They'd spent last night chasing something very strange around the ARC after it had escaped from the labs, so none of them were particularly pleased to be dragged out of bed at six and called into work.

It had been a scuttley little creature with some nasty looking teeth but they'd managed to escape without any major injuries, baring a small bite on Lester's arm that he had looked rather pissed about.

They'd picked a sleepy Connor and Abby up on the way and so they all entered Lester's office together to find Jenny leaning against a wall and looking rather like she was trying not to laugh.

Lester was sitting rather stiffly behind his desk and not looking terribly amused, he waited for them to arrange themselves around the room before he spoke.

"There has been an unintended" he coughed. "uh…consequence of the escaped creature last night."

Connor flipped open his laptop and the rest of them sat attentively as they waited for him to continue speaking.

He dragged the silence out off almost a minute before Jenny admonished him.

"Just tell them already James."

He shot her a look that might have been haughty if he hadn't looked so embarrassed and stood up.

His belly was curved tightly against the fabric of his shirt, extended belly button making a bulge between two of his buttons.

"I woke up like this."

Stephen opened his mouth a few times before managing to speak.

"You look…uh…" He trailed off but Connor cheerfully finished his sentence for him.

"Pregnant!"

Lester scowled and the others hid grins.

"Yes thank you for pointing that out Mr Temple." He sat back down at his desk and stared at them for a few long seconds.

"Well?" He asked sharply. "Now you know what are you going to do about it?"

As they all scurried out Nick had the feeling that this was going to be a very long day.