Chapter 7

The next morning Relena woke up feeling refreshed and renewed. She stretched as she looked around realizing she was alone in a hospital room. She expected Heero would be there but unfortunately he was not. She got up feeling upset but not really knowing why. He had left her side plenty of times in the past and it never affected her like this. She then realized it must be the hormones that she had heard so much about from all her pregnant friends. Shrugging it off she walked into the ER waiting room to find all her friends and brother lounged out in waiting room chairs.

She cleared her throat and then proceeded to ask "So who's ready to get the hell out of here?"

Everyone slowly started coming to from their uncomfortable sleeping positions.

"How are you feeling," asked Heero who was the first to rise.

"Much better thank you," replied Relena with a smile. "Now let's get out of here. The doctor already discharged me late last night."

Everyone then started walking towards the exit doors as flashing lights started going off in every direction.

"Shit we forgot about the reporters," exclaimed Duo.

"Relena, I have held them off as long as I can; but I firmly believe some assistance is required at this point," said Une.

Relena then realized it was now or never. So she raised her hands in the air to settle the reporters.

"I am not yet ready to disclose any details about my unborn child but if there are any other questions regarding my personal well-being I will gladly answer them."

Relena noticed the sudden quiet that surrounded her.

"Well then I bid you all a good day then," said Relena with a pleasant smile.

Une and the other preventers then cleared a path for Relena. She and her friends and family then made their way to a preventers issued SUV.

Once inside the large vehicle Relena sighed as she looked out the tinted windows at all the reporters.

"Hey you okay," asked Heero carefully.

Relena turned to look at Heero with a wiry smile. "Yeah just worried about how I'm going to raise a child with my life being a constant story on the evening news."

"Don't worry, we will figure this out," replied Heero as he gave his very first smile to her.

Relena practically screamed at his statement "You mean, you are gonna stand by me through this?"

Heero looked at her with a puzzled and shocked expression. "How could you possibly think I wouldn't?"

Relena sat up and turned away from him as she responded. "We are having a child out of wedlock. I just expected you would run just like you do from everything else."

Heero grabbed her chin to turn her head to look towards him as he starred straight into her questioning eyes.

"Relena you did not make that baby by yourself. And I'll be damned if I run from my unborn child, or her mother."

At that very moment Relena's eyes lit up with a renewed sense of hope. She then decided to close the gap between then as she kissed him with an intensity that not even the zero system brought him.

"Hey that's my sister," yelled Zechs from the driver seat.

Heero looked up to see the look Zechs was giving him in the rear view mirror.

"Yeah, because I started the kiss right," replied Heero with a sarcastic tone.

"Don't worry, about him you two enjoy your moment," said Noin from the front passenger seat.

"Oh look we already made it to Relena's," said Duo as he pointed out the window to the Peacecraft mansion.

The gates opened as they drove up the driveway to the front doors. Once parked Relena got out of the SUV and turned toward Heero.

"I hope you don't intend to go back to the preventer bunks tonight?"

"Well… I…" Heero didn't know what to say as he looked from her to her brother and back at her again.

"Forget about Millardo, you are coming with me," she said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the vehicle. Heero knew he could have easily resisted her; but the thought of being near his soon to be born baby girl allowed him to be pulled.

Relena then turned to her brother. "Have a good day at work you guys," she said as she turned on her heals dragging Heero up the stairs with her.

Zechs wanted to say something but right as he was about to talk a hand came out of nowhere and turned his head. Noin looked at him

"Give it up Zechs you cant protect her forever and now she's gonna be a mother. Give it a rest."

Zechs huffed as he drove away from the Peacecraft mansion.

Meanwhile as Relena and Heero entered the home she was greeted by her adopted Mother.

"Well it's bad enough I have to hear about your pregnancy through the news but to top it off you brought a man home with you."

Her mother was not pleased at all with Heero's presence.

"Mother we will talk about the pregnancy later. As for the father of my child he is welcome in this house always," stated Relena in a stern tone.

Her mother looked shocked as she turned around muttering something under her breath that not even Heero could make out.

Relena then turned to Heero. "Would u like a drink," she asked politely.

"Got anything strong enough," asked Heero.

Relena laughed as she lead him to the balcony overseeing the garden.

"Wait here, I'll be right back with our drinks," she said as she practically bounced her way back inside.

Heero then took a seat at the small table with its two chairs to wait.