A Little Ray of Sunshine
Mary falls pregnant with her husband Ben's baby & starts reminiscing about their relationship, including from their time together on the show and to what happened after the show ended. I am once again ignoring the fact Mary and Carlos got married and had a family. Throughout Mary's pregnancy, she is reminded of different times in Mary and Ben's relationship.
Disclaimer: I do not own 7th heaven or the characters.
Chapter 1
It was May 2012 and Mary hadn't been feeling well, she had been vomiting and had stomach aches for the last few days. She was also late.. So she got some advise from her little sister Lucy who advised her to go take a Pregnancy test. She was now sitting in her Master Bedroom with her sister Lucy and seven year old niece Savannah nestled comfortably in her Aunt's arms while waiting for the results of the test, losing herself in the memory of the day she and Ben decided to get back together for good.
-Flasback-
It had been a cold Winter's day and Mary had just gotten off work, She drove back home from the airport she worked at and noticed an unfamiliar black SUV sitting in her driveway. She park in the driveway next to it and got out, wondering who it was, when all of a sudden the driver wound their window down. Mary's eyes widened in shock and her hand flew to her mouth.. It was her Ben.. the man she spent months trying to get over, but had no idea how to or where to begin.
After their big fight.. four months after Matt and Sarah's Wedding, they separated.. Now eight years later.. they were in each other's company for the first time since their breakup. "Ben.." she managed to say, "What are you doing here?", She asked him hesitating for a moment. "I.. I'm here to see you Mary... Lucy and Kevin told me where I could find you...". Ben looked at her softly, "Can we talk Mare?", he asked hoping she would say yes. Mary continued to looked at him and nodded, "Sure Ben, come inside...". She whispered, as she watched him smile a little brighter and opened the car door and close it, locking it up. "Nice car". She commented as they walked up the front steps to her apartment and walked down the hall, getting her key out to unlock it. She opened the door and let them both in closing it behind her and wondered where they were relationship was going to lead them to now.
Mary tilted her head towards the sofa "Have a seat Ben" she said as she put her bags down and took off her heavy winter coat. Her base was no longer in buffalo, but in Chicago and she was surprised to see him here. She got them each a hot chocolate, knowing he loved them and settled down on the sofa next to him, handing him the cup of hot chocolate. Mary took a sip of her Hot chocolate and placed it on the coffee table, waiting for Ben to talk.
Ben smiled as Mary handed him the cup, "You remembered, Thanks Mary", He said softly, loving that she remembered his favourite drink to have on a cold Winter's afternoon. He took a big drink and held onto his cup, but looked intently at Mary, sighing feeling nervous, but knowing he needed to tell her this now or else he never would. "Mary... I.. I've missed you so much... I know it's been so long and it's most likely too late to go back... but Mare... I want a second chance.." He said softening his facial features as she continued to gaze into his eyes. "I still care a lot about you and want to try to work things out between us". He took Mary's hand in his own and gently caressed the back of her hand with his thumb.
Mary couldn't believe what she was hearing, Ben Kinkirk... the one true love of her life and soul mate was here in her apartment asking her to be his girlfriend again and work things out. Her gaze never left his and she shivered slightly at his touch. She had really missed him and had often thought about trying to get in touch with him, but wasn't sure how he still felt about it. It was this thought that kept her away.. she thought for sure he would be happily in another relationship and not have even given her a single thought, but here he was.. She slowly inched closer to him and sighed happily as she intertwined their fingers together and squeezed his hand gently, before looking back into those dreamy eyes of his. "Ben.. I had resigned myself to never seeing you again.. I thought for sure you would have found someone.. I guess that is what stopped me from asking Luce and Kev about you". She took a deep breath and then continued, "I have missed you so much Ben and to hear you say those words makes me the happiest I have ever been". Whispering as she felt the tears well in her eyes, "I think we both deserve a second chance". Before she knew what had hit her, Ben had closed the gap between then and inched his face closer to hers, taking in his beautiful features, before lightly touching his lips to her, enveloping her in a hug as he wrapped his arms around her, kissing her gently and slowly. Mary didn't hesitate and kissed him back, moaning as she closed her eyes, breathing in his scent deeply, snaking her hands up behind his neck, an action that helped her deepen the kiss. Finally when they both decided they needed to come up for air, they both held each other as stared dreamily into each other's eyes, knowing that all the happiness and love in the world that they ever needed and wanted was right in front of them both.
-End Flasback-
Lucy heard the timer in Mary's ensuite go off indicating the results of the test were ready. She nudged Mary and took her daughter from her, so that Mary could go look for herself, "Mare.. I think it's time to go look, We'll be right here if you need us Kay". She said as she squeezed her hand and pushed her gently towards the bathroom, smiling softly and looking at her daughter, "You might be getting another baby cousin Savannah". She whispered as Savannah smiled and nodded, nuzzling her head into her mother's neck as they waited.
Mary took her time going into the bathroom and she slowly looked at the stick and then at the box to check what it meant. Her hazel brown eyes widened in surprise as she took in the news. She took the Pregnancy Stick out to the bedroom and showed Lucy, grinning from ear to ear, "We're having a baby Lucy.. I'm Pregnant". Mary felt so excited to know she was expecting and couldn't wait to tell Ben when he got home from work later that day.
Lucy smiled as Mary showed her the test results and jumped up, hugging her sister tightly, "Oh Sis, I am so happy for you". Savannah smiled and looked up at her Aunt Mary with her adoring seven year old eyes, "Wow, Aunt Mary.. That means I will have another baby cousin", She said secretly hoping it was a girl.. As much as she loved her Aunt Sarah and Uncle Matt's twin boys Nate and Noah, she wanted a little girl to play with.
Mary smiled at both of them and hugged them both back, "Thanks Luce.. for being here for me.. I know I can always count on you". Turning towards Savannah, she laughed gently at her niece's enthusiasm, "Yes sweetheart.. You will have a baby cousin, Now remember Shhh", She took her finger and placed it on her mouth hushing the child, "Now we don't want anyone to know just yet.. I want your Uncle Ben to know before we tell anyone else'. Savannah giggled and zipped her lips and threw away the key. Mary put the test stick into her pocket to show Ben and started to move towards the door, tilting her head to get Lucy and Savannah to follow, "Now, how do we find the perfect way to tell Uncle Ben, lets go downstairs to thin and we can have a snack while we think". She said as they headed downstairs.. Mary sighing happily as she absently placed her hand over her stomach, feeling excited, but also a little nervous about telling Ben.