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Magnum woke up when a rogue beam of the hawaian sun reached his face, after passing through the new curtains of the french doors of his bedroom.
He watched through his lashes as the sun draw shadows in the rumple of the sheet beside him.
Juliet was already up…
Of course his partner, roomate, and lover had already started her day.
She couldn’t stand being late for anything, even if they were on their day off.
He discovered really fast, that lazy mornings wasn’t her thing, if he hadn’t wore her out the night before, he could be sure she was going to be up very early in the morning the day after.
They were so different from each other, and despite that, or because of that, they surprisingly managed to make it work between them.
She was the ying to his yang, and Magnum hadn’t been this happy since a very long time.
So many things had changed between them…
It’s been a year since Jenny’s wedding, they were still living in the guest house of Robin’s nest, except that now they were sharing the same bedroom, hence the new curtains, the fuller dressing room, and the redecorated new bathroom.
Magnum thought the bathtub was useless, but Juliet love taking a bath after a long day, so he learned the hard way that if a tired and pissed off Juliet wanted a warm bubble bath, just give her the damn thing, or he was going to suffer enough to wish he was back in the army.
Magnum smiled thinking about her.
They were closer than ever, practically reading each other’s mind, and bickering all day about small things.
They were happy, and he wondered what had he done to deserve to be so lucky…
After a quick shower, Magnum joined Juliet downstairs, she was in their living room quietly whispering to her dogs, like they were sharing some secrets.
« What’s with the conspirational doggy talk ? Is everything alright ? » Asked Magnum with a curious look on his face.
Juliet seemed excited and a little worried too, something was definitely going on.
« We received this package this morning, my uncle had sent a surprise for you, I hope you will like it… »
Magnum smiled seeing the huge box on the coffee table, this was probably why she had get up early this morning, but the lads kept staring at the laundry room door, their behavior was weirdly suspiscious.
« Open it ! » Added Juliet with a smile.
She seemed more excited than him by the gift. It was rather cute, she was giggling like a little girl.
Magnum didn’t want to make her wait any longer, and tore off the wrapping paper, as he opened the wooden box, he stared with awe in eyes at the present carefully encased in the box.
« God ! This is amazing ! I don’t know what to say… This is too much ! »
Inside the box laid a straight, double-edged knightly arming sword with a single-handed, cruciform hilt and a blade length of about 80 centimetres, it was a beauty, with a carved handle in an ivory horse shape.
Magnum was baffled by the magnificence of the weapon, it was a real sword, and he could see the Higgins emblems on the handle, a castle in the middle of a maze with a dragon on the highest tower.
« My uncle left some space for you to get it carved with your own emblem, he thought that a real sword would suit you better than a cane, I hope you’ll like it… »
« I don’t even have an emblem ! I need to find an awesome one ! Higgy, this is amazing ! I love it ! » Replied Magnum gleefully, now he was the one who looked like a little boy on christmas morning, waving the sword around like a musketeer.
Magnum pulled Juliet into his arms to hug her tight against him, he was deliriously happy, then the lads started to bark at the laundry room.
« Higgy ? »
Juliet gave him a mischievious smile, « Close your eyes… »
« What ? »
« Just do it ! Please… »
When he opened them a few seconds later, Thomas clamped both hands over his mouth trying to control his emotions, shaking his head in disbelief.
« You didn’t… »
Juliet was standing in front of him, carrying in her arms a very cute english mastiff puppy, the not so small dog already gave an impression of grandeur and dignity, it seemed calm and confident in her arms, its head lazily resting on her chest, it started to wiggle its tail when it saw Magnum's smiled, its ears perking with curiosity.
Magnum immediately took the puppy in his arms, caressing its fawn fur, as the dog tried to lick his hand then his face, making the navy seal laughed with delight.
Of course it was puppy love at first sight.
Magnum sat on the floor with the puppy on his lap, scratching the baby mastiff behind his ear.
« I knew that you really liked Hades, and you almost cried when you had to say good bye to him…» Said Juliet, while sitting down next to him, letting her head rest on his shoulder.
« I didn’t cry ! »
« You sure did !... But it doesn’t matter… This puppy is Hades‘s son, he hasn’t been named yet, so you can choose a name for him, just please remember that he’s going to be huge, so choose wisely… »
« Porthos ! » Almost shouted Magnum gleefully.
Juliet was surprised, « That was rather fast… »
« I have just received a magnificent sword, so I thought it was fitting, and Porthos was the biggest and strongest musketeer, I think it suit him… What do you think about it my little furry friend ? Porthos ! » He called, and the puppy barked at him, wiggling his tail playfully.
« I think he likes his name ! »
« I think so too… »
Magnum grinned ear to ear, thinking that his day couldn’t get any better.
He closed his eyes and leaned toward Juliet, his lips landing softly and gently against her own.
She shuddered under his tender touch, enjoying the feeling of his warm lips on hers.
« I hope you will be this fast to choose the name of your own baby… » She whispered against his lips.
Suddenly Magnum pulled back from her, his voice choking with emotion.
« What ?... »
He looked first up at her bright hazel eyes, and then followed her glance down to her hands covering protectively her still flat stomach.
They held their gaze, the emotions intensifying as the seconds passed.
« You… We…. Are you ? » Stuttered Magnum, his eyes huge, he was so shocked he tought he was going to pass out.
« I never thought, that I would see the day where Thomas Magnum would struggled to find his words… Yes Magnum !... I’m pregnant... » She replied with a warm smile. « I know we didn’t really talk about it, we’ve been dating only for a year since Jenny’s wedding, and I don’t want to push you into anything, whatever you decide… »
Magnum slid his hand behind her neck to brought their foreheads together and nodded mutely, literally unable to speak.
He took a deep breath to appease his racing heart.
« Thank you… Thank you for your love, for your strength, your trust… For making me so happy… Even when I drive you crazy all day… Thank you for making me a better man, and very soon a father… I’m so grateful to have you in my life. I love you Juliet Higgins, and never ever doubt about my desire to be with you, to have a family with you, I will always be by your side… Always…»
A rush of emotions flooded into Juliet’s chest, nearly bringing her to tears.
She lifted her chin to meet his eyes, his raw piercing gaze chasing all her worries away.
He loved her…
She had no doubt about it.
All her life she had struggled to find her place, always feeling unwanted, but with him she was happy.
He gave her a sense of completeness, she had never felt before, not even with Richard.
Smoothing her golden curls away from her face, he claimed her soft rosy lips in a tender kiss.
He kissed her delicately, gently, almost reverently, his possessive hand sliding above her belly minding the fragile little life already growing inside her.
Porthos whined between them, pushing his snout under Magnum’s chin, to get his attention, making the P.I groaned in frustration.
Juliet laughed and gently petted the jealous puppy on his head.
« I guess we should get used to this kind of interruption, this overgrown baby is going to be a good training for the real one in eight months. »
« Oh god ! Your uncle is going to kill me ! He’s going to stab me with my own sword ! » Moaned Magnum, burying his face in Juliet’s neck.
« I don’t think you should worry about that, uncle Jonathan likes you very much. » Said Juliet as she intertwined her fingers with his over her belly, « I have no doubt that you are going to be a wonderful father, but I’m not so sure about myself… »
Magnum’s brows furrowed, then his face grew serious, « I have no doubt about you either, we have eight months to get ready, we will learn together, stumble together, get better together… We are going to rock this family thing ! »
And Juliet laughed out loud in joy and relief, happy to have him by her side.