It had been two days since Laxus and Juvia delivered the box with their wager to Mira, but Juvia had yet to put anything inside. It was not that she hadn't thought of anything, but she had been stuck on trying to guess what Laxus put inside before she added hers, she wanted them to be similar enough that she wouldn't be asking for too much from him. She knew what she wanted to put on her paper most of all, it was big but it was the one thing she wanted from him; so once she reached the guild Juvia asked Mira for a slip of paper, she scribbled down her wager, folded it up and handed it back to Mira, "Alright, lock it up."

"Good luck," Mura said in a chipper tone.

"Do you know what Laxus wrote? Did you read it?"
"No, but I definitely want to," Mira said locking the box and taking it back to the office safe, "I can't wait to find out."

"you and me both," Juvia said feeling the baby move around in her belly, "but we're only just getting to the halfway point."

"Oh, I am sure you'll be holding that little one in no time"

"Well for now why don't I get to work, help pass the time," Juvia offered.

"Well, Master has a whole pole of papers to sort and file if you want to do that, but we're actually pretty slow in here today, there isn't much for you to do." Mira said looking at her to do list for the week.

"I was worried about that happening, "Juvia admitted, "how on earthland am I going to provide enough jewel while Laxus is healing up?"

"I'm sure he'll be back on those jobs with the big rewards soon enough," Mira said with a reassuring smile.

"I'm not ready for that either, "Juvia said sadly, "I am just so worried about something happening to him again."

'I know, but we all have that risk and it's part of the job, he is tough and this was the first time he'd been hurt enough to be out of work for any substantial period of time."

"But it wasn't just hurt, he was nearly killed," Juvia welled up, "and it was devastating."

Mira rounded the bar and hugged Juvia, "I know, I am sorry honey, I wasn't trying to be insensitive. For now, whay don't you try to take it one day ay a time and it'll all work out in the end, you'll see."

"I hope so," Juvia wiped the tears from her eyes, "but crying all the time, even more than usual for me, is not helping" she laughed.

"Oh, I am going to be a mess when I am in your shoes," Mira added.

"Oh! Are you guys planning a family?" Juvia asked.

"not planning, but not really preventing either," Mira grinned, "but that's between us."

Juvia finished the filing at the guild and arrived back home to find Laxus napping, crawling into the bed next to him she laid back against the pillow, despite the near-death events Laxus seemed to be adjusting right back into daily life. Suddenly he rolled flinging his good arm over her and pulled her close causing her to shriek in surprise.

"Laxus! I thought you were sleeping!"

"I know, you are easy prey, and now you're mine." a smile spread across her lips as he pulled himself over her and kissed her neck, "you're back early."

"No work for me at the guild, Mira said it looks like a slow week," she explained.

"Damn, looks like we're gonna have to dip into out savings for a bit but I will be back out there in no time, Wendy said the arm is healing quickly." Juvia's face fell, and he hurried to calm her "Don't worry babe, I'll be fine, and I will make sure to be a hell of a lot more careful, that baby needs us both."

"I don't mean to be a wet blanket, I just came so close to losing you and I can't even go on a job at the moment," her hand rubbed her growing belly.

"You've got the bigger, harder job, you've singlehandedly been growing the future of the guild. That kid is going to be the best wizard, just wait and see, I can feel it in my bones." He sat back with a proud look on his face, "it's going to be amazing to see it all happen."

Juvia giggled, "you're already pretty confident and she's not even here yet."

"She? There it is again; you keep saying that." He pointed out," hey that reminds me, did you come up with what you want if the baby is a girl?"

Juvia nodded, "all locked away, now we have to wait and see."

"So how confident are you that our baby is a girl"

"I don't know, it's just a feeling, I couldn't say I know for sure or give a percentage on it but I kind of hope it is."

"any particular reason?" the curiosity was clear on his face.

"I want to give a little girl the childhood I always wanted when I was in the orphanage. Parents, a stable home, pretty dresses, the whole nine yards. What about you? What are your reasons for betting boy?"

"He could carry on the family name." Laxus punctuated his sentence with a nod, "and no matter what our kid would be everyone else's kids."

"Aw, that makes me want a boy too," Juvia gushed setting her hands on her belly to feel the flutters inside.

"And I want to see you spoil a little girl," he said placing his hands on top of hers.

"Well, you know we could go find out, there are ways to know now," Juvia stated.

"Yea, but I like the surprise and if we have one who is to say we won't have more later? A whole clan of Dreyars."

"Can you really picture us with more than one kid?" she asked seriously.

"Definitely."