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She had to be sneaky. Trying to buy a pregnancy test without someone catching wind of it was hard when your husband was world famous.
“Astrid, do you mind watching Zoro for an hour? I have an errand to run.” Zelda asked after Astrid answered the door.
“Of course not! You know I love him,” Astrid cooed as Zelda handed the 1-year-old to her.
“You’re a lifesaver. I’ll be back quick.”
Now she had to disguise herself. Of course, the most recognizable part of her was her curly blonde hair that seemed to be untamable most days. So, she tied it up in a bun and stuck a hat over it. Then she stole the biggest hoodie she could find in Tae’s closet that didn’t completely dwarf her. Then she grabbed a mask and a pair of sunglasses before heading out.
Thankfully, there was a convenience store not too far from their condos. Her bodyguard also did his best to disguise himself as an ordinary citizen.
“You can keep a secret, right?” She asked as they headed for the bottom floor.
He laughed. “Ms. Zelda, I think you know the answer to that by now. What’s the game plan?”
“Don’t get recognized. That’s about it. I didn’t even tell Astrid what I’m doing.”
“What are we buying that you couldn’t send someone else to get, exactly?”
“You’ll see.”
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They made it to the convenience store unnoticed, and Zelda found what she was looking for and checked out as quickly as possible.
“We’re on a stealth mission for pregnancy tests?” Her bodyguard asked as they walked back to the condos.
“Of course! Tae doesn’t even know yet. I certainly don’t want the press catching wind of it.”
He nodded. “Of course.”
Once they were back to her floor, she dismissed him with a playful, “good day, sir.” Then she scrambled to fix her outfit before going to pick up Zoro.
“You’re too early!” Astrid exclaimed when she opened the door.
Zelda laughed. “What do you mean?”
“Zoro wanted to make cookies, so that’s what we’re doing. They’re in the oven.” Astrid waved her inside.
Zoro was sitting at the kitchen table eating chocolate chips. He jumped out of his chair and ran over to Zelda to offer her one when she entered the kitchen.
“Mama! Chocky!”
“Oh, thank you!” She grinned at him and took the chocolate chip.
“Is good?” He asked after she’d eaten it.
“Yes, it’s very good.” She picked him up. “As soon as you’re done eating a cookie, we need to get home. Appa’s gonna be home soon and we need to make dinner.”
Zoro just ate another chocolate chip.
“Goodness, I can’t believe he’s going to be two in a month and a half,” Astrid shook her head as she checked the cookies. “He was a little itty baby just yesterday!”
“Baby?” Zoro asked.
“Yep. You were a baby.”
Zoro went to put another chocolate chip in his mouth, and Zelda took the bag from him. “Ok, I think that’s enough.”
Zoro whined.
“Don’t worry! The cookies will be ready soon!” Astrid informed the little boy.
“Cookie?”
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Zelda was standing in the bathroom, impatient as she waited for the tests to give her their results. Tae was going to be home in half an hour or less, and dinner still wasn’t finished. Not to mention she was sure Zoro was trying to climb something.
Finally, the timer she’d set rang, and she checked the tests.
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“Pasta and garlic bread tonight?” Tae chuckled as he sat down for dinner. “What’s the occasion?”
“Bed!” Zoro exclaimed as he tore a piece of his bread in half.
“You heard him. Bed is the occasion.”
“Zoro, can Appa have a bite of bread?” Tae asked, leaning over to the little boy.
Zoro stuffed one of his halves of bread into Tae’s mouth.
“Mmph! Thank you!” Tae mumbled.
Zoro offered Tae his sippy cup of milk.
“No thank you. You drink it!”
Zoro obeyed, taking a short sip before setting his cup back down. “Mo’ bed?” He asked.
“You want more bread?”
A tiny nod.
Tae grabbed another piece of bread and handed it to Zoro.
“Tae, I have a surprise for you.” Zelda announced right after Tae had crammed a bite of pasta into his mouth.
“‘Ou do?” He mumbled over his food.
“Yep!”
“But my birthday isn’t for another month?”
Zelda laughed. “Right.”
“What’s the surprise?”
Zelda pushed her chair out. “I’ll go get it.”
She returned a moment later with a tiny bag stuffed with tissue paper. Tae furrowed his eyebrows as he accepted the bag. He pulled the tissue paper out, letting out a small ‘oh’ when the pregnancy test fell onto the table. He picked it up, staring at the positive on it before looking up at her.
“You’re pregnant?”
She grinned and nodded. “Yeah.”
He laughed and jumped up, pulling her into a hug as tears filled his eyes.
“You ready to have two little kids?”
He chuckled, pulling away as a grin continued to light up his face. “I think so.” He rested his hand against her stomach. “When did you find out?”
“About an hour ago.”
“Appa! Bed!”
Zelda and Tae looked down at Zoro, who was still sitting in his highchair making a mess out of his dinner. He was holding his hand out for more bread.
“Zor, I think you need to eat some pasta first,” Tae told the tiny boy.
“Patsa? Bed!”
Zelda laughed, kissing Tae on the cheek before sitting back down. She picked up Zoro’s plastic fork. She scooped up some of his pasta and held it out to him.
“Take a bite, baby.”
Zoro frowned. “Bed.”
Tae and Zelda shared a look. This was going to be a long night.