Walker watched as the fan in the doctor's office spun around repeatedly, making a pattern out of the roof. He couldn't believe his wife and niece had talked him into going to Faith's prenatal visit, yet here he was, sitting next to Faith who was now 5 months along. Only four more short months and the baby would be with them and there would be no more tortuous visits to female and baby doctors.

"Ms. Walker?" The nurse stood stereotypically in the door-frame leading to the back, holding her clipboard close to her chest.

"Right here" Faith said, trying to push herself up. Moving and lifting were no longer an easy task for her because of her large, swollen baby bump.

"Would you like to some help?" Walker generously extended his hand and hoisted his niece to her feet.

"Thanks" Faith replied sheepishly.

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Walker waited outside the door as Faith changed into a long gown in order for the doctor to get a better look at Faith and the baby.

"You done yet?" Walker said impatiently. Nurses and doctors tended to make him nervous; of course, he'd never let this on to Trivette. No, torturing Trivette by making needles and doctors seem harsher than they really were was way more fun to him.

"Yeah you can come in now" Faith said, sitting calmly on the exam table. She held a magazine gently upright on her belly, flipping through the pages so the pictures would keep her occupied.

"Hey" She said, coming up to something in her magazine. "Yeah?" Walker replied, looking up concernedly. She'd seemed to eager, so energetic, as if something was wrong.

"Did you know a pig's orgy lasts 30 minutes?" She said.

"Umm…" Walker began.

"I wish I was a pig" she mumbled; being pregnant and single meant you were deprived of sex, which Walker hated to admit that Faith felt sour about.

"And did you know that a turtle breathes through it's butt? Man and you thought you had bad breath" She said, continuing the article of 50 random facts.

Walker laughed at her childish demeanor. Here she was about to endure that certain kind of pain that only females could explain, and she was sitting there all calm and suave, reading him 50 facts that he probably could have lived his entire life without having to know.

"She's gunna be alright" He said to himself, sighing almost in relief. 'I'll never be entirely alright', he thought to himself. 'After all, my niece, this young woman that I raised, is going to be a young mother; a single mother.' Being a Ranger meant he'd seen the worst of the worst and seeing the worst of the worst meant things stuck to your memory like glue, haunting you no matter what.

"Uncle Walker?" Faith said, eyeing him suspiciously. "What's on your mind?"

"Nothing, Faith. I'm just tired" He yawned, making the story seem more believable. He did have to admit that the yawn wasn't entirely fake, though. He and Alex had spent long hours throughout the night for many nights discussing the option of having children and whether or not that was a wise choice in their relationship.

"You know you can talk to me" Faith began, "I might actually be able to help. This whole pregnancy thing has made me a lot wiser than I really am."

"Its just issues between your aunt and I" Walker started.

Faith smiled sweetly at her uncle. She knew on instinct exactly what he meant by the "issues" him and her aunt had been up all night discussing. She took small breaths, thinking of the words to say to him.

Taking his hand into her neatly manicured one, she set his hand on her stomach. Gentle kicks and movements could be felt from under her skin. It was the most amazing thing Walker had ever felt in his entire life and looked up, smiling at his niece, grateful she had shared this moment with him. He was the only other person who'd ever felt the life inside of her moving; he was as sure of this as he was of the baby's near existence into their world.

"This seems like the scariest thing in the world. It's the most frightening to think of, and many nights I spend lying awake in bed, wondering, hoping that I'll be a good mother. And then I feel him move and I'm sure as the sun shines that there is nothing to be scared of" Faith said, lovingly…knowingly.

Walker smiled, understanding in full what she was saying. "Thank you" He replied. "For sharing this with me."

"There is no one better" She had a smile on her face as the doctor walked in, ready to begin the appointment.