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The Convention Connection - Where It All Began (2)

Here it is, the next installment of The Convention Connection. This was a one shot originally written for Nicole, @iwantthedean, and has taken on a life of its own and is now an ongoing series. I hope y’all like it. And a very special Happy Birthday to Nicole today! Love you!

There is no disrespect to Jensen or his family. This is a work of fiction, please regard it as such.

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Word Count: 2000-ish

Warnings: none really, like SUPER FLUFFY (Like I am going to give it away!)

A/N: I actually had SO much to say for this installment, that it required two parts. Beta’d by the infinitely patient @just-another-busy-fangirl. Thanks Laura! You are amazing and I love you!

Nicole woke the next morning, feeling more refreshed than she had in weeks. Maybe it was having Jensen next to her; she always slept better when they were together. She attempted to turn towards Jensen, but his heavy limbs had her immobilized. She looked down to see her husband with his arms wrapped around her middle and his head resting on her stomach, still sound asleep. This tugged at her heartstrings more than she expected and she chalked it up to the hormones, but in reality, she knew they were both over the moon about this pregnancy. She wanted nothing more than to start a family with Jensen and this was just the beginning.

“Jay, Baby, you gotta move.” Nicole tried to wake him, but realized it was futile. She gently raised his one arm and managed to wriggle out from underneath him, shuffling to the bathroom. When she emerged, Jensen was finally awake and watching her as she returned to the bed.

“Sure, now you’re awake!” Nicole chided as she crawled back into the warm bed.

“I missed you,” Jensen mumbled as he pulled you closer.

“Sorry, Babe. I had to pee; you were laying on my bladder!” Nicole laughed.

“I am sorry. I was awake early, so I was talking to our son and I must have fallen back to sleep,” Jensen confessed to her.

“Son? You think it is a boy?” Nicole yawned, stretching her limbs.

“Well, I can hope it is a boy. Wait…do you know already?” Jensen fretted.

“No, no, I do not. It is a little too early anyway; we will have to wait a couple more weeks,” Nicole informed him.

“Can I come with you to your appointments? I don’t want to miss anything. I want us to do this together,” Jensen declared, kissing her soundly.

“I would really love that, Jensen. I haven’t even been to my own doctor yet. I only saw the ultrasound tech at the hospital after my shift one night. I suspected, but it was late and it was the first thing that came to mind. I heard the heartbeat; it’s really strong and the baby is healthy,” Nicole confided.

“I love you so much, Nic. I cannot wait to welcome this baby into the world with you; boy or girl, they are going to be so loved,” Jensen boasted.

“We can take one of those gender predictions things online. If you want…” Nicole offered, reaching for her phone.

“You can do that?!” Jensen marveled.

“They are not one hundred percent, but it could be fun. Let’s do it.” Nicole googled and picked a site. She entered her birthday date and due date and held Jensen’s hand before she clicked the button.

They were staring at the screen together when it populated the result: girl.

“It says we are having a little girl, Nic. We are going to have a little you running around our house soon.” Jensen grabbed her phone and tossed it aside, pulling her into his arms.

“I want a little Jensen running around, but I will take a girl. I just want a healthy baby.” Nicole kissed him and they quietly made plans for the future.

~*~

After spending most of the day lounging around the room and indulging in room service, Nicole ran herself a nice bath while Jensen watched the Rangers game. They still had a few hours before the concert so she was taking her time. They had already called and told their parents about the baby, so it was just the extended Supernatural family they would be telling tonight.

Minneapolis was hot and humid in August; this is a fact. Nicole knew this from experience and had packed accordingly, taking her expanding waistline into consideration. She had picked a blue knee length dress with a paisley pattern that would easily hide her figure with the flowing skirt and high waist. Nicole added a simple pair of platform sandals and was ready before the game was over. She took a seat next to Jensen on the couch in their room to finish watching the game. Nicole always loved baseball and Jensen in a baseball cap was definitely one of her weaknesses; it was how they met after all.

Soon enough the game was over and Jensen stood, helping Nicole to her feet. Clif would be waiting for them downstairs in a few minutes so they made their way to the lobby. The drive to the Minneapolis Convention Center was short and they were quickly led through the back entrance and to the green room.

Cheers from everyone greeted Nicole and Jensen as they made their way into the room. It looked like everyone was there: Kim, Briana, Rich, Rob and the band. Gil and Mark stood off to one side talking with Sam, while Jared and Misha were seated at one of the tables.

Jensen pulled Nicole tight into his side and cleared his throat. “Hey y’all, listen up! Me and the little lady got something to say!” Nicole loved it when Jensen actually let out his native drawl; it did things to her.

“OH MY GOD YOU’RE PREGNANT!” Briana interrupted before Jensen could say anything else.  She was the first to rush over and wrap Nicole in a hug first before playfully punching Jensen in the arm.

“Briana, how could you possibly have known?” Jensen argued.

“Because I am a fucking genius and your wife looks even more beautiful than normal and her skin is glowing!”  Briana bragged.

Congratulations were received all around from everyone in the room and it was the first thing newcomers were told when they arrived. Nicole thought she would feel overwhelmed, but instead she felt excited and loved, surrounded by friends and family.

She spent most of the evening backstage with Jensen, Jared and Misha, until Rob summoned her husband and Jared out on stage. Nicole slinked back with Briana and Kim to watch Jensen perform from the side of the stage.

“Hello Minneapolis! How y’all doing tonight?” Jensen’s voice filled the entire auditorium. His question was met with a decibel that couldn’t be measured as the fans were ecstatic.

“So my brother Jared and I have been working on a little something for y’all. As you may have seen the footage from Australia, Jared played a little on stage. I convinced him to strap on my guitar tonight and play something. As many of you know, I met my beautiful, amazing wife, Nicole, in this very building three years ago and twelve days ago, but who’s counting?” Jensen laughed along with the crowd.

“So I wanted to do something special for her tonight to tell her how much I love her and to thank her for taking a chance on me and so much more. You guys might know this one. Maestro? Music please.” Jensen nodded and Jared began playing.

When your legs don’t work like they used to before

And I can’t sweep you off of your feet

Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love

Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks

And darling I will be loving you ‘til we’re 70

And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23

And I’m thinking ‘bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe just the touch of a hand

Oh me I fall in love with you every single day

And I just wanna tell you I am

So honey now

Take me into your loving arms

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Place your head on my beating heart

I’m thinking out loud

Maybe we found love right where we are

The crowd was going wild and singing along as Jared continued playing and Jensen moved across the stage, just yards away from where Nicole was standing. He reached out his hand and her body was drawn to him like a magnet. They joined hands and Jensen led Nicole back onstage with him. Rich had brought out a stool and Jensen helped her onto it before he picked the lyrics back up.

When my hair’s all but gone and my memory fades

And the crowds don’t remember my name

When my hands don’t play the strings the same way, mm

I know you will still love me the same

'Cause honey your soul can never grow old, it’s evergreen

Baby your smile’s forever in my mind and memory

I’m thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe it’s all part of a plan

I’ll just keep on making the same mistakes

Hoping that you’ll understand

But baby now

Take me into your loving arms

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Place your head on my beating heart

I’m thinking out loud

That maybe we found love right where we are, oh

So baby now

Take me into your loving arms

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Oh darling, place your head on my beating heart

I’m thinking out loud

That maybe we found love right where we are

Oh maybe we found love right where we are

And we found love right where we are

Jensen finished the song, kissing his wife sweetly on the lips. The crowd gave him and Jared a standing ovation and he thanking them before pulling Nicole through the curtain with him. They both had tears in their eyes as they embraced.

~*~

Nicole and Jensen were ready for the craziness that was Sunday at a Convention with two panels for the guys, multiple photo ops and autographs. Jensen had talked with Chris and he had taken a couple of special photos for them to commemorate the day and the place they met, as well as the photo they would be using to announce their pregnancy to the world. Nicole felt better today and wore another dress similar to the one she wore to the concert.

The gold panel was almost finished and it was time for the last question.

“Hi, what’s your question?” Jared asked the fan.

“My question is for Jensen, sorry Jared.” Jared pretended to be mad, but he was having such a good time, he didn’t even care.

“Hi,” Jensen addressed her as she patiently waited.

“Hi Jensen! I was wondering when you and Nicole were going to start a family,” she asked him timidly, not wanting to get too personal.

“That is a very good question. We all know the Padalecki’s are popping out offspring left and right! Um, hey, Baby? Can you come out here please?” Jensen turned around and Nicole walked through the curtain. Jensen offered her his seat and turned back to the fan.

“You said you had a question for my wife, right?” Jensen chortled.

“Hi Nicole, I asked Jensen when you guys might start a family,” the fan repeated her question for Nicole.

“Hi, well, that is a good question. Can you guys hold on a sec? I have to go grab something.” Nicole jumped down off the stool, ran backstage and came back out with a wrapped box. She hopped back up on the stool, handed Jensen the box and took his microphone, holding it for him.

“What is this?” Jensen eyed Nicole suspiciously.

“Just open it. While you do, I am going to tell them a secret,” Nicole addressed the crowd.

“Now, I know how close we are as a family, right guys? And I know y’all can keep a secret. So what I am going to tell you cannot leave this room, alright?” Nicole hopped back down and walked along the front of the stage.

“We are getting ready to announce something big, but family deserves to know first, so I want to tell you guys, but are you going to tell anyone?” Nicole may have been small, but she commanded a presence on that stage and the crowd all shook their heads no in unison.

“That is reassuring! So guys…we’re having a baby!” Nicole exclaimed and the crowd went bezerk. Nicole held up a hand and they quieted down.

“Chris, are you ready? I have one more surprise…Jay? Did you open the box?” Nicole turned and looked at her husband who stood there with a mix of shock and fear on his face.

“Yeah, he opened it. Jay show our family what is in the box, please,” Nicole prompted Jensen as he held up the box with both hands.

In the box was a set of onesies…

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