Riddick smirked at Carolyn. She never ceased to amaze him. Once her mind was made up about something she wasted no time in making it happen. He threw the door open pulling her into the living area and coming to stop in front of the Monk. Carolyn looked around at the other people in the room; the doctor, Vaako, her guards, Aereon and their girls, for better or worse this was their family. She looked up at Riddick and he winked back at her.

While Carolyn thought that she was prepared, nothing could prepare her for such a surreal moment. And it was over almost as quickly as it began.

Once the Monk announced them husband and wife Riddick gently kissed her and then turned to thank the man while picking up Rory and moving to confer with Vaako about something.

Carolyn shook her head and smiled, oh to be the wife of the most wanted man in the Underverse. She took Ziza's hand and asked the doctor to join her leading him over to a couch. Settling Ziza on her lap she smiled at Aereon who joined them. She proceeded to politely but firmly explain to him why he was going to tell Riddick that she was fine to get back on her feet. She was looking at Ziza and fussing over her when she finally looked up and realized that the doctor was sweaty and Aereon was smirking.

"He's right behind me isn't he?" she asked Ziza. The little girl nodded so Carolyn sat her on her feet. "Go find Rory and the two of you stay out of trouble!"

"Now in her defense" the doctor stated, "I was going to advise that she get back to regular activity as she felt up to it. The only exception would be no lifting."

Riddick was silent behind her so Carolyn twisted in her seat to look up at him. Just as she did the ship was rocked throwing her to the floor where she ended up in a tangle of limbs with Aereon and the doctor. Pandemonium broke out as the girls were crying in fright and Riddick was yelling for Carolyn and a status report from Vaako. Chode helped Riddick get the doctor and Aereon on their feet so that he could get to Carolyn.

He stood her up and ran his hands over her looking for any injuries. "Are you all right?"

She took a moment to answer while rubbing her hip where she landed with one hand and her belly with the other, "I think so."

"What was that?" Aereon asked straightening her robes and slapping Chodes hands away from her as the girls were brought over to Carolyn and clung to her legs.

Riddick looked down at them and then up at Carolyn with a sigh "Would it be too much to ask for this one to be a boy?"

Carolyn rolled her eyes shooting him a dry look and started detaching extra limbs from herself. "Just answer the question Richard. What was that?"

"It was the fleet."

"Excuse me?" asked Aereon looking at Vaako who had appeared silently at her side.

"The entire Necoromonger fleet save this ship has been destroyed," Vaako answered as he and Riddick stared at each other for a few moments while Carolyn looked back and forth between the two. Finally, Vaako took his leave returning to wherever he had appeared from.

"Will you be alright?" Riddick asked Carolyn turning towards her and the girls.

She waved him off, "We're fine, go do what you need to do."

The men follow him out to attend to their respective duties and the doctor to his own quarters, so Carolyn and Aereon bathed the girls and put them to bed. Aereon excused herself not long afterwards and adjourned to her room. Carolyn, feeling restless now that she was finally on her own for once, decided to go for a walk. She stuck to the level that she was on and explored various common rooms she found along the way. She came to a dimly lit area that appeared to be almost a chapel of sorts. She stepped into the room staying to the outer edges. She was making her way along the wall when she heard someone near the front. As she got closer she realized it was Vaako kneeling down much like he was when the Lord Marshall promoted him. Carolyn laid her hand on his shoulder intending to apologize for intruding. He raised his head to look at her and she saw that he had been silently crying. Her heart breaking for him, she stepped forward and wiped the tears off of his cheek.

"I am so sorry" she whispered taking a step closer and pulling his head to rest against her stomach as she rubbed his back. Soon, one of his arms snaked out to wrap around her waist as his shoulders began to shake. Carolyn closed her eyes and bowed her head holding on to him as the soldier openly grieved. Riddick, who had been returning to their quarters when he saw Carolyn come into this room, stepped further into the shadows as he watched the scene in front of him.

After what seemed like hours, Carolyn finally left Vaako. It was late and she didn't bother turning on any lights as she made her way to their bedroom. She noticed a small lamp had been lit and turned down low as she silently closed the door behind her. She stopped at the end of the bed putting a hand on it to balance herself as she took her slippers off. As she stood back up Richards arms wrapped around her, his hands splaying out on her belly. She sighed and leaned back into him tilting her head to give him better access to her neck where he was nuzzling.

"I came back and you were gone."

"You know where I was at, Richard. You were there with me," she told him placing her hands over his as they lightly rubbed over the slightly noticeable bump. He pulled his face away from her neck with a questioning look.

"I could smell you." Turning her face towards him she closed her eyes and breathed him in. "I would recognize your sent anywhere and in case you hadn't noticed necromongers don't have a scent."

Riddick eyed her warily for a moment. He knew that the holy half deads didn't have a scent, even Rory at her young age had mentioned it to him, but he had assumed that it had something to do with their Furyan blood. It would be something to ponder later, for right now he had other things on his mind.

As soon as her entire neck was expose he leaned in and bit her neck. Carolyn cried out, grabbing onto his arm.

"Richard!"

"Mine!" He whispered in her ear, causing shivers to run down her spine.

He pushed her clothing the rest of the way off of her, picking her up slightly to kick it out of the way. Now that she was undressed his hands roamed freely up and down her body stopping at her breasts to feel the added heaviness in them while teasing the nipples. Keeping one hand busy with that the other hand traveled further down stopping once again over her stomach and the slight bulge there. "Mine," he whispered to her again as he lightly massaged her causing her to whimper and bring one hand up to the back of his neck. His hand continued lower between her legs dipping his fingers inside her and pulling back out to tease her clit. Pushing her forward, when her knees hit the bed Riddick guided her into a kneeling position. Quickly discarding his own clothes he stepped back to her.