The Rising

Second Child

Darman walked down the halls of the ship with a skip in his step, he enjoyed the everyday tasks of Captain especially since he had his wife as his Commander. To him that was a perfect chain of command, and he preferred it at times, though he did not enjoy the shineys staring at her backside when she walked past.

On their first day he had given two dozen clones cleaning detail for having a detailed discussion in the lockers about his wife. He had to admit though he did like some of the drawings for nose art of her he had confiscated, he had to also confiscate drawings of Barris in less outfits that would have made Cody want to rip the artist to shreds.

He had just turned the corridor when he heard his wife's hushed voice.

"What do you mean, how can I be pregnant again?" Etain asked her voice low but Darman still heard her freezing in his tracks.

"Your kidding right....." Fi replied annoyed "you should have toned it down after you gave birth but no you two can't keep your cool let alone your clothes on long enough".

Gave.......birth.........

Those words echoed in Darman head for a moment before he heard his wife speaking "Darman can't know about this child either Fi, he can't be distracted.......and I don't want him to give up something he's so good at".

Darman shook his head trying to clear it.

He already had a child?........

His and Etain's.......

And now now she was going away to give birth to their second one and hid them away.

Hide them away.

Away from him?

Or the war?

Or both?

"You need to tell Darman, Etain he will figure it out when you start growing again. I highly doubt you'll be able to go to another deserted temple again....this time you have to tell him!" Fi said "it would kill him to know that you gave birth not once but twice and never bothered to tell him......the father....that he is indeed a father".

Darman backed away crashing into a small group of clones, the sound of all of them falling to the ground was deafening causing Etain and Fi to come out of the room to investigate.

Darman got to his feet in time to turn and look Etain in the eye then to her stomach before he turned around and walked away from them his mind drowning out Etain and Fi's voices yelling after him.

He felt a familiar soft hand grab his making him stop as the crying face of his wife invaded his vision. He gripped her gently before he felt her hand on his cheek, his voice died in his throat before he closed his eyes and kissed her forehead. He could feel her tears fall on his armor before he gently lifted her face up to meet his and kissed her.

"Darman....you need to listen to u-" Fi started appearing next to Etain. Darman on the other hand glared at him before knocking him on his ass with a well placed right hook. "Darman!" Etain yelled in shock before she felt herself being lifted into his arms her head tucked into his shoulder before he carried her back to their shared room.

He locked the door before setting her gently on the edge of the bed, his knees resting on the floor as his arms wound around her stomach.

"Darman....." Etain asked her voice still cracked as he gently lifted her shirt. His other hand gently laying over her skin as if trying to find some sign of his child.

"Darman.......you have to understand" Etain started as her hands gently combed through his hair shaking slightly.

"Your not going anywhere" Darman muttered before kissing her stomach then her deeply, he pulled away quickly before leaving the room and locking it behind him. He had just exited his room when he spotted two clones on patrol.

"Hey, you two, guard this door until I get back" Darman barked before he left them in the dust making a B-line for Dinner before he stopped.

If everyone on his team knew about his children then they would probably be on Etain's side.

He thought for a moment before turning around and heading for the one place he knew he could get an unbiased opinion.

Cody's room.

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