Look! I'm back! I almost gave up on it. We've had this one written since before I posted chapter 9 but I never got around to posting it. It's really just a filler. Should have 11 posted soon because it's done as well.

Enjoy!

"Oh! Interesting facts about pregnancy! Let's read this one!" Jay Halstead enthused to Erin as he sat sideways on the couch with his legs straight out in front of him. Since his long legs took up two cushions, Erin sat cross legged on the third, facing him. They had been looking up baby things but had gotten side tracked in the late hour.

"Okay, shoot."

"Um, let's see… oh, okay. Woah! 'If the mother damages an organ, the baby sends stem cells to her to repair it,'" he read and looked up at her with wide eyes, "that's awesome!"

"That is pretty cool." Erin agreed matching Jay's wide eyes. "What else does it say?"

"'In England, you may urinate anywhere in public, including inside a policeman's helmet if you are pregnant."

"It's doesn't say that!" Erin rolled her eyes at what she assumed was a joke. She uncrossed her legs so she was kneeling and moved to crawl in between Jay's legs to look down at the iPad. She scaled the edge of the couch with her left hand to avoid kneeling on his outstretched legs. Instantly, her hand slipped, causing her to lose her balance. Jay's lightning quick reflexes dropped the tablet and managed to swiftly catch Erin before she fell onto her belly.

"Woah, Erin!" he gasped as he gripped her by the shoulders, bending his elbows to soften her fall. "Careful. You all right?"

Erin nodded as she regained her balance, now with one knee near the back of the couch and the other at the apex of his legs. She tucked a hair behind her head, "Yeah, thanks." She didn't have to say 'thank you' because her eyes said it all as she stared into Jay's eyes. They both blinked but still didn't break eye contact as silence hit the living room.

Erin was nearly mortified when she wasn't able to suppress a yawn, snapping them both out of their trances. "Hey, you know what, it's late so I'm going to get to bed, today was a long one," Jay told her.

Erin heaved herself off the couch so she was standing on the wood floor and Jay followed.

"Night, Er," he told her as he watched her disappear into the second bedroom.

Within minutes, Jay was in bed. He'd shut all the lights off in the apartment except one on his bedside table that gave off a soft glow. It was just enough to read by as he grabbed some academy files from his nightstand; he always liked to give things a once over before he slept.

He got halfway down a page when his door slid open a foot or two. When he looked up, he saw Erin slip through the door and close it behind her.

"Hey," Jay greeted, not sure why she was in his room. He watched her as she walked around to the left side of the bed and got in. "Is Will home again?" Jay concluded; that was what had happened last night.

Erin shook her head and lay down. "No...I like it here." She couldn't deny it, although there was nothing she needed protection from, she felt safe with him in the room as she slept.

"Uh, yeah, sure." Jay gave her a small smile before looking back down at his papers. He couldn't help but watch as Erin pulled the small fleece blanket, that was folded at the end of the bed, over her feet. Her elbow sunk into the feathered pillow as she rested her head in her hand, turning her body to the side.

"I can turn this off if you want." Jay pointed to the lamp. Erin nodded and curled into his side as he slumped down so he was on his back instead of propped up by pillows.

"Night, Jay," Erin's soft voice rasped, making his heart soar.

"Night, Er."

Erin awoke the next morning, still curled into Jay's chest. She kicked her feet free from the sheets they were tangled in, waking Jay up. His eyes fluttered open to see Erin looking up at him, a dimpled grin on her face.

"Morning," he groaned and allowed his body to stretch slightly aware that Erin still remained close to him. Without even thinking, he draped his his top arm over her body, resting his hand on the small of her back. The slightest touch caused Erin to scoot further into his chest, her hair falling in front of her face; tickling the side of her cheek and cascading over onto Jay's chest. Without opening her eyes she tucked the stray hair behind her ear.

Once her hair was out of the way she rested her head back on him and mumbled something into his chest, her soft lips brushing against his skin. The hand she had used to move her hair now was rubbing protectively on her abdomen. He found she did that more often as the bulge became more prominent; it was an automatic resting place for her hands. As she moved her hand up and down on her belly, the back of her hand grazed Jay's abs.

Jay liked the way it felt when Erin was laying next to him. Just to have her there, her and their baby there, was the greatest feeling. He was able to watch over them, to hear the soft breaths as Erin subconsciously drew circles on her belly. A sort of soothing mechanism; a trance. He could get used to all of this. This moment: Erin in his bed with him, her head on his chest, his arm over her body; he wouldn't want to go back to before this moment now that he knew what he'd miss out on.

"Hey baby," Jay mumbled, subconsciously placing his hand over Erin's on her belly, "I'm your daddy." Erin looked up at Jay and smiled but he was staring where their hands touched. "I can't wait to meet you."

Erin watched as Jay delicately rubbed her belly, whether it was hormones or not, tears trickled down her face as a smile spread across it.

"Hey, what's that, are you crying?" Jay noticed when a tear dripped onto his skin. His eyes were filled with concern. Did he do something wrong? He slowly began to pull his hand away but Erin was quick, grabbing his wrist so his hand remained firmly on her belly. "I'm fine." Erin sniffled, "I'm happy, that's all." she picked her head up to wipe the tears from her eyes and off of Jay's skin.

"You are?" Jay brought his gaze up from where Erin still gripped tightly to his wrist to give her a small smirk.

Erin nodded and released Jay's wrist, resting her head back down on Jay's chest, "I don't want to go to work."

"Me either so do you mind if I lay here with you two for a bit longer?"

Erin answered without words, only nodding as she moved closer to him. Jay started to rub circles on her belly again, smoothing out the wrinkles of her camisole. Each rotation of his hand caused Erin's camisole to ride up exposing her rounded belly to the breeze coming from the open window. Goosebumps covered her legs, arms and belly as a shiver was sent down her spin.

Erin snuggled further into Jay's body, giving her the warmth she desired. Jay noticed her chilled skin and sat up slightly, using the bending of his legs to push the throw blanket further up his body. He removed his hand from Erin's belly just to cover them both, before returning to rub circles. Ever so often he'd pull her camisole down to cover her as it started to rise up.

Jay wasn't sure if her lips brushed his skin with a kiss or if it was just her settling into him. Erin hummed into his chest, "Thank you."