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Ariadne's parents had been there for a few days by the time Arthur's mother was scheduled to arrive - which was all to the good, as far as she was concerned. She needed the emotional support provided by her parents to get up the bravery to face his mom. He told her she didn't have to go along to pick her up, but Ariadne insisted. The ginger tea helped a lot with the nausea, and the rest, well. Arthur was with her.

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“I knew I’d turn into a butler,” he joked.

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"Don't be ridiculous," Ariadne said with a snort. "You've always been the butler."

Grant laughed heartily. "It's buried in that fine print, when you sign the marriage license. Right after the bit that says they can put you on the sofa for any minor infringement." Elizabeth gave her husband a good-natured smack.

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Arthur laughed heartily. “I must’ve missed it that part.”

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"You were too busy being in love," Ariadne suggested, then gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Go on, get out of here," Grant said, shooing them out of the kitchen. "I'll call you when it's time to eat. Lizzie, can you start chopping the onion for me?"

Ariadne smiled, taking her tea and her husband to the living room to cuddle on the couch.

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He more than willingly followed her into the living room and sat down on the couch, gently tugging her onto his lap.

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"Hi honey," Ariadne murmured with a little smile, turning to give him a kiss. Since her parents had been there, they hadn't had much alone time.

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“Hi.” He returned the kiss before sipping his tea again.

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"You'll tell me if you're concerned about anything, right?" she asked, running her fingers along his arm affectionately.

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“Of course,” he replied.

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She leaned in to nuzzle at his neck, and nipped gently at his earlobe. "Can I have a back rub tonight?" she asked, a coy little smile on her lips.

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“Sure,” he answered with an innocent enough smile.

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"I have the best husband in the whole world," Ariadne said with a laugh, and kissed the tip of his nose.

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He laughed too. "I try."

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"As long as you're happy. You are, right?"

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“Of course I am, why wouldn’t I be?”

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"No reason. Just making sure, because I want to be a good wife." She smiled and ran her fingers through his hair.

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“Are you kidding? You’re the best.”

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She grinned and nuzzled his neck again. "I just can't thank you enough, for giving in to all that pressure and agreeing to grow our family..."

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“I’m happy, you’re happy,” he said with a shrug.

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"Happy to be a daddy," she murmured. "You know... You can take jobs still, if you want. I can just work from home, teach you the levels, you can do all the dangerous stuff. I can't go under in my condition anyway, the... well, it hasn't exactly been tested on infants."

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“Yeah, I tried researching, but there hasn’t exactly been a lot of information on Somnacin and pregnant women,” he said.

“But right now, I’d rather focus on just this.”

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"In general, if it's a drug, it's probably not a good idea," Ariadne said with a nod. She wasn't even drinking coffee anymore.

"All right. Just don't complain of being bored, you hear?" she smirked.

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“I hear ya.” He leaned in to kiss her cheek.

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"Dinner time, you lovebirds," her mother called from the kitchen. Ariadne grinned and gave Arthur one last kiss. "Better go wake up your mother."

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“Okay.” He got up from the couch and handed her his empty tea cup before walking up the stairs to his mother’s room.

They were down in the kitchen a few minutes later. “Elizabeth, Grant, this is my mother, Mary. Mom, this is Ariadne’s mom and step-dad.”