Law and Order: UK fic
Pairing: Matt/Alesha
Disclaimer: Don't own anything
Summary: Matt and Alesha have some unexpected news for the team
Impending
"Guilty."
James and Alesha smiled at eachother, so glad they had got the verdict they had all hoped for. Alesha briefly turned around to look in the viewing stands and saw Ronnie and Matt smiling too. Matt winked at his wife of almost a year, which just made Alesha smile even more.
Once everyone was discharged and the courtroom began to empty, James and Alesha caught up with Matt and Ronnie outside, both of them having changed out of their robes and into their work clothes.
"Well done you two" Ronnie clapped James on the back "Great result."
"There was only ever one result" James smiled "So, do you two fancy coming to the office to celebrate? I think George said something about cracking open the champagne if we nail this case."
"Yeah sure, I'll be on the orange juice. But I'm sure Matty won't turn down some champagne?" Ronnie grinned, glancing at his partner.
"I'd love some" Matt grinned too.
"Uh actually, before we head off" Alesha interrupted "Matt, could I talk to you for a minute, it's important."
"Yeah, of course" Matt said, starting to look worried.
"Anything we can do to help?" James asked, also looking concerned.
Alesha shook her head but gave a small smile "No, I just need to talk to Matt."
"Okay, well we'll meet you back at the office in a bit, yeah?" James offered.
Alesha smiled "Okay" and watched as Ronnie and James walked off, leaving herself and Matt in the corridor.
"Alesha" Matt touched the top of her arm "Babe, what is it, are you alright?"
"Yeah, it's just .." she gave a shaky sigh "Oh Matt, I'm scared."
"Why, has something happened?" He took her hands, as they sat down on a seat "Alesha, you're starting to scare me now."
Alesha took a deep breath before looking at Matt, intently "I'm pregnant."
Matt's eyes widened slightly "What?" then his face brightened "Are you sure?"
Alesha nodded "I'm five days late, I took a test just before the trial. Matt, I'm so sorry I didn't tell you straight away, I was scared."
"Why would you be scared, darling?"
"Because you've always said you don't like kids .." she looked down at her hands in her lap "I've let you down, I've messed everything up for us" Alesha looked on the verge of tears.
"Hey, Alesha, look at me" he cupped her cheek "That was before we got together. When we got married, my priorities changed. I didn't want a kid hanging around when I was a single guy. But now we're married, everything's different."
"So what does this mean?"
Matt beamed "It means, me and you, we're going to have a baby!" He gave a short, joyous laugh "We're gunna be a family!"
Alesha grinned and started laughing "We're gunna do this, this is actually happening?"
"Oh you better believe it!" Matt beamed, and got up and picked Alesha up in a hug, and swung her around.
Alesha laughed, smiled and cried all at the same time. Now feeling so relieved that Matt had taken the news better than she had thought.
"Put me down!" Alesha laughed, as Matt finally put his wife back onto her feet.
"Alesha" he cupped her cheek "D'ya know something, I love you so much!"
"I love you too" Alesha beamed "Daddy."
Matt laughed "Oh heck, I'm gunna be a dad!"
"Yeah you are" Alesha could not be smiling anymore than she was right now "And an amazing dad at that."
"And you'll be an even better mum" Matt smiled at her, Alesha smiling right back at him before they kissed each other deeply and hugged one another.
...
"Where have they got to?" Ronnie wondered, as he drank some orange juice "It's been half an hour and they still aren't back."
"Ah leave them" Natalie smiled, as she too came to join the team in the celebrations in James's office "They're young and in love, no time for us lot."
"You got that right" George laughed, as James came back in the room.
"Still no Alesha and Matt?" James inquired.
"Nope" Ronnie grinned "We'll give them five more minutes and then we'll send out a search party."
"In the meantime" George came from around the desk "Anyone for champagne?"
"Oh look, they're here" James interrupted, as he saw Matt and Alesha walk past the glass partitions. Arms around each other, laughing and grinning brightly.
Matt opened the door "Sorry we're late."
"We were about to send out a search party" James grinned "Ah well, George, you can open that champagne now."
"Hang on" Alesha disrupted proceedings "Sorry, it's just, we need to say something to you all."
"Well spit it out guys, everyone wants their drinks" Ronnie smiled.
Matt and Alesha were grinning, before Alesha said delightedly "I'm pregnant!"
There were gasps and excited cries of joy from the team, before they all came up to hug and congratulate Matt and Alesha individually.
"Well, well, I never thought I'd see the day. My Matty is gunna be a dad!" Ronnie grinned, before he hugged his partner "Congratulations, son."
"Cheers mate" Matt smiled, whilst blushing ever so slightly.
Natalie was on the verge of tears, and hugged both of them. James handed her a tissue, before he hugged Matt and Alesha and said after hugging Alesha. "Going to be losing you then, we'll miss you around here."
"We certainly will" George concurred, as he congratulated the pair.
"I'm not going anywhere" Alesha announced "Not for a long while yet. I'll still be working, and then after having the baby, I'll be coming back. Can't have you two running this place without me."
Everyone chuckled.
"I quite agree" George smiled, as he grabbed the bottle of champagne "Now, can I at last open this?"
"Yes!" James and Natalie replied in unison, causing ripples of laughter in the room.
George opened the bottle, the cork popped out and foam spilled out as the drink was poured into four glasses and handed out.
"Good thing we have orange juice" James smiled, as he poured some into a glass for Alesha.
"Alesha, you can join my club" Ronnie chuckled.
Alesha smiled as she got her glass.
"A toast!" Ronnie held up his glass with a smile "To Alesha, Matt and the baby. Congratulations!"
The rest of the team chorused this, clinked their glasses together before taking a sip. Matt put his arm around Alesha and kissed the side of her head. Before the men started to talk to Matt about what to expect with impending fatherhood, all three of them talking from experience. Whilst Natalie and Alesha did the only normal female thing to do with news like this, begin a discussion about impending shopping trips for baby clothes.