It's a twofer night, the first part isn't long enough to be a chapter on it's own. Hope you enjoy. :) Thanks for reading.

Kara moved through the ship, towards Dr Scott's lab. Her day was over and she felt tired today, there was definitely going to be a nap later. She'd spoken to Andrea earlier who'd said this was all normal but her evening was free and she was looking forward to a sleep before dinner. She passed the galley and wondered if something to eat would help, the morning sickness was starting to pass but she still wasn't eating as much as she had previously. Despite the appearance of a bump occasionally, she felt like she'd lost some weight. The chefs were all busy behind the counter and she scanned the communal side of the galley where the crew ate, maybe there was a pack of chips or cookies lying on the side.

"Hey Lieutenant," a cheery voice wafted out from the behind the servery. Kara turned and found Bacon grinning out, "Can I help you?"

"Hi Bacon, I'm just a bit peckish, was going to just grab a snack but there's not much lying around." She gestured to the empty counter behind her where the drinks cooler was.

"Ah, due to the current climate we've stopped putting out extra food, for people to help themselves to, don't want to run low. However because it's you, I'll grab you something." He smiled. Whilst no one outwardly voiced their support, it was the small gestures that made Kara feel like people were on her side, "What do you fancy?" he asked her.

"Some potato chips, maybe." She thought of something fairly easy for him to grab.

He frowned at her, "Uh-uh," he refused, shaking his head, "That's not the right snack for you at the moment. High in salt and fat, not good for you and the baby. Let me see what I can rustle you up." He disappeared into the prep area of the galley and Kara wondered what she was going to end up getting. She didn't want any favours doing. She sat down at one of the tables to wait, hoping she wasn't inconveniencing Bacon. Suddenly he reappeared from behind the servery, carrying a tray. He set it in front of her, "I figure you're probably at the end of your first trimester, beginning of your second." He slid into the chair opposite her, "so here is an orange, it has folate in, so it's good for the development of your baby's nervous system." Kara stared at him, mouth slightly open, she had no idea navy chefs covered so much in their training. "Then here you have a small dish with some dried apricots and almonds, not too many mind because dried fruits are high in natural sugar and nuts have a high fat content but apricots have iron in which is good for your baby's growth and the almonds have calcium for the development of bones." He smiled at her, she realised that she was looking at him incredulously. She knew he'd worked for the President but this was amazing.

"Wow, thanks Bacon. I had no idea your training was so in depth."

He laughed and started to stand up, "It's not but I had seven sisters, all of which had at least two children. Every time I went home I'd take over the kitchen, cooking for them. Used to restock their freezers because a couple of them couldn't cook and would've quite happily lived on friend chicken for the duration of their pregnancies. Sure, every so often you can treat yourself to something a little unhealthy but you have to remember, what you eat feeds your baby." He moved away from the table.

"Thank you, Bacon," she said and he waved his hand as if he'd done nothing. He smiled, "Whenever I'm on duty, I'll provide you with something that is pregnancy friendly. I've got a nice bit of salmon for you tonight." He disappeared and Kara smiled as she started to peel the orange, she felt lucky to have so many people looking out for her.

Danny hung around the outside of the lab, Kara had told him to meet her there, said she had some sort of surprise for him and he had no idea what. The lab still gave him chills, the days of the virus being the enemy were long gone but it had been a close call. Now it was just a submarine with some nutters running it that had become the enemy. There was talk of them going ashore tomorrow to find Dr Julius Hunter, a friend of Dr Scott and they were steaming there now. He'd seen the immunes in action, he knew they had weapons and men to use them, they were a threat but he refused to consider the possibility he might not come back. He saw Kara making her way down the p-way to him, she stopped in front of him.

"Lieutenant. " she addressed him smartly, he couldn't help but grin at her effort to be professional. He smiled coyly back, "Lieutenant." He returned.

"Kara, is that you?" Rachel Scott's voice floated out of the lab area. Kara turned excitedly to Danny, "Come on, I've got something for you." She said, pulling him by the arm into the lab, he was a little a taken back by the motion and her excitement, he had no idea what was waiting for him. Kara shut the door behind them, giving them some privacy.

"How are you both?" Rachel asked smoothly, "Danny, I haven't seen you for a while."

He shrugged, they'd seen each other at a briefing that morning but hadn't really spoken, "Busy," he just simply said distracted, he noticed Kara had started to unbuckle her belt, then he noticed a cot bed next to Dr Scott's desk. He hoped she wasn't sick, he must have looked concerned because Rachel laughed, "Kara didn't tell you, what this was about, did she?" He shook his head, "That's very mean of her," Rachel told him, moving a machine around the desk, applying a clear gel to a probe. Kara, now laying down on the cot bed, her arms folded behind her head, laughed, "I wanted it to be a surprise," she told Dr Scott. He was starting to realise what was happening, that was an ultrasound machine that Dr Scott was setting up, his mouth started to turn upwards into an excited smaile as Rachel turned to him, "So Danny, are you ready to see your baby?" she asked, smiling at his expression, he could only nod. He didn't know where to stand and he found himself crouching down next to Kara, holding her hand, craning his neck to see the screen on the ultrasound machine, eager for that first glance.

"Ok, this will be cold, Kara," Dr Scott warned as she placed the probe on Kara lower abdomen, she moved it around briefly, suddenly a rapid beat could be heard and a grainy image showed up on the screen. "I'm no OBGYN but I'm pretty certain that's your baby," Rachel said with a triumphant grin. Danny inhaled sharply, his grip tightened, all he could do was look at the screen with a look of astounded amazement on his face and he kept looking at Kara's face and then back to the screen.

"Oh my God," he exclaimed, "that's our baby," he felt speechless, there on the screen was his baby, "Kara, can you see?" he said, "that's our baby." He kept repeating "that's our baby". He never thought he'd see his baby like this, he had no idea they had an ultrasound machine on board. He always thought his first real contact with the baby would be when he first felt her kick but no, this was real, there was his heatbeat and his tiny little self on the screen. He felt so happy and excited to see Been, he was real. He felt rush of love for Kara who had arranged this for him, she was amazing. He looked back at Kara and realised her eyes had teared up and she was just nodding, her grip tight on his hand. She had seen the baby before, albeit not in the most pleasant of situations, being under threat of having your baby removed didn't make it a fond memory but this now was more than she could'e asked for. Danny suddenly registered how fast the heartbeat was and felt worried,

"Dr Scott, should his heart beat that fast." He managed to drag his eyes off the screen and look at the Dr, who laughed at his frown.

"Relax Danny, babies have a faster heart rate, it's nothing to worry about. Did they say in Baltimore how far along you were Kara?" The sound of her name pulled Kara out of the daze she was in and she looked at Rachel.

"Er, I think they said 8-10 weeks but, I've got to be honest, I was panicking so I don't remember for sure." She shook her head, trying to focus only on this happy moment, not the terrifying moment when she'd previously seen her baby for the first time.

"And you two have no idea when…." Rachel started an awkward question and ended it by using her index finger to motion between them. Danny looked away as if slightly embarrassed.

"No," he said softy and Kara just shook her head, biting her lip. Rachel searched the back of her mind for any information she could dredge up on pregnancy, it had been a long time ago since she'd done anything like this, though it was a refreshing change from constantly thinking about the virus and the challenges that presented.

"Hmmmm, well looking at this, I'd say and this really is only a rough estimate, that you're probably about 13 weeks maybe, just going into your second trimester but that's only a guess, mght be a week or so out. Now, it's not the newest of machines but…." With her free hand she felt around the top of the ultrasound machine, "I should be able to get you're a print out, hopefully there's paper in there." She moved the probe round until Been appeared clear on the screen and clicked a button. The sounds of a printer creaked into life and the whiring of spools began, suddenly a bit of paper was churned out of the top. Rachel placed the probe into the holder and tore off the strip. She took a look before handing it to Danny, making sure it was actually a picture or the baby. The look on his face when she gave it to him was almost as ecstatic as the moment she gave him the news that the baby would be immune to the virus.

"Thank you," he said, his voice barely above a whisper but it didn't stop the genuine gratitude being heard, He looked like he had won the lottery, he sat on the edge of the cot and he and Kara looked at it together, "Look, sweetheart, that's our baby, it's amazing," he said to her. She'd propped herself up onto her elbows to see, their heads close together, just looking at the bit of paper between them. Kara was smiling and as he had been before, looking between Danny and the photo, her eyes shining. He kissed her forehead and at that point Rachel felt she was intruding on a private moment, so she wheeled the machine away and started to clean it in the corner of the lab, giving them a moment together.