Kate stood in Jacks office. 'So' he said after a while, 'how goes operation Andrew and Kim?'

'Fine I guess' Kate sat down and took another sip of coffee, 'I don't know why I'm doing this, it feels like cheating'

'Cheating? You're not cheating'

'I know, I'm not technically, but, it feels like it.' She looked at Jack. 'I had to tell Andrew. He tried to make a pass at me. Don't look so surprised' Jack looked at her, he hadn't expected that. He had just wanted her to flirt with him, or at least look like it, 'Sorry'

'You should be' She stood up, 'You owe me one Jack Rimmer'

'Forever in your debt. Kate'

'Yeah'

'Can I ask you something?'

'Of course'

'Is Davina in there?' Kate peered through the door and window, 'No'. Jack nodded and rooted around in his pocket. Eventually he pulled out a small box. He handed it over to Kate. She slowly opened it, 'I'm going to ask Davina to marry me, do you think she'll like it?'

'She'll love it!' Kate set the box down and held the diamond ring in her hand, twisting it so the diamond reflected the light. 'Try it on, see if it fits, she has the same size hands as you.' Kate smiled and placed it on her finger. She held her hand out and admired it; 'You look good with a ring on your finger'

'Thanks' Kate looked at it once more and took it off, setting it gently in the box, 'so, when are you asking her?'

'Tonight.' Jack took the box off her and placed it in his pocket again. He heard the door open. Kate turned quickly to see who it was. Kim was stood at the door, 'Oh, erm, I'm not interrupting anything am I?' she looked at them both. 'Of course not Kim, Kate was just explaining some of her ideas for after school clubs to me.'

'I was?' Jack looked at her 'Yeah, I was. This place could do with some wider activities, not just football.'

'Good idea isn't it Kim'

'Yeah, what did you have in mind Kate?'

'Oh, erm, Karate, maybe. I heard about your self-defence classes, maybe expand on that? I'm going to go now.' Kate gave one last look at Jack, and smiled at Kim, then left. 'Have you seen Andrew anywhere Jack?'

'No, can't say I have' He sat back down in his chair, 'so, what do you think of Kate, Kim?'

'She's alright I suppose'

'And how about her and Andrew, cute couple don't you think?'

'Yeah lovely, if you'll excuse me Jack' Kim stormed out of the office. 'Job done' Jack muttered, then went back to his work.

Davina sat at the table and watched Jack pouring out plates of spaghetti bolognaise. She rested her elbows on the table, and rested her head on her interlinked hands. She moved them as he placed a plate in front of her, 'thanks' she said, and looked at him as he sat down. He was smiling. She picked up a fork and twisted pasta around her fork, but Jack wasn't eating his, he was just looking at her. 'What?' she set her fork down, and he gave a mysterious smile, then lest the room. He returned a few minutes later, hands behind his back, and stood next to her. In one swift movement, he was on the floor, kneeling down next to her, 'Davina, I love you, you know that don't you?' She nodded. He brought his hands out from behind his back, holding out the box, he opened it revealing a ring, 'Davina, will you marry me?' Davina took the ring, and looked at, she didn't know what to say. She placed the ring on her finger then flung her arms around his neck, 'Yes' Jack stood up, and he kissed her. After a while, Davina pulled away, 'Jack, there's something that I need to tell you. I think I'm pregnant.'

'Pregnant? Are you sure?' He pulled away. 'Yes, I'm sure. Of course I'm sure.'
'I need to go out for a walk.' Jack stormed off out of the kitchen and down the hall, Davina followed him, 'Jack, come back, Jack' but he ignored her and carried on down the hall. He slammed the door shut, and Davina started to cry.

Jack walked down the road. He didn't know what to think. On one hand, he was happy, he was going to be a dad, but on the other, he wasn't ready for it yet. He could only remember too well being tricked into believing that he was the father of a pupil's child. He rooted through his pocket and pulled his phone out. He searched through his phone book and called Kate.

Kate sat on her sofa watching Eastenders. She hated this sort of stuff, but there was nothing else on. She took another bite of her takeaway pizza. Her mobile phone started ringing. She set the pizza down and looked at the display. It was jack. She answered it. 'Kate?'
'Yeah, what is it Jack?'
'Busy'
'Erm…' she looked around the messy living room, 'No, why'
'I need a drink, meet me in the pub'
'Why Jack'
'I need to talk to you, it's important.'
'OK the, see you in a bit then. Bye' She hung up and jumped up of the sofa to get changed out of her pyjamas.

Jack was sat at the bar when Kate came in. She sat down next to him and ordered a drink. 'She didn't say no did she?' she asked as the bar man set down a pint of beer. 'No, she said yes'
'Then what's the matter?'
'She's pregnant'
'That's good though, isn't it?' she set her drink down and looked at him, 'I'm not sure. On one hand, yeah, but…'
'But what?'
'I don't know if I'm ready for it'
'You are Jack, you'll make a good dad' She placed her hand on his; he looked at her, 'my last wife. We divorced. She was pregnant, but she got an abortion.'
'I didn't know.'
'No one does. That's why we divorced. She says I forced her into it, but I didn't. I just don't think I could do it'
'You can Jack.' She took hold of his hand with hers, 'Go home to Davina, say sorry, and talk about it. You love her, and she loves you. Now, go on, get lost' Jack smiled and left the pub. Kate sighed as she watched him leave. Then, she downed her drink and went home to her empty home.