AN: So I finished this months ago and was like 'oh I'll save it for Halloween' and I got so into the Jolex Halloween fic that I forgot to post this! Anyway better late than never I hope you all enjoy because I've always said that this is how this scene should have been!
Jo looked through Alex's books on the shelf behind his desk. She hadn't gotten the chance to see her husband's new office yet. It was very much like the one at Grey-Slone, but smaller and dirtier. He had a few wrestling magazines, some good management books, and Ped's medical journals. She ran her fingers along the spines as she read the titles.
"Let's get out of here," Alex said, coming into the room and letting the folder drop onto his desk. "Today was a nightmare."
"Hey," Jo said, reaching up and holding his face as he looked at her. "You are amazing. You are turning a house of horrors into a legit hospital, and I am sorry if those investors can't see that."
"Well, don't be," Alex said, raising his eyebrows and giving her a slight smile. "I'm getting a new research facility."
"They gave you the funding?"
"Yeah, they said they were impressed with my ability to handle chaos."
"They don't even know the half of it," Jo said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "They should visit your childhood."
"Hey, you know what?" Ale said, as he pulled back from another kiss.
"Yeah?"
"We should do something to celebrate," Alex said, not telling her his plans just yet.
"Great. I am absolutely dressed for that," Jo said, holding out the skirt of her dress before she looked up at him, seeing that familiar glint of trouble in his eyes. "What?"
"What time does the courthouse close?" Alex said with a smile as Jo tilted her head.
He held out his hand and Jo let him pull her away.
They were standing in the courthouse together. Jo can hardly believe that they were doing this, but she was so giddy. She still loved standing there in her white dress, holding his hands and loving every word he said to her. She was so wrapped up in this moment. It was the perfect wedding and she couldn't even believe the courthouse was open this late much less on Halloween. Although she was possibly elated more so about the fact that she got Alex to actually wear the vampire teeth. She knew he did it only for her.
It's not their wedding on the ferry boat at sunset. She didn't have the perfect white dress and they didn't have their friends and family, but it was an intimate moment that they would have forever.
Finally, it was her turn to say her vows. They had the traditional vows as she repeated after the judge. She's been trying to think of the right thing to say to make her vows a little unique for him. The second the idea popped up in her head, she knew she had to do it. It would also surprise him and possibly scare him a little bit, but hopefully in a good way.
"For better or worse."
"For better or worse." Jo repeated after him.
"For richer or poorer."
"For richer… or pregnant," Jo said in a single breath as she watched Alex take in her words.
For a second he just stood there, gobsmacked. His eyes were wide and his lips parted. She wasn't sure if he actually heard her. Although, judging by the look on his face he did.
"What?" Alex asked, his voice muffled by the vampire teeth.
"I'm pregnant," Jo said, confirming it to him with a nervous little smile.
"Are you serious," Alex asked, still surprised and Jo suddenly got nervous about telling him like this.
"Yes," Jo said, biting her lip as she nodded. "Why do you think I dressed up and have been following you around at work all day? I've been trying to tell you all day, but it's been one catastrophe after another at the hospital. I didn't want to stress you out at work so I just figured I'd wait to tell you at home, but then you wanted to get legally married…."
Before Jo could say anything more, Alex cut her off with a kiss. He pressed his lips into hers and she could feel the excitement on his lips. He smiled against her lips and she pulled back to see him with a broad smile.
"You're really pregnant?" Alex asked, sure of himself, but more so asking her to say it again.
"Yes, I'm pregnant," Jo said with a matching smile that started to hurt her cheeks.
He looked down at her stomach and let go of one of her hands to reach down to hold her belly, rubbing his thumb in a little circle. There's nothing there quite yet, just the tiniest curve of her belly where her uterus was a little more prominent. She wasn't sure if he could even feel it yet.
"We're gonna have a baby," Alex said, his voice giddy with his large smile.
"Yeah we're going to have a baby," Jo said sighing in contentment as he leaned in and kissed her again.
The officiant let them have their moment, but after their second kiss, he cleared his throat. They reluctantly parted, but Alex still smiled wide and happy and he kept his hand on her belly. Jo felt like she was floating on air. She was so happy at this moment and she can barely contain it.
Jo looked over at him and smiled as she repeated her vows. "For richer or poor. "
Alex leaned in and she did too as their noses touch and they smile at each other. He gave her a little smile and held her belly through the rest of the preceding until they were finally officially and legally married. Alex leaned in and kissed her with lips full of passion. Jo melted into him with a little moan. As she let herself be consumed by his lips. She wrapped her arms around him and put one hand on his cheek, holding him against her for as long as possible. They only break apart when they're desperate for air.
After they got out of the court, having filed all the correct documents and making sure everything was in order, Alex kissed her again as he led her out to the car, holding her hand. He pulled her against him as he kissed her against the car. He fumbled with the door handle until they fell into the backseat. Jo sat up with a laugh as he undid the ties on her dress and forced it open.
Instead of his hands going to more intimate places, he smiled as he leaned down and stared at her belly. Jo easily smiled as she put her hand on his cheek, his eyes glance up at her before he looked back down at their baby. He put one hand over her bump, gently gracing her skin before he held the little bump.
"Hey you," Alex said as he leaned down and kissed her bump. "I'm your Daddy, it's nice to meet you."
Jo reached up to tangle her hand in his hair as he leaned down to kiss her bump. "You're finally gonna be a dad."
"And you're gonna be a mom," Alex said with a smile as he came up and kissed her lips. "And don't worry because you're going to be an amazing mom, Jo."
Jo smiled and sighed, she knew he was right and she was finally ready. She was going to be a mom and he was going to be a dad and they were going to have the family they always wanted.
