A/N Bit of a filler chapter. Little boring even, enjoy the boringness while it lasts.

It was already light outside by the time she walked into the locker-room at SRU.

"Wow, that took you long." Donna said as she followed her in. She had waited inside the briefing room for her to come back. "Did everything go okay?"

"Yeah, fine. I'm cleared and everything. Just needed a little fresh air."

"Good. So, how are things going with Elise and Dean?"

She opened her locker and grabbed her clothes, putting them on the bench. "They're good. They're staying with me and Greg, the nausea is gone, so that's good."

"And, you and Greg?"

"We're good." She smiled at Donna and started un-lacing her shoes.

"I mean with the trying for another kid thing."

Zoë looked at Donna and smiled, but Donna could see she was disappointed. "That'll just have to wait. At least you'll have me around a little longer, right?"

"Yes, the guys have come a long way in half a year, haven't they?"

"Yeah, they have. I remember the beginning very well.. God we looked like a bunch of amateurs." She filled her bag with her uniform. "Well, I'm going home, try to sleep a little. Have a good weekend, Donna."

"You too."

Zoë walked in and dumped her bag next to the door.

Greg's head popped up from behind a wall. "Hey, you're later than I thought you would be."

"Yeah.." She kicked off her shoes. "Come back to bed with me for a couple of hours?"

He was about to tell her he couldn't when he saw that look on her face. It was her 'I had a tough call'-look. "Sure. Let me just bring this up to Elise and Dean."

"You spoil them, you know that?"

"Yeah, I know." He watched as she walked to their room before texting Ed he wouldn't be able to make it.

He laid down in bed next to her and she immediately put her head on his shoulder. "Rough day?"

"Yeah.. SIU took longer than usual."

"I'm sorry you had to take a life."

"Me too." She sighed deeply.

"Want to talk about it?"

She shrugged. "It was just a hard life to take."

He took that as a yes. "How come?"

"Three kids, dad's in jail, mom's a hooker. I had to shoot the oldest kid.. It was a bad situation, pimp was involved.." She shook her head. "I had to shoot the kid, who was trying to save his mom.. pimp lives to exploit women another day."

He kissed the top of her head. "Go sleep."

Greg gently shook her a couple of hours later. "Zoë."

"Hmm.." She didn't move.

"It's time to wake up, or you won't be able to sleep tonight."

"M-hm.."

Greg smiled at her. She could easily get up at 5 or 6, but the nightshift always left her exhausted. "Zoë.."

"Wh.. time.. it?" She mumbled.

"Almost 11."

"Hmm, lunch with Jules." She turned on her back and stretched.

"You're having lunch with Jules?"

"Yeah she didn't tell me she's.." She stopped, remembering she wasn't supposed to tell him.

"She's what?"

"It's nothing, just something she didn't tell me."

"Nothing bad though?"

She smiled at him and shook her head. "No, nothing bad." She straddled him and kissed him. "Did things with that kid end up good?"

"Yeah, he made it."

"Good."

He kissed her and turned them around, pushing her into the mattress. "What about lunch with Jules?"

"I've got an hour." She smiled and pulled him back down to her.

They didn't hear the door open. "Dad? Oh gross.. never mind." Then they heard the door slam shut.

Zoë laughed at the horrified look on Greg's face.

"I hate kids, let's just stop with Brandon." He said before getting up.

Zoë smiled and threw a pillow at him. "Don't you dare, mister." She grabbed her phone from the nightstand and followed him out. "Never heard of knocking, Dean?"

"Yeah.. trust me, it's something neither of us wanted."

Zoë walked over to the kitchen and saw Elise sitting there with a half full plate. "Nauseous?"

"No, just not hungry."

Zoë smiled at her. "Ah, you've entered that stage. Don't worry, you'll have a craving for something weird soon enough. Then you´ll be able to send Dean to a store in the middle of the night, trust me, it´s fun."

Greg snorted. "Trust me Dean, it's not. Especially since the closest 24-hour store is 5 miles away. Then you'll get home and she either feels like something else, or scolds you for taking so long."

Zoë smiled and nodded, good times. "So, were you and Dean able to get all your stuff from your dorm?"

Elise's dad had stopped paying tuition when they found out, so she got kicked out yesterday.

"Yeah, it's all in our room."

Zoë took a bite from her apple. "Good, well, I gotta go change. See you later, Elise."

"Yeah, see you later."

Zoë spotted Jules immediately and sat in the booth facing her. "So, pizza?"

"Yeah, I was in the mood for it."

"Sure." It was quiet for a couple of seconds. "So..."

"So?"

"Oh, come on Jules.. you know exactly what I mean. You didn't tell me you are pregnant. I was your maid of honour, that's a big no-no."

"You're married to my boss.."

"You're married to my husband's subordinate.. you are my husband's subordinate.. Don't see me caring about that?"

Jules sighed and shook her head. "What do you want to know?"

"Everything.. you're 12 weeks?"

"Yes, I was throwing up in the mornings so we did a home pregnancy test."

"When?"

Jules looked at her plate. "Three weeks ago."

"Three weeks?!" Jules nodded. "That's completely unacceptable. There used to be a code among friends.."

Jules smiled at her, knowing she was mostly kidding. "Zoë.."

She sighed extra loudly. "Okay, fine.."

"You can't tell sarge, he would put me in the truck."

"Which might just be the right place to put you?" Jules glared at her. "Come on, we both know I hated it too, but in retrospect it was the right place to be. You're second negotiator anyway.."

"But I love being in the field."

"You'd still be in the field.. You might not agree with me now Jules, but when something happens that scares the shit out of you… then you will and hopefully it won't be too late."

"You sound like Sam."

"He's got his moments."

Zoë came back in and dropped her bag next to the door. She walked in and noticed Elise sitting at the breakfast bar, she wasn't looking happy. "Everything okay?" Elise shrugged. "Something happen with Dean?" She shook her head. "Greg?" She shook her head again. "Your parents?" Now she looked up and shook her head. "Me?"

"No.."

Zoè thought for a second but she was out of ideas. "Want to tell me what did happen?"

"My friends."

"What about them?"

"They dumped me."

"Dumped you?"

Elise nodded. "Yeah, I met them for lunch and then we were supposed to go shopping.. but they ditched me. Said I couldn't fit in any of the clothes anyway, and when I asked them if we could hang out again sometime soon they said 'No', said that I'd changed."

"I'm sorry your friends did that." She sat down next to Elise. "That must be tough."

"Yeah. First my dad.. now my friends.."

Zoë smiled at Elise. "Listen, I know I'm different from your friends. I'm Dean's stepmom, but if you ever want to go shopping or something you can't do with Dean.. I've got most weekends off."

"You mean that?"

"Of course. If you want to we can ask Jules to come too, but only if you want to."

"Maybe sometime, she's nice."

"Yeah, she is. I got to get ready for the nightshift.. again.. But really Elise, anytime you want to."

Elise nodded and smiled. "Thanks."