A/N

Err... sorry this one took longer to come out. And, well, ended up being shorter than the others. Buuuut I had things to do that I don't have to explain to anyone. Either way, hope you enjoy it anyways!

Eleanor let out a pleasant little hum as she dragged a bag of chips behind her, her tail swishing lazily as she brought it to the living room.

Making a nest was a breeze when it was already made for you! All she did was set up shop on the couch. If she needed privacy, she'd drag a pillow over to hide behind. Simple as that, and she'd still be able to see the tv without a problem.

Still humming, she set the bag to her left, and got the tv's remote from her right. Everyone had been telling her not to move around as much… like that would stop her! Eleanor flicked on the tv, her tail wagging slowly as she flipped through the channels.

"Jungle Monster…? Eh, alright." She shrugged, tossing the remote aside as she dug into her chips. The movie was so cheesy, who could ever say it's a scary movie? The costume looked terrible, the effects were lame, the story made no sense at all, the actors sounded bored all the time, and worst of all-

"Hey Ellie? You in here?"

Crap. Eleanor quickly took up the remote again, pausing the movie and turning to see Theodore enter the living room. "Ah! Jeez, gosh Theo, what is it?" She asked, ears twitching a little as she watched him approach, letting the movie play again. Theodore sidled up to the couch, giving himself a shake before he leapt up to her side, smiling as he sat down next to her. "Just wanted to see how you were doing. Haven't talked to you in a-"

"Theodore… Really. It's been an hour, maybe even less than that." Eleanor said as she put her paw up. "I'm fine! I don't need everybody to keep on checking in on me, okay? I can walk still, I can carry things around, I can jump, I can do things." She said firmly, looking right at him. "Get it? I'm. Fine."

However, seeing Theodore's expression change made a wave of guilt wash over her. She knew what he looked like when he was holding back tears. His paws moved closer to his chest, his ears were flat on his head, and his tail curled around to cover his feet. All telltale signs.

She bit her lip, sighing as she hefted herself to her feet, careful to not fall forward as she walked to him, giving her mate the best hug she could manage to. "Oh… Theodore, I'm sorry. I just," Eleanor paused to wipe his face on her sleeve. "Everyone's driving me crazy. If I had a dollar for every time I got checked on in the last couple days alone, I could buy a crib for everyone, including the babies!" She complained. "I know I haven't done this before, but I can handle it."

Theodore sighed, nodding his head slowly. "Yeah… you're right…" He mumbled, looking to his feet. "I was just… worried, is all. I-I dunno why, I know you can handle yourself. But something keeps telling me to check Like, if I don't do it, something might go wrong..." Slowly, he managed to look up to Eleanor's face. "You know what that's like? Just something nagging and nagging at you to do something until you do it, and it might even stay after you do it."

"Yeah." Eleanor sat down, patting the spot right next to her. "That's what I've been having ever since I got the baby bump. Always gotta run off, always gotta try making a nest somewhere. Always getting kicked even if I go and do what I have to. Sorta kinda sucks a lot."

"Well…" Theodore settled down at her side, giving her a hug from the side, rubbing his cheek against hers. "I only wanted to see you this time. Really." He says, turning his gaze up to her. He smiled, holding out a paw. "May I…?"

Eleanor smiled back, sidling against one of the pillows as she nodded. "Go ahead, big guy. The haven't been kicking around much today." She said, watching as Theodore put his paw down on her belly. She bit down on her lip, shivering a little as he began to rub around, feeling that gentle pressure across the surface of her belly. "Ohh… Mmf, that's niiiice…"

"Wow Ellie… it feels so, uh… firm." Theodore mumbled out. "Do you… like it when I rub it?" He asked, keeping his paw moving along her stomach while the other one moved up to cup her cheek.

"You have n-no idea." Eleanor huffed out. "Kinda makes me… ya know."

That made Theodore's cheeks darken. "O-Oh! Uh, well, I mean I can get it up if you want and we can play around… I dunno how m-much we could do with your belly in the way though."

"Theo! Not like that, silly!" squeaked Eleanor. "I'm round enough as is! Just… don't stop, is all." She said as she relaxed again, resting her paws at her sides. "It helps me feel better. You've got no idea how weird it is feeling them when they start to kick about. Or make me feel like I'll barf." Eleanor gripped the pillow at her side, biting down on her lip as she curled her toes. "They seem to really… really like the attention though."

"Uh, you've been saying they a lot lately… You think there's more than one?" Theodore's ears lifted up curiously as he stared at her stomach. "I mean… It'd kinda make sense but I dunno…"

Eleanor put her paw on top of his head, rubbing behind his ear softly. "Theo, your mom had three kids. And so did mine. I think we're definitely gonna have more than one." She said. "And when they come on out, something tells me they're really gonna like their daddy. I know I do~"

"Awww… Well, they're gonna look like their mommy. Two girls, I bet!" Theodore said with a wagging tail, both of his hands rubbing the expanse of Eleanor's stomach while he pressed his ear up against it. "Real pretty… know all about good food… have the best singing voice… Being the most beautiful green gumdrops around..."

"Heh. You talking about the little ones, or me~?" Eleanor teased him. Watching Theodore huff and blush and hide his face against her stomach made her laugh, gently rubbing along the back of his head while she watched the display.

Theodore was quick to change the subject. "So! What're you gonna do for a nest? I haven't seen you doing a whole lot…"

Eleanor shrugged. "You're sitting on it, big butt. I didn't wanna work hard, okay? The couch has everything I need! Plenty comfort, warmth, lots of pillows, and a perfect view of the tv! By the way… how come you aren't freaking out? I thought you hated monster movies."

A halfhearted scream came from the tv then, almost as if on cue, but Theodore didn't react at all. Well… he jumped a little, but that was it. Then, while looking her right in the eyes, he said something she didn't expect.

"Ellie? We survived high school, an exploding island, me, Alvin, and Simon got chased across the country, and I ba- er… did it with your sisters and you didn't hate me afterwards. Compared to all that? I'm not scared of no Jungle Monster." He said with a smile.

"W-Wow. Pretty direct there, Theo."

"...Well, uh, the fifth movie still gets to me a little."

Snorting, Eleanor gives him another hug, rubbing on his arm as she pulls him closer. "Guess we all did a good amount of growing up, huh? I remember crawling out of a package just to get here… And here I am. Heh. I can't believe I was such a fangirl~"

Theodore wagged his tail again. "I could believe it! We were a whole lot more popular then." He said proudly, sticking out his chest a little. "I really did like you from the first moment I saw you… Heck, I would have even been your fan! And I still think I'm dreaming when I get to wake up next to you." He hummed, letting his head rest down on her stomach once again, sighing. "And now here we are…"

"And you're happy about it… right?" Eleanor asked. Her tail reached to curl with Theodore's, a wave of relief washing over her as he did the same thing.

"I can't even make the words to explain it." answered Theodore, turning so he could bump his nose on hers. "But I do know that I wanna help you out as much as I can! Even if your nest is already done."

Eleanor put a paw to her chin, pretending to think hard on it. "You know what? I think there's something you can do to make it a whole lot better."

Theodore's ears perked up, listening intently. "Yeah? What's that?"

And then, Eleanor pulled him closer, kissing him right on the lips. His eyes were wide in an instant, and Theodore melted before he returned the favor, his paws resting on Eleanor's shoulders. When they separated, she gestured to the spot right at her side.

"Stay here, eat snacks with me, and keep rubbing my stomach every now and then. I'll do the same for you!"

"Well… I think I can do that no problem~" Theodore replied, quickly taking his spot and putting his paw to her belly, rubbing around slowly as his cheek squished up against hers.

"Something told me you'd be alright with it." Eleanor rested her head on his shoulder, turning her attention to the TV screen. She didn't feel any kicks now. And having Theodore close just made her feel nice and warm. He really would make for a good dad.