"This looks like a party." Sofia came into the garden, where she found Sara and her parents, sitting at the big wooden table with drinks in front of them.

"It is, welcome home, Baby." Mark pulled his daughter in his arms. "How are you? Both of you?"

"Were fine, we're the heroes of the day. Closed two cases."

"Wow, not bad. I hope you did rest in between."

"Yes dad, I made sure your grandchild is fine." Hey mom, how are you?"

"What did Sara tell you?"

"Nothing." Sofia looked irritated at her lover. "What should you have told me?"

"Nothing!" Marie pulled her daughter in her arms. "Everything is fine. Hello grandchild, how are you?"

"Giving me all side effects a pregnancy can have."

"Just like you did to me."

"Great, I get payback now." Sofia sat on Sara's lap, kissed her softly. "What did you not tell me about my mother? I know there is something, spill it out."

"Uhm…will you protect me?"

"Sure."

"Sara!"

"Your mother was knocked out today, lost conscious for a minute or two."

"What? What did happen?" Shocked Sofia locked at her mother.

"Nothing, only a little incident."

"You don't lose conscious because of a little incident, mother!"

"Something hit her on the head, that's all."

"What did hit you on your head? Mom!"

"Why is that important? I'm fine, don't worry."

"Sara? What did hit her head?"

"A can."

"A can? How did that happen? Fell it off the shelf?"

"Uhm…"

"Yes." Marie answered.

"You're lying! Sara, what did really happen?"

"Uhm…why do you have to involve me? Can't you talk about it with your mother?"

"She's lying, I want the truth. You never lie to me."

"When she doesn't want you to know I don't think I should tell you…"

"Are you on her side or mine?"

"At the moment I try to stay out of it so I won't get shot by one of you. Like your mother has to accept there are things you don't tell her, you have to accept she doesn't tell you everything. Sorry."

"You scared my girlfriend, mother. Again. I thought you don't do that anymore."

"I didn't."

"If she wasn't scared she'd talk to me."

"Like she said, none of your business." Marie crossed her arms. "Be a good daughter, get me a new drink."

"No. Get it yourself, I'm pregnant, I don't carry alcohol anymore." The blonde got her arms around Sara's neck, kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear. "I want all answers tonight when we're alone. You're not off the hook, Honey. This seems to be an interesting story."

"Love you too and yes, I'm glad your parents are here." Sara answered amused. "Shall I call Greg and ask him to come over too?"

"Did that already at work. We expected my parents, I told him to bring his family over. Our plan was to order some food, that was before I saw dad had cooked for a whole company. Why can't you relax like any other man after a long drive?"

"Your mother drove most of the time and I relax while I cook. When will Don come home?"

"Uhm…soon? He wanted to stop at Tanya's office on the way back."

"Does he have toothache?"

"No, his teeth are fine, it's more a heart case."

"Oh, interesting. Heartache or happy heart?"

"Very happy heart."

"Another daughter-in-law, a dentist."

"We didn't approve to this relationship, did we?" Marie asked.

"Well, I'm afraid he makes his decision without asking us before. Like our other two kids. Not that we're not happy with their picks."

"No, our daughters-in-law are most times nice."

"Always."

"I'm not sure about that." Marie smiled at Sara, knowing the brunette would tell the blonde the whole story later, when they were alone. They didn't keep secrets from each other and that was exactly the way it should be in a good relationship.

"Good evening." Surprised everybody turned when doctor Bendler came into the garden. When the doorbell rang and Tony went inside to open the door, they thought it was the house guest, who might have forgotten his keys.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Jules asked surprised.

"Seeing my grandchildren. And checking on a patient."

"I'm fine, doc, no need to worry." Sofia smiled. "I had my big check-up two months ago, when we changed my medication for the pregnancy."

"How does the new medication work?"

"Not as fast and long as the old one, but it doesn't harm Jamie, the baby, so I'm fine with it. Want to check on the leg anyway?"

"No, in fact I'm not here because of your leg, I'm here to see your mother."

"What?" Marie looked irritated. "Why?"

"I got told you lost conscious today after you were hit on the head by a…"

"I'm fine."

"Yeah, sure. Just like the daughter and the daughter-in-law."

"Sara, did you call doctor Bendler?" Marie gave Sara a hard look.

"Uhm…all I wanted to know if we should get you to a doctor, although I had no idea how to get you to one…we don't have sedatives in the house…"

"I'm fine and it doesn't matter what hit me."

"You're a doctor too, Captain?"

"I know my body."

"Of course. Where were you hit?"

"I didn't ask for an examination."

"No, you get it anyway. And if you refuse I call an ambulance, possible concussion."

"Don't you dare."

"We're not in Vegas, this is my city and when I as a doctor say, you need to see a hospital, you will get taken to one."

"Can't you both not we at the same place without having a fight?" Sara sighed. "Marie, let her check you, please."

"It's not necessary."

"Do it for your daughter-in-law."

"You're a pain in the ass, just like your girlfriend."

"I learnt from the best." Sofia mumbled.

"Backside."

"There we go." Doctor Bendler took a look at Marie's backside of the head. "Nice lump."

"It's a bruise."

"No, it's a lump. Do you have a headache?"

"I took an aspirin."

"And three scotch." Sara added amused.

"Interesting medication." Doctor Bendler took a little flashlight and checked on Marie's eyes. "No concussion, you're lucky. It knocked you out but the force wasn't strong enough for any serious damage. If your headache gets worse or is still there tomorrow, you might want to see a doctor. Without having one coming after you."

"I'll be fine."

"No doubt about it."

"Do you want to join us for dinner, Alison?" Greg asked.

"No, thanks, I've to go home, a husband and work are waiting for me." Doctor Bendler took Eric in her arms. "Will you come over and see your grandmother soon? I have the day after tomorrow off, why don't you and your sister come over? We can have some fun, you show me how good you can crawl. Gives your mother a few hours of freedom."

"I can bring them over after breakfast." Jules said.

"Perfect. I look forward to a few hours with you." She kissed Eric, sat him down and took Jorja up. "And you too, my beautiful lady. We'll have some fun together and buy some pudding. You like pudding, don't you?"

"Mom, don't spoil them.

"Don't listen to your mother, a grandmother is made to spoil the grandchildren. We'll have pudding and some juice. Now I've to see what grandpa is doing, you know, Jorja, you can't let men alone for a long time, they always make a mess. Remember that for the future, always keep an eye on them."

"Isn't she a little bit young for a relationship advice?" Sofia wondered.

"You're never too young for the important rules of life." Doctor Bendler kissed Jorja and sat her down again. "Enjoy your little party and Captain, don't add too many scotch to your medication."

"I won't. Thanks."

"You're welcome. See you."

"Bye and thanks." Sara smiled. Doctor Bendler, Alison, came along to check on Marie, that was really nice of her.

"Okay, now that we're all alone, tell me about my mother's head. What did hit her?" Sofia pulled Sara closer in her arms, making sure the brunette had no chance to escape.

"Your mother doesn't want you to know."

"And she knows you'll tell me when we're alone, like we are now. How bad can it be? According to doctor Bendler she's fine."

"Yes she is. Can't you be happy about it?"

"I am happy she's fine but I still want to know what happened. So?"

"She got hit on the head while she visited me in the forest."

"With what? Did a squirrel throw something at her?"

"No, not exactly."

"But?"

"Uhm…you know how she can look like she's trouble and how it effects people, who don't know her?"

"It's her trademark. Did she arrest somebody?"

"No, she asked where I am, making it look like I'm trouble."

"I doubt your boss hit my mother with something. A can, right?"

"No, not my boss."

"Shane? They know each other."

"No, not Shane."

"Stephen?"

"Maybe."

"Why?"

"Because he thought she wanted to arrest me, he wanted to help me, buy me some time. So he throw something at her and hit her head."

"What exactly did he throw?"

"A can."

"What kind of can?"

"His coke can. Full one."

Sofia looked in disbelief at her lover and started laughing hard until tears rolled down her face. That was too good. Her mother was knocked out by a fourteen years old boy with a can of coke. Of, that was so hilarious.

"Be quiet, your parents are next door, they hear you and know why you're laughing."

"Sorry." Sofia continued to laugh. "This is so funny, my mom, the Captain, knocked out by a boy with a can of coke. Precious. I wish I had seen that. And her face after she found out what knocked her out."

"I was really scared, she lost conscious."

"Yeah, I guess it had shocked me too, but now…knowing everything is fine, it's hilarious. The captain knocked out by a can of coke. Guess it wasn't a light one."

"No." Sara bit on her lips to held back a laughter. "Stephen is really worried he might be in big trouble."

"He has no reason to worry, my mother won't tell anybody, she doesn't want more people to know. Oh, I like this boy, he's cool. Tell him, I'm proud of him, he has more guts than all of my boyfriends together. They would have never dared to do anything against the captain."

"Well, he wanted to protect me, looks like he likes me more than your boyfriends liked you. Or they were all cowards."

"Probably both. You know, I have to buy mom a packet with cokes can for her birthday."

"Don't."

"Why?"

"Because she won't like it."

"She'll get over it. Coke can." Sofia laughed again. "You heard that, Jamie? If you want to have your peace, just hit grandma with a can of coke."

"No, don't hit your grandmother, don't listen to your mother, she's mean." Sara protested and put her hand on Sofia's belly, stroking it. "You'll be a good grandchild. And I can't wait until you start kicking."

"I think, I'm not that excited about getting kicked the whole time."

"Oh, you will. Our baby will move and you feel it. Jamie will interact with you, you know, being pregnant with Jamie, will make you the closest contact person. The first he or she will react to, the one, who will be able calm our baby down. Your voice, your body, will feel safe."

"Well, Jamie hears your voice too, you'll be also the safe person."

"Thirty-four more weeks, sounds like a long time."

"It does, but when you think how much Jamie has to grow until then, it's a short time. Right now Jamie is tiny…I wish I could say the same when I'm in labor."

"Don't think about that."

"You will be there, hold my hand."

"The whole time. What about Don?"

"Still thinking about if I want him around. Do you want him there?"

"Sofia, you're the one who's in labor, who suffers, who will be in the center of attention. Do you want one more person around? Or will have more than enough with me and the nurses and midwife?"

"I don't know…what I know, I can never have enough of you."

"Ditto." Sara kissed her lover softly. "Time to sleep, we have work to do tomorrow."

"Mhm…I need to close cases again. You know, the family with the B&E wanted to give me something for finding their things, William told them, I can't take presents, they should donate money for a wildlife foundation in my name."

"That's a good idea."

"I knew you'd like it too.

"How much was the stuff worth you found?"

"A couple of millions."

"A couple of millions? You definitely deserve a thank you."

"As long as I've your love, I've all I want." The blonde slipped onto the brunette and kissed her passionately. Maybe they could spare a few more minutes before they slipped into sweet dreams.