He was silent for a long moment, and she had to remind herself that this was a perfectly normal and expected reaction from him. She usually felt very in tune with his behaviors, but she was so off kilter at the moment that she didn't feel entirely certain of anything. When he finally spoke he seemed to be asking for confirmation. She certainly couldn't blame him for his surprise. Keeping her eyes locked with his, she nodded slowly and repeated, "I"m pregnant. Apparently the electric fields on Meridius II caused my birth control implant to malfunction, but I didn't know there was a problem with it until my checkup today. I'm about six weeks along."