Disclaimer: I don't own the Firefly characters. They haven't come up for auction on ebay yet.

Authors Notes: Once again I'd like to thank Reginaroadie for his help with Simon's dialogue in the first flashback scene. And of course, for being my wall. =o)

The Unexpected

By KaySky

Part Three

“Am I sick?” She was a bit apprehensive about finding out the answer. Her nervous fingers began playing with a loose string on her pajama pants.

Sitting next to her on the examining table, he took her hands in his, attempting to calm her nerves. "No, no you're not sick." He looked deeply into her eyes as he told her the diagnosis. "You're pregnant.”

"Pregnant? I think I need to sit down.” Kaylee Tam was in such shock she didn’t realize she was already sitting down.

"I thought you were taking those contraception injections from Inara?" He, too, had been just as stunned when he read the test results. He was still slightly shocked.

“I was. I do. Every morning as soon as I wake up, I do. How could this happen?” She looked into his eyes seeking answers.

"I don't know. I can't think of a..." He suddenly realized it.

“Simon? You can't think of a...?” She desperately urged him to continue his thought.

"I just did—the linen closet. We were woken up in the middle of the night by the gunshot. We’d both been overly concerned with the situation. I’d forgotten all about River’s medication. I suspect you didn’t remember your injections either."

“Oh.” She thought back to that night. She had been so frazzled. She was distracted and she simply forgot. Several minutes passed in silence. “I'm going to be a mom. That means your going to be a dad. We are going to be a mom and dad.” She said the words out loud as if she was trying to convince herself they were true.

“Yeah.” Simon was still trying to regain his composure. This was so unexpected.

The news finally settled in. Kaylee turned towards Simon and excitedly said, “I’m going to be a mom. You're going to be a dad.” She w