Rating: NC-17 for sex and disturbing content.

Disclaimer: I do not know any former member of Savage Garden. Their family or their friends. No harm is intended by this piece of fiction.� Nothing is being made from this, except a little bit of escapism. It never happened. And I doubt it ever will.

Summary: Daniel gets pregnant. Unexpected complications make for an unhappy pregnancy.

*WARNING*: Complications of pregnancy resulting in a death.

Prelude

Scientists believe that when man first evolved, both sexes were able to carry life, as a means of ensuring the survival of the race.

Eventually this stopped being true for men, but scientists aren�t sure why; though the high mortality rate for pregnant men now, may be an indicator as to why the capability has all but died out for men.� Every so often a male *is* born with the capability of bearing children, though same gender sex is now somewhat frowned upon�

One Time � Chapter 1

�I now pronounce you husband and husband.� You may kiss the groom.�

Slowly, shyly, lips met.� White heat passed between them and one moaned, a low, plaintive sound.

�Sorry about that,� Darren looked down and reverently caressed his new husband�s slightly paunchy belly.

�You should be,� Daniel replied testily.� �You come to me, apologizing for everything that went on during the break, I bottom one time, ONE TIME, and the damn condom breaks!� And now look at me.� Three months pregnant� and married.�

�You look beautiful, Danny.�

�Will there be anything else, gentlemen?�

Darren smiled at the minister.� �No, thank you.� This place is beautiful, and just what we need.� Peace and privacy.�

�Enjoy your stay.�� The man nodded to them, and left.

Darren pulled Daniel into an embrace.� �What�s the matter, baby?� I thought you would enjoy beautiful Maui in the summertime.� A nice peaceful, private home.� What a wonderful place for a private wedding.� Are you upset we because didn�t invite the folks?�

�Oh, Darren.� My folks don�t even know I�m pregnant.� How do I tell them?�

�Well, you COULD call them on the phone, and say: �Mum, Dad, I�m pregnant.�� That�s how most women do it, I think.�

Daniel lowered his head, refusing to meet Darren�s eyes.

�What, Danny?�� Darren put two fingers under Daniel�s chin and raised his head back up to look deeply into his eyes.� �What is it, Danny?�

Fear filled Daniel�s eyes as he looked at Darren.� His voice was barely a whisper when he replied.

�They don�t know I�m gay, Darren.�

�Oh.� You don�t think they wondered like all the fans did?� You don�t think that maybe they suspected?�

�With all my girlfriends?� No, I don�t think they suspected.�

�Daniel, you have to tell them.� We can�t just show up with a grandchild.� That would be a bit more shocking, I think, than telling them from the start.�

�I�m afraid to, Darren.� And I still can�t believe you insisted we get married.� What will this do to your career now that everyone knows for certain that you�re gay?

Darren laughed lightly.� �I don�t think it will matter in the least.� Sony�s attempt to make me appear straight�having me dress like Eminem�didn�t work.� Backfired, actually,� he smiled ironically.� �Even more people thought I was gay,� he shrugged.� �And what�s more, I don�t give a damn what they think.�

He took Daniel�s face in his hands then and pulled him down gently.� Kissed him tenderly.

�I love you, Daniel Jones-Hayes,� he whispered, his voice thick with passion.

Daniel moaned again at the loss of Darren�s lips.� Placing his own hands on the sides of Darren�s face he lowered his head for another deep kiss, moaning hungrily as their tongues caressed and tasted each other.

�Come on, let�s go explore the yard.� I have something I want to show you.�

Taking Daniel�s hand, he lead him out the back door, through the enclosed deck, and out to the back yard.

Ocean surf lapped lightly at the narrow stretch of beach, which was dotted here and there with rocks that hinted at the volcanic nature of Hawaii.

Darren turned to the right as they left the deck, pulling Daniel towards a lush fern, vine, and flower filled corner of the yard.� Darren smiled shyly as he led Daniel between strands of vines hanging from the rocks.

Inside the partially hidden cove, a cream colored blanket lay open on the grass and sand area.� A bottle of champagne nestled in a bucket of ice.� A gold-foil box sat in the center of the blanket, and a picnic basket sat near the bucket.

Daniel smiled broadly as they stopped inside the natural curtain.� To the left, there was an open view of the ocean.� But on all other sides were ferns and flowers.� Mosses and vines covered the volcanic rock that shaped the small cove.

�Darren�� he whispered in amazement.� �It�s beautiful!�

Darren turned and ran his hands up Daniel�s chest.� �It is, now that you�re here.�

He kissed Daniel again, sucking his lip, thrusting his tongue into Daniel�s mouth, groaning needfully.� He began undoing the buttons of Daniel�s shirt, and pushed it off his shoulders when he succeeded in his task.

Daniel shivered as the warm breeze caressed his naked chest, his nipples peaking instantly.� Darren rubbed his cheek against Daniel�s chest, stopping to lick and suckle the pert nubs.

Daniel threw his head back, moaning loudly, grasping Darren�s waist for balance as he arched his chest into Darren�s seeking mouth.

Darren smiled at the action, drawing back all the same.

�Darren�� Daniel gasped.

The singer pulled his new husband to the blanket. �Sit,� he urged, holding Daniel�s hands to provide support when the guitarist did as told.� Darren knelt beside the blanket and removed his husband�s shoes and socks, then began massaging his feet.

�Ohh�� Daniel moaned appreciatively, slowly dropping back to lay on the blanket, eyes closed, a blissful smile on his face.

�You like that, baby?�

�Oh yeah� feels wonderful.�

�I�m so glad you decided to have the baby, Daniel. I wish you would have called me sooner.�

�I�I was scared to, Daz.� Do you have any idea how many men get pregnant anymore?� I�ve checked.� Fewer than a thousand a year.�

�Enough that you won�t be hounded.� Darren offered as he finished with Daniel�s feet.� He removed his own shoes and socks, then crawled onto the blanket beside his love.� �You look gorgeous,� he whispered in admiration, smiling tenderly and brushing his fingers over Daniel�s cheeks; they were fuller than the last time he�d seen Daniel. Being pregnant gave him a healthy glow. He�d been so thin at the end of their last tour.

He leaned down, claiming his love�s lips in a tender, yet passionate, kiss.� Daniel moaned softly and the kiss deepened. Dappled sunlight filtered through the green canopy as the musician�s long fingers tangled in the singer�s hair, pulling him closer.� He needed the warmth, the love, the security. Darren broke the kiss, sensing an unspoken desperation.

�What�s the matter, baby?�

�Hold me, Darren. Please hold me. I�m so scared�� Daniel said anxiously. Wrapping his arms around his husband, Darren held him, stroking his back while he trembled.

�Shh� shh�� he murmured, rocking him gently, trying to reassure him.

�Wh-what if something goes wrong?� Daniel choked on a sob.

�Don�t think like that, Danny, women have babies all the time.�

�But�but� the doctors said� when I was little, they said it was unlikely that I could get pregnant��

�So what do they say now?�

Darren started to pull back at Daniel�s sudden silence, but the guitarist�s grip tightened as his trembling increased.� �I haven�t been...�

�But Danny,� Darren held back the chuckle that threatened to bubble up. �Danny, you might be worried about nothing� And you need to see an obstetrician. There are all sorts of tests and things they can do nowadays� so many things that can be corrected before the baby is born.�� He pulled back enough to press his lips to Daniel�s wind-blown locks. �But we may be worried for nothing. How do you feel right now� physically?�

�O�okay,� he whispered.

Darren leaned back a bit further, working one hand around to raise his husband�s head, bringing the anxious tear-filled gaze up to meet his; hoping the love and caring he felt shone from his eyes enough to reassure his love.� He smiled warmly, caressed Daniel�s cheek with his thumb, and placed a gentle kiss on the tip of his nose. �Why don�t we just enjoy our wedding day then, hmm? There�ll be time enough to see a doctor later.�

Daniel�s hands began working frantically at Darren�s shirt. �Make love to me, Darren, please,� he pleaded, anxiety heavy in his voice.

Darren grabbed his hands. �Danny�Danny� shh, baby� stop. Relax. Look at me� Danny, please�� He tilted his head a bit so that he could look into the musician�s eyes.� They were still frantic.� Darren brought the hands he held up to his lips.� He smiled again as the emerald eyes calmed, slowly returning the love.

Wordlessly, he urged his husband to lie back on the blanket. He glanced at the picnic basket.� It was insulated, so the food would keep.� He reached over and picked up the champagne bottle, tore off the seal, and quickly screwed in the puller.� Alcohol was not recommended for pregnant women, but he didn�t think one small drink would hurt.� Tugging carefully, he loosened the cork, and then pressed his thumbs against it.

*POP*

Champagne sprayed and foamed, Daniel laughed as the sparkling liquid splattered him, and Darren grinned, blinking, as it got in his hair and ran down his face. He poured a small amount into the two crystal flutes.� Daniel rose up on one arm and Darren handed him one of the glasses.� They gazed affectionately at each other, linked their arms, and sipped the bubbly gold liquid.� Then the singer set his glass aside and pushed his husband back down.� He ran the tip of his tongue over Daniel�s jaw and then down his neck, cleaning him of the liquid that glistened on his chest.

Daniel moaned and whimpered softly as Darren�s tongue continued cleaning. One of Darren�s hands was by his side, the other between his legs, so Darren could hold himself over Daniel�s naked chest to easily reach all of it with his tongue. He raised his hips, hoping Darren would move his hand where he needed him, but the singer simply smiled at the overt plea and kept up his delicate torture.

Realizing he was not going to get any satisfaction that way, the musician wrapped his hands around Darren�s head and pulled him in for another deep, desperate kiss.� His action unbalanced the shorter man and he groaned when the singer�s hand brushed over his throbbing cock.

When they finally broke for air, Darren smiled at his husband, staring into the green gaze until he had to smile back as well.� Darren spent the afternoon feeding Daniel and himself. Grapes. Finger sandwiches. Papaya. There was also an assortment of juices, which they both drank, and wore, with much laughing and tickling.

Daniel finally got Darren out of his clothes, so they could go wading in the warm ocean water, using their boxers for swim trunks. The water removed any stickiness from Champaign and juice while they continued their caresses and kisses, the waves providing extra stimulation to already heated bodies.

As the sun began to set, painting the sky in orange and gold, Darren led Daniel back to their blanket. Before they lay down, he removed the last obstacles keeping them apart.

The tall blonde arched his back when his lover lay down, covering his slightly chilled body with his warm one. Yet again Darren�s tongue, lips, and hands made love to his husband, driving him higher; his own hands trying to convey his feelings to the man moving over him.

�Please, Darren��

Darren looked up at his love, smiling again, loving the way his already tanned skin glowed from the colors of the sunset. �You are so beautiful,� he murmured, awe and love in his voice.

He held his hand out to Daniel and the guitarist greedily began sucking his fingers, his eyes dark with desire.� Moments later his love�s eyes were lost to him as the eyelids closed, Daniel�s back arched, and he moaned loudly as Darren�s fingers began to prepare him.

Daniel�s hands fisted the blanket under him, unable to easily reach his lover. Darren poised himself at his lover�s entrance and waited until the man opened his eyes in silent question.

�Are you ready? I�ll be careful, but��

�Dazza, please� you�ve teased me all afternoon.� Please make love to me.� I need you.�

Darren placed a soft kiss on Daniel�s chest, then gently but firmly pressed himself inside his lover.� Both moaned at the sensation. It had been three long months and the warmth and fullness thrilled them both.� Darren began a slow rhythm, trying to be gentle, aware of the life growing inside his lover. Daniel�s fingers found their way to Darren�s hair, running through the curly locks, and then tightening to pull him down until their lips met in a hot passionate kiss. He rolled his hips and locked his heels behind Darren�s hips, taking him deeper.

The friction on his cock was delicious as their bodies rocked together. His love increased the pace and soon they were both moaning and panting. As the sun slipped below the horizon and the stars came out, two bodies trembled and shook. Voices cried out and the stars were suddenly low enough to touch as they exploded behind closed eyes.

Daniel held Darren firm against him when the singer moved to slide off.� �Don�t.� Daniel managed to croak between breaths as they struggled to come back down.� He could feel their hearts beating rapidly but in rhyme, just like the song.

�I love you, baby�� Darren whispered.

The guitarist ran his hands over his husband�s sweaty back until their breathing returned to normal.� �I love you, too, Dazza.� Today has been wonderful�� he sighed, then shivered as a slightly cooler breeze blew over them.

Darren inhaled deeply, then sighed and moved, kissing Daniel gently and smiling when his arms tightened automatically.

�Danny, baby, we�ve got a whole week here.� We can do this again.� And even though I�d love to sleep with you under the stars, it�s starting to get cool and you don�t need to catch a chill.� Smiling again, he kissed the younger man softly on the nose, before pushing off firmly.� Rising to his feet, he held his hands out and carefully helped Daniel to his feet.

Daniel picked up the blanket and their clothes, while Darren grabbed the basket and the bucket. They walked back to the house, a smile on their lips.

�Hungry?� Darren asked.

Daniel shook his head and shivered again. Darren took him in his arms and held him close. �Why don�t we take a warm shower and go to bed? You seem to have taken a chill.� He rubbed the taller man�s arms, trying to warm them.

The guitarist nodded quietly. The day�s exertions and emotions appeared to have exhausted him. Darren hugged him one more time and then guided him to the bathroom. Once there he started the shower, then helped Daniel in and washed him quickly and tenderly.� Afterwards he dried Daniel briskly, nodding as his skin lost its pallor, replaced by a healthier glow.

�Come on, babe,� he whispered.

Daniel mumbled, all but asleep on his feet. He provided no resistance as his husband led him into the bedroom and helped him into bed.� Darren spooned up behind him and tenderly caressed the slight bulge of Daniel�s stomach before pulling the sheet up over them to join him in sleep.

�tbc�