A/N: Sorry this chapter is a bit late. I've been rather busy this week with RL. I hope you like it. I've been wanting to do this one for a while now. I'd love to know what you think.

Knocked Up

Whilst the boys were enjoying a night out at the pub, a rare blue moon for them, Jess and Abby were treating Emily to a girl's night in.

The film was playing, the pizza boxes were empty and piled on the coffee table in Jess' flat, and they were too busy nattering and painting each other's nails to really pay attention to the TV screen.

Jess had painted Abby's nails a shocking red, insisted on purple for herself and then convinced Abby to paint Emily's nails in a royal blue colour. Whilst they sat either side of her, leaning against the sofa and sitting on the floor, Abby painting carefully and Jess just talking quickly and eagerly, Emily finally got a chance to look at the film. She had no idea what it was, and so far all she had been able to gather was that a professional woman had gone clubbing with her sister and met a stupid looking man.

Of course, one thing had led to another, as it so often did in modern society, and predictably, the young woman and man had ended up in bed together.

But it was what happened next that interested Emily.

For a few weeks she had been feeling out of sorts. Tired and crabby, she'd been bickering incessantly with Matt over the stupidest of things. She was acting irrationally, Matt kept saying, and seemed to be over-emotional all the time. Not only that, but she woke feeling queasy every morning. The symptoms weren't unknown to her. She was able to guess what was afflicting her from discussions with her older friends in the Victorian era. But she had no way to be sure, she thought.

Until she saw the pregnancy test scene.

Turning to Abby, she asked, "What's that?"

"What?" Abby murmured, not looking up from Emily's hand.

"On the television."

Jess and Abby both looked up.

"Oh, it's a pregnancy test," Jess told her.

"Yeah," Abby continued. "It's an early way to tell if you're pregnant."

Emily nodded, trying to hide her emotions. She could be sure!

"Why?" Jess asked, scrutinising Emily's facial expression.

"Just curious," Emily murmured.

Abby and Jess nodded, seemingly satisfied and returned to their conversation, talking about whether Jess should just tell Captain Becker that she liked him.

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The next morning, after barely sleeping, Emily got up and crept out of the flat. She didn't want to wake Matt. If she was going to do it, she wanted – and needed – privacy. She knew it was wrong to keep him in the dark, but it was something she had to do by herself.

When she came back, with the fruits of her shopping in a paper bag from the pharmacy, he was still soundly asleep. Padding barefoot to the bathroom, she quietly shut the door and locked it. Taking a deep breath, she opened the bag, the crinkle of the paper as loud as gunshots whilst her heart thudded and beat quicker than usual.

Everything was simple, the pharmacist had said. Anything she needed to know, she would find on the cardboard box, so she made sure to read every inch of it, looking at every letter and word, before opening it with shaking hands.

She followed the instructions to the letter, and then waited. And waited. And waited. She waited for what felt like longer than she had ever waited before. And still she waited, until finally the ten minutes were up, and with her breath caught in her throat, she glanced down at the test.

Instantly, her eyes watered and whilst one of her hands covered her mouth in shock, the other fluttered to her stomach, as if she would feel the life growing there underneath it.

She was pregnant. She couldn't believe it.

But how would she tell Matt? They'd only been married a month; would he really want a child already?

For the next few days, Emily kept the information to herself, deliberating over how to phrase the sentence, 'I'm pregnant.' There weren't many options, she knew. It was simple really. But she was afraid. Worried of what would happen if Matt didn't want a child with her.

Finally after almost a week, she forced herself to sit him down. Really, she was being an idiot, wasn't she? Matt loved her – he would want to have a family with her.

"Is everything okay, Em? You don't seem yourself," he said, concern permeating his voice.

Stiffly, she nodded.

"Then what did you want to talk to me about?"

When Emily didn't answer, Matt took her hands, his thumbs reassuringly rubbing circles on her skin. Unbidden, tears sprang into her eyes and Matt's anxiety only increased. Desperately, he tried to work out what could be making her act this way. She never usually cried – her exterior was much too tough for that.

"Please, Em, just whatever it is, tell me," he begged, fearing the worst. What if she'd been diagnosed with an incurable disease. To have only been married a month, it would be terrible to lose her so soon.

Stumbling over the words, Emily finally told him. "I'm pregnant," she whispered brokenly.

Matt froze for a second, his thumbs pausing on her wrists. Emily gulped, thinking her worries confirmed. It was obvious from his reaction that Matt didn't want a child with her. What had she been thinking?

"Well that's great news," Matt enthused.

"It is?" Emily asked.

"Well, why wouldn't it be?" He stood and drew her close, his thumbs gently wiping away her tears.

"You don't want children," she accused.

"Where would you get that idea? Of course I want children."

"You do?" Emily's voice was filled with so much hope that Matt couldn't resist hugging her close and pressing his lips to hers.

"I, Matthew Anderson, do promise to you, Emily Anderson, that I want to have children with you," he whispered into her ear.

They spent the afternoon together, becoming increasingly happy and finding it hard to separate themselves from each other. When they went into work, bright and early, on Monday morning, Matt couldn't refrain from telling Becker and Connor with pride that he'd knocked up his wife.

A/N: Thanks for reading. It's always nice to read some reviews, so let me know what you think! I'll try and update a bit quicker next time.