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"So, Jim asked me to go with him on his next mission," spoke up Jen, as she sat at a table at the Benbow Inn with a mug in her hand.

"What did you tell him?" asked Sarah, as she came over with a pot of hot coffee and refilled Jen's mug before sitting down. It was a slow morning at the Inn, and the two women spent it just catching up with one another.

Jen just looked down at her mug and let out a deep breath. "I told him no."

"You know, that's going to have him suspicious," spoke up Sarah, as she took a seat down at the table with Jen, pouring herself a mug before placing the pot down.

"Well, he didn't question it," replied Jen, as she kept looking at her mug and tracing her finger around the rim of it.

"Where's Jim right now?"

"Out solar surfing. I told him I wasn't up for a ride this morning."

Sarah sat there quietly for a few moments. Deep down, she knew exactly what Jen knew, and it was going to be hard to keep a secret. "Knowing Jim, he knows you're keeping something from him. You've never turned him down to go surfing before, unless you were sick, and now you're refusing to go sailing with him."

"He didn't invite anyone else to go on the mission," Jen jumped to defense.

"Because this isn't one where he could choose the crew. You know if he could have chosen his crew, he would have done so in a second. I'm sure he would have even had to have pulled some strings to get you on the ship."

"I know… I know. I'm just nervous to talk to him," started the young girl, as she leaned back in her chair.

The Inn owner then stood up and placed a hand on Jen's shoulder. "Don't worry. Jim will understand everything. You just need to sit him down and tell him."

Jen just shook her head a bit. "But what if he doesn't? What do I do then?"

"You have to trust him. I know this sounds strange coming from me, but marriage is not only built on love, but trust as well," Sarah said before she made her way to the kitchen.

"Is that what happened to your marriage?"

The question stopped Sarah dead in her tracks. It was a topic she had not brought up yet to her new daughter in-law, but she knew it would eventually happen. So all she could do was take a deep breath. "Leland and I had been drifting apart for some time before he left," she started before turning around to face Jen. "Sailing is a full time career, and it keeps you away from your family more than you can imagine…. And things happen."

"Like what?"

"I don't know… The only thing I'm certain of is it changes a person," started Sarah, a smile almost coming to her face thinking on happy times. "When Leland and I were first married, we were so happy. After Jim was born, for the first year, nothing could have been more perfect, but work started to get in the way. He wanted to spend more and more time in space, doing who knows what. So, when the morning finally came that he told me he was leaving for good, I should have been more prepared for it, but the heartache was still too much. I loved him, but I did not love what he became."

Jen just sat there listening, and too stunned to speak for a little while. She did not know much of Leland Hawkins, because neither Jim nor Sarah ever brought him up, and so this was her first account on the man. All she wondered was why someone would be so selfish and give up their family that did love them. Her parents always came home from their trips, and they were a loving family. Never once did she question them ever distancing themselves from her.

"Do you think Jim will ever become like him?"

"No!" spoke up Sarah, almost immediately. "Jim will never turn into Leland. The only thing they share is sailing," and she went back to Jen. "Don't worry. Jim loves you, and he's not going to leave you."

A smile finally came to Jen's lips. "Thank you, Mom."

The door then swung open, as Jim stepped inside, looking a little exhausted, but free spirited as if he were a teenager again."Whoa… that was amazing…"

Jen looked over at him, the smile getting bigger and a little laugh escaped. "I take it you had a good ride."

"Well…" he started as he went over to the two women in his life. "It would have been better with you holding onto me," he said with a wink.

"Next run, darling," Jen said, as she kissed his cheek.

Jim was a little put off from the simple peck on the cheek, and the emotions showed on his face. Deep down he knew something was wrong, but did not know how to bring it up. Of course, it was his mom took note of the awkward situation first and spoke up before anyone else could, "Well, I should probably get ready for the lunch crowd. You two kids have fun in whatever you decide to do tonight," and she looked over at Jen, as if to tell her it is time to talk, before walking out of the room with the pot in her hand.

The girl turned her head away, as Jim looked over at her, the madness building up inside of him of what could be going on. "What was that all about?"

"It… It was nothing. Let's go home," Jen said, as she stood up and walked out the door, quickly.

All Jim could do was blink at his wife hastening from his side. Something was definitely going on, and he was determined to find out what the secret was. So, a moment later, he collected his thoughts and rushed out of the Inn after Jen. "Wait up!" he called to her, as he run up to her side, and she still did not look him in the eye. "Hey!" he called as he finally caught up to her and moved his hand under her chin to face him. "Tell me what's going on."

"I will…. Just not now," she said, as she shook her head and started walking again.

"When?"

Jen stopped in her tracks for a few moments to respond, "Tonight. I promise," and then continued her walk, leaving the young spacer to wonder how bad the news was, if she was not willing to share with him then.

"I'll hold you to it," he whispered under his breath, before slowly following her home.

Things were as quiet as can be the rest of the day and even on the ride over to their favorite restaurant. Jen was avoiding Jim, who was doing everything in his power not to bring up the topic of what could be wrong. If he did not ask soon, it would drive him mad. After all, he was leaving for a few months, and if he did not get an answer tonight, he more than likely would not get one until he returned.

Upon being seated at their usual table, Jen quickly picked up the menu to hide behind it, so even if Jim wanted to speak, he would be talking to an inanimate object. It seemed ridiculous that she would do this, to pretend that she was even looking at the menu, when they order the same thing every time they came here. The last thought went through his head, and he could not take it anymore, when he went to go and open his mouth to finally question her.

"Welcome back, madam and monsieur. How can I be of service to you tonight," questioned the waiter, who had snuck up on the couple.

The young captain just took a deep breath to relax himself, although all of the energy inside of him was building up and about to explode. "… We'll have our usual and the Celestial wine…"

"Oh, just some water for me," spoke up Jen rather quickly, as the waiter bowed and left.

Jim was completely taken off guard. She had been so quiet since they left the Benbow Inn and now when she spoke up, she practically questioned his knowledge of her. That was it. She was hiding something, and he could not wait any longer for her to speak up. He stood up out of his seat and started yelling, "Alright, Gweneth, what are you hiding? You turn me down to go sailing, surfing, and now this!"

"Jim, keep it down. Everyone's staring," she responded quietly, as her eyes looked about the frozen room to see all of them fixated on their table.

"I don't care! Let them stare! Just tell me what is going on!" he fumed, as his focus remained fixated on his wife.

Jen just took a deep breath, wishing she did not have to speak up right now, but knew it would be the only way to calm the young captain down. "I'm pregnant," she practically whispered.

Silence ensued for a moment, as Jim's temper came crashing down, not able to believe what he had just heard. "What?"

"The reason I can't do all of that with you is because I'm pregnant," she spoke up, trying to keep her composure while waiting on his reaction.

There was no reaction from anyone in the room, except for Jim's jaw dropping. He was completely stunned at what he had just heard. All of the emotions were battling inside of him fighting to get out, but he was not sure which one would win out in the end. "You're pregnant?" he finally asked, trying to wrap his mind around the idea, and she just nodded her head.

A smile came to his face, and he ran over and hugged her. "We're going to be parents," he said to her then stood up and looked at the room. "We're going to have a baby!"

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A happy ending to what could have been a disaster, right? Well, stay tuned to find out what fate has in store for them.

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ScratStich- Thanks. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. ;)