"Has she been drinking?" Allison asked
"No, she's pregnant for crying out loud!" Dylan snapped
"Dylan, that wasn't a judgment. It could happen, maybe just a sip? Alcohol is known to cause cramps and nausea to her illness." Allison added. Dylan glared at her just before the doctor came out.
"Everything's okay." The doctor said, calmly, "Your wife is alright and the baby's heartbeat is stable. Mrs Mckay may be a little groggy so don't harper on her about details, alright?"
"Can I see her?" Dylan asked
"Yes, go right in."
"Okay, thank you. Allison take Jack home."
"Dylan, I'm not gonna leave you."
"Take Jack home, Allison." Dylan said sternly
Hospital room
"Hey baby" Dylan said quietly, walking over to sit beside her on the bed
"Hey" Kelly voice came out in a quiet raspy whisper
"You're gonna be okay." Dylan said calmly
"And the baby?"
"The baby's alright." Dylan reassured, stroking her hair, and Kelly exhaled loudly
"I don't know how this happened, Dylan."
"It's okay. Relax, Kel. You don't need to worry about that. Just rest. The doctor wants you to spend a night in here, so I'll stay with you."
"Dylan, you gotta go home to Jack."
"Allison will stay with Jack. I'm staying with you."
The next morning
"Morning camper." Dylan smiled, hinting at nostalgia to lighten Kelly's mood
"Yeah..." Kelly whispered
"You can go home a little later today. They just wanna run some tests, alright? Apparently your blood pressure was low."
"Dylan, just go home to Jack, alright? You can pick me up later, I'll be fine. Just go home to Jack."
"Alright, alright. Kel, please don't stress yourself okay?"
"Okay."
Mckay House
"Hey... how is she?" Allison asked as Dylan walked in
"She's alright."
"Does she remember anything?"
"Not really. The doctor said it's normal for her to be a little groggy. But it's nothing serious."
"So what was the problem?"
"Low blood pressure, they assume it made her dizzy and she fell."
"That's terrible."
"Yeah..." Dylan sat on the couch, finally able to take in what had happened. He looked worried, exhaling and inhaling slowly. Allison sat beside him
"Dylan... don't worry, look at me. We will get through this. Everything will be fine." Allison put her arm around him, "You deserve so much more than this."
"I shouldn't have left her at a club. How stupid is that?"
"Dylan, none of this is your fault." She stroked his back
"I'm supposed to be taking care of her." Dylan's head fell into his hands as he began to tear up, and Allison held him close
"Dylan, let me be there for you."
"You're taking care of Jack. That's more than enough."
"Yeah but... let me be there for you too." Dylan looked up at her
"Dylan..." She continued, "I care about you."
"I know, I appreciate everything, really."
"No, you don't get it. Ever since West Bev, I have always idolised you. I want to be there for you. I could be there for you if you let me. If you give me a chance, you'll see, I'd take care of you better than anyone else."
"Allison-"
"Dylan, I've read your book three times! I know you. I'd put you first, always. I'd put Jack first. We could be a family."
"What?!" Dylan stood up
"I'm crazy about you Dylan, I've always been."
"Allison, are you crazy?"
"Dylan, just get over the shock and listen to me."
"Allison, my pregnant wife is lying in a hospital bed. My son slept at home with neither of his parents and you're telling me you're crazy about me?"
"Dylan..." Allison leaned closer to him, but Dylan stepped back
"three times, you say?"
"Yeah, three times."
"Then I'm pretty sure you didn't skip the part where I spent half my life fighting for Kelly. She's my wife, Allison."
"I know you love her, but there's just too much stress around her, I could give you a better life."
"Allison, I think you should leave."
"Dylan."
"I won't repeat myself." Dylan gave her, her handbag, opened the front door and waited till she walked out
Later that day
McKay house
"Thanks for watching Jack, Donna. Kel, I'm gonna head to the pharmacy to get your pills, alright?" Dylan said, kissing the top of her head
"Alright, babe." Kelly smiled at him
"How you feeling?" Donna asked
"Tired, honestly."
The door knocked
"Don, can you get that?" Kelly asked, not getting up after she slid on the couch
"Hi, Donna."
"Allison, hi." Donna gestured for Allison to come in
"Kelly!"
"Alli, hi!" Kelly smiled from the couch as Allison came to join her
"I hope you're feeling alright" Allison hugged her, "Sorry, I wasn't here earlier, Dylan gave me the morning off after spending last night with Jack."
"Yeah, thanks so much for that. Really sorry you were stuck here all night." Kelly apologised
"Oh, don't be silly. Happy to do it."
Dylan returned home
"I'm back babe," He called from the door, until he saw Allison there, then his face fell.
"Allison?"
"Hello, Dylan... Donna and Kelly are on the terrace, getting some air."
"What are you doing here... I fired you, Allison."
"You think that's wise? If you fire me, Kelly will want to know why, and I'm pretty sure that stress won't be good for her or the baby, don't you think?" Allison smiled and walked out to the women.
Silver house
"David, you gotta help me out." Dylan paced around David's living room
"So she made a pass at you. You stopped her, right?"
"That's not the point, David."
"Yeah, I think it is the point, she's taking good care of your son, she's helping Kelly. Just let her down easy and don't stress out Kel."
"David, I fired her and she's blackmailing me. That's not harmless."
"Dylan can't get girls to back off, what a surprise."
"David this isn't a joke."
"I'm sorry." David chuckled "It just seems a little dramatic. Granted you're going through a lot, but Dylan, right now, we just need Kelly to rest and that baby to be okay."
"Didn't you hear me, she's blackmailing me!"
"To keep her job. That's not that bad."
"Unbelievable."
"Dylan, if you mention this to Kelly, she will blow it even more out of proportion than you are. Kelly will freak, she may even lose the baby. It's not good for her condition, right now, okay? So just, hang in there, man. Until things are better... Until then, just keep your distance from the young, harmless stalker."
The next day
The Playground
"This was a good idea." Kelly smiled
"Yeah, our kids playing where we used to." Donna watched Jack, Daniel and Madeline on the swings
"What time is Steve picking up Maddy?" asked Kelly
"He said around 6." Donna replied, "how's the little one?" She rubbed Kelly's stomach
"Fine, I hope." Kelly sighed
"and you?"
"I'm just trying to remember what caused me to collapse."
"You don't remember?"
"No, Dylan asked me if I had been drinking, can you believe that?"
"He's just concerned, Kelly."
"I know, but he makes me feel like I'm helpless... He treats me like a child. Like I can't take care of myself."
"He just wants to take care of you... he's feeling bad about leaving you at the club."
"I was with you, Donna. And besides I'm pregnant, it's a condition not a sickness."
"Yes, but you have an illness, Kelly. Not to mention a risky pregnancy."
"I know... I just hate him treating me like I can't handle anything. Which makes not remembering the fall even more disappointing."
"Look, Dylan's not underestimating you, he knows how tough you are, but Kelly, this isn't a competition between you and Dylan. He just wants to make you feel as comfortable as possible."
"I know."
Mckay House
Kelly was lying in bed when Dylan walked in and laid beside her
"How you feeling, babe?" He asked, kissing her forehead
"Fine. Jack up?"
"No, he's still napping. Whatever you did at the park obviously wore him out."
"Yeah, he had a lot of fun." Kelly smiled
"I hope you didn't wear yourself out." Dylan said, stroking her hair
"Dylan, don't talk to me like that." She moaned, "I know what I'm doing."
"I'm just checking on you, Kel." He brushed his nose against hers,
"I'm fine, really. I'm not unstable or anything." She rolled her eyes
"Okay, good." He grinned... but his grin did not last long
"Kel... there's something I want to talk to you about. You up for it?"
"Yeah, what is it?"
"It's about Allison."
"God, what would we have done without her, huh?" Kelly sighed
"That's not exactly the kind of thing I wanted to discuss." Dylan scratched his head
"What is it, Dylan?" Kelly asked, sternly and Dylan sighed, looking into her eyes he realised he couldn't stress her right now.
"I just thought... maybe we could handle things on our own for a while, give Allison a little holiday. We can ask Donna and your brother to help us out for a while."
"Dylan... I'm just out of the hospital. I think we kind of need Allison right now. Besides, Jack really likes her and I don't want him to go through any grief right now, I want him to feel some consistency."
"Fine." Dylan exhaled, he tried to hide his concern.
The next day
"Good morning." Allison said as Dylan sat at the table
"Where's Kelly?" She asked, Dylan was silent
"You're not gonna talk to me now?"
"Look, Allison. I don't know what it is you feel for me, perhaps it's a little high school crush you've had at the back of your mind, but if you're gonna be in my house and take care of my kid, you're gonna learn to get over it, alright?"
"Is that what you want?" Allison asked, walking closer to him
"What tipped you off?" Dylan asked sarcastically
"I think you'll find you like me too, once you get to know me."
"Oh yeah? So far, you're fantastic."
"Come on, Dylan." Allison giggled, "Don't be such a grouch. If you want me to be professional for Kelly's sake, I will. But I won't give up on you. I've waited too long to have my chance with you."
"As soon as Kelly's feeling better, you're out of here." Dylan glared at her.