I own nothing other than bits of the plot and Brianna

Chapter One

Taylor and I had been married for nearly two months month now and while Alicia had long since finished her punishment for sneaking OTG, I had been more than happy to drag his out as long as possible. But for the past few days I had let him off the hook having seen how tired he was from work. The next pilgrimage was due tomorrow and the past three days he'd been busy overseeing the finished housing units and finalizing job positions for some of the newcomers.

So when he was arrived home he wasn't surprised to find me cooking; I had met up with him for a brief lunch earlier in the day and I had seen then how stressed he had become when trying to rearrange the security team after several previously assigned soldiers had had a collision with some slashers. Luckily for them all body parts remained intact and they had gotten away relatively unharmed.

He kissed the back of my neck, wrapping his arms around my waist, "Hello wife."

I smiled, still growing warm every time he called me 'wife'. "How was work?" I asked.

"The new houses are ready and Wash and Guzman are taking out the welcoming party for the pilgrimage."

I only hummed in response, keeping my drooping eyes focused on the stove in front of me; I was exhausted for some reason. It wasn't because I was necessarily doing more work; I still did the same shifts by the pool although I had been required to make up mandatory classes for the newcomers, especially those that had children coming with them but I doubted that was taking quite that much out of me. I didn't know what was making me so tired and nearly every morning for the past week or so I'd woken feeling nauseated. Taylor knew nothing about that of course; he knew I was tired but not that I'd been throwing up. The man had no boundaries when it came to worrying about me and if I wasn't careful I'd be stuck in bed for the next month because of some unreasonable worry he had.

As Taylor moved away to get himself cleaned up before dinner I started thinking of what it could be that had me so unwell. I wasn't coming down with a cold; I didn't have food poisoning because everything that I'd eaten so had Taylor. I remembered my sister-in-law describing her first few months of pregnancy...

Oh shit.

I don't know how I managed to go to sleep that night; several times Taylor asked me if I was alright, giving me concerned glances every now and then. I managed to convince him that I was simply tired and he seemed to accept it. I spent the first few hours tossing and turning before falling into a restless sleep; Taylor fell into a deep slumber the moment his head hit the pillow and I was glad I wasn't keeping him up all night.

When I woke, he was already gone for the day; I sat up slowly, my head swirling as the all too familiar nausea began to kick in. Before I knew it, I was bolting toward the bathroom and spilling my stomach into the toilet. When I was sure I wasn't going to vomit again I flushed the toilet and had a shower. By the time I was done I wanted to curl up in bed and stay there for the day but with the impending arrival of the next pilgrimage I wanted to see a Doctor before Taylor or Alicia had a chance to notice what was wrong.

I dodged through the small crowd in town, smiling hurriedly at some familiar faces and all but sprinted up the stairs and into the infirmary.

A nurse smiled in greeting, "Mrs. Taylor, what can I do for you?"

"Um, is there a Doctor available?" I asked nervously. How exactly did one get a pregnancy test in the future?

The nurse smiled apologetically, "I'm afraid all of our doctors are out waiting for the next pilgrimage. They should be back fairly soon." She looked concerned, "Are you sure there isn't anything I can help you with?"

"Will this stay between us?" I asked nervously; the last thing I wanted was this getting back to Taylor from someone other than me.

She nodded looking surprised and now curious, "Of course."

"I need a pregnancy test." I admitted quietly.

She squealed and then clamped a hand over her mouth to muffle her excitement, "I'm sorry it's just, everyone's been waiting to see when you would have a baby." Her excitement faded to an apologetic look, "I can't authorise one without a doctor."

I sighed, my shoulders slumping, "Thanks anyway. I guess I'll be back later."

She nodded and dejectedly I left the infirmary. I tried not to panic as I walked out into the quiet street; why the hell did they send all the doctors out with the welcoming party? Sometimes I wonder if that husband of mine has taken one too many hits to the head.

I tried to stop myself, I really did; today was not the day to distract Taylor. He had been ridiculously busy ensuring everything was ready and Alicia had told me how hectic the first few days after an arrival was, so I knew he wouldn't be any less stressed even after their arrival. But I was panicking a little too unreasonably and I couldn't keep this to myself. I hurried to Command Central, smiling faintly at the soldiers on duty before pushing open the door to find Taylor looking out the window.

He was oblivious to the stress on my face when he turned to me, "Now's not a good time..." He began tiredly.

"I know but I really need to talk." I said quietly. If he didn't hear the blatant distress in my voice than he really wasn't as observant as he thought he was.

He looked back out the window, running a hand through his cropped hair tiredly but nodded, "Just wait here."

I followed his gaze out the window; the long line of new arrivals had piled out the front of Command Central and I could see them looking up expectantly. Taylor moved away from the window and toward the door but as he passed, he gave me a gentle kiss before pushing open the doors and stepped out onto the balcony.

I watched as he scanned the crowd before he began his speech; despite the unrelenting and consuming panic I was feeling I listened.

"Citizens of 2149; I'm Commander Nathaniel Taylor but you probably already know that. Congratulations, each one of you has taken a step, just as I did seven years ago, toward a new beginning. Together we are at a dawn of a new civilisation. No pressure." I snorted as other people in the crowd laughed, "The world we left behind fell victim to some of the baser instinct of our species – greed, war, ignorance. We blew it; we destroyed our home. We have been entrusted with a second chance, a chance to start over, a chance to get it right. Welcome to terra nova folks; welcome home."

By half way through the speech I found myself pacing up and down the length of the room, wringing my hands and trying to think of some way to raise the topic to Taylor. He reacted extremely well in tense situations and I could only hope that his strict control over his reactions didn't disappoint when I tell him. The only thing that stopped my pacing was the sudden applause from the crowd and Taylor re-entering, his boots scuffing against the wooden floor.

"I've got to deal with a married couple and then we can talk." He promised, sitting down behind his desk.

I think I might have whimpered in response; he looked up from his data pad a little confused and before he could actually ask me what was wrong, someone knocked on the door. Alicia looked a little surprised to see me as did Guzman but neither commented, indicating for the couple to enter the room. I noticed the weariness of both the man and woman as they looked to Taylor; I turned to look at him, shaking my head when I found him sprawled lazily on his chair.

"Doctor Elisabeth Shannon." Taylor began and began to list off the woman's degrees before looking up from his data pad and standing.

I blocked out the conversation, not really caring why they needed to speak with Taylor. I was too busy trying to hold down the nausea that was rising once again; my head began to throb and I could feel my face break out with sweat. I didn't notice the man staring at me or Alicia slowly making her way over to me. I muttered out a curse before grabbing the bin next to Taylor's desk (he was lucky there was a bag in it) and promptly emptied my stomach.

If there was one thing I hated, it was throwing up in front of people. I think Taylor might have cursed a couple of times but I was too busy trying not to pass out to really notice. I groaned as my stomach twisted again, the smell wafting from the bin not helping my queasy stomach. I clutched Taylor's arm when he hauled me upright and led me over to his seat, kneeling beside me.

"Why didn't you tell me you were sick?" He murmured to me.

I groaned again, resting my head on his chest and closing my eyes, "I didn't want you to worry."

"Can someone tell us what's going on here?" The man stepped forward, crossing his arms over his chest, "You ask us in here, intimidate us because all we were doing is trying to protect our family..."

"I really don't care about that right now." Taylor barked, glaring at the man, "Agriculture needs a man; you can work there."

"Or you can give me a gun and a badge and let me do what I'm good at." The man retorted, "There's got to be some bad guys around here that need catching."

Taylor was about to snap when Alicia stepped forward, "Now's not the time." She said firmly, "Someone will take you to your unit."

The man nodded, his jaw clenched but turned to leave the room. His wife, Elisabeth, however was watching me worriedly. "Why don't we go over to the infirmary and get her checked out?"

Taylor smiled, "That would be great, thank you."

I weakly slapped his hands away when he went to pick me up, "I can walk."

Taylor looked like he wanted to protest but the look I gave him stopped him; he sighed and instead helped me up. I smiled weakly at the doctor, ignoring her husband standing near the door. "I'm Brianna."

She smiled reassuringly, "I'm Elisabeth; that's my husband Jim." She said pointing to her husband.

"Why didn't you tell me you were sick?" Taylor murmured to me again as we left the building. The fresh air helped a bit and I didn't feel quite as clammy as before, "Or go see a doctor?"

"I tried but someone sent them all out to greet the pilgrimage." I shot him a look.

That wasn't what got his attention though, "You were sick before?"

"Well duh." I rolled my eyes, "Why else would I know that there weren't any doctors around?"

"Yes but why? How long have you been feeling sick for?" Taylor asked worriedly.

I rubbed my forehead, "Just over a week." I admitted.

He stared at me, "Why didn't you tell me?"

I hated the wounded look he was giving me, "You've been stressed with work and I didn't know what it could be and it only just occurred to me that I should get a pregnancy test..."

"Pregnancy test?" Taylor stopped me just as we got outside the infirmary, "When did you being sick go to you potentially being pregnant?"

I shrugged, "Well I don't have food poisoning otherwise you'd be sick as well. I can't think of anything else that it could be." Taylor stared at me and when he didn't move I became slightly nervous, "I know we haven't talked about having kids..."

I never got to finish; Taylor's face broke out into a wide smile and before I could protest, he grabbed my hand and yanked me inside. I could feel the excitement practically radiating from him and it certainly made me feel a hell of a lot better knowing he wanted kids as well. It made me hope even more that I was pregnant.

"How long will this take doc?" Taylor asked quickly picking me up and putting me on the examination table.

Alicia eyed us curiously while the Elisabeth replied, "It shouldn't be too long; I just need to draw some blood."

Alicia and Taylor snickered simultaneously while I glared at them, "It's not funny!"

Elisabeth eyed us curiously, "Is something wrong?"

I huffed, crossing my arms over my chest, "They find it funny that I don't like blood."

"Do you pass out?" The tanned doctor asked, taking one of my folded arms and dabbing the crook of my elbow.

Alicia and Taylor's snickers turned into loud laughter, "I usually laugh." I grumbled, shooting them annoyed looks, "So I try and hold my breath to stop laughing and then I usually hyperventilate."

Elisabeth gave me a strange look, "While just try and breathe."

I nodded, looking away when she turned to grab the needle. Taylor squeezed my other hand, smiling down at me amused. Alicia was on my other side no doubt assessing Elisabeth's every move. I was quite proud of myself when Elisabeth said she was done; I hadn't laughed or stopped breathing except now I had to wait for Elisabeth to run and get the results of the test. If I wasn't just as nervous as Taylor I would have laughed at how fidgety he was, tilting his head around to try and see what she was doing.

"I should probably go and make sure Guzman is making the place fall apart." Alicia said, taking a few steps away.

I grabbed her arm before she could move, "You're staying."

She looked at Taylor and stayed where she was when he nodded. The three of us waiting not-so-patiently while Elisabeth finished up the test; I was slightly amazed by how quick the blood test took. Usually we had to wait days until we got the results back but I wasn't going to complain at the speediness. It would have driven me nuts waiting for the results.

Elisabeth came back with the paperwork, "Congratulations." She beamed.

I stared at her, not knowing how to react to the news; it was one thing to have a suspicion, but completely another to be told I was pregnant. After the news had sunk in I grinned and turned to Taylor when he squeezed my hand, returning the ecstatic smile. Alicia leant down to give me a quick hug before excusing herself and leaving us alone with Elisabeth.

"So what do we do now?" Taylor asked.

Elisabeth rattled on about the appropriate diet and staying as stress free as possible; Taylor paid attention to absolutely everything and I winced when Elisabeth said to take it easy at work once she found out I worked in a pool. She booked me in for another appointment for when I was twenty weeks since I was only ten. She did offer to do an ultrasound but I knew Taylor had to get back to work.

"I can show you to your unit?" I offered after Taylor had left reluctantly.

Elisabeth smiled in thanks, "That would be great."

The moment we stepped outside she stared at everything around her with amazement. I suppose that was to be expected since she had come from a future that was pretty disgusting. I let her take the scenery in, smiling at some of the children that ran past us and at the soldiers who waved.

"Everyone certainly knows you." Elisabeth commented as we walked.

I rolled my eyes, "The perks of being married to Taylor."

"You call your husband by his last name?" She asked amused.

I sighed, "Its habit now. Besides, he knows now that if he's in trouble it's his first name I'm going to call."

Elisabeth laughed, "He seems overprotective."

"You have no idea." I muttered. "Do you mind me asking why you were called to him straight away?"

She frowned a little, looking at the ground, "My husband and youngest isn't supposed to be here." At my confused look she explained, "He escaped from prison to get here; he punched a population patrol officer and you know why Zoe wouldn't be allowed."

"Actually, I don't." I admitted, scratching the back of my head confused, "I'm...not exactly from your time."

Elisabeth looked confused now, "What do you mean?"

I hesitated but I figured all she had to do was ask anyone in the street, "I'm from 2010."

She gaped, "Are you joking?"

"Nope." I couldn't stop from blushing at her amazed look.

"How did you get here?" She asked amazed.

I shrugged, "I don't really know." I lied and I was grateful when we stopped outside her unit, "This is yours."

She stared at the unit shocked, "Is it really?" She asked somewhat incredulous.

I nodded and waved goodbye as her daughter came running out excitedly. I needed to remember putting her youngest on the classes and asking Alicia or Taylor why the youngest wouldn't be allowed to be here. I headed home, the long day having taken its toll and I just wanted to go to sleep. I knew Taylor wouldn't be home for at least a few more hours so when I got home, I did exactly what I wanted; I crawled into bed and fell asleep.

A/N so this is the new story. I hope you like it and let me know what you think.