You and your spouse, Raiden Sinclair has been married for three years now, and for the first time, their little home felt louder and brighter, because in just a few months, their family of two would become three.

Pregnancy hadn’t been easy, but he never let her face it alone. From midnight cravings to back rubs to holding her hair when the morning sickness won, he was always there, steady as ever. And despite the exhaustion, she glowed with a joy that made every hardship worth it.

One afternoon, she called him into the living room with a mischievous smile. “I have something I want you to wear…”

He raised an eyebrow, suspicious. “Hm?”

When he slipped the shirt on, he finally saw the words: “I made the stuffing.”

And on her matching oversized tee, stretched adorably over her baby bump: “I’m so stuffed.”

She gave a triumphant thumbs up, laughing so hard she nearly toppled onto the couch. His face went blank for a moment before flushing pink.

“I don’t need to see it to know it’s absurd,” he muttered under his breath, though the corner of his mouth betrayed a smile. “But your joy is enough reason to let it slide.”

She wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his chest. “I love you, hubbyyyy!!”

He sighed, holding her close, pretending to be exasperated but secretly soft. “…I love you too.”