Issue #34

Jack had expected the next week to be very difficult around the Institute. He had just declared that he was separating from them but was still walking around the place with many other students and staff that were ready to leave.

He especially didn't want to see Scott up close since he was afraid he would turn him into a real cyclops.

'So why are we eating dinner together?'

Jack and the other members of the Frost Family (Jack, Emma, Rogue, Stepfords, Laura, Christian) sat on one side of the table while the Summers-Grey Family (Jean, Scott, Alex, Gabriel/Vulcan, Lorna, Corsair, Hepzibah) sat on the other side of the table. Stella and Rachel were sitting near the head of the table.

The dinner was not quiet and there was a lot of conversation, but many could feel the subtle, tense atmosphere that was around everyone.

Stella and Rachel looked at one another as they tried to find a good time to break the news. But even when dessert was being served, there still did not seem to be a great opportunity so the pair just decided to shoot their shots.

"*cough cough*," Rachel made a fake coughing sound while Stella clinked on her glass with her spoon. Everyone turned their attention to the pair.

Rachel saw that all eyes were on her so she nudged Stella under the table with her foot.

Stella had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Hey. We have invited everyone to dinner today because we have some important news to share. Rachel's pregnant."

Everyone froze.

The first to react were the Stepfords.

"Oh, shit! How'd that happen?" they said in unison

They had expected some news from the pair since this was the only way that Jack and Scott would sit at the table at the moment, but no one had expected this.

Emma reprimanded the group using her telepathy. She didn't want to ruin such a good occasion.

Emma and Jean were the next to react and had much better expressions on their faces than the others.

"Really? That's great!" Emma was happy for the pair

"Haha. Never thought I would be a grandmother at 26 but I am so happy for the both of you," Jean congratulated them.

After hearing them, Jack recovered. He was also happy for the pair.

"That's great to hear, you two. How far along are you?" Jack asked

The only parent that didn't respond was Scott. He still had a scowl on his face.

Rachel and Stella let out the breath that they had been holding this entire time. Although they were happy that they were having a baby, with what happened the day before, they were afraid of creating an awkward situation. But with 3 out of 4 of their parents supporting them, they felt much better.

"9 weeks, Daddy," Stella told her father gleefully

The rest of the family also sent their congratulations. So now, not only was Jean pregnant but Rachel and Stella were now having a baby too.

Jack enjoyed the dinner and festive atmosphere but noticed that Emma drank quite a few more glasses than she normally did.

Jack didn't mention it during dinner but when they got back to their room later that night, Jack decided to bring it up.

"So... I noticed you drank a lot more wine than you usually do. And it was of much lesser quality than you are used to," Jack commented while taking off his clothes in the bathroom. He was letting Emma change in the bedroom since he also planned to take a shower first.

Jack didn't hear an answer from Emma so he thought she was ignoring him. Shrugging his shoulders, Jack went to the shower and turned it on. But before he stepped inside, he heard the door open behind him.

Jack turned to see Emma standing in the sexiest lingerie he had ever seen, and that's saying something since he had seen Emma in so many before.

"Um," was all Jack could muster. He felt his throat go dry

"I know I drank a lot today. At first, I was worried about getting pregnant and it getting in the way of my work. But now I feel like I am being left behind. My own daughter is having a kid before I am. Are you ready to be a parent? Cause I think I am. Like I wanna have a kid now. So let's do it. Let's have a kid. We can also get married sooner. Like in th next month or two so I'm not showing and so our baby won't be a bastard," Emma said in one breath

She was afraid that if she stopped speaking for a moment, she wouldn't be able to say it all.

Jack smiled while looking at Emma's flustered expression. Jack walked over and pulled the woman into his arms.

"Is that a yes?" Emma asked as she took in his scent

"Hmm. I'm fine with having a kid whenever you are. We already have 8. What's one more?" Jack asked, looking down into Emma's blue eyes

"It's one we have to actually raise from the ground up. We have watched over the others but they were mostly or fully grown themselves. This is a child that we need to actually raise from birth," Emma pointed out the flaw in Jack's logic

"Doesn't seem too hard. If Reed Richards and Logan can be parents, why couldn't we?"

"When you put it that way, I guess the bar is really low. Plus, we do have the Earth's Mightiest Nany as their father," Emma joked about Jack's old nickname

"Grr," Jack growled at his fiancee and carried her to the bedroom. The pair had a night filled with passion as they tried their best to ensure she got pregnant that night.