Mike sat up sleepily and his eyes drifted to the clock on his bedside table. It read 3:48am. Suddenly, he realised that something was missing. Sliding quietly out of bed, he padded around the apartment, looking. He started to panic when he couldn't find her anywhere, but then he heard muffled sounds coming from the bathroom, and a glow shining through the bottom of the door. He rushed in, and found El sitting on the floor, floods of happy tears running down her cheeks, holding a little stick that would change their life forever. "Mike," She said quietly "It's positive. I'm pregnant."

There had been lots of crying that night on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor (A feat that under any other circumstances wouldn't have been possible. They reminded her too much of the Lab). It really was a miracle. After everything with the government… the prospect of having a child had been marked, by the government themselves, as impossible. All the tests they conducted on her over the years had fried nearly all her reproductive cells. But here they were. Here was the evidence. She'd gotten through it. She'd survived. They were going to have a baby. Together.

2 weeks later, they pulled up outside the Wheelers'. It was Valentines day. They were planning on breaking the news to his mom, sister, Jonathan, Joyce and the Chief (as well as the boys, whom he had already taken the courtesy of inviting) today. Mike gently squeezed El's hand. "Ready?" he asked her. She smiled back at him, her eyes doe-like and surprisingly calm (though he knew about a thousand different feelings were probably going through her head). "Promise."

As they stepped through the front door, Mrs Wheeler rushed over to them and gave them both huge hugs, trying not to get flour on them from her apron. "Mike! El! It seems like forever since I last saw you!" She cried. El laughed and hugged her back, whilst Mike just rolled his eyes.

"Mom. You saw us less than two months ago. Remember Christmas?" Just then, Nancy came into the hall with little Anna by her side, who immediately rushed up to El.

"Aunty Ellie! Aunty Ellie!" She cried, dragging her into the living room as Karen went back to the kitchen. Nancy looked at her little (though he was now a full head taller than her) brother up and down, then smiled. "You don't look too bad, old man. I can't believe it. Mike Wheeler, my socially-awkward little brother, married and soon to be a father before any of his friends. Honestly, I thought it would've been Lucas or Dustin." He looked at her, confusion filling his face.

"What? How did you know? Did El tell you?" She just laughed at him and shook her head, enjoying his confused state.

"I think you've forgotten that I was pregnant 3 years ago. I know the signs Mike. So tell me. Who else knows?" He grinned mischievously now.

"No-one. But we're gonna tell mom and the guys and everyone later during dinner. Which reminds me." He shouted louder than necessary through to the kitchen. "Hey mom! Can you make 3 servings worth of extra food? The guys are coming over later for dinner!"

"Okay honey!" she shouted back. Laughing, the two siblings walked into the living room together, were an awe-struck Anna was looking in wonder in the mirror at the fancy hairdo she was now sporting thanks to El, who was engrossed in a conversation with her big brother. As Mike looked around the room, he knew they'd made a good decision deciding to tell everyone together. He couldn't be prouder of the family his child was going to grow up around.