BLINDSPOT-REPATA LUV

GOOD NEWS?

It is the BEST NEWS. It could not be better. Zapata and Reade re-state their commitment to one another. And Zapata has news.

The Critical Response  Group spent the morning averting a cyber threat on the nation's capital shots were fired (one hit Edgar Reade in the lower rear left of his protective vest) causing Zapata to hyperventilate. During their 'after-action physical, she is advised that tests detect a fetal heartbeat...back at the NYO she secures a pregnancy test from the Bureau medic: she's in fact pregnant. This knowledge elicits a flood of emotions...one of which is when and how to tell Reade. She considers and discounts different possibilities:

 'Good news, Reade...I'M PREGNANT!...maybe "Hey, Reade-we're having a BABY! '..shit!

Reade notices her pained expression and sends her home; she gladly accepts as it buys time for her to fine-tune her strategy.

At 852pm, Edgar Reade walks through the front door-he looks all done in from the day's activities. After he's off-loaded his suit jacket and briefcase and seated himself in front of the t.v., Zapata brings him a beer and sits close beside him. Better now than never, she decides and after a deep breath says:

"We're pregnant Ed," she blurts and immediately cringes. "I found out while the EMTS checked us out."

To her complete surprise, Edgar Reade whoops loudly, followed by a joyous guffaw. He wraps his arms around her tightly, and a few tears of relief escape her closed eyelids: up until that moment she wasn't positive herself about how she feels about the news, her own childhood was less than optimal. "I wanna know, Reade, and be honest: are you for real for real 

"How did I suspect you'd make this all about YOU! ANYway...is that a problem?," she asks a bit anxiously.

"Not from where I'm sitting...here, sit with me", he indicates his lap, and her relief is palpable as she snuggles into his arms.

"I haven't even met your parents...or YOU my GrandMa...and  we're not married..."

"One thing at a time, Loca." They kiss.

"I wish that I could express to you how deeply, how completely my commitment is to you, and this baby. Do you feel it? I try to show you, I kinda can't believe that you had so much patience
with me. The times I ran away from you, you came and found me. I'm a part of LIFE now, instead of just surviving, existing. I have it ALL, now, and it's all because of you. We belong together, Reade- how many times have we RISKED IT ALL to protect each other? Too many to count. I can't wait to bring your baby into this world, and I'd like to have more- you have said that you wanted a larger family..."

"I didn't consider children before; with YOU, it seems that it's the ONLY thing to do. FATHER...HUSBAND...I'm compelled to be that now. You also have that commitment that you talked about from ME. YES: we belong together. We always have."