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They were going to have another baby. Iason took the next day off of work to take Riki in to the doctor just to be sure. He played the part of the strict master in public, but he let his pet come into the room with them to talk about the results.

When they got home, Riki was feeling a lot better. He stayed close to Iason the whole time and they ended up making love twice before dinner. Daryl brought them several trays so that they could eat in bed, and they fed each other their food. Riki had never felt so clingy and needy, and Iason had never felt so much in love, but they were both glad to be near each other.

The next day Iason had to go to work. But Riki was fine with that. He had free reign in the penthouse, so he just wandered around and enjoyed the ability to do nothing. Daryl made him his meals, he ate out on the balcony or in bed, and by the time Iason got home he just felt refreshed and energetic enough to satisfy the Blondie's needs.

That's how things went for the next couple months. The mongrel was starting to show, but to most people is just looked like he was getting fat. Riki hated that people thought that about him, but he couldn't really say anything against it without raising people's suspicions.

One day Iason came home and Riki was standing out on the balcony, gazing in the direction of Ceres. The Blondie came up behind his pet and put his arms around him, resting them on his stomach. "What are you thinking about?" He asked before nuzzling into his neck.

Riki shrugged. "Just wondering what happened to them." He sighed and leaned back against Iason. "I mean, Sid and Norris, and Luke…and Guy." The mongrel hated Guy for what he did, but at least now he was starting to understand his actions a bit more. He'd been doing a lot of thinking in the past months. "Maybe one day I could go back and get an apology from him. Of course I'd bring a weapon or something so I wouldn't end up like last time." He flashed a small smile at the Blondie.

But Iason couldn't smile back. "Oh, you don't want to get an apology. He knew what he was doing, endangering your life and the life of our child. Besides, he might not even be alive anymore."

Riki looked fearful. "Not alive? No, that couldn't be. Why would you say something like that? Do you know something?"

Iason suddenly wished he had been silent. Obviously saying something like that would put too much unnecessary stress on his pet. "Oh… I just meant that the slums are a dangerous place. He might have been mugged or something else horrible."

Riki seemed a bit more pleased with that answer. "No, not Guy. He's too responsible. He would know how to survive. And one day I'm going to go back and say I forgive him, but not before beating the crap out of him." He chuckled and Iason could only swallow thickly and fake a smile.

The two of them went into the bedroom and got ready for bed. Iason seemed to be in a daze the whole time, and Riki had to call his name three times before he responded.

"Uh.. oh, sorry. What do you need?"

Riki frowned. "I was just going to ask what you thought about names… but you seem distracted. Is something wrong?"

The Blondie sighed, and then shook his head, faking a soft smile. "No, nothing." Though in truth he was thinking about Guy and whether or not he should tell his pet what he did to the mongrel. No… he would have to get Katze to tell him somehow. Make it look like an accident or a normal mugging. That would be easier.

"So what do you think?" Riki interrupted his thoughts once more. "If it's a girl I like the name Arianna. It's pretty and flowy. But if it's a boy I want a name like Erik or something strong sounding like that."

Iason didn't say anything as he stripped and climbed into bed. But when he had his arms around his pet and was pulling him close, he said, "What if we made a name from a mix of our names. Like… Iaki or something like that."

The mongrel wrinkled his nose. "No." He said simply. "Iaki sounds… dumb."

"Rikason?"

"Even worse!" Riki laughed, he was only teasing Iason. "How about something shorter. Rion?"

Iason thought about that for a moment, then agreed. "Deal. Rion, not a bad name." He pulled Riki closer, nuzzling into the top of his head.

"And what about a girl's name? Have you decided on any horrible names?"

The Blondie shook his head. "Having a girl is so rare… I doubt it would happen. But in the off chance that it does, the name Arianna is fine."

They smiled and kissed one more time before snuggling in to sleep. Only a couple more months. Then both of their lives would change drastically. Iason wondered what Jupiter would say about it, there's no way that she didn't know. Riki's only concern was how he could trick Iason into changing all the diapers.

The next morning Iason woke before his pet, as usual. He dressed silently and kissed Riki on the forehead before leaving for his office. When he got to work Raoul was standing outside his door, obviously waiting for him.

"Raoul! What a pleasant surprise. To what do I owe this visit?" Iason hadn't had the chance to do anything with his friend in so long, he was happy to see him.

Unfortunately the other Blondie didn't look so ecstatic. "What are you doing with your pet in that penthouse of yours?" He asked, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Iason sighed and waved his friend into his office, shutting and locking the door so they wouldn't be interrupted. "Why do you ask?" He said, his voice more solemn now. "What I do is nobody's business but my own."

Raoul held up a small card. It was a hologram message. He just had to pop it into a projector and he'd see the message. "Jupiter sent this to me with instructions to give it to you and get information about your pet. Is it true he's pregnant? With your child?"

Iason's blood went cold. So the great supercomputer did know about Riki. He sat behind his desk and rubbed the bridge of his nose before answering softly, "Yes, it is true."

Raoul slammed his fist into Iason's desk, leaving a dent. "What are you thinking? I told you to get rid of that filthy mongrel ages ago. And now something like this happens… Jupiter loves you. You're her favorite son. But she will not forgive something like this. You know our laws! I'm going to end up taking your mind, you have NO idea what that would do to me!"

He was trying to make Iason feel guilty. But the head Blondie just had a stoic expression. "What I'm doing to you? This should have nothing to do with you! I continue to do my job, do I not? And I haven't neglected a single one of my duties. Therefore she has no right to interfere with my private business."

"But you're breaking a law. Blondies are NOT allowed to pair, and you've conceived a child. You were also absent three days this past month alone. You may not think so, but you're needed here. Every day you're gone is a day where everyone else needs to scramble around trying to pick up your work as well." Raoul turned to leave. "Get rid of the mongrel. Before you become too attatched." He left Iason fuming and angry.

The head Blondie popped the card into his hologram player and wasn't surprised when Jupiter came up. "Iason Mink." She said in her electronic voice. "I summon you to my chambers today at 1800 hours. I am most displeased." Then the image was gone, leaving Iason wondering what he got himself into.

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