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Family Ties	By : Deb Category: Gundam Wing/AC > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 19194 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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“Family Ties”

January 2007 ShenLong

Chapter 122

Heero’s eyes blinked open a few seconds before Duo’s did. Both men took a moment to orientate themselves and quickly calmed as they realized where they were and both of them were safe. A moment later there was a quiet knock on the door.

“Yeah, who is it?” Duo called out, voice a little rusty from sleep.

“It’s Sally. I have the ultra sound machine with me,” came the reply.

“Come in, Sally,” Duo called as he straightened himself a little in the bed.

Heero, meanwhile, had scooted from lying on the bed and was now sitting beside his lover, smoothing the wrinkles from his clothes.

The door opened and Sally came in, pushing a machine they were more than familiar with after having carried Keitaro for nine months. Behind the doctor came Nurse Brown and Keitaro, the child squealing happily when he spotted his fathers.

Duo’s face lit up into a wide smile when he saw his son and his arms went out instinctively to cradle the child. Nurse Brown handed the youngster over, warning Duo to be careful with his injuries.

Having smothered the child’s face in kisses, Duo passed the child over to Heero’s waiting arms where once again the child was covered in kisses. Moving off the bed and settling Keitaro on his hip, Heero eyed the machine.

Sally was busy plugging the unit in, Nurse Brown fetching a familiar tube of gel and approaching Duo with it.

“I’m sure you remember the routine,” Margaret said as she waved the gel at Duo.

“How could I forget?” Duo muttered and wriggled himself around in the bed to get comfortable before moving the covers back and raising his hospital gown to expose the dressing and remainder of his abdomen.

“I’ll just spread a little of this around the outside of the dressing,” Nurse Brown informed him.

“Just how do you plan on getting pictures, Sally? The wound site is pretty much where you need to have the sound head, isn’t it?” asked Heero as he watched the goings on.

“That’s true to a point,” Sally replied. “But I’m sure I will be able to get some clear pictures by scanning around the wound itself.” Picking up the sound head, she typed the required information into the machine and waited for it to give her the all clear. “All set, Duo?” she asked as the machine beeped to let the doctor know it was ready.

“Yeah,” Duo said, his eyes bright with anticipation.

Heero scooted a little closer, careful to keep Keitaro’s curious hands out of reach of anything vital.

“Pass him to me, Heero,” Nurse Brown requested. “I’ll hold him so the pair of you can watch better.”

“Thank you.” Heero handed his son over to the nanny, the child protesting a little at first, but when he realized he wasn’t going anywhere and that his fathers’ were both still right there with him, he soon settled. His little eyes scanned around and spotted the monitor of the ultra sound machine and instantly he was captivated.

Duo gave a soft chuckle when he noted his son’s reaction. “Looks like he’s going to be just like his father and have his eyes permanently on a monitor.”

Heero simply huffed.

Sally brought the sound head to Duo’s abdomen, just slightly below the wound site and pressed it gently against the skin. She moved it around a little, spreading the gel and waiting for the pictures to start to come through.

The screen remained a blur of gray, white and black shadows, none of which made any sense to either Heero or Duo. They didn’t add up to what Sally was looking for either and she began to maneuver the sound head around the wound site. Then, her face lit up into a soft smile.

“There you are,” she whispered.

Immediately both men were riveted to the screen and doing their best to make heads or tails of the images on the screen.

“I’ll see if I can get a clearer image,” Sally said and began to move the sound head again. “Tell me if I’m hurting you at all, Duo.”

“Okay so far.”

“Good. I think I’ll need to press a little harder though to try and get a clear picture.”

“That’s okay, I’ll let you know if it starts to hurt or become uncomfortable,” Duo said, eyes still watching the screen carefully.

Pushing a little firmer on the sound head, Sally moved it slightly and was pleased to see the image of the child appear, this time it was easier to see the outline.

“I see it,” Heero said softly, his mouth breaking into a wide grin.

“I’m pretty sure I do too,” Duo agreed, his eyes starting to shine with unshed tears.

Still smiling herself and not in the least surprised that the guys were managing to pick out some of the baby’s outline, Sally pushed a button to freeze the picture. Taking her pen from her pocket, she pointed to the screen. “This is the baby’s head,” she began and traced the outline with her pen. “Here is the spine and the arms and legs. It’s currently curled up so I have no idea of what sex it is.” Sally glanced at the two. “Even if I could see, I’m betting you wouldn’t want to know.”

“I’d rather wait, like we did with Keitaro. I guess it’s kinda old fashioned, but I like the thought of having the surprise at the end of it all,” Duo said, his voice soft with emotion.

“I agree,” Heero stated.

“Nothing wrong with that,” Nurse Brown said. “In fact a lot of couples choose to wait, and I agree, it is nice to have that surprise.”

“Does everything appear normal?” Heero asked, changing the topic slightly.

Sally pushed the button and the screen came alive again. Gently moving the sound head around, she did her best to scrutinize the images being projected. Every now and then she would push a button on the ultra sound which froze the picture for a moment and took a snapshot of it. Once she’d taken as good a look as she was going to get, Sally turned to the expectant pair with a smile on her face.

“I’m very happy to tell you both that everything appears normal with the child. The development is consistent with a fetus of approximately sixteen to eighteen weeks. That means you are roughly four to four and a half months along, Duo.” Sally paused for a moment and checked a couple of things on the monitor. “The baby is just over eleven centimeters in length and weighs ninety-eight grams. Given what I know about your cycle from your diary and the results of the ultra sound, I’d estimate your due date at somewhere in the first couple of weeks of June.” Having relayed the information, Sally turned to look at the pair and answer any questions they may have. She paused though and took a moment to watch the scene before her.

Duo was holding onto Heero’s hand, his eyes simply shining as they leaked tears of joy down his cheeks. Heero was similarly overjoyed, the smile on his face going almost from ear to ear as his own eyes threatened to spill over with moisture.

Nurse Brown nudged Sally and gave an incline of her head towards the door. Sally nodded that she understood and the pair, with Keitaro still in Nurse Brown’s arms, slipped silently from the room and paused just outside in the hall way.

“I think they could do with a couple of minutes privacy,” Margaret said softly.

“Yes, they could. It’s all such a shock to them both, a nice one though.”

“Looks like you’re going to have a little playmate, Keitaro,” Nurse Brown told the child.

Keitaro gurgled. “Da... Da...”

“Yes, your Daddy is going to have another baby, maybe a little brother or a sister for you,” Margaret cooed.

“Da...”

*

Neither man was aware that Sally, Nurse Brown and Keitaro had left the room temporarily, the confirmation that their baby was all right and doing well, along with the new knowledge of just how far along Duo was had reduced them both to tears.

“God, I love you,” Heero said softly and leaned in to take Duo’s lips in a soft kiss.

“Love you too, Heero,” Duo returned when he was allowed up for air.

Pulling Duo into his arms and embracing his husband gently, Heero gave voice to his feelings. “I’m so glad that everything is okay with the baby, and you too,” he hastily added. “Now that we know how far along you are I guess we should start to make plans for the baby’s arrival.”

“You thinking about getting that second job again, Heero?” Duo asked, a slight smile on his lips.

Heero sighed. “I’m just remembering how much it cost us to get ready for Keitaro. I’m still paying off the credit card and probably will be for the next fifty years.”

Duo couldn’t help it, he laughed. The despondent tone to Heero’s voice had him in stitches.

Heero didn’t see what was so funny. “You have to admit, kids are expensive,” Heero defended himself.

“Oh, Heero, I’m not disputing that for a moment, but think about this.”

“I have and all I can see are rising costs,” Heero stated with a resigned sigh.

“This child won’t be half as costly as Keitaro.”

“How do you figure that? You planning on adopting the child out to Quatre until it’s eighteen or something?”

That remark scored Heero a smack to the back of the head. “No! Heero, listen to me. By the time this child comes along Keitaro will be one.”

“I did pass basic mathematics,” Heero replied sarcastically.

“Heero, I’m warning you.”

“Sorry.”

“Think, Heero. Most of the baby stuff we had for Keitaro is in good condition, his crib, the linens, most of his new born baby clothes, bath and such. There’s no need to buy all new items, this child will be just as cared for using Keitaro’s things as if we were to buy new ones.”

“Ah.” Heero finally clicked. Then his face took on a look of panic. “What if the baby is a girl?”

“Eh?”

“Most of Keitaro’s things are in blue; you can’t have a baby girl dressed in blue.”

“Why not?”

“Errr... “

“Heero, I don’t think for one minute that the baby will mind being bathed in a blue baby bath, or having green towels, or wearing a blue jump suit. If it is a girl then we can always purchase a few items in -” Seeing the glint in Heero’s eye, Duo quickly changed what he was about to say. “- lemon or lilac.”

“Won’t she need different diapers?”

“Pardon?” That had Duo completely stumped.

“Different diapers. Keitaro being a boy has that little... Umm.. He’s built differently.”

By now Duo didn’t know whether to smack Heero again or give into the laughter that was doing its best to escape him. “I think I know the difference between a boy and a girl, Heero, and no, they wouldn’t need different diapers.”

“Who needs different diapers?” Sally asked as she reentered the room, Margaret and Keitaro right behind her.

Duo repeated the conversation for Sally, doing his best to hold his chuckles whilst Heero alternated between blushing madly and sending his husband death glares.

“Actually, if it is a girl you can fold the diapers slightly differently. With baby boys you tend to have a little more padding in the front, for obvious reasons. With baby girls that extra padding is better off a little further back. I’m sure Nurse Brown will be able to show you how to make any slight adjustments.”

“Thank you, Sally.” Heero turned back to his husband, a slightly smug smile on his face.

“I’ve taken some pictures of the baby with the ultra sound and I’ll print them off now for you. I take it you’re going to start another baby album like you did with Keitaro?”

Duo nodded. “I’d like to,” he said, looking to Heero for confirmation.

Heero smiled and squeezed Duo’s hand. “Whatever you want, little mother.”

Duo’s eyes clouded a touch with the endearment. Heero had called him that when he’d been pregnant with Keitaro and he hadn’t cared all that much for it then – he still didn’t care much for it. “Whatever I want?” Duo echoed, his eyebrow raising at the same time.

“Ah.”

“What I’d really like right now is an orange. A big, juicy, orange.” Duo added the puppy look he’d learnt from Quatre and batted his eyelashes.

Heero melted.

“Please?”

“Can he have one?” Heero asked Sally.

Both Sally and Nurse Brown had been watching the exchange with amusement. “Yes, he can have one, although I don’t know if they have any in the Preventer Cafeteria.”

“I’ll go check. Back soon, Duo.” Heero raised himself from the bed, pressed a kiss to his lover’s lips and left the room in search of an orange.

“Any chance of having two?” Duo called out as Heero departed.

* * *

“Gentlemen,” Une greeted the three lawyers that were seated around the large table.

“Commander,” came the reply.

“Are you all prepared?” Une asked as she took a seat.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Good. You may continue and give me the outline of the case and the defense you intend to pursue,” Une said and sat back in her chair.

The head solicitor stood up and with a sheaf of papers in his hand for reference should he need it, he gave the Commander what she’d asked for, a complete run down on the case and exactly how they intended to defend Agent Night.

As the solicitor proceeded, Une began to feel a bit better. She had been worried that the charges of murder that had been brought against Agent Night would stick, but her legal team had done their homework and done it thoroughly. The law was there to protect citizens and society and whilst it worked for the main part, there was the odd time when it was simply wrong.

As was the case now.

With Agent Night being injured and also pregnant again, the charges brought against him by the ESUN had to be defended and quickly. Une had called in just about every favor she was owed and managed to have the case held early and by video link. There was no way she would subject Agent Night to a court case in a few months time and put his entire life at risk.

As the solicitor wound up his briefing, Une relaxed. “Thank you, gentlemen. I believe you have an excellent defense for Agent Night.” Une glanced to her watch. “The hearing will be in another five hours. Mr. Kerferd?”

The head solicitor looked up. “Yes, Commander?”

“You requested some time with Agent Night? That permission has been granted by his physician. I’d like you to accompany me to Agent Night’s hospital room so we can brief him on the trial, go through the defense and check on any other relevant details he may have remembered since he spoke with you last.”

“Thank you, ma’am.”

“Gentlemen, we will reconvene in this room in four and a half hours.” Une stood up, the lawyers following suit and gathering their paperwork together. Kerferd stuffed his papers into his briefcase and closed it. With the case in hand, he followed the Commander form the room to pay a visit to his client.

* * *

“It will be okay, Duo,” Heero soothed and removed the tattered braid from his husband’s fingers where they’d been methodically pulling away at it.

Large, violet eyes looked up and locked with cobalt. “But what if they find me guilty as charged? I did kill those men, Heero.”

“I know that you did, but there were extenuating circumstances, Duo. You didn’t commit those murders because you wanted too, you had no choice in the matter.”

“I should have,” Duo muttered. “I should have found a way out of there, I should have fought them harder, I should have managed to get Keitaro and Nurse Brown out...”

“Duo, it’s not your fault. There wasn’t anything more you could have done. You did your best and you kept our son and his nanny safe. If you hadn’t cooperated with them then who knows what they would have done to Keitaro.”

“I didn’t do a very good job of that either,” Duo snapped. “Look what they did to Nurse Brown, they broke her wrist.”

“From what both you and Nurse Brown have told me, there wasn’t anything you could have done to prevent that either. You are not to blame here, Duo.”

Duo closed his eyes and tried to force the memories away – but they wouldn’t leave him. The solicitor had been in earlier with Une and gone through the entire defense with him. He knew he would have to answer questions from the prosecution and the defense, knew he would have to relive the entire, sordid mess again and he only hoped he could do it without throwing up or breaking down.

A pair of warm, solid arms encircled him and he leaned into the embrace. “I’ll be right here with you through the entire thing,” Heero whispered and pressed a kiss to the crown of Duo’s head.

“I don’t deserve you,” Duo mumbled.

“No, you deserve much better,” Heero replied and before Duo could say anything further, Heero kissed him soundly. By the time they surfaced for air, Duo had completely forgotten about arguing with his husband.

“I suppose I should make myself a little more presentable,” Duo sighed. “They will be here very shortly to hook up the equipment for the trial.”

“I’ll help you,” Heero replied and moved aside to assist Duo to sit up properly.

Between the two of them it didn’t take long for Duo to have his hospital gown changed to a fresh pair of pajamas that Heero had brought in. The bed was smoothed down, Duo’s face washed and his hair brushed before being neatly plaited once more.

“Thanks, Heero.” Duo moved around a bit in the bed, pulling the blankets a little higher. “You can’t tell...”

“No,” Heero said quickly, knowing exactly what Duo was referring to. “You’re only just starting to show and you’re not that big yet that we can’t pass it off as the dressing on your wound,” he added to give his lover a little more confidence.

“God I love you so much.”

“And I you, with all my heart and soul, Duo.”

There was a soft knock to the door, both men looking up sharply.

“Guess this is it, Heero.”

Heero nodded in reply and went to open the door.

* * *

“That’s everything set up, ma’am,” the technician stated as he straightened up from where he’d been connecting the last of the cables. “Just gotta test it now.”

Une nodded and moved to the side to allow the man to test that the link was all working. On the bed, Duo watched the proceedings, his eyes taking in everything. Sitting in the chair at the side of Duo’s bed, Heero was also watching, keen to see that nothing was amiss.

The tech began his checks, the video screen blinking into life first and then clearing to show an almost empty court room. Stepping behind the camera that had been set on a tripod, he adjusted the focus a touch. The headset was put on and the tech contacted his co-worker who was similarly checking equipment in the court room.

“Everything is working perfectly,” he informed Une as he turned the camera off and placed the vid screen on stand-by.

“Thank you.” Une checked the time. “We have ten minutes before the trial starts. Is there anything you need or want, Agents?” she asked Heero and Duo.

“I guess asking to be anywhere but here is out of the question?” Duo quipped.

“I’m afraid so,” Une replied.

“Damn.”

There was a light knock on the door followed by the entry of Mr Kerferd, the head solicitor, Sally and a court appointed representative.

“Gentlemen,” Mr Kerferd greeted. “This is Mr Gilbert, he has been appointed by the court to sit in on this end of the trial to make sure that everything is done above board,” he stated as he introduced the other man.

Duo nodded. “Pleased to meet you.”

Heero grunted and eyed the man up and down.

Mr Gilbert shivered under the stare that Heero gave him but managed to retain his composure. “A pleasure to meet you both,” he returned. “I will sit in the corner over here out of the way. It’s my job to make sure that everything that takes place in this room is legal and the same as would take place should you have been able to attend this hearing in the court room.”

“Thank you,” Duo replied and then turned his attention to the solicitor who was busy removing papers from his briefcase and setting them on the table that had been brought into Duo’s room.

Sally moved to Duo’s bedside and checked his vitals. All were normal. “I’ll be here for the entire thing, Duo. If at any stage I feel you are getting unduly stressed or there is a danger to your health and recovery, I will be calling a recess. Similarly, if you start to feel distressed or ill at any stage, you let me know immediately.”

“I will, Sally,” Duo replied, the gratitude coming through in his tone.

“Is everyone ready?” the technician asked.

“Agent Night?” Kerferd asked. “Are you ready to proceed?”

“As ready as I’m ever going to be,” Duo replied and took a firm hold on Heero’s hand that had been resting on the bed covers beside him.

Heero gave his husband’s hand a gentle squeeze and offered a soft smile of encouragement.

The technician brought the vid screen back on line and adjusted his equipment. The screen showed the court room again, only this time the remainder of the defense team were now in residence, along with the prosecution. Duo gave a soft shudder and swallowed hard.

The technician checked that the court room occupants could hear and see everything clearly from the hospital and confirmed that they were able to see and hear everything happening in the court room.

The bailiff opened a door to the side and stepped back. “All rise,” he stated in a loud, clear voice.

Everyone in the court room stood, similarly everyone in Duo’s hospital room except for Duo also stood. The judge entered the room and made his way to his chair. He nodded to those present in the room and then nodded to the vid screen before seating himself.

“Judge Watkins is now in residence,” the bailiff stated and moved to stand beside the Judge’s podium. Holding a piece of paper in his hand, the bailiff read out the charges. “Case #395-412. The people versus Preventer Agent Night. Preventer Agent Night is charged with three counts of murder and two counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit murder.”

The judge looked to the vid screen. “How does the defendant plead?”

“Not guilty on all accounts, your honor,” Kerferd replied.

“Then let the trial begin.”

~ * ~

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