Atlantis Vs. Talokan

Chapter Two - Date Night Surprises

"I hear you left everyone speechless in Geneva," Tom said.

After dropping off the guards and ship back home in Atlantis, it was time to return to other home, the lighthouse. 

"Aquawoman strikes again!" Her father was never going to get tired of the nickname. 

"Yeah, I know, I was pretty awesome." She turned to Orm.  "Tell him how awesome I was."

"You are always awesome to me."

"Aw, babe!" She leaned over for a kiss. 

"Get a room!" howled Arthur from the other room.

"Hypocrite!" Aurelia hurled back.  "I've caught you and Mera doing-"

"Why don't we all just mind our own business," Mera suggested. 

Damn, the lighthouse was getting to be a full house these days. Full, but great. 

"So the meeting was productive then?" Mera asked, always business.

It had been several months since they had opened up Atlantis and its truths to the Surface, and it had been a bumpy several months to say the least. Had they really been expecting anything else though?

As usual, humans were greedy, and while Atlantis was open to sharing in their forms of medicine, sustainability, history, etc, they did not want their weapons to fall into the wrong hands. That was a big no, as evidenced by the UN meeting. 

"While we're all here," Tom called, getting their attentions and gathering everyone in the kitchen.  "We are so glad you're here because we have some exciting news." He and Atlanna shared giant smiles.  "We're having a baby!"

Everyone was plunged into shocked silence following this declaration. Aurelia, perhaps no surprise there, broke said silence. "Wait, like, for real?"

"As real as can be," her mother confirmed, all smiles. 

"Holy shit! No way!" She was going to have a sibling! Hell, she was going to be a sibling! "That's awesome! I'm so shocked but so excited!"

"Ditto!" agreed Arthur.

"That's wonderful news," said Mera.

"Yes, congratulations," Orm agreed.

Life was changing, but in good ways. She wasn't about to change it.

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"I've got a surprise for you when we get back," Orm told her on the swim back to Atlantis. 

"More surprises!"

"Indeed."

"Oooo-" She waggled her eyebrows suggestively. "I like the sound of that! Show me, show me!"

Orm chuckled at her impatientness and once they reached the city led the way to his lab. 

"Should I close my eyes?"

"If you want to."

She squeezed her eyes shut. 

"Okay, here you go."

She cracked her eyes open to see Orm standing proudly by a display holding a blue suit of armour.

"It's a new stealth suit," her hubby explained, going into adorable nerd mode. "It's armour, of course, but more sleek. Want to try it on?"

"Yes-" She was already stripping off her tank top.

"How's it feel?" he asked once she was dressed in the new suit.