Still the one.

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Alison woke at a reasonable hour and was only mildly ill. The morning sickness so far with her second pregnancy had been easier to handle than the first. She was especially glad for it on days like today. It was Valentine's Day and she needed to do something special for her handsome hubby.

Following tradition, Longshot had been up early and gone into the camp for his yearly chocolate haul. Despite being a happily married father of three (four soon), he still made out better than most single men in the country. They would be eating chocolate for weeks after the holiday.

While he was out, Alison bathed and dressed the twins in little Valentine outfits she'd bought for them. They got their breakfast and a little stuffed monkey each. Both were white with little red hearts on their palms and the bottoms of their feet. By the time Daddy returned home, there were two babies with slightly soggy stuffed animals and a picnic lunch for four waiting for him.

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It was a good thing Mordred was a sturdy horse. Longshot swore the obligation chocolate he got every year grew heavier. The Mojoworlder actually staggered a bit carrying it into the castle. He set it aside in the entry hall and kicked off his boots.

He cupped his hands to his mouth. "TADAIMA!"

Longshot hoped his tots were not sleeping. He'd feel bad about waking them.

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A squealed chorus of 'Daddy's answered his call from the living room. Both babies ran toward the sound of his voice with their little, unsteady gaits and trailing their new monkeys behind.

"Hiya, cutie." Alison smiled at him from the couch. She'd let him greet his fanclub first.

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Once he heard the squeals, Longshot headed toward the living room. He managed to get a step inside the room before he had to crouch to scoop up his two runners up into his arms for a group snuggle. Mmm! Happy babies!

He smiled at Ali as he set them both on the floor. "Hiya, buttercup!"

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"Hey, you." Alison smiled as she stood up and reached for a hug and kiss. She was going to get lots of them in now. Soon, she'd be hard to hug when the baby got bigger.

"Happy Valentine's Day. We've been waiting for you to get home and take us on a picnic, Daddy. We have a lunch all packed and ready to go."

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Longshot gave his wife exactly what she wanted. He hugged her tightly and dipped her for a kiss. Then he set her back on her feet. He grinned and winked.

"Picnic? Where we going?" He bounced a bit. Only a little. He felt tiny hands holding onto his pant leg.

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"Yup. I have to be extra creative when I'm trying to find a gift for you." Alison hoped he'd like what she decided on this year. It was something that had taken days to organize, but still seemed too small to her once she saw the finished product. Of course, she was never satisfied with the gifts she gave. She always wanted to do better.

A nice patch of dry, warm grass presented itself and Alison spread the blanket out for them.

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"Oh. Huh. Sorry." He wasn't sure if he needed to be or not. Offering an apology anyway usually worked to his advantage.

Once the blanket was down, he settled down on it with his two wiggleworms. Once seated, he blew raspberries on their cheeks, one after the other.

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"Nothing to be sorry about. Just means you're happy and content already, which I like. I just have to keep thinking up new ways to make you happier."

Alison smiled and listened to the squeals of delight from the twins as she unpacked the lunch. Peanut butter and jelly sammiches for the little ones. Roast beef and bacon for Daddy. And turkey and cheddar for Alison. They had potato chips, carrot sticks, and cannoli.

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Once Alison was done setting things out, Longshot settled the twins on the blanket beside him. He peered at what Alison had laid out and rubbed his belly.

"Num! Little sandwiches for the leetle ones! Big, tasty sammich for me!"

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"Num num!" Aiden echoed and Hana quickly followed suit. They were raising a couple of parrots! Alison laughed and handed each baby a fourth of a sammich. Then handed Daddy his plate with a big sammich on it.

"Num num for everybody!" Alison grinned.

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"Is it?" Alison smiled and shook her head. Well, it was a little cleaner anyway! "It's liquid love, Daddy."

She smiled at the sound of Hana's surprised giggles. Tickle monster attack!

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"Liquid but certainly not squishy. Maybe drippy." He stopped tickling Hana to give her a chance to breathe. He rubbed a hand up and down her back.

One happy family on the playground, check.

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"Heee! Daddy." Hana snuggled in against Longshot's shoulder. She cooed softly as she settled in. Comfy.

"Hmmm. I think we need to sit on the merry-go-round." Alison smiled as she walked past her husband and daughter. Aiden smiled at his Daddy over her shoulder.

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He held his baby girl close and let her snuggle in as much as she wanted. Since she seemed to want to settle there, he wasn't going to stop her. Longshot grinned and gave a tiny wave to Aiden before following his wife.

His eyes dropped to her prize-winning body part. Mmm. He blinked a bit when she sat on it. Oh, well. He settled down next to her on the merry-go-round.

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Alison tucked her legs up underneath her and settled Aiden in her lap. She grinned over at Longshot. "Think you can give us a spin with your foot, Daddy?"

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Alison didn't dawdle. The picnic basket and blanket were stashed in the kitchen. She'd clean the dishes and wash the blanket some other time. Right now, all she wanted was to get to the bedroom before Longshot. And since he was hunting down a ninja, she figured she might just make it.

She raced up the stairs and grabbed a bag from the closet. She quickly stripped out of her clothes and slipped on the sheer, powder blue, babydoll nightie she'd bought for the occasion.

On the table in their bedroom was an enormous box the entire size of the table top with a shiny red bow on it.

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Why was his mother hard to find when he had somewhere he really wanted to be? The minutes ticked by before Longshot found the jonin. He was almost at the point of dropping the twins off with their Aunt Lisa during her lessons. Though his Mom got a relieved smile and was handed the sleeping babies. Then the Mojoworlder was off like a shot to scramble up the stairs.

He got into the room and just barely managed to shut the door behind him. He did not notice anything in the room outside of his wife in that sheer nightie.

"Ohhhhh, Happy Valentine's Day to me!" Kindly ignore the salacious look in his eyes and the possible drool on his chin.

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"That's the idea, cutie." Alison grinned at him from her seat on the foot of the bed. She absolutely loved it when he looked at her like that. Her second pregnancy had been easier in so many ways so far. And her self-image had taken a much softer hit. But, it was still nice to see that she could drive him to distraction even still.

"You want this present first? Or your other present?" She pointed at the table.

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He wiped at his chin, just in case. His eyes followed her pointing to the tip of her finger, but no farther. She could have been pointing to a line of naked taiko drummers and he wouldn't have noticed.

"Whichever one's the hottest..." Longshot's eyes went over every one of Alison's curves for about the fifth time.

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"Other present later, then." Alison laughed. She shifted and stretched her legs out before her with the ankles crossed. Lounging. Perfectly calm.

"You're a little overdressed, sweetheart..."

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"Oooh, that's an even better answer." She didn't mind his hands wandering. Longshot had very talented hands. She sighed happily and enjoyed the attention.

"The other gift on the table. You might have missed that part of the discussion." She pointed to the table across the room. "Are you curious what's in the box?"

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"I thought so," he said with a grin. His hands didn't stop either. Happy fun time for them. Though he was gently tracing a fingertip around the bud of her nipple when she pointed.

He leaned toward the table and peered at it. All the while not removing his hands from Alison's body. Longshot obviously had a very bendable body the way he bent back to peer at the box.

"Mmm. Think I am. Hmm." He pressed his lips together for a moment. "I have to let go, huh?"

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"Sadly, yes." Alison smiled at him.

"But you can always come back to this later." She reached down and gave his butt a quick, two-handed squeeze. Why should he have all the grabby fun? "Just be careful with it. It's not wrapped like a normal gift. The box is just a cover. Have to lift it up gently."

Underneath the box was a scale model of Tokyo rendered in chocolate. Each building was hollow, molded chocolate with white chocolate windows and accents. Spun colored sugar made up the other accessories. Cars, trucks, trees, roads... it was very detailed.

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"" Butt squeeze! He squinted and wiggled against her hands before she let go. Then he let a sigh out and let go of his wife's breasts. He didn't want to, but there was a present to get to!

He lifted up the box and went slack-jawed. "Whooooooaaa."

He bent over the table and peered at it. Here and there. He also imagined stomping through it like Godzilla...

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And then there was a tap on his shoulder! When Longshot looked back, he would find his wife holding out a six inch tall, solid chocolate rendering of Godzilla wrapped in green foil.

Did Alison know her hubby, or what?