Okay, don't shoot me. Okay? I originally wanted this to be 16 chapters (A good, squared number) but I need to split this into a least to chapters. And since 17 is an ugly, prime number, I might be expanding this story a little bit.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lab Rats.
Adam knew he had to be smart about this. That he had to think things through. Unfortunately for Adam, thinking for long periods of time was not his forte. It wasn't even his piano.
So, how many females had access to that bathroom? Bree, of course, because it was adjacent to her quarters. Taylor could have been as well, as she frequently visited her siblings there. But both of them had seemed so confused by his questions, he doubted the test could have belonged to either of them.
Tasha visited several times in the past month, but she slept in Mr. Davenport's private quarters. Why wouldn't she use the bathroom in there?
Leo and Chase were both males, so no luck there. There was only one other person who had been around lately, his girlfriend Kate.
"Kate," Adam muttered as the realization hit him like a brick wall.
Adam no longer had a choice about thinking hard, he had no control over the flood of thoughts that overwhelmed him. What am I going to do? Adam thought. Who do I talk to about this? Do I tell people? Wait- why has Kate not told me yet?
"I need to find her," Adam murmured, leaving the mentor's quarters.
12:15, The Academy Cafeteria,
Finally, it was Adam's favorite time of the day. Only for the first time in two months, Adam was actually nervous for lunch.
"Hey Adam," Kate beamed up at him when she noticed he entered the room.
"Hi Kate," Adam said quietly, taking a seat across from her.
"Adam, are you okay?" Kate asked, noticing his timid behavior.
"I'm fine," Adam insisted. "How are you doing?"
"Eh, I've been better," Kate shrugged.
"How so?" Adam asked.
"Oh, I've just been a little bit nauseated this morning. But I'm sure it's nothing," Kate shrugged.
Morning sickness, check. "Have you thought about going to the infirmary to get checked out?" Adam asked.
"No, it's not that bad," Kate assured him.
"What are you eating?" Adam questioned, noticing the perfectly balanced meal on Kate's plate. The food itself may have seemed normal for most people, but it was extremely odd for Kate.
"Just what I felt like eating," Kate shrugged.
Cravings, check. "But Kate, are you really sure that you are feeling okay? I don't want any more of this plague business that you-"
"Stop it with the whole plague thing! It was a joke Adam!" Kate snapped, rather ferociously. But just as sudden as the anger came, it vanished. Leaving in it's wake a tearful Kate. "Oh Adam, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-"
Emotional bursts of anger, check. "It's okay Kate," Adam smiled. He had got her now. "So," he said, changing the subject, "How would you feel about coming with me to Mission Creek tomorrow night? We are having a family dinner back at the house and it would be really nice if you would come,"
"Sure," Kate smiled. "It would be fun to have dinner with your family, even if I already know them,"
"I know, but this would give you a chance to meet my family more and get to know them better," Adam reasoned.
"Sounds good," Kate smiled, placing a hand on her stomach.
"You okay?" Adam asked.
"Oh, just a cramp," Kate told him. "Nothing to big,"
"Okay," Adam responded with a calm exterior, even though on the inside he could not stop himself from smiling. Something told him that soon, very soon, a new addition would be made to the family.
1:45, the Training Area,
"And why do we have to help with this again?" Leo groaned.
Douglas rolled his eyes. "I've been teaching my daughters self defense for weeks now, and they need opponents who aren't practice dummies,"
"Why not just get two other students?" Chase asked.
Douglas smiled. "Because having you two here qualifies this as family bonding," he replied cheekily.
"But we already have that dinner tomorrow night, shouldn't that cover my family bonding quota for the month?" Leo gulped, taking a step away from Bree.
Bree laughed, mostly because when he took a step away from her, Leo stepped closer to Taylor.
"Ah! Attacker!" Taylor giggled, grabbing Leo by the shoulders.
Chase extended his arm to point towards Leo. "Taylor! He wasn't ready-" Chase was cut off by his other sister grabbing his out stretched arm and flinging him across the room.
"How is this self defense?" Leo groaned.
"What is going on in here?" Donald gasped, seeing his two boys so damaged as he entered the room.
"Self defense lesson," Bree replied with a careful smile.
Donald rolled his eyes. "Nice try Bree, but it looks like you two are trying to beat up your brothers,"
"Relax Don," Douglas huffed. "The girls were trying out a few moves I taught them. And getting the boys involved, well that just adds to the family bonding time," he snickered.
Donald raised an eyebrow. "That's rich coming from you,"
Douglas brushed it off and walked back over to Taylor, who now had Leo in a head lock. "Honey, make sure you keep your grip on your left tight, or else he could slip right through,"
"Big D!" Leo cried.
"Douglas!" Donald snapped.
"What?!" Douglas gasped. "I am just trying to spend some time with my daughter while teaching her the life skills to keep herself safe in the world!"
Donald freed Leo from Taylor's grip. "Doesn't mean you can just go around doing whatever you want,"
Taylor released Leo and stepped back. "Sorry Uncle Donald," Taylor whispered. She didn't want to admit it, but his shouting was making her want to curl up in a ball on the other side of the island.
Douglas put a comforting arm around Taylor. "You're fine Taylor, it's my fault,"
Donald nodded. "Yep, it's all his fault,"
Douglas glared at his brother. "Really?"
"Really," Donald smirked, until he noticed how uncomfortable Taylor still was. "But everything's fine now. No one is mad," he said for Taylor's sake.
"O-Okay," Taylor murmured.
"So, are you excited for tomorrow night?" Donald asked, trying to change the subject.
This seemed to brighten Taylor up, although she still stayed planted firmly in her father's arms. "Yeah! Aunt Tasha even said I could help her and Dad make dinner!" Taylor grinned.
Even though they had only meet twice, Tasha and her niece hit it off. Taylor was excited to see her aunt again tomorrow night.
"That sounds fun," Donald smiled.
"Anyways, it is time for actual training, so we better go get ready," Chase piped up.
"Must you ruin everything?" Bree sneered, releasing her brother from her grip.
"Let's go," Chase whispered to Leo, and the two dashed out the room.
"Right behind you boys!" Bree smirked, running after them,
Oh, what a normal day, March 21st.
6:15, The hallway outside the common area,
"Dad, is something wrong?" Taylor asked as Douglas lead her down the corridor.
"No, nothing's wrong. It's just a surprise," Douglas grinned.
"What kind of a surprise?" Taylor asked.
"The kind that stays a surprise," Douglas replied, leading her to the doorway. "That is, until you're ready,"
"I'm ready," Taylor said, stepping into the common area.
She had to admit, that with her enhanced senses, sometimes shouting startled her a bit. Now, when the large group of people shouted, "Surprise!" Taylor was more than startled. And the small vibration from the left of her glasses alerted her of someone on her side.
"Ah!" Taylor shrieked, lashing out at the person nearest to her.
"Taylor!" Leo groaned, holding onto his side as he fell to the ground. Chase and Adam knelt down to help their step brother up.
Meanwhile, Bree ran up to Taylor and threw her arms around her, unafraid of Taylor's reflexes. "Happy Birthday Taylor!"
"Thanks Bree!" Taylor smiled. "But what is going on,"
"We are having a birthday party for you, duh," Logan answered from the other side of her.
"But how did you know-" Taylor turned on her heels to face her father. "Dad! You told them, didn't you?"
Douglas shrugged innocently. "They only had a 1 out of 365 chance of being right without me,"
Taylor laughed and hugged her father. "Thank you,"
"Thank your friends, they did all the work in setting this up," Douglas informed her, hugging her back as well.
"Thanks guys," Taylor smiled. "It means a lot,"
"You welcome from all of us," Bree said quickly. "Now come on, let's go dance!" she cheered, getting excited as the music started up.
After a while of dancing, Taylor was tuckered out. "Bree, maybe we could take a break for a little while?"
"I have a better idea!" Bree giggled.
"I really just want to sit down," Taylor protested as her sister dragged her to a table.
"You can!" Bree replied. "While you open your presents,"
"Okay than," Taylor said, taking a seat.
"Me first!" Donald exclaimed, rushing to set the box delicately in her hands. "An awesome birthday gift from your awesome uncle,"
"Wait, we have another uncle?" Adam asked, completely oblivious.
Kate nudged Adam's arm. "I think he was referring to himself,"
"Oh, embarrassing," Adam whispered in her ear, resulting in a few giggles from Kate.
Taylor carefully unwrapped the box . "Thank you Uncle Donald," she said, standing up to give her uncle a hug.
"Happy Birthday Taylor," Donald smiled, hugging her back.
"Now, now, it's my turn," Douglas cut in, handing her a small unwrapped box.
"What is this? Jewelry?" Taylor asked, shaking the box and hearing a harsh jingle.
"No," Douglas smiled. "Something better,"
Taylor opened the box. "A key? Is there a door I need to unlock or-"
"No," Douglas laughed. "You present is outside. It just needs the key to start,"
"Wait, does that mean- Yes!" Taylor shrieked, hugging her father. "Thank you thank you thank you!"
Adam turned to Leo and whispered to him, "Isn't that a bad idea? Giving a vehicle to blind girl?"
Douglas rolled his eyes. "I heard that. And for your information, it is a self driving car. And it's voice activated,"
"Oh, much better," Adam nodded before returning back to the crowd. And by the time they finished presents, the rest of kids did the same.
As the teenagers went back to their partying, the two fathers hung out at the back of the room.
"Wow," Douglas murmured.
"What?" Donald asked.
"I just, I just never would have imagined life being like this," Douglas replied.
Donald nodded. "I know. It's like some sort of happy, normal routine,"
Douglas turned to his brother. "Well, for now. How do you think the kids will react to the news tomorrow night?"
Donald shrugged. "I can only hope that they will be happy, or at the very least okay with it,"
"I'm sure they will be," Douglas smiled. "This family's pretty invincible,"
"You can say that again," Donald muttered.
So? Please leave a review and tell me what you think, it means a lot and I enjoy reading them. Yes there is A pregnancy, but no, I won't tell you who it is yet. Ha ha. Thanks Everyone ~AzulaTano