Starkid One-shots

Not what we expected

Meredith's POV
I was looking at the damn stick. Checking it over and over. But there it was, clear as day. Two simple, red lines that will change our lives for the next 9 months. I couldn't believe it.

Should I be happy about it? I mean, I am delighted and I want to do this, especially with Brian. I can't think of anyone else I'd have one with. But are we actually ready for this huge commitment and this amount of responsibility? Will we be able to cope with what it will bring?

So many thoughts ran through my head while I held the pregnancy test in my hands. I looked down at it one last time just to see if I was imaging the whole thing, but no. The same red lines stood loud and proud, staring me in the face, sealing my fate.

I placed the test on the side of the bathroom sink, turned the tap on and splashed some warm water onto my face. Looking up into the mirror, I stared at the reflection looking back at me. She didn't look like a different person, still the same old me, but something was off. Her eyebrows were knitted together and that bright happy smile of hers had disappeared for the first time.

Okay Meredith just relax. All you need to do is tell Brian and everything will be fine...

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It had been a few days and I still hadn't got round to telling Brian. I didn't know how I was going to go about it. Should I just be blunt with him and tell him, no messing about? Or should I think of a clever way of implying it to him, using a pun of some sort. Like tell him to check the oven and a bun will be baking in there. No that's just cheesey.

Throughout my internal battle, I didn't notice a weight sit down next to me on the couch. I looked over to my left to see the man himself smiling that smile he always does whenever he looks my way. It's cute.

"Have you missed me?" If it could, that grin of his just got wider.

"Bri honey, you went to the store for like 20 minutes to get some groceries. You weren't gone that long. But yes, of course I missed you, I always do." I placed a quick kiss on his lips. "So what's the plan now that you're back?"

"What else could we do on this fine Saturday afternoon then to watch Disney movies! I'll give you the first pick" Brian said with a smirk. I just shook my head as I got up to choose a film. I got out Tangled, knowing how much we both enjoy the film.

As I turned back, Brian was sat in the same spot he had been but with a bowl of popcorn on his lap. Where had that come from? Without questioning him, I sat back down in my previous spot and snuggled into Brian's right side, his warmth just radiating onto me. But as the beginning of the movie started to play, a thought still ran across my mind:

I must tell him. I NEED to tell him...

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We had just finished the second Disney film and I honestly felt good for a nap. Having my head resting in Brian's lap obviously wasn't helping. He was stroking my hair, his soothing motions sending me to sleep. A comfortable silence fell over us while Brian continued the gesture and I started to drift off. Man I could get used to living like this.

But a cough broke the stillness, although I wasn't too fussed about it. Until Brian spoke up that is.

"I know about the baby"

Now I was awake.

My eyes widened and I sat bolt up right, just staring at him. But how.. How could he.. What the duck? The confusion must have been clear from the expression on my face, but Bri just pulled me into a hug. We sat there for a moment before pulling away.

"H-how do you know. I haven't said anything to anyone. I have been trying to find the right way to say but I just haven't. Was I being suspicious about it or..."

My rambling was cut off by a sweet and lingering kiss on the lips. Brian was looking into my eyes, while his were soft and loving.

"Honestly Mere, I saw the pregnancy test on the bathroom sink a few nights ago and was ecstatic with what it read. I was just waiting for you to say something, but you didn't, so I thought I'd bring it up."

Of course Meredith you butt trumpet, you left it on the side and didn't do anything about it afterwards. Of course Brian would see it.

"Way to be subtle about it Mr Holden. So you're okay with this? With this next stage of our lives together?"

"Of course I am Mrs Holden. I wouldn't want to share this experience with anyone else. Our baby Mere."

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Brian had just parked our car in a spot near a small cafe downtown. He turned to me and looked me in the eyes, a sense of seriousness about him. "Are you ready for this? To tell the group?" He took my hand in his.

"Yes, they're some of our closest friends and they deserve to know. And it's not like we could keep it a secret forever, I'm going to start showing sooner or later." I smiled back, before giving him a peck on the cheek. "Let's get going then"

We both got out of the car and headed to the cafe. Brian threw his arm around my shoulders and I intertwined my hand with his. I had a good feeling about this.

"Morning everyone, I'm Dad!" Brian said, quite casually, as we sat down at the table that the rest of the group were at. I face-palmed at his idiocy; this was the man I decided to marry.

It took as brief moment for everyone to register what my idiot husband had just said before they understood. There were then squeals of joy from the girls and some inappropriate comments made by the guys. But the fact that my best friends were fully supportive of our next step made me that much happier! I couldn't say the same for the staff and few customers already in the cafe, they just gave us a few weird looks. But we didn't care, we were all in high spirits.

"Finally, a diddy StarKid to join our family!"

"How far are you along? How are you coping"

"This child is going to be so spoilt I'm telling you now"

"Mere, have you and Brian discussed any name ideas yet?"

"Lauren would be the perfect name don't you think"

Jaime, Julia, Jade, Denise and I just looked at Lauren, before bursting into laughter. She ended up joining in too.

And that is what I love about this group of wonderful people. Because we are a part of something that means we will always be together, no matter where we are in the world. And I couldn't ask for anything else.