A/N- Ah, the beginning to a new week, and with it a new chapter. Since I forgot to do this for the last two chapters I guess I'll do it now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. If I did, I would be sitting on the beach laughing at my practical joke about the release date being changed. Also I am not an expert on pregnancy, so if I say terms or get the timing wrong, that's why.
Enjoy! Review if you like, even if it's a criticism. I'm always looking to do better.
What are We Going to Name It? Chapter 3
Iggy POV
"What did he say?" Ella asked.
"Well, do you remember back a few years ago when you said if Gazzy ever got a girlfriend we could go over and ruin his mood?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"We finally have our chance. He's going out with Nudge."
"Really?"
"Yep, so we are so messing with him on Monday."
"I love it when you get excited."
"Me too. Now how do you want to get to your mom's house? Flying or driving?"
"I'd like to go flying at least one more time before it's not safe. Let's fly." She said. Then we went outside and I picked her up and took off. I just thought of something.
"We might have a problem."
"Is that a fat joke? I'm not that pregnant yet."
"I just thought of something. How are we going to get to places together if you can't fly because of the baby and I can't drive since I'm blind?"
"We could have someone stay at our house for a while."
"Yeah, but who? Max and Fang can't, Gazzy and Nudge are probably too involved to pay any attention, and your mother still has to work some too."
"We could ask Angel, she's not doing much lately." That though gave me shivers. Angel in our house with a baby on the way. It's the only way though.
"I guess she could sleep in the guest room." I said.
"It could be worse."
"How?"
"At least she doesn't have a boyfriend yet."
"True."
"You need to start descending, we're almost there."
"Okay."
Ella POV
When we got to the door I knocked on it. Mom opened the door.
"Oh, hi. I was just finishing up a cake for after lunch. Come on in."
"Smell delicious." Said Iggy.
"Well, it may not be as good as yours dear, but it came out pretty good if I do say so. What do you guys want to drink?"
"Water, please." I said.
"Do you have any tea?" Iggy asked.
"Sure, it's in the red pitcher in the refrigerator to your left."
"Thank you."
"So Mom, any interesting animals come in lately?"
"Well, I had a snake that tried to eat its own tail, and a fox that had two tails, and Max came over one day."
"She would kill you if she heard you say that."
"It's like I always say, humans are animals too. I do have to say, her son is coming along nicely." After she said that we all sat down at the table.
"So, what is this good news you two had to come all this way to tell me?" I grabbed Iggy's hand and he nodded in my direction.
I didn't really know how to word it so I just used the Max approach of being to the point.
"I'm pregnant. We just found out yesterday."
"That's wonderful." She said as she came over and gave both of us a huge hug. "I thought that this would happen soon. You two are going to be great parents."
"Thanks Mom. I just hope to be half the parent you are."
"I'm not perfect though."
"Yeah, but you had seven kids and a talking dog to take care of."
"And I would do it all again in a heartbeat, especially if it meant that my two daughters would be happily married with children. And Iggy, I always knew that you were the one for Ella, so thank you for sticking through the tough times."
"Not a problem at all, I'd do it all again too, even that snowboard accident." We laughed remembering that weird vacation we had years ago.
Iggy POV
So after we told Dr. M. the good news we started to eat lunch. Dr. M. made a huge salad with homemade dressing. She's not a vegetarian, but she really doesn't eat meat much since she deals with animals on a daily basis. After we were done with that she brought out the cake. If I didn't know better I would say she cloned me and had the clone make the cake, it was that good. It was chocolate with chocolate icing. Ella didn't eat much of the food.
"Are you feeling okay Ella? Chocolate cake is one of your favorite desserts." Asked Dr. M.
"Yeah, I'm just not feeling so well today. I had some morning sickness today."
"I can relate. Next will come some weird food cravings. I remember when I was pregnant with you I always wanted chocolate covered bacon for some reason."
"Well, as long as she doesn't want roasted desert rat, I think I should be able to keep up." I said.
"I don't know Iggy, Max said it was pretty tasty." Ella joked.
"Anything is tasty when you're on the run. Did I ever tell you about the time we tried to eat an armadillo?" Surprisingly I hadn't, so I went on to tell them how Fang tried to catch it with a net we had found and then how I tried to cook it. Worst idea ever. Anyway after I told the story we were about to leave, but then Ella remembered something.
"Hey, Mom, do you think you could come over for dinner Monday, we're inviting everyone else so we can tell them the good news."
"Sure, it's about time we all had a reunion."
"Oh, by the way, we already told Angel, so you can talk to her about it if she calls."
"Thanks for the heads up, see you soon, and I love both of you.
"Love you too Mom."
"Ditto here." Said Iggy. Then we left.
Nothing special happened after we got home. We did the usual, Iggy made dinner, I graded some papers and worked out my teacher's plan for next week, and then we cuddled on the couch to watch/ listen to the TV.
"What time is it?" Asked Iggy.
"About 11." I answered.
"We should probably go to bed soon."
"Well, I was thinking we could do something else." I said kissing him seductively at the end.
"Okay, I take it back, you're not getting grumpy, but I do think you're getting to be something else."
"Hey, I have to enjoy it while I can, you know before we can't do it anymore."
"I'm not complaining, I kinda like it." He said with a smirk and kissing me back at the same time. Then we went to our room and you can fill in the blanks to what we did yourself.
A/N- Fly on, prosper, and may the odds be ever in your favor. 210 days until Nevermore.