Families
Chapter 24
When Ben came back from walking Diefenbaker Meg was sitting in the sofa. She had the TV on for the late news and a book in her lap but she wasn't focused on any of it.
Ben sat down beside her. "Is there anything wrong?" he asked worried.
Meg looked at her husband she didn't know if she would laugh or cry. She took out the little stick she had tried to hide both from Ben and herself behind a pillow. She handed it over "I'm pregnant" she sighed.
Ben was a bit shocked "How?" he asked, he knew how and changed his question "When?"
"I think we got a bit carried away celebrating your birthday" Meg said calmly "You know when we..."
Ben grinned, he liked it when she took the initiative and although he hadn't been able to touch her it was one of the best times ever they had made love. "Those handcuffs of yours are magic" he said.
"So you are OK with us having another baby so soon after Molly?" Meg asked.
Ben cupped her face in his hands "I'm thrilled" he kissed her "How about you, it's you that will carry the baby and still have little Molly around" Ben said.
"I think I'm OK, just a little shocked still" Meg lent her head on Ben's shoulder.
Meg got up and walked over to the drawers where they kept important papers. "I had thought I'd wait and show you these as an Anniversary gift, you know how one year is paper" Meg handed Ben a big envelope with the RCMP emblem on. "I wanted to look into the possibility for us to return to Canada, more exact to your hometown"
Slowly Ben took out the papers and started to read. There were no possibility right now for him to climb the career-ladder but if he was willing to go on as a subordinate officer under Meg's command the RCMP were willing to lift the ban and welcome them both to their most northern post as Constable and Inspector Fraser.
"I talked to your mother a while back and she said you own quite a bit of land around your cabin so we could always expand it. I want our children to have rooms of their own" Meg said.
Ben just looked at her and then back at the papers just to lift his gaze towards Meg again.
Meg sat down "What do you say? Do you want to go back home?" Meg asked.
"My home is where you and Molly are, I don't want you to live without all the things you have here in the city. If you like we could see about going to Ottawa or some other town in Canada" Ben offered.
"As you said" Meg took his hand and let her thumb move over the back of it "Where you and Molly are is my home too. And for your knowledge if I've ever missed telling you before I've never been one much for big cities, if I hadn't hurt my knee so badly I had hoped for a more active duty on the field and there are no fields like the ones up north and I know you think the same. Sure the winter is long but I remember how we used to play in the snow when I was a kid. I missed that when we came back to Ottawa, it wasn't the same kind of snow there"
With his free hand Ben pulled Meg close for a soft kiss "I love you" he said.
"Does that mean we should put things rolling?" Meg asked and Ben nodded.
"I will tell Ray already tomorrow, I've got liaison-work all day. Then next week constable Orvits who's been at the consulate as extra staff a few times comes to help out. I think the headquarters are a step ahead of us" Ben said feeling a lump form in his throat. He had settled in Chicago but the prospect of going home and to be able to patrol the wide lands there was overwhelming. He felt Meg's thumb under his eye and knew there were tears coming.
Ray was one happy fellow. He had followed Line home in his car and stayed the night. They had made love fiercely and fallen asleep in each other's arms just to wake up and do it again just much slower. At breakfast Line had with laughter promised him to buy some smarties for his coffee. Now he was picking Ben and Diefenbaker up for a full day's work.
"You look like you have some serious things on your mind buddy!" Ray said "Have you and the Inspector argued or something?" he teased knowing that Ben and Meg would never admit to having differences to another person, they'd hide it behind the RCMP mask.
"No Ray, we've not argued" Ben said.
"Don't tell me you've knocked her up again" Ray said in his a bit brutal way "Oh, you have? You stud" Ray grinned as he answered his own question before Ben had a chance to. "Come on tell me, I'm your best friend"
"Ray I would love to tell you if I had a chance" Ben looked to the side "Red light!" he said and braced himself for Ray stepping on the breaks "You really should pay more attention to the traffic Ray"
"Yeah, yeah" Ray said and hit the gas when the lights turned back om green "So come on now, tell" he said.
Ben took a deep breath "Let me start with telling you that yes we will have another baby" he said and then went on telling the story behind the possible transfer.
Ray was quiet all the time for once but when Ben had finished telling he simply said "I will miss you buddy but good luck"
"It's not like we're leaving tomorrow Ray. These things take time. Hopefully we'll transfer during early autumn" Ben said feeling sad for leaving Ray behind.
"I am truly happy for you buddy" Ray said but Ben couldn't miss the sadness in his friend's voice.
"So anything new with Line?" Ben asked.
"Nah" Ray grinned "Just more of the same" not wanting to embarrass his friend with details.
"You have to take her north if you decide this is for real" Ben suggested.
"Isn't it kind of uncivilized up there?" Ray asked "No shopping and such, you know how women are"
"Not really, there are some shops, a souvenir place even and you can do other things than shopping when your on vacation" Ben hinted.
"Did you just pull a sex-joke?" Ray had to laugh.
They had left the city behind them and Ray relaxed in the drivers seat "So how new is the baby?" Ray asked.
"Couple of months from what we think, Meg's making an appointment with her doctor today and then we'll see" Ben was surprised how easy it was after all to talk about these things with Ray.
"That will be pretty close to Molly" Ray said.
"About a year give or take some days" Ben said.
Meg got an appointment for the same afternoon and the nurse reassured her that there were people who could look after Molly the time she was with the doctor.
Since Ben's birthday had been about two months ago it was easy for Meg's doctor to confirm her pregnancy. Meg must have looked worried because the doctor had reassured her that everyone would be fine even though she still was nursing Molly for some of her meals.
"It's only if you feel uncomfortable you should stop" the doctor said.
"Thank you doctor" Meg said "I might as well tell that we're probably move back to Canada in the early autumn" she said.
The doctor who knew Meg from her previous pregnancy looked up from the papers she was writing "Oh, well there are great doctors in Canada"
Meg nervously turned her hands in her lap "I'll probably only have a midwife/trained nurse around" she said "But she is the best there is, apparently she helped deliver me when my father was stationed where we are heading"
"Do you want me to call her, to tell about Molly's delivery" the doctor asked.
"There's no need" Meg smiled "She's my mother-in-law and she actually knows more than my own mother about Molly's delivery" Meg confessed.
"Caroline Fraser?" the doctor asked and Meg nodded "I did an essay about doctoring and nursing in the outbacks and specified on Canada and came across her. I even did an telephone interview with her" she smiled at the memory "So she still lives and works up in the northern of Canada"
"Yes, that's home. I spent my first years in life up there and I actually want my children to do the same and the little town is growing, it's no longer the post, a few shops and some scattered houses it was back then" Meg told.
"You have to give her my best. Tell her Cathy Johnson said hi, I've married since then" the doctor said.
"I will doctor Grant" Meg said.
"But in the meantime I want to see you again in a month and we'll do an ultrasound and please call if you have any questions" the doctor stood to follow Meg to the door.
"Thank you" Meg said and went to find Molly who had the time of her life playing with the nurse and another baby.
"Are you attending any open daycare group with Molly?" the nurse asked.
"No" Meg shook her head.
"I have one on Tuesdays and Thursdays, children and parents come together" the nurse got up from the floor to retrieve a pamphlet for Meg "You don't have to call ahead and it's just down the street from here and around the corner" she added.
"Sounds like fun, there is just so much you can do at home now" Meg said "I'll probably see you there on Thursday morning then"
"Great" the nurse beamed at Meg.
Meg put Molly in the pram and since she was awake she put the back up so she could look out a bit better. As Ben was to be out all day with Ray Meg decided on a trip to the mall.
Ben didn't come home until after midnight. As quietly as he could he shred his clothes and decided a shower was in place. He hadn't been in there for long before he felt Meg's hands on his back. He turned around and dipped his head for a kiss.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you up?" Ben said.
"You didn't, I hadn't fallen asleep yet" Meg reached for his face for more kisses. She let one hand run down his torso over his stomach and down.
Even after a long day Ben responded to her touches at once and pushed her up against the wall and let his own hands wander down her body.
Meg wrapped her legs around Ben's hips to give him easy access.
Ben kissed her hard and said harshly "I love you"
Feeling Ben inside her she hoarsely replied "I love you too"
It was hot and quick and after drying off on their towels they went to bed naked and wrapped arms and legs around each other.
Disclaimer/Copyright 2014 and forward: I don't own the characters from Due South, but I've written the story and therefore feel I own that. I also want to say I don't know about how the Academy for RCMP or something alike works so I've made it up a nice way to fit my story. I'm also not familiar with names for different kind of people in a village such as the Inuits live in.