A/N: Alright on to the 2nd chapter of this story. I hope you enjoy it!

Hospital and Old & New Friends

(MPOV)

I sat beside Kia in the ambulance and prayed for the first time since I lost my wife. I felt Kia squeeze my hand so I let out the breath I was holding. I knew then that she was going to be alright. I was scared that I was going to lose her and if I did I did not know how I was going to handle it. Thank God that she will be alright. I then started praying that she would not lose her baby. When she was talking to me about being pregnant I could see that she loved it. I could tell that she already loves her baby although she got pregnant in the way that she did.

We pulled up into the Emergency Room and the medics rushed to get her inside. I followed behind them right on her heels. I knew that I could not leave her side. Once they had her in a trauma room I looked around for the main doctor and when I could not be sure which doctor it was I said "Can I talk to the head Doctor please?" A man that looked to be about 40 walked over to me and said "What can I do for you Detective?" I took in a deep breath and said "She is pregnant. If you can save her baby also." The Doctor nodded and then rushed back to where Kia was laying on the hospital bed and said "I want an Ultra Sound Machine in here Stat! I also want a complete CBC count." I saw the Nurses rushing around so I stepped back out into the hallway.

Kia is very small for how far along she is in the pregnancy but I can not say that I do not understand why. She has been through hell in the last eight months. I knew that the Doctors could tell that she was pregnant but I wanted to make sure that they checked on the baby as soon as possible. I slumped up against the wall and put my head in my hands. One of the Nurses came out of the hospital room and stopped in front of me and said "Excuse me are you Detective Mac Taylor?" I nodded at her and she said "The young lady in there asked me to give you her purse and asked that you make a phone call to a friend of hers. She said the name is Mercedes." I took Kia's purse from her and said "Tell her I said I will and make sure that she gets the treatment she needs." The Nurse nodded at me and then rushed back into the hospital room when the Doctor yelled for her.

My breath caught as I opened up Kia's purse. Inside was a 9mm glock. I made sure that the safety was on and then picked up Kia's phone. I noticed that she had twelve missed calls and that they were mostly from Kia's friend Mercedes. I hit the call back number and waited for the woman to answer on the other end of the line. I heard a woman say "It's about time you called me back chick. What are you doing?" I took a deep breath before I said "This is Detective Mac Taylor. I'm a close friend of Kia's. She was involved in a hostage situation this morning and was shot and stabbed. Right now they are working on her in the Trauma room. She asked me to call you." I heard the woman on the other end start to cry and then she said "Mick and I will be on the first flight out there. I know she would like to see her son and I know that he would love to see her. I will see you in a bit Mac." After she said that she hung up. My breath caught. I did not know that Kia had a son. I wondered who the father was but I did not want to call back and ask.

As I was sitting in the hall I looked up as I heard rushed footsteps coming my way. I saw Don, Stella, and Lindsay coming. I said "If you three are here who is going over the crime scene?" Stella let out a breath and said "Danny and Hawkes is going over the crime scene. I wanted to come and check on you and Kia. I was sorry that I haven't seen her before now and its been three years since she was last in NYC and we all went out. I have been keeping in contact with her though." I breathed deeply as I remembered that I had introduced Kia to them all. I thought back to that night and remembered it like it was yesterday.

***Flashback***

Kia was nervous about going into Cozy's but I looked at her and said "Kia it is alright. I promise nobody is going to say anything rude to you. Stella and Lindsay are both looking forward to meeting you. Danny, Hawkes, and Flack will like you. Just be yourself. Plus its been to long since I have taken you up on stage with me." She laughed at that and said "Alright hon lets get this over with. I don't know why I'm so nervous." We walked inside and I had my hand on her lower back. I saw Stella, Lindsay, Danny, Flack, and Hawkes and walked towards them. When we got there I said "Kia meet Stella, Lindsay, Don, Danny, and Sheldon. Guys meet my best friend Kia." Everyone said hello and Lindsay said "What would you like to drink Kia?" I heard Kia laugh as she said "A shot of tequila would be nice." I laughed to because I knew that her having a shot of tequila would be the only way she got up onto the stage.

After she had her shot I pulled her towards the stage with me to the surprise of my team. I introduced her and then started a song that her and I had both wrote. Once she got into the singing I looked over at my group and smiled. I saw that everyone especially Flack was eyeing her. I made a mental note to myself to have a talk with him. I did not get the chance to though. After we were done with the set we walked back to the table and Flack said "Kia would you like to dance?" She smiled and nodded at him. They did make a cute couple. After we all left Cozy's we headed to another bar.

During that trip Kia got close to Stella and Lindsay and even to the guys. They all thought she was a sweetheart which she was and I was glad that she finally having some fun. I knew that she needed it because she has been taking care of her mother for the last ten years up until the day she died. When she called to tell me her mom had died I went back to my home state to attend the funeral. I saw how bad Kia was doing and brought her back with me.

***End of Flashback***

I came out of the flashback when I heard someone gasp. I looked up to see that Flack was pale. I said "Don are you alright?" He looked like he was about to pass out. He took in a couple of shallow breaths and said "That was Kia? She looks so different then she did three years ago Mac. I didn't even recognize her. How could I not recognize her man?" I shook my head not knowing what to say. I looked up again as I heard a commotion in the hallway. There coming down the hallway was a beautiful woman and she was holding onto a little boys hand. I gasped as I looked at the boy. I knew then why Kia did not tell me she had a son. She knew I would have pressured her to tell me who the father was and she also knew I would have went after him.

(Mercedes POV)

I held onto Mick's hand as we walked down the hall towards the group. I blushed as I caught sight of Mac. I knew who he was from all the pictures Kia has of him all over our house. I have a slight crush on him but wasn't about to let him know it. At least not yet. I walked up to him and said "Hello, you are Mac correct?" He glanced from me down to Mick and then up at a guy that vaguely looked familiar. He stood up and said "Yes, I am Mac so you must be Mercedes." He looked down and then took a deep breath and said "Who is this little fellow?" I smiled warmly as I said "This is Donald Michael Shaw but he goes by Mick." I heard gasp around me and looked up and saw that the man that Mac had looked at earlier paled. I ignored that and turned back towards Mac and said "Can we talk a minute?" He nodded his head at me and then said "Stella will you keep an eye on Mick please while I talk to Mercedes for a few minutes?" I saw the woman named Stella smile and nod as she walked up to us and said "Hi Mick why don't you and I go find you a snack." Mick nodded and took her hand and they walked down the hall.

Mac grasped my arm lightly walking me away from the group. When we were far enough away so they wouldn't hear us I said "I take it Kia hadn't gotten around to telling you yet that you were already a God Father as well as you were going to be God Father to another one?" He shook his head and said "She asked me if I would be God Father to the baby that she is carrying now but she hadn't said a word to me yet about Mick. Do you know who his father is?" I looked up at him curiously and said "All I know is that Mick's father is from this state. She was going to tell you and then him. But I can take a guess because he looks like the Don guy you introduced me into. Although I don't know how anyone else can tell." He took a deep breath and said "Trust me you can tell. I could see it as you were walking down the hallway. I wonder why she did not tell me or even tell him for that matter." I knew why she didn't tell him so I took a deep breath and said "She didn't tell him because apparently he called her some names and said some mean things to her a couple days before she was due to leave. That is why she left so abruptly and earlier than she was expected too. When she got back to Chicago she was so heart broken and I wasn't sure how to snap her out of it." Mac nodded and said "What's done is done but he will answer to me when the time is right." I smiled and laughed a small laugh and said "I think you're the best person to handle it. However can you get him to leave please? I can tell you that Kia isn't going to want to see him and if she does she is liable to do something that would end up resulting in you arresting her." Mac smiled grimly and said "Yes, I will get him to leave. I hope that we can talk more later once we know how her and the baby is doing. I would like to know what exactly has been going on with her for the last three years. I saw some bruises on her and I want to know who did it. She won't give me a name. All she says is that it is an ex of hers." I nodded at him and said "I would love to talk to you later. I feel as if I already know you." He nodded and then walked off towards where the tall dark and handsome detective was leaning against the wall.

(FPOV)

I saw the little boy and I gasped. He looked so much like me that it wasn't even funny. I leaned against the wall trying to think but not succeeding. I looked up as I heard someone clear their throat in front of me. I saw Mac standing there but right now I didn't even recognize the look on his face. He took in a deep breath and said "Don I need you to leave. I do not know what in the hell went on between you and Kia and right now I do not want to know. What I want is for you to leave and not try to see her right now." I just stared at him and said "What the hell Mac?!?!?! I'm not leaving until I get some answers. How come you didn't tell me that Kia was coming to visit?" I saw Mac go red in the face as he said "I did not tell you because she told me not too. I love Kia and I will be damned if I have her upset. She is 8 months pregnant Flack and does not need the stress. Now get out of here for now. I will see if I can get her to talk to you once she is stable." I glared at him and then stomped off.

I didn't know what to do or say right now. I know that I needed some air because if I didn't get any soon I was going to blow a gasket and end up hurting someone. All I could think about is why didn't she tell me she was pregnant? Why didn't she tell me I had a son? Who in the hell does she think she is to keep something like that from me? Who in the hell does she think she is? I didn't even stop to think about maybe why she had kept it from me. After all I did say some horrible stuff to her.