A/N: I know the maths is gonna be messed up in my story, but I don't really care. Granted Stephen has only been dead a few months, but there was parts of this story that I really want to happen before Nick dies. It only seems fair. Anyway, here is the Prologue of season 3 of Primeval, with Kara Cutter.

Prologue

Nick Stephen Cutter

"Ouch!" she cried as she sat at her desk at the ARC, she hadn't been allowed out in the field for weeks, because her team-mates feared that something would happen to her. Or actually them.

Kara Cutter sighed, heavily as she looked up from the paperwork on her desk and around the ARC, she was sitting at the desk just off the centre of the ARC, normally she would be tucked up under the desk, her feet underneath her, but, at first it was possible, but not it was just too hard, she had to have space between her and her now swollen abdomen. Yes, she was pregnant. Nearly 9 months.

Lowering her hand, she pressed it against the lower left side of her stomach. The baby had a real kick on him. Yes, she knew what she was having. It was a baby boy. She was thankful that she knew, because she had already decided on what she would call him. She hadn't told anyone the name of the baby yet, but she had told her team that she was having a boy, and was up for the chance of spending time with Abby and Jenny, out shopping for the baby.

Her father and Connor had set up a small bedroom inside, Kara's room, with the cot and everything. The materials inside the cot where all blue, ranging from Blue stuffed animals to blue blankets with patterns of dinosaurs on them. Kara had smiled brightly when she had seen them. Abby had bought them for her obviously.

Dropping the pen in her other hand, Kara raised both hands and brushed them through her shoulder length brown hair. It had grown longer since a couple of months back, and was now came to the base of her shoulders. Her blue eyes, were hidden by her eye-lids as she closed her eyes, for a few seconds. She was awful tired, she had been for a while now, and she knew it was because of her pregnancy. She couldn't do much as she used to, and whatever she did do, she got tired easily.

Her father, in realization of becoming a grandfather, had restricted all and any dinosaur cases from his daughter, in hopes of keeping both her and his unborn grandson alive. Kara had been determined to stay in the field, throughout her pregnancy, but Nick wasn't having it. She had remembered the argument she had with him, when he had told her that she wasn't going with them on one case, two days after she had found out that she was having a boy.

"I got it," he said, swinging sideways and getting up, he didn't look surprise to find, Jenny, Kara, Abby and Nick standing behind him waiting for him.

"Where?" Kara asked, quickly

"Just North of here," Connor answered her "Not that far"

"Lets go," Kara said and she turned to head for the double doors leading out of the main operations room.

"Where do you think your going?" Nick asked

Kara stopped, mid-step and turned to face her dad "Well, where do you think?" she asked him "We got an active anomaly"

"Your not going anywhere," Nick said "Except back to your desk"

"What?" Kara asked, as she stared at her dad in surprise. Was he really suggesting that she stay behind?

"You heard me," Nick said "You aren't going anywhere…I cant risk losing you. Either of you." and he placed a warm hand on his daughters slightly swollen stomach. "Stay here and be safe" he pressed his lips to her forehead softly, before leaving the ARC with the others. Excluding Kara.

Who watched them go with disappointment.

Breathing I deeply, Kara gritted her teeth, as she once again, lowered her hand to her stomach and pressed it slightly. Pain had been shooting through her stomach for a while now, but she was passing it off as her baby moving around and kicking. Flexing his muscles. She wasn't due for another 3 weeks, and she was determined to wait 3 weeks until the baby was born.

"Are you okay?" asked a familiar voice, and Kara looked up too see that Connor was standing beside her,

"Your back?" she asked

"Yeah," Connor said with a nod "Your dad's just gone to speak with Lester…"

"What happened today?" Kara asked, trying to avoid the subject on her wincing. It was nothing.

"Oh nothing much," Connor said "Just a group of Brachiosaurus came tumbling through an Anomaly"

Kara gasped, her favourite dinosaur had come through and she had missed it. She had loved Brachiosaurus from the very moment she had started learning about dinosaurs. The Brachiosaurus was also known as the 'Arm Lizard' because it was one of the tallest and largest dinosaurs, to walk the planet. It had a long, small head, and relatively short, thick tail.

"Ouch!" she cried again, wincing slightly once more

"Are you sure your okay?" Connor asked her, his voice twisted into worry and concern, has he hastily placed a hand on her shoulder

Kara's temper had intensified over the months that she had been pregnant and he didn't really want to set her off. She would snap at random things, and two seconds later be really upset. Abby had mentioned that her hormones were all to wack. She had used lack of a better word. Kara didn't have control of her emotions, because of her pregnancy. But she seemed to only be a walking time bomb around the male population at the ARC. (Her father excluded) so, the men tended to stay far away from her, when she was around. Luckily, Abby, Jenny and Nick were safe. Not so fortunate for Connor.

Soon, it was the end of the day, and everyone on the team was getting ready to head home. Kara was sitting at her desk, doodling on a piece of paper in front of her, when Abby and Connor joined her. They each smiled at her, Connor sitting the furthest away from Kara. She smiled sympathetically at him. She had apologized profusely all day. Because she had hit him an hour after he returned earlier. She smiled at thought.

"Im hungry," Kara whined as she sat at her desk, her head in her arms

"What do you feel like?" Connor asked, as he sat opposite her, but leaned back away from her

"Chocolate covered Marshmallows with tomato sauce" Kara answered

Connor made a face of disgust before speaking "Why?"

Kara raised her head and stared at him, her eyes tearing up. Connor quickly got out of his chair and backed away from the table. Kara following him. She waddled towards him and hit him, before bursting into tears.

She giggled softly, as her smile didn't falter. Connor and Abby were watching her curiously. But didn't ask what she was smiling at.

"Owie," Kara cried once more, it had been the billionth time that day, her hand darting to her overgrown stomach.

"What? What is it?" Abby asked, instinctively getting up and walking around to her friend

"Oh, its nothing"

"Are you sure?" Connor asked for the millionth time that day "I noticed this earlier"

"What?" Abby asked looking up at him "How many time?""Oh, in the last hour," Kara winced "I'd say every 10 minutes"

"Oh my god," Abby squealed "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Cause im not due for this baby for at least another three weeks," Kara argued

"Newsflash," Abby said, staring down at her friend "Your in labour…come on, get up,"

With the help of Abby and a tentative Connor. The two helped Kara towards the ramp leading to Lester's office. Nick, Jenny and Lester were standing there talking quietly.

"Guys," Abby said "I think young Kara, is going into labour"

"Are you sure?" Jenny asked "Are you okay?" and she rushed forward, to replace Connor on Kara's side, as she wrapped a hand around the girl arm and placed a tentative hand on her shoulder.

"I'll get the car," Nick said, and he quickly grabbed his keys from the desk ahead of him, and lead the way out of the ARC. The staff, smiling at Kara, as she waddled out after him with her friends. They wished her luck. And she disappeared from their view.

At the hospital, Kara waddled up the front desk, with her dad and friends.

"Hi," Nick said to the woman at the desk "Um…my daughter's having a baby"

"When?" the woman asked

"Right now," Kara said, her hand on her stomach protectively

"Okay," the woman said "Name?"

"Kara Cutter"

The woman tapped away at the computer before her, before telling the friends were to go. Abby and Jenny still supporting Kara as they hurried her down to the maternity wing. She was put in a ward on her own, her friends with her. Every few minutes a nurse would come and check up on her, to see how dilated she was.

"You are fully dilated, Miss Cutter," the nurse said, "Im afraid that only two people may stay with you. Hospital policy"

Remembering Kara's temper, Nick steered Connor for the door, pressing a light kiss to his daughter's forehead. He didn't mind Abby and Jenny staying with her, he would see her after the birth of his grandson.

"Right," the nurse said "On your next contraction, I would like you to push"

Kara, looked fearfully at Abby and Jenny, each were holding her hands tightly. Jenny was also brushing away her damp hair from her forehead. And whispering nothingness to her.

"I cant," Kara whispered

"Yes you can," Abby whispered back, "You can do this Kara…everything's gonna be fine"

"Im scared" Kara said, tears welling up in her eyes again

"I know you are sweetie," Jenny said, "But remember, in a few minutes you'll have a beautiful baby boy"

Kara smiled at the thought of her baby. And screamed as her contraction ripped through her, it was unexpected, but on her nurses orders she pushed. It hurt so bad, the tears that had appeared in her eyes, were now streaming down her cheeks, as she pushed. It hurt so bad, she didn't think it would hurt this bad. Although she had good idea that it would have.

"That's it, Miss Cutter," the nurse said "One more…big push now, my dear"

Kara pushed again, as another contraction ripped through her. She was squeezing Jenny and Abby's hands, as she sobbed hard, both women, either side of her whispering nothings to her, one brushing her hair out of her face and the other wiping away her tears.

Nick Cutter. Sat out in the waiting room, outside of the maternity ward that his daughter was in. She was 3 weeks early to have her child, but although he was scared for her, he was really relieved, in a few moments he would have a beautiful baby grandson. His name, was undecided, although he had a suspicion that Kara already had a name picked out. She just wasn't letting on what it was.

He remembered the day that she had told him she was pregnant. She was crying and was utterly terrified. She had told him that. That she was scared about having the baby, especially in their line of work. But he had reassured her, that it would be okay. That everything would work out, and nothing would happen to her or the baby. He promised her that. And he would stick to it.

His head snapped up from his hands as he heard his daughter's screams. He wanted to be back in the room with her, holding her hand, whispering to her that everything would be okay; but he knew that she was okay with Abby and Jenny. They had taken care of everything involving Kara and the baby, and it seemed that only a handful of people were safe around his daughter. Well, the female population of the ARC were safe. The males, well they were on pins whenever Kara was around them. All except him. And it was mostly because, he had been through it before. Although he didn't want to, he had remembered what Helen was like it.

The only thing he had loved about Helen at this point, was the fact that she had given him a beautiful baby girl, who now was giving him a handsome grandson. Granted the father of his grandson, had slept with his wife. But, he and Kara made a promise not to tell the baby that. It would probably traumatize the poor child. If in the future, the baby did ask about Stephen, then Kara was permitted to say what had happened, but leave out the details of Helen and Stephen together. But Kara had made it fact that Helen Cutter was getting nowhere near her baby, and Nick admired his daughter for her bravery.

Another ear splitting scream rang out from behind the door, ahead of him. And his heart wrenched when he heard the sobs of his daughter.

"She's gonna be fine," Connor said from beside him, as he too looked up at the door, that had the sobbing Kara behind it. "She's gone this far…its not much longer now"

"Yeah." Nick said "I know"

A few minutes later, the room was filled the cries of a new baby. Kara fell back against her pillows, panting hard, her breathing coming in ragged breaths. She was relieved that it was finally over. And her new baby son was born. She had done it. She had had her baby. And by the cries that were coming from him, he had a good set of lungs.

Abby smiled as the nurse wrapped the baby in a blue woollen shawl, before handing the baby to Jenny. Who smiled down at the bundle in speechless awe.

"He's handsome," she said, her voice cracking, and Kara could see tears appearing in Jenny's light eyes. She handed the baby over to his mother.

Cradling her baby, Kara looked down at her son, and tears clouded her vision once more. He was more handsome than she had thought.

"Jenny," Kara said looking up, "Can you get Connor and my dad,"

"Sure thing," Jenny said, releasing her hand from Kara's and walking to the door. She opened it and stuck her head outside, Kara could hear her speaking, but she didn't pay attention, she was staring at her baby in amazement.

His gorgeous tufts of hair were a light brown, just like his dads. His eyes were piercing blue just like hers, and were looking around the room in amazement, drinking in everybody that was there. He was tiny, she had to admit. But she didn't care.

"Hello you," she said softly, as her baby's eyes flickered towards her, and opened his mouth as if to speak, a low gurgle slipped through his mouth, and everyone smiled.

She felt movement beside her, and looked up at her dad, he was smiling down at her both her and the baby, his fingers had reached out and the baby had gripped them and was holding onto them tightly.

"What you gonna call him?" Connor asked, as he stood beside Abby, and over-looked the scene with a smile.

"I do have one name picked out," she said, smiling at Abby, it was obvious she had told someone.

"And what's that?" Jenny asked, she hadnt been told the name

"I want to name after my hero," Kara said softly

"Who's that?" Connor asked

"My dad," Kara said quietly, looking up at her father with a smile "I wanna name him Nick…after you."

Nick, didn't know whether he wanted to smile or cry. Kara had always talked about heroes, she had believed in them since she was a child, but he didn't know that he was her hero. He wasn't really that' special, but it was her choice at the end of the day, who was he to disagree?

"Are you sure?" Nick asked,

Kara nodded. "For his middle name, I want to name him after the man who made it possible for him to be born today…for me and all of us to be here, to see him"

This time, Jenny, Nick and Connor smiled along with Abby, they knew who Kara was thinking about.

"Stephen," she said, and at the mention of her ex-boyfriend, her lost love. Her heart broke slightly. Oh, how she wished that he was here with her, to see his son. His own little clone. Tears escaped her eyes, and she looked up towards the ceiling.

"Nick Stephen Cutter," Nick whispered, as Jenny traced her fingers lightly across his grandson's face.

"Its perfect for him," Jenny said, as she smiled at Kara, who looked extremely exhausted. It wouldn't be long before, she was asleep.

"Do you want to hold him?" Kara asked suddenly, looking up at her dad, who seemed startled. But reached out for the baby nonetheless. Kara smiled as she watched the interaction between her father and son. It was priceless. She felt happy. Happier than she had been in months. Years even. She felt free.

With that last thought, she lay her head back, and slowly, as everyone on the team held Baby Nick. As Kara watched them a permanent smile on her lips. As she watched, her eyes closed and she slipped into a light slumber.

A/N: Well there you have it. The prologue, to Primeval Season 3, with Kara Cutter. Tell me what you think. I will admit, im not used to writing this type of things, but I had an idea, and decided I would give it a go. Please tell me what you think, it would be greatly appreciated.

Next chapter, Nick will be slightly older, it will be a few months in to the story. I have said, that the maths wont add up. So, I apologize if I confuse anyone. But im crap at Maths, but I want Nick slightly older before Kara goes back to the ARC. We, also meet a new character to this season.

So Read and Review.

Thanks

~Selene