Chapter three: Worries
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Garrus stared in wonder at the screen in front of him. A small, blobby thing was on full view. He would have loved to have seen more but apparently his child was not in a social mood, turning its back on its parents instead.
"Hmm stubborn. Typical Turian trait. Definitely like father" Mumbled Mordin as he watched the screen.
"Have you met its mother? She's not exactly any better… oof!" Garrus rubbed his stomach where Jazira had landed a swift punch and looked down at her and winked. Jazira glared at her husband and chuckled.
"Good point Garrus" Mordin chimed in
"Hey I'm not above hitting you either Mordin"
Mordin just smiled and looked back at the little figure on the screen. "About four months. Still in danger zone. Cross species pregnancy still uncertain. Stay relaxed. Other problems may be more sickness, pains, stress. Be careful Shepard"
Okay now Jazira was worried, she placed a hand on her bump and could feel tears pricking her eyes. She would have lost it but Garrus took her hand in his, squeezed it tightly and brought it to his mouth and placed a gentle kiss on her knuckles.
"Everything will be fine Jazira. This kid has our genes in it. Trust me, it's going to be fine. It's already a fighter and already beat the odds just by existing. Relax" He beamed down at her, the worry lifting from her bright green eyes.
"You're right Garrus."
"Not very often I hear that." Garrus laughed. "Suppose now we should start telling people"
"Yeah I mean I think they might notice" Jazira said pointing to her stomach.
A few days later and Jazira was busy preparing for their guests. Well she was trying to. But Garrus was being protective as usual and trailing behind her and trying to help, making sure she didn't get too exhausted.
Jazira sighed "Garrus, I love you but go and sit down or something. You're driving me round the bend!"
"I'm sorry. I just… I want to help. I don't want you doing all the work" He glanced at her with sad blue eyes. Urgh! She hated it when he done that. He had perfected that puppy dog look. Git.
She laughed in frustration, "Alright, you irritating Turian. Help me clean up the mess in the kitchen and that should be us done."
It wasn't long before the guests had started to arrive. Joker arrived with EDI, Liara and Kolyat surprised everyone by walking in hand in hand. Tali and James followed with Wrex and Bakara in tow with their little one. Jacob, Miranda and Jack, Mordin, Samara and Kaidan, Zaeed, Grunt, Chakwas, Solana and Garrus' father Kalumax. Everyone that they were close to, was there. Jazira felt her chest pang with love and joy. This was her family. And it was about to get bigger.
After the starter Garrus stood up and cleared his throat, and beckoned Jazira to his side. "Thank you all for coming. It's great to see you all!" He smiled around the table "Now we have everyone here in one place, we have an announcement…" He paused and everyone around the table leant forward in anticipation. Garrus contemplated keeping the suspense going, but a look on Jack's face clearly said that that was not the best idea. "Jazira and I are having a baby! A Turian-human baby" he added.
The table kept silent for a few seconds before there were cheers of congratulations and laughter of excitement.
At the end of the table, however, someone didn't look like they were celebrating too much. Kalumax was trying to process the information he had just been given. A Turian-Human baby… Now this was new. He wasn't sure he liked this. First his son leaves C-Sec, runs through the galaxy for years with this Spectre, nearly gets himself killed because of her, marries her and now this?! It was too much. He stood abruptly, startling Solana and a few of the others, and went inside.
The table fell silent. No one knew where to look. Jazira squeezed her husband's hand in reassurance. She thought his father wouldn't like the news. She had no idea how Garrus was feeling. She couldn't even begin to imagine.
Garrus returned the squeeze on Jazira's hand, and smiled tightly around the table. "Please excuse me for a moment" he mumbled before storming inside. Garrus was in no mood for his father's prejudice and he was going to make that clear right now.
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