Sara huffed and puffed as she struggled to do up the button on her jeans, growling in frustration as it wouldn't do up. Admitting defeat, she angrily shove the jeans down her legs to step out of them, kicking them into the corner. "SAM?" She barked as she stomped towards a draw unit.
"Yes, Sara?" He replied calmly.
"None of my clothes fit! I need clothes!" She muttered angrily as she rifled through the draws, trying to find something that would fit, slamming the draw shut when she found nothing. "Get me clothes, SAM!"
SAM paused briefly, making Sara more irritable. "Scott is on his way, Sara."
Moments later, Scott entered her quarters, carrying a bundle of clothes, chuckling at his sister's blustering and red face. "Here. Nothing glamorous but they should fit."
She snatched a pair of sweats from the bundle, making the others fall to the floor. "Thanks, Scottie."
He picked up the other clothes, dumping them on the bed, taking a seat next to them. "How you feeling?"
"Tired and fat." She huffed. "I'm only twenty weeks. Why am I so fat already?"
He pulled her to him for a hug. "You aren't fat. The bump isn't that obvious."
She snorted, pushing him away. "To you. You aren't the one with it attached to you."
He stroked the small bump, giving her a nudge. "But think about what is growing in there."
She smiled, nudging him back. "Yeah, my little squishy."
"Come on, Lexi is waiting for us in the med bay." The siblings left her quarters, walking through the habitation deck. People greeted the twins as they past, offering Sara congratulations, as the news networks spread the news of of her pregnancy. "So…..are you still avoiding, Tann and Addison?" Scott asked, almost distracted by Cora, who was stood by the door to the tram, talking to Captain Dunn.
"Yep. I'm not discussing my pregnancy with them." She saw Cora and stifled a giggle. "You got a thing for Cora?"
He quickly put a hand over her mouth. "Sara, shut up. So embarrassing."
She pushed his hand away, moving to step on to the tram. "Oh, I'm embarrassing? That's rich coming from you, Scottie."
A moment later he joined her. "Oh, since when have I ever embarrassed you?"
"Oh, remember when we met Commander Shepard?"
"Vaguely." He cringed. He remembered, he just hoped that she didn't.
"Well let me enlighten you." She sat down, as the tram started to move, leaning back, crossing her arms. "Commander Shepard. N7, bad ass….gorgeous. You got steaming drunk while I'm talking about the prothean digs with her. You came barrelling over, totally wasted. You groped her ass, propositioned her, then you tried fighting with her boyfriend. Never been so embarrassed in my life."
He pouted, slumping into the seat next to her. "Why would she want a turian anyway?"
Sara scoffed at her brother. "And you think you have a chance with Cora? Dream on little brother." The tram stopped, the doors sliding open, giving her an easy exit before Scott caught up with her.
Harry sat in his apartment, ignoring all of Lexi's calls. She had been pestering him all morning to come to med bay on his day off, because Sara was having a scan. He still couldn't deal with Sara while he was still so angry at her. He turned off his omni tool, sick of Lexi's constant irritations.
Moving to his bed, he sat on the edge, opening his bedside cabinet to pull out a small, white box. The box was the most important possession that he took to Andromeda. If he couldn't take it, he'd have not joined the initiative and that was very nearly the case. Fortunately for him, Alec pulled some strings, meaning he could bring it with him. It was his days off that caused him to pull out the box. When he had time to think about his life, things he lost, the day his dreams died. Inside were what was left of a life so very precious to him; a life that didn't draw breath.
He stroked the top of the box, his fingers lingering over the lettering, which spelt out "Joshua". He chose the name, after his father. Tears slipped down his cheeks as his emotions reached breaking point. He didn't want to be so angry at Sara, he loved her, but he couldn't get passed the fact that she risked their baby in her quest to beat the Archon. He wanted to understand, but he couldn't, no matter how hard he tried. Now, Sara would be in the med bay, seeing the baby again, admiring all it's features. Would it be a boy or a girl? He felt like it would be another boy for him, but he'd be just as happy with a girl. Happy if Sara would let him anywhere near the baby and he wouldn't hold it against her if she didn't.
He looked over at the clock on his table, it had been about an hour or so since Lexi's last message, which could only mean Sara was finished in the med bay. Harry sighed as he put the box back in its hiding spot and then stood up, stretching. While he did not want to see Sara and knew she did not want to see him, he still wanted to see how the scans had turned out. It was late when he finally made it down to med bay, hoping to have some quiet when he looked into Sara's patient file. He found the scans, noting how much the baby already looked like Sara.
Lexi stood by the entrance to the cryo bay, having laid in wait for Harry to arrive, already warned by SAM, that he was on his way. She stepped out, moving nearer to him. "It's a girl. Sara wants to call her, Aya."
He jumped slightly, turning to face his asari friend. "She already looks like, Sara."
Lexi smiled, moving to his side. "Mmm, she definitely has Ryder blood. Also has Carlyle blood, judging by her display of stubbornness."
"You know why I don't want to speak to her, Lexi."
"I know, Harry. But you'll share this perfect little human, do you really want her to be born in between warring parents?"
"Sara hates me."
Lexi scoffed. "She doesn't hate you. She's working out how she can get over you. Although the first attempt was pretty disastrous"
Harry felt his heart drop into his stomach. "What?"
"I shouldn't tell you this, but it might help get your head out of your backside. Sara slept with a smuggler she met on Kadara. It didn't have the desired effect she was hoping for."
"I…I guess I should have expected that." Harry felt like he'd been stabbed in the heart, but he knew he shouldn't feel that way. Sara was a beautiful woman, someone like her wouldn't stay single forever, even with the baby on the way.
Lexi sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to talk sense into him. "You are your own worst enemy, Harry." She got up leaving him alone in the med bay.
Sara waited in the meeting room on the tempest for the crew to gather. She knew the crew had heard the news of her pregnancy but she had yet to confirm it with them.
Scott sat watching his sister pace around the vid console, getting more and more irritated. "Seriously, sit your ass down!"
"I'm sorry. Just nervous." She slumped down next him, switching to nail biting instead.
"They probably already know about the baby."
"That doesn't make this easier." She said around her nail, only to have Scott pull her hand away and hold it.
"Just relax." He said with a reassuring smile. "They aren't going to draw and quarter you for getting pregnant."
The crew started drifting up to the meeting, making Sara all the more nervous. She stood up, joining them around the centre console. "Thanks for coming guys. So I know you've heard the rumours about a pregnancy and I wanted to let you all know, it's a girl."
"Yes!" Gil and Liam shouted, high fiving each other while the others groaned. "Liam and I knew it would be a girl."
"W…what?" Sara spluttered. "You've been taking bets on it?"
"Yeah. We knew but we kept quiet because we figured you'd tell us in your own time."
"Gil has been drawing up plans to give you, your own private bathroom and Vetra has been doing deals to get all the stuff babies need." Peebee added.
"So do we assume that Harry is the father?" Cora asked.
Sara had successfully removed him from her mind, but hearing his name brought back all the emotions that she refused to deal with. Wiping her eyes, she sniffed, throwing herself into Scott's arms. "We haven't spoken in months."
"Forget him." Suvi hugged her from behind. "You've got us."
"Thanks, guys." She gasped suddenly, both hands moving to her stomach. "Oh my god, she kicked."
They gathered around, each with a hand on her bump, waiting eagerly for her to do it again. "Oh, did you feel it?" Sara asked excitedly.
Scott got on his knees, pressing his ear on her stomach. "Hey baby Aya. It's your handsome Uncle Scottie here. I'm gonna be around a lot."
"We all will be." Cora added, shoving Scott's face so she could feel the baby kicking again.