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Aly headed right for Nate's office with Steve close by, not paying attention to anything going on around her. She was too curious about what Nate wanted to worry about anything else but finding Nate and the feeling of Steve close. He had his arm around her waist and a hand lightly resting on her stomach. It had become something of a habit since Steve found out that Aly was pregnant for him to put his hand on her stomach whenever he could. When Nate saw them, he couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head a little at the two of them. She sat down across from Nate with a soft smile on her face. Nate watched as Steve sat beside Aly and took her hand in his. Then Nate looked down and pulled a bag from behind his desk with a little grin.

"What is this?" Aly asked, raising an eyebrow as she looked at the large yellow gift bag on the desk. She had no idea what Nate wanted to give her but she was excited to get a peek into that gift bag on his desk. The fact that Nate had thought to get her and Steve anything at all was very sweet of him but she knew that Nate was a good guy so Aly wasn't that surprised. "You didn't have to get us anything, Nate."

"Just open it," Nate said, actually looking and sounding embarrassed for once. He pushed the bag toward Aly when he said it with a nervous smile on his face. He rubbed the back of his neck a little as he watched Aly open the bag and look inside. He hoped that he had done a good job of picking things out after all. "I figured since the two of you are just starting out together, I'd get you a few things that you're gonna need for the baby. It's not a big deal so don't make a fuss."

Aly laughed as she dug around in the gift bag, showing Steve the baby bottles and two large containers of baby formula as well as the pacifiers, bibs and a couple of packages of white onesies that had been in the bag. She saw Steve grin when he saw everything and Aly couldn't help but smile right now as well. "It's very sweet of you, Nate," she said, looking over at him as she handed the bag to Steve. Getting up, she walked over and hugged Nate from the side, kissing his cheek softly. "Thank you."

Steve stood up then and held out his hand to the man behind the desk with a soft smile. Shaking Nate's hand, he gave the man a nod but the two never said a word to each other. He knew that Nate understood what Steve was trying to say right now though. It was a sort of silent thank you between the two of them. He wrapped an arm around Aly, the bag in his other hand. When it seemed like she was ready to go, Steve started to lead them out of the office. A few of the guys came around as they walked out and offered up congratulations to them. Aly laughed a little at how embarrassed Steve got from the attention but she would smile and nod and say thank you to everyone.

"Everyone knows now," Steve said with a shake of his head. There was disbelief in his voice as he looked down at Aly. There was something about that fact and about the fact that people seemed so okay with it that surprised him to no end. When she smiled at him, he shook his head again. "What's that smile for?"

Aly shrugged, laughing softly as they headed for her car. She opened the trunk and put the gift bag into the trunk before handing Steve the keys to the car. "Don't you like that people know?" she asked, her head tilted to the side a bit.

Steve shrugged as he took the keys, unlocking the doors and opening the passenger door for Aly. "You know in my time, this wouldn't be such a good thing," he said with an amused smile on his face. That part was certainly taking some getting used to because Steve expected people to shun them for it. He'd "knocked her up" after all and the fact that people were happy for them showed him just how much times had changed. After closing the door for Aly, he walked around to get into the car as well, buckling up and looking over to make sure that Aly was buckled up as well. "It's taking a little getting used to, hearing people wishing us well about all of this."

Aly laughed, rolling her eyes. She leaned toward Steve, smiling when he leaned toward her as well. She kissed him softly and then let her head rest against the headrest with a soft sigh. "People really don't care about anyone having a child out of wedlock anymore, Steve. There are still some people who think it's a bad thing but most people won't judge us for it. As long as we're happy, they'll be happy for us," she said with a shrug. She held up her hand, looking at the engagement ring on her finger with a soft smile. Aly even showed it to Steve when she spoke again. "Besides, I have this on my finger. Don't I? Maybe the baby will be born before we get married but you still asked me to marry you before knowing that I was even pregnant."

"But you knew," Steve said as he pulled out of the parking space and into traffic. He glanced over at her, taking her hand in his own and kissing the top of Aly's hand with a little grin. Even if he didn't know that she was pregnant, Steve still imagined that some people assumed that he proposed because Aly was pregnant. He played with her fingers before lacing his fingers with hers. "Still it's different than the reaction that I expected us to get."

Aly shrugged, giggling at Steve. He was adorable but sometimes he could be very old-fashioned. She was still surprised that he had even had sex with her before they'd gotten married. "You'll get used to it. Before you know it either the baby will be here or we'll be married," she said with another shrug. She watched the road for a moment to make sure that Steve really was driving them to Coney Island. Then she leaned a little toward Steve, wishing she could lean on him right now. She felt this need to be tucked in under his arm right now although she couldn't explain it. "Times have changed. No one bats an eye about things that would've been scandalous before. Just another one of those things for you to get used it, huh, soldier?"

Steve chuckled and nodded. He glanced over at Aly when they were stopped for a moment. He leaned in and kissed the top of her head before his attention was back on the road in front of them. "I think I can handle it," he said with a soft shrug of his shoulders. It was a little unusual and it had been Steve's first instinct to take Aly to the court house so they could get married before she started to show but she insisted that it would be alright for them to wait. While he wasn't so sure about that, he wasn't going to go against Aly's wishes. She seemed intent on waiting until after the baby was born to get married. It went against the things that Steve had grown up thinking about family and marriage but if Aly was okay with it, he could find a way to be okay with it too.

He glanced over at her and saw her staring at him. Steve felt that heat creeping up his neck when he saw that and he shook his head. "Why are you staring at me?" he asked, glancing over again with an eyebrow raised.

"You're nice to look at," Aly said with a laugh. When she saw Steve look at her with a pout, she shook her head a little and sat up again. "I'm still trying to figure out why you love me so much. I'm a handful. I'm a troublemaker. I'm not anything that I think most people would assume that you'd look for in a girl but you still love me and I don't think I'll ever understand that."

Steve shrugged a little, a soft smile on his face. "To be honest, I don't think I'll ever understand why you love me so we're even," he said with a soft chuckle. "Aly, you might be a whirlwind and you might cause trouble sometimes but you're so much more than that. I like that you're a firecracker. You're whip smart too. You're clearly beautiful. You have a great sense of humor. You're patient with me and with others. You're kind and sweet and gentle but you can be tough when you need to be. You don't need me to take care of you but you let me try to take care of you anyway because you know it makes me feel better. Most importantly, you still don't think that I'm completely crazy and you're willing to deal with this life that I live. In short, you amaze me every day. Does that explain it well enough?"

Aly laughed, shaking her head a little. She knew that she was blushing quite a bit but Steve seemed to be able to make her blush now and then. "I think so, yeah," she said with a nod. She played a little with Steve's fingers as he drove, a smile stuck to her face. She didn't think that he'd ever understand how happy he could make her. Aly wished that she could put every reason that she was in love with Steve into words but she didn't think that she could ever explain it to him. She didn't think that Steve had fully explained why he loved her too but it was good enough to make her blush so that was saying something.

"You do realize that you're the best thing to ever happen to me too, right?" Aly asked, biting her bottom lip for a moment as she looked at him. When Steve glanced over and nodded with a smile before lifting her hand to his lips to kiss the top of her hand, she let out a soft sigh. "I know that none of this is totally happening the way that you wanted it to but I think that it's happening pretty perfectly."

"It's just … going to take a little getting used to," Steve said with a little shrug. He was watching the road and made the last turn toward Coney Island. Glancing over at Aly, he gave her a soft smile. It was a bit odd that people didn't seem to think twice about the fact that Aly was pregnant but she and Steve weren't married yet. He was expecting people to be upset about it but people were congratulating them instead.

Aly looked out the window, smiling as she saw how close they were to Coney Island now. She understood why this was a little weird for Steve. Considering the time that he grew up in and the way that people behaved, she had no doubts that Steve didn't understand why people now didn't care so much about Aly being pregnant. While she didn't see any issues, she understood what Steve was going through right now. As happy he was about her being pregnant, Aly knew that Steve wished that she would agree to get married before she had the baby. She just didn't have the energy to plan a wedding in such a short time while getting ready for the coming baby. When she felt Steve kiss the top of her hand, she looked over at him and smiled softly. She swallowed hard as she felt a wave of nausea hit her. Taking a deep breath, she tried to keep her breakfast down. As soon as the car was parked, however, Aly ran for the nearest garbage can. When she felt Steve pulling back her hair, she let out a bit of a sigh. She thought that she was over the nausea but clearly that wasn't the case.

"I can stop at the store," Steve said, nodding toward a corner store not too far from where they were standing right now. "I'll get you a ginger ale. Or do you want some water."

Aly dug into her pocket for a tissue and wiped her mouth before turning around. "I know I said I wanted to come here but can we just go home? Maybe you were right. We can stop at the store and get corndogs and saltwater taffy," she said with a little shrug. As much as she wanted to check out Coney Island, she wasn't feeling very well. Aly thought that maybe Steve had been right. Maybe they should just go home and curl up on the couch together and watch a movie.

Steve leaned in and kissed the top of her head. "I'll get the ginger ale. You just wait here," he said with a little nod. He had a feeling that once she was feeling a little better she would be willing to walk around for a bit. "I'll be right back."

Aly sighed, not feeling at all like arguing with Steve right now. She moved over to a bench to sit down and wait for Steve. Leaning her head back with her hands on her stomach, she took a couple of deep breaths and tried to just relax. Maybe once she had a little ginger ale, she'd feel up to walking around with Steve. At least Aly hoped so because she really didn't want to have to drive all the way back home now after making such a fuss about going to Coney Island in the first place.