Rhade stretched as he walked down the hall to his room, having just gotten off-shift and was looking forward to a nice, warm, relaxing shower.
He entered the room expecting to find Beka sound asleep but instead found something else entirely.
She was standing in front of the full length mirror switching from being in front of it to turning sideways, all the while pulling at her night shirt (one of his) and running one hand along her swollen stomach.
She huffed and faced him, "Just look what you did. I'm huge."
Rhade laughed as he walked over to stand behind her, "You're beautiful."
"Suck up."
He kissed her neck, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Can't."
"Why not?"
"Feel." She took his hands and placed them on her stomach, "She won't stop moving."
Rhade smiled at the soft kicks he felt against his hands.
Their child.
Beka winced at a sharper kick.
"He's going to be strong."
"She."
"I think it's a boy."
"Mother's intuition. Girl."
Rhade kissed her again. He couldn't remember a time when he had been happier. Beka had been more than nervous when she had told him about her pregnancy, having spent the entire day avoiding him and being miserable to everyone around her. When he had finally cornered her on the Maru she had let on to why she had been so irritable.
"I miss my feet."
Her off-topic comment drew him out of his thoughts and made him laugh. At eight months pregnant she was complaining more and more about her condition: she missed her feet, she missed bending down for things, her stomach was huge, the baby wouldn't stop kicking, her cravings were bad, and it was all his fault.
"You'll see them again," he reassured her, "Come on."
"Where we going?"
"Warm shower," he smirked pulling her towards the bathroom, "It'll help you sleep."
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A/N: I didn't show her telling him, I know, but I mentioned it! Don't worry I'll make up for it...
Artemis1000: I agree! Especially a fainting Rhade:)
Jade Rhade: Hehehe I got a great mental image of Rhade blowing things up with a huge smile plastered on his face:D