A/N: Well here's the next chapter to the sequel. I hope you enjoy it. PLEASE read AND REVIEW!!!! I only have 1 review on chapter 1 so far.

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"Lucy?" Kevin called softly as he entered their bedroom. It was late at night and he had just gotten off work. "Are you awake?"

Lucy sat up and squinted at the clock. It was 2 o'clock in the morning. "Kevin, what in the world were you doing out until am?" she asked.

"I'm sorry, Luce. I got caught up with something at work. If I had known it would take as long as it did, I would have called."

"You got caught up with something or with someone? I talked to Chandler today. He said that Roxanne hasn't been working that much more than usual. She's your partner, Kevin. Your partner. If you're working late hours, why isn't she? I never thought I'd be asking you this question, but, Kevin Kinkirk, are you cheating on me?"

"Luce, listen, please, I can explain!" Kevin pleaded.

He walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. However, when he tried to put an arm around Lucy, she stiffened. "Don't touch me. Answer my question," she said curtly.

"Lucy, I really have been working. I promise. I haven't been cheating on you, I really haven't. Please believe me!"

"I don't know if I can believe you anymore, Kevin. Why hasn't Roxanne been working long shifts and lots of overtime, too?"

"I wasn't going to tell you, but I think I need to now. Sergeant Michaels wants to promote me to Sergeant. He's about to be promoted to chief, and once he is he'll promote me to Sergeant. That's why I've been working so many extra hours without Roxanne. He assigned me to take over while he was gone."

"Does the promotion mean that you'll be working extra hours all the time?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know. Sergeant Michaels said it would require a little extra time, but after this week, I want to know what his definition of little is. If I'm going to be this busy all the time, I'm not going to take the promotion. I'm sorry about all the extra shifts I've been pulling recently. I really do want to be home more."

"I understand, Kevin. I want you to be home more, too. I'm sorry for doubting you and accusing you of cheating. I know that you really do love me. I love you, too. I never should have doubted you faithfulness to me." Lucy slid over and sat on the edge of the bed next to Kevin. "When is Sergeant Michaels going to be back?"

"Tomorrow. It was originally supposed to be another week, but the training went faster than expected."

"Does that mean that we'll have more time together as a family then?" Lucy wanted to know.

"It does. Starting tomorrow, I have two weeks off and I'm going to spend every moment possible of those two weeks with you and the girls."

"Could we maybe have Mom babysit the girls for a day?" Lucy wanted to know. "We haven't a day alone since Erin was born. Maybe tomorrow?"

Kevin looked disappointed. "I was hoping we could spend my first day off as a family."

"Kevin, please? I feel like I hardly know you anymore. Sergeant Michaels had been gone for three months now, and in those three months, you've only had about four days off. I haven't had a chance to talk to you at all recently."

"Okay, Luce. And I'm sorry about not spending time with you. It's not that I didn't want to; it's just that I've been so busy. These past three months have been the longest three months of my life."

Lucy's face brightened considerably. "Great! I'll call Mom and ask her right now." Lucy rushed to the phone and started dialing before Kevin could say anything.

Kevin grabbed the phone from her right before she dialed the last number. "Lucy, wait! Look at the time. If you call Mom now, you're going to wake her and the boys up and scare them for no reason at all," he admonished gently.

"You're right. I'm sorry. I forgot what time it was." Lucy said.

Kevin smiled. "That's okay, Luce. Come on, let's go to bed now. You can call Mom in the morning, okay?" He waited for Lucy to lie back down, and then gave her a kiss. "I love you, Luce."

"I love you, too, Kevin." she mumbled sleepily. She hadn't realized how tired she was until she had laid down.

Kevin smiled and went around to his side of the bed. By the time he had climbed in and gotten underneath the covers, Lucy was asleep.

The next morning, Kevin was awakened by the sound of someone getting sick in the bathroom. He quickly got out of bed and hurried to the bathroom. When he arrived, he saw Lucy kneeling in front of the toilet bowl, getting sick.

"Luce, are you okay?" he asked, concerned. He dropped down beside her and rubbed her back until she was done getting sick.

"I'm fine, Kevin, really. Don't worry about it." Lucy managed to get out before she began throwing up again.

"You're obviously not fine, Lucy. If you were fine, you wouldn't be in the bathroom throwing up," Kevin insisted. He wet a cloth with cool water and wiped her face with it. "When did it start?"

"A little while ago," Lucy replied, vaguely.

"Maybe I should call the doctor," Kevin said.

"No, Kevin, I'll be fine, I really will." Lucy insisted.

"If you're sure," Kevin said doubtfully.

"Yes, I'm sure," Lucy said. She started to stand up, but had to stop and grab hold of the counter.

Kevin immediately put his arm around her. "Luce, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. I just got a little dizzy, that's all. I'll be fine."

Kevin stood up and lifted Lucy into his arms. "Come on; let's get you back in bed. Are you sure you don't want me to call the doctor?"

"I'm sure. I already know what he'll say."

Kevin gently set Lucy on the bed. "You stay here. I'm going to call Mom and see if she can take the girls for the day. It'll give you a chance to rest."

Kevin picked up the phone and dialed the number for the Camden's house. Sam answered. "Camden residence," he said.

"Hi, Sam. Is Mom there?" Kevin asked.

"Yeah, she's here. Just a minute." Kevin could here Sam calling for Annie over the phone.

A few minutes later, Annie's voice came over the phone. "Hi, Kevin."

"Hi, Annie. Hey, can you do Lucy and me a favor? Could you take the girls for the day? Lucy's not feeling well."

"Sure. What's wrong with Lucy?"

"She probably has the flu. She was in the bathroom getting sick this morning."

Annie frowned. Lucy still hadn't had a chance to tell Kevin that she was pregnant. Lucy had confided to her the other day that she'd been having a lot of morning sickness with this pregnancy. "Maybe I should call Rose or Ruthie and have one of them stay with Lucy while you're at work."

"I don't have to work today. Sergeant Michaels is back, so I took these next two weeks off."

"I'm glad. You've been working a lot recently. It will be good for you to have some time off and get some rest."

"I'm definitely looking forward to spending more time with Lucy and the girls. I just hope Lucy gets to feeling better again soon. What time should I bring the girls over?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll send Sam and David over right now to get them."

"Okay, great. Thanks, Annie." Kevin hung up the phone and went to get Savannah and Erin ready. He went into Savannah's room first.

"Savannah, time to get up. You get to go spend the day with Grandma."

Savannah opened her eyes and stretched. "Will Uncle David be there?"

"Yes, Uncle David will be there." Savannah and David were very close and Savannah love to spend time with him.

"Yay!" Savannah jumped out of bed. "I'll get ready fast, Daddy!"

"Okay. I'm going to go wake Erin up. You get ready then come to Erin's room.

Kevin walked down the hall to Erin's room and went in. "Erin, time to wake up, sweetie. You're going to Grandma's house."

Erin slowly opened her eyes. "Dada!" she said.

"Hey there, Angel. Come on, it's time to get up. You're going to go see Grandma today."

"MawMaw!" Erin said excitedly.

Kevin smiled. "That's right, MawMaw," he said as he picked her up. "Come on, let's get you dressed now."

Kevin was almost done getting Erin dressed when Savannah came in. "I'm ready, Daddy."

"Okay. I'm almost done getting Erin ready. Uncle Sam and Uncle David should be here any time now. Why don't you sit down on the floor over there and look at a book?" Lucy always kept a couple of books in Erin's room for Savannah to look at while she was getting Erin ready.

"Okay, Daddy."

Kevin had just finished getting Erin ready when he heard the door open. "Uncle David and Uncle Sam are here," he told the girls.

Savannah jumped up and was about to run out of Erin's room when Kevin said, "Wait for me, Savannah."

He picked up Erin and went into the kitchen, where he knew Sam and David would be waiting. He was right. Sam and David were sitting at the table, eating some blueberry muffins.

"Uncle David!" Savannah cheered as soon as she spotted him.

David got up from where he was sitting and held out his arms for Savannah. She gladly went to him and gave him a big hug. "Hey Savannah. Are you ready to go play?" he asked.

"Yes!' Savannah cheered excitedly.

David picked her up and Sam took Erin from Kevin. "Bye, guys! Have fun!" Kevin called as Sam, David, Savannah, and Erin went out the door.

When they were gone, Kevin went back to the bedroom to check on Lucy. She wasn't in there, however. Kevin went and looked in the bathroom, and sure enough, she was once again in there, getting sick.

"Luce, let me call the doctor, please?" Kevin pleaded as he knelt down beside her and rubbed her back.

"No, Kevin. I'll be fine by this afternoon. Don't worry about it."

"Luce…"

"Kevin, I'll be fine! Stop worrying!" Lucy insisted. She stood up and started to go back to the bedroom, but Kevin stopped her.

"Lucy, are you…" he started to ask, then stopped.

"Am I what?" she asked, wondering if he had finally caught on.

"No, you couldn't be. You never had this with the other ones."

"Kevin, am I what?" Lucy asked again.

Kevin stopped and looked at Lucy. "Are you pregnant?"

Lucy nodded.

"You are? We're going to have another baby?" Kevin practically shouted.

Lucy laughed. "Yes, Kevin. That's usually what happens when someone's pregnant. Although," she added dryly, "I seem to recall that I was always the one to have the baby in the past."

Kevin laughed. "You're right. How far along are you? When did you find out? Why didn't you tell me before? How long have you had morning sickness?"

"Can I get back in bed first, and then answer your questions?" Lucy asked.

Kevin scooped her up and carried her back to the bedroom, placing her gently on the bed. He then covered her up with a blanket and crawled in bed beside her.

Lucy snuggled up next to him. "Now, what was the first question again?"

"How far along are you?"

"Two and a half months."

Kevin figured it up. "That was my last day off, wasn't it?"

Lucy nodded. "Yes, it was. I wanted to tell you sooner, but because you never had a day off, I didn't get a chance to."

Kevin looked contrite. "I'm sorry, Luce. I should have made it a point to spend more time with you and the girls. That was my fault."

"What's done is done. It can't be changed, Kevin. What matters is what's in the future."

"What I see in the future is a happy family of five," Kevin stated.

Lucy smiled. "That's good, because that's what I see, too."

"When did you find out, Luce? How long have you known?"

"I've known for about a month and a half now."

"That long?" Kevin asked.

Lucy nodded. "I never had a chance to tell you. I wanted to."

"I'm sorry, Luce. I'll do better, from now on. I promise. Now, how long have you had this morning sickness? You'd think I would have caught on from that."

"I've had it pretty much from the beginning. You were hardly ever home in the morning, and if you were, you were usually either sleeping or going out the door while I was getting sick."

Kevin was mad at himself. "I'm so sorry, Luce. I haven't been a very good husband recently, have I? How long does the morning sickness usually last? Till mid-morning?"

"It depends. Some days it's worse than others. Most days it lasts until early evening, but sometimes I have it almost all day."

Kevin felt horrible, "I'm sorry, Baby. I should have been here for you. I promise you that from now on I'll be here for you. Have you been to the doctor yet?"

Lucy nodded. "Yes. After I took the home pregnancy test and it came back positive, I went to see Matt."

"What did he say?"

"He said that everything looks good so far. He told me to take it easy and make sure that I get enough rest. I've had two appointments with him so far."

"What did he say at the second one?"

"Pretty much the same thing," Lucy replied vaguely.

Kevin could tell that she was getting sleepy, so he said, 'You stay here and sleep. I need to run a few errands then I'll be back."

Once he made sure Lucy was asleep, Kevin got in the car and drove to Matt's office. When he arrived, he asked the receptionist, "May I see Dr. Camden please?"

The receptionist, obviously someone new because she didn't recognize Kevin, was very reluctant. "DO you have an appointment?" she asked.

"No, but he said I could stop by anytime. I'm his brother-in-law, Kevin Kinkirk. Would you please let him know that I'm here?"

"Mr. Kinkirk, Dr. Camden has had a very busy day, and I'm not sure-"

"Look, ma'am, I really need to see Matt." Kevin pulled out his wallet and gave her one of his cards from the station. "It's Officer Kinkirk, by the way."

The receptionist became flustered. "Hold on just a second, please, Officer. I'll call Dr. Camden and let him know you're here." She immediately picked up the phone and called Matt. After talking to him for less than a minute she hung and said, "You can go on back, Officer."

"Thanks," said Kevin, holding back a grin. When he reached Matt's office, he knocked on the closed door.

"COme in," called Matt from where he sat behind his desk. When he saw that it was Kevin, he grinned. "I figured it was you when my receptionist said something about an officer wanting to see me."

Kevin laughed. "Yeah, I hate doing that to them, but she wasn't going to let me see you, so I gave her one of my cards and kindly informed her that it was Officer Kinkirk, not Mr. Kinkirk."

"Well, now that you're back here, what did you want to see me about?"

Kevin pulled up a chair and sat down across from Matt. "Lucy."

Matt's face lost its smile. "So, she finally told you she that she's pregnant? You were finally home long enough for that, huh? I'm surprised."

Kevin was shocked. He had not been expecting this kind of a response from Matt, but he should have known that Matt would respond that way. "Look, Matt, I'm sorry. I should have been home more, I know that. I just got so caught up in making sure that everything ran smoothly with Sergeant Michaels gone that I lost my focus. I'm going to do better now, I promise."

Matt stood up and began pacing around his office. "Kevin, Lucy may have problems with this pregnancy. With all the problems that she had with Savannah, and losing the twins, and then the problem that she had with Erin, this is going to be a high risk pregnancy."

Kevin was confused. "But she only had that one problem with Erin, and that was because she was dehydrated."

Matt stopped his pacing and looked at Kevin. "I realize that, but when you consider her past history, it's a miracle. It could happen again, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too high."

"Are you saying that she could lose this baby?" Kevin asked fearfully.

Matt sighed. "There is always that possibility. By all rights, she should have lost Savannah, considering the amount of trouble she had. You need to watch Lucy closely, make sure that she stays well rested and nourished. As much as possible, keep her from getting stressed."

Kevin stood up and faced Matt. "Matt, tell me the truth. How much of a chance does Lucy have of making it through this pregnancy without something happening to the baby?"

Looking Kevin in the eye, Matt replied, "Without something happening to the baby? About a thirty percent chance. Without something happening to Lucy? About a twenty percent chance."

Without taking his eyes off of Matt, Kevin sat down in the chair that he had just gotten up from. He was shocked. He had not expected to hear what eh had just heard. He had prepared himself to hear the worst about the baby, but he hadn't even considered that something could happen to Lucy as well. "Matt, what could happen to Lucy? What do you when you say there's only a twenty percent chance of Lucy making it through without something happening to her?"

Matt sighed and perched himself on the corner of his desk closest to Kevin. "I can't say for sure what will happen. A million different things could happen. I'd say that probably the best-case scenario is that she develops toxemia and is put on bed rest. We'd probably have to take the baby in that situation, but we'd wait as long as possible. That would depend on when in the pregnancy she develops it."

"And the worst case scenario?" Kevin asked

Matt shifted positions and took awhile to answer. Although he had hoped that Kevin wouldn't ask that question, he had somehow known that he would. "The worst case scenario would be losing both Lucy and the baby."

Kevin drove home in shock. He had gone to Matt to talk about Lucy's pregnancy, but he hadn't expected to hear what Matt had told him. He had known that Lucy's pregnancy would be high risk, but he hadn't known that it would be as serious as it was. His thoughts were all jumbled up and running in a million different directions.

After Kevin had gotten over the initial shock of being told of the risks, he had asked Matt if Lucy knew all of this. Matt had told him that she did, but she hadn't wanted Matt to tell Kevin. She had wanted to tell him when she was ready.

The only other people who knew besides Matt and Lucy were Sarah and Annie. Matt had told Lucy that Annie needed to know, especially if she wasn't going to tell Kevin right away, so she had asked Matt to tell her.

Annie's response had been much different than he had expected it to be. Rather than getting upset, she accepted the information quite well. She had asked several questions, just as Kevin had, but she hadn't gotten upset. Matt was concerned that maybe it just hadn't hit her yet. He knew that sooner or later, when it did fully register with her, she would need the support of all of her children, specially if something happened to Lucy.

Matt had encouraged Kevin to talk to Lucy about it and let her know that he knew. Although Lucy would be upset at first, he knew that it would be better for to know that Kevin knew rather than wait for her to tell him and then have her find out that he already knew. Kevin had agreed, but he knew that he couldn't go home yet. He needed to talk to someone about.

Kevin pulled into the driveway of the Camden's house and got out of his SUV. He then walked up to the front door and went in. "Mom?" he called.

Annie came out of the study. "Kevin," she said, surprised to see him. "What's wrong?" she asked. She could tell from the look on his face that something was wrong.

"Mom, I just talked to Matt. He told me." Kevin replied, keeping it vague just in case the twins or Savannah were listening.

Annie's face took on an expressions of concern. "We can talk in the study," she said, leading him into the room and closing the doors. Once they were both sitting down, Annie asked, "Has Lucy told you anything? Did you know that she was pregnant?"

"She just told me that she was pregnant this morning after Sam and David picked up Erin and Savannah. I should have known. I've been so blind. I can't believe how much I let work interfere with my family. She's been having morning sickness from the beginning and I didn't even know! Even when I found her in the bathroom this morning getting sick, I didn't even think that she could be pregnant. She had to tell me! A year ago, that never would have been the case. How could I have been so stupid?"

Annie just sat there and let Kevin rant and rave for a few minutes. She knew that he needed to get it out, and it would be better for him to do it know rather than later. When he was finished, she asked, "Kevin, what was your first reaction when Matt told you about the risks of Lucy having this baby."

"I was scared. I don't think I could go on if anything happened to her. She's my whole life. I don't know what I'd do without her. At first, when Matt just told me that there was a risk to the baby, I was worried, but I wasn't scared like I am now. I know that we could get through losing another baby. I'm not saying it will be easy, but we could do it. But if something happened to Lucy? There's no way I'd be able to go on."

Annie placed her hand over his. "I felt the same way when Eric went in for open heart surgery, then again when I found out about his enlarged heart, and again while in the waiting room at the hospital, knowing that he was going to die. But when I was in the hospital room with him, he told em that I needed to go on without him. Sam and David still need me, as do you, Lucy, Savannah, and Erin, Matt and Sarah and their kids, Mary and Carlos and their kids, Simon and Rose, and Ruthie and Peter. Just like Savannah and Erin will need you if something happens to Lucy. I know that right now it doesn't seem like you could go on without her, but you can. You have to. Also, you can't live life right now as if she were already dead, or as if she were dying. That's something that I learned with Eric. I couldn't live life thinking of him as dead, or thinking that he was definitely going to die. I had to live life as if everything would be okay. If not, I would have myself crazy, not to mention him and everyone else as well."

"How did you do it, Annie? How did you live each day and appear so calm knowing that he could die?"

"I wasn't always as calm as I appeared to be. There were nights where I would sit down in the kitchen at the table and cry. I was scared to death of losing Eric. I knew that I had to act like I was fine, otherwise the kids would be scared. You need to tell Lucy how you feel. The worst thing that I ever did was to keep all of my emotions locked inside of me. At first, I didn't tell Eric how scared I was or how I felt, and it put a strain in our relationship. When I finally told him, he helped me with those feelings and he told me how he felt about it."

Kevin glanced down at his watch. He had been gone for almost two hours now, and he knew that if Lucy wasn't already awake, she soon would be. "I've got to run. I need to get back home before Lucy starts worrying about me. Thanks, Mom," he said.

Annie walked him to the door. "If you or Lucy need any help, just give me a call. The boys can watch your girls for awhile."

"I will, Mom."

Kevin climbed back into his SUV and drove the few minutes to his and Lucy's house.

When he walked into the house, he found Lucy in the kitchen, looking in the refrigerator for something to eat. "Hey, Luce. How long have you been awake?" he asked.

"For about ten minutes or so. Where'd you go to?" she asked curiously.

"I went to Matt's office," he replied, curious as to what her reaction would be.

Lucy almost dropped the jug of milk that was in her hand, but caught it just before it hit the floor. "Oh, really?" she tried to act casual, but Kevin could tell that she was very tense, wondering whether or not Matt had revealed her secret. "What did you two talk about?"

"You and the baby," was Kevin's answer. He walked over to where she was standing. "Lucy, we need to talk," he said seriously.

Lucy knew then that Matt had told him everything. Tears started to form in the corner of her eyes, and she brushed them away, only for more tears to form in their place. "He told you, didn't he?"

Kevin nodded. He placed his arm around his wife and led her to the couch in the living room. "Lucy, when were you going to tell me?" he asked.

"I didn't want you to know, at least not yet. You can't do anything about it. No one can."

Kevin could tell that she was scared, SHe tried to hide it, but he could tell. "Luce, I love you. We're going to get through this together. I'm scared too, Luce. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you. I promise you, no matter what happens, I'll be there for you."