Kim waited nervously outside the Doctor's office. Ginny had texted her to say her plane had landed a few minutes late and she was on her way. Kim had invited her to come to a scan, she was trying her best to give Blair's family as much as information so they felt included but she wasn't giving them control or the say in decisions. It was her baby and her pregnancy and she was doing it her way.

"Kim." Ginny leapt out of the cab. "I'm so sorry I'm late. Oh my…" she stepped back a little. "…can I?" Ginny nodded towards her bump. The last time she saw Kim she wasn't showing and now there was a definite baby bump. Three months was a lot of growth.

"Sure." Not that Kim loved people touching her stomach. Adam, Kev, Trudy and Voight were given free reign but everyone else it depended on her mood. Although she had ripped Adam a new one recently when he'd started playing with it and she was in a foul mood and didn't want to be touched.

Ginny laid both hands on her neat little baby belly. "I can't believe part of Blair is still here."

"I know, it's kinda sweet though. Bittersweet."

"It is."

"Are you well?"

"I am, we are both well." Kim ushered her inside. Scans were nerve wracking enough, she was always worried they'd find something wrong so having Blair's sister with her made it ten times worse.

"Okay Kim, let's see how little Bob is going?" Jackie, the sonographer lifted her gown and squeezed some cold gel onto her stomach.

"Bob?" Ginny raised one eyebrow.

"Baby of Burgess." Gillian responded. "No Adam today?"

"No, this is Aunt Ginny. Blair was her brother." Kim felt Ginny stiffen beside her. They had made it very clear from the start what the situation was to the clinic.

"Oh, Mary will be sad, Adam flirting with her is the highlight of her day, she skipped into work today because she knew you were coming." Adam couldn't help himself, he always flirted with the elderly receptionist. The smile that lit up her face when Adam came with her was sweet. Her husband had died a few years prior and she was lonely and Adam brighten her life a little.

"So everything looks good?" She changed the subject.

"So far." Jackie pointed out the baby to Ginny, the head, arms, legs and heartbeat. "Good strong heart beat that's what we like to hear." She took some measurements as she talked.

"Can you see what it is?" Ginny peered at the screen.

"We haven't looked." Jackie continued with her task.

"Can you?"

"No." Kim jumped in. "I don't want to know."

"Why not? It would make it so much easier to pick names, buy clothes, decorate the nursery. How can you wait?"

"I like the idea of being surprised. I don't want to know."

"Maybe Jackie? Jackie is it?" Ginny doubled checked her name. "Can just write it on a piece of paper and slip it to me. I promise to keep it a secret."

"No." Kim was adamant.

"Sorry." Jackie could sense the tension building between the two of them. "Not without Kim's permission."

Ginny looked annoyed. Kim had struggled with her ever since the day they met. She had pushed back on most of her demands although she did agree to the DNA test once the baby was born. That was more out of spite because she knew who the father was and she had every intention of reminding them of that when the test showed Blair as the father.

Adam had been pissed with that and Kevin had backed him up. "Okay, I get it." Kim snapped at them both when they were discussing it ad nauseum. "Look, I feel like being petty okay? I know this is Blair's baby so the thought of being able to say 'I told you so' was an opportunity too good to pass up."

"So this is about being petty?"

"Yes. If they want to play games, I can play games too." Kim smiled at their shocked looks and they changed their tunes and were all for it. They were bloody children some days.

She agreed to let Ginny know when she was in labour if possible. Kim refused to take any money from them, she wasn't sure if she was being bought or bought off. She didn't want their money; she was doing this on her own and she wouldn't be dictated too about how to raise her child. She did promise to bring the baby out to Washington to meet Blair's elderly parents once they were old enough to fly. Until they were vaccinated she wasn't getting on a plane with god knows what germs.

She had also accepted their offer to buy the furniture for the nursery, although she chose it. They wanted to set up a trust fund, once paternity was established of course and Kim agreed as long as it was a college fund that she wouldn't access, there was no way they were accusing her of taking money from them and giving them nothing in return.

After the appointment they found a small café nearby and sat down for some lunch. Ginny was delighted that they gave her a copy of the scan, she was going to take it to a friend back in Washington to see if they could tell her if it was a boy or girl. She was going to be disappointed though, Jackie had made sure in the two pictures that there was no way it could be discovered. She hadn't come down in the last shower, they saw this type of thing all the time.

"So, can I ask who is Adam?"

Kim was expecting it, she saw her stiffen when Jackie asked and then again when Mary gushed about him as the paid the bill. "Adam is my best friend. Along with Kevin and Trudy, they are my three support people."

"Oh. I thought it sounded like a bit more than that?"

"When I found out I was pregnant I had called in sick because I thought I had food Poisoning, my boss had sent Adam over to check that I was okay, I never call out sick and that's when I took the test. He's been a great friend, he's a good guy. Kev has been my partner at work for years and Trudy is my old desk sargent and kinda just decided that she was the mother hen. I don't have a strong relationship with my own family, so they are my family."

"Oh okay."

"I can't do this alone."

"I understand. I just got a vibe that's all."

"Blair is not here anymore, he can't be here, he will never be here again." Kim responded bluntly. Adam was in her life again and right now they were happy with what they had but it was between them and no one else. It was awkward and challenging to navigate and they were trying to give each other the space to work out where they wanted it to go. The facts were though that she was having another man's baby, a man who wasn't around and never would be and she had always loved Adam. How that looked in the future they had no idea but right now he was supporting her, physically and emotionally and comforting her and they were happy.

"Can I meet him?"

"Why?"

"He's going to be in my niece or nephews life."

"As are a lot of other people."

"You seem defensive?"

"Do you blame me? You've done nothing so far but try and control everything. I am not something you can control. It's my baby. Not yours." Kim had been pushed far enough. She wasn't a push over; she never had been but her time in Intelligence had given her a backbone that she'd never had before combined with her innate mothering instincts it was a force to be reckoned with.

"Sorry Kim, it's just…" It was the first show of emotion in Ginny, she had been very reserved so far, at times Kim found her calculating and didn't particularly trust her. "It's my brother's baby and he's not here and I miss him."

"I wish he was here to meet his baby too."

Adam was more than happy to meet Ginny but Kim wasn't so sure. He was bound to say something, he had pretty strong opinions on how much Blair's family were trying to muscle in and control Kim. She also invited Kevin and Trudy as a bit of a buffer for Adam and to keep him in control, if anyone could do that it was Kevin and Trudy and if Ginny wanted to meet the people in this baby's life then she could meet all three of them.

"I promise to be on my best behaviour. I will pull out all my charms."

"Please don't. Your charms are what got me into this mess."

"Huh?"

"Jackie and Mary at the clinic were all gaga over you and wondering where you were. Mary in particular was devastated that you weren't there to flirt with her."

"At least someone appreciates my efforts." He winked at her as he filled his coffee cup in the break room. "When and where?"

"Tonight. I'll text you the address."

"Do you want me to pick you up?"

"What? No." Adam chuckled at her hysterical response. "I don't want her to think that we are like…"

"Like what? Eating Donuts?" He laughed a little wickedly.

"You wish."

"Donuts…my favourite food." They were fooling themselves that whatever they had going on was friends with benefits when it was rapidly becoming so much more than that and Adam knew he had to bide his time until she was ready to admit it. He'd like it to happen sooner rather than later but understood it may not be until well after the baby was born that she was in a position to move forward. Being in her life was enough for him now.

Trudy was almost giddy with excitement. Ginny was pretty sure of herself as she walked towards the table. Adam and Kevin were running late, they'd picked up a late arrest and needed to finish the interview and charge sheets. Adam had assured her that they were on their way.

"Well it's nice to finally meet you Ginny." Trudy indicated that she should sit next to her. "I've been waiting for this all day. I have so many questions."

"Oh… Thank you Trudy." Ginny smiled stiffly and Kim tried to hide hers. Ginny had no idea what she'd just walked in to. "Just us girls?"

"No, Kevin and Adam had to finish up something at work, they are on their way."

"So wine?" Platt eyeballed the waiter to bring the wine list. "Tell me about yourself Ginny?"

Adam and Kevin made it to the restaurant just as Trudy was hitting her stride. She had asked a dozen questions, barely letting the poor woman get a word in. "Ah, here is dumb and dumber." Trudy snarked and took a quick look at Ginny who looked a little bit excited to see them walking towards them. Turdy got it though, she was hoping that Adam was Kevin. "We've got the black man covered. Don't you worry your pretty little head about that."

"I'm not worried."

"Good because they are two of the best men you could ever meet. If I had a child, heaven forbid, I'd want them in my kid's corner."

Kim introduced both Adam and Kevin and even Platt was surprised when Adam let Kevin take the chair next to Kim, he rarely let her stray too far from his side lately. She had her suspicions of what they were up to, actually she knew what they were up to but they both shut her down completely and as long as they were happy she wasn't going to rock the boat.

Kevin rubbed her belly. "How's Bean?"

"Good, starving so let's order." Kim slapped his hand away playfully.

"Bean?" Ginny looked amused.

"Yep, first time I saw it it looked like a Bean. So it's our Bean." Kevin announced proudly. He adored this little thing.

"I thought it was Bob?"

"No that's what Jackie calls it, technically when I am in hospital it will be Baby of Burgess." Kim interrupted their conversation.

"So Trudy's been running through some questions? What's she up to? Ten or Twenty." Adam topped up their wine glasses before pouring himself one. It was always funny watching Kevin drink wine, he didn't love it but knew he had to pretend to be classy every now and then.

"Feels more like fifty to be honest."

"I know the feeling. To can be rough but if you hang on it does get better. If she suggests a What's Ap group chat, pretend you don't know what it is."

"We were having such a lovely dinner until you showed up." Trudy snipped. "I'm sure Ginny has some questions for you two muppets."

It wasn't as bad as Kim was fearing. Adam, Kevin and Trudy managed to make Ginny laugh hysterically and Kev flirted up a storm while Adam sat back and watched it all unfold. He was still wary about what Ginny really wanted from Kim, he wanted to know what her game was. He couldn't turn off his cop brain, not when the stakes were so high. Was she ceding territory to strike from another angle or on another day or was she genuinely happy that Kim was well supported.

Not being blessed with a lot of smarts as far as women are concerned he was proud of himself when he realised that Kim didn't need him to swoop in and be her knight in shining armour right now, he'd already done that by showing up for her every day. Trudy was doing enough 'knighting' for both of them.

"I am so full." Kim stretched in her seat. "The Bean is certainly letting me know now when there is no more room." It was also her subtle way of telling them that she was ready to wrap this night up. While it had been smooth she knew the longer it went on the more likely that things would slip off the rails. She didn't have the energy for that right now.

"You look tired?" Adam offered, he knew Kim wanted an out and he would be happy to get out of here as well. He was keen to know how Kim felt the night went and what she thought about Ginny's behaviour.

"I am tired. This is way past my bedtime lately and I've usually slept for two hours on the couch by now." She turned to Trudy. "Do you mind if we leave soon?"

"What no dessert?" She was most miffed at the thought of missing out.

"No, you told me before we got here not to let you have any either. So I am doing you a solid." Kim shrugged. "Anyway I have donuts at home I can eat later, when I wake up and 2am to pee and am starving."

Kim did look a little nervous when the boys and Ginny didn't make a move to leave when they did. Ginny decided she wanted a coffee and they agreed to join her. "So?" She waited to the coffee was in front of her. "Adam. What's going on?"

"Well Kim's pregnant, the father isn't here unfortunately and Kim needs support. It's been a rough few months for her, this is a lot to deal with on her own so I stepped up, Kev stepped and Trudy, well she does whatever the hell she wants. Rest assured our priority is Kim and this baby."

"Okay, are you going to be with her at the birth?"

"One of us will be, Kim hasn't decided who yet. That's up to her."

"I think she has decided to be honest."

"Then you know more than us." He wasn't getting drawn into this and Kev could sense how tense it was getting. "If you are worried Kim will be alone, she won't be."

"Oh I know she won't."

He exhaled slowly. "Do you have a problem with people who have loved Kim for a long time, who have been in her life for a long time supporting her at a time when her whole world has shifted on its axis? If Blair was here, would you have a problem with him being there?"

"He's the father."

"Yes he is, Kim knows that, Kev knows that, I know that but he's not here, he will never be here so this is where we are at. It is what it is."

"Kim has baulked at every offer of help."

"Demanding a DNA test, offering to pay for her medical expenses in exchange for you choosing her hospital, demanding she bring the baby out to Washington every month and drug testing isn't helping, it is trying to control her."

"Seems like nothing is secret?"

"Nope." Adam replied calmly, even if on the inside he was raging.

"Hey…" Kev interrupted. "…we get your concern and your want to be involved but Kim is doing a great job, she's dealing with the pregnancy the best way she knows how. It's her body and her baby and it seems you might just be forgetting that. This is not a surrogate situation; this is not suddenly your baby because your brother is the father. She is the mother and she will do whatever is best for her and the baby. She's not a crackhead, she's a smart, strong, intelligent, caring, beautiful woman and will be an incredible mother to your niece or nephew. You can either embrace it or get out of her way." Kevin had lost all of his flirtiness. "I won't stand by and watch you bully her."

"I'm not being a bully."

"No?" He looked bemused. "Seems like you are trying. She didn't have to tell you, she wants nothin' from you except for her baby to have a family. She's got us but she knows her baby deserves to know your family too."

"We just miss Blair."

"Yep, got that. This baby isn't Blair, it's not a replacement for your brother. It's a baby, who needs to be loved and surrounded by people and family. You on board?"

Ginny took a moment to take it all in. She looked at both of them, Adam's gaze was steady and uncompromising. She imagined that this was an interrogation to some degree and she had under estimated how this night was going to go, she went in thinking she held all the aces but she was put firmly back in her place. The thing that shocked her the most was that she couldn't hate them, they were protective but that wasn't a bad thing.

"On board." She nodded.

"Awesome. Aunt Ginny has a cute ring to it." Atwater found his flirt again. The way he could switch it on and off was impressive.

Kevin was keen to hit up a bar afterwards, the night was still young but Adam had places to be. "Dude, this disappearing thing you do is getting old or obvious."

"Ask no questions Bro and I'll tell no lies." Adam shrugged. "I'm whacked, it's almost eleven and we've got that interview to do tomorrow morning, it's gonna take a while, I can feel it and being stuck in that tiny room with a guy who already smelt like three day old socks and you is bad enough without a hangover. I promise Friday night, you and me Bro on the turps."

Kim was already in bed when he let himself in. "You took your time." She muttered sleepily as he climbed into bed beside her.

"Bloody Atwater, wanted to hit the tiles." His kissed the back of her neck.

"You could've."

"Yes, I could've but I didn't want to. I came for my donut."

Kim rolled over onto her back and Adam propped himself up on one elbow and slid her hand under the covers to play with her stomach. "How was Bean looking today?"

"Good, all arms and legs accounted for, losing a bit more of that alien look."

"Good job Momma Bear." Adam was quiet for a few moments while he moved his hand around, not strictly staying on her stomach, he liked to roam.

"Do you think Ginny is on the straight up?"

"Not sure." He had always tried to be honest with her about Blair's family. She was a little blinded and felt guilty that he wasn't here and had moments when she felt that she had to make it up to them. It wasn't her fault that Blair was murdered, but that didn't stop her doubts. Sometimes he went too far but they agreed that he'd say what he thought and Kim would tell him if he went too far and when to back off. It worked, most of the time. "Kev certainly put her in her box." He had the feeling that Ginny would be happy to dish the dirt on them given half the chance. "Reminded her that you were the baby's mother, not a surrogate and that you weren't going to be bullied by her or her family."

"How'd that go down?"

"Like a lead balloon but I think she needed to hear it. It's all good…I think."

"Guess I'll find out soon enough." Kim kissed his cheek. "Thank you for coming. I know she was testing me. I appreciated you not going alpha male."

"I'm learning how not to be a dick."

Kim chuckled. "About that…."

Adam grabbed her hand and stopped it's slow progression down his body, for a brief moment anyway. "Hey Ginny asked about the birth, who was going to be with you and…."

"You."

"Okay."

"That's if you want to be there, I know it's a lot to ask and it's not going to be pretty and I don't want Platt to see my bits and well you've seen my bits, Atwater hasn't either FYI and I am okay with that. I may hate you though because I can't hate anyone else but…"

He let her go for a little while before placing his index finger over her mouth to stop her ramble. "I'll be there."

"Yeah?"

"Yes, on one condition?"

"What's that?"

"It'll cost you."

"Let me guess?" Kim pushed him onto his back forcefully and scrambled on top. "A donut?" He really was in heaven lately. He had jokingly told her that he was going to get fat if he kept eating donuts all the time and Kim had laughed.

"I'd prefer it if you bought the whole dozen."