James & Caffrey

Chapter Twenty Three - Times Change

I sat waiting to see Peter. I had finally popped beyond reason and was now out of the field due to my pregnancy. Though I still wear clothes that don't make it obvious. The gate buzzed and Peter came in.

"Kara you look different. You look well." he sat down across from me "How are you?"

"I'm good. I actually have something to tell you. Good news." i replied

"The Federal Prosecuters  is dropping all charges?" he joked

"Not yet." I stood up and his eyes bulged out of his head

"Your pregnant? How?" I sat back down

"Yeah, I am and Neal. I asked him not to tell you. I wanted to but I was putting it off, for my sake and yours."

"There's so much I might miss." he breathed

"You're not gonna miss anything, because we're gonna figure a way to get you out of here and back where you belong. Okay." he nodded and I could tell he was trying not to cry

"So what does Neal think about becoming a Dad?" Peter asked

"He's terrified. Even more so since what James did and didn't do. It also doesn't help that I didn't know till I'm in second trimester." he raised his eyebrows

"How?"

"I still don't know, apparently it can happen and I swear to you, that as soon as I found out everything started to not fit." I stopped "Sorry I'm rambling."

"No, it's more than fine. I needed a distraction."

"Well here's another distraction. Neal proposed for real, the same day as your arrest." he leant back slightly

"Seriously? What did you say?"

"I told him to clean up the mess and then I would give him his answer, that mess is still on going. We're gonna find a way to free you and then finish what's going on with us." I answered

"One of those conversations looks like it's coming pretty soon." he glanced down

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I walked into Neal's. Yes we were still living separately, it was and is complicated. Mozzie was there

"Hey Mozz, what are you up to now?"  I ask dropping my things on the table

"Secret mission."

"Good for you, where's Neal we're supposed to be going for a sonogram."  I pulled out a bottle of water from the fridge and opened it.

"He should be back soon" he left what he was doing

"He better be, he's finally convinced me to find out the gender. I don't know why I already know." i shrug

"A mothers intuition?" he pointed

"History. The female gene is the dominate in my family. The chance of a boy are even  yet slim at the same time." I shrugged

"So a little femme fatal will grace us with our presence."

"Call my baby a femme fatal again. I will hit you with the back my gun." I retort, Then Neal arrived back

"Hey."

"Hey, not greeting for Mozzie we have an appointment to keep." I drag him out and we take a taxi to the hospital. Once I checked in we waited

"you seem very calm for everything that's going on." Neal commented

"Stressing out is not gonna help. Besides I trust you." I smile at him and take his hand "If anyone can find a way to free Peter it's you."

"Miss Kara James." We were called in and did the normal checks before we saw the sonogram "So are you ready to know the gender?"

"Yeah." we agreed

"Well, your having a little girl, congratulations." I turn my head to Neal

"A girl? We're having a girl." he turned his gaze to me

"I already knew it. But yes we're having a daughter." he let out a strangled breath

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I knocked on Peters office door. He was free and back but we didn't know how long for or if.

"Hey boss." I grinned "Welcome back." he stood up and came around his desk

"Look at you. How long have I been away again?" he questioned with a small laugh

"not that long. I was in my second trimester before i knew and then these past six weeks I popped." I shrugged

"oh i hope nobody gave you a hard time."

"Not as much as you'd think for getting pregnant by the resident C.I.  Everyone here has been great and turns out their now wary of outsiders so so it's a team against one ya know. I think Missy here is gonna be well taken care of."

"Missy?"

"It's a girl. Found out before you got exonerated."

"Congratulations. I don't know what's shocking your pregnancy or that Neal's gonna have a daughter." he shook his head "But at least her Mom's the best damn agent I ever worked with."

"Oh she's gonna be a knockout if you ever saw one." I laughed "So are you gonna take the ASAC job" I nodded my head to the next office

"You heard?"

"I guessed. That office has been empty for a while and you would fit in perfectly. Also means we don't have an outsider trying to run this place." I answered

"I don't know. It's a big change."

"You know when I found out. I was scared whether I could handle a career, a criminal boyfriend  and a baby. But once I decided to do it. It wasn't scary anymore. Sometime change is good." I shrugged

"So did you give Neal your answer now that I'm free."

"No, he hasn't brought it up and nether have I? And before you ask yeah, I do have my answer." I leave him to it.

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I opened my door to see Peter standing there.

"Hey, come in." I stood side and he entered. "Something's wrong, what is it?"

"I'm taking the ASAC job." he told me

"That's great."

"Thanks but that's not why I'm here." he sighed "Kara since Neal's release he's become part of the family. Even more so with your due date coming closer. But that doesn't stray from the fact that he's a criminal. And we forget that lot."

"You bringing someone from the outside to handle him." I concluded "I get it. At least they won't be running the place, that's something."

"I thought there would be a lot more resistance?"

"Your right though. Strip away that we're dating and having a child together. Or that we've become used to his ways that you walk into a room and are not bothered by the fact that he avoids something. We're to close to carry the remainder of his sentence to the finish line. And that's okay. I've learnt to deal with drastic changes this is just another one of them." he nodded

"Come I wanna show you something." I guided him into another room and switched the light on.

"Wow."

"I know. Neal and Mozzie did it." I told him "My proof that Neal may be a criminal but now he's a father first. no matter what happens now."

"Father first." he mumbled and turned to me "That's why he would have done it."

"Done what?" something shifted in his eyes and he shook his head

"Never mind."