Chapter five: Getting ready

Weeks later and Jazira was due for a check-up scan. Her little blob had had a growth spurt, her stomach now protruded more than it should for being 5 months pregnant, she felt heavier and began to get more and more uncomfortable. This didn't stop her eating however.

"Garrus! Are you ready yet?" Jazira half shouted through a mouthful of the cold pizza she had found earlier that morning. "We have to leave to see Dr Chakwas and Mordin at the hospital soon!"

"My God woman! Have patience" Garrus chuckled "It's not for another hour, we'll make it."

"By the time I waddle anywhere we'll be late!"

"But you have such a cute waddle" Said Garrus wrapping his arms around her stomach as much as he could. "How is our little blob?" he asked stroking a talon over a bump that could only be an elbow. Or maybe it was a foot. He was never sure.

"Blob is comfy for now. Which is more than what I am. I'm getting fed up being pregnant now. I'm all fat and…. Blergh!"

"Is that the medical term? Blergh? Well for the record, you're still as beautiful as ever."

"Soppy Turian. Anyway…. Let's go! I want to find out how blob is doing."

Mordin muttered away as he fiddled with the equipment in the room. Every so often Jazira would make out words of "unexpected" or "strange" and she swore she heard him utter a sentence that sounded like "could be cute". She jumped when Chakwas put the gel on her stomach.

"Could at least warm it up first" she mock glared

"Oh deal with it Jazira" Dr Chakwas rolled her eyes at her and let out a small laugh

"Garrus you heard that! Patient cruelty!"

"Here we go, time to have a look at your little one"

Jazira lay quietly and watched as the image of her baby came up on the screen, she could feel tears prickling at her eyes. It was still so surreal that she would be having a baby. A Turian-Human baby at that. A baby that defied the odds. Kind of like her. She squeezed Garrus' hand and smiled.

From somewhere in the corner of the small room, she heard Mordin muttering away to himself. She turned to look at him and found him glancing at the screen then turning to look at his notes. His brow furrowed in thought. She started to worry. Was there something wrong with her baby?

"Mordin? Something wrong?"

"Not wrong. Just odd. Looking at calculations. Interesting development. Quite exciting really."

Dr Chakwas joined him in looking at notes. Both of them muttering in hushed voices and looking excited. Garrus and Jazira shared looks of mild amusement and confusion with one another. After what felt like an eternity Garrus cleared his throat in mild annoyance.

"Care to let us in on the exciting development involving our child?" he nearly growled.

"Apologies. Didn't mean to offend. Have exciting news. Baby will arrive sooner than expected. Should be just one more month." Mordin rattled on "Give or take. Also found out sex of baby. Should parents wish to know"

"I… what just… What happened just now?" Jazira asked looking dazed.

"Commander, Turian and human gestation periods are different. Turian's carry children for around seven months, as opposed to our nine. Our theory is that with the mixing of your genes it's somehow managed to speed up the growth process to compensate for the different pregnancy durations."

Garrus sat down in a nearby chair suddenly feeling overwhelmed. Jazira took the information in and smiled broadly, placing a hand over her stomach. Sure things had progressed quickly. Bit of an understatement. But she couldn't be happier. In a months' time, she was going to meet her blob. She would be a full mummy. She caught Garrus' eye and smiled wider. He was freaking out but one look at Jazira and he knew there was no need. They would be fine. He walked over to her, placing a hand on her stomach.

"Shall we find out what our blob is?" He asked

Jazira looked thoughtful for a moment "Chakwas, is our baby healthy?"

"Very, there is nothing to worry about."

Jazira looked back to Garrus "It's healthy, that's all that matters to me."

A/N sorry it has taken me aaaaaaaaaages to update. Had a serious case of writers block. Not that I am overly happy with what I have created here but hey better than nothing right? Hope you enjoy! Thanks to all my readers and followers. Also I own nothing. That joy belongs to Bioware.