Cid was terrified about introducing Elazul to Liu. She had kept his existence a secret from Liu for so long, how would he react to having a child?

“Elazul, huh? Nice to meet you,” Liu said.

His son just stared at him for a long while. “So…you’re my dad?” he asked.

Cid nodded. “Yes, honey, this is your father.”

Liu hesitated for a brief moment before initiating a conversation with Elazul. They spoke about his schoolwork, his hobbies, and even his relationship with Baxter.

Eventually, Elazul felt comfortable enough to give Liu a hug.

The next thing he knew, Liu was bonding with Elazul over everything. It was like he was a little version of Liu.

“Are you angry with me for keeping Elazul a secret for so long?” Cid asked.

Liu held her hand. “I would have preferred you telling me as soon as you knew you were pregnant…but no, I am not angry. I just wish I could have been there for you throughout the pregnancy. I wish I had been there to help raise him.”

“I know, I know, and I’m sorry things turned out this way. I just… I knew you wouldn’t come home if I told you, so I…” Cid trailed off, tears in her eyes. “Liu, please, I’m begging you… we are a family now. Do you think you can find it in your heart to come back with us to Hidden Springs? Elazul shouldn’t be without a father.”

Liu drew her in close and inhaled sharply. He held his breath for a moment before releasing it. “Yes, Cid, I will go home with you.”

Cid was so happy she felt faint. At last, after all this time, she was going to live a happy life WITH her husband.

She was ecstatic to return home this time.

“So this is our little house. It’s not very extravagant since I spent most of my earnings on the house in China.” Cid walked around, showing Liu everything she had.

Liu’s lifetime wish was to be a Culinary Librarian and to learn all of the recipes out there for delicious meals. In order to help pursue it, he got a job at the nicest restaurant in town and proceeded to cook every meal for the family.

Everything was running smoothly in the house now that Liu was there.

Cid even found the time to read Elazul to sleep some nights.

Then, before she knew it, she became pregnant.

Liu started baby-proofing the house in order to prepare for the new little one’s arrival.

Cid went into labor earlier than expected, but this time Liu was there for support and to drive her to the hospital.

She gave birth to another boy. He was named Zacharie. He was a tad bit absent-minded, but everything about him screamed star-quality. Cid had a feeling he would be big one day in whatever career he wanted.

Liu was more than happy to take on the responsibilities of raising Zacharie until one night, something strange happened…

Bright lights were flickering outside, so Liu went to check them out. In a flash, the lights absorbed his body and he was sucked up towards the sky. The next few hours were lost to him, as he returned with no memory of the event.

He heard footsteps running away from him but by the time he turned around, no one was there.

In the next few days, Liu noticed he was putting on a little weight.

On top of all of Liu’s confusion, Cid discovered she was pregnant again!

Oddly enough, Liu started feeling similar hormonal feelings to Cid. He kept putting on weight and found himself laying in bed for most of the day. Cid would often lay with him and the two would put their hands on their bellies and relax together. Something was definitely up.

“Cid, have you noticed I’ve been gaining a lot of weight lately?” Liu inquired.

“Yeah, I suppose you have… are you feeling well? You’ve been on bedrest with me throughout most of my pregnancy.”

Liu scratched his head. “Yes, I feel… well, no, I feel…” He shook his head. “I feel like I’m pregnant.”

Cid’s eyes widened. She pulled away from him and asked, “Do you remember that night with the flashing lights? Maybe you were abducted by aliens.”

“Nonsense, aliens don’t exist.”

“Well, hear me out, I’ve been hearing on the news lately that a lot of men have been experiencing weird events and actually giving birth to children!”

Liu rolled his eyes. “That can’t possibly be true.”

Cid shrugged. “I guess we’ll find out,” she said, leaning back into Liu’s husky frame.

During this time, Elazul aged up into a teenager. He kept his hair long and gained the friendly trait.

Following in his brother’s footsteps, Zacharie kept his own hair long once he aged into a child. He became socially awkward.

“Okay, I feel like I’m about to burst,” Liu admitted one day.

Cid smiled. “So do I.”

“I’ve been thinking that you might be right. I might be pregnant.”

No sooner had he said that did he keel over in pain. He groaned in misery as his stomach started contracting. He turned to Cid, looking for a supportive glance, but much to his dismay she was keeling over as well. The two of them were going into labor at the same time!

Neither of them could drive the other to the hospital, so they remained within the house as they gave birth. Liu was first and had a baby girl. He felt so relieved that the pain was gone and his weight was back to normal that he forgot to give her a name.

Cid’s suffering ended soon after Liu’s as she gave birth to a healthy boy.

She had stepped outside for some air only to feel contractions once again. She had another baby to deliver.

This one was a girl.

There were now three new babies in the family, so Elazul declared he would help around the house more in order to ease the burden on his parents.

Liu’s child was given the name Lark once she aged up a little. She was a very excitable child who loved the outdoors.

The giggly boy was named Ethan. He was born a grumpy light sleeper.

Finally, the youngest girl was named Sadie. She also loved the outdoors and was grumpy.

Cid and Liu decided they were finished having kids at this point.