Mel clawed at Clancey's arm drawing blood in an attempt to remove his hands from her throat. She couldn't breathe, couldn't think, couldn't do anything it would seem to keep herself alive. She was on the brink of unconsciousness, desperately gasping for air but not getting any. She could barely see now, past the stars blinding her and she knew that this was the end.

Steve took out the guard in the hallway and heard the distinct scream of a woman. He ran towards her screams until he got the the last door where the guard lay dead. He tried to open the door but it was locked. When he heard Melinda's continued wailings he kicked it down and saw her lying on a bed, Clancey on top of her, his hands around her throat as she struggled for air.

Just before she would have passed out Mel heard the door to the room being knocked down and the sound of a single gun shot rang in her ears. Clancey went limp on top of her and a line of blood ran from a wound at his temple onto her face. She rolled over pushing him onto the floor and breathed deeply before heaving the contents of her stomach on the floor next to his lifeless body. She felt hands on her shoulders and as her vision returned she saw Steve's face, his worried eyes staring back at her.

"Are you alright?" he asked her concerned.

"I am now." she said throwing her still bound arms around his neck.

Two hours later Mel and Steve lay together in the hospital room that they shared. His shoulder had been stitched up and she was being kept for a few days for observation. Mel's wrists had been treated and bandaged and now she was sleeping soundly his uninjured arm secured around her waist and her arm draped over his chest. He kissed her forehead and her brows furrowed as she began to wake.

"I didn't mean to wake you." he whispered in the dark.

"It's alright. I didn't intend to sleep anyways." she replied, sure that they had had this conversation before.

"I thought I lost you."

"You probably would have if Clancey hadn't been so sure of his plan. He didn't think anything could go wrong so he wanted to take his time. That is until he found out about CJ." she explained, her guilt returning.

"He's going to make it."

"What?"

"CJ. We got to him in time. It was touch and go at first after the surgery but the doctor says he is going to pull through." he stated.

"Thank God."

"Thank God for the both of you. I'm sorry Mel."

"For what?" she asked confused.

"I should have protected you and it took me nearly two days to find you." he confessed.

"Steve that's not your fault, and now we will never have to worry about Clancey again. But since we're making confessions I have something that I need to tell you." she paused. "Do you remember when we were moving my stuff and I got that phone call and I said it was just a client?" she asked.

"Yes." he said not sure where she was going with this.

"I lied. It was my doctor."

"I thought the doctor said that you had the flu." he stated but it was more of a question.

"I lied about that too. I wanted to wait until I knew for sure and he got the tests back and then I was worried about how I would tell you and how you would take it. Then I got kidnapped before I got the chance to tell you and I thought I was going to die and that you would never know."

"What are you saying?" he asked bringing an end to her insessant rambling.

"I'm pregnant."

He didn't respond to her announcement, he just laid there staring at her and she began to grow nervous and fidgety. She worried herself trying to discern his thoughts. Was he happy, excited? Would he even want to try again after her last pregnancy had failed and ruined their marriage?

"Please say something." she begged feeling the tears forming in her eyes begin to roll down her face as she thought the worst.

"How far along?" he asked stoically.

"Eleven weeks."

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I'm hormonal and I don't know what you are thinking." she confessed as he dried her tears and smiled at her.

"Melinda I love you and I couldn't be happier." he assured her grinning broadly.

"I love you too Steve. Promise me something."

"Anything."

"Never let me go again." she pleaded.

"I swear it."

The next morning the rest of the Five 0 team plus Gracie walked into the hospital and were navigated to Steve and Melinda's room. They knocked before entering to see both of their hospital beds pushed together and the couple awake and seemingly arguing.

"Back to the fighting I see." Danny joked as his daughter climbed up next to Mel to lay beside her. "I guess that means you're both feeling alright."

"Oh we're more than alright." Steve admitted grinning broadly.

"I don't like that look. When you get that look I get shot at."

"No one is getting shot at." Mel assured him.

"You two seem sickeningly happy for a couple that just got caught fighting." Kono said.

"I wouldn't call it fighting." Steve remarked.

"More like a heated debate." Mel added.

"Over what?" Gracie asked innocently.

"Whether or not we want to know. Steve insists that he needs to know but personally I would like to be surprised for once."

"How are we supposed to pick a name if we don't know?" Steve questioned.

"We can choose one fore each. For once in your life don't you just want to be surprised?" she inquired in respose while absentmindedly rubbing her stomach.

"What in the hell are you two talking about?" Danny demanded.

"No." Chin stated before they could answer catching Mel's movements.

"Yes." she stated simply.

"Yes what?" Danny asked.

"We're having a baby." Steve announced.

"No."

"Yes." Melinda stated again. "And we want you all to be the godparents. I know that usually there's only two but we just couldn't decide."

"We didn't want to." Steve corrected.

"We would be honored." Kono said for all of them.

Mel laid back on the bed content with her life for the first time in years. Steve wrapped his arm around her and kissed her softly as Grace cuddled into her side and the others pulled up chairs to sit and talk. They joked the happy couple about their impending parenthood and how it was going to change them.

Mel couldn't wait. She had her husband back and their love was just as strong if not stronger that it had been in the first few months of their marriage. She had the rest of the Five 0 team as the slightly disfunctional family that she never thought she would have again.

Now she was pregnant and though she would have to deal with the hormones and morning sickness she was excited. She had seen the way that Steve was with Gracie and knew that he would make a good father. The team congratulated them and joined in on their heated debate on whether or not to find out the sex of the baby, Grace had even taken Mel's side.