True to his word, Jim had the senior officers in the ready room before the morning shift. Leo and Andrea came in last, holding hands as their friends turned to look at them.

"Do you guys know what this meeting is about?" Hikaru asked, as they stopped at the foot of the table. "We're not due for any physicals again, are we?"

Andrea shook her head, "Not until the April."

Jim came in a few seconds later, "Ahh, everyone is here! Good!" he said, sitting down.

"Captain," Spock looked to the head of the table. "May I ask why you have scheduled an "emergency" meeting when there is no said emergency?"

"There is an emergency," Jim corrected him. "Bones? Andy?"

Everyone turned their attention to the doctors, "What's going on?" Scotty asked. "It's not another stomach virus is it?"

"No, it's actually something personal," Andrea said, glancing up at her husband. "We have an announcement and we would like it if you kept it quiet so the entire ship doesn't know right away."

They all nodded, agreeing to keep silent on the impending news. With a reassuring nod from Jim, the couple glanced at one another.

"Andy and I are," Leo started, as his wife smiled at him. He turned his attention to their friends and smiled, "We're havin' a baby."

The entire room erupted into cheers and shouts, as the officers jumped from their seats to hug them.

"Oh my god!" Nyota shrieked, hugging Andrea as tightly as possible. "Why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"Congratulations, Laddie!" Scotty said, shaking McCoy's hand. "A wee lil' one to cause all the chaos."

The boys, minus Spock, gave Andrea a kiss on the cheek, hugging her lightly. "Man, I guess that means no more prank wars, huh?" Hikaru asked, while Pavel slightly pouted.

She giggled, "We can still have prank wars," she said, earning a warning glare from Leo. "Except I will not be the intended victim," she said. "I can provide ideas though."

"When will the child arrive?" Spock asked.

"Around June," Leo said. "Scans are saying sometime after June twenty-first."

Nyota gave Andrea a knowing look, finally realizing why they waited to say anything. They were closing in on fourteen weeks, two weeks longer than the last pregnancy.

"Well," Jim said, clapping his hands together. "This calls for a ship-wide baby proofing system that will be put into affect ASAP."

Scotty nodded, "Ah can start mapping out a re-model for yer rooms," he said. "Can't have the lil' one getting into trouble."

"I can help!" Pavel exclaimed, blushing at his outburst. "Ve must expand your room for he baby, no?"

Hikaru nodded, "And paint! We need to paint!"

Nyota snickered as she wrapped her arm around Andrea's shoulders, as they watched the boys argue of what needed to be done. "I can't wait to go shopping," she said. "My little niece or nephew will have such a wide range of clothes."

Andrea snorted, "Leo already put me on a limit of credits I can spend," she sighed. "He said half the stuff I found online won't be used at all and that it's a waste."

"Well, he's a man and he doesn't have a say in interior design," she scoffed. " We can start looking around later and check out the shops at the next star base."

…..

"Baby looks good," Leo said, studying the ultrasound. "Did M'Benga check your vitals?"

Andrea rolled her eyes, "Of course he did, Leo!" she scoffed. "What kind of doctor would he be if he didn't?"

Leo set the PADD down on his lap and looked at her, "I'm just making sure!"

She rolled onto her side and yawned, "He said everything is looking good and I'm right where I'm supposed to be a sixteen weeks," she said.

"Good," Leo replied, placing the PADD onto the nightstand. "How are you feeling?" he asked, as she shifted under the blanket.

"Tired," she mumbled. "I'm starting to show. My boobs feel huge and my uniform is getting tighter."

Leo reached out and rubbed the swell of her belly, smiling at the curve of her once flat stomach under his hand. "I'm sorry," he said, as she rested her hand upon his.

"It's okay," she yawned. "I actually like the way they look in my bras now."

He snorted, "I haven't heard back from Jo," he said. "I'm guessing Jocelyn took her out of range to see her parents."

Andrea opened her eyes, "I hope she calls soon," she bit her lip. "I don't want anyone else telling her."

Leo nodded, "I know," he sighed. "Did you call Pop?"

"Yeah," she nodded. "I sent him the sonogram and he said he showed it to everyone at the office."

He chuckled, "I'm tellin' ya," he shook his head. "They all gossip like little old ladies."

Andrea smacked his leg, "Be nice," she mumbled, closing her eyes again. "He says "hi" and to be nice to me and do whatever I ask."

"I always do what you ask," Leo scoffed.

"No you don't," she grunted. "You wouldn't have sex with me last night."

Leo sputtered, "Well.. that's because you were too tired!" he retorted.

Andrea groaned, "Okay," she rolled over onto her back. "Can we stop talking and take a nap?" she asked, before rolling onto her other side.

Ordering the lights down, Leo moved down on the bed and pulled Andrea against him. His arm went around her, resting his hand on her belly.

…

"I like all of this attention," Andrea said, as she rested her hands behind her head. "I should get pregnant more often."

Leo snorted from his spot on the lounge chair, waiting for Jim to return so they could play a round of poker. "You act as if you don't get any attention."

Nyota brought over a cup of tea and a plate of cookies, setting them down on the table in close range, before sitting down on the sofa.

"Not from you," she shot back, rubbing her belly. "All you worry about are my scans and what I've been eating."

Jim snorted from the counter, as he dug through the drawers for the cards. "I guess it's been pretty quiet in the McCoy quarters, huh?" he asked.

Leo blushed and cursed under his breath, as Nyota skimmed through one of the many shopping sites for baby clothes. "Oooh," she squealed. "Look at this one!"

Taking the PADD, Andrea looked at the onesie Nyota found. "Oh my god! We need to buy this!"

"I think you've put enough stuff in your shopping cart," Leo said, as Jim leaned over the back of the sofa to see the picture.

Jim chuckled, "Bones, you'll definitely like this one," he said. "It's says "Doctor In Training" and it has cutesy little medical contraptions like your tricorder and a puppy dressed like a doctor. It's SOOOOO cute!"

Andrea nodded, "It's SOOOOO cute!" she mirrored. "Come on, baby. This is exciting for me!

He took one look at her pleading face, as she lounged across the sofa with her feet propped up on Nyota's lap. Out of her regulated uniform, he could see the defined curve of her belly underneath the form-fitting grey shirt and he felt his heart swell.

"Fine," he sighed, defeated. "But later we are going to go through that entire thing you have on your PADD and cutting it down."

Andrea squealed, handing the PADD back to Nyota. "Find more cutesy things!" she ordered, as Jim moved to the table.

….

Later, after Andrea was tucked into bed, Leo and Jim sat on the sofa in the living room.

"You're getting too worked up over the shopping list," Jim said, accepting the tumbler of bourbon from Leo. "Babies grow up pretty fast if I remember correctly."

Leo sat down next to him with a sigh, "I know that," he nodded. "It's just.. overwhelming."

Jim frowned, "Overwhelming?" he asked. "You better not let And hear you say that! You're the one who put a baby in her."

"I just…" Leo shook his head. "It's been a long time since baby shopping took place and even then, Jocelyn kept me out of everything I wasn't allowed to pick out a damn thing for Jo."

"Jocelyn's a bitch," he stated. "We all know this."

Leo nodded in agreement. "It's just, I don't know what to tell Andy when she asks for my opinion on which bedding we should get for the crib or if a newborn needs shoes," he sighed, as Jim laughed. "The other night she had me looking through an entire thing of snow boots. SNOW BOOTS! I had to tell her three times that it doesn't snow on a damn ship."

Jim was laughing now at Leo's discomfort, "Bones, releax!" he patted his shoulder. "Maybe you could suggest those sheepskin boots that everyone wears? While it doesn't snow on the ship, it does get cold."

Leo nodded, "Okay," he said, grabbing one of the many PADDs off the table. "She's picking out mostly girly things too," he turned the PADD on. "Meanwhile she's talkin' about how it's going to be a boy."

"So pick out boy things," Jim sighed. "God, for a doctor you really are dumb."

"I would watch it if I were you," Leo said, as he found the website Andrea had favored. "You might just end up in medical tomorrow for a prostate exam."

Jim shuddered, "Sorry," he said quickly, hoping his friend was kidding.

Leo glanced over at him before turning his attention to the PADD, "Help me pick shit out," he said, skimming through the selection of bouncer seats. "Damn," he winced. "I forgot how expensive babies are."

Jim plucked the PADD out of his hands and looked down at the options, "Just wait until he's ready for college," he said. "Better start saving your money now. You have two kids to save up for."