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"Don Flack." Dr. Jenson said smiling brightly as she walked into the room the next afternoon quickly hugging him.
"Hey." He said smiling as she moved to hug Lindsay.
"Are you this baby's dad?" She asked patting Lindsay's belly.
"No." He said shaking his head.
"The father is kind of out of the picture." Lindsay said softly. "Don's going to be my coach, I've heard he has a little practice."
"He's a great coach." She said patting Don on the cheek. "You ready to see your baby?" She asked her big blue eyes bright with kindness. Lindsay nodded and smiled over at Don as she laid down on the bed as Dr. Jenson pulled the sono machine over. "I say girl, Don says boy." Lindsay said smiling nervously at him as he slid his big hand in hers stomach churning with excitement.
"Well let's see who's right." Dr. Jenson said moving the wand on her small bump and looking at the screen. "Everything looks wonderful." She whispered smiling. "Here's an arm." She said pointing to the screen and taking a picture. "It's a girl." She said grinning.
"Oh." Lindsay whispered fighting tears as she watched the screen her heart racing.
"Wow." Don whispered eyes burning with unshed tears as Lindsay squeezed his hand.
"She's tiny but everything looks wonderful." Dr. Jenson said smiling. "You need to be eating 6-8 small meals a day." She said printing out some pictures. "You're due date is just as we suspected, June 15th." She said smiling.
"Can you print out some extra pictures?" Lindsay asked and she nodded smiling. "So she's ok?"
"She's perfect." Dr. Jenson said handing them the pictures and wiping off Lindsay's belly. "Lindsay it's important that you eat, Don I want you to make sure of it and she needs plenty of rest." She said and Don nodded staring at the pictures. "Lindsay you've only gained 8 lbs, you're a small woman but we want to get this baby nice and fat ok?" She asked and Lindsay nodded. "Your next appointment I want you to gain 5 lbs."
"I'm eating." Lindsay said sighing. "I get tired so easy."
"It's true, she's eating she had 4 slices of pizza last night." Don said smiling feeling proud even though he had no right.
"So." Mac said as he and Don rode to pick up a suspect.
"So." Don said glancing over at him feeling a little nervous.
"You and Lindsay are close." Mac said dying to ask but knowing it was none of his business.
"Yeah." Don said nodding. "Something you wanna ask?" He finally said and Mac smiled his face turning red.
"Are you guys together?" He asked and Don shook his head no.
"No, I'm just her partner." He said frowning. "She's my best friend."
"You love her." Mac said softly glancing over at him.
"Yeah." Don admitted knowing lying to Mac was useless. "But it's a bad time and we're good right now." He said. "She's got to much going on and I'm not gonna rock the boat." He said softly. "Someday but not til after the baby, I'm all she has and if she ain't interested I don't want er to be alone in dis."
"I can respect that." Mac said nodding. "She won't be shocked, I think she has feelings for you too." He said smiling lightly. "Everyone thinks you're together."
"Yeah." Don admitted. "Ya sure it's ok for me to be off when she has the baby?"
"Sure." Mac said nodding. "I asked Danny if he wanted off, he said no."
"Fucker still don't think it's his." Don said shaking his head. "I could kill him for making her feel cheap." He said jaw clenched. "As if she's da kind of girl dat sleeps around."
"I know." Mac said nodding. "I think he knows."
"I know he knows." Don said sighing.
"I'm going to let him off if he asks."
"Ok." Don said nodding. "Lindsay said she don't want him in the room wit us but she won't keep him away from the baby." He said smiling. "I'm so excited, only 4 more weeks."
"She said you were a great coach." Mac said and he smiled proudly.
"She almost passed out in Lamaze when they made us watch the video." He said chuckling. "She said she knew what it would be like she just didn't think about it to much til she saw it."
"Well if you need anything you just let me know." Mac said and Don nodded.
"Actually are ya busy tomorrow?" He asked smiling.
"No why?" Mac asked.
"Cause I'm painin the baby's room and setting up da crib and I could use some help, she can't help." Don said and Mac nodded smiling as they pulled up at the scene.
"Who's going to watch the baby when she's working?" Mac asked as they worked the next morning at about 8 on the baby's room as Lindsay slept.
"My ma." He said smiling. "She babysits and her and Lindsay get along real good." He admitted frowning as he heard a noise. "She should still be sleepin." He said putting the paint brush down and starting towards the door.
"Hey." Lindsay said smiling tiredly resting her hand on her baby bump.
"Ya just went to sleep." Don said frowning at her. She hadn't been sleeping good and she'd had Braxton hicks contractions most of the night and hadn't been able to sleep.
"I'm hungry." She said shrugging. "Thank you so much Mac." She said and he nodded smiling at her. "Have you guys eaten?"
"Nope." Don said smiling hopefully.
"Ok I'll cook." She said rolling her eyes at him as she walked into the kitchen.
"She's havin lot's of Braxton hicks contractions." Don said as he and Mac resumed painting. "She was up til 5 dis morning."
"Have you decided on a name?" Mac asked wiping his hands on his jeans and looking around the light yellow room.
"Yeah." Don said smiling. "Ava after my ma isn't dat great?" He asked smiling proudly. "Dan hated it, said he wanted a different name."
"Imagine that." Mac said disappointed in the kid.
"Yeah Lindsay asked if he believed it was his, he said no and she said that was fine, she was naming her." Don said smiling. "She's bein so good bout all of it, I don't know how she's so damn nice I wanna kill em."
"She's strong." Mac said as they moved to start putting the crib together. "This looks old."
"Yeah my ma gave it to er, it was mine." Don said smiling still feeling proud that Lindsay was using a crib he'd been in. "Her and my ma get along good." He said and Mac smiled. Lindsay didn't really have any family, her parents were both killed in a car accident when she was 18 and she didn't have siblings. "Ma said to never make her chose between Lindsay or me, dat I wouldn't like her choice." Don said and Mac laughed.
"She loves me." Lindsay said hand on her belly as she walked into the room. "Hungry?"
"Yep." Don said nodding and grinning at her. "Pancakes?"
"Yep but I ate all the bacon." She admitted waddling into the kitchen. "I really apprechiate you coming over Mac." She said as they sat down.
"Not a problem." Mac said smiling at her. "I really apprechiate the way you've handled things at work." He said softly. "You've been very classy."
"Thanks." She said blushing. "It's been hard at times." She admitted. "I'm trying to be an adult, I'm having a baby it's time to grow up I guess." She said resting her hand on her belly.
"You're not very big." Mac said taking a bite of the fluffy pancakes.
"She's gained 19lbs." Don said swallowing and frowning as Lindsay glared at him. "What?"
"Don't tell people my weight." She said face red with embarrassment.
"I, well I didn't say how much you weighed." He said cringing seeing that he'd messed up.
"You did." She said biting back tears. "I know I'm a cow."
"No no." He said looking over at Mac not sure what to say. "Linds honey you only weigh 116lbs." He whispered and she dropped her jaw before bursting into tears. "Oh shit." He said cringing and exhaling loudly. "I, oh man I'm sorry." He whispered as she covered her face crying softly.
"Why don't you just tell my boss about my stretch marks." She gasped tears sliding down her face.
"I didn't, I haven't." He stuttered. "You don't have any."
"I can't believe you." She gasped choking on a sob. "Are you going to tell everyone everything?"
"Oh man." Don whispered frowning and looking up at Mac as she got up and held her belly as she raced to the bedroom slamming the door. "I fucked dat up." He said and Mac covered his mouth trying hard not to laugh. "What?" Don asked frowning as Mac started laughing.
"I just realized." Mac said choking back more laughter. "You're getting all the hormones, the late night food runs all that good stuff." He said laughing. "But no sex."
"Laugh it up." Don said shaking his head and rubbing his face. "I'll be back." He said getting up and grabbing a handful of oreo cookies knowing he'd need some help. She'd had several spells like this, she'd lose it over something small and burst into tears. She got over it fast and made fun of herself later for being so emotional but he got a little nervous every time. He knocked once on the door and opened it seeing her laying on the bed her little body wracked with sobs as she held her belly. "Lindsay." He whispered walking over to sit by the bed. "Baby I'm sorry." He said heart breaking at her sobs. "I didn't mean it."
"I just look horrible." She whispered unable to stop the small sobs escaping her throat.
"No you don't." He said honestly. "Hey ya beautiful." He said cupping her face. "I think you're stunning."
"Whatever." She said covering her face. "I look like a cow, like I swallowed a beach ball."
"No you don't." He said smiling a little. "I think you're sexy." He said and she made a face and moved her hands. "Seriously." He said swallowing hard and moving his hand down to her belly pulling her tee shirt up and resting his hand on her smooth creamy skin. "Very sexy." He whispered unable to stop himself as he bent over and pressed a soft kiss to the exposed skin.
"Don." She whispered shocked by his actions.
"So yeah." He whispered breaking her gaze his face turning red. "I brought cookies." He said pulling his hand up to her.
"Thanks." She said softly taking one of the cookies. "Sorry bout the hormones."
"Sokay." He said smiling and standing up. "You ok if we go finish?"
"Yes, I'm having lunch with your mom." She said eating one of the cookies.