Family Ties

Part One

It was silent for a long time. Spencer stared blankly at the ultrasound picture. My legs started shaking rapidly. I felt heavy anxiety rise in my chest.

"Spence? Please say something.." I cried out.

"I..um..I just don't understand how this happened?"

I wiped the tears running down my face.

"Valentines Day. 8 weeks ago. Remember? We went out to the mexican restaurant with everybody. I had one too many margaritas and got a bit sloppy. We got home and ended up caught in the moment, throwing caution to the wind."

The room, yet again, grew silent. After a few minutes Spence placed the picture on the table. He dropped his head rubbing his eyes in disbelief. He put his head up and turned towards me holding my hand.

"Oh..yeah. I completely forgot about that night. Its actually quite amusing because that night Morgan joked about how I needed to 'step up my game' so I would be able to 'get some' on Valentine's Day. I guess alcohol can cloud even my memory. I wanted to tell him off about just how much 'action' I really get." Spence explained rubbing his thumb in circles on the back of my hand.

"Aw, I know baby. Well...I guess now he'll know exactly how much you get huh" I said pulling him in for a kiss.

I look over at the table picking up the picture. I turn towards Spence. He smiles at me leaning in for a hug. Pulling away he gives me kiss on the forehead.

"Our due date is October 24th." I said.

Halloween is his favorite holiday. I knew he would be excited.

"This year is going to be so exciting! We are going to be parents by Halloween! If it's a boy we have to name him Hal." Spence rambled excitedly.

"Um..maybe the next one.. We find out the gender in 6 weeks though. Why don't we head over to Quantico and share the news?"

" I love that idea"

I quickly changed and we headed out the door.