Tarrok nodded to Rhona before setting his kids down on the seat itself. Gave them whatever pats and hugs they needed before he disengaged. Sage probably taking more reassurance before she was satisfied. Then she'd glom onto her brother again.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0080FF">"I'll be just in the next room, okay? You need anything, just call for me and I'll be right here."</span>Tarrok smiled. Every time he saw them, it stunned him how much of himself and Aiko he saw in them. Familiar features, personality traits his and hers all mixed together and coming from a whole new angle.<br/><br/>Inside the medical suite, his heart sank a little. Logically, he knew it was a good sight to see. Yet the sight of Aiko, wounded as she was, couldn't fail but to hurt. Then he noticed the second heart monitor, and Rhona dropped the bombshell.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0080FF">"Whenever I found out she was pregnant."</span>Tarrok answered. Gave his wifes hand a gentle squeeze, his hand enveloping hers. Suppose that was why he couldn't sense her before. Aiko must have been bringing everything in, trying to support the life inside.<br/><br/>Didn't Aiko say she had a surprise for him before he left?<br/><br/>Huh.