"What are you talking about?" Lena laughed after a moment of pause.
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Chris and Toph arrived at the hospital to find Lina half-leaning against the bedside. Zuko looked tense, but his joy was evident in his smile. Nicholas, Linda, Zephyr, Cordelia, Jesse, and Melissa were all present.
Even Dave, who hardly ever skipped any classes, had skipped a very important class today.
Everyone was filled with happy smiles.
Toph was momentarily stunned, looking around. "W-What's going on?"
"Come over here, Toph!" Cordelia waved to him. "You're going to be an uncle!"
"What?" Toph was both surprised and delighted.
Zuko handed him a test report—he had clutched it like a treasure for quite a while before Toph came to the hospital.
There was an ultrasound image on it, but Toph could not make out what it was even after staring at it for a while. Below the image were various professional terms that he did not understand either.
What he did understand was the last few words—Pregnant, 6 weeks.
Lena walked in, having just returned from the Thompsons' place to fetch Lina a pair of soft, flat shoes.
Lina smiled apologetically. "It's just a small thing, yet it alarmed all of you."
"This isn't a small thing!" Linda and Cordelia chimed in together. "This is a momentous occasion!"
"Exactly!" Toph patted his big brother's shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up. "Well done! You're about to level up! When my little nephew is born, he has to learn to call me Uncle Toph first!"
Zuko was speechless. He glanced at his father and smiled. "Well... maybe it's going to be a niece!"
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