Minako was five drinks in by the time Yuuri arrived home, shouting at the TV as they discussed Yuuri’s comeback. “You hear this!!” she shouted, waving her sake bottle. “Talented but nervous! That’s what they’re saying!”
Yuuri humoured her, offering a small laugh before going to his mother. “How did the doctor’s go?”
“Uh, can I talk to you about that? You and dad, and big sis?”
“Eh? I’m working,” Mari called, peeking her head around the corner, immediately deflating when she saw the look on Yuuri’s face. A look that he knew was probably one of great concern. He had the whole walk home to think about all of this, if he was suited to be a parent when he still lived at home. What was he supposed to do if Victor wanted to live in Russia? Raise their child in Russia? There was too many questions, and the more he thought about it the more afraid he became.
His father came in, looking around the room. “Is everything okay?”
“I don’t know,” Yuuri shrugged, taking a deep breath, prepping himself to say the words again. “I’m pregnant.”
His mother gasped, covering her mouth, her eyes were practically glowing with excitement at the prospect of a grandchild.
“You were on birth control, right? You were taking it?” Mari asked, running a hand through her hair. “Have you told Vicchan yet?”
“No, I’m going to talk to him when he gets back. The doctor gave me pre-natals, in case I decide to keep the baby, he said they’d be good for me either way, but...thoughts?”
His mom lowered her hands from her mouth. “Well, I would love for you to keep the baby, Yuuri. But this is yours and Vicchan’s decision not mine.”
“I agree. We’ll support you no matter what decision you make, Yuuri. We can understand your apprehension, but, just know you have a full support system if you decide to keep the baby. Your mother, Mari, and I. Minako, Yuko, Takeshi, everyone at Ice Castle would help you.”
Yuuri nodded. “I don’t want anyone to say anything to Victor. I want to talk to him first, okay?”
They agreed, heading back to work, now probably thinking a thousand things like Yuuri himself was.
*
Makkachin lapped at his face, nuzzling him enthusiastically as Victor laughed above them. “He’s missed you, it seems.”
“I missed him too,” Yuuri laughed, moving the poodle aside to stand, wary of his stomach. In just the few days since his doctor’s visit he felt like he had ballooned, though he had only gained two pounds, and the bump was almost non-existent. Yuuri still felt like Victor would see it, know before he had a chance to talk to him. Mari had said that Yuuri didn’t smell pregnant yet, but she was also his sister, and had been around him since birth.
“But I missed you more, Yuuri!” Victor exclaimed, scooping him up into a hug. Yuuri returned the embracing, eagerly nuzzling into the familiar scent that was Victor, his alpha. It comforted him to have him this close, made things seem easier. “Have you gained weight again, piglet? I was only gone a couple of months!”
“Actually, I need to talk to you in private, if that’s okay?”
“Sure!” Victor agreed, yelling to his mother to stop feeding Yuuri so much katsudon when Victor wasn’t looking. Yuuri dragged him along, upstairs to Victor’s room that had become a permanent fixture in the Katsuki home. His parents had basically declared Victor a member of the family, who could come and go as he pleased.
Makkachin followed them, rushing into the room, hopping up onto the bed as Yuuri closed the door.
“I missed you, a lot, Yuuri,” Victor said, reaching out for him, pulling him close. “I’ve been wanting to kiss you for months and couldn’t get to you, and that made me said.” He pecked Yuuri’s lips, a dopey grin breaking out before Yuuri could stop it. “We’ll need to get you back in shape again, how much weight have you gained since I left? We’re going to have to watch what you eat and--”
“I’m pregnant!” Yuuri blurted out before he could lose his nerve. Victor was already talking about training, weight loss, getting in shape, and while Yuuri could stay in shape even during pregnancy, his days of skating were probably done if he chose parenthood.
“You’re…”
“I started gaining weight, but I didn’t break the diet, I swear. So I went for a physical and the doctor said I’m pregnant, around 10 weeks. He said something like it’s not unusual for this to happen, uncommon but it’s happened? And he said the birth control should have worked, but for some reason it didn’t and there was hormones, or something and...I..well…”
Yuuri watched as Victor’s ice blue eyes blinked several times before backing up to sit on the bed, reaching out to ruffle Makkachin’s curls. “You’re pregnant. You’re pregnant with my baby.”
He knew Victor was trying to wrap his mind around the statement, trying to come to terms with it like Yuuri had been trying to do. “There’s options,” Yuuri stated, digging into his pocket for the pamphlets there were folded there. “I can terminate, and keep my career, and there’s a support group for pro