love will find a way

Something seemed a little different in her, but it'd been awhile since they'd been apart so at first he chalked it up to her being excited to see him. He felt similarly, his own chest fluttering with the faintest hint of excitement, but soon after he gave his news and she started to speak he realized there was in fact something going on. Something very good, thankfully, but it wasn't what he expected in the slightest.

He was going to be a dad. He felt his chest swell with joy, then deflate just slightly. Though he was overjoyed he didn't want to get his hopes up too much. "Really?" He said after a moment, a rhetorical question, but he was too stunned to say anything else right away. Hopeful, but within reason. His grin widened as he sighed contentedly, nuzzling tight into her neck. "This is all I've ever wanted," he told her softly. He'd never known he wanted to be a dad until the opportunity was torn away from him, and now he knew again this was exactly what he wanted. This time they'd be more prepared, more aware, and far more careful. At least he hoped as much. "I love you so much, Twig."