"Do you think Angela would mind us stopping for something to eat?" Maura turned her head to Jane as she walked through the door being held open for her.
"Are we having cravings again?" Jane grinned and joined Maura by her side.
"Just a little." Maura tilted her head innocently.
"You're the worst, I never had that! I hope you feel like eating something digestible for me, not like last time. Pickles and tuna with cheese, ew."
"I will try," Maura smiled and took Jane's hand, walking together through the corridor.
"And Ma won't mind, she said she'd take Dylan to the playground with TJ anyway."
"We owe her so much, my parents never look after Dylan." Maura sighed and mindlessly caressed her growing belly.
"Becaaause they live in France, that's first, second - Ma never butts out." Jane side-eyed her mischievously and earned a little laugh.
Maura shook her head, but couldn't shake off the wide smile settled on her lips. She knocked on the door in front of which they stopped.
"Come in!" a nice sounding voice called out.
Jane held the door for Maura and walked in behind her.
"Good morning, the doctor will be here in a few minutes, you can take off your jacket in the meantime and wait on the chair." the nurse smiled and after seeing Maura nod, she left the room.
"Want me to help? I'm expert on undressing you." Jane grinned and Maura just gave her a look.
"I still can manage." She called over her shoulder and Jane chuckled.
"Just wait, give it a few months." Jane mumbled cheekily and waited patiently until she came back.
Maura sat down on the examination chair and caressed her belly while swinging her legs.

Jane walked to her side and grabbed her other hand.

"Aren't you excited?" she squealed quietly in the kind of voice she used to do sarcastically, but now it was held no mocking, just true feelings.

"Excited and nervous," Maura admitted and Jane squeezed her hand tighter.

"It will be just fine," Jane whispered and placed tender kiss on Maura's forehead.

That was when the doctor came in.

"Hello doctor," both of them greeted at once, the doctor smiling brightly back.

"Good morning, how is our expectant mother feeling?"

"Well, although I have been nauseous every morning for about two weeks. But I know that is a common element of pregnancy."

"She also has maddening cravings," Jane added and Maura shot her a look of amusement mixed with embarrassment. The doctor laughed about it.

"That is common as well, believe me. Been there, done that. Now if you would lie down please and lift up your shirt," the doctor asked Maura, who did just that, never letting go of Jane's hand.

She shuddered a bit after the doctor placed gel on her abdomen, which left goosebumps in the trail behind her fingers. Then she touched Maura's skin with the hand-held device and started moving it across her stomach.

Maura and Jane held onto each other, their eyes glued to the screen as soon as they heard the deep dull sounds of their baby's heartbeat.

"Is that-?" Maura pointed to the screen, trying to see the shape of a body.

"Yes, right here," the doctor ran her finger around the shape, showing them where the head is and the tiny legs and hands with the tiniest fingers.

"Would you like to know the sex of the baby? Because now I can finally see it quite clearly."

Jane and Maura exchanged looks and didn't even have to say anything. One smile and they knew.

"We would love to." Maura said and felt the caress of Jane's thumb over her own.

"You're going to have a boy. Congratulations." The doctor said cheerfully. "Would you like the picture?"
"Definitely," Jane responded without hesitation.

The Doc nodded and wiped Maura's stomach clean. "I will give you a minute." And with that she left again.

"We're going to have a baby boy…" Maura whispered in awe, staring into nothingness.

Jane put two fingers under Maura's chin and lifted it so she would be looking into her eyes.

"Yeah we are."

They were smiling at each other, glowing with all the happiness they felt. Their family was going to be one person bigger. Dylan was going to be a big sister to a little brother. Angela was going to be grandma for the third time. And they were going to be mothers, of two now.

Neither of them could believe that four years ago, they wouldn't even hope to get together.

They had come so far.

Both of them could read in the other's eyes that they were thinking the same. And they were thankful for everything. But there was just one way to express it for it to be enough, because words were never enough.

Their lips met and it felt like home.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

So that's it. :)

I never expected it to get this long - and actually I didn't even expect or plan to write this, but I'm glad I got onto this journey. :)

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