Alex's POV:

John, Herc, and Laf are at Thomas and I's place for movie night. Herc and Laf are squished together in an armchair (even though there's an empty one) and John is on the couch with Thomas and me. While Thomas switches movies, I try to figure out what's up with John... he's been acting weird all night.

"I'm fine," John insists, although his face says otherwise.

"Don't lie to us, mon ami," Laf interject. "We know there's, how you say, something up."

John shakes his head, still insisting he's fine. Herc joins us on pressing the issue until he throws his hands up. "My little sister's pregnant!" He exclaims defeatedly.

I glance at Thomas, who looks just as confused as I feel. I turn back to John. "Martha?" I ask.

He nods, looking a bit angry. "Obviously. Mary... god no. But Martha's not even out of college and on top of all her own problems, the dad ditched. She's going to carry to term but she doesn't think she'll be able to care for the kid when he's born. It's a boy, by the way."

I glance quickly at Thomas as he sits down next to me, taking my hand. "Is... is she going to give him up for adoption?" I ask, trying to sound nonchalant. John nods. Thomas squeezes my hand tightly, almost to the point of pain. He doesn't want me to say anything. "Um... I'm sure she'll find him a good home, if it comes to that."

"Herc and I would offer," Laf says, glancing at his fiancé, "but Marie seems very content as an only child, and we want her to feel comfortable as a part of our family."

John nods. "I know, and I'm not asking you guys to try and fix my family's issues. I wasn't going to bring it up, but you guys noticed that something was going on so I thought I'd tell you."

"I'm glad we brought it up," Thomas says, making me jump. I'd forgotten he was right next to me. He squeezes my hand gently before continuing. "You see... Alex and I have actually been talking about having kids."

I turn to him in surprise. We haven't so much as mentioned the subject since I brought it up a while back. "You have?" John asks bewilderedly, seeming to notice my surprise.

Thomas nods. "Yeah, we have. No serious plans... but if Martha needs a home for her baby, we'd be happy to adopt him." Is he serious? I think he's serious. He looks at me, smirking slyly. I give him a questioning look and he nods, his smirk morphing into a smile.