"Can I see?" Holly asked eagerly as Tara came towards her. Tara handed her sister the ultrasound picture as she sat beside her.

"It's beautiful Tare."

It was only when Willow came in and sat beside her wife, slipping her arm protectively around her that Holly sensed something was wrong.

"Tare, what's wrong?" She asked, placing a gentle hand on Tara's knee.

"The baby." Tara got out.

"There's something wrong with it." Willow finished, knowing her wife couldn't.

"Oh Tare! I'm so sorry." Holly pulled her sister close, hugging her. Willow soon joined them, resting her head on Tara's shoulder as she looked back at Holly with sad eyes.

"Will the baby be ok?"

Tara gave a small nod. "It's got a heart murmur. A hole in it's heart. The doctor said it's small. It should heal on it's own. But.."

"It doesn't stop you worrying anyway." Holly said and Tara nodded.

"It's ok Tara." Holly said, rubbing her sister's back. "The baby will be alright. You've got me, and Willow. We're not going anywhere." Willow shook her head in agreement. "I'm right here Baby." Willow said gently, squeezing Tara's hand. "I'm not going anywhere. I won't leave you. I promise."

"Besides, we can heal it, if it's a hole in the heart." Holly said confidently.

"We can?" Tara asked, her eyes growing wide as she looked at her sister.

"Yeah. We just give it all the love in the world." Holly said, eliciting a small smile from her sisters. "Yes we will, gorgeous girl." She cooed at Tara's baby bump.

"Girl?" Tara asked.

"It'll be a girl." Holly and Willow said together.

"What's wrong?" Faith asked, walking into the room and seeing the three women huddled together.

"Hey Blondie, what's got you so down?" She asked, crouching down in front of Tara.

"I'm staying, if that helps."

"Really?" Willow asked, glad for the distraction.

"Yeah. B said I could stay with her, so…" She shrugged her shoulders.

"Hey. I didn't realise you guys were back yet!" Dawn said excitedly, coming to sit beside Holly.

"Is it cute?"

"Only the most gorgeous thing in the world." Holly answered, showing her the ultrasound picture and pointing to the blob that was the baby.

"Oh wow!" Dawn gushed. "You guys are so lucky."

"We are aren't we?" Willow smiled, looking affectionately at her wife.

Tara nodded, weakly returning her wife's smile.

"You want to see your godchild?" Willow asked brightly as Buffy and Xander came into the room.

"Of course we do!" Buffy smiled excitedly.

"Wow. It's so small. Are they supposed to be this small?" Xander asked, a little surprised as he handed the picture to Buffy.

"Yeah." Tara said, rubbing her belly. "I think so."

"You should have heard the heartbeat though. That really makes it real." Willow said.

"Hey, are you guys ok?" Holly asked when the three of them were alone again. "I meant to ask, but then everyone came in and…"

"It's ok Hol." Tara said gently. "Yeah, we're alright. We will be."

"Well I'm always here if you need to talk or anything."

"About that," Willow said, smiling.

"Yeah?" Holly asked, looking at her.

"Will you come with us?" She asked hopefully. "To the next ultrasound?"

"I'd love too. Only if you want me there though."

"Of course we want you there Holly!" Tara said, slipping an arm around her sister and hugging her close. "Don't you want to see your baby niece?"

"It is a girl?"

"We hope." Willow said.

"Willow really, really wants a girl." Tara whispered an explanation. "So we're just gonna say it's a she until we know for sure."

Holly nodded her understanding. "I think I'd want a girl too."

"It'll be a girl." Willow said confidently, smiling as she felt their baby kick. "See? Even the baby thinks so." At that, Tara and Holly laughed.