Chapter Fourteen – 3 Months Later…

Three months had passed since Lucie and Flack had told his parents about her pregnancy, and just as Flack predicted his mother had been a constant figure in their life ever since, not that Lucie minded the support Flack's mom was giving her since her own mom was still back in England.

Lucie in her opinion was huge, no matter how many times, both Flack and Lindsay told her she wasn't, she wouldn't believe them she'd think they were being nice, but in reality she was pregnant woman therefore she was pregnant and not fat, but Flack had tried that logic and he got him a night on the sofa for it. Lucie was still working at the school teaching her classes, most of the little children were fascinated by the fact that their teacher was having a baby, most had never been around a pregnant person before so it was all very exciting. Flack was playing the part of anxious expectant father, most of his mates at work would take the piss but he didn't care, if Danny took the piss he would stupidly do it when Lindsay was standing right next to him and therefore he gained himself a smack across the back of the head for being so mean to the anxious father.

Flack and Lucie had been going to the scans as normal but whenever they were asked the question as to whether they wanted to know the sex, neither of them could agree, Flack wanted to know but Lucie didn't, it was something they had come to blows over several times, but eventually Lucie had to agree that knowing the sex of the baby would be an upside, it meant they could buy gender specific clothes. Also Flack's mom wanted to know what colour she had to knit the booties she was going to make. So reluctantly Lucie agreed that the next appointment they had with the doctor, they would ask to know the gender of the baby, much to Flack's delight. Three months later and today was the day.

Flack was walking through the lab, he had finished his work for the day and was on his way to say bye to Mac, Stella, Danny, Lindsay and the rest of the team. Flack poked his head round one of the lab doors and stood Lindsay and Danny discussing a piece of evidence.

"Hey guy's I'm off now."

Lindsay and Danny looked up, Lindsay smiled, Lucie had told her about the doctors appointment, and as most things, if Lucie had told Lindsay then Lindsay had told Danny and then Danny has told the rest of the lab and so on, so all day Flack had been getting 'Good Lucks' and the most common by the older male members of the Homicide department 'You best hope it's not a girl, you'll go grey in no time!'. Flack tried his best to ignore all the comments he got today all he wanted to know was whether or not he needed to buy mini ballet shoes or soccer boots once the baby was born.

"Where are you meeting Lucie?"

Flack smiled.

"My mom is picking her up and taking her to the doctors so I'm meeting her there. The appointments at three so I've got half and hour to get there, so I'll let you know how it goes, or should I say Lucie will let you know. See ya!"

Lindsay smiled, and just as Flack had his back to them Danny came out with a wise ass comment.

"Best hope its not a girl Flack, you're protective enough with Lucie imagine what you'll be like with your own flesh and blood!"

Almost as soon as he said it Flack heard the sound of Lindsay smacking Danny on the back of the head, without turning back Flack thanked Lindsay.

"You're more than welcome, wait until Danny has his own kids, then you can poke fun all you want!"

Flack laughed and waved them both goodbye as he headed for the lift to get out of the building, he couldn't believe that in less than thirty minutes he would know whether he was having a son or daughter. This thought caused Flack to smile whilst making his way down to the bottom floor of the lab building.

Lucie was in their apartment, her morning or all day sickness as she called it had started to lessen and therefore she was far more mobile than she had been in the last couple of months. Whilst relaxing on the sofa watching the highlights of the baseball match that was on the night before Lucie looked up at the clock. Flacks mom was picking her up in a minute, realising this Lucie sighed, she turned off the television and stood up slowly, the only problem apart from the sickness that Lucie had found was sitting down and the standing back up again.

Right on time, the buzzer of their apartment building started to sound, his mom was here, Lucie walked over to the receiver and spoke into it.

"Hey Shelia, I'll be right down, just need to grab my bag."

"That's okay sweetheart, I'll be waiting in the car."

Lucie put down the receiver and made her way back to the sofa and grabbed her bag and keys, she made sure everything was off and made her way out of the door where she locked it behind her and made her way down to Sheila's car.

Twenty minutes had past and Lucie and Flack were waiting patiently in the doctors office, Lucie was laying on the bed with her stomach exposed as the doctor applied the gel she used to use the ultrasound machine. Lucie flinched, no matter how many times that gel was applied she could never get over how cold it was. Lucie looked up at Flack and smiled, he squeezed her hand as the heartbeat of their child filled the room, both Lucie and Flack always breathed a sound of relief whenever they heard the heartbeat.

"As you can hear the heartbeats healthy and as you can see on the screen, your babies development is progressing nicely."

The female doctor looked and Flack and Lucie, both smiling profusely.

"Would you like to know the sex? I know I have asked before but I will ask this last time I promise."

Lucie looked at Flack, Flack looked at Lucie, Lucie then turned her attention towards the doctor still smiling widely and nodded.

"We want to know."

The doctor smiled, examined the ultrasound screen in front of her and smiled.

"It's a girl, a healthy baby girl."

Lucie let out a little laugh and started to cry a little, she turned to Flack who was smiling so wide Lucie thought his face was going to split.

"You happy?"

Flack nodded, he didn't care what sex the baby was, but knowing he was having a little girl made something in his heart leap a thousand paces.

"I'm happy, you happy?"

Lucie smiled and laughed a little as she tried to fight back the tears that so wanted to fall, but she promised herself that she'd only cry when she was holding their baby in her arms, that way she'd know everything would be okay and it was a reality not just a really good dream.

After another ten minutes of being with the doctor and having all the regular checks, Lucie and Flack made their way out of the building and towards Flack's parked car. Once in the car, Lucie grabbed her cell phone and started dialling numbers.

"Who you calling?"

Lucie smiled.

"Well I'm ringing your mom, then I'm ringing Lindsay and telling her and then everyone in phonebook pretty much, except for you of course and Danny because Lindsay will tell Danny most defiantly."

Lucie smiled widely while Flack just rolled his eyes, although he knew that everything Lucie had said was extremely true.

About an hour had passed and Flack and Lucie were back at their apartment, Lucie was sitting on the sofa with her feet up, a hot chocolate in one hand and the remote control in the other, quite happily flicking through the channels. Flack on the other hand was in the kitchen preparing something for dinner, Lindsay and Danny had invited themselves over for the evening and were due in about half an hour, and without thinking Flack offered to cook for them...not really thinking about the fact that he and Lucie didn't really have any decent food in the house as Lucie being pregnant and having monster cravings had eaten most of it.

Lucie smiled as she saw Flack chucking random ingredients together.

"Flack, why don't you just order take out? I'm sure Danny and Lindsay won't mind?"

Flack shook his head and looked out the kitchen to see Lucie now standing in the kitchen doorway.

"I'm managing, Danny and Lind's aren't fussy, especially Danny, he'll eat anything as long as its edible."

Lucie laughed, Flack knew Danny far too well, Lucie sighed and walked up behind Flack and wrapped her arms around his waist, she squeezed tightly and Flack held onto her hands.

"Are you feeling okay Luce?"

Lucie smiled, Flack had now turned himself to face Lucie, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

"I'm fine, just thinking, we're going to have a little girl, it seems like a reality now, we've got so much to do that we didn't even really think about, we've just been to blissed out at the thought of having a baby, we haven't actually got anything for her. I mean we've got to decorate a nursery for her, buy her clothes, toys, a pram, changing back, bottles for when she's older, we'll need to childproof the flat..."

Flack cut Lucie off mid panic attack.

"Luce, calm down, you're not due for another three months, we've got time to enjoy the pregnancy and do everything and more that you listed, I'm sure Lindsay will be more than willing to help you pick out baby clothes and the best pram, you never know she and Danny might decide to start a family of their own once she's gone baby stuff shopping with you."

Lucie laughed, she knew full well that Lindsay was getting broody but she and Danny had decided to wait until a year of marriage before they had children, that way they could enjoy it being just the two of them.

Lucie smiled and tilted her head upwards and kissed Flack lovingly on the lips, turning to walk away she smiled at Flack, as he was smiling back the doorbell rang, their guests had arrived. Lucie made her way over to the door and peeped through the peeper and saw Danny and Lindsay standing there, Lucie opened the door and Lindsay practically bundled her with gifts. Lucie looked at Flack and Danny who just shrugged.

"Lind's what's all this?"

Lindsay smiled as she walked with Lucie over to the sofa, Flack and Danny made their way back to the kitchen, Danny laughed when he saw the concoction Flack was trying to create and immediately started to help him correct it.

Lucie and Lindsay still sitting on the sofa started to riffle through the three bags Lindsay had brought over, all filled with baby clothes and baby toys, Lucie felt herself well up with emotion.

"Lind's this is too much, you really didn't need to."

Lindsay smiled and wrapped an arm around Lucie and pulled her into a hug.

"I know I didn't need to but I wanted to. There's a difference, this baby girl will have the best of everything, I mean she's already got the best mom and dad in the world."

Lindsay could hear Danny scoffing, she rolled her eyes.

"That is until me and Danny have kids then there will be four awesome parents in New York..."

Lucie laughed and leaned in close to Lindsay and whispered.

"Danny made you say that didn't he?"

Lindsay laughed whilst she nodded in agreement. After another few minutes of rummaging through the bags, Flack and Danny emerged from the kitchen holding the food that Flack had managed to prepare with a little help from Danny. Lucie and Lindsay made their way to the dining table and the four of them sat down happily laughing and joking and enjoying each other's company. Lucie smiled she was so happy that she had found a life for herself in New York along with the friends she had made along the way.

TBC

A/N – Sorry it was so long for this chapter to be published, I've had a case of really bad writers block and Uni has been pretty full on recently. Sorry to anyone that was waiting for this story to continue xxx