The Happy Song [Jess]

In between a deadline she had to meet, and not feeling really up for traveling, Jess had stayed home from Mido's most recent trip, although a big part of her wished she'd been able to go along with him. She loved these trips, he was a fun travel companion and the two had a great time everywhere they went, even on the handful of trips that had technically been...kind of disasters...miscommunications, messed up travel plans...they'd had their share of adventures and she loved it all.

But after a bit of time, she found herself wanting to add to their family. She'd always kind of wanted to have kids, but not until she'd taken the time to see the world, to establish her job, to make sure she had the means and money and stability to give them all the things in their life she'd never gotten to have. And just as importantly, she'd wanted to make sure that was what her partner wanted too, not wanting to force or spring a major life change on him. And at first he hadn't been sure, they'd had several long deep discussions on the topic, they'd put it on the back burner more than once, to come back and revisit the topic later, she didn't pester or nag about it, until he decided it was something he wanted and was ready for too. And she couldn't have been more excited when he agreed, and she had no doubts he would be an amazing father, in spite of...or maybe because of his concerns on the matter...he knew what he did and didn't want to be, and would work hard just as she would to be the best parent they knew how to be.

They had been trying for a while, it hadn't happened immediately, but hadn't quite been long enough yet to worry about it too much, although she had to admit to her disappointment as the months passed...until now. She had known for a couple days now, since about halfway through his trip, and every time she'd talked to him on the phone it had been all she could do not to burst out and say it...but such news should be delivered in person, not over the phone. She wanted to see the look on his face when he found out.

She heard him come in and turned quickly to greet him, her smile bright. "Hey you! I missed you!" She pulled him in for a hug and a kiss. "How was your trip?"

His face lit up immediately when she turned to greet him, and he laughed when he was pulled down into a hug, careful as he could lifting her up to kiss her art his level, "Missed you more!" He grinned wide and sat her down, deciding to leave his bags where they were for now so he could go flop down on the couch, tugging her with him, "good! Missed my travelling companion, but it was still good!" He chuckled, "brought you back a souvenir, one of the artists showing was selling her wicked ass sculptures and this one just screamed Jessica!" He grinned, "she fell head over heels for one of my pieces and we did a sort of trade off!" He leaned back against the couch and yawned, "I'm glad to be home though. Glad to see you again, Jess."

After a moment he sat up, his eyes bright and interested, "Oh how are you feeling by the way? And how'd the job go?" He'd known about the important date she had to meet, one of the reasons she'd sat this tip out, and he was eager to know how everything went, "been doing okay while I was gone?" He always worried when they were split up for whatever reasons, he supposed it was that protective nature cropping up like it did from time to time, he missed her terribly when he was away, and admittedly got a little over zealous with calling and texting sometimes because of it, he felt much better being home and safe with her.

"Missed you most!" She chirped back happily up at him. She went along with him to the couch, flopping down along with him, her head resting against his chest. The promise of a present brought her head up again quickly. "Presents? Oh, that sounds awesome, I can't wait to see it!" She grinned, he had great taste when it came to bringing her home totally random things she loved, and she couldn't wait to see what he'd picked out for her this time.

She pulled herself the rest of the way back up to sit, still pressed up against him though, her legs draped over his as she looked down at him. "Got it done and in just on time...I got kinda stuck and had to walk away from it for a bit until I decided how to finish it...but done and done now! I have another project to start on, but it's not due for two weeks so I've got some time." She shrugged a little.

Unable to wait any longer, she bounced up and down slightly in her barely controlled excitement. "Aaaand...guess what else?" She asked, reaching out for his hands, her eyes and whole face happily lit up as she looked down at him.

He laughed and held her head there, until she popped back up and he grinned, "you'll like it! This chick was like all about the punk grunge stuff!" He'd go grab it now, but one she was close and he didn't want to move, and two he was jetlagged and feeling lazy, "I'd show you but naaaah...I just wanna be lazy here with you!" He grinned, letting a yawn punctuate his words as he laughed softly, "jetlag suuuucks, only bad part of travelling." He smiled and ran a hand through her hair, "better though when I got you waiting for me."

He nodded and looked pleased when she assured him she'd gotten it done on time, giving her a double thumbs up, "Sick! I knew you would! Cause you're a badass and you always get shit done!" He grinned, also feeling pleased that she had some time to his goof off and relax with him before she had to start on her next project, "sweeet, then you can be lazy with me for a bit, eh? Pleeeease?" He grinned, shifting to sit up just in time for her to take his hands with an absolutely elated look on her face.

Her own sudden elation sparked his and he laughed, squeezing her hands, "Okay! You have my attention, what else?!" He was sitting up now, holding her hands as she wiggled and bounced excitedly.

"Yeah...I super want to see it...but I'm also feeling lazy." She laughed, contentedly hanging out with him there on the couch. One of the things she loved about them was how happy and contented they could be without even really having to do anything.

At his drawn out please she couldn't help but laugh a little, nodding brightly in agreement "I would love a couple just-lazy days for us both, before we have to go run off and do a thousand other things. Just sleep late and order in food and play video games and not act like productive adults *at all*, and you know, enjoy that while we can."

As he sat up along with her, attention fully on her and the news she wanted to share she bit at her lower lip to barely contain her excitement, letting it build for a few more minutes before she couldn't keep it to herself any longer.

"Mido...we're going to be parents!" She beamed excitedly at him, watching his reaction as she said it.

He was glad to hear her say that, glad to hear that for all their success in their respective careers, they could still have days where they did nothing but goof off and enjoy each other's company. Mido loved the travelling, he loved doing fun things and going fun places, but to him nothing beat just laying on the couch all day, or even in bed, cuddling up and watching shitty horror movies or playing games and just being together in the same space. It was everything to him, "that sounds perfect, Jess. Absolutely perfect!" He smiled, taking her cheeks and kissing her softly, "better than any travel plans I could ever make to any place in the world." He said this with utter honesty, he meant every word.

He knew she was holding out to torment him, and he felt himself wiggling with anticipation as she looked ready to pop from whatever she was keeping. When the words left his mouth it took a moment for them to fully register, "no...NO WAY!" His face lit up and he immediately smushed his face to her's, laying dozens of kisses all over her cheeks, "Jess when did you find out?!" He grinned wide, unable to help the tears in his eyes as he held her face and looked it over, "how long have you known?! You sly fox!" He grinned, laughing and pulling her close, "This is...It's...Fuck..." He was babbling now as overjoyed tears streamed down his cheeks, "Our own little family...Holy shit..." His words came out in an emotional whisper as he held her there.

The sheer joy in his reaction as he pulled her closer and covered her in kisses, she couldn't help but laugh happily, kissing him back, brushing his hair back and looking into his face.

"I took the first test on Friday...cause you know, I wasn't feeling great and it was just kinda staying the same...and like...I've done like a dozen more between now and then just to be sure...and..." She nodded enthusiastically. "It's been making me crazy...I thought of waiting until you got home to take them but I just had to know...and then I wanted to tell you so bad, but I didn't want to do it over the phone cause I wanted to tell you like this!"

She leaned closer, resting her forehead against his. "This is really gonna happen. And it's gonna be awesome." She giggled again.

The wave of emotions that washed over him was almost completely overwhelming, and he couldn't do much else besides let out happy little sobs as she held him in return, "I can't believe this..." He laughed softly and shook his head, "I'm glad you waited. I'm glad I get to know here in person with you, Jess." He laughed and grinned wide, "even though it nearly drove you mad!" He was still buzzing with disbelief and excitement, not entirely sure were to put the burst of joy and energy that the news had put in him, he took her hands and swallowed a hard lump of emotion, "Jess I...Love you." He reached a hand to wipe at his eyes, "I never even saw myself with a girlfriend when I was younger...Much less a wife with a kid on the way..." He sniffled and closed his eyes, pressing in closer when she pressed her forehead to his, "it is gonna be awesome. I'm glad I can share this with you." He slipped his arms around her and pulled her against his chest, "I'm glad you chose me..."

He pulled away a little and looked down over her face, "how are you feeling today? We should do something to celebrate this if you're up for it!" He brushed a hand over her cheek, "I promise I'll be the best father I can, I'll protect you all with my life." His face was serious despite his smile as he said this, he wanted her to know that he meant it absolutely.