I haven't figured out how I am going to get Prowl to fess up or admit to his feelings yet. I do have an idea what I am going to do with their sparkling though. You will have to wait and I think I will focus some on Allie and Optimus because I do have a little bit of a plot going with them.

I hope that everyone is enjoying the story. Please leave a review at the end so I know what you think. It also helps to keep the creative writing flow going. Enjoy!

Tia was lying down. It seemed that was all she ever wanted to do lately. It was late afternoon and Prowl was still working in his office even though he had taken to checking on her during his breaks. He never touched her except at night and Tia was so lonely and depressed. She knew she would need to do something about her arrangement because she was slowly losing herself in the parameters that Prowl had established. One could not interface and spark merge and then take it away just because they were unstable or scared of getting too close.

Tia was tired of guessing what Prowl wanted from her when he did not communicate. Allie was on her way to see Tia as she tried to figure out what she wanted to do. She knew that she couldn't continue living feeling helpless and alone and unless Prowl was going to open up there was no point in trying to nurse a relationship that was hemorrhaging from wounds that were not even visible. Tia felt so despondent because Prowl would not talk to her. It was as if by silently agreeing to not talk then he could live with everything seemingly normal but he wasn't the one carrying and he wasn't cooped up in their quarters alone.

The door chime pinged and Tia issued the door to open without getting up. Allie walked through the living area and headed to the berth room.

"Tia?" Allie called out.

"I am in here." Tia replied. Allie opened the door and walked in. She stopped and sat down on the berth next to Tia.

"Tia, what's wrong?" Allie asked clearly upset at how Tia looked,

"Prowl doesn't care about me. All he wants is the sparkling." Tia said quietly.

"Tia, you knew that this was not the most usual relationship when you told him about the sparkling. What do you want?" Allie asked her.

"I don't know! I never knew that I would love him and now he hardly touches me and I am so confused." Tia said brokenly as tears started to fall down her face. She buried her head in her hands.

"You need to tell him how you feel." Allie said.

"What if he only wants the sparkling? What if he can't love me?" The femme cried.

"Well at least you told him how you feel instead of breaking your own spark not knowing." Allie stated calmly. She had watched her friend slowly slump into depression and she was concerned about her mental health.

"But what if I don't want to know?" Tia persisted.

"Tia, you are slowly driving yourself crazy with 'what ifs'. It is not healthy for you." Allie said. Neither knew that Prowl had come in and were listening. "You need to talk to him. You have always had trouble communicating your feelings."

"He doesn't talk to me." Tia said miserably.

"That's because you don't talk to him." Allie returned. "Tia it takes two to talk. You say he won't talk but I have worked with you enough to know that you keep things bottled too. Talk to him. Don't be afraid. Prowl will be honest with you and that is better than this depressive mood that you are in."

"She's right. We do need to talk." Prowl said quietly revealing that he had come home. Tia started and Allie smiled at Prowl.

"I will leave the two of you alone." Allie slowly rose and walked to the door. "If you need anything I will be in my office tomorrow." With that said Allie left the two alone to work out their problems.

Prowl looked at Tia for the longest moment as Tia quietly cried.

"I want to move out." She whispered.

"Why?"

"This is just not working and I am lonely." She brokenly said.

"Why?" He asked again. He never moved from the doorway and he watched her with a burning intensity.

"Because we don't love each other and I am miserable." She cried out.

"Why?"

"I just don't think I can do this!" She cried back as she jumped up and grabbed a case and began throwing her things in it.

"Just tell me why." He demanded this time as Prowl never moved. He wanted the truth not the defensive words that she was saying to protect herself. If she loved him as she had claimed last week then he had to wear her down until she admitted it. Allie had advised him not to give up.

"I am unhappy here Prowl. Can't you see that?" She shifted under his gaze restlessly.

"Why? Just tell me why."

Tia looked at him through her tears and realized that he wasn't letting her go until she told him everything. Her hands began to shake and her legs felt like they were going to give out.

"I can't." She whispered. She fell to the ground and Prowl started to go to her but then stopped. If he gave in she would never reveal her feelings and he needed to know if they had any chance together.

"Tia, why won't you talk to me?" He persisted. "Is better to live in denial and never be happy?"

"I'm afraid." She whispered. Suddenly Prowl understood. She had once said that she had lost everything that she loved when she and Saraphina had been forced to leave Cybertron. All the times she had told him she had been afraid she was protecting herself from the truth of loving him. The words uttered in light recharge had been the truth but it terrified her to tell him in the cold light of the living. Allie had been right. She may seem strong but losing her family during the war had left deep scars and now faced with the prospect of gaining her spark's desire she was afraid that she might lose it again.

Tia, would it be so terrible if I loved you?" He gently asked her and her head jerked up to look at him as if she had been struck with electricity. Her eyes told him everything. It spoke of hope and fear and all the things she wanted to tell him but were afraid to say it for fear of it all disappearing or turning into a nightmare. Prowl went down on his knees and crawled to her for fear that she might bolt. When he was close enough he stopped and just watched her as she tried to come to terms with what his words revealed in her spark.

"I would never have offered to take care of you if I didn't feel something for you." He whispered as he pulled her hands to his chest. "I was so broken and lost after losing Jazz and yet not once did you pity me like the others did. You saw me as a being hurting, but not broken. You gave me the will to live again. How can I not love you?" He pulled her slowly to him as she broke down and sobbed in his arms.

"I so afraid, Prowl." She cried out as she shook and cried in his arms.

"I know and the truth is I am too." He whispered. "I don't want to lose you like I did Jazz. Just thinking about it makes the energon in my circuits turn cold but Primus help me I can't let you walk away either."

"I do love you." She whispered so softly that Prowl had to strain his audial to hear her words. He held her tighter and she pulled his helm down to her face and kissed him as he returned the embrace. They kissed and Prowl palmed their sparkling that lay nestled within her body as Tia tried to get closer to him. Prowl gently laid her down on the floor as he caressed her body and brought her to a fevered pitch of desire and pleasure. Tia cried out as he cupped her and then removed her clothes so that he could bring her to overload. He retracted his interface panel back and lined himself up with her valve as he gently pushed in careful not to hurt their sparkling. She was beautiful lying beneath him with her body swollen with his child and her eyes shining wild with love and longing.

"You are beautiful." He said reverently as he opened his chest plates to reveal his spark and Tia's breath hitched in her throat. Tia's spark responded to Prowl's as they slowly brought them together. Tia cried out as she felt their connection but this time was different as she felt Prowl's desire to not only merge but to bond with her for all eternity. Tears poured from Tia's eyes as she overloaded from the intense sensations and love flooded through her as she understood that this was his love washing through her systems and spark and Tia knew that she would never be lonely again.

Prowl cried out as he overloaded from loving her and they laid there on the floor panting until the systems could get control again. Eventually Prowl was able to pull up against the bottom of the berth and cradle her between his legs. He finally felt a peace again with her nestled in his spark. His fear of replacing Jazz were unfounded as he realized that Jazz would always be in his spark in some form but now he had learned to make room for her as well. He had not lost but had gained and soon there would be a third that would share his spark and Prowl was finally happy for the first time since learning about Jazz's death.

"Prowl, can we name this sparkling in honor of Jazz or would it be too painful for you?" Tia asked.

"I think that would be wonderful." Prowl said. "What if it is a femme?"

"Jazz?" She smiled shyly.

"Then Jazz it will be." He said as he kissed her tenderly on the mouth.

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"Mia, you were not at work again!" Ironhide bellowed as he walked into their quarters. "What is going on?"

Mia was on the floor in the wash racks and purging her tank as he walked in and took one look at her body and slumped down next to her.

"Some virus huh!" He said after she had finished purging her tanks.

"Some virus indeed." She said when she managed to speak again. She leaned against him as he brought the wash cloth that she had laid on the sink down to wipe her face and mouth.

"I think it is safe to say that you sparked me up." She dryly said and laughed. "Doc is on her way to help me to the infirmary to confirm it. I have been sick all morning."

"Here, let me help you." Ironhide said and he gently pulled her up in his arms. He walked over with her in his arms to their berth and laid her down.

"Thank you my spark." She said weakly. She was so tired from being sick and was glad that her mate was willing to pamper her.

"Oh Mia, you know I would move mountains to make you happy." Ironhide said as he crawled in next to her.

"I know and I do love you for it but I hate being sick and I hope that this passes quickly or it will put a strain on our relationship." She said as she settled next to him.

"It will and then we will be on our way to having our own family." Ironhide said as he wrapped his arms around Mia. "We finally get to share in the happiness that has infected the others."

"I don't care about how the others feel. I just want a healthy sparkling for us." Mia said as she heard the door ping and knew that Doc was here to check her over. Ironhide pulled away to stand up and went to answer the door as Mia closed her eyes against the processor ache that had started shortly after she purged.

"Mia is lying down." She heard Ironhide say as they walked in.

"Mia, I heard you had an eventful morning. Why don't we start with a spark scan to see how far along you are." Doc said. She immediately began working and soon Mia heard her comments that she was saying to herself and assumed that there would be more for her to tell when she was through.

Sure enough, as Doc finished up and put away her scanner Doc walked over and grabbed the hard back chair in the corner.

"Mia, you are at least in the second stage. The only reason you haven't been sick before is because you keep yourself in top condition. It is probably why you have been so tired recently. Your body has finally caught up and you are living for two beings instead of one. You will need to cut back from work and start resting more. Also I will up your nutrients and send additional information for what you can expect during this period." Doc turned back and looked up at Ironhide. "Do you have any additional questions?"

"Not right now Doc. We are just happy that she is finally carrying." Ironhide said. He reached over and squeezed Mia's hand and she smiled at her mate.

"I will inform Allie so that Mia will be taken off the roster." Doc said as she stood up and walked to the door. "Some virus huh." Doc said as she smiled.

"Yeah, some virus." Ironhide ruefully said.

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Allie was nursing the twins when Optimus walked into the nursery.

"Hey, is everything alright?" She asked and then yelped when Roddy nipped at her. "Stop that!" She admonished and pulled him off of her until he started to cry. "No, Hot Rod! Do not bite Mommy!" She brought him back to her and he latched on and this time began to nurse.

"His denta is coming in?" Optimus asked as he bent down and kissed his son's helm.

"Yes and he thinks it is fun to bite Mommy." She replied as she held her son while Orion played with his trucks. "Doc said that they will be feeding on their own soon. Shalon is already feeding Storm in a high chair. Wheeljack said that he has built three more and is sending us two on the next transport from Moon base 5. I think that we need to do something special for Wheeljack. Do you know that he makes all the toys for the sparklings?"

"Yes, Megatron had mentioned it to me last week. He suggested that we might be able to set the inventor up in a new workshop." Optimus said as he sat on the floor to play with Orion.

"Oh Optimus, that is a wonderful idea. Wheeljack has wanted a workshop and not just some hurried make shift room that we have been giving him." Allie said excitedly as Hot Rod started to fall asleep in her arms. Allie stood up and placed the mech in his crib before picking up Orion to nurse him. Allie cradled him in her arms as he played with her fingers before finally succumbing to the smell of energon on his mother. He rooted around before he began to nurse and Optimus felt warmth swell in his spark as he watched his son. He loved them dearly and he was thankful that Allie was his mate.

"You're home early tonight." Allie commented as she watched her son. Orion was the more patient of the two and didn't seem to want to bite her like Roddy did. When Orion had nursed until he was in recharge, she let Optimus take him from her and place him in his crib. Optimus turned back and pulled Allie to her feet and then walked with her out of the nursery.

"We had a good day with no accidents or pranks. I think fatherhood had finally settled our pranksters down." Optimus said.

"Or maybe we are raising a new generation of pranksters." Allie smirked at her mate as he led her to the berth.

"Well let's instill in them better morals so that they aren't hurtful or sinister." Optimus stated and Allie laughed.

"Good luck my lord." Allie laughingly replied as she laid down with her mate and he pulled her on top of his chassis. She straddled him and leaned over to kiss him.

"You are so good to me." Optimus said as he held her by the waist.

"I try." She said as she licked at his windshield.

"Sara is carrying." Optimus moaned.

"I know." Allie pulled at the circuits beneath his seams.

"I hear that Ironhide and Mia are expecting as well." Optimus' air hitched in his vents.

"I know." Allie said as she stripped her night clothes off and lined her body up with his. She slid down on his spike and Optimus expelled air from his vents as she began to move up and down on him.

"You are a siren when you are in this mood." Optimus murmured and then moaned as his spike hit her sweet spots deep inside her valve.

"Mmmh. I know." She smiled her Mona Lisa smile and Optimus thought she was incredible. She leaned back as Optimus supported her waist and then he moved his hand to press against her pelvic area and Allie cried out. Optimus timed his movements to hers and Allie gasped and whimpered as he slowly took over until she was wild above him. He pressed again and this time Allie's valve tightened almost painfully around him. He was tempted to roll them but this was her night and she was happy so he submitted to her whims as his massive hands worker her pelvic area and teased the outer edges of her valve. He felt her crest higher and higher until she was screaming out her desire.

Optimus overloaded into her as she tightened painfully around him. He heard her keening wail as she slammed down on him and overloaded. Allie slumped over her mate as he held her and kept her from sliding off of his chassis.

"Well that was nice." Allie said. "I usually don't get off when I am on top."

"It was different and nice. You usually don't take the lead." Optimus said.

"I decided that if I submit to you then I need to be a little more giving towards you in the berth." Allie said.

"I don't mind taking the lead and I understand why you submit to me." Optimus stated softly.

"I know but I have been a little selfish in our physical relationship. I thought you might like something different. After all, you did mention that we have a long life ahead of us." Allie laid her head on his chest and listened to his spark.

"You are right my love and I thank you for a most enjoyable interface." Optimus said.

"You're welcome."