Title: Please

Author: SneetchesToo

Pairing: Owen/Michelle

Rating: General

Summary: Day 4: What's Said Between Captains – Michelle and Owen

Author's Note: #MichelleBlakeWeek2020. Y'all should know by now that I can't resist these two and that I just love them so much. So, here's some fluffiness for you guys!

"You once told me that what's said between Captains stays between Captains." Michelle whispered her sentence into the darkness of the room, waiting to see if her companion would respond.

"Hm." The soft hum she got from the other side of the bed indicated he was at least awake.

Whether he was conscious enough to carry on a conversation was a different story.

"Is that still true?" She turned to face him and watched as he reached up and scrubbed at his face before sighing.

"Well technically you're not a Captain anymore so…" Like she needed to be reminded of that.

Not that she regretted giving up her position, but somedays, well somedays she missed the excitement and the drama.

Somedays she missed just being around adults who spoke in full sentences.

Not toddlers who demanded apple juice and Cheetos all day long.

"So then what's said between us doesn't stay between us anymore?" He let out a sigh and she got it, she was being difficult, it was something she was good at.

"I didn't say that." He pushed himself into a sitting position, leaning over and turning on the light. "What's said between husband and wife is also kept between husband and wife."

"We're not married…" Had he really forgotten that part.

"All the more reason for you to say 'yes'…" She rolled her eyes at his comment.

He was never going to stop asking was he?

"Are you listening to me or not?" She really just wanted to get this out in the open.

Keeping it a secret was killing her.

"I'm always listening to you Michelle, you know that." And she did know that, whether she always acted like it or not was another question.

"I'm pregnant." There, she said it.

She got it out in the open.

And while it felt good to get it off her chest, it was scary having those two words just hanging between them like that.

"For real?" He didn't look upset or angry or even confused.

In fact, he almost looked, happy.

"Yeah." She had been shocked at first, and a little sad, but she had gotten over it.

She had never expected that she'd ever have kids of her own.

And yet, here she was, with twin two year olds and now another one on the way.

Some people might think they were crazy, but she'd take their crazy over other people's normal any day.

Owen reached out then, tugging her toward him as he leaned down and kiss her softly.

"Best damn news I've heard all week." She was glad for that, especially when she was expecting him to be mad.

They had agreed to no more kids after the twins had been born.

But then again, it wasn't like either one of them was really doing anything to prevent it.

"Really?" She pulled back and offered him a pensive look.

She wanted this to be a good thing.

She needed this to be a good thing.

"Really." He leaned in and kissed her softly once more. "Does this mean you'll finally make me an honest man?"

"Is that really how you're gonna ask a pregnant woman to marry you?" He could do better than that couldn't he?

"Michelle…" He reached out and brushed her hair back as he offered her a sideways smile. "Will you marry me? Please?"

The 'please' was a little much, but the puppy dog eyes were all she needed to see.

"What's said between Captains, stays between Captains?" She wanted to make sure he meant this, that this was for real.

"Always." Not that she should really have any doubts.

Not now, not after five years and two kids.

"Yes Captain Strand," She leaned in and kissed him softly, "I'll marry you."