Chapter 7 – It's Going To Be A …

Arriving at St Vic's Jamie guided his pregnant girlfriend up to maternity to get checked out by her OB/GYN and friend of the family Dr Elena Kovac. Wrapping his arms around his girlfriend's waist Jamie pulled TJ into his side placing a tender kiss to her temple.

Dr Elena Kovac and Teagan go way back to when they were children, Elena's parents immigrated to the USA, California to be exact when Elena was ten years old. Elena is a child prodigy like TJ and they both attended Cal Tech together and have been close friends ever since, even when TJ did her stint in the Israeli army and the Mossad. Elena is an OB/GYN as well as a paediatrician specialising in NICU surgery but also in general surgery.

"You did good today honey, and little grey Reagan is going to be just fine, she will be fine she is going to be strong just like her mommy." Jamie reassured TJ as he continued to support her up to maternity.

"I hope so, I haven't felt him move as much since the shooting," TJ exclaimed as they reached the maternity reception desk, where fortunately Dr Kovac was stood sorting through patient files.

"Elena," Jamie called out, breaking the trance the doctor was in.

"Jamie, TJ what are you doing back soon?" the thirty year old female doctor asked as she walked around the desk to greet the couple.

"Yeah I didn't think we would be, but I was involved in a shooting today, I mean it was instinctive and I haven't felt him kick as much since then," TJ began rubbing her abdomen hoping to have a response from their unborn child.

"Ok let's get you checked out," Dr Elena Kovac guided the couple to a free hospital room.

Entering the hospital room, Jamie noticed that the ultrasound machine was already set up beside the hospital bed, as if the doctor knew they were coming up to maternity for a check-up. Helping TJ onto the hospital bed, Jamie placed a soft kiss to her forehead trying to reassure TJ brushing any fears he had to one side, TJ and their baby needed him to be strong.

"Right if you can pull up your t-shirt for me," Dr Kovac asked softly.

TJ lifted up her blue t-shirt covered in the surviving victim's blood exposing her growing baby bump ready for the ultrasound scan.

"This is going to be cold," the OB/GYN informed TJ as she squeezed the ultrasound gel all over her abdomen.

TJ winced slightly at the shock of the cold gel against her bare skin, as the doctor switched the ultrasound machine on and began running the wand over the baby bump trying to get a good look at the baby. Almost immediately the sound of the baby's heartbeat came whooshing out of the speakers of the ultrasound machine. Both TJ and Jamie sighed in relief, there baby was ok, TJ started to cry tears of relief as she watched the image of their baby on the monitor.

"Beans going to be ok I mean the heartbeat sounds strong?" TJ asked through her tears.

"Yeah everything looks good, the baby is growing strong and the rate of growth is what we expect at twenty weeks gestation, the reason why the baby wasn't moving was because it was sleeping." Dr Kovac explained as she continued to move the wand over TJ's abdomen capturing images of the sonogram to give both Jamie and TJ. "And it even looks like the baby is playing ball today, would you like to know the gender of your baby?"

Jamie searched his girlfriend's face for an answer, TJ just nodded unable to speak. They had discussed knowing the gender of their baby as they still had a lot to buy and sort out before the baby comes, knowing the baby's gender would ease the work load for them and it would still be a nice surprise.

"Yeah, please Elena we've been waiting for the little one to play ball," Jamie held on tight to his girlfriend's hand as he replied to the doctor.

"Ok," the doctor rolled the wand over to get a better view and zoomed in on the monitor. "Baby Reagan is going to be a little girl." Dr Kovac revealed with a wide grin. "It looks like Jamie you have won the bet," Elena winked at her friends.

"A girl," TJ breathed out as she took all the information in, she was having a little girl, a daughter with Jamie the man she loves.

"Yeah I'm almost 100% certain that you having a little girl." The doctor confirmed.

"We're having a little girl, Tee," Jamie stated as a lone tear escaped his right eye.

"All I can say is that you take I easy for the next couple of days that includes no driving, but if you need anything you give me a call, and you can have this to wear home." Dr Kovac handed over four sonogram images of their little girl to Jamie as she helped to clean up TJ's abdomen and pull her t-shirt back down, also handing TJ a blue surgical scrub top to change into.

"Thank you so much Elena," both TJ and Jamie thanked their friend and OB/GYN before she left the room leaving the couple with the news that they are expecting a little girl.

Jamie perched himself on the side of the hospital bed and pulled TJ into a tender embrace. One hand gently rubbing TJ's baby bump feeling their baby moving slightly, she was obviously awake again, the other pulling TJ flush against him. Pulling back slightly Jamie kissed TJ's t-shirt clad bump.

"You scared mommy and daddy sweetheart," Jamie started talking to his daughter; TJ ran her hands through Jamie's messy hair where he had removed his hat as part of his uniform. "Daddy and mommy love you so much." Jamie kissed wear his daughter lays before sitting up straight placing a kiss on TJ's lips. "I love you Tee."

"I love you to," TJ wrapped her arms around Jamie's neck, fusing her lips to his.

"You know I have one the bet, we can celebrate when we get home," Jamie waggled his eyebrows in a suggestive manner, causing TJ to let out a small laugh.

"We can, and we will I just want to distress and enjoy the fact that we are having a little girl in four months' time and I plan on celebrating all night long," Teagan whispered huskily into her boyfriend's ear.

TJ was at a stage in her pregnancy where her sex drive had increased, which made Jamie a very happy man. She was also in the stage where her pregnancy glow was shining bright, after getting shot three months ago; undergoing physiotherapy her pregnancy didn't get a time to shine as she was seriously ill, until now. TJ had also been having hot flushes, so on some occasions Jamie would come home to find her in only her lingerie, or shorts and her bra or even her bikini.

Within ten minutes the couple were leaving the maternity unit of St Vic's Memorial hospital and were heading towards the surgical ward to check on the teenage shooting victim Andre Delgado after TJ changed her t-shirt. Walking hand in hand the couple of over a year discussed the new revelation that they were having a little girl. Reaching the surgical ward Jamie and TJ bumped into Danny and Linda.

"TJ," Linda called out as she walked towards her friend as Danny greeted his younger brother.

"Hey Linda you ok?" TJ asked as she was embraced by Linda.

"I'm fine, I should be asking you that," Linda joked lightly. "How are you and the baby?"

"We're ok, the baby was just sleeping, and I've just got to take it easy for the next couple of days." TJ explained. "Is there any news on Andre Delgado yet?"

"Andre is in recovery we should be able to see him soon, he came out of surgery, and he should make a full recovery be out of here in two weeks' time if everything goes according to plan." Linda explained.

"That's good news," TJ replied as they went to sit with Danny and Jamie.

Jamie stood up as his girlfriend and and sister in law came towards them.

"Tee, honey, I've got to get back to work, Vinny is in the parking lot, I love you, both of you, I will see you at the apartment after shift," Jamie explained quickly before hugging his girlfriend and giving her a quick kiss on the lips.

"We love you to, see you later, and stay safe." TJ murmured quietly.

"I will," with that Jamie said his goodbyes to Danny and Linda and left back to go on patrol.

After two hours Danny, Linda and TJ were visiting the victim that had survived the freak shoot out, nineteen year old Andre Delgado, a student who was hoping to become a New York fire fighter. Danny was asking him a few routine questions as a victim of a shooting, Linda and TJ being their just to see how he was doing after being the first on scenes, who technically saved his life.

Running a background on Andre, TJ had found out that he has no living family after being put into care at the young age of five after his parents were killed in a drive by shooting in the Bronx. He had bounced around in care but still managed to be a model citizen staying out of trouble with the law, earning an honest living whilst putting himself through training school to become a fire fighter with the FDNY.

Danny soon left after getting the information he needed to clear the shooting kissing his wife before he left the room, leaving Linda and TJ by a now restlessly sleeping Andre's bedside. TJ dozing slightly in the chair on the right hand side of Andre's bedside, Linda watching over both of them in a daze on the left side, it was now 16:35 PM.

"Hey, Linda," Andre croaked his voice filled with sleep, causing Linda to snap out of her trance.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Linda asked quietly as if not to wake TJ.

Not for the first time, Linda was emotionally invested in a case wanting to see it through to the end.

"I'm ok these pain meds are really good," Andre offered a weak smile. "I want to thank you and TJ for saving my life, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here."

"You don't need to thank us we are just happy to help," Linda replied with a caring smile.

"Is she ok?" the nineteen years old gestured towards the sleeping TJ in the chair next to his bed.

"Yeah she is ok, she's pregnant," Linda explained her friend's condition.

"You guys should head home; I'll be here for the next two weeks," Andre stated with a smile as he moved the bed to a more comfortable position; TJ began to stir and wake up.

"You're awake," TJ stated the obvious as she wiped the sleep away from her eyes. "Sorry I must of dozed off." She apologized as she sat upright.

"Yes ma'am and it's alright." Andre replied.

After looking at her watch, TJ shuffled through her bag and pulled out a business card for 'Underground Saviours' and handed it to the wounded teenage lad.

"We should get get going, but you can call any of these numbers any time if you need anything, we can help out with most problems or even if you just need to chat, or a place to hang your always welcome. Underground Saviours is a charity so if you want to help during our functions you're very welcome to join us we could always use an extra hand." TJ offered. "I will probably be in to visit you again sometime this week."

"Thank you so much Linda, TJ, the nurse Sara has called some of my mates to keep me company, and thanks for this," Andre held up the business card. "I will definitely be there for anything you guys need help with."

"That's great," TJ smiled standing up slowly supporting her back.

Linda and Teagan said their goodbye's and see you soons and left the hospital to head home. To TJ's surprise her Ford Fusion was parked outside the hospital. Noticing TJ's shocked expression Linda spoke up.

"Danny dropped the car off, he used Jamie's spare car keys, and a little birdy told me that you can't drive for the next couple of days." Linda informed TJ holding up the spare car keys, unlocking the car.

"Oh right, yeah of course you lead the way," TJ smiled as Linda turned her car engine over and drove her home, she never in her life would of thought she would be a part of a family like the Reagan's.

Four hours later, three and a half hours after getting dropped off home by TJ's close friend Linda, Jamie's sister in law, TJ was waiting for her boyfriend of just over a year to walk through his apartment door after his shift. TJ had eaten and knew that Jamie had already picked something up on his way home from the twelfth precinct.

As TJ owned her house in Manhattan outright, she would pop home to get her mail and sometimes to relax when she was off work and Jamie was at work, it was just easier to stay over at Jamie's apartment most of the time. Though Jamie's apartment isn't practical for raising a baby in so they may have to move around, or something before the baby is born.

TJ was sat on the king sized bed in the master bedroom in only her red lingerie and light blue silk dressing gown, reading a case file from work, her blue rimmed glasses on the edge of her nose, one hand gently caressing her baby bump the other turning the pages in the case file. Not hearing the front door being unlocked and Jamie entering the small but cosy apartment, TJ continued what she was doing completely oblivious or so he thought. Walking through the apartment Jamie headed towards the master bedroom to get changed after removing his boots at the front door, figuring out that TJ must be in the bedroom already. The rest of the day had been pretty slow a couple of misdemeanour arrests, nothing particularly big. Reaching the bedroom door, Jamie stood at the door admiring the view of his pregnant girlfriend pretty much half naked on the bad reading through a case file.

"Are you just going to stand there staring or are you going to join me?" TJ asked not taking her eyes off the case file pages, catching Jamie off guard.

"Join you, definitely join you," Jamie stated definitively as he entered the room, as TJ put down the case file on the bed side table, also removing her glasses running her hands through her short blond hair.

"That's good because I thought you were going to stand at the door all night," TJ joked, whilst Jamie lay on his side of the bed still in full uniform apart from his boots, wrapping his arms around his girlfriend's exposed pregnancy bump.

"I have something else in mind for tonight," Jamie murmured into TJ's ear as he kissed down her jawline.

"Care to enlighten me," TJ smiled as her sexual arousal built.

"Oh I will," Jamie said huskily as he let his hands wander across his girlfriend's toned body to her full bra covered breasts, which had gotten bigger as her pregnancy went on much to his delight.

Hope you guys loved the chapter, read and review as always. And it's a girl! Next chapter will take place the next day, will they or won't they reveal that they are having a girl to the Reagan family and will there be a surprise visit from another member of TJ's family. Thanks MH96.