A week after the award function, Athrun had to fly to London for a shot. It was early in the morning and I was puking in the toilet. This was not a wonderful scene. The baby had been great in every aspect; expect my "morning" sickness. It came whenever he wanted, mostly in the afternoons, but I guess he wanted me to puke in the morning. There were times when I threw up at night, but Athrun didn't notice because I kind of hid it from him.

"Baby," I said moaning as I flushed the toilet, "how much can you make me throw out?'

At noon I got a call from Athrun telling me he was on his way home. I decided to put my plan into action and got my secret bags out. By the evening I was sitting on the couch at home, when the baby wanted me to puke. I guess he didn't like the cranberry juice.

While I was heaving on the toilet I heard Athrun call out my name. He arrived home. I think he heard my retching and held my hair and me. Once I was done I wiped my mouth, flushed the toilet and brushed my teeth thoroughly, then with mouthwash.

"I think you really need to see a doctor," Athrun said rubbing my back.

"I'm fine," I said taking his arm upstairs.

"You're always trying to distract me from taking you to get checked up," Athrun said with a sigh.

"I promise not this time," I said.

I took him to a room and he saw stuffed animals and pictures of babies around the room.

"Cagalli what is this?" Athrun breathed out.

"This is going to be a nursery," I said holding his hands.

"But when? How?" he asked knowing what I was implying, "It's still too early for you to throw up right?"

"I never lost the baby," I said smiling brightly, "He's a strong guy. Yunna's punch missed him by a millimeter."

"That would explain what you were trying to tell me at the hospital and why mother has been so happy. She's been giving me looks and always talks to me about your health," he said.

"You're so dense," I said, "We gave you so many hints."

"We're having a baby," he asked looking at me, "For real."

I nodded and he gently touched my abdomen.

"You mean there's a little Cagalli in there?" he asked smiling widely

"Little Athrun, but close enough," I said.

"How would you know?" he asked.

"Mother here, I know he's a boy," I said.

Athrun lifted me up in his arms and kissed me there showing how excited and happy he was.

"So I'm going to be a Daddy soon?" he asked, "How soon?

"Seven months," I said, "Wow you're really happy."

"Of course I am," he said. I was pretty sure he'd start bouncing everywhere. He started twirling me around.

"A baby Cagalli," he said, "This is just the best thing ever. I can't tell you how happy I am."

"I know," I said, "I know."

And along with his happiness, Athrun showed me physically just how happy he was, though he was afraid that it wouldn't be good for the baby. I assured him that as long as we were careful we were free to do anything.

I woke up in bliss the next morning. Athrun's arms were stroking my flat abdomen still as his lips were caressing my pulse on my ear. I arched into him and turned so I could feel him even closer.

"You want to get married sooner?" he asked.

"It doesn't matter to me," I said.

"I want you to be Mrs. Zala before the baby's born," Athrun said.

"How soon can we get this wedding planned?" I asked him.

"How soon would you like it?" he asked.

"Maybe in a month?" I suggested.

"Done," he said, "I think all we need is a priest and you in a pretty dress."

"That would break mom's heart," I said, "We have to do better then that."

"Yes mother would kill me," Athrun said, "I have to tell everyone."

He walked out of the bed, naked and unaffected by his lack of clothing. He pulled on some boxers that he had gotten earlier for his birthday. I sighed and snuggled onto Athrun's side of the bed that was still warm from his body lying on it. I cuddled a pillow and went back to sleep. However about ten minutes later the baby was active. I ran to the washroom and retched into the toilet. I felt Athrun support me and moved the hair on my face away and I continued throwing up. I stopped after about five minutes breathing heavily and perspiration evident on my forehead.

I cleaned my mouth, and flushed the toilet as Athrun wiped my face looking worried.

"All this throwing up can't be good for you," he said holding me, and he saw my pale face.

"It's normal," I said holding my stomach.

"I don't know how you could throw up that much," he said.

"Ask our baby," I said, "He pretty much controls my body right now."

"Be nice to mommy," Athrun said kneeling down and said to abdomen.

I laughed and said, "He's a darling."

Athrun stood up and looked at me with a deep and profound look.

"Thank you Cagalli," he said holding my hands, "For doing this."

"It's my baby too," I said kissing his cheek, "We made him together, how could I not want to do this."

"I know, but going through this and then the pain also," he said.

I shushed him with a kiss and broke away and said, "As long as I have you Athrun, I can do anything."

He smiled softly at that and said, "I love you."

"Love you too," I said, "Now baby wants food."

Athrun laughed and said, "Let's get you two filled up."

After breakfast Athrun decided to go to the beach for the day. He had already packed the stuff and after helping him out with a few things we were set to go. I took a nap during the 2 hours drive. When I woke, I was lying in the back. I stretched out just as Athrun finished parking.

"Morning angel, have a nice nap?" he as turning to face me.

I nodded and sat up. I was a bit lazy and stepped out of the car, the sun shining on us brightly making me sleepy. Athrun refused my help when I asked to take some stuff. I did anyways and he watched me like a hawk to make sure I was fine.

"Really Athrun if you didn't know about my pregnancy you wouldn't be treating me like this," I huffed.

"I know," he said, "But I want to take care of you."

Who could argue with that but, "I can still do things Athrun."

"I know," he said, "Fine…you can hold those two bags."

I set up a spot in front of his beach house and placed out beach towels there. I changed inside the bedroom's bathroom into a halter style bikini, and Athrun wore his navy trunks. He got out his sunglasses and rubbed me thoroughly with sunscreen before I started on him. I teased him and the sand had to wait a while before we came out to relax in it.

"This is the life," I said lying on my beach towel under the shade of my umbrella, Athrun snoozing behind me, his arms surrounding me.

He woke up a while later insisting that we needed to go into the water. He stripped off his shirt…finally and I went warm just at the sight of him. Other people did too, and ogled at my man with sighs and looked at me with envy. Athrun took my hand as we went into the water with no shivers and swam around a bit. Athrun was giving me lessons on how to float.

"You need to relax," he said as I was trying to make a star.

"I am relaxed," I said stiffly.

Athrun gave me a look and gave me a chaste kiss on the lips and I felt my limbs limp under Athrun's arms. Unknowingly to me, he let go of his arms underneath and as he continued kissing me I was floating in the water.

I placed my head back with a dreamy look and Athrun chuckled and said, "Look you're floating."

I saw his arms at the side and went down under the surface. Since the water was shallow I stood up and glared at him. He gave me an apologetic look and I said, "What if I had drowned in there."

Athrun laughed and said, "I would have saved you."

I had no come back and said, "Don't do that again."

"Cagalli you'll never learn to swim at this rate," he said.

"I don't need to learn," I said, "I have you remember."

He smiled and said, "I know you do, but it's still good to know."

"I think this has been enough for a day," I said, "I want to watch you surf."

"How about you come with me?" he asked

I shook my head and said, "Baby doesn't feel like rocking over the waves."

"Now don't use our kid as an excuse Cagalli," Athrun said, "If he's our baby, I'm sure he can handle some waves."

Athrun was right and he took me over some waves as I sat and leaned back on his toned calves, grasping them tightly. He let me off the hook and I watched him as he owned those waves with perfection. Kira and Lacus came shortly after and while I was helping Lacus with food. Kira and Athrun were currently engaged in a one-on-one game of soccer and they were both tied.

After our lunch we went into the water again and talked about random stuff until Kira and Lacus walked off to get some time alone. I wanted to play some volleyball.

"You know you can't," he said looking at my longing face at the net where a group of people were passing the ball to each other.

I pouted at him and sighed.

"Let's practice our sandcastle building skills," he suggested, "I need to fine tune mine for the little guy."

I laughed and joined him anyways as we dug into the sand for a few hours. A few children joined, watching Athrun make sandcastle architectural pieces, awing at them and wanted to learn from the master.

"I think your skills are fine," I said sitting on a chair looking at Athrun through my sunglasses as a few ladies came up to him to also comment on his work. Young and wildly flirting ladies, mind you.

Athrun looked up and chuckled, winking at me.

"Oh you must teach me," a red head said leaning down to show her cleavage through his skimpy bikini. Athrun politely was looking somewhere else.

"I'm sorry miss, but I don't feel like practicing my sandcastle building skills particularly with an adult, partially because I'm prepping for my child who is going to be born soon," Athrun said, "And my lovely fiancée is the only one I can share this skill with, so if you will please excuse me."

He came over to me, rolling his eyes at that red head that looked offended and walked away fuming.

"I must applaud your subliminal messaging skills," I said as Athrun took me into his arms.

"It comes with being a rich actor. I have to learn to politely remove people I don't want near me," he said, "However with you, I spilled out all my emotion and you still didn't even recognize that I loved you."

"I guess I was pretty dense," I said laughing.

"Thick as a rock, that head of yours," he said.

"Be nice," I said, "As if your head's any better."

We both laughed. By the evening I was thoroughly worn out and napping on the sand as Athrun was still busy engaged in athletic beach sports. He met some friends and they were all engaged in either a game of football, soccer, or volleyball. Athrun had an entourage at his feet waiting for attention. He, to my happiness would often just look at me and give me a wicked smile that made me catch my breath every time. When I woke up from my third nap, I stretched out lazily under the orange, purple sky felt a warm presence on my side and was sprawled in front of me supported by his arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck as we kissed for the god knows how many times today.

We just stared at each other for a while, no words needed to say how much we just really needed each other's presence and love. We stayed at his beach house that night and we were back home by the afternoon the next day as Kira and Lacus left last night back to Las Vegas. Time was just flying and I was given a wedding to magically create. Athrun got me every single thing to ease the stress of planning the wedding, from hiring a wedding planner, to his mother, to his friends, to my friends to himself and yet I was still worried. I gave my ideas of my perfect wedding to Tanya, my wedding planner and she gave me the most perfect envisions of my dream. Athrun added his own input but it surprised us how much of a simple, yet elegant wedding we both wanted.

I was currently trying to find a perfect wedding dress with my bride maids and Lenore. For the past few days we had found not even a sniff of the perfect dress and my baby was thoroughly complaining from his current home being treated the way he was.

After a torturous five days of dress hunting we found the one. It was a one-piece, strapless, A-line gown with lace-up closure. Chantilly Lace draped asymmetrically across the A-line gown, and was caught up at the side seams at various heights. Venise lace motifs adorned the strapless neckline, hugged the side hip, and encircled the bottom hem creating a scalloped edge.

When I changed back into my clothes, excited by succeeding in finding my dress I felt the most horrible headache in the world and sat down on the couch of my changing room. I had recently been getting headaches and had a feeling I was coming down with the flu. My muscles ached and often I would shiver in the night and seek Athrun's warmth constantly. But today had been the worst of the headaches and I couldn't see properly.

When it was over, I come out of the changing room to see the girls chattering to one another. I made my face and smiled, knowing that I had to take some Tylenol for relief. Lenore had lunch ready and after a fabulous meal we all relaxed and watched a movie in front of the huge television. Enjoying the chick flick there was a knock on the door, and knowing who it was hurried to answer the door. It was Athrun standing in all his glory wearing denim jeans and a fitted polo shirt. He was also holding a few bags.

"What have you got in there?" I asked him giving him a quick kiss.

"A surprise," he said moving me to a side to give me a proper kiss.

We went back to the living room and Lenore gave her son a hug and said, "Did you get the DJ, and photographer?"

"Dearka's taking the video and Mir is going to take the pictures. And I've got a DJ," Athrun said sitting down on a couch and pulling me onto his lap.

Mir nodded and said, "I think we'll be ready by next week."

"All we need is flowers and the cake," he said, "Tanya told me the hall was decorated."

"Speaking of Tanya," I said, "You've been meeting her, a lot these past few days."

Athrun chuckled and said, "I told you it's a surprise."

"So I won't even know what's in the bags?" I asked

"Well that you can," he said laughing, "Speaking of which I have the flowers for the bridesmaids and groomsmen. They're in a box with the names."

The girls got their boxes and looked at their corsage with delight. They were pretty. Athrun had one for me as well and it was red, orange and gold. The simple flowers and gold leaves left me breathless and I said, "This is so pretty."

"Just like you," Athrun said kissing my lips lightly, "Now mother I have to take Cagalli home."

Everyone protested but Athrun charmingly let them allow me to leave and once in his car and noticing that he still had a few bags left; I was curious to know what was inside.