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It's been about a year since they got their jobs. They're supporting themselves fine but that's not to say they're enjoying it. At this point, they both hate it. Even Blu has grown sour and moody while on shift. It's bound to get to one of them eventually.

"Nate? Are you okay?" She asks, slightly worried.

"..." He doesn't respond. He stares at the burgers on the grill. He mindlessly flips them, unaware of his surroundings.

"Nnnaattteee?" She rubs his shoulder. "Are you there honey?"

The touching snaps him out of it.

"Huh? Y-yeah what is it?" He asks in a neutral tone.

"I need you to come up front with me. We're getting busy." She tries her best to sound happy or cheerful but the dreadfulness of her job sucks the joy from her soul.

"_Sigh _ok." He motions to one of his co-workers to cover the grill. They trade places and Nate follows Blu to the front. Nate immediately gets irritated at the number of people up front. He struggles to appropriately take their orders. Instead of appearing happy and smiling, he has a face that communicates irritation. A face that lets them know he doesn't want to be there.

Soon enough, they get through the entire crowd. The couple is deeply relieved and starts to cheer up just a tad. However, this small satisfaction is short-lived as a lady comes back up to the counter.

Nate sighs under his breath and tends to her.

"What can I do for you, ma'am?" He frustratedly recites.

"You got my order wrong." She replies in a snobby tone.

His eye twitches a bit at her sass.

"Let me fix that for you..." He tries his best to stay calm.

"You're not gonna ask what was wrong with it?" It's as if she's trying to be a bitch.

"..." He breathes deeply for a moment.

"What...was wrong...with your order?" His frustration is starting to seep out a bit.

"It has pickles. I asked that the pickles be removed. Fix it." She tosses the bag at him.

"HOW AB-!!!!"

He begins to shout but Blu was prepared for this situation. She grips his snout closed and drags him aside.

"Hey! Stop! You can't just yell at customers!" She quietly yet aggressively whispers to him.

He grumbles in response. She still holds his mouth shut.

"Do you understand me?" She lets go of him and lets him speak.

"Yes...I'm sorry..." He says, fully aware that she deserved what she WAS going to get.

"I know it's hard. Some people are like that. You just need to realize that and let it roll off your shoulders ok?" She's compassionate now.

"Ok..." He realizes his mistake but it doesn't make him any less angry at the customer. They begrudgingly fix the lady's order and move on with their day. It's not much longer before they go home. Today was stressful for the both of them.

They both lay awake in bed. Blu breaks the silence.

"Nate...you can't do that again. What if I wasn't right there next to you?" She sounds a bit worried.

"I know but...everything at that job is just so...annoying!"

"I know honey but I'm serious. You have to contain yourself. We've worked hard to get here." She says back.

"It feels like there's no point..." He sounds a bit sad.

"What...? What do you mean?" She's confused.

"I mean what's the point? Why are we working so hard? We work, come home, eat, sleep, then start over. It just feels hopeless..." Now he just sounds depressed.

"..."

She wants to disagree but she feels the same way. It feels like they're going nowhere. It's been this way for a while. Life just feels stale now.

The room falls silent again. Nate is the one to break it this time.

"I'm sorry...this is my fault..." He says.

"N-no hon-"

He interrupts her with a deep kiss. It is VERY unexpected. After a few moments, he stops.

"N-Nate...where did that come from? Normally you lick me..."

"I just love you..."

He proceeds to kiss her more. It's been a while since they've embraced each other so deeply. They're both tired but they don't seem to care. The night goes on and things only get more intense. Their blue and purple scales mesh together throughout the night passionately. They know the risk of what they're doing, but they don't seem to care. After about an hour, they both pass out. They sleep soundly and deeply, holding one another.

The next morning, "Mngh....wha?" Blu awakens first.

Nate is gripping her like a stuffed animal.

"H-hey. Let go will you?" She struggles a bit. He doesn't wake from his slumber.

"Dang it..." She slowly wiggles her way out.

She eventually makes it out of his grasp. It takes her a moment to realize how dirty she feels.

"O-oh..oh no...we..." She remembers what took place the previous night.

She feels a leaky sensation in her loins and gets a bit panicky.

"Crap! Nate! Wake up!" She shakes him but he doesn't wake up.

"Ughh fine!" She goes to the kitchen and makes some toast. She brings it to the bedroom.

"Smell this!" She smacks him in the face with the toast.

He inhales sharply at the smell of the toast and begins to wake.

"Mmmn....wh-what is it...?" He groggily replies.

"You do remember what we did last night, don't you?" Her urgency wakes him up a bit more.

"Huh? N-no..."

"Nate...we messed up!"

"H-how so?" He's oblivious to the substance that leaks out of her.

"N-...look at me!" He does so, but he looks at her face.

"I'm lookin..."

"N-no!" She facepalms. "Nate, you do feel how sticky you are, right?"

"..." He stops for a moment and thinks. Suddenly, he realizes what that means.

"Ohhhh no...d-did I???"

"Yes...yes you did. W-we need to get a test. This can't happen..." She says this knowing there isn't much chance of it not happening.

"Well let's do it." He says and thinks for a moment. "Wait, how do we test for it?"

"We need to go get a pregnancy test."

"Can we eat first?" He doesn't seem all that worried for some reason.

"Ng...sure..." Blu is definitely worried.

They hurriedly make breakfast and eat together. Blu drinks an excessive amount of water.

"Hey...why are you drinking so much water?" It puzzles him.

"It's for the test. I need to pee on it for it to work." She says.

"..." He narrows his eyes and has a confused look on his face.

"How does that work?" He asks.

"We-...I don't know actually. Finish your breakfast so we can go." She replies.

"Mmmmk." He eats up quickly and they go to the pharmacy.

They speak with the lady at the counter.

"Excuse me, we need a pregnancy test?" Blu says timidly to the worker.

"A P.T.? Sure." She replies cheerfully.

She goes to the back. Soon enough, she comes back with a box of two tests.

"Here ya go. If you don't mind me asking, when did you do the deed?" She prods.

"Last night..." Blu replies.

"Ohhh you'll have to wait another day or so before you use this. Otherwise, it won't be accurate." The pharmacist says.

"Really? Ok...thank you for telling us." Blu's sense of urgency seemingly calms down for the moment.

They pay for the tests and return home.

"Well, we're off today. What do you wanna do?" Nate asks nonchalantly.

"I...don't know..." She seems a bit spaced out.

"Are you ok?" He asks.

"I..." She seems to be in some deep thought.

"Come here, darling." Nate pats the seat next to him on the couch. She sits next to him.

"Let's just watch tv and relax today. Is that okay with you?" He puts his arm around her.

"..." She just spaces out again.

He frowns and turns the tv on. The spend the rest of their day cuddling on the couch. After a few days, they use the test.

Blu and Nate stare intensely at the little device. Awaiting it's reading.

"..."

"..."

It's tense. After about a minute, it reveals the result. Positive. Blu is pregnant.

She winces at the result.

"Ah...y...mmm...."

She starts to speak but just cries instead.

"Hey...hey, it's ok...." Nate tries to be as soothing as possible. He hugs her.

She cries in his arms feeling a variety of different things. She's mostly terrified and happy at the same time.

"We'll get through it..." Nate is happy. He doesn't think about the possible consequences as Blu does. She feels fear and thinks about what this means for the both of them. Nate is just happy.