Hey babes! Back again with a new fic! Been a while, but I'm excited to be sharing this one. Decided to write it after the trailer for the rest of the episodes dropped, so I started this before the sneak peek dropped of Juliet telling Thomas that she's late, which is why the dialogue doesn't match up and why it doesn't line up with what's probably gonna happen at the beginning of the scene. But that's okay.
Hope you enjoy!
She's terrified when the possibility occurs to her. Terrified because it wasn't planned or talked about beforehand. Terrified because she's not exactly as young as she once was and that means things might not work out. Terrified because while a large part of her wants this, there's another smaller part that isn't sure she'll actually be any good at it.
And she wants to be good at it.
Logically, she knows she needs to tell Thomas about this at some point. But she hasn't quite decided if she's going to tell that she thinks she's pregnant, or if she's going to wait until she takes a test and has confirmation in either direction.
Thankfully, she doesn't have to decide right away because a case comes their way. She figures she can wait a little longer before deciding what to do. There's nothing that says she has to figure it out immediately. Taking on a new client will be a perfect distraction for her.
Unfortunately, the distraction only works for so long. Their case leads them into situations that are no more dangerous than usual, and it makes her think. Maybe she should just tell him, instead of continuing to put it off for whatever reason. She knows Thomas, she trusts him, she might even go so far as to say that she loves him (even if she hasn't admitted it out loud), and he'll handle this news well. She's sure of it.
She waits until after the case has wrapped up, though, when they finally have a chance to relax and reflect on everything that happened. Thankfully the case only took about half a day, so the sun is still shining brightly when she texts him and asks him to meet her.
She's already sitting on the bench when he arrives, and she briefly wonders why she didn't just wait until they were back at the house to bring this up. But they're already here, so she might as well go through with it.
"Hey, Higgy," he greets her cheerily as he sits down next to her, pressing a kiss to her cheek.
She offers him a small smile. "Hi. Um, I need to tell you something."
He nods slightly. "Okay. What is it?"
She takes a deep breath. "I'm late."
His brows furrow slightly. "Uh, unless time has started working differently, I'm pretty sure you were here before me."
She sighs, shaking her head and shifting slightly on the bench. "No. Thomas, I'm…late," she emphasizes the word in such a way, giving him a look too, that she hopes the message gets across to him.
His eyes go wide a split second later. "Oh."
She nods. "Yeah."
"So…are you…?"
"I don't know. It's possible, but there's only one way to know for sure. I know we haven't exactly talked about this, and it's a lot, but we probably should talk about the possibility and—"
"Hey," he cuts her off with a gentle hand on her own. "I think before we get ahead of ourselves, we should find out if you actually are pregnant. Then we'll take it from there."
She nods. "Right, yes."
"You gonna be okay?"
"I think so. I just…I'm still trying to process the possibility."
"So am I. But we'll deal with this together, okay? Whatever the result is."
She smiles softly at him. "Thank you. I've been trying not to think about it all day because of the case, and now that it's done, I'm finally allowing myself to think about the possibility of us having a child."
"And…is that something you want?"
"I think so. But we haven't even been together an entire year yet, and we've never actually talked about having kids, and I'm–" she cuts herself off, forcing herself to take a deep breath in. "Sorry."
"Don't apologize. Like you said, this is a lot. Let's just take this one thing at a time, okay? Let's start with a pregnancy test and then go from there."
"Yes, you're absolutely right."
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It takes her only a little under half an hour to get everything she needs and head back to Robin's Nest. She's still incredibly nervous about what the results are going to be, but she also knows everything is going to be okay, no matter what, because she has Thomas.
She can tell he's trying to be calm about the whole situation, that he's trying to keep his own feelings reigned in for her sake. At least until they know the results. She's not sure if she can wait as long as they'll need to.
Neither of them says much as they wait for the timer to go off so they can look at the tests. Each one sits waiting on the bathroom counter as the seconds tick down on the screen of her cell phone.
Once the timer goes off, she finds herself still unable to move. It takes a small nudge from Thomas to get her up and moving toward the tests. She steps closer and lifts the first test with a shaky hand, letting out a breath when she sees the result.
Just to have the reassurance, she picks up the other few tests as well, to make sure that they match. And they do.
"So, what do they say? What's the verdict?"
Juliet spins around slowly, one of the tests in her hand, and holds it up for Thomas to see. "It's negative," she tells him. "I'm not pregnant."
"Oh."
"Is that…is that a relieved 'oh' or a disappointed 'oh'."
He lets out a breath. "I don't know. A little bit of both, maybe?"
"How so?"
"Well, we weren't exactly prepared for the possibility of a baby right now. And yeah, we'd have about eight months to get prepared, but it'd still be happening unexpectedly. But at the same time, I…I wouldn't mind it, I honestly think I'd really enjoy being a dad."
She smiles at him, setting the test down and walking closer. "And you'd be wonderful at it. I'm the one who'd be rubbish at being a mum. I wouldn't know the first place to start."
"I'm pretty sure loving the kid is as good a place as any," Thomas teases.
She rolls her eyes, though there's a smile still on her lips. "I meant when it comes to actually taking care of them every day. It's one thing when it's someone else's child and you can give them back at the end of the day or after a few hours. It's another thing entirely when it's our own."
He steps closer and raises a brow, his hands resting on her hips. "Our own? You thinking about having a baby with me?"
"Oh, shut up, Thomas," she says, lightly hitting his chest. "You know what I mean."
He chuckles and nods. "Yeah, I do. And for the record, I think you'd be a pretty fantastic mom. Something I know I've told you before."
"Mum," she corrects him. "We may live in America, but I'm still British."
"Yes, ma'am." He takes a deep breath. "Is this…is this something you actually want, to have a baby? Because I really don't want to get my hopes up here if it isn't."
She smiles gently and shakes her head. "No, it's…it's something I want. With you. Just not right now. I want to be a little more prepared first, at least for the possibility."
"So…do we actively try…or just let things happen as they're meant to happen?"
She takes a deep breath. "I think…we take things one day at a time. Right now we focus on us. And then, later on down the line, we can focus on…possibilities."
Thomas smiles brightly, tugging her closer. "I think that sounds perfect."
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A little over a year and a half later, while they're blissfully engaged, Thomas and Juliet welcome a happy, healthy baby girl; Charlotte Elizabeth Magnum. Born in the early hours of the morning, with a set of healthy, powerful lungs and the most beautiful eyes either of them have ever seen, they both firmly believe she's the cutest baby on the face of the planet.
Though, they may be a little biased. But they've also never been happier.
So? What did you think? Let me know in a review down below. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Until next time,
Jellybean96 out!