"It's not like she's going to chase you out of the house and hit you with a bat."

"But I have no idea how she'd react to - to - to this situation!"

"If you keep waving your hands around like that, you're going to hit someone."

"This is a very different situation."

"I think you're more nervous about this than I am. Frankly, I think you're overreacting. "

"What am I going to say?"

"Tadashi. We're married. This is normal and accepted by society. You don't even have to say anything-"

"She'll be so worried-"

GoGo couldn't help but smile at her panicking husband. This was easily more of her problem than his, but he didn't seem to realize that fact. In fact, this problem shouldn't be his to deal with (yet), but still, she's touched that he cares.

The door in front of them opens, and Aunt Cass pops her head out, smiling at them. She's aged well over the past few years, more smile lines and wrinkles, but still full of that genuine happiness that is Aunt Cass. "Hey, kids!" she says cheerfully, and winces. "I have no idea why I can't stop calling you guys that."

Tadashi chuckles nervously, and GoGo rolls her eyes at her husband. "It's all right, Aunt Cass. You make us feel younger, anyway," she jokes, and pulls Tadashi with him as they enter the door. The Lucky Cat Cafe looks exactly as it always does, smells as it always does, and still gives her that utter sense of nostalgia that brings a smile to her face. She can still see their group, clustered at a table and chattering about different things.

She sees Hiro, standing up excitedly, as he talks to them about his upcoming final project. She sees Fred, leaning a chair back on it's two legs, listening to Hiro. She sees Wasabi straightening the cuttlery on the table, muttering something about angles. She sees Honey Lemon, typing something eagerly into her phone, and making some remarks at Hiro's invention. She sees herself, blowing bubblegum bubbles while analyzing some of her blue prints, and Tadashi right next to her, pointing something out to her with his mechanical pencil.

"It's just like home," Tadashi sighs, breaking the mirage that GoGo's thought up in her mind.

Aunt Cass smiles. "Of course it's like home, Tadashi. You grew up here. You lived here." Aunt Cass laughs, and gestures them over to a table. "Now, come on, I'm sure both of you are busy bees. Sit for a while, and I'll get your coffee. Do you still take yours black, GoGo?"

"Uhm, no coffee for me, Aunt Cass," GoGo says quickly. "Tea will be fine."

"Same for me, Aunt Cass," Tadashi replies just as quickly, connecting his sentences to hers. GoGo makes a face at him.

Shrugging, (Maybe it's what the young adults are drinking these days, she thinks) Aunt Cass bustles away, leaving the couple to themselves, and Tadashi finds himself becoming a nervous wreck again. "I'm so nervous."

"For the millionth time, Tadashi, you don't need to be nervous!" GoGo tries to soothe her husband without strangling him. "You don't even have to say anything, just let me do the talking and-"

"Talking about what?" Aunt Cass smiles easily, balancing three steaming cups and saucers on a tray.

Before GoGo can say anything to prepare her aunt in-law for their news, Tadashi blurts out four words that will be forever seared in Aunt Cass' brain. "Aunt Cass, I'm pregnant!"

The tray, and the cups of tea come crashing down on to the floor, and GoGo buries her face in her hands. Oh, Tadashi... "You're pregnant?" Aunt Cass shrieks, and GoGo looks up incredulously.

Wait. What?

Tadashi nods shakily, looking down at the floor. "I'm pregnant, Aunt Cass. Eight weeks," he says in a strangled, nervous voice. GoGo wonders if her husband has gone crazy.

Aunt Cass collapses into a chair, wringing her hands together. "Oh, Tadashi! You're going to need a lot of vitamins and supplements - I think I can steal a few samples from my friends! You shouldn't be walking around! You should be resting. Yes, bed rest. That's what your mother did, when she was pregnant with you and Hiro."

"I know, I know, I'm actually thinking of quitting my job so I can take care of the baby," Tadashi looks up at Aunt Cass. "I'm so happy, but I'm so scared..."

"You should be!" Aunt Cass cries out. "Childbirth is such a laborous ordeal. Literally. We're going to have to enroll you in birthing classes!"

GoGo blinks, following her husband and his aunt with her eyes. They have literally gone insane. Never mind the fact that Tadashi has suddenly gotten this idea that he was going to give birth to their little bundle of joy - for some reason, Aunt Cass actually believes him, and is giving him tips and words of encouragement.

This is mildly amusing. GoGo decides to see how far this would actually go.

"How far along are you, again?" Aunt Cass asks, getting a bit teary-eyed.

"Eight weeks," Tadashi replies dutifully. "We actually knew for a while, but you're the first to know."

The first tear falls, and Aunt Cass starts crying earnestly into her hands. "Oh, I'm so old! And you're so old! We're all old!"

"Tell me about it," GoGo quips, wondering if her remark will bring them back to reality.

It doesn't.

"You don't know how happy I am, Tadashi!" Aunt Cass says tearfully. "You deserve to have a beautiful, baby boy-"

"I hope it's a girl," Tadashi interrupts earnestly. "But I'll be happy of whatever gender our baby is."

"Your mother always wanted a girl," Aunt Cass smiles sadly. "But she loved you two like no one else. There was no disappointment, nothing. When she gave birth to you..."

The five words give them something to ponder on.

GoGo smirks, wishing she had a camera. "Ah, yes. When she gave birth to -"

Aunt Cass and Tadashi turn a very dark shade of red, after realizing how ridiculous the last ten minutes had been. "You could've said something!" Aunt Cass points out, pouting.

GoGo shakes her head, remembering this moment, and knowing she's going to share this with everyone - including her first child. "This was so worth the satisfaction."

(*)

A bit of humor (I think?) with the woman who always gets the short end of the stick (in my opinion), Aunt Cass!

A bit of justification for their actions - Yes Tadashi is very aware that he and GoGo are married, but I think that he'd be terrified to admit to his loving mother figure that she's about to be a grandmother, when she's already so worried about her age. I also think it could stem off from a little internal problem, too - Would he make a good father? Would he leave his son prematurely? Would he know what to do?

As for Aunt Cass, I think the excitement would get to her. I think she's been waiting all these years - her boys will always be her boys, and she must have been expecting probably a lot of mischief with them - and not getting any. So when Tadashi just blurts out he's pregnant, she goes with it. And in her excitement, plus her natural mother hen tendencies, she forgets that Tadashi is in fact, male.

Next chapter is part two of the Honeymoon - Might have it up later tonight, since I was working on these two simultaneously. Ciao!