i enjoy Lin and Mako interacting with each other. and i'd like to apologise for the ooc. please R&R

"Uh, Chief. Are you in there? Tenzin called and said that you are late for dinner." There was no response. Mako pushed open the door to her office, to find Chief Beifong asleep at her desk snoring heavily. He let out a sigh. Walking over to her, he placed a firm hand on her shoulder, shaking her awake. Her eyes opened "Chief, let me take you home."

"Wha- Mako?" She let out a yawn. "What time is it?"

"It's seven Chief. Tenzin called and said you are late for dinner. Do you want me to take you home?"

"Ah, crap. I'd love it if you took me home. Thank you." She moved to stand up, soon realising that she couldn't stand up under her own power. "Umm, Mako, I need your help to stand up." Gesturing to her large stomach.

"Sure Chief." He nervously took her hand, unsure how to go about helping her.

Taking note of how nervous her officer was, she instructed him on how to help her up. "Mako, with your left hand hold my arm and with your right hold my lower back. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can forget about it." He placed a warm hand gingerly on her lower back and using his other to take hold of her arm as she pulled herself up. "Thank you. Now lets go. I'm late and hungry."

He led them to the stations garage, moving towards his bike, He turned around when he realised that she wasn't following him, "Is something wrong?"

"I'm pregnant Mako, and it's snowing outside. Which of those do you think makes me want to get on a motor bike?"

"I don't have keys to a car." A set of keys hit him in the chest. "What?"

"How do you think I got here?" She opened the passenger side door, sliding in.

Mako took the position behind the wheel. "Damn it's cold."

"The faster you turn the car on, the faster the car will warm up." She rubbed her cold hands together, trying to find warmth in the friction it provided.

"I could warm the car up with a little firebending." He said, turning on the ignition.

"That would be wonderful." She began to relax against the car seat, as the cabin of the car began to warm up.

He drove towards the docks. "Are you happy this is your last day of Chief? Because, we are really happy you are deciding to take the time off. Can't believe you are about to have a fifth kid. After all, Rohan is only fifteen months old." He looked over at Lin to find her sleeping. "Well, at least you're not snoring." Que the irony.

They rolled to a stop, causing her to be jolted awake. "I'm up, I'm up!"

"Relax Chief, we're at the docks." He got out, moving to the other side to help her out of the car. "So, are we taking the ferry or the police boat?"

Lin led them to the ferry. "It's cold as is, I don't feel like having it blowing in my face."

They took a seat in the cabin of the ferry, sheltering them from the cold air and snow. Mako decided to start a conversation. "Are you happy Toph is in town?"

Lin let out a laugh. "Yes and no. I'm happy she's here but I thought after the second pregnancy, she would stop calling me fatty."

Mako let out a laugh. "Why don't you tell her to stop?"

"Please, the woman could get away with calling Avatar Aang Twinkle Toes, Lord Zuko Sparky, and Katara Sugar Queen. I can't get that woman to stop, even if I tried."

"I think Katara is about to crack if Toph comes up with another name for her."

"The old hag doesn't know how to stop. Good luck with having her around the station for a few months."

Mako let out a grimace. "How did she convince you to let her become Chief again?"

"When they first built the city, they put in the deed that any of the founding members may reclaim their original position of the city. She's only seventy and things haven't changed much, though, I will give you some advice, don't back down, she respects you more if you act more like an earthbender."

"Thanks Chief. Lets go, the ferry is docking."

They walked into the dinning room to find their family eating desert. "How was work badgermole?" Asked Toph, eating her ice cream.

"Tiring. I'm happy that I get to take the next five months off." Lin sat down as Tenzin left to prepare her and Mako a plate.

"And how is Toph junior" Toph was now speaking to Lin's unborn child, patting it gently.

"Mum, Tenzin is not naming our child Toph."

"Pffffft, that's what you think. Tenzin and I made a deal."

"Deal?!" Tenzin walked back into the dining room, to find Lin glaring at him. "Tenzin, what is this I hear about a deal you made with my mother?"

Tenzin put the plates down, taking a seat next to his wife. "What deal?"

"The deal we made in my office thirteen years ago."

Tenzin began to sweat nervously. "Well, I made a deal with Toph, that I would name our first earthbending child after her, if it was a girl that is."

Lin let out a growl. "What did you get in return?"

"She would persuade you into having kids." Lin looked as though she was about to give him a black eye… again. "Just be happy I talked her around from 'The Melon Lord.'"

Lin looked at her mother in disbelief. "You wanted me to name my child 'The Melon Lord?'"

Toph let out a laugh. "Hell yeah. I'd love to see you dropping that kid off at school and saying 'good bye The Melon Lord, don't be naughty.'"

Lin took a bite of her meal. "You, are insane."

"You love me."

Lin let out a sigh. "I can't believe we're related."