Friday December 13,2002

Girls Night

Laura was out enjoying an evening out with Maxine, and Greta for much needed girl time. Life had been crazy for all three women. Max had just moved back to Chicago after a year ago, her and Waldo had hooked up at Eddie's wedding to Greta. Waldo was in town to cater Eddie's and Greta's wedding as a favor for an old friend. After their hookup, Waldo begged Max to come out to New York with him as he just invited to join a new culinary reality show. As much a Maxine wanted to work things out and hoped things were the same as they were younger, things just were not the same.

Laura just needed a night out because between Law School, studying for the bar exam, working a part time paid internship at a law firm and her and Steve just moved into a new two bedroom apartment was just became a little too much. So having a girls night felt good and not feeling like an "old" married woman, as Maxine called her, for one night is just what she needed.

As they sat at the the table at the Sizzle Club, Laura noticed Greta was being too quite. "Girl you better tell me what is wrong or I'll get it out of Eddie and you know I don't want to do that..." she said half jokingly as she nudged her friend.

"I'm divorcing Eddie..." Greta just came out with it as Laura and Maxine wide eyed their friend and mouths wide open in shock.

"What you mean your divorcing my brother? Girl what did he do?" Laura staired at her friend now as she felt confused and ticked off that Eddie might have screwed up and now her's and Greta's friendship was in trouble.

Came to find out after dodging the question, Greta finally told Laura and Maxine the truth. She felt Eddie job was more important than her and she began an affair. Laura was hot and blew up in Greta's face with a how could you and then stormed out of the club with Maxine to follow. They got in Laura's car as did not drink, and went back to her apartment. She would let Max crash on her sofa for the night.

Boys night

Steve was having a guys night out with Carl and Eddie, teaching them how to make cuckoo clocks. As the night went on Steve and Carl noticed Eddie was not his cheerful mood. First Steve thought maybe he was not liking it until Harriette walked in with 3J from movie friend date with his a girl he liked . Eddie told 3J is was adult talk , 3J stormed up the stairs. "I'll make it to the kid later." He suggested then proceeded to tell his parents and brother-in-law that Greta served him divorce papers and how she had fallen in love with the guy she had been having an affair with. Carl and Harriette offered him to stay in his old room until him and Greta figured out the living situation. Eddie took them on the offer as he could not face Greta right now. As Harriette went to set up his old room Eddie just let it out to Steve and Carl.

It was probably close to midnight when Steve made it back to his apartment. Few hours before he received a text on his Black Berry phone from Laura that Maxine was crashing kn the sofa as they both have been drinking a little too much wine. So he let her know he might be late as Eddo needed someone to talk to and not to wait up for him.

As he quietly entered his apartment and locked the door, he saw Maxine was passed out drunk on their sofa from the dim lighting from a lamp. Steve shook his head and went to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water and sat it on the end table by Max's head. He then snuck into his bedroom, to enter his bathroom he shared with Laura. Steve could not help but smile as Laura was passed out on their bed laying on her stomach and snoring. She ever drank but when she did the alcohol hit hard even it was just wine.

Steve entered the bathroom and took an extra bottle of Tylenol and next to the sink was a few "sick" buckets. So he grabbed the one they just bought and went back into the living room and sat the headache medicine by the bottle of water and the bucket on the floor near Maxine. He then noticed she was uncovered. So the nice guy he was, even though she still made fun of him and picked on Laura still marrying but all fun and games, he went to the hallway closet and grabbed a blanket and laid on Max.

Steve then walked back into the bedroom and was a little startled when he saw Laura sitting up.

"Steve?" Laura asked as she squinted towrads him from the dim lighting from the hallway with groggy voice.

"Hey Sweetheart..." Steve responded quietly as he went to their bed and sat at the end of her feet and began to covered legs from the covers. "You need anything? I can go get you some water or headache medicine. Do I need you help you to the bathroom?"

Laura gave her husband a warm smile as she noticed his concern on his face. She leaned closer as she tucked her legs beside her, then her arms loosely laid around Steve's neck. "Mmmm! Only thing I need is my husband!" Laura wink and then pressed her lips hard against his.

Steve's eyes widen and was hesitant for a split second as he did not want to take advantage of Laura, but he relaxed quickly as he put his hands on her hips and squeezed gently but enough friction for her to moan into his mouth. He then just melted as Steve Urkel could never resist Laura's kisses.

As their lips parted, moans came from both of them. But not wanting Maxine to wake up them hearing them make love or seeing them because they were a very loud couple when it came to love making, Steve broke the kiss. He felt bad because Laura gave him a sad look. "I'm just shutting the door my love, don't want to traumatized Max..." Laura laughed as Steve closed their bedroom door.

As he was walking back, since it was dark in their room except the moonlight peaking through the small gap in the curtians, he toe stubbed the edga of the bed. "Ouch!" He screamed and fell onto the bed.

"Awe my poor baby, let me make you feel better!" Laura said as she quickly straddling Steve making his whole body feeling a lot better. As he made her's feel amazing.

5 Weeks Later: January 2003

Laura was finishing up her paid internship for the day. She was ready for a date night with her husband. With him working so much now he had his PhD and had a full time job at a biotechnology and engineering lab for the last few months. She was very proud of her Doctor Steven Q. Urkel, but they both needed this weekend to unwind.

As she was ready to leave, Laura had to run to the restroom. As she was doing her business, it clicked that she should have started her monthly. Laura finished and took out her cell phone and went straight to her calendar. Panic set in, she was five days late. Laura hurried out of the law firm as she quickly said goodbye to her work friends. She got into her car, of course Laura felt happy because her and Steve have been well not exactly trying but they were no longer using protection. But her gynecologist told her ot could take six to a year to get pregnant after being on birth control for so long. It had been seven months since they made the decision, and that's why they moved into a bigger apartment. But also Laura was scared too because she was not hoping to get pregnant until after Law School, passed the bar exam, and had started her career. But she also had time while being pregnant to do all those things and she would work even harder to prove herself.

Laura started her car as she tried to stay calm driving to the pharmacy. When she made her way into the store she grabbed three different test. But would have to wait until Saturday morning to take the test because that was when to get the best results. So tonight she would try not to think about it for the rest of the evening.

After having an amazing night of going to movies to see National Security, which Steve found hilarious and Laura laughed at some points as so much was weighing on her mind, they had a late night dinner. Then came home as they ended up making love three times that night.

Before the sun came up, Laura snuck into the bathroom and only took out all three test out and taking a disposable bathroom cup out. As she caught herself in the mirror, Laura could tell she was exhausted. Not just by the amount of sex they had last night, or getting home late, but the possibility of being pregnant was playing many different scenarios in her head. She was just ready to take this test so she could put her mind at ease and maybe telling Steve tonight he was going to be a daddy.

Once Laura was done and all three test were sitting on the bathroom counter, she was too nervous to watch and sat on the edge on the bathtub and set a timer on her phone for two minutes. Her foot began to tap and she just hung on to the edge to the tub with her eyes closed. She heard the timer go off, but as Laura opened her eyes and shut off the annoying sound, she looked up as she was getting ready to stand only to see Steve in front of the counter looking down.

"Steve babe?" Only thing that came out of her mouth as she could no longer move and what felt like a life time for him to say something.

She caught his reflection as he looked at her from the mirror. Once Laura saw tears in his eyes she knew. "You're pregnant..." He quietly said with a smile on his face.