid ever," April piped in, giving him a slight scowl before Andy's overflowing enthusiasm couldn't be bottled up anymore.
"I can't believe she said she'd do it," he said, still staring at her. "It's gonna be the coolest baby."
"Wait, you can't believe she said yes?" Leslie suddenly stopped and gave Andy a wary look. "April, this is your decision you know that, right?"
"Leslie, what do you think he's gonna do? Hold me down and make me have a baby?" she gave Andy a look that told him maybe the first half of that would be worth trying. "Of course this is my decision. Besides, we already agreed that I can change my mind at any time."
"Right," Andy nodded, but never dropped that joy in his eyes.
That was another part. Andy understood that she wasn't against it, she just didn't know if it was what she wanted. After spending half a year searching for what she wanted professionally, she left some of the rest of her life on hold. So when she said she might change her mind, even though she'd need some nearly miraculous power to make her see anything other than Andy's eyes widening and his smile expanding when she told him she wanted to do it, and he thought it was just obvious that she could, that made her continue going. Even if he wasn't traditionally the most intelligent person, he had an almost uncanny knack for responding to her. Andy knew no one could make April Ludgate-Dwyer make any decisions forcefully or no, and she loved that respect.
That was probably the other half, or most of it. Whatever was left of her that was unsure about it would have to remember all of the sex that would lead up to the actual baby being born. That would clean up any gaps nicely.
"Oh, sure," Leslie nodded and looked at Ben with a brief glare. "That seems reasonable, right Ben?"
"Of course," he stammered out. "I didn't know if we were ever going to hear this news." Everyone looked at him as if he had said something remarkably uncouth or stupid, so he quickly fought for another word in. "I mean, I thought this was entirely what Andy wanted and I've never known April to give in to anything just because someone she loved wanted it. Like Leslie and the National Parks, and I assumed this was going to be like that."
"Yeah, well you're stupid and I think Leslie should have divorced you years ago," April shrugged, "but you have kids now and that would be just cruel of you."
"Oh, honey," Andy kissed her cheek and pulled her to kiss him full on the lips. "You are so hot when you're mean."
"Okay, please don't conceive this baby on my couch," Leslie said, scooting them off when his hand moved somewhere that was decidedly not her face. "Go do that on your couch, or your kitchen table or counter. Maybe your laundry room - oh, definitely on your-"
"Good Lord, Leslie," Ben quipped as April and Andy made their way out of the house.
"Just not in the car!" she added after them, just before they closed the door. "At least not where my kids can see you!"