Written for a prompt as a progression of this story. Hope you enjoy and please let me know if the first chapter is already updated on here somewhere. I was unable to find it and am wondering if I forgot to ever put it up. Any reviews are welcome!

Ruby set her tray down, rubbing her belly. It was actually becoming something of a belly by now. She could still see her feet, but there would be no more shirts above her midriff. She patted her bump with a smile. She'd begun feeling the baby move within the last few weeks and with the new sensations came the constant awareness that she was growing another person. Another human being, created by Archie and herself. Ruby discreetly wiped at her eyes. Damn hormones. Just then, Granny emerged from the kitchen and handed her two plated burgers,

"Get these to Emma. And just because you had momentary lapse in judgment does not mean I'll be excusing lacking service." she said with a wagging finger. Ruby rolled her eyes and grabbed the plates,

"Yes ma'am." She made her way over to Emma, putting one plate in front of the sherrif and the other in front of Henry. Henry grinned up at her,

"Hi Ruby! How are you?" Ruby grinned at him. He never failed to make her smile. The rest of the town seemed to have retained the old world views on pre-marital pregnancy and once-warm customers were now terse and obviously holding half-whispered conversations about her. Only Emma, Ashley, and Henry had been supportive of her pregnancy.

"I'm doing pretty well. I can feel the baby moving now."

"Really? Can I feel?" asked Henry excitedly. Ruby grabbed his hand and took a moment before carefully placing it. It only took a second before the baby nudged at the edge of Henry's hand. He looked up at Ruby, wide-eyed,

"That's amazing! Emma, feel!"

"Oh no kid, that's okay." she said, looking decidedly uncomfortable. Ruby shrugged,

"Go ahead if you want." Emma hesitantly put her hand next to her son's and soon the baby nudged again. This time it was a flurry of kicks and Henry laughed. Ruby entwined her hands beneath the small bump and smiled down at it, laughing along with Henry.

Archie walked into the diner and stopped, completely caught offguard by the sight that greeted him. He was looking at Ruby, but this was an entirely different Ruby from what he knew. The untouchable, armored woman he knew was gone, momentarily replaced by this fertile goddess. Ruby's hand beneath her belly pushed it up just a little bit, emphasizing the tiny bump. The buttons on her white button-down shirt were clearly straining to contain her expanding abdomen and Archie was practically salivating at the sight of his beautiful girlfriend. Ruby looked up at the sound of the bell and smiled at him, the kind of warm genuine smile that warmed Archie to his toes. One hand moved to the top of her belly and rubbed a small circle. Without even realizing it, Archie's feet carried him straight to her. Ruby kissed his cheek,

"How are you?" she asked. Archie swallowed and cleared his throat,

"Excellent. You?"

"Not bad. I was just showing Emma and Henry where the baby is kicking."

"You can feel it?" asked Archie in wonder.

"Yeah." said Ruby, smiling. Archie raised his hand until it hovered just above Ruby's belly,

"Do you mind if I..."

"Go ahead. You don't have to ask permission." Ruby pushed Emma and Henry's hands out of the way a bit to make room for Archie's. The second he came in contact the baby squirmed and kicked like never before. Archie's jaw dropped as he whispered,

"Wow."

"Yeah." said Ruby with a laugh. The stood immobile for a moment before Emma jumped up,

"I just remembered, I need to go...drop off Henry." Emma put money on the table and quickly left, Henry behind her. Ruby watched her friend go with a frown,

"Did I do something?"

"No. I imagine it just brings back unhappy memories when she was pregnant with Henry." explained Archie, his other hand shooting up to cover the recently vacated surface of Ruby's bump. Ruby covered his hands with hers and the two stood there for a while, together feeling their child move. Finally, Granny shouted from behind the counter,

"Girl, you have two seconds to start working." Ruby reluctantly stepped back from Archie and picked up her tray, loading it with Emma and Henry's half-eaten burgers. She turned to go about her job, shrugging at Archie,

"Duty calls."

"I'll wait." he said, sliding into a stool at the bar. Ruby smiled,

"Good."