"Come on, I'll help you out of the bath," Steve told her.
Catherine got out of the bathtub, dressed, and sat at the table for dinner with Steve.
"Is good?" He asked, referring to the food.
"It's great," she replied.
"Cath, I think we should leave tomorrow. I fear that the weather will get worse and we will be unable to leave town."
"I can't leave tomorrow, Steve. The townspeople have prepared a farewell party for me tomorrow night. I can't let them down that way."
"A party?" Steve asked. "
"Yes, it is the way they want to thank me for the services rendered to the community. It is very kind of them and I couldn' t refuse," Catherine told Steve.
"Okay, Cath. But can we leave the next day then?" Steve asked.
"I don't know. Can we solve this tomorrow? I'm so tired," Catherine replied.
Steve took her hand that was on the table. "Okay, I don't want to make you do anything you don't want."
"Thank you," she replied and smiled.
Catherine watched him eat and he smiled even though his mouth was full.
"I missed you so much. I missed being with you like that," she said.
"Me too," Steve replied.
"Uhhh!" Catherine exclaimed.
Steve became concerned and stood up suddenly. "What?"
Catherine laughed. "Sit down, Steve. It was just a strong kick."
"You scared me, Catherine."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. It was just our baby reminding me that he or she is here."
After dinner, Catherine got up and was placing the dishes over the sink.
"No, let me do that," Steve told her.
"Steve, I'm just pregnant, I'm not an invalid."
Steve hugged her from behind and put both hands on her belly. "But I'm here now, so you don't have to make any physical effort."
"I love this overprotective side of you," she replied.
"How about if I put the mattress in the living room? We can sleep next to the fireplace and let's stay warm," Steve told her.
"It will be great, I have done this many times," she replied.
"And who put the mattress in the living room?" Steve asked.
"Me," Catherine replied.
"The mattress is heavy, Cath. You could have lost the baby by doing this."
Catherine smiled. "Don't overdo it, Steve."
Steve placed the mattress next to the fireplace at a comfortable distance and they slept together.
Catherine woke up the next day smelling the coffee Steve was making.
"Good morning," she said without getting up.
"Good morning, Cath. I'm very cold. I think even the baby in the belly is feeling cold," Steve told her.
"No, the baby is warm," she replied.
Steve brought a breakfast tray for him and Catherine. She sat down and he took his phone.
"I'm going to take a picture of you and send it to Danny."
"What? Steve, I just woke up!"
"You look so beautiful," Steve said and took the picture.
"Oh, my God! Don't do that, Steve!"
Steve sent the photo to Danny. "I already did it."
Danny received Steve's message with the photo. "Tell everyone that the three of us look great," Danny read aloud.
"Three?" Lou asked.
Danny viewed the photo and laughed out loud. "This is fantastic."
"What is it, Danny?" Tani was curious.
"Catherine is pregnant," Danny showed the photo to the team.
Junior smiled. "Congratulate him on the whole team, Danny."
"Yes, I will do that. This is wonderful! Finally Steve has listened to my advice," Danny said.
Steve smiled. "The team is congratulating us on the baby."
"Tell them thanks," Catherine replied.
"I'll tell them, but first I want to talk to this little person here," Steve put his head on Catherine's belly.
"The baby kicked me again, Cath. I think this baby is jealous of you."
"Do you see? The baby is already very overprotective, just like you," Catherine said and stroked her belly.
Steve put his head on Catherine's belly again. "You have to respect me, baby. I'm the daddy."
The baby kicked again and Steve was disappointed.
Catherine laughed at his disappointment "The baby is just saying hello, Steve."