Surprise! for hesdead_jim

[cadet_amara]

Amara enjoyed the night shift, but she had to admit it made it hard to get out of bed. She wondered why her sleep cycle was so effected. Space was always dark. It shouldn't matter what the clock said. However, when she tried to get up this particular day she felt as if she hadn't slept at all. Every muscle in her body ached, and she felt... well... odd. Something was off. Her stomach felt like it was squirming... and she felt ill.

She looked down and was surprised to see her stomach looked a little bloated. "What the-?" She got up quickly and went to check her appearance in the mirror. Yes, her stomach was definitely not as flat as it usually was. There was a certain roundness... as it she were... no, not possible. She wasn't even going to entertain the thought. First of all she never missed her birth control. Second, if she were pregnant a belly wouldn't have appeared overnight. It simply didn't work that way. It must be something else.

Whatever it was, it felt like something just moved in there. That scared her, and she carefully felt her abdomen, shocked to find there appeared to be something inside her. Moving. Responding to her touch.

Frightened and trying not to panic, she dressed quickly and rushed off to Sickbay, hoping Leonard was on duty. Whatever was going on was definitely going to require his attention.

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[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He didn't know what to say to that, so simply sat beside her, lifted his hand and settled it on her lower back. "You can't let yerself stop love from bein' part of yer life."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She sighed a little and moved to rest her head against his shoulder. "I was doing a pretty damn good job of it before. Until you came along." She gave him a weak little smile. "And now this..."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I know... but love, though it hurts like a bitch sometimes, is worth it," he felt he could say that now. He'd gone through heartbreaks but he realized now how they led to better things, or even to just the next step in life.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I hope you're right." She yawned and tried to get comfortable. "So now all I can do is wait and see what happens?"

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I know I am," he replied. Shifting his arms to hold her, he nodded his head slowly. "Yes... I'm sorry I can't do anymore."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"You don't need to be sorry. There's nothing more you can do." She closed her eyes and sighed again. "I'm really tired."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Sleep, then. You need yer rest, sweetheart," he wanted her to be comfortable, to be well rested. Whatever was to come, she would find easiest to face if not totally exhausted.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She nodded and closed her eyes, not really wanting to go to bed alone at the moment, and exhausted enough to fall asleep right there. "You too..."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"We can go on ta bed together then," he wouldn't sleep much, mostly to keep an eye on her to make sure she was sleeping all she needed to.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Karan's in my bed." She sat up and opened her eyes. "I didn't have another place to put him."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Oh... well," he cleared his throat as he looked around. "Think you'd sleep settled on the couch with me?" It'd be a squeeze but they'd be all right.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I can sleep anywhere. Floor would do even." She got up to find a blanket for them. "Think we can both even fit up here?"

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"You ain't sleepin' on th' floor. We can both fit." And if they didn't, he would take the floor.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She nodded and laid down, rolling on her side to try to make room for him. "Tell me if you need more room.... The floor really wouldn't bother me. Really." She wanted to make sure he was comfortable, since she was the one asking him to stay.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He shifted and lay there with her, arms wrapping around her. "An' you tell me if you do too. If anyone goes to th' floor, it's me. No arguments."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I'm alright." She snuggled into his arms, feeling warm and protected there. "Just don't go anywhere."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I'm not goin' anywhere," he promised her with a small smile, dropping a kiss to her hair as he held her.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Mmhm..." She closed her eyes and was quickly fast asleep. After discovering she was pregnant, having a baby, and raising a son in the course of one day her body was absolutely exhausted. She couldn't have stayed awake much longer if she'd tried.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He held her close to him there on the couch, staying awake for a long while as he made sure she indeed slept, and rested like she needed. He eventually allowed himself to sleep, but it was a light one.

Kill the kid you think?

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She slept for quite a while, completely exhausted. However, her dreams were disturbing and she woke up suddenly, her heart pounding. She sat up quickly, trying to catch her breath and calm down before she woke up Leonard. She knew she wasn't the only one who'd had a long day.

yah, works for me

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He began to stir when she sat up quickly, the shift on the couch almost having him tumbling off. Biting on his bottom lip as he woke with a low groan, he tried to force his eyes open quicker. "Wha--?"

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Nothing Leonard." She very carefully got up, rubbing her neck that was sore after spending several hours asleep on the couch. "Go back to sleep. I'm going to go check on Karan."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"All right..." he shifted when she got up, moving to lay on his back. When she left the room he would sit up, but for now he would give off the impression he was to sleep.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She glanced over at him a second then went to check on the boy. When she returned she had an odd expression on her face, like she'd been slapped. She sat on the end of the couch, not wanting to meet his eyes at the moment, instead she chose to stare blankly at her hands, fighting the tears she felt welling up.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He rose up the moment she returned, reading her look with a frown. Oh, lord. He'd aged too far too fast, hadn't he? "'Mara, sweetheart..."