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Hey, baby. Hey, baby. Hey!
Charlie and patience were not now nor had they ever been on speaking term. She was a quick thinking girl who had no time to wait for anything so watching Rocky play through this RPG she'd had custom made? It was killing her, especially since she was waiting for him to get to the end and discover why she'd had it made. She was pregnant and this was the best way she could think of to announce it.
The game had been made in a week by a friend of hers and it was called 'The Crazy Wonderful Beautiful Adventures of Bane and McEats' and she'd called her friend up the minute she received news from her doctor saying yes. She was pregnant. And she even had an ultrasound photo of not one but two little blips. Twins. They were having twins.
And she'd had that image incorporated into the ending, complete with a voice over recorded by her that told the story of why she'd had this game made ending with her saying "Congratulations, my favorite nerd. We're going to be parents." And the basics of this game had been them running around trying to find spare parts for a broken projector and an outdoor movie screen (which was a nod to how they spent movie nights) all while doing crazy quests for friends. Quests like make an Angry Phoenix dish or hunt down recipe pages in SlenderChefs restaurant from hell. It was one of the most random and insane things she'd ever seen and she loved it.
But that damn wait was killing her and a bored Phoenix is not a good thing. Thankfully, their characters had found the last piece for the camera and Rocky was two minutes from hearing that message and seeing that ultrasound photo.
This was gonna be a blast to edit later.
The game had been made in a week by a friend of hers and it was called 'The Crazy Wonderful Beautiful Adventures of Bane and McEats' and she'd called her friend up the minute she received news from her doctor saying yes. She was pregnant. And she even had an ultrasound photo of not one but two little blips. Twins. They were having twins.
And she'd had that image incorporated into the ending, complete with a voice over recorded by her that told the story of why she'd had this game made ending with her saying "Congratulations, my favorite nerd. We're going to be parents." And the basics of this game had been them running around trying to find spare parts for a broken projector and an outdoor movie screen (which was a nod to how they spent movie nights) all while doing crazy quests for friends. Quests like make an Angry Phoenix dish or hunt down recipe pages in SlenderChefs restaurant from hell. It was one of the most random and insane things she'd ever seen and she loved it.
But that damn wait was killing her and a bored Phoenix is not a good thing. Thankfully, their characters had found the last piece for the camera and Rocky was two minutes from hearing that message and seeing that ultrasound photo.
This was gonna be a blast to edit later.
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Rocky ate up even more time by stopping to cheer and fist pump when he finally grabbed the last piece of the camera, which had been eluding him for the last ten minutes. Fortunately, it hadn't been frustrating--the game was really well made, and the fights he had with the enemies in the game were hugely entertaining and full of catch phrases and references that made him smile. There was a lot of detail in this fan game...a suspiciously high amount...
He'd already caught on that Charlie was probably behind this. He just didn't know why.
"Okay, just gotta get back to the projector and give this piece to Nolan..."
Rocky watched the cut scene play out with a smile, which grew when the vignette at the end began. He sat back, arms folded, waiting to see how Charlie knew the designer.
Then the ultrasound appeared.
Rocky's features went slack at the sight of those two tiny images, Charlie's recorded voice in his ears to explain the whole thing.
"Congratulations, my favorite nerd. We're going to be parents."
When the screen went black, Rocky just sat there, mind spinning so fast he couldn't form words. His heart was racing, and he couldn't--think.
They needed names. How big were they? They couldn't publish the video until he told his sister. Were they boys or girls or both? He needed to keep pickles and ice cream in his fridge from now on--and ghost peppers, if his mother's stories were any indication.
How the hell did he not notice this sooner?!?!
He finally turned to face her, forgetting he was recording. Only then could she see the slow-building joy building in his eyes.
"Dude?" he asked questioningly, gesturing between them. "Seriously? You--and I--and we're--it's gonna--and we--and they--I'M PUPPIES?!??!?!"
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This was more than that. This was him gleefully diving into his new role within seconds of him hearing about it, just as she knew he would.
"Yes, my love. Puppies." A pause as she holds his face in her hands. "We're puppies."
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Yes, it was a human howl of joy, but it was still a howl before he was out of his seat and sweeping her up in a hug, spinning in place and taking her off her feet.
"We're PUPPIES! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he bellowed, finally setting her back down so he could kiss her properly. "We're puppies. Charlie, we're gonna have babies--two babies. One for each of us! We have so much to do! Make a nursery, pick a school, figure out what kind of family we are, y'know? Simpsons or Family Guy, these are important decisions--and we should totally get married--we can't post this video yet, either. Not until I tell my sister--oh crap we're recording."
Suddenly remembering that the camera was rolling, Rocky picked up Charlie again and took his seat, settling her in his lap as he grinned into the camera like an idiot.
"Charlie's pregnant. We're puppies--guys, we're PUPPIES!"
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She settles on his lap, kissing the side of his face and just forever grinning.
"Addams Family. Adventure Time Nursery with B-MO onesies and a Jake themed diaper bag. If you're gonna say we're puppies, it's only fair."
As for the rest of it?
"What if we edit this and send it to your parents and sister first? Ask them to give us their opinion because we're not sure the video flows right? And then record their reactions?"
Pause.
"I will happily marry you, but I'm still holding out hope for an amazing proposal."
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He pauses, blinks, then shakes his head.
"Trust me, it'll make sense later. My brain is full of puppies right now, nothing makes sense--crap on a cracker we're still recording I keep forgetting."
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Her arms loop around his shoulders as they kiss, and then she's giggling when he kisses everywhere he can reach, fingers tangled in his hair in a very light hold.
"Oh, my God. You goober." She's going to lean forward long enough to tell their future audience they'll be back in a moment and then she turns the recording off, turning to look at Rocky as she settles in his lap again.
"So, this isn't too soon?" She's sure it's not, but his opinion matters, too. And she's sure he's fine with it, even though they've been dating for less than a year. The timing of this pregnancy just seemed their style. If it was the natural progression of things, it was how it went. That was just how they rolled.