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She had gone to the pharmacy the previous day. Maya Fey herself had been experiencing some major morning sickness as of recent, and honestly wasn't quite pleased with it. She figured seems her and her boyfriend, Miles Edgeworth, had recently introduced sexual intercourse in their relationship, something somewhere must have gone awry. One didn't wake up randomly feeling like she were going to vomit her stomach up and having missed her period after a month. Maya now impatiently found herself pacing back and forth in Miles's master bathroom as she awaited the test's results...when the small screen soon lit up blue. Maya was for sure bearing a Prosecutor's child and she had no clue how to inform her busy father-to-be that she'd be bearing his child. They had only recently started dating with their return to the US and Phoenix only recently being informed of their now relationship.
Scooping the little stick up by the end with picky fingers, the spirit medium made her way into the bedroom where Miles now was resting. Looking over her seemingly sound asleep lover, the young woman couldn't help but feel a love smitten grin creep upon her lips. She was truly lucky, and placed a hand on his shoulder to shake Miles awake. As she did, she kept the pregnancy test stick behind her back out of view. A grumble slipped Miles's lips as he soon opened his eyes.
"Miles, there's something we need to talk about," Maya trailed off as blue orbs ridden with anxiety darted to avoid eye contact. He knew well that she was serious, after all these years of knowing her since a teenager. She pulled the pregnancy test into his eye view, knowing he very well was burdened with relatively poor sight as he had aged.
"Maya, just what is the meaning of awaking me this- Oh. OH...," he was just as shocked as she had been. The turn of events had been unplanned and the two of them were now as silent as night. Sitting up in bed, Miles soon found it in himself to speak.
"May I press on when you discovered you were, well, child bearing?," He questioned.
Holy shit, he was an absolute dweeb. A fucking oddball and that is indeed why she had grown to adore him so. Maya was now relaxed enough and the damn room had finally stopped spinning for the time being.
"I found out just this morning, Miles," she said. "I am just as bewildered as you are love..."
He picked his glasses up from off the nightstand as he put them on, now crossing his arms as he usually did when thinking. Standing to his feet, he towered over Maya quite a bit, making her realize just how petite she happened to be even at twenty eight years old. Miles soon threw his arms around his newly pregnant girlfriend, bringing a surprised Maya close to his chest as he gave a slight grin. Even she knew what it meant: old and grouchy Edgeworth was the happiest he had been in a long time.
"Things will go along just splendidly, Maya. I will keep up with you every step of the way," Miles soon let her go. "But I must attend to my duties today. The Prosecution's Office has me in high demand today."
Maya glanced over to the small Steel Samurai clock. Shit. She realized Phoenix would need her down at the office to help with paperwork today and sighed.
"Nick will need my help as well today. I might as well get going," she said as she leaned up to place a soft kiss upon Miles's lips and the two soon set about getting ready to start their day
Maya burst into the agency with a disgustingly loud sigh. She was cranky as fuck and she had to work the whole day feeling like a pile of garbage. Phoenix was already hard at work at his desk, papers piled as high as could be in sight. On his desk, on the shelves, on chairs, even on Charley. Well, shit. She was most certainly in for a tough day and it would only get worst.
Looking up from his papers, Phoenix's eyes widened in concern at the sight of his old family friend. "Maya, are you alright...?"
She shot him an unintentionally crabby facial expression out of her own sickness and mood swings. Staggering over to the couch, she sunk right into the plush cushioning with a groan. "I'm pregnant, Nick, and I feel awful. I can't believe I am only one month pregnant and I'm already struggling."
"O...Oh...? You're pregnant Maya?," he spoke slowly. She threw her head back to take a good look at her flabbergasted boss and his dumbfounded face. What? Was it really so surprising that she was going to have a kid? He looked so stupid.
"Yes I am god damn pregnant Nick," she groaned in annoyance at his naivety as she closed her eyes to keep from seeing the room spinning. "Now I'm craving soup Nick. Can you please, oh please get me some…”
“I can’t exactly drop everything and run to the store when I have to prepare for Mr. Dehmwet’s trial tomorrow, Maya.” He seemed disappointed he couldn’t help her out actually. She figured she could appreciate whatever he was trying to do anyways.
“Welp,” the medium staggered as she rose from her spot on the couch. “I’ll call Pearly to bring me some as to not bother you Nick. Thanks either way.” If he hadn’t known her for all these years, it was easy to write such a comment off as passive aggressive, or flat out impolite. But he knew her better than anyone, and Maya was just as thankful either way.
She went out into the hall slowly. It was a hell of a long walk for only a few feet, with having to lean her small body up against the wall for support. Finally making it into the building’s hallway and having pulled out her cellphone (complimented with a cute limited edition Steel Samurai strap from Miles), she called up her cousin. She by now considered her more of a little sister, as she held her family oh so close after having no remaining blood in Kurain.
“Mystic Maya,” a familiar voice that of Pearl happily greeted her with the exact title she’s been addressing her with as since a child. “Why’re you calling? Don’t you happen to be with Mr. Nick right now?”
Maya had been quite sad when Pearl had found out she never harbored any actual romantic feelings for Phoenix, and she knew this was the oddest way of revealing she now happened to be pregnant....and not with Phoenix’s kid which would certainly leave the younger Fey in immense surprise. Pearl’s fangirling had ceased a few days following the announcement that she had been dating Miles. But a child was an entirely separate deal.
“Hey, Pearly. Um, do you think you could bring me some soup from the store? Nick is too occupied with his trial pep to do it for me,” She paused a long, painful pause. Then figured why the hell not… “It’s because I am pregnant and just found out this morning after missing my period.”
A shrill screech filled her ear and Maya winced in minor discomfort, followed shortly by a smile. She was growing up quickly and little Pearl would have a family member. One that hadn’t been locked away, either, or deceased. Pearl’s voice replaced the screech quickly.
“I am still disappointed it isn’t Mr. Nick’s baby you’re carrying, Mystic Maya, but I’m so happy!,” Maya smiled meekly at the usual response from the love smitten, obsessed Pearl. “I will be there soon with your food!”
“Thanks Pearly. As usual, I know I can always count on you.” Concluding her call, she ended it. Getting back into the office was far less a job this time, as Maya had gotten used to the ever spinning scenery surrounding her.
“Pearly’s coming in for a visit, Nick,” she informed him as she soon collapsed upon the couch, sprawling out in her constricted robes. “She’s bringing me soup, but now I’m craving burgers and a lot cheese too…”
Phoenix simply gave a single shake of his head in disapproval. “I can’t believe this is only the first month. I am gonna have to put up with you being like this for eight more too.”
“You bet your attorney’s badge it is gonna get worse from here on out,” she spoke, adding in smugly. “You’re basically gonna be pregnant with me!”