Title: I Forgot to Remember to Forget(*may change)
Spoilers: Post "About Last Night"
Disclaimer I own nothing...it's all owned by Marlowe et al, ABC yadda, yadda, yadda. Also I haven't really written a fanfic that was much more than a tag for about a thousand years(or like 13 when I suddenly became a mom) I am hoping this may be my return to writing, time will tell.
Sam Swift walked to her partners office dreading the conversation she was about to have. They had an answer about what exactly happened between them when they were drugged several weeks earlier, and their lives were about to change.
She deliberately waited until prying eyes(and ears) had left(namely their well meaning, but nosy associates Berto and Monica) this was not a conversation she wanted to have with witnesses. This was a conversation that needed to take place between her and her partner alone.
After giving herself a silent pep talk, she pushed open Eddie's office door.
"Eddie, we need to talk about what happened during the Stark case." Sam began.
"What do you mean? I thought we resolved everything? Didn't we agree to just move on?" Eddie Valetik asked.
"We resolved everything, but what exactly happened between us. Did you forget that part?" Sam responded.
"Well, yeah that. I thought we put that behind us." Eddie answered without looking at Sam.
"We can't exactly continue to just put it behind us anymore." Sam fired back angrily.
"Why not?" Eddie answered obvious to Sam's anger.
"Eddie, look at me." Sam responded, and in her hand was pregnancy test, it was positive, just like the other five she had already taken.
"I know we aren't together, but you need to know, I have taken my sobriety seriously and that includes relationships. I haven't been with anyone since before rehab, so there isn't anyone else. I know we can't remember anything, but..." Sam trailed off as she looked at her partner for the first time since her big reveal. "Eddie?"Sam asked her partner as she waved her hand in front of his face.
Eddie turned to face his partner, his expression unreadable.
"Are you O.K.? I know I maybe blindsided you, but I kinda was too. I needed you to be the first person I told. I don't know why, I guess cause we are in this together. I wanted you to be first to know. I owe you that, actually the FBI owes you that..." Sam continued babbling. "Anyways, say something, Eddie."
"I would if you'd let me get a word in. I'm ok, are you ok? You seem to be spinning out." Eddie replied. "Take a breathe, we will figure this out." Eddie said taking her hand.
"How do you know we will be ok?" Sam replied in a small voice.
"Because you are a strong woman. You've taken everything life has thrown at you in the last 5 months in stride. Most people learning the ropes of living life sober would have slipped if they went through half of what you have. You haven't. You've gone to meetings, you've dug deep, you've made a new life for yourself. You will get through this too, and you won't be in it alone either. I'm here, and Berto and Syd will be too, so will Monica." Eddie reassured her.
"What are we going to do?" Same responded.
"What do you want to do?" Eddie replied.
"I don't know, but I do know I want a drink. However I also know that won't help the situation. In fact it would make things worse, not to mention it would be bad for this little one." Sam answered honestly.
"Thank you for being honest with me. Honestly I want a drink too, but I know it won't fix anything...and considering how this 'little one' came to be, probably not the best idea anyways." Eddie responded, co-opting Sam's nickname for their child.
"I guess the first step is a trip to my OB/Gyn. I didn't do that yet because I wanted to talk to you and make a plan before the media could get ahold of the news. We should probably tell Berto, Monica, Syd, my parents...my parents. Do I have to tell them at all?" Sam said humorlessly.
"How about we start with telling Monica, Berto, and Syd so they aren't blindsided should this be leaked? Then see if you can get an appointment. I'll go with you." Eddie suggested.
"Why don't we see if they can meet us at Zeus'? Tonight?" Sam queried. "I mean, no time like the present, right?"
"Right." Eddie answered absently, a million thoughts racing through his mind.
"Eddie?" Sam asked tentatively.
"Yeah?" Eddie replied, barely looking up from his phone.
"We're having a baby." Sam replied with a shy smile.
"Yes we are." Eddie answered, his voice full of emotion.
Later that night in a tucked away booth at Zeus' sat Monica, Berto, Syd, and Christine Rollins.
"So, um thanks for coming on such short notice. We have something to tell you all, and we wanted to be the ones to tell you because the media might get ahold of this." Eddie began. "Do you remember the Jackie Jarvis case?"
"The case with your naked ride share at 2 a.m.? How could we forget?" Monica answered.
"Yes Monica for reducing that crazy night to 'the naked ride share at 2 a.m.'" Sam answered with a sigh. "What we didn't tell you then, and what we have tried to block out and move past is we woke up in bed together still completely naked the next morning." Sam finished without looking anyone in the eye.
"So why am I here?" Christine uncomfortably asked her sometimes Friend with Benefits.
"Because we found out today what exactly happened that night. Sam is pregnant. It's mine, and we wanted you guys to hear it from us, not through the grapevine." Eddie responded.
After a somewhat awkward pause, Berto looked at Monica and said "You win, and it's no longer a Schrödinger's cat puzzle."
"What are you guys going to do?" Syd asked completely ignoring Berto and Monica, who honestly don't seem too shocked by this development.
"We aren't sure exactly, but even though this wasn't planned, we aren't together, and circumstances aren't ideal we are excited. We haven't figured out logistics, but we've got a bit of time." Eddie answered.
"Despite how this all happened, and not having everything or anything yet honestly figured out, we are excited for this baby." Sam added.
Thoughts?