Harvey sighed as he heard Katie throw up again. A month or so after their wedding, Katie asked him if he wanted to have a baby with her. Harvey immediately said yes, and they had tried. Now, a month after that, Katie had started feeling sick. Harvey suspected his wife was pregnant.
Katie came back to the bed, laying back down. She sighed. "I wish my nausea would stop."
Harvey smiled. "I could examine you to-"
"No…no exams…" Katie said.
Harvey was taken aback. Usually she was all over exams because it meant he could touch her body. Was she alright?
"Why not?" He asked.
"I don't want you touching my stomach." She said.
Harvey was puzzled. "Why, what's wrong with your stomach?"
Katie curled up against him, shaking a little. "N-nothing."
"Katie, I'm not just your husband, I am your doctor." He began. "I need to know everything that is wrong with you."
Katie pressed up against him more. "It doesn't matter."
"Yes, it does, dear." He said. "I don't want to lose you because you're scared to tell me something."
Katie was silent. Harvey looked at her, seeing she had fallen asleep. He sighed.
"She's hiding something from me." Harvey sighed. "But what?"
He got up, changed into his clothes, and went into the kitchen to get Sidekick's food out and fill up the dish.
Sidekick immediately padded in at the sound of food being poured into his dish.
As he set the food bowl down, Harvey sighed.
Sidekick cocked his head, intent on learning his master's feelings of the day.
"I don't get it, Sidekick." He said, "Why is Katie keeping things secret from me?"
Sidekick looked into the bedroom, where his mistress was sleeping. He was curious to know what was up with her.
He gobbled down some of his food, then went into the bedroom, jumping up on the bed, licking Katie's face to wake her.
Her eyes opened with a smile. "Hey, Sidekick." She murmured.
Sidekick licked her face again.
Katie leaned into his ear and whispered. "I'm guessing you want to know the secret I'm keeping from Harvey?"
Sidekick woofed.
"I'm keeping it a surprise for his birthday." She smiled, then whispered very quietly into Sidekick's ear. "I'm having his baby, Sidekick."
Sidekick licked her cheekbone, then rubbed his head against her belly.
Katie smiled. "You'll protect us, right?"
Sidekick barked a yes.
Katie patted his head. "Good boy."
When Harvey's birthday rolled around, Katie was very eager to make it perfect by revealing her secret to him.
Harvey was greeted that morning by breakfast, and his favorite with it; Katie's fresh brewed coffee.
Katie made her coffee extra special by adding different coffee beans to it. Harvey loved the mix of flavors.
After breakfast, Katie took Harvey over to the fireplace and sat him down in his chair.
"Dear, I've been keeping a secret from you for a while." She said. "And the reason I've been doing that is that I was saving it for your birthday."
Harvey smiled. Typical Katie.
She gave him a long skinny box with a ribbon. Harvey opened it, the item inside making him gasp.
It was a pregnancy test, with two pink lines on it, meaning it was positive.
He looked at Katie with wide eyes. "You mean, you're…pregnant?"
Katie nodded, smiling.
Harvey wrapped his arms around her, one hand resting on her stomach, which he noticed was starting to grow round and swell.
"So, I'm guessing you're four months in," Harvey said. "Cause we tried for a baby for months ago."
Katie smiled, pressing up against him. "I believe so."
Harvey smiled. "So we'll be able to find out if it's a boy or a girl next month."
Katie chuckled. 'You mean 'they're'." She grinned.
Harvey's eyes widened. "What?"
"Remember when I went to Zuzu City to visit my mom?" She asked, getting a nod in reply. "Well, I told her, and we went to get an ultrasound done."
"And?"
Katie pulled an ultrasound picture out of her pocket and gave it to Harvey, whose eyes widened when he saw not one baby, but two babies in the picture.
Harvey took a deep breath. "Well, this is…." He struggled to find a word. "Very…surprising."
"That was the point." Katie smiled, hugging him.
Harvey smiled, and knelt down by her stomach, beginning to talk to the twins. "We're gonna take good care of you. You two are pretty lucky to have a father that's a doctor."
Katie smiled warmly, tears welling in her eyes. I'm glad to have Harvey as my husband. He'll take good care of the three of us.
Harvey stood back up. "Well, how about I take you to the clinic and make sure those two are doing alright?"
Katie smiled. "Sure."
On their way to the clinic, taking the long way around to get some fresh air and exercise, they bumped into Robin and Demetrius.
"Well, if it isn't Harvey and Katie?" Robin smiled sweetly. 'Nice to see you both."
"Happy birthday, Harvey," Demetrius said.
Harvey smiled. "Thanks."
"I'm guessing Katie's given you something nice for your birthday judging from the big smile on your face." Robin said.
"Oh, she did." Harvey smiled. "And it was a wonderful surprise."
"Really? Care to share?" Demetrius asked.
Harvey nodded. "Katie's expecting twins." He smiled.
Robin and Demetrius had wide eyes.
Robin smiled. "Well, you'll certainly have your hands full."
"It's something I've dreamed of, having kids." Katie smiled, gripping Harvey's hand tightly. "I've always wanted a family of my own."
"So have I." Harvey smiled.
"Well, I'm glad you two are getting something you've both wanted." Demetrius said.
Harvey smiled again, looking at Katie, who looked a bit embarrassed.
Harvey chuckled. "Well, I'm taking her to the clinic to see how she and the twins are doing."
"Best not keep you waiting." Robin said. "Have a good day you two."
Katie smiled. "Same to you."
As they continued their walk to the clinic, Harvey noticed Katie looked a little tired.
"Tired, love?" he asked.
Katie nodded.
"Well, I'll help you with the farm work after I'm done at the clinic, to give you some relief. And I'll have Marnie help care for the animals, cause being around livestock while pregnant can hurt the babies."
Katie's eyes widened. "Is it safe to be around Sidekick?"
"Yes." Harvey said.
Katie sighed relief.
When Harvey examined her, he found that the babies weren't at a healthy weight.
"You need to start eating more, love." He said. "The babies are underweight."
Katie nodded.
As she got up, Harvey noticed she had her hand protectively on her stomach. He chuckled.
"They aren't sick, you just need to eat more so they're big and strong." Harvey smiled
Katie wrapped her arms around him, running her fingers through his chocolate-brown hair. "I'm so lucky to have someone like you in my life, Harvey."
"I'm lucky to have such a wonderful wife…and soon…two lovely children." Harvey kissed her lips.
