Fiona was definitely scared now; she was having a baby, and she only celebrated her marriage with Shrek about three days ago. She was scared of him being upset or nervous about the news.

She just sat on her bed, her knees pressed against her chest, and her arms wrapped around her legs. She could feel herself breathing heavily, many thoughts going through her head at the moment.

Fiona whispered to herself, "Oh my, what is he going to say? How's Shrek going to react? He is not going to like this. He will hate me for this."

The queen had already gone off to tell King Harold about Fiona's pregnancy, and maybe even the whole kingdom. Fiona did not want Shrek to know because she felt like he was going to explode on her.

Then, she heard the door handle rumble. That has to be Shrek… oh God, she thought. Fiona immediately scurried to look like she was still asleep. She pulled the covers over her, and she laid her head on the pillow. Closing her eyes, she whispered to herself, "It'll be okay, Fiona."

Outside the door, Shrek, Donkey, and Puss returned from their walk around the kingdom. Shrek let go of the handle, and he said to his friends, "All right. We still have to be careful not to wake her up. Just in case she is still asleep."

Donkey exclaimed, "Shrek, it's 9:25! She's probably still asleep if she wakes up at 9:30!"

Shrek frowned, and, along with Puss, told Donkey, "Shh!"

Donkey whispered, an embarrassed smile forming on his face, "Sorry." Shrek rolled his eyes, and he faced the door again.

Shrek then started to reach for the door again, thinking, please be awake, Fiona.

Right when he was about to open the door, a voice behind them said, "Shrek!"

Shrek gasped at the sound of his name, and he turned towards the direction of the voice. It was Queen Lillian; Shrek smiled at the older woman, and he said, "Oh, hello…" He couldn't think of what to call her now that he thought of her as a mother-in-law.

Even Donkey and Puss gave the older woman a smile, and she said, smiling at her son-in-law, "Mom. Please call me Mom, sweetheart."

Shrek said, "Got it. Can I help you with anything or do you need anything?" Lillian started to walk towards them, and Donkey asked, "Man, is this about Shrek being a part of your family now? Is he going to become a real prince?"

Shrek frowned at Donkey once again, and Donkey asked, "What? You're married to the Princess of the kingdom."

Lillian chuckled, and she said, "Well, Shrek already is a prince, Donkey."

Donkey gave Shrek a confused look, and he asked, "He is? He just looks like a hot man to me. Not a prince."

Shrek mumbled, "Knock it off, Donkey."

Lillian chuckled once again, and she said, "It's okay, Donkey, but yes, Shrek is a prince already. A very handsome one, indeed."

Shrek smiled at his mother-in-law, and he said, "Thank you."

"So anyways," Lillian continued. "Shrek, there is something that Fiona needs to tell you. I believe she should be the one to tell you, but I was just letting you know that she has something to tell you."

Shrek seemed confused at the moment, and he asked, "May I ask what it is about?"

Lillian sighed, and she claimed, "That I cannot tell you, son. Fiona has to tell you. It seems important, especially for you two has husband and wife."

Shrek was even more confused now; what is she talking about? What does Fiona have to tell me? He thought.

Donkey said, "Well, Lillian, Shrek was about to go into their bedroom. What if Puss and I stay out here, and you tell us while Fiona tells him in there?"

Puss nodded in agreement, and Lillian said, "Yes. Yes, of course. I can tell you two while Shrek goes in the bedroom."

Shrek gave them a confused look, and he shrugged his shoulders. What they didn't notice was that Fiona could hear them in the bedroom.

Her eyes were open in shock when she heard her mother telling Shrek, sort of, about her pregnancy. She immediately got off the bed when she heard that Shrek was coming into the bedroom.

Her blue eyes faced the door as she waited for Shrek to walk in. She could feel herself breathing heavily again, and she thought, oh man, this is going to be so bad.

Fiona walked closer to the door to hear if Shrek was walking in.

Outside the door, Shrek told Donkey and Puss, "Well, you guys might as well stay out here. I'll be in the bedroom if you need me."

He saw Lillian smiling at him; she was thinking, he is going to be a great father. He's going to treat their baby right.

Shrek then opened the door, and he walked in. He gasped right when he closed the door because Fiona was right behind the door when he closed it.

He chuckled, and he said, "Oh, it's just you, Fiona. You honestly scared me right there."

Fiona smiled at her charming husband, and she walked right in front of him. He could feel a smile form on his face, and he asked, "Well, how long have you been awake?"

"About five minutes," she replied. "I couldn't help overhearing your conversation out there."

Shrek asked, "Wait, you heard all that?"

Fiona smiled at him, and she said, "Yes, and there is something I need to tell you."

Shrek asked, feeling excited, "What is it?"

Inside her head, she was thinking, no, I shouldn't tell him right now. I… don't want to ruin anything between us.

Outside in the hallway, Donkey, Puss, and Lillian gathered around. Donkey asked, "What's up between Shrek and Fiona? Is it something real big?"

Lillian said, smiling, "Yes, it is. Really big for them."

Donkey and Puss could feel themselves getting excited, and Puss asked, "What is it?"

Lillian thought, here we go. They better not tell Shrek. She said, "Well, Shrek and Fiona… are going to… be parents… in about 8 and a half months."

Donkey and Puss gasped in excitement, and they asked excitedly, "Fiona's pregnant?!"

Lillian said, "Shh! Make sure they don't hear you! And yes, she is. She literally found out about twenty minutes ago or so."

Puss said, "Boss va a ser padre. ¡Que interesante!" Obviously, neither one of them understood him.

Lillian said, "Please don't tell Shrek until Fiona has told him."

Donkey jumped up and down in excitement, and he said, "We won't! But man, this whole thing is making me excited! I just want to tell him right now, but I can't! Oh, this is so exciting!"

Lillian said, "Yes, don't tell him! Fiona needs to tell him! Not you two!"

Puss's green eyes faced the older woman, and he said, "Puedes contar con nosotros, Reina. No le diremos al jefe sobre esto."

Donkey told Puss in annoyance, "Okay, do me a favor and stop speaking Spanish! We can't understand you when you speak another language!"

Puss rolled his eyes, and he said, "Whatever. We won't tell him, your highness."

In the bedroom, Shrek asked, a smile still formed on his face, "Well…?"

Fiona put her hand on his cheek, and she said, "All I have to say is that I love you so much. I don't know what I would do without you."

Shrek said, returning the smile, "I love you more than you think, Fiona. You are the best thing that has happened to me. Like you said, I don't know what I would do without you."

Then, they leaned in at the same time, and their lips met for a kiss. Shrek could feel so much love during that kiss. He was always happy to hear Fiona tell him that she loved him.

On the other hand, Fiona was still nervous about telling Shrek about her pregnancy. She was not ready to tell him that he was going to be a father.

When they separated, Fiona said, "I was more than happy to find out that Charming was not you. I knew he wasn't you all along. There was just something about him that made me think it wasn't you…"

Shrek chuckled, and he said, "Fiona, there is no one in the world who can be like me. I am who I am, and no one stands a chance of trying to be me."

Fiona smiled, and she said, "And that's why I love you. It's… not your usual fairytale. Me, a princess, falling in love with an ogre. I never knew that you were going to be this important to me, Shrek."

He leaned in to give her a kiss on her cheek, and he said, "I feel the same. We basically hated each other immediately, but then, just one night of traveling back to Farquaad's castle, I fell in love with you. You're beautiful… everywhere."

Fiona then gave him another kiss, and she said, "Well, that's really all I have to tell you. Just that I love you."

Shrek claimed, still smiling at her, "I love you, too."

"Wait, is tomorrow your birthday?" Fiona asked Shrek, smiling at him.

Shrek chuckled, and he said, "Yeah. Nothing that special. I'm only turning 25 years old. I really don't want to do anything for my birthday."

Fiona gave him a slap on his arm, and she said, "Oh come on! You know it's special to you. You just don't want to admit it. To me, your birthday is more special than mine, which is five months away from now."

He gave her a smile, and he said, "I'm serious. I really don't care about my birthday. I never truly celebrated it. I honestly never wanted to. Plus, like I said, I'm only turning 25. That's like everyone else in the kingdom's age."

Fiona thought, oh, Shrek. We are going to do something for your birthday. Something you'll like. She said, "If you insist. We won't do anything for your birthday."

Shrek said, "Thank you. It may sound weird, but thank you."

"Let's go get breakfast, shall we?" Fiona asked. He took her hands, and she smiled when she felt his touch.

He said, "We shall." Then, he opened the door for her, and they both walked out of the bedroom holding each other's hands.

To most people, the future father not knowing at that moment that he was going to be a father was strange. Most people in the kingdom thought it would've been right to tell Shrek that Fiona was having a baby, but, obviously, he was not informed about that.

Everyone in the castle knew that Fiona was pregnant… besides Shrek, her husband. Later that afternoon, while Shrek, Donkey, and Puss were at The Poison Apple, Fiona was in the library with her parents.

"So, you just found this out today, darling?" King Harold asked Fiona while they were reading their books.

Fiona slightly smiled, and she said, "Yes, Dad. I found out a few hours ago."

King Harold was thinking, my little girl is growing up too fast. She is already going to become a mother.

Queen Lillian asked, "What would you like your baby to be? A boy or a girl?"

Ever since Fiona was a little girl, she has always wanted a daughter named Felicia. She adored that name, and ever since she started falling in love with Shrek, she hoped that she would get pregnant with a girl… so far, only one-third of that is true so far.

Fiona smiled when she thought of the name of Felicia. She stated, "I honestly hope I have a girl. I would name her Felicia. I've always liked that name."

Fiona was still a little disappointed in her mother that she sort of told Shrek about her pregnancy, but she wasn't going to get too angry about it.

Harold said, "That's nice, darling." He was still reading his book, not enjoying the conversation about Fiona having a baby.

"What did Shrek say when you told him about it, dear?" Lillian asked Fiona.

Fiona's eyes widened, thinking, I didn't tell Shrek, Mom… I don't know what he said. She stammered, "I-I… didn't tell him."

Harold and Lillian both gave her confused, but shocked looks, and they asked in unison, "What?! Why?!"

Fiona thought, yeah, Fiona. Why didn't you tell him? Because you're scared of his reaction? What is it? What do you tell them?

She looked at them with melancholy in her eyes, and she said, "I'm nervous. I'm nervous that he won't be happy about it. I'm scared that he won't even talk to me or anything if I tell him."

Lillian stood up from her chair, and she went over to Fiona. She then started to hug her, and she said, "Shrek is going to love the fact that he is going to become a father. Trust me. After spending a few days with Shrek, we both learned that he is a great husband and son-in-law. He is much better than that Prince Charming. He will love it, darling."

Fiona could feel tears come up her eyes, and she asked, "Are you sure? Part of me thinks that, but I feel like he will hate it."

Harold then did the same thing Lillian did: he went over to Fiona and hugged her. He said, "We are definitely sure, darling. I would have given you that potion that Fairy Godmother wanted me to give you if I still hated Shrek, but I love him now. He is a great… uh, human-being now. Much better than Charming. He would love the idea of being a father. It's just up to you to tell him now."

Fiona sighed, happily though. She didn't know why she was happy, but after hearing her parents say they love Shrek, she could feel happiness rush through her. She said, "Okay. I will tell him-."

That's when she thought of the perfect idea; they should do another ball like they did for their marriage. Shrek would already be in a great mood for Fiona to tell him if they do another ball.

Fiona smiled, and she stood up from her chair. Her parents stared at her with smiles on their faces, and she said, "I have a great idea to tell him."

Her parents gave her a nod to show that they were listening, and she said, "So, since tomorrow is Shrek's birthday, I want us to have another party to celebrate his birthday and to tell him that I'm pregnant."

Her parents gave her nods and Harold said, "We could definitely do that, darling."

Fiona smiled with her teeth, and she said, "I would like everyone in the kingdom to come. I would like it to be here at the castle, and I would like it to be at 8:00. Basically the same thing we just did a few days ago, but earlier and not celebrating our marriage."

Lillian said, "That is something we can definitely do. We can inform everyone about it."

Fiona said, still smiling at them, "Thank you. I love you guys." She walked to them and hugged them once again. Her parents both returned the hug, and they said in unison, "We love you more."

Since that time, Harold, Lillian, and Fiona had started to tell everyone in the kingdom about the party they were having for Shrek's birthday and Fiona's pregnancy, and getting the castle ready for the party. They had also warned them not to tell Shrek about the party because it was a surprise.

Everyone they had told so far had been excited about it, and they all agreed to come.

At The Poison Apple, Shrek was drinking some beer while Donkey and Puss drank milk. Like before, Shrek is still the only one to not know about Fiona's pregnancy. Donkey and Puss did their best to hide the fact that they know.

As Shrek drank, Donkey asked, "So, Shrek, what did Fiona have to tell you? Was it important like the queen said?"

He smiled at the thought of his conversation with Fiona earlier, and he said, "She just told me that she loves me. I told her that I loved her, and we talked about my birthday tomorrow."

Donkey and Puss's eyes widened in shock; they both asked, "What?" Donkey thought, how in the world did she not tell him that she is having a baby?!

Puss thought, Ella no le contó sobre su embarazo? Eso está mal. Puss asked, "Is that really what she told you?"

Shrek gave them a confused look, and he said, "Yeah…" He thought, why are they giving me these weird looks? Was she supposed to say something else?

Donkey and Puss continued to stare at him with shocked looks on their faces. Shrek asked, "What?"

Then, Donkey smiled, and said, "Oh nothing. We were just staring at you in… uh… I don't know. We were just glad that it wasn't a bad thing."

Shrek nodded in disapprove; he could tell that Donkey was lying, but he didn't really care at that moment. He said, "Okay then." He continued to drink his beer, and when he looked away, Donkey and Puss exchanged confused looks.

They then shrugged, and Donkey asked, "Is tomorrow seriously your birthday?"

Shrek nodded as he took a drink of his beer, and he said, "Sure thing."

Puss asked, "¿Qué edad tienes, Boss?" Shrek could feel himself starting to laugh because he didn't understand Spanish at all.

Shrek asked, "What? I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish."

Puss asked, "How old are you turning, Boss?"

Shrek continued to chuckle, and he said, "I'm turning 25. Nothing special. That's really all I said to Fiona about my birthday."

Donkey said, just like Fiona, "Oh, come on, Shrek! It is special to you! To all of us! Being 25 is a great thing! We have to do something for your birthday!"

Shrek tried to convince him, "Donkey, I already told Fiona that I do not want to do anything for my birthday. I like doing nothing for my birthday because I never celebrated it."

Donkey, once again, gave him a confused look, and asked, "Why did you never celebrate it? Birthdays are the greatest days of your life!"

Shrek then thought of all the times his father tried to eat him when he was younger. It was always on his birthday when his father threatened to starve him or eat him. His father hated him, and he started to develop the hate for his father after his 11th birthday.

Ever since his 13th birthday, his father left him in the swamp all by himself, and he never returned. That was the hardest day for Shrek, but since many people were scared of him, he didn't have to worry about it.

Shrek could feel tears come up his eyes when he thought of his father. He said, "I… just didn't want to celebrate it. I couldn't, actually."

Puss asked, "Why not? Also, why are you upset?" Both Donkey and Puss saw the tears in Shrek's eyes, which concerned them greatly.

Shrek explained, "My father… he would always try to eat me when I was younger, especially on my birthday. He would try to starve me or eat me. I'm lucky to be here now. When I turned 13, he packed up and left me in the swamp. I was all by myself ever since then, and that made me who I was. Now that I am married to Fiona, I am not really like who I was."

Donkey thought, damn, he's been through a lot. A lot more than I thought.

Puss thought, wow. I feel really bad for him.

Shrek looked at them with tears spilling out of his eyes. He claimed, "I was scared of my father. He hated me, which made me hate him after I realized what a horrible ogre he was."

Donkey put his hoof on Shrek's shoulder, and Puss put his paw on Shrek's other shoulder. Puss said, "It's okay now, Boss. You are a sexy human, and no one will try to harm you. You have Fiona and all your friends. No one will harm you."

Shrek smiled at the small cat, and Donkey said with a smile, "I agree with him. That's what friends are for. We forgive and love each other. We will make sure no one tries to harm you nor Fiona."

Shrek smiled at his friends, and he said, "Thank you, guys. Really, thank you. I don't know what I would do without you guys."

The friends did their best to hug each other since one was a human, and the other two were smaller animals.

Shrek really did love the life he was living right now. He was glad that he finally opened up to someone about his past, and he was glad that he had friends and a wife to love him. He was glad that he was accepted into Fiona's family, and he was glad that he was a prince.

When the friends separated, Donkey asked, "I know you don't want to celebrate your birthday, but is there anything you would like for your birthday?" Both Donkey and Puss were curious about this answer.

Shrek thought and thought about something he had wanted ever since he started falling in love with Fiona.

He smiled and he said, "I would like a son. A son named Farkle or Fergus. I have wanted a son ever since I started falling in love with Fiona, but that's probably going to take a while."

Donkey and Puss's eyes widened in surprise as they smiled at each other. They gave each other nods, Donkey said, "Just keep dreaming, Shrek. He will come someday."

Shrek nodded in agreement, and he said, "I hope you're right." When he looked away, Donkey and Puss gave each other high-fives.

Puss thought, ¡Sí! Ahora, depende de Fiona contarle sobre su embarazo. ¡Él estará feliz con las noticias!

Donkey thought, thank God! Shrek is going to be so happy when he finds out that he will be a father! But, Fiona has to tell him first.

Shrek then said, "But, I just hope it's not right now. I don't know if I'm ready to handle a kid at this moment."

That's when Donkey and Puss's smiles vanished. They thought, oh no. This isn't good. Fiona's going to have a nervous breakdown about this.

Shrek knew that he wanted a kid of his own, but he was not ready, even though his wife is already pregnant. He better learn to get ready soon.