Hospitality

by: Liv-x-Case-Benson

Ch. 11: Unexpected

Heather slowly returned to work full time over the next month, often visiting Sara in the lab in the middle of the night to check on her.

Sara smiled, looking up from processing. "Hi."

"Hey. How are you?"

"I'm doing okay. You?"

"Same. Busy?"

"A little, but you're welcome to sit down. Just be careful what you touch," she said.

"I only came by to make sure you were ok," Heather replied. The scare a month ago had shocked her.

Sara shook her head. "No you didn't."

"What do you mean?"

"You're worried about me."

"Don't I have a right to be?"

"Not saying you shouldn't be."

Heather smiled, kissing her cheek. "I'm still a bit shaken."

"It's okay."

"I should probably let you work..."

"Probably."

Nodding, Heather rested her forehead against Sara's for a moment, before offering a lingering kiss.

Sara smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm ok. I'll go home, leave you to it."

"Are you sure? I'd go for a coffee."

"You're busy, and I shouldn't worry so much," Heather replied, "I'll be fine."

Sara sighed. "It's okay."

"How about I pick you up for breakfast?" Heather asked as Morgan looked around the corner of the door. "Sara, I've got a hit on that print."

Sara smiled. "Sounds great. Who has the print?"

"Greg is pulling up details now," she replied as Heather slipped from the room.

The brunette nodded.

"I didn't mean to interrupt anything..."

Sara shook her head. "Don't worry."

Heather tossed and turned most of the night before she picked up her phone at six thirty. 'Are you awake?' she text Catherine.

'Barely. What's up?'

'I don't know what to do.'

'What's wrong?'

'Sara said kids were way off for us.'

'Okay. So what's going on?'

'I've been trying to tell her for the past few weeks. I keep going to the lab, but she looks so happy and I'm scared of losing her...I'm pregnant.. '

'Uh...okay. What happened?'

'She didn't tell you what happened when you stayed?'

'She told me a bit...'

'I was raped.' Heather admitted. It was the first time she'd managed to say it.

'...And now you're pregnant. Look, you want advice, here's mine: tell Sara. She'll take it worse if you hide it from her.'

'Thank you for your honesty.'

'You're welcome. And, you never know, her opinion may change.'

Heather re-read the last messages a couple of times before getting dressed, heading to the lab to wait in reception.

Sara walked out an hour later, wrapping an arm around her. "Hey."

"Hi," she said softly, holding her close.

"Hungry?"

"A little," Heather replied with a tired smile, "Can we talk over breakfast?"

"Yes," she said.

As they sat opposite each other, Heather took Sara's hand. "I love you, you know that, right?"

Sara nodded. "I love you too."

"I... I've been trying to tell you something.. that's why I was coming to the lab late. And it's been keeping me up at night."

She nodded again, taking her hand. "Just tell me."

Nodding, Heather took a breath. "I'm pregnant."

"Okay...so what do you want to do?"

"I don't know. The only thing I don't want is to lose you."

Sara bit her lip. "Well, I can't say I'm prepared for anything, but if losing me is your main concern..." she smiled, kissing her hand. "Don't worry. What do you want?"

"I'm so confused about it all."

"Okay, then let's take this in steps. Have you been to a doctor yet?"

"No."

"Then we should go."

"Ok..." she smiled softly.

Sara smiled, taking a drink of her water. "You really need to sleep more."

"I've been too worried."

"Still..."

Heather nodded. "I'll try."

"Should we get home? Get a little sleep?"

"Sure, but I want to be honest with you..."

"Okay."

"I was worried about telling you so I confided in Catherine, but only this morning."

"It's okay. I wish you would've told me first, but Cath knows about this stuff more than I do."

"Can we go home now?"

"Absolutely."

Heather stood, taking her hand. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," she said.

As they lay together an hour later, Heather yawned. "What do you want?"

"I don't mind. You?"

"I meant about the baby..."

"Yeah I know."

"What do you mean by you don't mind?"

"Oh, I thought you meant a boy or a girl..."

A smile pulled to Heather's lips and she kissed Sara softly.

"What do you want?"

"I don't mind either."

"No preference?"

"Another girl could be nice, but I don't mind a boy either. I should see the doctor about my insulin dosage."

Sara nodded in agreement. "What do we tell Allison?"

Heather sighed. "I hadn't even thought that far ahead."

"Let's just leave that for right now."

"Ok. There are so many risks because of my diabetes."

"Don't worry about it right now."

"But I think I'm around ten weeks already."

"No. Sleep."

Heather nodded, taking a deep breath as she relaxed. "Yes boss."

"I love you," she whispered.

"Love you," Heather mumbled, exhausted as she fell asleep.

Sara smiled, asleep a few minutes later.

Heather slept for hours with the weight she'd been carrying around now shared.

Sara kissed her cheek, checking her phone.

'Everything ok?' Catherine had text a few hours before, and Heather stirred beside the brunette.

Sara smiled, calling her. "Hey, any news on wedding bells yet?"

"Two months tomorrow," Catherine replied happily.

"Great!"

"How are things with you?"

"Yes. We talked yesterday."

"I'm glad. If you two ever want to get away..."

"Yeah, I know."

"Hen night in Vegas?"

"Just say when."

Heather stirred beside the brunette "Sara?"

"Yes babe?" she asked, taking her hand and kissing it.

"Just checking you're still here."

Sara smiled. "You can go back to sleep if you want."

Heather shook her head, sitting up a little. "I should arrange to see a doctor."

"That sounds like a good idea. Still there, Cath?"

"Yes. You two are cute," she smirked.

"Cute? Us? Why?"

Catherine chuckled. "Never mind. Anyway, how about I look at dates and text you a couple to see when you can get time off?"

"Sounds good."

"I should go. I'll message you later."

Sara nodded. "Okay."

Catherine swiftly ended their call and Heather kissed Sara's cheek as she re-entered the room. "What time are you due at work?"

"Oh. Eight I suppose. Why?"

"The doctor has had a cancellation at six thirty."

Sara smiled, getting up and walking over to kiss her softly. "I love you."

"I love you too," Heather replied, smiling, "I'm still a little unsure about all of this, but with you by my side I know it'll be okay."

"I'm feeling a little unsure myself, but as long as both of you are okay, I'm sure everything will be okay."

"The appointment will probably take around an hour. The doctor will want to make sure we're both fully informed about all the risks associated with pregnancy in insulin-dependent diabetics."

"And that's fine," Sara said, wrapping an arm around her.

Heather smiled, holding Sara tightly as the small bump she'd been hiding pressed against the brunette.

Sara smiled, resting her hand on her stomach. "I-are you sure this is what you want? I'll be here no matter what. Given the circumstances, I think it's a question that needs to be asked."

"As long as everything is ok at my appointment this afternoon, then yes. I've had some time to think it through. Not saying I haven't changed my mind several times until now."

She nodded. "I was just making sure," she said, kissing her again. "Beautiful."

Heather blushed kissing back softly. "I guess I don't need to hide my little bump anymore."

Sara shook her head. "Sometime maybe you'll let me kiss it?"

Heather smiled widely. "Sure."

"That and maybe fully appreciate everything about you? I always do, but this requires a gentle touch as far as right here," she said, rubbing her stomach lightly.

Heather nodded, kissing Sara's cheek. "We need to eat."

"That would be a good thing," she said, dressing comfortably before going into the kitchen.

The rest of the day seemed to pass quickly, and Heather gripped Sara's hand tightly as the couple listened to the doctor explaining everything.

Sara smiled, kissing her hand. "So she'll really need to watch what she eats and cut her insulin in half?"

"Yes. We need to be extra careful and monitor Heather and the baby fortnightly."

"But things look good?"

The doctor smiled, finally turning the screen toward them. "For thirteen and a half weeks, everything looks great."

"So, with cutting down on her insulin, will she need to eat more, take more than she usually does in smaller doses?"

"We'll reduce the total dosage by about two to five percent and then it will be little and often."

Sara smiled. "I think we can handle that."

Heather nodded, though didn't speak as she stared at the screen.

"Shocked?"

"A little."

"I thought you were happy..."

"I am. I... It didn't feel very real before."

Sara smiled, kissing her head.

The doctor watched the couple for a moment before speaking again. "We'll need to get you on prenatals."

Sara nodded, pulling away a bit.

"I'll organize the prescriptions and paperwork," the doctor said, leaving the room.

Heather turned to smile at Sara. "Happy?"

"Yes," she said, kissing her, "so much."

Heather kissed Sara tenderly. "You're not going to have time to drive me back home now. I'll get a cab from your work."

"I can still do it. It's okay."

"Sure? I don't want you getting into trouble."

Sara shook her head. "It'll be fine. So, can we tell people or do we wait?"

"What would you like to do?"

"I think we should wait until you're three months, but I'll still tell Russell because I want to be at your appointments. I don't expect them to be at night, but some cases last a while," she said, resting a hand on her bump.

Heather nodded. "And, if its a routine check up and you really can't get here, then I understand."

Sara kissed her cheek. "Yeah."

"I'm going to get help from one of my loyal girls to run The Dominion. It's too risky for me to be physically involved."

She nodded, helping her sit up. "I agree, I mean after you could to a point."

Once the doctor had returned to see them, Heather's hand remained firmly in Sara's as they left and she kissed the brunette deeply once they reached their home.

Sara smiled, kissing her deeply, holding a picture. "I love you."

"We love you too. Stay safe," she smiled, before heading inside.

Sara nodded, texting a picture of the scan photo to Catherine before heading back.

'Aww, so sweet! x' Catherine text back as the brunette arrived at work.