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Chapter 4.
"Guys?" Their continued silence was beginning to freak her out. "Will one of you *please* say something?"
"Hell, it's not like it's a disaster!" Brennan exclaimed indignantly, putting a supportive arm around Shalimar's shoulders. "We're just having a baby!"
Emma was the first to find her voice. "That's great, you guys, really. It was just a bit of a shock."
"We'll all be able to tell the baby that we changed his mother's diapers." Jesse crowed in delight. He was giggling like a schoolgirl, seemed to find the whole situation highly amusing.
Emma elbowed him in the ribs.
"Ignore him, guys. I think that he's had too much too drink." She let out a small squeak of excitement. "Oh, this is wonderful! It's going to be so cool! How far along are you?"
Shalimar laughed. "About two days."
"Then how do you. . ."
"It's a feral thing." Shalimar moved over to stand beside the still silent Adam. "I realised that I was pregnant while you were examining me." She explained to him. "I just sensed it and all of the symptoms suddenly started to make sense. I wanted Brennan to know before I told anyone else."
/Please don't be mad, Adam!/
Her mentor and surrogate father enfolded her in a warm hug, kissing the top of her head.
"Congratulations, Shalimar. I am happy for you. For both of you." He added, looking up at Brennan. He gave Shalimar a mock stern look. "I hope you realise that this means no more missions for the next nine months. And no more sparring programmes with holographic agents in the dojo."
"But, Adam. . ." Shalimar began, dismayed at the mere thought of being cut off from the action for so long.
"No buts." He told her firmly, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth at the expression on her face. "You have to take care of yourself, for the baby's sake if not your own. No arguments."
"Yes, Dad." Shalimar pouted as she nodded her agreement. "I hate it when you're right!" She complained.
Brennan grinned at his teammates, mischief sparkling in his brown eyes.
"Are you guys ready for one more surprise?"
"Not really." Emma said warily. "Why?"
"I don't think that I could possibly take any more excitement." Adam complained. "I'm not as young as I once was. What is it that you want to tell us?"
"Let me guess." Jesse quipped, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "You're pregnant too!"
"Close." Brennan took one of Shalimar's hands in his, planting a gentle kiss on the tips of her fingers. "We're getting married!"
"You are?"
"You are?"
"You are?"
"We are?" Shalimar was even more bewildered than her teammates.
Looking positively impish, Brennan dropped to one knee, producing a small velvet jewellery box. He opened it, revealing the simple, yet exquisite eternity ring within.
"Shalimar Fox, will you marry me?"
TBC.
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Tee hee. I like cliffhangers. Reviews make the next update faster.
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Chapter 4.
"Guys?" Their continued silence was beginning to freak her out. "Will one of you *please* say something?"
"Hell, it's not like it's a disaster!" Brennan exclaimed indignantly, putting a supportive arm around Shalimar's shoulders. "We're just having a baby!"
Emma was the first to find her voice. "That's great, you guys, really. It was just a bit of a shock."
"We'll all be able to tell the baby that we changed his mother's diapers." Jesse crowed in delight. He was giggling like a schoolgirl, seemed to find the whole situation highly amusing.
Emma elbowed him in the ribs.
"Ignore him, guys. I think that he's had too much too drink." She let out a small squeak of excitement. "Oh, this is wonderful! It's going to be so cool! How far along are you?"
Shalimar laughed. "About two days."
"Then how do you. . ."
"It's a feral thing." Shalimar moved over to stand beside the still silent Adam. "I realised that I was pregnant while you were examining me." She explained to him. "I just sensed it and all of the symptoms suddenly started to make sense. I wanted Brennan to know before I told anyone else."
/Please don't be mad, Adam!/
Her mentor and surrogate father enfolded her in a warm hug, kissing the top of her head.
"Congratulations, Shalimar. I am happy for you. For both of you." He added, looking up at Brennan. He gave Shalimar a mock stern look. "I hope you realise that this means no more missions for the next nine months. And no more sparring programmes with holographic agents in the dojo."
"But, Adam. . ." Shalimar began, dismayed at the mere thought of being cut off from the action for so long.
"No buts." He told her firmly, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth at the expression on her face. "You have to take care of yourself, for the baby's sake if not your own. No arguments."
"Yes, Dad." Shalimar pouted as she nodded her agreement. "I hate it when you're right!" She complained.
Brennan grinned at his teammates, mischief sparkling in his brown eyes.
"Are you guys ready for one more surprise?"
"Not really." Emma said warily. "Why?"
"I don't think that I could possibly take any more excitement." Adam complained. "I'm not as young as I once was. What is it that you want to tell us?"
"Let me guess." Jesse quipped, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "You're pregnant too!"
"Close." Brennan took one of Shalimar's hands in his, planting a gentle kiss on the tips of her fingers. "We're getting married!"
"You are?"
"You are?"
"You are?"
"We are?" Shalimar was even more bewildered than her teammates.
Looking positively impish, Brennan dropped to one knee, producing a small velvet jewellery box. He opened it, revealing the simple, yet exquisite eternity ring within.
"Shalimar Fox, will you marry me?"
TBC.
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Tee hee. I like cliffhangers. Reviews make the next update faster.