2 Years Later
Sara rolls across the hard wood floor on her computer chair across to Tegan on her side of the desk at Quintessential Tattoo. She knocks into Tegan, making her mess up the drawing she's working on. Tegan's about to say something but holds herself back when she looks up at Sara with a sly smile planted on her face.
"What?" She eyes her skeptically.
"Let's make a baby." Sara says, tracing one of the tattoos on Tegan's forearm with her finger.
"Unless you're expecting me to magically grow a penis, that isn't happening." Tegan turns her attention back to her drawing, erasing the mistake Sara caused her to make.
"I'm being serious." Sara takes the pencil out of Tegan's hand and tosses it behind her, forcing Tegan to pay attention.
"Do I really seem like the motherly type?" Tegan exhales. She couldn't picture herself walking around with a baby, playing with it, singing to it, feeding it, and definitely not changing it. But she could see Sara doing all of those things, and that always put a smile on her face.
"You can be the daddy. You can teach her how to be tough and all that." Sara says in a deep voice and chuckles, squeezing Tegan's strong bicep.
"Her? We're having a girl?" Tegan asks, smiling. She grabs Sara's hand and pulls her up out of her chair and down into her lap. Sara's desire is starting to get infectious.
"I hope so." She says with a dreamy look in her eye.
"I suppose you have her name picked out already as well?" Tegan teases Sara. With all the living Sara does inside her head, she probably has the child's whole life planned out by now.
"I have a few in mind." Sara blushes.
"And i'm supposed to pay a man to come over and plant you with his seed?"
"Gross, no! We'll pick a donor together, figure out when i'm ovulating and then they'll implant it in me or however it works." She rambles on. "Or if we want, we can use your egg. I'm always open to that option."
"Wow, you've really thought this through haven't you?"
"Yup." Sara smiles proudly.
"Then let's do it." Tegan says, smiling back. If it's what Sara wants, she'll gladly help her get it. Not to mention that underneath all her fear and insecurities about being a parents, it excites Tegan just as much.
"Yeah?!" Sara squeals excitedly.
"Yeah." Tegan chuckles, rubbing her hand in a circle on Sara's stomach. "But I want her to have your genes, for sure and if we decide later on we want another kid we can use mine. Deal?"
"Deal."
...
One month later...
Tegan runs up the stairs at home, trying to find Sara. Work went by so slow today, she couldn't wait to close up the shop, run to the store for a couple pregnancy tests, and rush home so Sara could take it. She felt like the tables had turned and now she was more excited about the prospect of a baby than Sara was. She throws the doors open to the bedroom and then the studio, but she's not in either of them. She goes to the last room at the end of the hall, the room that will be the baby's nursery, if Sara is pregnant. She flings the door open to find Sara lying on the floor in the middle of the room, staring up at the ceiling with her hands folded together on her stomach.
She walks up to her and holds the box above Sara's face. Sara smiles, reading the label, and stands up.
She takes Tegan's hand, and guides her to the bathroom, happy that she no longer has to lie on the floor and daydream of what could be while waiting for Tegan. There were multiple times throughout the day she was tempted to go buy a test herself and just take it without Tegan she was so impatient, but she couldn't be that cruel to Tegan.
Tegan shuts the door to their bathroom and Sara rips the box open, reading the instructions. Tegan waits on the counter by her sink, while Sara follows each instruction. She wonders how peeing on a stick could possibly be a legit method to figuring out if you were pregnant or not, but she's not going to start questions science now. Sara sets the plastic on the counter, and pulls her pants up. She washes her hands thoroughly.
"How long do we have to wait?" Tegan bites her nails, feeling like she's already had to wait forever, even though they were lucky with their timing of getting everything completed at the doctors when they did. They only had to wait a couple days for Sara to start ovulating.
"Five minutes." Sara checks the instructions again.
They wait in silence, both just staring at the test, waiting for something to happen.
"Time's up. What's it say?" Tegan asks wiggling around on the counter, checking her watch and noting five minutes have passed.
"Well it's got a plus sign... " Sara smiles, she looks to make sure that means what she thinks it means before continuing. "...which means i'm pregnant! We're having a baby, Tee!"
"Yes!" Tegan yells excitedly, hopping off the counter. She pulls Sara into a tight hug, lifting her off the ground. "I love you so much."
"I love you too." Sara giggles, burying her face in Tegan's neck. She's sure she has never felt happier.
...
18 Weeks Pregnant...
"This might be a little cold." The sonographer tells Sara as she rubs the ultrasound gel around her stomach.
Tegan stands nervously next to her, holding her hand. Today is the day they find out what the sex of the baby is.
Sara looks up at Tegan, smiling warmly and giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. She had been the calm one through most of the pregnancy so far, even though Tegan was being absolutely perfect taking care of her through her morning sickness, weird food cravings, and mood swings all while still managing to work full time.
The sonographer moves the probe across Sara's stomach, which only recently had it become noticeable that a baby was inside her. All three of them look to the screen and see the fuzzy black and white image of the baby's face. Both Tegan and Sara let out small, choked sobs.
"Look, it has your little button nose." Tegan squints and leans in towards the monitor, pointing to the babies nose. She looks back at Sara to find her grinning from ear to ear. She can't wait for the little tyke to get here.
"Would you like to know the sex of the baby?" The sonographer speaks up, interrupting the moment.
"Yes." They reply in unison.
She moves the probe around some more and checks a couple extra screens before coming to a positive conclusion. "Well it looks you'll be having a little girl. Congratulations." She smiles warmly between the two. She wipes off the gel on Sara's stomach and prints out an image for them, handing it to Tegan. "So far everything looks normal and healthy, just be sure to keep up with all the recommended appointments and check-ups. I'll leave you to get changed back into your shirt, and just take a left then a right on your way out. Thank you, and you both have a nice day."
"Thank you so much." Sara tells her just before she exits the room. She tugs on Tegan's arm, bringing her down for a quick kiss. "I knew it would be a girl."
"Our daughter." Tegan smiles against her lips, placing a palm flat on Sara's stomach.
Sara scoots off the table, shrugging the hospital gown off and pulls her shirt back on, stretching it down over her stomach. She takes note that she'll have to start wearing bigger clothes. "Are you ready?" She turns to Tegan, who's distracted by the picture she holds in her hand.
"Oh, yeah. Yeah." She shakes the distractions from her thoughts, and walks out of the room with Sara, hand in hand. "Let's go get lunch."
They walk into a small local restaurant a few blocks from the hospital, and slide into a booth, looking over the menu.
"So now that we know it's for sure a girl, we can pick a name right?" Tegan asks. She sets the menu down, already knowing what she wants and sees the waitress heading over out of the corner of her eye.
"Yes, we can pick a name." Sara giggles, setting her own menu down.
"Hi ladies, i'm Julie and i'll be your waitress today. What can I get for you?" She smiles, looking to Sara's stomach then over to Tegan quickly.
"I'll take the turkey and avocado wrap with a strawberry shake, thanks." Sara hands the menu to the girl and folds her hands atop her belly.
"And i'll have a hamburger and fries with a Coke, thank you." Tegan also hands her menu back and the waitress thanks them and tells them it'll be ready soon.
"Julie. What do you think of that name?" Tegan asks, playing with her utensils.
"No... Alison?"
"Nah." Tegan shakes her head. "Casey?"
"Oh, no." Sara cringes. "Something cute and different, but not too far out there."
"Like me!" Tegan smiles.
"Yes, just like you." Sara agrees, chuckling.
Julie brings their food out, setting the wrap in front of Sara and the burger in front of Tegan, and tells them to enjoy their meal. They dive right in, each eating quietly as they concentrate on coming up with name ideas. Sara's busy slurping on her shake when Tegan speaks up.
"I've got it!" Tegan says, her eyes twinkling with excitement.
"What?" Sara leans in. The excitement in the air is contagious.
"Lily." Tegan raises her eyebrows, watching Sara for any type of positive or negative reaction.
"Lily.." She says in a whisper, seeing how the name feels in her mouth. She imagines calling out the name, yelling it, saying it, everything before coming to a conclusion. "I love it."
"You do?!" Tegan squeals. She grabs Sara's hand and kisses it. It feels like the whole day has just been filled with smiles and hand holding.
"Yes!" Sara giggles. "Lily Paige Quin?"
"Our daughter." Tegan repeats herself, her skin glowing almost as much Sara's.
...
35 Weeks Pregnant
"Teeegaaannn, come on!" Sara whines, waiting impatiently on the couch.
"Okay, okay! Here, let me help you." Tegan runs out of the room Sara hasn't been allowed in in months, and down the stairs into the living room. She puts a hand on Sara's waist and the other on her upper arm, trying to help her up.
"Babe, stop, I can do it. I'm pregnant, not paralyzed." Sara swats Tegan's hands away, struggling to get up on her own.
"Right, sorry." Tegan steps back.
"No, no, it's okay. You're being wonderful and caring but i'm not helpless and you don't need to smother me." She loops her arm around Tegan's, walking up the stairs. She's waited very impatiently to see the nursery that Tegan was designing by herself. She hasn't let Sara into the room in months. Of course Sara tried to snoop one day when Tegan was at work but found the door locked, and noticed that Tegan had replaced the old door knob with one that locked from the outside. Sara wasn't pleased, but the moment was finally here so none of it now mattered.
Tegan puts her hands over Sara's eyes, guiding her into the room. She hopes Sara will like it, and of course Lily too after she is born.
"Are you ready?" She whispers into Sara's ear.
Sara nods fervently, tearing Tegan's hands away from her face herself and gasping as she looks around the room.
The walls are painted a light ocean blue and each have two or three huge wooden panels on them with a nautical scene in Tegan's signature style. The panel closest to the door has a view of the shore, and in the background Sara can see the condo they stayed at for their honeymoon. It moves onto a lighthouse, then out into the ocean with ships and then under where mermaids are swimming about. It spans across the whole room until the shore comes back into view. It's beautiful and will suit Lily's age for at least a few years. The crib, dresser, toy chest, and changing table is all simple, and white. In one corner there are two chairs for Sara and Tegan to sit together to read, or just sit with Lily.
The whole room is calming, and completely appropriate for a baby.
"There's diapers, baby powder, everything we need for breastfeeding, all of it by the changing table and all of her clothes are in the dresser." She walks over to the chairs and starts sorting through one of the crates sitting by them. "Books to read to her, new parent books, everything. I got it all. So what do you think?"
Tegan bites her lip, and walks over to Sara, rubbing her tummy. Sara tugs Tegan's arm until she's standing by her side, and gives her a happy, sloppy kiss.
"I know i've said this before, but you are seriously so perfect. You work full time, take time to be with me, and manage to do all this work with the little time you have left over? You're like Super Woman. This is so amazing." Sara kisses Tegan again, then wipes a stray tear from her eye. She's overwhelmed with happiness.
"Woah." Tegan mutters, looking down to her hand on Sara's stomach. It's the first time she's felt Lily kicking, and her own tummy is flopping around.
"I guess she likes the room too." Sara giggles, remembering she got Tegan something as well. "Oh! I got you something! Well it's for the baby mostly, but you too."
She shuffles off to their bedroom when Lily settles down and into the closet, grabbing the gift bag. She gets back to Lily's room and hands her the bag. Tegan smiles, looking over to Sara curiously before she pulls out what's inside. She shrieks happily over the mini leather jacket identical to hers, a little black bandana, and a set of temporary tattoos.
"Oh Sar, this is awesome. Our baby is going to be so badass. Now if only I could rig the car seat to my motorcycle.." She teases, or at least Sara hopes she is.
"Tegan Rain, you are not taking her anywhere near that bike."