"Cath seriously, pink?" Steve sighed for what seems like the hundreds time of the day as he carried the two pails with wall paint over the parking lot to his SUV.
"Yes, Steven. Pink." Catherine confirmed firmly.
"What if it is a boy? He can't life in a pink room." Steve said after he had placed the pails in trunk. Cath opened the door of the passenger's side and stopped for a moment to look over at him. "It is a girl! You heard what the doctor said and you better accept it or…" she got into the car.
"Or what?" Steve asked challenging her and she looked at him again.
"This will be the first and last child I carry for you." Catherine replied sounding pretty serious about it.
"Fine." Steve replied, because he knew that she wasn't as serious as she sounded.
Back at home Steve carried the stuff inside while Catherine got into the kitchen to get something to drink.
"It is a girl." She repeated when Steve joined her in the kitchen.
"I was just saying we would be on the safe side if you had chosen a neutral color for the nursery."
"And what color seems neutral to you?" Cath replied already preparing to criticize his choice.
"I don't brown, yellow, green."
"Brown, green?" she asked in disbelieve. "Why don't you just set up a Navy camp up there?"
"Why don't you call Barbie and ask her to move in with our daughter?" Steve retoured with a grin.
"Trying to be funny won't bring you anywhere, Commander." She replied crossing her arms over her belly glaring at him.
"I think it would be funny to have Barbie over and maybe she could call Ken for dinner."
"Just let it go." Catherine rolled her brown eyes and then she left the kitchen and went upstairs in to the nursery. It was a mess, with bags of baby clothes on one side and on the other Steve's and Mary's old crib. Weeks ago Steve had promised her to paint it white but he hadn't done a thing yet. The rest of the stuff they had bought for the room was stored away in the garage. Catherine's hand traced over the small crib while her other hand carefully rested on her belly. She was deep in her thoughts so she didn't noticed Steve walking into the room. "Hey." He said standing behind her letting his hands sliding over her hip and up to her belly where they joined her hand. Catherine let go of the crib and placed the hand over his before she let her head fall back on to his strong shoulder.
"I didn't mean to start a fight." She finally said fighting back a tear.
"It's okay." Steve replied kissing her on the cheek.
"But we only have 2 month and we haven't even start painting the damn walls." Catherine pointed out closing her eyes. "I'm just scared that the baby would come and the room isn't ready." Steve could hear in her voice that she was on the edge of tears.
"Hey, Danny is coming over now and I promise you by the end of the weekend this room will be a pink Barbie paradise." Steve said and Catherine nudged in to the ribs. "Don't start it again." Catherine warned him.
"Okay, I won't. And now if you don't mind Lieutenant McGarrett would you please leave this room."
Catherine smiled when he used his last name and not hers. She loved it when he's doing that even when they aren't married yet. She turned around in arms and look at him her hands wrapped around his neck. "You're sure you don't need help? Not that the room ends up in blue, green or what ever you told Danny to bring."
"You can pat him down his not bringing anything."
"I would rather pat you down then him." Cath replied pulling his head down to her level. Steve smiled against her lips before leaning into a kiss. It was a soft kiss at first but when Catherine pulled him closer to deepen it Steve knew where this would end if he wouldn't stop her. He tried to pull back but Cath's grip got tighter around his neck and once she bit his bottom lip. Catherine only let his lips go when she felt the need for air in her lungs but she was still holding on to him. A smile appeared on her face when she saw his slightly swollen lips.
"Catherine…" he managed to say breathless. "Later. You want to have the room ready." He added reaching up and pulling her hands away from his neck. "Okay." She replied trying to hide the disappointment that she felt.
"And now out." Steve said leading her to the door. Catherine turned around when she walk through the door placing another kiss on his lips before heading downstairs.
