Without Her

Chapter 13 - Big Announcements

After another few days Jac, Kian and Emma had returned back home. Jac had gone back to work, against Kian's advice and dismay.

Kian was watching Jac like a hawk at work, when he had a chance.

Jac sighs, and looks over at him "You don't need to watch me, I'm fine."

"I'm just making sure, that you are okay."  He says, standing up from his desk.

"Nothing is going to happen, Madani." She smiles, trying to reassure him "No shootings, no nothing okay?"

He sighs and looks away for a second.

"I'm capable of keeping myself safe." She says, getting up and pulling her scrub top down so it sits comfortably.

"Anyway, I want to invite Sacha for tea tonight." She smiles "To announce this." Putting her hand on her stomach, which now had a small bump.

He turns to face her "Will we announce it to the team at any point?"

"Once we've told Sacha." She smiles again "Oh..."

"What?"

"I've just remembered I need to ring Elliot, to tell him."  She says, taking her phone out.

"No, don't bother." Kian says "We can do it together later."

"Okay, if you really want to." She says, calling Sacha's number instead.

"Hey Sacha, would you like to come to dinner tonight?"

"Yeah, okay I'll see you later." She smiles as she hangs up.

"He'll see us later, he's got an emergency incident at the moment." She says, turning back to Kian.

"I can't believe we're having a baby, and getting married." Jac says, hugging him.

"I know, it's crazy isn't it?" He says, smiling at her "Maybe two years ago, we were at each other's throats."

"Yeah." Jac says, looking out the window "It is."

Four hours later....

Jac is in the kitchen at home, cooking sausage casserole for her, Emma, Kian and Sacha.

Kian comes home with Emma from school, and walks into the kitchen "Ooh, that smells nice."

"Sausage casserole is always nice." She smiles, taking it out of the oven.

Just then, there is a knock at the door "Come in!" Jac shouts.

Sacha walks in, with a bottle of wine.

"You shouldn't have." Jac smiles, taking the wine from him as he walks into the kitchen.

Jac gets out three glasses and pours it, she sets them down on the table.

She then starts dishing up the casserole, eventually they are all sat around the table.

Jac goes to pick up her glass, before Kian snatches it off her "Ah Ah, you know you can't." He says, shaking his finger.

"Madani, it's alcohol free wine." She says, taking it back off him "You numpty."

"Why can't you drink alcohol?" Sacha asks, looking at her expectantly.

"Uh, well that's what we wan-." She starts before there is another knock at the door.

"I'll go and get that." She says smiling, as she gets up and answers the door.