Chapter Seven:
It was coming up to seven-thirty, for the last half an hour Alex had been setting the table; Don had been getting in the way in the kitchen whilst she had been trying to get the plates and cutlery. Brushing past each other Alex had almost dropped a pile of plate all over the kitchen floor; turning to glare at the now cowering Don Alex shook her head and headed towards the dining table which Don had to set up before he went back to make sure things were cooking along nicely.
Placing the plates in their corresponding places Alex almost jumped out of her skin as the buzzer to their apartment started going off, she had been miming along to the 'Daughtry' CD she had playing in the background. Catching her breath Alex shook her head at herself and made her way over to the apartment door, looking through the peephole to see who it was, she saw Danny and Lindsay, unlocking the door Danny and Lindsay could hear Alex calling to Don. Opening the door Alex smiled and pulled Lindsay into a hug and kissed her on the cheek, as Lindsay made her way into the living area to be greeted by Don, Alex mimicked the welcome she'd given Lindsay to Danny, closing the door behind him once he'd stepped through the door.
"Should've guessed you two would be on time…not even our parents are here yet."
Lindsay laughed as Alex walked with her to the sofa the two of them sat down, Lindsay couldn't help the wide smile on her face, a smile which caused Alex to blush, rolling her eyes and shaking her head she stood up and asked Lindsay what she wanted to drink, heading towards the kitchen she could hear Don and Danny talking about a basketball game that was on last night, making her way past Danny Alex reached into a cupboard and pulled out two glasses, filling one with white wine, the other she filled with orange juice. Danny eyed her drink choice carefully sensing Danny's questioning glare Alex smiled cheekily at him as she walked past him and headed back into the living area.
Almost as soon as she sat down on the sofa with Lindsay the buzzer went again, everyone was arriving.
Everyone had arrive more or less on time, there was lots of greetings and introductions, but finally everyone was seated at the dining table, drinks were flowing as was good conversation, sat one end of the table was Don, and opposite him was Alex, looking up from her favourite desert of devil's chocolate cake Don winked, standing up at the table everyone's conversations fell silent as they looked at him curiously, clearing his throat Don spoke, Alex however was getting more and more nervous, as well as excited, she turned to Lindsay who was looking in her direction smiling widely eager for Don to make the announcement.
"There was an ulterior motive to having you all come here tonight. We've got a little announcement to make."
Everyone around the table exchanged looks before looking at Don and then Alex and then Don again, by this time Don had made his way around the table so that he was standing behind Alex. With his hands on her shoulders, Alex smiled as the whole table stared at her, most curiously was the stares she was getting from hers and Don's parents, all eager for the announcement. Taking a deep breath Alex smiled widely.
"I'm pregnant."
Almost instantly her parents jumped up and made a beeline for Alex, an action mimicked by Don's parents. Don's dad shook his Don's hand and pulled him into a manly hug which was followed by the same actions by Alex's dad, both Don's and Alex's moms were fussing over Alex shedding a few tears of pride and joy Alex and Don's parents made their way back to their seats to allow their friends and colleagues to say their congratulations.
Twenty minutes had passed since Don and Alex had made their announcement, all the girls, Alex, Lindsay, Stella, Don's mom Denise and Alex's mom Sheryl were sitting on the sofa talking babies, while the men, Don, Danny, Mac, Adam, Sid, Don's dad Don Snr and Alex's dad Ron sat at the now clear dining table talking sports and the prospect of having a baby boy.
"She how far along are you?"
Alex turned to Stella and smiled, she'd always thought of Stella as the mothering figure in the crime lab.
"I was three months gone yesterday…hence why we told you guys today…"
Turning to her mom and Denise Alex smiled reassuringly and continued before they could speak.
"We wanted to wait until the three month period was over before we told anyone, because things are more likely to happen in that time."
Denise smiled at Alex and nodded, they all understood why they had waited to tell them. Alex's mom looked at her watch and sighed.
"Well, it's getting late, call me tomorrow love and we'll have a natter."
Alex stood up with her mom, as did Denise who agreed that it was getting late, seeing as their respective others had decided they wanted to drink that evening Alex's mom and Denise were the designated drivers.
"Come on Ron; let's leave the young ones to it."
Agreeing with their wives Don and Alex said goodbye to their parents, leaving only their close colleagues in the apartment with them. It wasn't until ten-thirty when everyone had left that Don and Alex had time to reflect on the evening as they relaxed on the sofa, Don's arm wrapped around Alex's shoulders as she snuggled into his chest. Laughing and joking about their parents' reactions to the news Don and Alex knew that they had the support of their loved ones, something that meant a lot to them, but then it would mean a lot to anyone that was having a baby.
Yawning loudly, Don looked down to see that Alex was starting to fall asleep, smiling at her lovingly, Don slowly stood up from the sofa, Alex looked up groggily, she didn't like the fact she wasn't cuddling into Don anymore, one of her favourite pastimes.
"I think we should get into bed."
Alex didn't even have a sarcastic comment to make, nodding sleepily Alex accepted Don's outstretched hand, turning off the lights as they went Alex and Don made their way into their bedroom.
Once they were changed and in bed with the lights off Alex snuggled up to Don as he held her in his arms, tracing circles on his chest Alex smiled coyly.
"I think we're going to have a lot of support."
Kissing the top of her head and stroking her arm gently, Don agreed, within minutes, Alex was fast asleep, looking down at her Don smiled lovingly and kissed her lingeringly on the forehead before closing his eyes and following her lead.
To be continued…
