Street found it hard to sleep that night. His head was going crazy with so many thoughts. He was over the moon happy. Completely and utterly on cloud 9. Not only did he now have the love of the woman that he had adored for so long, but she had moved in with him, and was as excited about calling him her boyfriend, as he was about calling her his girlfriend. The universe had given them another sign that this connection, this relationship, was deeper and stronger than anything either of them had ever had before. They had been given the chance to create a life together, to have a baby of their own. To be a family.

He lay there, looking at her sleeping and all he could do was smile stupidly. His heart was aching, in a good way, inside his chest. As his eyes took her in, he just couldn't believe that it was actually true, that she was really pregnant, with his baby. That this was actually happening. If he thought back to 6 months ago when they had barely even been speaking, he would never had believed this was even possible.

He gently snuggled into her, draping his arm over her and smelling the scent of her hair as he glanced at the clock. It was 3am. 'I should try and sleep' he thought. 'I've gotta work at 7am.' He wondered how he would be able to concentrate with all of these incredible feelings inside him. Would he be able to hide this news from the rest of 50 David? When would she want to tell people? Would she start to show soon? What did this mean for her and being an active SWAT officer? 'Jesus; he whispered…'stop it and go to sleep.'

Chris woke up a few hours later, as the garbage truck rattled noisily passed the slightly ajar window. She slowly opened her eyes to see Jim laying asleep beside her. His arm draped protectively over her, holding her body against his. In that moment, she felt so content and like everything was perfect. She studied his face and let her mind wander. 'I can't believe we are actually here, doing this' she thought. Then, she just couldn't help it. She leaned over and slowly pressed her lips against the dimple on his cheek. Her movement and the feel of her warm soft lips on his skin made him stir a little. As he slowly groaned, he tightened his arm around her and whispered,

"Hey there beautiful"

His sweet words, and sleepy voice made the biggest smile spread across her face. "Hey baby." She answered kissing his cheek again, harder this time. It made him chuckle and move his hand up her back.

"What time is it?" he mumbled as he forced his eyes open to see her smiling at him. He would swear black and blue that she had a glow about her. She looked so friggin' beautiful laying there in a tank top with messy hair smiling at him.

"It's almost 6, you gotta wake up," she said.

He groaned and rubbed his face. "Just 10 more minutes?" he said, closing his eyes.

"Babe, your shift starts in an hour. Why are you so sleepy huh? Did you not sleep well?"

He smiled and grabbed her face, pulling her down to kiss her softly. As his hand held her face and the kiss became deeper, she suddenly pulled away. Rolled off the bed and darted to the open door of the bathroom. Street lay there stunned at first, but then realising she was being sick he stood up and walked to the door.

She sat back on the floor and exhaled. "Oh god! And so, it begins" she groaned.

"Feel better now?" he asked quietly.

She turned to look at him, "I'm sorry, that was not a pleasant way to wake you up at all." She laughed.

"Well, the bit before you took off to vomit was not so bad," he teased, moving into the bathroom and helping her up.

Looking after her was something he had always wanted to do. He had imagined caring for his sick partner when she was pregnant, helping with the baby when it arrived and doing as much as he could to make that person feel loved and cared for. She leant on him as she found her feet.

"Thanks babe," she said with her arm around him and her head resting on his chest. He tenderly brushed her hair back. "I got you." He whispered kissing the top of her head.

As she cleaned herself up, he went and made her a ginger and lemon tea and some toast. He found his work gear and organised himself as she wandered out in tracksuit pants, a singlet and bed hair. She looked at him and held up her finger. "Don't you dare say how awful I look, or I will end you." She chuckled. "And you know I can". He held up his hands in surrender,

"Not a word," he said, zipping his own lips. She rolled her eyes and chuckled a bit.

"yeah yeah."

He watched her shuffle to the cup of tea. She sipped it and sat on the stool. "Thank you" she mumbled as he came to her side and rubbed her back.

"Of course, you've got the hard part here." He said softly. "I think you are incredibly beautiful, you know that," he whispered as he walked around her and kissed her cheek. She smiled and leaned into him, without saying a word.

"Hey, are you um, sure you will be up to making it in for your shift later?"

She took another sip and looked at him. "I hope so, I can't take the next 12 weeks off."

Their daily life began to find a new normal. Jim did everything he could to make sure she was as comfortable as he could. Chris battled her way through a few weeks before her doctor prescribed her some anti-nausea meds. They helped immensely and she was actually damn impressed at how they had been able to keep everyone off the scent for so long.

As she approached the 9 - 10 weeks mark her stomach was developing a tiny little bulge. It was not huge, but it did make wearing her vest, and tactical belt a bit more uncomfortable. Street was beginning to grow more and more anxious about her being active and out in the field. He knew she wanted to do it for as long as she could, and he didn't want to be that guy who tells her she can't. It just terrified him each time she went on shift.

She stood in the change room at HQ, looking at herself in the mirror in just her thin SWAT shirt. She wasn't sure if the yoghurt she had eaten for lunch was bloating her or whether her baby bump was growing, but as she turned side on, she noticed how it stuck out a bit more than yesterday. She smiled, gently rubbing her hand over it. The thought of that tiny little life in there, half her, and half him made her heart explode. She reached for her phone and snapped a picture of the bump. She text it to him, with some kissy lips and "I love you," before she was interrupted by Dr. Wendy coming in. Chris quickly tried to suck it in as much as she could and slid on her vest and jacket to try and disguise it.

"Hi," Dr. Wendy said, seeing her.

"Hey, how's your day?" Chris said trying to deflect her embarrassment.

"Pretty standard," Dr. Wendy went on to ask a few small talk questions before Chris made her escape and re-joined 20 David.

Looking at the message when it arrived on his phone, Street closed his eyes briefly with a huge smile. He couldn't possibly love them both anymore. He sent back "I love you both so much, please be safe xx."

Chris held the phone to her chest and smiled, she knew he worried about her and the baby. She stood wondering how much longer she could keep up being in the field. She knew deep down that that time was fast approaching. 'I'll talk to him tonight and maybe we should both come and tell Hicks and Hondo tomorrow." She glanced down at her belly and twitched her lips. She felt a little selfish to be putting their baby in harm's way. She took her phone; I need to see what he thinks now she mumbled as she began typing.

"Hey, I've been thinking and maybe tomorrow it's time for us to tell Hicks, Hondo and Rocker what is going on. I don't wanna get into a situation that puts me, or the baby or anyone else in harm's way."

Street stood still reading her text, He turned up his mouth, knowing that being out of the field would kill Chris. But at the same time, he realised how much she understood the importance of looking after herself, the baby and the team.

"Ok, well we can both go in tomorrow early and see them. Are you sure though babe?"

"Yeah, I'm not gunna get any smaller 😉" she texted back with a giggle.

Street laughed reading that. She did have a point.

"Ok, we can talk more about it tonight. You know I will support whatever decision you make. I love you!"

"Love you too babe xx"

Street was off shift that day, he was excited, and his mind was racing with a million things he had to do before she got home. He had a nice night planned, knowing she didn't feel up to going out lately, he had decided that he wanted to spoil her here at home, and now he knew they had some big topics to discuss it made him even more nervous. Keeping his eye on the clock he went about setting up the nice evening in. By the time her knock off approached he stood back and smiled at his efforts. Hoping she would like it when she arrived home.

Chris pulled into the parking space and yawned a little as she turned off the ignition. She couldn't deny the tiredness was beginning to get on her nerves. She climbed out and made her way up the stairs. Sticking her key in the lock she pushed on the door and suddenly her mouth fell open wide.

"What….on….Earth?" she whispered as she pushed bunches of red balloons aside to see the living area scattered with rose petals and candles a light.

"Hey babe," Street said, stepping into the entrance way holding a bunch of roses, "How was your day?" He wore a big grin and she felt one spread on her face too.

"What is all this?" She said laughing a bit, looking around as she closed the door behind her and dropped her bag, kicking off her shoes.

"I wanted to spoil you and show you how much I love you, and you…" he said looking down at her belly.

"Jim," she said, dropping her shoulders and stepping to him, with a sigh. She reached up and held his face gently in her hands. "You didn't have to decorate the apartment for me to know that," she leant in and kissed him softly. As they slowly drew back, their faces hovering less than an inch apart and their hearts beating in time, he licked his bottom lip nervously and smiled.

"Is this because of what I text you about earlier? Are you trying to make me feel better about being out of the field?"

Street grinned, "well maybe yeah, but no that was not my intent when I planned this evening."

He paused, "Chris, I," he leant over to put the bunch of roses down for a second. Taking both of her hands in his he said, "I want you to listen to me for a second. I have been rehearsing this in my head all day and I can't hold it in any longer."

Her eyes danced with his as her brows furrowed a little. "Okay?"

"You," he began. "Are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You are the most amazing badass woman, and I absolutely adore you beyond belief. You have made me the happiest guy and I can't wait for the rest of our lives together."

She smiled at him as their eyes continued to dance. She was a little lost in him right there. It was not too often that he spoke so sincerely. As she was getting a little dreamy, he stepped back letting go of her hands. She looked at him with a slight tilt to her head and then in one movement it finally hit her what was actually happening.

Street had dropped to his knee in front of her and held a small black velvet box in his hand.

"I, ah, just have one more thing I need to say, or ask," he chuckled, taking in a deep breath.

She lifted her hands to her lips and held her breath looking at him.

"Christina Alonso," he paused and swallowed, "You know how much I love you; I always have, since the second I first saw you that day at HQ. I will always love you with all of my heart. You are the only woman in this world for me and I want to spend every second of my life with you. So….. babe…. Chris." He swallowed, inhaled and looked up at her with a smile, "Christina Alonso…will you marry me?" he asked softly, opening the small box to reveal a sparkling engagement ring.

Chris had never really let herself imagine this moment, but that didn't matter at all. It was perfect. Her hands still on her lips as she felt tears, they escaped running down her cheeks like a river as she closed her eyes. It felt like an eternity to Street who stayed on one knee in front of her.

She slowly got her sobbing under control, opening her eyes and lowering her hands as she started smiling at him. He reached out and took her hand gently, squeezing it. She bit her bottom lip and swiped at her tears with her free hand before realising she hadn't answered him yet. She began nodding rapidly and whispered,

"Yes, yes…. Of course, I will." She tugged at his hand for him to stand up and he grabbed her in both of his arms, kissing her passionately. As they eventually drew apart for air. He took her left hand, taking the ring from the box and smiling into her eyes as he slid the ring on her finger and tugged her in to kiss her.

"Jim," she whispered.

He looked down at her, "Yeah"

He could still see the tears in her eyes as she looked back at him. "You make me so happy and I honestly love you so much too." She whispered with emotion filling her voice. Glancing down at her hand to her finger she began fiddling with the sparkling ring. Slowly she looked back up at him and added, "I can't wait to do the rest of our lives together." She held him in her arms and smiled at him.

"Me either," he answered, kissing her tenderly. "Now, come sit. I have dinner ready and all your favourites for the perfect night in."

Chris's heart was racing and she could not get the huge smile off her face. Her cheeks were beginning to ache as she sat at the table and looked at her left hand. Never in a million years had she imagined that this would actually be her life. That she would find a guy who would make her so happy that she would want all of this. Honestly, she never actually thought that he and her would make it here, that she would ever let herself fall in love with him. But she couldn't deny she had liked him from the first day they met. Something about him had always made her feel these things.

She took a sip of her juice as she was thinking about the awkward phase they had after the kiss, and the mess when she got injured and then him. Part of her wished they didn't start like that, but she knew that that was a necessary part of their story.

He looked over to her as he plated up their dinner. "What are you thinking about?"

"Me, I um…. I was actually thinking how crazy this all is and all of the stuff that led us here to this." She said.

He placed the plate in front of her and kissed her cheek. "I know, but I wouldn't ever change a thing" he said.

She smiled, "me either"

The next morning as they drove to HQ, Chris smiled looking over at Street. She kept glancing down and fiddling with the huge sparkly ring on her finger. It almost still felt surreal. She sat in the passenger seat with a goofy grin as she thought about how excited she was to be engaged to him, to be starting a family with him, to be his and for him to be hers.

"What?" Street chuckled, glancing at her as she sat smiling at him.

"Oh," she laughed a little. "Nothing, I was just thinking."

"About what?" he asked

"Everything I guess." She replied, again looking at the ring and touching it. "Still doesn't quite feel real," she said. He reached over and placed his hand on her leg.

"Well babe, it is." He smiled squeezing her thigh. "You're not freaking out are you?" he teased.

"No…. no … babe… no. Just.." She looked over at him and lifted his hand, interlocking their fingers. "All of this, has just taken me a bit by surprise, but Jim…. I am so incredibly happy right now". He squeezed her hand and lifted it to kiss the back of it.

"Good".

Their shifts were only a few hours apart today and they had agreed last night that they would go in early to see Hicks, Hondo and Rocker to tell them all of their news.

Walking up to Hicks office Street held her hand tightly. He could feel the ring on her finger and just the thought of it made him beam so broadly. He glanced sideways at her as they approached the door. She broke a grin as she met his eyes.

"You ready?"

She bit her lip a little and nodded. "Yeah" the smile on her face made her scrunch her nose a little. It made Street stop and turn to her. Pulling her in against him. He raised his hand and tucked her hair back behind her ear.

"I love you Chris" he whispered kissing her. She lifted her hand and ran her fingers through his hair.

"I love you too, come on, they will be waiting".

He squeezed her hand as she knocked on the door.

"Come in," Hicks' voice called.

"Morning," She said, opening the door and walking in front of Street.

"Sir" Street nodded and smiled at Hondo and Rocker.

Rocker smirked at the two love birds, as Chris stopped and Street grabbed her hand again. Hondo grinned and chuckled a bit, seeing it.

"Ok, so come on, what's got you two love birds needing to speak to us all?" Hondo asked, stepping to stand near the table.

Hicks and Rocker were also watching them intently. "Well," Chris started," looking at Street who smiled a bit, "I, um," she was hiding her left hand in her pocket as she spoke. "I ah, need to ask you to take me off active duty and fill my space with a replacement on 20 David."

Hondo's face dropped and Hick's eyes widened. "What? Chris why?" Hondo began standing up right and motioning to her. She squeezed Street's hand a bit and then continued, motioning to Hondo to let her finish.

"Well, you all know that Street and I have been together now for a few months and…" She glanced at Street, who's huge grin was gonna give it all away if she didn't hurry up and just spit it out. "Well we, ah, found out a few weeks ago that we are pregnant."

"WHAT?" Hondo almost shouted. A look of disbelief and then sheer happiness spreading all over his face as he moved to grab Chris in his arms.

"No way!" Rocker smiled patting Street shoulder and hugging him as Hicks shook his head a little with a big grin, moving to congratulate the pair too.

"Oh, you two…Congratulations!" Hondo said hugging them both.

"Thank you" they both said as everyone relaxed a bit.

"Well, we will need to figure out what exactly it all means. I can't say I have dealt with a pregnant SWAT officer yet, but you know you have my full support Alonso." Hicks added as he moved back around the desk.

Chris nodded, "Thank you Sir"

"You will have to give me a day or two to work it all out" Hicks continued, "But I, well we are all very happy for you both" he finished.

"Ok well," Rocker looked at Hondo. "Should we all go tell both teams together?"

Hondo began to step to the door, "Yeah, this is pretty big news."

Chris squeezed Streets hand and looked at him, motioning for him to tell them the rest,

"Um, well, hang on a sec," Street interrupted. Hondo paused and Rocker and Hicks all looked at Street. He smiled and put his arm around Chris, holding up Chris's left hand showing the sparkling ring. "She also said YES".

Hondo, Rocker and Hicks were a little stunned at first, but quickly broke out into happy laughter as they all hugged and congratulated the pair again.

"Wow…." Hondo said sitting back letting it sink in. "I never would have imagined you two this serious….I mean I always knew there was something there that you guys should explore, but wow… you sure explored alright!"

Chris laughed a deep laugh and punched his arm. "Boss!" she yelped a bit embarrassed. Hicks, Rocker and Street all laughed too.