Okay, so this is going to be the last chapter posted for today. Again I'm sorry I haven't updated but hopefully this makes up for it. ENJOY!
Chapter 7
Alex pulled her self out of bed. It had been three weeks since Sean left and it wasn't getting any easier not having him next to her, if anything it was becoming more and more unbearable. She went into the washroom and smiled as she saw the bump that had formed in her stomach in the mirror. She had a shower, got dressed and headed downstairs to the living room where Birkhoff was on the computer, Michael was playing with Katie and Nikita was, like always, making breakfast for Alex. She shuffled over to the bar on the edge of the kitchen and sat down.
"Morning everyone." She said as she took the plate of food Nikita offered her.
"Morning." They all responded somewhat out of sync. She started to eat her breakfast and looked up curiously when Birkhoff's computer dinged.
"Guys, video chat coming through," He said. He typed a few thing before smiling over at Alex. "Well look at that, it's out favourite Navy SEAL calling. Just hit enter Alex, we'll give you some time," Birkhoff said as he, Nikita and Michael walked out of the room. She went over to the computer and hit enter. Her face lite up when Sean's face came onto the screen.
"Hey Alex. You miss me yet?" he asked smiling.
"Of course I miss you. How are things doing over there?" she asked twirling a piece of her hair. She looked at him strangely when he smiled widely at her. "What?" she asked.
"Nothing, it's just the hair thing, you do it when you're bored or deep in thought. I've missed seeing you do it." Alex quickly dropped her hand to her sides and blushed slightly embarrassed.
"No, don't stop. It's cute. Anyway, I'm doing alright over here. I met a guy name Justin who's in my platoon, he has a daughter. So he's been helping me out with some of the father stuff, hopefully I wont be tally useless when I come home." He said smiling at Alex.
"Well, it sounds like all considering you're doing alright. Do you have any better dates as to when you might be coming home?" She asked.
"Not yet, right now it looks like I still have about 6 to 9 weeks left. But I will let you know as soon as anything changes. Promise." He said.
Over the next two hours Alex and Sean talked about anything and everything that helped them forget about the fact that they weren't home together, they even played a game of Rummy 500 laughing through the whole game. Finally it was time for Sean to log off because it was time for him to go to bed. Alex blew him a kiss before closing the computer. She took a deep breathe as she leant back in the chair, glad to know that he was okay.
Alex lay in bed as she continued to turn from side to side. After she had gone up to her room and changed she had laid down and gone to sleep only to be woken up less than an hour later. Unlike most nights it wasn't Katie that was keeping her awake. She groaned again as a sharp pain shot through her side. She got up and made her way down the hall to Nikita and Michael's bedroom. She knocked lightly on the door before pushing it open. She shuffled over to Nikita's side of the bed and gave her a gentle shake.
"Nikita?" She said waking her up.
"Alex? What's wrong?" Nikita asked sitting up and turning on the lamp next to the bed.
"I don't know. My lower abdomen is hurting, it started about an hour ago. I don't know what to do." Alex said as she held her side.
"It's going to be fine honey don't worry." Nikita turned slightly and shook Michael. "Michael get up, we need to take Alex to the hospital, something's wrong." She said as she moved to the close and quickly through on pants and a sweater. Michael followed suit while Nikita got Alex down the stairs and into the car. She sat in the back with her as Michael drove.
"Nikita. What if something happened? How would I explain losing the baby to Sean when he gets home?" Alex asked tears in her eyes.
"No, honey nothing is going to happen. Everything is going to be fine, I promise." Minutes later they walked trough the doors of the hospital and quickly went over to the front desk. "We need to see a doctor. She has pain in her abdomen and she's 3 months pregnant." Nikita said to the receptionist sitting behind the counter.
"Ok. Fill out these forms for her and I'll get the doctor." She said as she handed Nikita a clipboard.
Michael took the clipboard and began to fill out the information allowing Nikita to go with Alex. Nikita held Alex's hand as they headed down the hall way. After the doctor gave Alex a thorough check up he walked over to her and said. "Ms. Udinov you're fine. What you experience was Braxton Hicks Contractions. They're completely normal for women in the early stages of their pregnancy ad they don't pose a great to you or the baby. I would recommended bed rest for the next couple of days and to keep your stress level down as much as possible for as long as possible. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call me. It doesn't matter, day or night. Alright?" Dr. Cooper asked.
"Thank you." Nikita said as she helped Alex get off the bed and sorted out. The young girl was still wobbly on her feet from the adrenaline. They walked out, signed the discharge papers and headed home. When they got there Nikita helped Alex into bed and sat down on the chair next to her bed. Alex was already out like a light when Michael quietly went over to Nikita.
"Honey, she's going to be fine. Come to bed." Michael said not wanting Nikita to sit there all night.
"She's practically my other daughter Michael. I'm not leaving her when she's this scared. I'll see you in the morning." She said kissing him. Michael was about to argue but he knew she was right. He gave her another gentle kiss before walking out of the room.
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