"Mr. & Mrs. Davis, the doctor will see you now." the nurse said as Roger and Marty sat in the waiting room of the clinic.
"Ready Baby?" he asked smiling at her.
"Yeah, I'm ready." she said smiling up at him.
"Good morning Marty. How are you feeling?" the doctor asked looking at a chart.
"Fine. My morning sickness finally went away. Thank goodness. But now I'm feeling fat and eating everything in sight." she said laughing as she got up on the table.
"Well with each trimester comes a new fun experience." he said laughing as he wheeled the ultra sound machine closer to the examining table.
"It's not that bad really." she said laying down on the table.
"Are we ready to see if the new member of the Davis family is gonna be a boy or a girl?" the doctor said lifting Marty's blouse off of her belly and spreading gel on her.
"We can't wait." Roger said excitedly as he sat next to her in the chair.
"Well it looks like the baby is growing at a normal rate. Your amniotic fluid level looks good. And I think it's safe to say you're having a boy." the doctor said as Marty and Roger smiled at one another.
"A boy? Are you sure?" Marty asked smiling as tears of joy streamed down her face.
"Yes I'm sure Marty. You are looking at your son." he told her smiling.
"Roger, we're having a son." she said looking at him as she caressed his cheek.
"That's our son Marty." he said looking in awe of his unborn child.
"I know Roger. I love you." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"I love you too Marty." he said standing up to hold her in his arms.
"I'm gonna print a picture of your son out for you, Roger wipe the gel off of your wife's belly." the doctor said smiling before leaving the room.
"Little Roger Aaron Davis." she said looking down at her belly.
"Our son." Roger said wiping the gel off with care.
"OK. Now can I buy blue things?" Marty asked beginning to laugh.
"You can buy anything blue you want." he said leaning down kissing her deeply.
"Isn't that how you two ended up in here in the first place?" the doctor said reentering the room smiling.
"Relax doc, she can't get any more pregnant. Right Baby?" Roger asked caressing her cheek.
"That's right doctor." she said laughing as Roger helped her up.
"OK well here's your sons first picture and I want to see you back here next month." he said laughing as he handed them the picture.
"Thank you so much doctor." Roger said as they left the clinic.
"So are we gonna tell the others?" she asked smiling up at him.
"Do you see getting away with not telling them?" he asked laughing as he held her close.
"No, especially Mark and Collins. They're almost as bad as you are." Marty told him laughing.
"Well they love you Baby." Roger told her smiling down.
"Yeah, I know." she said as they went up to the loft.
"So how'd it go? Do we have a little terror or a little princess?" Collins asked jumping up to greet them.
"Terror." Marty said excitedly.
"Hey there Roger Aaron. How you doing little buddy?" Collins said leaning down caressing Marty's belly.
"Get up here Uncle Collins. I didn't get my hug yet." Marty said laughing as Collins got up and swept her in his arms.
"I'm sorry Babygirl. You're still my favorite girl." he said laughing as he kissed her head.
"And lucky me, surrounded by testosterone." she told him laughing as she buried her head in his chest.
"You are lucky. We all look out for our girl. And this little guy isn't gonna be any different. He's gonna know how special his mama is." he said winking at Roger.
"I second that." Roger said smiling at his beautiful, pregnant wife.
"Hey can I get a piece of this too. He's my God son." Mark asked after patiently waiting for Collins to finish gushing over Marty.
"Oh, I'm sorry Marky. Come here." Marty said holding her arms out to him.
"Congratulations sweetie." he said kissing her head.
"Thanks Marky." she said hugging him.
"Hopefully he looks like you." he told her as everyone laughed.
"Hey, what's the matter with my son looking like me?" Roger asked laughing as Collins hugged him.
"Nothing is the matter with your son looking like you. I hope our son looks just like you." Marty said smiling at him.
"You have to say that, you're married to him." Mark said laughing as he smiled at her.
"Well who wants to celebrate?" Collins asked as he looked over at Roger.
"You always want to celebrate." she said laughing as she went over to Roger.
"Well we always have something to celebrate." Collins said laughing.
"OK let's go. Call Maureen and Joanne. Let me just freshen up." Marty said leaning up to kiss Roger before heading towards their bedroom.
"Hey Baby." Roger called out with a boyish grin on his face.
"Yeah Sweetie?" she answered turning around.
"I love you." he said smiling at her.
"I love you too Roger." she said smiling before turning around and going into the bedroom.
"So you're gonna have a son?" Collins said smiling at him.
"Yeah, I'm gonna have a son. Wow. I'm gonna have a son. That's wild." he said sitting on the stool at the counter.
"Are you OK Rog?" Collins asked putting his hand on his shoulder.
"I'm scared Collins. I mean, seeing him made me think about when I'm gonna have to leave him. And I don't want to leave him. Him and Marty are my life." he told him beginning to cry.
"I know man. You ain't leaving yet. Your son is gonna be yours and Marty's greatest gift to us. I'm not gonna be around that long, but Mark, Maureen and Joanne are gonna love that boy the way you and Marty do. And they'll make sure he knows who you are. And your parents. They are gonna spoil that boy rotten. You know that. He's gonna have a good life Roger. And that's because of your love for him and his mother." Collins said taking him into his arms.
"I just want to be with him forever. You know, take him to his first day of school, help him get ready for his first date, the prom, his first car, his wedding day." he said crying into his friends chest.
"I know Rog. I know." Collins told him stroking his hair as Marty came out of the bedroom.
"Roger, are you OK?" she asked rushing over to him.
"Yeah, Baby. I'm fine. I'm sorry. Are you ready to go?" he asked wiping his eyes trying to play it cool.
"Roger, what's the matter? Talk to me Sweetie." she asked running her fingers through his hair.
"I'm fine. Just tears of joy." he said caressing her face with his thumb.
"Roger, please talk to me." she pleaded taking his face in her hands.
"I was just thinking of how much I don't want to leave our son." he said starting to cry again.
"Roger Aaron Davis, you don't have to hide your fear from me. I'm your wife and I love you so much." she said kissing his forehead before taking him into her arms.
"But I thought you'd be upset with me talking like that. I know how you are." he said holding her tight.
"Roger, I'm scared too. I don't want to leave him either. I mean, I've been positive for 5 years and you've been positive for 8. Our life expectancy is not that long. But we're healthy now. I want to be here forever with you two. But all we can do is love him now." she said beginning to cry with him.
"I know Baby. I'm sorry. I love you." he said taking her face in his hands and kissing her.
"I love you too Roger." she said wrapping her arms around his neck and bringing him closer to her.
"Why don't you go freshen up again and I'll stop thinking this time." he said making an attempt at humor.
"Roger, it's OK, you know. Being afraid to leave him." she said running her fingers through his hair.
"I know Marty. I'm just sorry I had to cause you stress." he said wiping her face with his tender hands.
"Don't you think I already think about it? You're not the only one who thinks about it." she said beginning to smile.
"I'm sorry Marty." he said sweeping her hair behind her ear.
"It's OK." she told him holding him again.
"Mo and Jo are gonna meet us there." Mark said coming out of his room.
"Thanks Mark." Marty said letting go of Roger.
"Is everything OK?" he asked rushing over to Marty.
"Yeah Mark. Just another meltdown. I'd think you'd be used to it by now." she said laughing a bit as she swept Roger's hair out of his face.
"OK. Well come on. We gotta go." he said smiling at them.
"Sorry Mark. We just have to get cleaned up." she said kissing him on the cheek. "Thanks. I love you guys so much." she said taking Collins hand and squeezing it.
"We love you too Marty." Mark said smiling at her.
"I know. You guys are the best brothers a girl could have." she told them before going back into her bedroom to get cleaned up again.
"I'm gonna go wash my face. I'll be ready in 2 minutes. My wife on the other hand, well you never know with her.
"OK Rog." Collins said smiling at him as he went into the bathroom.
"What was that?" Mark asked quietly as the bathroom door closed.
"They're both afraid to leave their boy. At first it was Roger and then Marty came out and caught him." Collins started as Mark looked at him, wide eyed.
"I'm surprised I didn't hear her yelling at him." Mark said surprised.
"No, then she started. I'm glad she got it out. I know she's been on egg shells this whole pregnancy about it. Holding it in and trying to project a positive attitude and everything. She needed this." Collins said smiling down at her.
"Well I'm glad she didn't yell at him for crying. He usually does it outside in the alley where it all started, so she doesn't catch him." Mark said looking down at his feet.
"I know. I caught him down there a bunch of times too." Collins said looking at him.
"They'll survive. They are too in love and too strong not to." Mark said as tears brimmed his eyes.
"Don't you start now boy. If she see you, you are definitely in for it." Collins said putting his arm around Mark's shoulder.
"You're right. I'm sorry." he said wiping his eyes before Roger or Marty could come out and catch him.