Two Peas in a Pod

Julian smiled down at the baby in his arms. He couldn't help but remember the journey that he and Rob had taken since finding out that their little bundle of joy was coming...

"Jules," Rob called from the bathroom one morning while Julian was pulling on his workout clothes. "Can... Can you please come in here?"

"What's up, Babe," Julian asked as he pulled his shirt over his head and shuffled into the bathroom, where Rob was sitting on the counter with a stick in his hand.

"I-I... I'm pregnant Jules. I haven't been feeling well in the morning... And... And I had Danny get this for me yesterday... I'm pregnant," Rob mumbled as he looked at Julian with sad eyes.

"You're what," Julian asked with wide blue eyes. Excitement began to rise in his chest. "Did you just say you're pregnant?"

Rob nodded slowly as he turned his attention back to the stick in his hand. "This... Jules... I'm going to be missing the season! This is insane! It's so not cool! I won't be able to play!"

Julian sucked in a breath and walked over to Rob so he could rest his hands on Rob's knees. "I think this is a great opportunity. It may be a big surprise... But... I don't know it could help both of us in transitioning to the next stage in our lives... In our relationship together."

Rob looked as if he was going to cry as he looked Julian in the eyes. "I-I... Yeah," Rob agreed before he lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Julian. "I love you, Jules."

"I love you too, you big idiot."

Julian's mind quickly wandered to when Rob began to show, just a short three and a half months into the pregnancy...

"Are you fucking kidding me," Rob complained when he pulled one of his favorite shirts over his head. "This is so not cool! Jules! Your kid has already made a fucking appearance. What the hell!?"

Julian rolled his eyes from where he was looking at his phone on their bed. "You're overreacting, Gronk! A baby is a beautiful thing! And it was gonna happen sooner or later! I guess it really just showed up sooner!"

Rob sighed and shook his head. "It's really warm out today... And the only thing that would hide this is a hoodie! Jules! This is so not cool," Rob whined as he fell down on the bed next to Julian with the crumpled up shirt in his hand. "I-I hate this."

As he put his phone down, Julian sighed and shifted toward Rob where he put his hand on Rob's slowly rounding abdomen. "That's the beauty of life," Julian whispered as he leaned down to place a small kiss on Rob's warm skin.

Rob groaned as he closed his eyes. "This kinda sucks. I still miss football," Rob complained as he sucked in a long breath. "I really miss football, Jules."

Julian sighed as he began to rub little circles on Rob's skin. "It'll all be worth it in six months, Babe. I can't wait to have out little one in my arms. I can't wait to see if he or she looks more like me or you. I really hope that it has your eyes. I love your eyes, Rob."

"And I," Rob paused as he sat up and opened his eyes, "I hope it has your eyes. I hope it's a girl and it has your beautiful blue eyes. I can never get enough of your eyes. I'd love for that gene to be passed down."

Julian blushed a bit. "I love you," Julian whispered as he leaned over to place his lips on Robs. "No matter what he or she looks like I'll be happy. I'll be happy cuz we'll have something that we made together."

"Yeah." Rob shrugged. "Yeah, I guess that's very true I love you too, Jules."

The next big moment that came to Julian's mind as he looked down at their child was how they had chosen a name when Rob was about seven months along...

"Jules," Rob groaned as he held his hands over his protruding stomach, "It won't stop kicking! Make it stop. I wanna go to bed."

Julian grumbled sleepily. "I swear at this point it'll come out more mature than you! You've gotta stop whining! You've also gotta let me sleep! I have a game tomorrow!"

Rob quickly smacked Julian's bare back, which made Julian jump up. "Hey! What was that for," Julian shot back at him. The sleepiness was now out of his voice.

"Can you please message my skin? It hurts and maybe the touch will make him stop moving," Rob begged as he threw his head back and let a few tears fall from his eyes.

Julian sighed as he moved over and began to rub at Rob's taut skin. "You really think it's a boy," Julian asked quietly as he felt the baby kicking at his hand.

Rob nodded. "I'm 97% sure," Rob replied as he took a deep breath.

Julian shrugged. "I guess we'll just find out on Monday afternoon, huh? Maybe we should talk about names," Julian mumbled.

"Robert Gronkowski Jr." was what came out of Rob's mouth almost immediately. "But... It's your kid too. So I guess you can pick the middle name."

"How about I pick the middle name and godfather," Julian wagered as he raised an eyebrow. Rob sighed and nodded. "Okay, I pick James as a middle name and the godfather is to be determined."

"I-I guess that's okay..."

"What if it's a girl though? I think we should pick a name for a girl," Julian whispered as he noticed Rob beginning to drift off.

"I'm so sure it's a boy that I pick Claudette as a name," Rob mumbled as he officially fell asleep.

Julian rolled his eyes at the stubbornness of his boyfriend...

"Jules? Can I hold RJ, please," Rob's sleepy voice asked from next to Julian. Julian looked up to see Rob barely awake in the hospital bed.

Julian smirked. "RJ?"

"Yeah, Robert Junior."

Julian chuckled a bit and nodded as he stood up with the baby in his arms. He slowly lowered their son into Rob's arms. "He's been asleep this whole time. He's so beautiful, Rob. You really did a great job."

"You helped, Jules... It takes two..."