It should be pretty obvious when this story takes place in my canon; Begin!

Universe*

~Normal POV

"Duncan! Duncan, wake up!"

Duncan immediately sat up with worry at the sound of his wife's frantic voice, "What's wrong Violet? Are you ok? Is the baby coming?"

Violet laughed, "No, that won't be happening for another few months! But the baby is kicking!"

Duncan stared in awe and she gently put his hand on her growing stomach. Sure enough, he could feel the small kicks of their child moving around. Violet smiled at her husband as she noticed a few tears fill his eyes.

"You ok?"

"It's amazing..." He breathed out softly.

"It is," She paused for a moment, "Just think in a couple more months, we're going to be parents!"

"Yeah... Violet, what if the baby doesn't like me?"

"Duncan, don't be ridiculous. Of course the baby will like you. You're its father."

Duncan looked a little concerned, "Yeah but what if I'm not that good at it? Or, god forbid, what if the baby likes Uncle Klaus or Uncle Quigley more than me?"

Violet rolled her eyes and patted his arm, "Uncle Klaus and Uncle Quigley are going to have their own babies to worry about. Isadora is only a month behind me, and Fiona is a month behind her. And every father goes through the same thing. I remember when my mother was pregnant with Sunny, and father was still scared beyond reason that 'this would be the one that hates me! I just know it!'"

Duncan laughed, "Your dad really thought that?"

"He did, mother had to calm him down because he wouldn't stop panicking. Klaus and I thought it was funny."

Duncan's smile faltered for a moment, "I do wish our parents could be here to meet their grandkids..."

Violet sighed, "Yeah me too... but we're adults now, we can take care of ourselves."

The two sat in their bed in a brief silence. They were so excited to be having a baby together, but with their unfortunate history they couldn't help being a bit scared of what the future would hold for their little one. Between the three couples who lived at the family estate, they were going to have three children to care for, each one a month apart from the other. Violet and Duncan were having theirs first. Having a baby is both a wonderful, joyous occasion, for the bringing of new life into this world is most always a happy occasion despite what might be happening along the way, but it is also a terrifying experience that leaves one to question themselves as a person more than they have in their entire lives.

Duncan's concerns about being a father, when he had lost his parents when he was only 13, were not unfounded. And Violet did have similar concerns about being a good mother, since she lost her parents when she was 14. However, they did have one thing that was helping them along. And Violet knew exactly what that one thing was.

"You will be a great father. Do you know why; because of Sunny. We all basically raised Sunny together, and even though you're just her brother-in-law, you treated her like a good father would. You're great with kids, honey, and you'll be just as good with your own kid."

Duncan smiled a little, "I guess I do have a little practice then..."

"And you'll do just fine."

He kissed her before replying, "I love you Violet."

"I love you too Duncan." Violet then smirked, "You know... we haven't thought of a name yet..."

Duncan perked up more at that, "Ok! Uh... hm... Well first of all, are you sure that we're only having one? I mean, triplets kind of run in the family."

She chuckled, "I had a check-up just a few days ago when you were at work remember? We're definitely only having one."

He started racking his brain for name ideas. After a few moments he glanced at her and noticed she was still smirking.

"Why are you smirking like that?"

"Oh, no reason..." She replied in a sing-song voice, still smirking at him.

Duncan's jaw dropped, "You know what we're having!"

"I didn't say that."

"You don't need to; I can see it all over your face. Tell me what we're having!"

"I don't know... you probably couldn't keep it a secret from the others."

He grabbed her hand and looked at her with pleading, puppy eyes, he even pouted a bit for emphasis, "Please? I swear I can keep it a secret."

Violet laughed at his pathetic begging, "Alright, but you can't tell anyone yet; got it?"

He nodded enthusiastically, "Yes, I promise now please tell me!"

"We're having a girl."

Duncan's face lit up with joy, "A girl? We're having a girl! Oh my god... Violet we're having a beautiful little girl!"

She grinned at him, "I know! Oh, she'll be so perfect I just know it!"

He hugged her and gave her several kisses all over her face, "Thank you Violet. Thank you... thank you... I don't even know what I'm saying anymore, just thank you, my love."

"You're welcome; honey," Violet replied giggling, "Now that we know it'll be much easier to pick out a name."

Duncan thought for a minute while staring at his beautiful wife, "What's something important to you?" She gave him a confused look.

"What I mean is what if this baby had a name that's important to both of us?"

"If you try to name my child after Dorothy Parker-"

"I don't mean exactly that! I mean a name that's all her own, but refers to something that is important to us. Like ok, you love your inventions. Who's your favorite inventor?"

"Nikola Tesla."

Duncan smiled, and thought for a moment, "What about Nikki?"

Violet thought hard about the suggestion, "That actually doesn't sound that bad... I like it."

"See that was pretty easy," He replied, "And you thought I'd be bad at this."

She chuckled, "I didn't say that! But she does still need a middle name."

Duncan nodded and the two began thinking of possibilities. After some time in silence, Violet smiled at her husband for she had thought of the perfect name.

"Karen."

He stared at her in shock, "What did you say?"

"Karen. Her middle name should be Karen; because it was your mother's name, and that's something important to you. What do you think?"

Duncan hugged her and held back a few tears, "It's perfect... It's absolutely perfect..."

"Nikki Karen Quagmire," Violet said, "Our daughter."

He wiped his eyes, "I hope you know that if a boy tries to-"

"Duncan, you'll have to let her be around boys eventually!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it! We've got to be responsible parents Violet!"

Violet rolled her eyes, "We started dating when I was almost 15 and you had turned 14."

"Yeah well I also asked you to be my girlfriend at arguably the worst possible time. We were trapped in an evil hospital and separated from our only family members because we thought we could escape but we got caught."

"I'm fairly certain that she won't have to go through things like that. And if she does find a boy she likes then we'll just calmly evaluate him to ensure that he's a good guy first, then we'll go from there."

"No boy is worthy of my little girl."

"Alright, well what if she's interested in girls? It's always a possibility."

"Then no person is worthy of my little girl!"

Violet sighed, "There's no getting through to you; is there?"

"Violet, after what I had to watch Quigley be like-" He interrupted himself by clamping his hand over his mouth and Violet gaped at him in surprise.

"You're worried that the kind of guy Quigley used to be would hurt our girl in the future?"

Duncan looked away guiltily. It had been a topic he hadn't wished to think of. He loved his brother. He loved him before the fire, he loved him after finding out he survived the fire, and he still loved him today. But even though Quigley had changed his attitude ever since falling for his perfect woman, he was well aware of the kind of guy he once was. He couldn't help being concerned about his little girl being hurt by someone like that someday.

"That won't happen."

"How can you be so sure?"

Violet smiled at him before lying back down in bed, "Because our kid will be too smart to fall for that kind of bullshit."

Duncan started to smile before lying down himself and wrapping his arm around her protectively, resting his hand on her stomach, "You're right; she'll be just as smart as you... and just as beautiful."

She chuckled, "Go to sleep honey."

He kissed her cheek, "Good night love... and good night Nikki."

"I can't wait to meet my little girl; I'll be the best daddy ever."

~The End!

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