I fell out of the portal and looked up.  I found a not-too-pleased Cleo looking down.

"So what was this about leaving the time portal alone?"

"You have room to talk! You’re the one who opened it!"

"Yeah, but I didn’t have the gall to actually go in it!”

I sighed.  She had a point…again. “Well, if it makes you feel any better, I found some interesting stuff out.”

"Oh?"

"We have a huge family in the future.  Kind of snotty though."

"Well, that’s nice, but, what about our family in the present?"

"Cleo, what are you getting at?"

"I”m pregnant!"

I felt my heart flutter.  Never mind meeting family who don’t care! This is what I’ve wanted!

A few months have passed, and Cleo is getting bigger.  She constantly ate.  Her food of choice was watermelons.  Lots of watermelons.  She had the odd spaghetti and ice cream craving too.  

One day, I was just bored and was playing with the mirror.  Then I hear Cleo screaming from the den.

"SHIN! IT’S TIME!"

I went from excited to nervous.  What if I do horrible as a dad? I didn’t have much time to think as Cleo was already out the door!

It was all worth it.  Every second.  As Cleo held our baby girl in her arms, I was filled with joy.  Welcome home, Maya.