Eight Weeks Later

Brian- It's a rare day where both Sal and I are off together, so I'm in the kitchen making us breakfast. (Hums)

Sal- Once again, I rush out of bed and into the bathroom praying to the porcelain god. (Groans Pitifully) Once my stomach stops swirling, I get up and do my morning routine then thoroughly brush my teeth.

Brian- I hear Sal, in the bathroom. "Babe, time for breakfast." I set the two plates at the kitchen island, then my coffee and his tea.

Sal- I slowly walk out to the kitchen and sit at the island, glaring down at the offending food that suddenly made me feel sick again.

Brian- Already sitting down and eating, I scroll through some new messages. "Joe and James texted...again."

Sal- I push the plate away and drink my tea. (Hums) "What do they want now?"

Brian- I set my phone aside. "Same thing as the last hundred messages. They want us to join their Comedy Troupe."

Sal- I think for a few moments. "We haven't posted on YouTube in forever, why are they messaging us now out of the blue?"

Brian- "Apparently a TV producer saw potential for us to have our own TV show, but it needs to be the four of us."

Sal- "Do they even know what we are going to be called?"

Brian- (Shrugs) "No clue..." I look over and see his plate is halfway across the counter. "Um, are you okay? You never turn down my cooking."

Sal- I look from Brian to the plate, then down at my cup of tea. (Biting My Bottom Lip) "I think I'm pregnant."

Brian- I drop my fork. "What?"

Sal- (Sighs) "You heard me, I think I'm pregnant."

Brian- All I could do was stare at him in shock. "Don't you need ovaries or something?"

Sal- Looking anywhere but at Q. "Um, about that; I'm a Carrier."

Brian- Turning my head slightly. "A what?"

Sal- "A Carrier. It means I'm a man with female parts to carry a child."

Brian- "Oh..." My eyes widen. "Fuck, get your shoes on!" Putting the plates and cups in the sink, I head for the front door and slip on my converse as I grab my keys.

Sal- I already had on my sneakers. Taking Brian's offered hand, we leave the apartment locking up and head for the jeep.

Brian- Getting in, I put my baby into drive.

Sal- I get buckled in. "Where we going?"

Brian- "Eh, to find out if your pregnant or not." The first stop is the drug store.

Corner Drug Store

Sal- Brian puts the jeep in park and we get out. "Can't I just call a doctor?"

Brian- Taking his hand in mine. "After we confirm." Leading him through the small store to a particular isle.

Sal- I look around in distaste.

Brian- I find the test we need and lead him back towards the cashier. "Anything else?"

Sal- I slip out of his grip for a moment and return with a bag of swedish fish.

Brian- (Chuckles Softly) Putting the items up on the counter along with a soda for myself and a green tea as well as a large bottle of water for Sal.

Jenny- I scan the items. "$14.50"

Brian- I pay the girl and take the bagged items. "Have a good day."

Jenny- (Waves) "You too."

Sal- Brian hands me the bag and he unlocks the jeep as we get in. "Now where?"

Brian- (Smirks) "You'll see." Along the way, I make sure he drinks the whole bottle of water.

Station 59 New York FireHouse

Sal- We pull up and park outside the fire station. "Why are we here?"

Brian- Emptying the bag of his green tea and swedish fish, leaving the pregnancy test. With the bag in hand. "You'll see, come on." Getting out, I lock up the jeep and take Sal's hand leading him inside.

Jimmy- I'm the first to see my brother walk through the door. "Brian?"

Danny- Walking out of the kitchen. "What are you doing here, it's your day off?"

Eli- I walk out of the kitchen behind Danny, wrapping my arms around the younger males waist.

Brian- (Sighs) Glancing around; I notice the crew that's on is either watching tv, playing video games, drawing, reading, cooking or sleeping.
"I know it's my day off. Where is Oliver?"

Nick- Looking up from my book. "Try the gym."

Brian- (Nods) "Thank you." I lead Sal towards the gym and inside is indeed where the Medic is at. "Ollie!"

Oliver- Letting go of the bar, I land on my feet. "Brian, what's up?"

Brian- "Are you aware of Male Carriers?"

Oliver- I think about that for a moment. "Do you really want that answer?"

Brian- "I'm not asking cause it's not family related...wait, one of my brothers? Danny?"

Oliver- (Nods) "It's a rare genetic twist to the male body. If it isn't about Danny..." I glance to the Cuban beside him. "Him?"

Brian- I hand the bag to Sal. "You know how I made you drink that whole bottle of water on the way here?"

Sal- I take the offered bag. (Nods)

Brian- I gesture over to the bathroom, while giving him a gentle push.

Sal- I get the hint and disappear behind the door. (Huffs) I take the stupid test without complaint, anxiously pacing the small room for three minutes.

Oliver- Once the younger male is behind the bathroom door. "Explain."

Brian- "We want to know."

Oliver- (Nods) "I can help you confirm, but after that I advise going to a doctor that specializes in these types of pregnancies." Getting a piece of paper I write down the info. "Dr Lin, he's the best."

Brian- I quickly pocket the paper. "Thanks..." Before anything else can be said, Sal walks out.

Sal- After the three minutes, I checked and just about fainted. Leaving the bathroom. (Smiles Shyly) "It's positive."

Brian- (Smiles Happily) "Babe, that's wonderful!" Cupping his cheeks, I give him a kiss.

Oliver- (Laughs) "Alright, enough PDA..." Glancing between the two. "Want to find out how far along you are?"

Sal- (Nods)

Brian- We follow Oliver out of the gym and back outside to the ambulance.

Oliver- "Alright, lay on the stretcher for me."

Sal- I lay on the stretcher.

Oliver- I push up his shirt a bit and connect wires to him. (Smiles) "Well mamma is healthy." I gesture to another line. "So is baby, here is the little beans heart beat."

Brian and Sal- (Smiles Brightly)

Oliver- I pull out a small machine and set it up. Putting gel on the wand, I rub it along his belly. "There is your little bean. You are two months preggers, my friend." I print out a copy of their first ultrasound image and give it to them.

Sal- (Cries) I take the image and closely admire it. "When do we find out what we are having?"

Oliver- I think over the timing in my head. "Two more months and if I'm correct the baby is gonna be born sometime in February."

Sal- (Nods)

Brian- Wiping away Sal's tears. "Thank you Ollie."

Oliver- "Any time man, any time." I begin cleaning up and putting things away, then I make sure I restock everything.  "Have a good evening guys."

Brian- (Nods) "Yep, tell my brothers I'll talk to them later that I had to get Sal home."

Oliver- (Nods) They head to their jeep and I head back into the fire station.

Sal- We get into the jeep and Brian hands me my fish.

Brian- I drive us home.

Vulquinn Apartment

Sal- I lay cuddled up against Brian. (Hums Contently)

Brian- I have my arm wrapped around Sal's waist as I rub his back. (Sighs Softly) Nuzzling his neck.

Sal- A few moments later, something dawns on me. "I need to get ahold of that doctor and go for blood work."

Brian- I give him an odd look. "What is the rush?"

Sal- "I have no clue who the baby daddy is!"

Brian- "Alright, get a paternity test done."

Sal- (Whines) "What if the baby isn't yours?" I begin panicking.

Brian- Cupping Sal's cheek, I press my lips to his. "Calm down, getting yourself into a dither isn't good for the baby. Now as for your question...even if the baby isn't biologically mine, I am not abandoning you. You are mine and so is that baby, no matter what a stupid test says."

Sal- (Smiles and Nods)

Brian- (Mutters Softly) "Good." I give him another kiss. Getting up, I pick him up into my arms carrying him into what is now our room and lay him beneath the covers of our bed. "Goodnight."

Sal- Cuddling closely. "Goodnight." We both fall into a restful sleep.