"You sure you want to do this alone?"

The two were on Jack Darby's street, parked in front of his house. Bulkhead had parallel-parked along his curb and waited for Miko's next decisive move. She'd managed to get out of his vehicle mode, but she didn't walk towards the house and wave good-bye. Miko leaned heavily on the side of his passenger door with said door still wide-open in case she thought against what she 'needed' to do.

In her mind, a giant Autobot acting as a wing-man for the moment Miko would reveal her pregnancy didn't play out smoothly. Instead of lunging back into Bulkhead's vehicle mode, Miko meekly nodded and closed the door behind her. "I gotta tough this one out by myself, big guy. I did get myself into this mess." 'Like everything else in my life...' Miko concluded in her mind.

Bulkhead heard the uncertainty in her voice and contemplated kidnapping Miko; try telling Jack another day when Miko was surer of herself. But he let it go. Miko privately asked him to drive her there which meant she wanted to do this. And even if she didn't seem gun-ho for it, her well-known stubbornness would bite him in the aft for his worried troubles. Bulkhead got into gear and slowly rolled down the road just in case Miko came running after him with a changed mind.

Miko watched Bulkhead drive down the street with wistful eyes. 'Why didn't I just jump in and leave the state...?' Miko thought to herself, losing every bit of small confidence she mustered for the trip to Jack's house. Never in all her life had Miko been more afraid. Even after all the crazy abnormal stuff that she had gone through this topped them all. She stood on the sidewalk in front of Jack's house paralyzed at the thought of an angry June Darby.

She felt Jack's hand come to rest on her shoulder, and turned to see Jack giving her smile. Miko felt her heart lighten as he smiled at her and couldn't help but smile back at him.

The two then turned to the house and started walking towards it.

"Mom, I'm home." Jack called out.

No sooner did June walk out of the kitchen and noticed that her son wasn't alone. "Miko, well isn't this a surprise."

"Mom, I-er-we have something to tell you." Jack said to his mother who started repeatedly moving her gaze from her son to his girlfriend and had a pretty good idea what they wanted to tell her.

After a long and awkward explanation the two sat on the couch and watched the older woman as she was deep in thought in the reclining chair. Jack could tell his mother was angry from the crossed arms and twitching eyebrow. His mother could be caring after a hard day of work at the hospital, but she could still freak Jack out without even trying. A feat Megatron can't even claim. Especially after the Cybertronian War he'd been through first-hand.

"So let me get this straight," June said making the two teens flinch slightly. "Miko is pregnant with your baby."

"Look mom I know this is big but-" Jack was cut off by his mother who made a 'stop' gesture with her hand then stood up and took a deep breath.

Jack and Miko braced themselves for the tongue lashing of the century, but to their amazement she only sighed. "Miko, how far along are you?" June asked

"Uh… well I think I entered week three just today." Miko answered confused as to what the older woman was getting at.

June nodded than turned to her son. "Jack, take Miko's things your room, you've clearly seen each other naked so there's no point in putting her up in the guest room."

"Wait so you're not mad?" Miko questioned June.

"Oh I'm mad alright, but I can't exactly say that I'm Ms. Perfect." June sat back down before continuing. "You can stay Miko but I'll have to speak with your host parents and I'll probably sort through some red tape so you can live here. Other than that all I can say is welcome to the family."

Jack and Miko were speechless. His mother gave the okay to Miko staying with them and letting them sleep in the same bed.

"Jack," June said snapping the two teens out of their daze. "Miko's things aren't going to move on their own."

"Oh, right." Jack then proceeded to pick up Miko's things then head straight for his bedroom.

"And while you're in there straight it up a little bit there's going to be a young lady sleeping in there too."

'Young lady my foot.' Jack thought to himself.

Miko felt a little on edge being left alone with June and felt the need to escape. "Uh Hold on Jack," Miko called, getting up from her seat. "I'll help you out."

"Hold it Miko." June said making Miko stop and cringe in her tracks.

June stood from the chair and walked to the shelf of medical books then pulled one out. "Let's talk."

Miko didn't know why but at that moment she was scared.

Meanwhile

Jack walked into his room placed Miko's things by the bed. Looking around he saw that his mother was right about his room could use a little cleaning. He started picking up the trash from his computer desk and into the waste basket. He then picked up the dirty laundry from the floor and into the hamper.

As he continued to clean he couldn't help but think about metaphorical bullet he and Miko just dodged. He could hardly believe that his mother was okay-ish with this big step. He had expected his mother to go ballistic. It was like the universe was on his side.

After a little more elbow grease he was finished after he looked around to examine his work he looked out the window and saw the sun was really low but it was still early.

He then heard the door open and looked back to see Miko walk in pale as a ghost. "Miko are you alright?" Jack asked in a worried tone.

"Aside from your mother making me sit through her lecture on new life, super." Jack would have laughed if Miko hadn't seemed so terrified. "I can't believe there's so much I didn't know."

"Well at least you won't be going through it alone." Jack tried to reassure her, however by the look on her face it wasn't working all that well. "Look, the day is still young how about we go for a walk or something?"

"No," Miko said walking over to her suit case and moving it on the bed. "I think I'll just change into my PJ's and get some sleep." Miko then grabbed the hem of her T-shirt and tank top and proceeded to pull them off.

"WHOA! Miko, what…" Jack sputtered then quickly averted his gaze and using his hand as a blinder

"Why are you freaking out? It's nothing you haven't seen already?" Miko said shamelessly

"Miko, even after all the time I've known you your lack of shame amazes me." Jack said keeping his gaze off of her.

"Hey, I've got shame just not as much as everyone else, which reminds me; your mom said that if she hears any funny business then we'll be sleeping in separate rooms."

"Well she has a point, we need to be careful." Jack said still keeping his gaze of her, He could hear some shuffling but he wasn't going look until he was sure.

"Ok you big baby you can look now."

"Seriously Mik- GAH, MIKO!" He quickly covered his eyes before making his way out the door, he could hear Miko laughing at his reaction. He needed a shower, a cold shower.

LATER THAT NIGHT

The expecting parents slept in the same bed, well one slept; the other was still wide awake deep in thought. The day had been so eventful for Jack, learning he was going to be a father, his girlfriend moving in, his mom being okay with it, and now his girlfriend sleeping in his bed. He turned to look at her peaceful expression, before looking at her still unchanged midsection.

He and most other people wouldn't know it from looking at her, but she was carrying THEIR child, a combination of THEIR DNA. Jack slowly reached over with his right hand and gently touched his girlfriend's trim midsection. He swore he could feel a tiny bump, and even though it was likely a product of his imagination, he slowly rubbed his hand over Miko's waist.

Suddenly, Miko turned over and looked at him with a teasing smile and a raised eyebrow; his gentle caressing was still enough to wake her up. Jack instantly started apologizing.

"Miko, I..." Before he could finish, Miko put her finger to Jack's lips to gently shush him. She looked at him for a second with those amber eyes that he found so beautiful locked on his blue ones before she took his hand and paced it over where her womb would be. She smiled at him before she cuddled up against him, prompting Jack to gently enfold her in his arms and kiss the top of her head.

As they fell asleep, Jack knew this much: no matter what, he would always be there for Miko and their child.

However they, like everyone else in town, were unaware of the danger that soared above, watching and waiting.