Danny shook his head as he walked down the corridors to Kara's bunk. Ice cream and pickles, he thought to himself with a smile. How much of a cliché would that be? He wondered as he made one last left turn before he was at the door leading to the room of his pregnant girlfriend. He did what he did countless times before he knocked - he checked the corridor to see if any members of the crew could see him walking into the "forbidden zone". He knew it wouldn't be long before the news about Kara's pregnancy spread throughout the ship. Everyone would surely expect them to explain how they could have let this happen. Sure, the whole ship knows that they have a thing for each other. Thanks to the dengue fever, he thought to himself as he lifted his hand to knock on the door. He waited a couple of seconds before he grabbed the handle and carefully opened it. As he stepped into her room, he noticed that the bunk was dark except for the faint light shining though the curtain of Kara's bed. Maybe she's asleep, Danny thought to himself as he quietly walked over to her bunk. He didn't see any movement but as he got closer, but he could hear a soft cries coming from the floor behind the bunk.
"Hey sweetheart." Danny whispered softly as he knelt down next to her. Kara was facing the wall and her body was shaking from sobbing. "Hey Kara, sweetheart." Danny whispered, the worry creeping into his voice. "What happened? Is it the baby? Should I call Doc Rios or Doc Scott?"
"Baby is fine." Kara managed to say in between her sobs. "I'm fine." She added trying to sound confident but she failed.
Danny took a deep breath in order to prepare himself for what she would say next. Even though this was a completely different situation it was still familiar for him. Back when they just started seeing each other in secret, they were both stationed on the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan. Kara was always on time when they had one of their secret meetings on the stern of the ship, but that one time she didn't show up. Danny waited for at least 15 minutes before he went to look for her. He found her after a couple of minutes - sitting on the floor of her bunk, her arms wrapped around her legs and tears streaming down her beautiful face. He asked her what happened, but she didn't answer his question. She just sat there crying her eyes out. So he joined her on the floor wrapped on arm around her shoulder and waited for her to open up to him. It seemed to Danny like hours had passed until Kara finally spoke and told him that her cousin, who was also in the Navy and like her brother, had fallen in Afghanistan.
Even back then it killed him to see her cry, but he knew that she would open up to him if he was patient enough to wait and listen when she was ready, and after some time passed Kara finally opened up to him about her cousin.
Here they were again, sitting on the floor, yet this moment felt completely different. Danny's heart was breaking into a million pieces. He felt helpless. He didn't understand why Kara was upset and he had no idea what to do to make her feel better.
After a few minutes Danny decided to speak up. "You know you can always talk to me and - I won't leave your side until you're feeling better. Even if that means I get caught by Lt. Granderson." He reached out to touch her long dark brown hair and gently brushed his fingers through it. Danny lost track of time in the silence and the sensation of brushing through Kara's hair. "Thank you, Danny." Kara whispered softly before she took a deep breath and slowly turned around to face him. "Hey." Danny whispered. When they made eye contact, Kara just replied with a weak smile. She tried not to cry again but a single tear fell from her right eye and rolled down her cheek. "Come here." Danny whispered as he pulled her into his lap. "Come here." When she was in his lap, his eyes landed on the picture she had clenched in her hands. Now he knew why she was so upset. "I know what you're feeling." Danny said as he wrapped his strong arms around her body. "It's okay to be sad, sweetheart. Ssh, it's okay." He tried to calm her down, but instead Kara cried even more. He did his best not give in into his own emotions. Danny knew he had to be strong for both of them and their baby.
"They'll never meet." Kara sobbed against his shoulder. "Our baby will never meet our parents or your brother…." "Kara, look at me." Danny gave her a couple of seconds to react but when she made no attempt to face him, he slid her off his lap so that they were facing each other. When Kara kept her eyes on the floor, Danny placed his hand under her chin to lift it up so that their eyes met. "There's still a chance, Kara, that they're alive and well. You heard the radio calls, there are survivors out there and we will find them. Trust me. We will find them. We will tell them our news..." Danny paused for a moment when he noticed that Kara had stopped crying. "Just have faith and imagine you'll introduce me to your mom, and I'll introduce you to my parents. We will tell them about our little miracle." He said as he placed his hand on her still flat stomach. "Just imagine how excited they will be." Kara looked at him for a moment - trying to figure out if he really meant what he was saying, and finally she nodded. "I'll try." Kara replied and then she placed her hand on top of his hand. Danny smiled at her. "I love you both." He whispered as their fingers intertwined on her stomach. "I love you too." Kara replied finally showing him one of her gorgeous smiles before she leaned in and kissed him softly.