Pisces, Virgo rising is a very good sign: Strong and kind, and the little boy is mine

[thewisdomwithin]

Early labor had begun while the parents-to-be were visiting the Manor, and - as with every other stage of the pregnancy - Mokey was delighted. Though the discomfort moving into pain was there, even that left her awed. Gobo was... Less awed, worrying over the midwife and the others getting there, but Mokey was sure things were going to go just fine - better than "just fine," in fact.

After about an hour of light contractions, though, she started to feel restless. She could move around without the midwife, surely... And a glance out the window told her what she needed. In typically-Mokey, absent-minded fashion, she started making her way to the door, murmuring something about being back soon to Gobo, who Scrooge was trying to reassure at that exact moment.

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[thewisdomwithin]

There was so much she wanted to say to both of them, and no further words for any of it. She nuzzled into Gobo's hair while looking down at the baby.

Gobo had said, when they'd found out she was pregnant, that she'd always acted as something of a mother to other Fraggles. She'd always felt like something of a mother, too, not just in connection to others but in general. She had never been able to explain that, but now... Now she understood. This moment was what she'd been waiting her whole life for.

[gobetween]

The midwife gave the two of them a few moments, then approached Gobo and gently touched him on the shoulder. "I've got to check her and the baby over, if you want to go clean up. Shouldn't take more than a minute or two."

"Clean up?" Gobo glanced up, then stepped back a bit and looked at himself. Though he wasn't horrible, there was still mess dotted on his hands and especially across the front of his shirt. Then it hit him all at once: The labor, the birth, the birth that HE HAD DELIVERED, the reality of the baby being HERE, all of it. His body jolted when his knees gave under him, and he wobbled backwards with a woozy little "Right, I'll... be right back..." and then he collapsed onto his back, out like a light.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey blinked over from Gobo to the midwife, who assured her that Gobo would be fine; that it wasn't exactly rare among first-time fathers. At the reassurance, she giggled and looked back down to the baby. The midwife tended to Gobo, then came around to Mokey's other side to check on the child's health.

"Did you and Gobo ever settle on a name for him?" she asked, and Mokey smiled over at her unconscious darling, and slowly shook her head. A name could always be picked out once he woke up.

[gobetween]

Gobo, thankfully, came around on his own not long after the midwife went over to Mokey again. He blinked woozy eyes and sat up, shaking his head some, clearing enough to hear the question.

"No, no we haven't picked a name for-" Abrupt stop. He blinked and looked up. "Him?"

"That's right," the midwife said, smiling as she checked over the baby. "You two have a little son."

Whatever else the midwife was saying (something about names sometimes taking a while, it was alright, etcetc) was lost in a happy haze as he laughed shortly, sitting up better. "A son..."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey reached out to Gobo, her eyes tearing up all over again. She felt such a mixture of emotions, and she couldn't hardly identify a single one - except for exhaustion, because that one was really hitting her hard. Exhaustion and happiness.

She sighed, content, and then- "Oh, do our friends know?"

The midwife smiled again, nodding. "You'll have some very eager Fraggles waiting for you."

[gobetween]

He made a game attempt at wiping his hands on his shirt before he took Mokey's, nuzzling close to her. The midwife took the baby but only just for a minute, to wrap him in a proper blanket and leave the vest folded to one side. Then she placed him back in Mokey's arms, where Gobo looked down with a smile, lightly touching the front of the bundle.

"Our friends are going to love you too..." Look at that reddish face, and that hair like the color of new wheat... He breathed in slightly, then looked up. "In a minute, okay?"

The midwife, understanding, nodded and stepped back. "I'll go tell everyone that everything went alright, and then I'll be back, when you two are ready to go inside."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey snuggled against him, and gently - very gently - started moving her arms side to side, rocking the baby a bit. "Oh, Gobo, isn't he beautiful?"

[gobetween]

He sat better beside her and nodded, lightly nuzzling his snout up underneath hers, though he kept his hand on the bundle, moving with the rocking motion.

"He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen..."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey nodded, cooing a bit as she spoke to their child, "You sweetie..." Then she looked over to Gobo with a smile. "It was very smart thinking. The vest. Smart and- The sweetest thing."

[gobetween]

He glanced at her, then laughed softly, shrugging a bit. "Well... It was the first thing I thought of. I woulda used my shirt if that had been the only thing I'd been wearing."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey hummed in contentment, nodding as she looked back down to the baby boy. "I can't believe you did all that... Or rather, I can, I just..." She sniffed, fighting back a new wave of tears - hormones and adoration coming to a head. "Thank you."

[gobetween]

He kissed her face gently and smiled. "You needed me, and the baby needed me. I wouldn't be anywhere else."

There was more to it than just that, of course. The deep-seated love for her and for both of them. Honestly if he had to do it all over again, even considering the whole panic of it all, he reasoned he would.

[thewisdomwithin]

She nodded, leaning against him and crying. "I'm okay," she assured him. "I just... Oh my goodness." She kissed the end of his snout, then tilted her head back a moment to take in a deep, steadying breath. "Oh my goodness."

[gobetween]

He kissed her and nuzzled under her chin, humming softly in his throat. "I know, Mokey, it's alright..." A little sound caught his attention and he looked down as the baby yaaaawwwned, then blinked up at him with those big eyes. He smiled, feeling himself get choked up again, and lightly touched the tip of his little snout.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey gasped softly at the yawn, and took a shaky breath in as the baby looked to Gobo. Oh, this was so- So perfect! Things hadn't gone to plan, no, but honestly... Nothing had in her life since she'd met Gobo and the rest - and that was more than okay.

"Our little boy... Look at him."

[gobetween]

"I know. I can't believe it." He nuzzled her softly, one arm tight and lovingly around her shoulders. For a while he was quiet, enjoying this moment with- the two of them. But, it couldn't last. Their friends were probably beating down Scrooge's doors to want to see the baby, and Gobo knew that now that he was finally here, that it was just beginning. First meal, first clothes, first... everything started from this very moment onward.

"Ready to go to the others, Mokey?"

[thewisdomwithin]

"Let's go introduce him," Mokey said in way of agreeing. "You're going to meet more family, my dear one," she then told the baby, smiling down at him. "They're going to think the world of you."

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[gobetween]

"They really, really are." He smiled, then scooted back a bit and stood up. For a moment he was wondering how to get them inside. Surely Mokey wouldn't be up to walking, right? But he wasn't sure he could carry them both, nor would he even try with the little infant. Maybe he could bring their friends out here...?

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[moneymatters]

Thankfully, someone had been keeping an eye out, and when he saw them seeming to get ready to come inside, he stepped out of the manor and headed their way, calling out when he got close enough. Coming around to Mokey's other side, he smiled at them.

"Need a hand comin' in?" He had a hand on Mokey's shoulder and looked down, leaning a bit. "Oh, he's beautiful. A perfect wee little bairn."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey smiled warmly up at Scrooge. "Thank you, Uncle Scrooge. And yes, that would be so kind," she whispered, then paused a beat before blinking and asking with a giggle, "What's a bairn?"

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[moneymatters]

He laughed lightly at that. "An auld Scottish word. It means 'child.'" Kneeling, he rested one arm across Mokey's back, and carefully slid the other in behind her knees. "And, if you're anythin' like Jinji was when she laid our eggs," there was a bit of effort in his voice as he picked her up, standing up with ease, "you won't want to walk for a bit. So, junior gets the McDuck Express." A light snicker as he started up the yard.

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[gobetween]

He stepped out of the way, watching with a smile on his face. Scooping up the vest, he also took a moment to retrieve his things, even the broken ones, and then rushed to catch up with them.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey giggled at the explanation, and cozied up in the arms of... Well, of family, where she was perfectly comfortable and happy to focus on the baby - and occasionally glance down at Gobo - with a loving smile. It was a quiet and peaceful "ride" on the Expressway...

...Until they got inside the front door. While the others were quiet enough not to disturb the baby, they were certainly as high-energy as ever, rushing over to hug Gobo, to try and get a peek of the baby, and whisper-calling out their congratulations.

[alotofnerve]

One certain Fraggle managed to work her way to the front, and stood on her toes to get a better peek at the baby. "Oh wow...!" Red breathed, her eyes wide with awe. "Look at the little guy!"