So I know it's been a while. Well it's been ages, but I had a busy 2012 which has been hectic and hasn't stopped. I figured because people have been asking for an update I would do one but I may be a bit out of practice so please excuse my rustiness.

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Rush but I loved the season 3 finale. Hanging for season 4.

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"Have you called my family yet?" Nina asked as Patrick walked back into the room a little while later.

"No, I thought I'd wait a bit until things are settled down a bit, once your discharged I will, don't take this the wrong way but the longer we wait the better it is, your family can be quite stressful at times and so can Kate, hence why I'm not calling her yet." Patrick said as he took a seat next to the bed.

"My family is my family, you know that, I wouldn't change them for anything, I love them for who they are." She replied back agitatedly.

"I know that, and I love your family, I do, but you have to admit they come to you a lot for advice and at times it can be stressful, especially when you're trying to sleep after working a shift, you need rest Nina, you need to avoid stress and arguments." Patrick replied worriedly.

"I suppose." Nina replied while her mind drifted off to how her family would react to her news.

"Actually your right, instead we should just hold off as long as possible with not telling them, they will become overbearing, they will drop in all the time, your right, I'll just be more stressed." She says while closing her eyes.

"You know we can't keep it a secret for long, both Martin and Cherie cannot keep a secret; neither can Kim, we'll be lucky to make it 24 hours without anyone finding out." Patrick states.

"We'll just tell the three of them to keep their mouths shut." Nina says looking at him pointedly.

"Right, because that worked out so well when Cherie and Martin worked out about your genetics, Cherie didn't buckle under pressure and tell you about it, and Martin, he struggled to keep your pregnancy a secret, and Kim, well she doesn't gossip about every piece of news she hears even if she has the wrong end of the stick, your right no-one will find out." He says while giving her a cheeky smile knowing he had her.

"Fine, how about we just see how long they can last before one of them buckles under pressure, if I keep calm and nothing happens between now and when I'm due, then we can tell them it's nothing to worry about."

"So long as you promise me you'll look after yourself and you'll cut back, I'm worried Nina, I can't lose you, I can't lose either of you." Patrick chokingly tells her.

"You're not going to lose me, or this baby, we will be fine, I'll do the right things and I know you and everyone else here and outside of work will be keeping a close eye on me, I know this is difficult for you as it brings back memories of you and Jodie and when you lost your son, but nothing will happen, I promise you Patrick." Nina states while grabbing Patrick's hand.

"It's not even about Jodie or our son's death, well it is slightly but that's not the issue, you know as well as I do something could happen, that it most likely won't play out how we want it to, you can't make promises you can't keep, I mean it Nina, I can't go on without you, I need you, you're the love of my life and I suck at dealing with the emotional crap but I mean this Nina, I've never met anyone like you and I love you for that so please just look after yourself." He says while looking deeply into her eyes.

"Okay, I'll make you a deal, I'll scale back my shifts to 3 times a week for the next two to three weeks then I'll go on bed rest." She says.

"You hate bed rest, you stated when you became pregnant and I quote, I won't be sitting on my arse all day cooking this baby like an animal at a zoo that you would work right up until your bump got too big for you to operate with." Patrick laughs while recalling the conversation.

"Well I know this means a lot to you so I'll do it even if I do go crazy and have to be committed to the psych ward, actually no, I might run into my ex in the psych ward, okay maybe like bird who protects its nest, or actually…"

"Nina, stop, it doesn't matter, the point is you'll do that to keep me sane and reduce my worry ever so slightly." Patrick interrupts.

Hearing a knock on the door they see Cherie standing there with the paperwork in her hand.

"Well you know about the tests we have done, you know you will need constant monitoring between now and when you go into labour, so a scan is to be done once every week, bloods will be taken as well, you'll most likely be put on bed rest around the 32 week mark if all goes according to plan, and you know the rest so I'll get you to sign your discharge forms so you can go back home." Cherie says while placing it on the tray table beside Nina.

"Cherie, please don't tell the family about this, we don't want them worrying or hassling me all the time, like Martin said, I need to avoid stress and I can't do that while they are being over bearing, so can you please keep this to yourself and that includes getting Kim and Martin to do the same." Nina states while signing the paperwork.

"You know secrets like this have a way of coming out." Cherie says uncomfortably.

"I know but please Cherie, we just need some time to ourselves to process this and deal with it before outside input." Nina implores.

"Okay, okay, we will do our best to keep this under wraps for as long as possible but once it comes out you both will have to deal with it." She replies.

"We know that Cherie, and we will when it happens." Patrick says while Nina hands back the paperwork.

"Right, well I'll let you get dressed and I'll see you both in a couple of days." Cherie says as she walks out of the room.

"Let's get you both home." Patrick says while handing Nina her clothes.