 +
 +    def unload
 +      file_examples = @tally.counter.examples - @examples_last
++      file_expectations = @tally.counter.expectations - @expectations_last
 +      @examples_last = @tally.counter.examples
-+      ::STDOUT.write ".#{file_examples}"
++      @expectations_last = @tally.counter.expectations
++      ::STDOUT.write ".#{file_examples}.#{file_expectations}"
 +    end
    end
  
    def finish
 diff --git a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/parallel.rb b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/parallel.rb
-index 7428b33682..6cfc09e470 100644
+index 7428b33682..0dad7803e1 100644
 --- a/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/parallel.rb
 +++ b/spec/mspec/lib/mspec/runner/parallel.rb
 @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@

     end
   end
 
@@ -16,7 +20,19 @@ def switch
     @out = @finish
   end
 

-      @finish = $stdout
+    if MSpecScript.config[:verbose]
+      @examples_last = 0
+      @expectations_last = 0
+      @finish = out.nil? ? $stdout : File.open(out, "w")
     else
-      @finish = File.open out, "w"
