What Will We Do(Story Post)As soon as Nathan was informed, he wanted to march right back up into the

What Will We Do(Story Post)As soon as Nathan was informed, he wanted to march right back up into the medical clinic to give Reid a piece of his mind, but Dax insisted that they sleep on it all first before they say anything they regret.“Reid wasn’t the one who tested me,” Dax as they spoke at the lunch table. “He was just double checking.”“He knew,” Nathan said. “You said he suspected you were pregnant.”“Yeah, today when I came in,” Dax said. “He noticed my weight gain. That’s all.”“No, he knew,” Nathan said. “I bet you he knew and still went through with the IVF.”“Well… Like he said. Maybe it didn’t take?” Dax offered.Nathan shook his head. “Some reason, I doubt it… Remember what Yori said at the wedding? He was certain I was pregnant. He’s a dog spirit, and I think dogs can smell that kind of thing…”“Maybe he was smelling me,” Dax said. “Oh god, I drank so much that night…”“No point worrying about that now…” Nathan sighed. “And I still have a feeling he meant me.”“Then he would’ve smelled us both,” Dax said. “Why wouldn’t he mention me?”“Yori is very selective with his words,” Nathan said. “He would’ve only brought you up if he wanted to start drama.”“Okay. So… Say we’re both pregnant,” Dax said. “What then?”Nathan just frowned, and looked down silently.Dax rubbed his back. “What do you want us to do?”Nathan shook his head. “What do you want to do?”“I… Well, I asked you first,” Dax said.Nathan looked away. “I don’t want to say.”“What if we both say it at the same time?”“That’s childish…”“No judgment.”Nathan frowned and just shook his head. “I feel like… I’d rather we go through my pregnancy…”Dax looked at him. “…And not mine?”Nathan nodded. “If I’m pregnant, the baby is both of ours…”“As opposed to mine which is just mine,” Dax said. “And Kent’s…”Nathan frowned. “What would you want?”Dax pursed his lips. “It doesn’t matter.”“It does matter!” Nathan said. “I just told you! You tell me. Which would you want to keep?”“Both.”“What?”“I’d want both children,” Dax said.Nathan shook his head and chuckled, tears forming. “Of course you’d want both… They’re both yours.”Dax shook his head. “I don’t see it like that. You know I don’t. This is just the opportunity that presented itself.”“Two more kids, Dax?” Nathan grimaced. “We can’t have two more kids, Dax. I agreed to one.”Dax frowned and shook his head. He placed his hand on his own stomach tenderly. “I don’t want to end this… I already cried for this baby once, Nathan.”Nathan rubbed his forehead. “…So I’m just the bad guy, then.”“No.” Dax took Nathan’s hand. “I said no judgment. I wanted to know how you felt.” He squeezed the hand gently. “And really, even if you agreed to one, there’s always a chance of twins… And then what would you do?”Nathan leaned against the table. “…How are we supposed to afford four kids, Dax? If we’re both pregnant, we’ll both have to be on leave, and we can’t depend on Kent for literally anything…”“We still don’t know if you’re pregnant,” Dax reminded. “There’s still a chance there’s just mine.”“But if I am pregnant, you want both…” Nathan reiterated with a sigh.Dax pursed his lips. “Well, if you don’t want both…”“I won’t have an abortion, Dax,” Nathan said. “We already spent all this time doing the IVF. I’m not wasting that.”“Okay, okay. So, that’s the end,” Dax said. “There’s only one option left.”Nathan shook his head. “No, this is too much…” He stood up. “I need to… I need to take a walk or something. I’m freaking out.”Dax frowned but nodded. “Okay… Are you done eating or should I save this for you?”“I don’t think I could eat anything ever again, the way I feel right now,” Nathan said backing up. “I need a moment.”“Alright, I’ll meet you back in the room then,” Dax suggested.“Yeah…” Nathan just left quickly.Dax sighed, realising he too wouldn’t be able to finish his meal. He wasn’t sure what to do because he wanted to give Nathan his space but he was also just very worried about the whole situation.He finally decided to pack up their lunches. Even if neither of them were hungry now, it was a good lunch worth saving for later, so he got up and went to ask for a couple boxes.When he got up to the kitchen window, he was surprised to find none other than their vice principal collecting dishes from the dirty bin.“Pierce?” Dax said to get his attention.“Hm?” Pierce turned around and grinned. “Oh, hey! Dax, good afternoon!”“Uh, yeah. So you work here too?” Dax asked.“I volunteer,” Pierce said, picking up a bin of dirty dishes. “More so now that it’s summer.”“Right, actually now I think I remember Nathan mentioning that,” Dax said. “I just haven’t caught you ‘til now.”“Yep! Gimme a second…” Pierce walked the bin to the back of the kitchen by the dishwasher and came back to the window. “So, what’s up with you? You look, hm…tired?”“Emotionally, yeah…” Dax said. “But it’s nothing.”“Are you sure? If you want to talk about it, I’m off in a minute,” Pierce said.“Don’t you have those dishes?”“Oh, I’m not dishwasher today, I’m just bringing them in,” Pierce said. “We have a new kid dishwashing today.”“Okay… Um, actually could we talk?” Dax asked.“Of course!” Pierce picked up the other bin of dishes. “Go sit down. I’ll come out in a minute.”“Alright.”Dax went and sat back down at his table and waited for Pierce to come out. He realised then that he hadn’t asked for boxes, but he could still ask after.After about two minutes, Pierce came out undoing his apron and throwing it over his shoulder. “Daxy, Daxy, Daxy-boy. What’s going on, my friend?”Dax sighed and sat on his hands. “If I had to take leave next school year, do you think I should get a class but then go on leave after, or should and can I do it the whole year?”Pierce blinked as he sat down beside Dax. “Leave for what?”“Well, I'm…” Dax rubbed his neck. “I’m pregnant.”All four of Pierces eyes opened wide. “No way! Congratulations!”Dax had frankly forgotten about Pierce’s other eyes and was a little shocked. “Oh, um. Thank you? But uh—”“With Nathan, right?” Pierce asked. “Oh, you two are so perfect for each other!”“Thanks, but, euh…” Dax shook his head. “I think we just had a fight. I don’t know.”“Aw, now… Every healthy relationship disagrees sometimes,” Pierce said. “What was it about?”“Honestly, I don’t really want to talk about it anymore,” Dax said. “We’re just not sure we’re ready for all this…”“Well, if you’re pregnant, then you needn’t worry about school,” Pierce said. “I believe, and I can clear it up with Ms Liu later, but if you need to take the next year off, you should still be covered under our maternity and parental leave coverage.”“You think so?” Dax scratched the back of his head. “What if we both need to be off? You had to cover for us for a lot last year…”“I don’t think you have anything to be worried about. Our school is growing and we’ll have more teachers this fall,” Pierce said. “Let us worry about that. You can focus on yourselves and baby.”Dax nodded. “Alright… Thank you.”Pierce slapped his back. “Yeah, don’t worry about it. But, you know, if you want to talk about anything, you can talk to me.”Dax smiled. “Thanks…”“You know, if you have free time, we should get some friends together,” Pierce said. “You’re friends with Nari and Diederich, right? We should all hang out.”“We should, although Nari and Diederich are in Europe for the summer.”“Oh! Shoot, alright… Well there’s Samara and some other people…” Pierce rubbed his chin. “Well, we’ll figure it out.”Dax nodded. “On a slightly different topic… Do you have a partner?”“Partner? Oh no,” Pierce said. “Just a single Pringle here. I haven’t had such luck.”“Ah, well, I was going to say we could double date, but I guess we’ll have to figure something else out,” Dax said. “I probably should go back to our room though…”“Of course.”  Pierce got up. “Do you want some takeaway boxes for your food?”“Actually, that’s what I originally got up to ask for.”“Say no more, I’ll get you those boxes,” Pierce said. But then he slammed a hand down on the table and looked Dax in the eyes. “But first, listen. You and Nathan are brilliant. You will work through this and I promise you, you’re worries will turn into excitement for your little one. I’ve already seen it happen.”Dax paused. “You mean, like… You can see the future? Or…”“I mean, I saw it when Nathan had those twins,” Pierce explained. “Once you two got together, you wouldn’t stop talking about him in the staff room and you were so scared for him and those twins, but once they were born, I’d never seen you so excited. You really can relax.”Dax smiled and took a deep breath. “Thank you…”Pierce patted his arm and grinned. “Let me get those boxes. You sit tight.”Dax nodded. “I’ll be right here.” -- source link
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