Ran let out a long sigh, then rubbed her temples for stress relief as she watched the setting sun shine through the windows of the law firm in which she worked. The day had been long and harsh with no breaks, and she just wanted to go home and collapse.

"Just this page," She forced herself to concentrate. "Just this page and I'll be free to leave, and then I can go home and have a nice long nap.

"Ran-San?" came a timid voice from the doorway.

"Please, please, PLEASE let me be imagining things." Ran silently begged.

"There is some more paperwork left from the Sagawa case," Shigeru said apologetically, her eyes pleading for Ran's sympathy. "It apparently has to be handed in by today."

Ran exhaled, and then smiled tiredly. "Here, I'll take it. I just finished with this paperwork anyway." It was pointless to be angry with Shigeru, who probably worked just as hard, if not harder than Ran to keep things organized.

"One more thing Shigeru-San?" Ran asked as her secretary was about to leave. "Please get me a cup of black coffee; I'm going to need all the caffeine I can get to finish this."

"Will do," Shigeru said with an understanding smile. She then gently closed the office door and walked away, the clicks of her platform heels on the marble tiles echoing throughout the empty office.

"Back to work," Ran thought exasperatedly, and then began to work on the new report which had been handed to her.

Sometimes Ran wondered why she had decided to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a lawyer. Right after though, she would realize that even though she had loved the idea of entering the exciting world of law, what had really motivated her was the fact that her job would be close to that of Shinichi's.

The minute that his name entered her mind, Ran was lost in fantasies of her husband. Though they had been married for 5 years already, Ran still could not get over how perfect he was. She always thought she must be the luckiest girl on the planet for being able to claim an extremely smart, strikingly handsome, and athletically skilled man like Shinichi all to herself. And the best part about it was that he cared for her deeply too, and would never intentionally hurt her. For most women, that kind of man only exists in movies.

Although sometimes being Shinichi's wife had its downsides. Being only twenty-five, Shinichi's major successes in his field, both in japan and overseas mixed with his extreme handsomeness had brought him lots of fame. When a guy was extremely famous with good looks, that would mean that he would have fan girls. And when those ferocious fan girls found out their darling Shinichi had a wife, things would get ugly very quickly when they saw her. Ran could not even remember the number of times she had been called hideous, despicable, and irritating just because she had a claim on Shinichi that pulled him away from their claws. Just last week somebody had even had the nerve to accuse her of being a prostitute who had blackmailed Shinichi into marriage. The blackmail story was getting pretty old by now, seeing as to the eyes of the public, the only way an "ordinary, plain, working class girl" could be with a famous well known celebrity like Shinichi was through blackmail and other under handed tactics.

Nevertheless fan girls were easily handled by Ran and her karate, and though their words would sometimes pierce her heart like a sharp blade Shinichi was always there to mend it.

That thought alone brought her to the main reason for her lack of sleep, and the sadness welled up in her heart. Being such an internationally well-known detective, Shinichi was always receiving cases from police forces all around the world, begging him to help them out to solve their case as they need his extensive expertise for their impossible crime. Therefore Shinichi spent a great majority of his days travelling the world, and away from Ran. It wasn't as if he wanted to stay away. In fact, Shinichi used to try to stay at home as much as he could, because he didn't want to leave Ran all alone in their big house. But, although he tried to hide it, Ran could tell that Shinichi was bored without his mysteries to keep him on his feet. So Ran forced Shinichi to accept the mysteries, because the pain of knowing he was sacrificing his happiness for her was more than the ache of his absence. But even so, him being gone made it hard for her to sleep, which is why she was in such a vegetative state today. Especially with a certain confession she had to make to him which constantly was plaguing her thoughts.

For the next while, nothing could be heard in the office but the pitter-patter of Ran's fingers on the keyboard and her breathing which seemed to get slower and slower as her tiredness increased. Finally her nimble fingers came to a halt as she summed up the report and handed it to Shigeru-san, and then stumbled home in an exhausted stupor. Collapsing on the sofa, as the marble staircase was too far of a walk in her fatigued state; she let her eyes close and instantly fell asleep.

Ran was dreaming of Shinichi. They were dancing in a magnificent ballroom, Ran in a red eighteenth century styled dress, and Shinichi in a stylish black suit, to a waltz which was playing softly in the background. As they twirled around, Shinichi pressed his lips to hers and they were lost in their own little world, totally oblivious to the other dancers. The kiss felt so real, so real that it couldn't be a dream-

Ran's eyes flew open and she leaped off the sofa into a defensive crouch. "Who's there?" She growled.

"Easy there tiger," uttered a laughing voice from behind her.

Ran spun around, and then relaxed. There stood Shinichi with his hands in the air and a smirk on his face.

"Ran," He sighed pulling her into his arms. "I've missed you so much." He kissed her again, deeply this time, his mouth slowly trailing down to her jaw and then the base of her throat.

"I missed you too Shinichi," Ran breathed.

*Growl*

"It's time for breakfast for the lady," Shinichi announced grinning. Ran smiled sheepishly, and then daintily walked toward the direction of the kitchen, pulling Shinichi along behind her.

"Is it just me, or does Ran look a little unsteady on her feet?" Shinichi mentally questioned. "I hope she's not overworking herself to the point of exhaustion.

As soon as they entered the kitchen, Shinichi sat Ran down at the table and then began to cook breakfast, ignoring her feeble protests that she should really be the one cooking for him after his long journey back. As soon as breakfast was ready, Shinichi sat it down on the table and watched Ran shoveled down her food. It was strange, because Ran never had any particular love for eggs before, yet now she ate it like she hadn't eaten in days. "She must not have been eating properly," Shinichi thought to himself.

"OH MY GOD IT'S 12:00 p.m. RIGHT NOW! I NEED TO GET TO WORK!" Ran shouted distracting Shinichi from his thoughts. He grabbed Ran's arm before she could get up. "Ran, relax. Today's Saturday, you have the day off."

"Oh. Right. It's Saturday," Ran said, then slowly exhaled with her eyes closed. Shinichi noticed that there were dark bags under her eyes that hadn't been there previously. It looked as if she had had many sleepless nights. Right now, Ran was slowly nodding off at the table, about a millimetre away from having her head land in her food. "Hey Ran," Shinichi said, trying to get her attention.

"WHAT?" Ran shrieked as she snapped her head up, her eyes as wide as saucepans. "Shut up," she said to Shinichi as he started chuckling at her reaction.

"Ran," Shinichi began again seriously. "I think you should go back to sleep for a while. I doubt you will be able to stay awake in this state anyway." Ignoring Ran's weak protests, he scooped her up and carried her to the master bedroom.

"Ugh," Shinichi mentally groaned. "Ran's gotten heavier since the last time I've seen her." He didn't dare tell her that though, as her Karate skills were still infamous, though she didn't continue lessons. Shinichi plopped her down on the master bed and then was about to leave when Ran's hand snaked out and grabbed a handful of his t-shirt.

"Shi..ni…chi…don't…leave," she mumbled sleepily. Smiling fondly, Shinichi sat back down on the bed, and began stroking Ran's back, until her breathing evened out and she fell into a deep slumber.

Ran's eyes fluttered open lazily. The nap had rejuvenated her, and for the first time in days she felt energy coursing through her veins.

"Ran-Chan, you're awake!" Stated a familiar girly voice from the foot of her bed. Looking up she saw Yukiko bouncing up and down, looking extremely excited.

"That can't be good," Ran thought to herself anxiously.

"Yukiko-San, why are you here?" She questioned, trying not to sound wary. Though Yukiko always had good intentions, her idea of a "girls' night out" was usually too much for Ran to handle.

"Shin-Chan wanted me to get you ready," Yukiko responded, with extremely high spirits. "When I'm done with you, every guy everywhere will be begging for your attention! I'm so glad I finally got the chance to get you dressed up!"

"Why am I getting dressed up?" Ran asked suspiciously.

"You're not allowed to know," Yukiko said mysteriously with a wink. Then she whisked Ran off to the bathroom for the next two hours.

"Thank-you for the ride Yukiko–San," Ran said gratefully as she stepped out of the shiny red convertible.

"You have fun tonight Ran-Chan," Yukiko said cheerfully. "And make sure you break the news to him!"

"How did you-" Ran began to ask, but Yukiko was already speeding away. Looking in front of her, Ran saw the very restaurant where Shinichi had taken her after changing back from Conan.

"We really have changed since then haven't we?" Ran thought to herself nostalgically. She then walked into the restaurant, trying not to show how off balance Yukiko's stilettoes made her.

"You must be Mrs. Kudo."

Looking up, Ran saw one of the Restaurant employees, smiling diligently at her.

"Yes, that's me," She replied nervously to him.

"Follow me please," the attendant instructed politely, walked off toward the direction of fancy French doors. Bracing herself, Ran followed him and pushed open the doors.

The effect was instantaneous. Every male eye in the room ogled at Ran, and Ran alone. Feeling extremely self-conscious, Ran glanced anxiously around the room trying to spot the attendant whom she had lost track of.

"I hope Yukiko-San didn't over do me," Ran thought apprehensively. Her hair was half up half down, with an elegantly bun at the top of her head, and she wore a backless long black dress, which flowed down to her ankles.

Ran felt strong arms wind possessively around Ran as a pair of lips brushed her cheeks. Glancing up she saw Shinichi's sapphire eyes burning with some hidden emotion.

"Could he be jealous?" Ran thought. "No, it couldn't be!"

Shinichi then smiled at her, all traces of his previous reaction gone. "Shall we go to our seats milady?" He inquired.

"Please, let's," Ran answered, happy at the prospect of not being in the center of the room. Shinichi pulled her along to the back of the room, to a seat with a beautiful view of the city skyline. He seated her down then removed his jacket and sat down as well. Ran tried not to stare. Smooth strong muscled were emphasized through his white dress shirt, and his hair was gelled into carful spikes. Though Shinichi looked incredible without even trying, right now he almost looked godly.

"Like what you see?" Shinichi asked smugly, breaking her reverie.

Ran blushed so red that her face was the colour of a tomato, which caused Shinichi to break out in laughter.

"So Shinichi," Ran started conversationally, after their orders were taken. "Why bring me out to dinner today?"

Shinichi laughed. "Take out your cellphone and look at the date Ran," he said still smiling.

Ran pulled out her cell from her black clutch. She stared at the screen in disbelief, her mouth forming a small "o."

Shinichi leaned across the table and gently kissed Ran on the lips. "Happy twenty-fifth birthday Ran," He said softly.

"Thank-you," she answered with a red tint on her cheeks.

Throughout the course of the meal the conversation weaved in and out of topics. They talked about Shinicihi's time in Paris where his latest case had taken place, and about Ran's recent law cases, as well as many other topics. Before they knew it the meals had come and were finished, and Shinichi had requested the bill from the waiter.

"Thanks for taking me out today Shinichi, it was nice," Ran said to him tenderly, looking out at the night city landscape.

"You deserve it Ran," Shinichi replied with a small smile upon his face.

"No seriously. You're going to make a great father, I can already tell," Ran declared.

Shinichi froze. It was as if every molecule in his body was rendered useless when she uttered that single phrase. He forced himself to speak. "Sorry Ran, what did you say?"

Ran turned towards him, and Shinichi saw a large beam spread across her face. "I said you are going to make a great father."

Shinichi looked wordlessly at Ran, his eyes as large as saucepans. "Does that mean that you're-?"

"Yes, I'm pregnant," Ran confirmed with a hundred watt smile on her face.

Shinichi broke out into a large grin. He was going to be a father.

He was going to be a father!

Shinichi pulled Ran in and kissed her passionately, and then leaned his forehead onto hers. "I think I'm the happiest man on the earth right now," He whispered.

"What, only the Earth? Not the universe?" Ran asked teasingly, and then kissed him again.

I hope you liked it! because of a request from orangeleaf43 I decided to write 2 epilogues instead of one, which kind of makes no sense, but whatever! So stay tuned!

xoxoxo,

~Agentlebreeze