Kathryn Janeway | Star Trek Voyager (kathrynjaneway) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2013-05-13 16:13:00 |
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Entry tags: | !log, kathryn janeway, nathan petrelli |
Who: Kathryn Janeway & Nathan Petrelli
When: Right after this thread
Rating: PG
Where: Their apartment
Status: Complete
It had been a long day at work and Nathan was tired. He enjoyed his job at Stark Industries even though he had to admit that there were times when he missed working for the DA's office and the excitement of being a prosecutor, bringing people to justice. All that had not worked out so well for him back home though so as boring as doing contract work could be some days, it wasn't a completely unwelcome break. Through all of it, he was glad that he had someone to come home
to. Since he and Kathryn had moved in together, he'd been happier than he'd been in a long time and he'd been grateful for her presence in his life when first Claire and then Peter had been taken back. She was an amazing woman and more often than not Nathan didn't think he deserved her but she was still there and he looked forward to seeing her when he came home from work.
As soon as he opened the door though, he could tell something was wrong. Kathryn looked upset about something and he immediately picked up on it. Walking over to her, he stopped in front of her and reached out to stop her pacing. Looking into her eyes he said "What's the matter, Kathryn? And don't say 'nothing' because I can tell by looking at you that something is. You don't usually wear out the carpet like this."
Kathryn had heard the door open but didn't stop pacing. She was scared, all she could think of was what if Nathan left her, if he didn't want that sort of commitment
so early in their relationship. It was such a big step and shed never had good luck when it came to boyfriends and serious commitment before. She had
considered putting it off or lying but she knew neither would work. Nathan knew her too well and shed feel guilty even trying.
She couldn't help but let out a hollow laugh. Normally she would have denied anything being wrong and it showed just how well he did know her. "I don't want to lose you," she said softly trying to avert her gaze.
The words surprised him. Kathryn wasn't the type of woman to worry about something like that and Nathan couldn't imagine anything that she might do that would cause her to lose him. He certainly had no plans to go anywhere. "What makes you think you're going to lose me?" He walked over and took both her hands in his. "What's the matter, sweetheart? You know you can talk to me about anything." Nathan wondered if it had something to do with her job. It couldn't be an easy working for SHIELD and there was bound to be a lot of stuff that they weren't allowed to talk about.
"The only way you're going to lose me is if you leave me. I'm not going to let you go so don't worry about that." He gave her hands a squeeze and smiled at her. "Now tell me what's got you so upset and what I can do to make you feel better."
Kathryn smiled, she knew deep down it was true but she was insecure when it came to relationships especially serious one. Mostly due to her bad luck and she didn't want to lose Nathan him at all. "I know, I've just had such bad luck with the two serious relationships I've had back home that I'm just terrified that if we did get incredibly serious something out of our control will happen like it did with Jason and Mark," she admitted. "I know, I'm just..." she trailed off.
"I'm pregnant," she finally blurted out getting it over and done with. She really didn't want to keep it in but still she was scared of how he would react. Deep down she knew while it would be a shock he wouldn't have a problem - or shouldn't have a problem with it at all but still it was a big thing for both of them something that would change both of their lives completely.
"Well don't worry about that. I don't believe that anything out of our control is going to happen. And if it does well, it's out of our control, isn't it?" He kissed her forehead. "Don't worry. I love you and I'm not going anywhere."
Then her words sunk in and Nathan stepped back, still holding her hands in his. It was the last thing he'd expected her to say and he was stunned for a moment. When he could speak, he searched her face carefully, trying to determine how she felt about it. "You're pregnant? We're having a baby?" Then he smiled, he couldn't hold it in any long. "You're sure? How far along are you?" Nathan folded her into his arms and held her tightly against him. Of all the things that the Tesseract had given him this was the most precious gift. "I can't believe it. It's just....that's amazing."
She was relieved and he was right it was out of their control so no use fretting over. That was who she was though, even if she tried not too.
"Yes," she nodded grinning at his reaction. She was so relieved by it, she knew she had been nervous but until he said that it was amazing he hadn't realized just how much it was effecting her. "About two and a half months along," he told him. "I'm so glad you're happy, I was worried," she admitted leaning her head against his chest. Knowing that he wanted this made her feel at peace, she felt loved standing there and that everything was perfect. "We're going to be parents," she said grinning up at him.
Nathan shook his head. "I can't believe it. We're having a baby." It didn't seem quite real to him just yet but there it was. He was going to be a father. "it's almost as if this was meant to happen right now. After Claire was taken back and Peter...someone up there must like us." He grinned. "Two and a half months huh so that means he or she will be arriving in...December? A Christmas present maybe?"
Kathryn felt she was floating on hair, that her grin would break her face it was that big. She couldn't believe it herself and the fact that Nathan was excited for the child meant the world to her. "I hope so, it would be amazing. It would be amazing no matter what. You have no idea how happy I am that you're excited for it."" she told him leaning up to kiss him.
He kissed her back and then pulled her over to the couch where they sat down. "Of course I'm excited. I have to admit that I'm a little worried about you though. Are you feeling okay?" Nathan searched her face, trying to look for signs of anything that might be wrong. He didn't want to bring up Kathryn's age but he knew she'd be considered somewhat of a high risk although he knew her well enough to know that she would do everything she was supposed to do to make sure the baby and she stayed healthy. "Would you want one of the SHIELD doctors to follow you, have the baby in their facility? Or find a doctor outside and do it that way. I'll do whatever you want, sweetheart. Whatever makes you most comfortable. I just want both of you to be taken care of in the best way possible."
Settling down onto the couch, she curled up into his arms. "I'm feeling alright. I think a lot of it was just nervousness before hand. I mean... I don't even know. I'm just so relieved you accepted it I'm just ignoring everything else? It feels so much better now that I'm not worry," she admitted with a slight blush. "I haven't even thought about any of that actually. I'm still trying to process it I think. I mean I haven't known for sure that long as it is. I know and I really do appreciate it," she told him meaning it absolutely as she leaned up to kiss him softly.
"We've got plenty of time to think about all that," Nathan replied. "except for the doctor part. I want you to see one as soon as possible. I know that medical things are a lot more advanced where you come from so you're bound to have concerns about how we do things here. Even though it's been years since my boys were born, I was there for that but I wasn't there when Claire was born." In fact he hadn't even known that Claire existed for a very long time, his mother had kept that information from him. "so we figure that much out and then we can plan what else we need to do. You know that I'll be with you every single step of the way."
"That's true," she agreed. "I was... I don't know actually," she admitted. "You're right though about the medicine being different. That will be big for me. I know Christine said she'd be happy to offer advice if need be and she might know stuff but she isn't from this era. Perhaps the clinic or a hospital might help? I don't know..." she admitted. "That's a good idea though. Perhaps tomorrow?" she suggested. She didn't want anything to happen to their child especially if she could prevent it before hand.
"Tomorrow is soon enough," he said. "I think tonight we should celebrate. We can go out to dinner if you feel like it or if you don't, we can order something in. It doesn't matter to me." Nathan reached out and brushed a lock of hair from Kathryn's face. "I love you, Kathryn. I can't believe we're having a baby together. It's a true gift."
"A celebration sounds wonderful," she replied sighing softly. "I love you too and I can't imagine anyone else I'd like to have a child with."