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True to his word, Hercules had gone as soon as he was able and found Mako a ring to make this whole engagement thing official.

There's still times during the day when he can't quite believe this is happening to him — pregnant, Mako's carrying his child, he's going to be a father again — but Herc has spent pretty much his whole life adapting to situations that throw him for a loop, and this time is no different. He's already set the paperwork into motion that will reassign her into the officer's quarters, her as well as him.

The ring burning a hole in his pocket, Hercules clambers down from his helicopter and nods to the pilot, striding across the tarmac like a man on a mission. Which he is. It's just about lunchtime, which means he'll be able to find Mako down in the mess hall, and while there's a part of him that balks at the idea of such a large audience for what he's going to do, the rest of him is grateful for it. He was really ashamed by the realization that Mako thought he was hiding their relationship because he didn't love her, and he's determined to prove her wrong.

Proposing in front of the entire 'dome will do that, right?