L's POV

"Anna?" I walked into the bedroom we shared. Anna was sitting in the middle of the bed with her legs folded at her sides staring down at her swollen stomach. "Anna, what are you doing?" I asked sitting across from her.

She looked up as if she'd only now noticed I'd come into the room. She looked down again, running her fingertips along the top of her belly, "Why didn't you tell me I was getting fat?" She pouted.

I rolled my eyes, "You're not getting fat, Anna. You're having a baby, this is what happens."

She looked up at me, "You're having a baby too, but you aren't getting fat."

"You're pregnant, Anna. This is normal. Besides even if you were getting fat, I wouldn't tell you." I decided watching her.

"You wouldn't tell me?" She sounded hurt.

"God, come here." I pulled her onto my lap, she rested her head on my shoulder, "I would never tell you that because it's not my job to tell you you're getting fat. My job it to tell you you're beautiful." I kissed the top of her head and rested my cheek there.

"Do you have to leave?" She asked holding onto me.

I sighed, "Yeah, I have to go, but I'll be back in a few days." Light's execution was scheduled for two days from now. I was flying to Japan this afternoon to be in attendance. I rested my hand on Anna's stomach, feeling the little life inside kick.

"What if the baby's born before you get back?" Anna asked placing her hand over mine.

I gave a half smile. "I'll be back." I wasn't sure if I would in all honesty. The baby was due any day now, but after the last time I'd spoken to Light, being at his execution was something I needed.

Anna looked up at me, a sad smile on her lips, "Please don't make promises you can't keep." I sighed and pulled her closer.

Part of me wanted to delay Light's execution just to be sure I was home for this, but I couldn't inform the police of this. Word would get out, everyone at Wammy's would be in danger. It wasn't something I could risk. "Do you want me to stay?"

Anna giggled, "Of course I want you to stay, but this is something you said you had to do. I won't take that away from you." I didn't say anything. I just sat there contemplating my choices. "Hey," I looked down at Anna, "Love, I'm going to be fine. Go, we've got things covered here." She pushed herself away from me and clumsily pushed herself off the bed. I got up to steady her. She pressed her lips to mine, "Now, you have to go or you'll miss your plane."

I laughed once, "I'm literally the only one on the plane, I think it'll wait for me."

She gave me a tiny shove, "You shouldn't make them wait." We walked out to the car together and I gave her one last kiss before getting into the car, I'd said goodbye to the boys before I left. "Call me when you land okay?" Anna requested.

I nodded, "I will." With that the car left and I was on my way to Japan.

Near's POV

I clutched the toy bear in my arms tightly as I stared at the white crib. It was now or never. Either I gave up the bear to the baby or I kept it. I didn't need it. I had a bunch of toys and Mello said I was too old for stuffed animals. I held the bear out in front of me. Years of having it had made it limp. I suppose that happens. This had been Anna's after all. It was at least twenty years old. I ran my fingers over the stitches Anna hand made in it. He'd gotten very beat up over the years. Between Mello and Matt throwing it around like a football when I wasn't looking and my taking it everywhere I went, it had gotten ripped on more than one occasion. Luckily, Anna could sew - somewhat- and repaired it for me. This really wasn't mine. It had always been Anna's and she'd given it to me. I brought it back to my chest. Anna had given it to me, which means she wanted me to have it. Then again, she didn't have a baby then. I was the baby. Maybe I should just keep it until the baby got older. I mean they wouldn't even appreciate it. I sighed to myself. If I didn't put the bear in the crib now, the kid wasn't getting it ever. After a little internal debate I placed it neatly in the corner. It's brown fur contrasting horribly with the white of the crib.

"Near? Baby, what are you doing in here?" I turned quickly to see Anna holding a laundry basket filled with tiny onesies and hats and gloves.

"I was looking for you." I lied.

Anna gave a chocked laugh, "You're not as good at lying as L. Is that my bear?" Anna put down the basket on the changing table and took the bear out of the crib and looked it over and then looked to me. I felt my cheeks heat up. "Near, are you giving the bear to the baby?"

I nodded, "I'm too old for stuffed animals."

Anna giggled and I looked up she was cradling the bear like it was a baby itself. "You know, I was about your age when I gave this to you." I watched her for a moment when she suddenly dropped the bear clutching her stomach.

"Anna?" Water seemingly appeared out of nowhere, "Ew." Then it hit me. Anna was having the baby, right now.

"Near, go get Wammy please." I did as I was told and Anna was ushered to the small infirmary.

I stood frozen in the nursery. "Near?" I looked up to Mello. He was sneering at me as usual. "What are you doing in here?"

I looked down at the towel Wammy had thrown on the floor and then back to Mello. "I think we should call L."

"Why? He'll be home tomorrow." Mello asked biting a piece of chocolate off the bar in his hand.

"I think Anna just went into labor." I confessed

Matt who had been standing next to Mello quietly snapped his head and from his game. He saved it quickly and pocketed the device before pulling out his cellphone. Within seconds he pocketed that too, "I shot him a text, he never has his phone on anyways. Now come on let's go wait for Anna to have the baby. I wanna meet my sister."

Both of Mello and I looked up, "Sister? L and Anna don't know what it is. They wanted it to be a surprise."

Matt shrugged, "I looked at the records. Now are you coming or what?" Matt walked down the hall quickly and Mello and I followed.

L's POV

Three beeps signaled a text message. Who would be texting me right now? It was one in the morning over here. The boys knew that, Anna knew that. Anna. I picked up the phone and flipped it open. Matt's name appeared across the screen. I opened the message and I could have thrown the phone across the room. Anna was having the baby right now and I was here. "Fuck." I mumbled the curse under my breath. What to do what to do… I could hop on a plane now, but I still probably wouldn't make it. I debated with what Anna would want me to do and threw myself back on the bed. She'd tell me there was no use rushing back to Wammy's and being rash. She'd tell me to wait and follow the plan because she'd rather me be late and safe. If I thought it was hard to fall asleep before it was impossible now. After all, I was going to be a dad.

Anna's POV

"What are you going to call her?" Near asked standing next to me, looking in the little pink blanket at the baby.

I smiled at him, "I don't know. L and I hadn't decided."

"Anna?" Everyone in the room looked up to see a very unruly L.

"Hey, detective." His eyes traveled down to the small bundle in my arms. "Do you want to hold your daughter?" L stumbled in a bit and took a seat on the bed next to me. "Support her head, it's been a while since you've held a baby." I glanced at Near.

"She has your eyes." L noted looking at the little one in his arm.

I gave a half smile, "Yeah, but she looks like you." I looked up at my boys, "Can we have a minute?" Mello nodded and dragged the other two out by their sleeves. "I haven't named her. I was waiting for you."

L nodded looking at the little one in his arms. "Any thoughts?" He looked to me rocking her slightly.

"Gia's a nice name." I answered resting my head on his shoulder.

He thought it over, "Italian."

I nodded, "It means God is gracious. I thought it was fitting everything considered."

L was quiet for a moment, "I like it." I look up at him, he looked like a child in a candy store. "I can't believe I'm a dad." His voice was barely above a whisper.

I smiled, "Don't be stupid. You've been a dad since you were thirteen when Near got here. You do remember Near, don't you?"

"They're yours. I didn't do anything with them. You raised them."

"Shut up, who checked for monsters under the bed? Who took care of those three when they were sick? L, you've been a dad forever."

He looked down at me and then at the baby in his arms, "Anna, please stop bursting my bubble."

I wanted to shove him, but knowing him and his luck with children, I decided that was a bad idea. "There's something I want to talk to you about, but put her down first."

L did as I asked, depositing Gia in the basinet, and moved to sit beside me in the bed, "What is it?"

I moved so I was sitting up a little straighter, "I want to make something official, but I don't know what you'll think of the idea."

L tilted his head to the side, "What is it?" I thought to myself how to word it. "Are trying to say you want to get married?"

I looked up at him. The thought hadn't crossed my mind. I never thought about getting married to L, it never seemed necessary, "No, that's not what I'm talking about. It's about the boys."

L looked at me, "I'm not sure I follow."

"I want to adopt them, like officially."

L watched me in silence. I waited patiently for his reply, but the silence was growing uneasy in my opinion, but I never was one for quiet. "Why?"

I shrugged, "Validation. This isn't easy on them. They've been at the center of our world for some time and now they're having that taken away by a newborn. I want them to know we still care about them and this isn't going to change that."

L laughed, "You're getting very sentimental in your old age, Anna."

"L, I'm serious." I maintained.

L rolled his eyes and pulled me into him, "I know, I know. Alright, let's talk to Wammy about it, after all this is his orphanage."

I smiled to myself, resting my head against L's chest, "Okay."