Disclaimer: I oen nothing except my imagination and Haley Reed.

a/n: Thanks to everyone who left a review on the previous chapter. Ok so everyone can be really upset with me for lack of updates. I have been SWAMPED at work and home life has been nuts lately. I'm sorry if this chapter has mistakes (hopefully not a lot). I usually re-read myself a gazillion times before I post to get all of them but I really want to put a chapter out for you guys cuz it's been way too long. Hope you like it.


Gabby's POV

My chest was heaving, moving up and down quickly, Matt equally tired next to me. I turned on my side to look at him.

"It sure is fun trying for another baby." I grinned. He looked at me and chuckled.

"You won't see me complain, specially before shift." He turned to face me and ran his hand against my small tummy, his other hand propped up against his head. "What's your plan for the day?"

"I'm probably go for a stroll with Charlotte, I like the quiet times with her."

"I'm kind of jealous. She's going to become such a mommy's girl."

"Stop it. She already has you wrapped around her little finger."

"I just can't wait for her to grow up and be just like you." He pulled me closer to him and kissed me.

"Except her eyes and nose, they're all you." As if she knew she was being talked about, Charlotte started screaming at the top of her lungs.

"I got her." He kissed me again before trying to get up before I stopped him with another kiss. "You're going to be late."

"Shit." He cursed as he pushed himself from the bed and into the shower. I got up and went straight Charlotte's room where I changed her diaper and changed her pj's for a pair of black joggers and a cute t-shirt that read daddy's girl. I managed to finish getting her ready and feeding her before Matt even made it out of the shower and I went to the kitchen to settle Charlotte in her high chair and prepare a fresh mug of coffee with a quick breakfast that Matt could take to 51 in case the bells rang as soon as they were in.

"Baby, can you?" He looked as he walked into the kitchen to his to-go mug with his lunch bag, ready for him to pick them up. "Thank you, I love you."

"I love you too. Don't forget Charlotte."

"I'd never forget Charlotte." The little girl was waving her hands in the air. "Be nice for mommy Char." He kissed the top of her head. She suddenly smiled, her very first one. "Baby, did you see? She smiled."

"I saw." His ear to ear smile made her smile, her heart swelling from seeing her husband so happy about their daughter's first milestone. "But you better get going if you don't want to be late." I shoved him gently out the door even know I knew he just wanted to stay here longer to celebrate one Charlotte's big milestones. "We got really lucky baby girl." I pulled her out of her playpen. "We won the jackpot with the best daddy in the world." I kissed her cheek and watched Matt back out of the driveway, the two of us turning around as he disappeared from view, getting our day finally started.

Haley's POV

There had been no hitch in Adam's return to Intelligence and I was still teaching at the academy. I was twenty four weeks pregnant now and it was starting to be tiring out to be standing while teaching.

"Morning." Adam wrapped an arm around my waist from behind.

"Morning." I leaned into him.

"You didn't sleep much last night." He stated.

"Bad acid reflux and cramps."

"Cramps?" I could hear the worry in his voice as he settled his hands on my shoulder.

"Yeah, not sure where they come from but they were annoying last night."

"How about you give Dr Alexander a call?"

"I'll do that later from the academy."

"Promise me that you will." Adam turned me to face him.

"I promise." I smiled up at him.

"Go sit down while I finish breakfast."

"Adam I'm fine." I protested.

"Just humour me."

"Fine." I rolled my eyes. "I'll go get dressed." Adam only chuckled as I was leaving the kitchen. Sure sometimes it was annoying that he wasn't letting me do anything but it was also really sweet. "You do know that making breakfast won't kill me right?" I chuckled as I took a seat at the table, a hot plate of food waiting for me.

"I know but I like doing these things for you. You don't have to do everything all the time."

"But I like doing everything all the time." I chuckled as we ate. When we finally looked at the time, we had to hurry up so we wouldn't be late for work. I had drilled into the recruits the importance of being on time so if I was late, it would set a bad example. "Be careful out there."

"I am. I love you."

"Love you too." We kissed before we got in our respective cars and drove off towards work. The morning was more of the same as it always was; First theory then drills. We were just back from lunch break and the recruits were going two at a time when suddenly I got a pang coming from my lower abdomen, followed by a much stronger one that made me flinch. "Alright everyone, let's take a break." I tried breathing through the pain. The recruits looked at each other, probably wonder why we were having a break so soon after we started but I broke out of the drill hall and went straight for the bathrooms, hiding myself in a stall. The pain was starting to be too much that it ripped a scream from my throat.

"Ms Reed, are you ok in there?" The voice belonged to Avery Scott, the girl from the third row in my class.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Aahhhhh."

"What's wrong? Do I need to call an ambulance?"

"Yes, call 911." Blood was now trickling down against my leg, more blood that during a regular period, this wasn't normal. I could hear scrambling on the other side of the stall and soon after, a gurney was there, ready to take me to Med.

"Do you want me to call your boyfriend? Or anyone else?" Avery asked.

"Tell Jenny to call Adam at the 21st and Matt at fifty-one." I took slow breaths through the growing pain I was feeling in my lower abdomen. Once at Med, I was brought into trauma room 2, April and Maggie working on me.

"We'll take good care of you." Tears burned my eyes as I nodded, praying everything would turn out ok.

Matt's POV

We were just returning from a call but Connie was waiting for us in the common room.

"I got a call from the Fire Academy while you were out."

"Is it Haley, is everything ok?" Every fibre of my being was screaming that something was wrong.

"Jenny said that she was taken to Med about thirty minutes ago." I looked from Connie to chief Boden, needing to see for myself what was going on.

"Herrmann will be acting lieutenant, keep us updated." I nodded and started running towards my truck and Med.

Adam's POV

We stepped out of our cars after a bad lead but just one look on Platt's face was enough for me to know something had happened. "What is it Sarge?" Everyone turned to look at me.

"Jenny from CFD called while you were out. She said they took Haley over to Med with bad cramping, said to meet her there." I looked at Voight who simply nodded before I was out the door. I didn't care if I was breaking any rules but I put the sirens on so I would get faster to Med. I ran inside only to be greeted by Maggie.

"She's gone for an ultrasound but she'll be back in Trauma 2."

"What happened?" My hands were shaking against the nurse's station.

"They brought her in and she was bleeding."

"How did this happen?"

"Just breathe Adam, the doc will come see you as soon as she comes back." As if on cue, Haley was wheeled back right in front of us.

"Haley, darling." I kissed her on the lips, my hands on her cheeks.

"I'm sorry." She sobbed.

"I don't want to hear you say that, this is NOT your fault."

"Hey." I turned around at the sound of the voice while Haley looked over my shoulder to find Matt standing by the door, still in his turnout pants.

"Come in."

"How are you feeling?" He walked to the other side of her bed and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Hurts less." She wiped her tears away with the back of her hands.

"Do they know why it's happening?"

"She has what we call Placental Abruption." We all turned to see Dr Manning close the door behind her.

"Nathalie." Matt acknowledged her.

"What does that mean?" I asked what was on all of our minds.

"It means that the Placenta has separated from the uterine wall and that's why you have been bleeding with bad cramps."

"What does that mean going forward." I looked at Haley as she spoke, fear evident in her voice.

"Well I've paged Dr Alexander and then we'll be able to decide on the best course of action."

"When do I get to go back home?" There was a knock on the door and Dr Alexander came in.

"Hi Haley, Adam."

"This is Matt, my best friend." Haley introduced them and Matt shook the doctor's hand.

"So when do I get to go back home?" Haley asked again now that her OB was there too.

"I reviewed your ultra sound and your blood work and I'm sorry to bring you some bad news." My heart sunk with the worst possible outcome. "The Placenta abruption is big enough that I can't in good conscience let you go back home."

"What do you mean doc?" I questioned while I saw Haley squeeze both mine and Matt's hand tightly.

"It means that I am putting you on total bed rest, which means that we're going to keep you here under observation until the end of your pregnancy." The sob that escaped Haley's mouth was enough to break my heart, my hand giving hers an extra squeeze.

"You have to understand that nothing you could have done could have prevented this." Dr Alexander assured us. "But we're going to do everything to deliver a healthy baby boy." He patted her leg. "Try to get some rest while I fill out your paperwork to admit you upstairs."

"Thank you doc." Both he and Natalie left the room, giving us some time alone.

"I'll go update the house and I'll call Antonio. Hang in there Hales." Matt pulled her into a tight hug, dropping a kiss on her forehead.

"Thanks Matt." Her voice was small as he pulled away.

"Yeah, thanks Matt."

"No problem." He nodded, slipping out of the room quietly. I didn't want to leave Haley's side so I was grateful to Matt for making the call to everyone to keep them posted.

"It's going to be ok Hales." I leaned my forehead against hers.

"How can you say that?" She finally pulled away, frustration now in her eyes. "If I had just stayed home instead of insisting on doing something. I was on my feet all day, I did drills with the recruits."

"You heard what the doc said. There's nothing that you did that made this happen. It sucks but it just happens." I laid down next to her on the bed and pulled her against me, tears finally spilling, her body taken over by sobs. "The two of you are going to be just fine, and I'm not going anywhere." I held her until she breathed evenly.

"We haven't even talked about names." She mumbled in my chest.

"We have all the time in the world in the next few weeks."

"Promise you're going to stay with me?"

"Until you can't stand me anymore." She chuckled, still tucked in my chest. "That's my girl." I was soon forced to pull away from her when they came to bring her to a room upstairs. Matt informed me as we followed behind that Voight and Antonio would stop by when they had a second and that 51 was most likely to trickle in once shift was over. "Thanks for everything Matt."

"Don't worry about it. If you need anything, I'm there, for the both of you."

"Thanks."

"I have to go back on shift but call me if you need anything, anything at all."

"I will." He patted me on the back before he walked into Haley's room while I stopped at the nurse's station for some more info.

Antonio and Voight came out of the elevators as Matt walked into the second one and walked towards me while I was still at the station. "Matt told us about what happened." Antonio clapped a hand on my shoulder. "Anything new?"

"No. She's on total bed rest until the end of her pregnancy."

"How's she feeling?" I looked back as Voight peered through her room. She was on her side, her eyes closed.

"She thinks it's her fault this happened." I sighed. "I don't even know how I can help her."

"Just be with her through it. We can manage without you while you stay here with her."

"Thanks Sarge."

"Think she's up for company?" Antonio was leaning against the counter.

"Think it might help her." The nurses were too busy so I figured that I'd ask questions when they came to see her so the three of us made our way to her room and I pulled it open slightly the three of us walking inside. "Hey babe, someone's here to see you." She opened her eyes and settled on her back again, a forced smile on her face when she saw Antonio and Voight.

"Hey kid, how're you feeling?" Voight set a hand on her leg.

"Ok I guess. Ask me again in a few weeks if I have the same answer." She chuckled.

"It'll go by quickly." Antonio hugged her. "Laura sends her best and she says that she'll swing by later tonight to bring you some food from the bakery."

"Thank god for that woman. I don't think that I'll survive the food here." She laughed. I was happy that she was feeling a bit better but I knew this was going to be a long pregnancy staying cooped up in here for that long.

"It's good to see you smile kid." It wasn't often that you saw Hank Voight smile but it seemed like Haley was different, he was always different around her.

"I'll do everything I can to keep it that way."

"Alright, our patient needs to get some rest." Mrs Goodwin said as she walked into the room.

"I get the hint when I'm getting thrown out Sharon." She only chuckled.

"We'll take good care of them, I promise." She smiled at him.

"That's what I want to hear. And Adam, keep us posted? Your spot will be waiting for you when the two of you will be holding your healthy baby boy."

"Thanks Sarge." I extended my hand and Voight shook it.

"Thank you Hank." Haley smiled at him.

"No problem kid." He leaned down to hug her. "Take care of yourself and that baby."

"I will." She nodded.

"Alright Voight! Let's get out before we get escorted out by security." Antonio laughed. Sharon Goodwin had her arms crossed over her chest and a look in her eyes. He hugged Haley one last time and the two were out the door, leaving us with Sharon who gave us the run through of what was going to happen next, dr Alexander joining us.

Haley was put on a strict bed rest, only being aloud to get up to go to the bathroom and very short walks to keep her muscles from weakening. She had grunted unhappily at the news and everyone knew that her sanity would be what was on the line in the end. A food tray was brought around dinner time but the very unsavoury look of it stopped Haley from even touching it. I kept insisting that she needed to eat something but she kept saying that neither she or our son would die from not eating it.

"I brought lunch." We both looked to see Laura pushing a bag full of food through the door.

"It smells amazing." Laura laughed as Haley's stomach gave it away by rumbling.

"I'm right on time then." She walked in with Eva in tow.

"Eww, I'd say." Eva scrunched her nose at the smell emanating from the tray. "I wouldn't want to eat that either."

"See, I told you it was disgusting."

"How are you feeling?"

"Wish I was home and this wasn't happening but I'm ok now."

"It'll go by faster than you think." Laura was taking everything out of the bag while Eva stood at the foot of the bed.

"I hope so." She sighed. "Where's Diego?" She looked at the door to see if she couldn't spot him.

"He's at home with Antonio. I figured he'd be too excited to be here."

"Well I need a chest partner so my brain doesn't get dumb."

"I'll send him with Antonio next time." Laura chuckled as Haley picked a sandwich and dug right in it.

"Does it hurt?" Eva was quiet until now, still standing at the end of the bed.

"Not anymore but the baby is moving if you want." Eva looked at her mom who nodded and she walked closer to Haley and sat on the side of her bed. Haley took her hand and placed it on the side of her stomach where she knew the baby was.

"Am I supposed to feel something?" She asked when she jumped slightly, a smile spreading on her face. I stood up and motioned for Laura to follow me outside.

"Thanks for stopping by, I know it helps to see you." I rubbed the back of my neck.

"It's nothing. How're you holding up?"

"Frankly, I don't know what to do for her." Seeing her with Eva, a smile on her face and in an animated conversation made me relax a bit more. "I was a mess when I got here and when I saw her come back from the ultrasound." I ran a hand against my face. "I'm powerless to do anything for her."

"Be with her, it's all you can do." She laid her hand on my arm. "Just keep her mind occupied, I know how bed rest can end."

"I'll do all I can to make this easier on her. Voight told me to stay with her, that they'd manage without me until the baby is born."

"That's good. Come on, we'll get out of your hair and let you two get some rest."

"Mom, did you see? The baby was kicking."

"That's pretty cool Eva. Do you remember when I was pregnant with Diego?"

"No."

"You used to press you hands to my stomach and you'd talk to your little brother."

"That's before he became annoying." She rolled her eyes.

"Look who's talking." We all looked around to see Diego and Antonio come in.

"The two of you stop it right now." Both nodded without flinching, not daring to argue with their father. "We thought you could use some company."

"I'd love that." She smiled. "Is that a chest game I see?"

"Yeah."

"Perfect, hop in." Diego smiled at her and jumped onto the bed before I pushed the table towards the bed so they could set up the game. The two of them were very concentrated while setting it up.

Haley's POV

I was more than happy to see the Dawsons in my hospital room. It took my mind off of the present situation for a little bit. Diego and I set up to play chest and everything was ready to go.

"You ready to lose?" I smirk, knowing full well that he'd school me on any given day.

"No way." He pushed the first pawn forward.

"When were you even planning on telling us?" I looked up to see my mom barging in with a determined step, my father not far behind her.

"Mom!" I exclaimed as I was crushed in a hug.

"Matt called us, told us what happened."

"I'm sorry, I should have called you." Adam stood up to stand by me.

"Don't worry about it son." My dad patted Adam on his shoulder. "Is everything ok now?"

"Well I'm stuck here for the next sixteen weeks."

"And what about the baby?" Obviously my parents hadn't noticed everyone in the room.

"The baby is fine mom." I squirmed out of her tight embrace. "Mom, dad. You remember Laura, Antonio and their two kids Eva and Diego?"

"Oh dear, yes." My mom chuckled uncomfortably. "I just barged in. It's good to see you again." She smiled at Laura.

"It's no problem." She smiled back. "We need to head back home anyways."

"But mom, we didn't even play." Diego complained.

"You can play another time." Antonio scolded him.

"Tell you what." I patted his leg. "How about we keep the board as it is here and next time you come with your mom or your dad, we can pick up where we left off?"

"That's a great idea bud." Antonio came behind him and placed his hands on his shoulders. "Let's give Haley and Adam some time alone with her parents."

"Ok." Diego sounded defeated.

"I'm counting on you bud, now you have to come see me again." She pushed herself higher and ruffled his hair.

"I will."

"Thanks for stoping by guys." All four hugged me before they did the same to Adam before they left us with my parents.

"So what did the doctor say?" I started telling them what I had told three times already today and that I'd be cooped up in here for the next sixteen weeks and my mom promised to be back the next morning with some better food than what she knew was served here. After they left, the quiet of the room was now more than welcome.

"How the hell am I going to survive the next sixteen weeks?" I sighed, finally breaking the silence.

"I'll be with you every step of the way." Adam laid down next to me again, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me into him. "Voight said they'd survive without me until the baby is here."

"You really believe that Voight won't need you at any point in time in the next sixteen weeks? That's really hard to believe." I said as he chuckled.

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Feeling tired?" He pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes.

"Little bit."

"Close your eyes darling, I'll be there in the morning when you wake up." He kissed my forehead.

"You should go home, sleep in our bed."

"Out of the question. If you're stuck here, than so am I."

"Adam." I propped myself up against his side. "It's all very nice of you but there's no sense in having the two of us go completely out of our minds in the next four months. Please, just go home and get some sleep, maybe bring me some stuff back in the morning?"

"Are you absolutely sure?"

"Yeah and besides, our bed is way more comfortable that this one." I pressed a hand to my back, the stiff mattress already doing a number on my already hurt body.

"I'll be back first thing tomorrow, I promise."

"You better." I smirked, leaning up to kiss him. "I love you."

"I love you too." He kissed one last time before he left. I tried to get as comfortable as I could but sleep didn't take long due to the fact that it had been a long day.

Gabby's POV

"How could this have happened?" I mumbled under my breath. I still couldn't believe that Haley had been dealt such a card.

"There's nothing anyone could have done differently." Matt wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck.

"She must have been devastated."

"I've never seen her like that before. She hates bedrest and this baby is everything to her."

"I'm happy everything is ok with the two of them though."

"They'll be fine and Adam had the green light from Voight to stay with her until the delivery."

"That's good. Do you think she'd be up for company today?"

"I'm sure she'd love to see you and Charlotte." He was now rubbing my shoulders gently.

"You mean see Charlotte." I chuckled.

"It might cheer her up."

"What are you up to today babe?"

"I have a small construction gig but I was thinking of swinging by Med after to see Haley."

"Ok, I'll stop by when Charlotte wakes up from her nap. Maybe we'll run into each other there."

"That might not be a good idea." He chuckled nervously. "She might be a bit pissed." He admitted.

"What did you do Matthew Casey?" I turned to face him, his hand rubbing the back of his neck.

"I didn't." He started. "I called her parents right away when I found out about what was going on."

"Aw baby, she won't be mad at you for that." I put my hand to his cheek. "I'm sure she and Adam are grateful that you made the call for them."

"We'll see later now won't we." He leaned down to kiss me.

"I guess we will." I chuckled. "Now get out of here and go make some money. A second baby costs a lot." I gently pushed him away as he chuckled.

"Yes Ma'am." He smirked. Now that we were set on it and we had actually started trying, I was getting excited about the idea of expanding our family. Matt left shortly after and I managed to get all of Charlotte's things together for our visit to Med when she woke up. She was growing up so fast and with every day that passed, I could see more of Matt's features in her.

I bundled her up and settled her in her car seat before we were out the door. One phone call to Adam and I knew where to head into the hospital to visit with Haley. I walked through the familliar hallways and up the elevators until I made it to the maternity ward. I walked towards the noise coming from the otherwise quiet ward and found Haley with her brother and wife along with Summer, who had already changed from the last time I saw her.

"Hey." I poked my head through the door.

"Come in Gabs." She motionned me, a smile on her face. "You remember my brother Nic, his wife Jenna and their daughter Summer.

"Hey Summer." I smiled at the little girl as she came bouncing my way.

"Is that your new baby?" She tried to peer into the car seat.

"She is. Her name is Charlotte, do you want to hold her?"

"Can I mom?"

"Sure."

"How about you settle in the chair while I get her out of her seat?" Summer didn't have to be told twice when she bounced back to the chair and sat in it, waiting excitedly.

"Sit up straight Summer." Jenna came and sat her properlyin the chair.

"Are you ready?" I smiled at her and she nodded with a smile of her own. I gently placed Charlotte in her arms, hoping she wouldn't start wailing.

"Hi Charlotte, my name is Summer and we're going to be best friends." My heart skipped a beat as tears quickly came to my eyes at the sight of the two together. Charlotte was the first of a new generation in the fire family but seeing her with Summer was special.

"I think she's very lucky to have you as a best friend."

"And girls have to stick together, right Summer." Haley asked her

"Girls rule." She said, everyone laughing. The sound made Charlotte fuss a bit in Summer's arms so I took her back and cradled her in my arms for a little bit.

"How about we let auntie Haley rest and maybe we can come back another time with a surprise for her?" Nic asked his daughter.

"Can we make her a cake?" She asked him hopefully.

"We can do anything you want." He promised her.

"Ok." She hopped down from the chair and hopped on Haley's bed, wrapping her arms around her neck. "I can't wait to meet my cousin Haley." She kissed her cheek.

"He's going to love you."

"See you later baby." She pressed a kiss on Haley's belly. I watched as Haley closed her eyes, tears no doubt clouding her vision. "And thank you for letting me hold Charlotte Gabby."

"Anytime Summer." The family of three hugged Haley one more time, Nic kissing her cheek, a protective hand on her bump.

"I'll see you later kiddo, I love you."

"Love you too big brother." Haley waved at Jenna and they left, leaving us alone for a little bit.

"If you need to change her diaper, you can use my bed." She chuckled. Clearly Haley had noticed the smell too.

"Sorry about that." I settled a very much awake little girl on Haley's bed and changed her diaper, Charlotte kicking her feet hapily when she was now dry. "So, how are you feeling?"

"Better." She admitted. "Yesterday I was freaking out, I was scared and I didn't think my heart could handle any of this."

"And what did the doctors say exactly?" Haley was playing with Charlotte while we talked.

"Well Nathalie Manning saw me when I first got here and she paged my OB/GYN Dr Alexander. They say that the placenta abruption is considerable enough that I'm stuck here until the baby is born." She was trying to hide it but her eyes betrayed the sadness she was feeling.

"I'm really sorry Hales. And has the bleeding stopped?"

"Mostly yeah but they have to monitor every pad I use, make sure nothing is wrong."

"And what about the baby?"

"I am stuck with this." She raised her gown to show the feotal monitor strapped aroung her tummy. "I know it won't be easy to be stuck here for the next sixteen weeks with minimum activity but he'll be worth it." She placed her hand on the side of her belly.

"The love we have for our kids doesn't come close to any other kind of love out there. He's a lucky little boy to have you to look out for him." I placed my hand on hers.

"I'm just scared I did something to put his life in danger." Tears finally fell down her cheeks.

"Oh sweetie, you did nothing wrong." I wrapped her in my arms, Charlotte still between the two of us. "By being here, you're doing everything in your power to make him as safe and healthy as you can." I locked eyes with Matt and Adam who had just walked through the door, the two of them too stung by Haley's fears. I let her cry it out until she pulled away, wiping the rest of her tears with her finger, her eyes finally resting on the boys.

"I'm sorry you have to see me like this." Matt and Adam walked in, Matt kissing her forehead and Adam pulling her into his side.

"You don't need to appologize for anything Hales." Matt look Charlotte in his arms to give Haley some more space.

"Thanks for calling my parents by the way." She finally smiled at him.

"Thought you'd be mad at me for that." He was rubbing slow circles against Charlotte's back. She put her head against his shoulder, her eyes fluttering close.

"We weren't in any state to think about all that much." She put her head on Adam's shoulder. "Plus mom must be cooking up a storm now."

"You know that she'll be here with food every single day so you don't starve with all this disgusting hospital food." He chuckled.

"That and helping me stay fat while I barely do any exercise." We all laughed. I could see Adam silently looking at Haley, those same fears that Haley was harbouring reflecting in his own eyes.

"You'll never be fat darling." He spoke in a quiet voice, never letting his eyes roam on anything else but her.

"You're just saying that so I don't get mad at you." She poked his chest, trying to keep the mood light. I shared a look with Matt and we silently decided that it was time to leave Adam and Haley alone.

"We are going to let you get some rest." I stood from my spot on the bed to go hug her. "I'll come keep you company as often as I can. I have plenty of time on my hands."

"Thanks Gabby."

"And you take care of these girls. Summer and Charlotte are going to be best friends when Charlotte gets bigger." Matt looked between me and Haley, a clueless look on his face.

"Summer said to Charlotte earlier that they are going to be best friends and that girls rule." That brought a smile to Haley's face.

"I think that's going to be great." Matt winked at me. "Come on, let's get this baby in her bed." Matt settled her into her seat and I hugged both Haley and Adam one last time before we left.

Adam's POV

We silently watched as Gabby, Matt and Charlotte walked out of the room and I lied down next to Haley, putting a hand on her bump and looking down at her. "You can talk to me when it becomes too much, you know that right?"

"I do. I just." She paused, trying to look for the right words. "It just hits me, out of nowhere and I can't stop it."

"I want you to lean on me when that happens. I don't like to see you like that darling." I ran my fingers through her hair.

"I will."

"You know, we haven't talked about names." I moved the subject away from her fragile emotions.

"Why do I have a feeling you've already thought about that?" A beautiful smile finally appeared on her face.

"My head's been going into overdrive." I admitted. The truth was that I had called Matt the night before about needeing help to look for a house while Haley was stuck in the hospital. I had also talked with her parents about the fact that I wanted to keep it a secret from her so it could be a total surprise and I wanted everything to be ready for when we took our son home.

"So tell me, what names did you have in mind?" We settled lower in bed.

"You have to be honest ok?"

"Cross my heart." She leaned up to kiss me.

"The first one that I liked was Josh."

"Mmmm, next?"

"Wyatt."

"I like Wyatt. Wyatt Ruzek, What else has your brain dug up?"

"Just one. I really like Evan."

"I think he agrees with that last one." She placed her hand just under her belly.

"Evan Ruzek, it has a nice ring to it. But you have to stop kicking mommy Evan." I rubbed circles on her side.

"Look what you just did." She moved my hand from her belly to her heart. I could feel it beat faster, the monitor echoeing the sound. "That's how much I love you and how you're going to be a great dad."

"And you're going to be a great mom."

"If I don't end up in the psych ward from being cooped up in here for too long." She laughed.

"You're already coucou but I wouldn't change you for the world."

"Always quite the charmer." I chuckled, leaning down for a kiss. It was intense and Haley's heart monitor agreed.

"Is everything ok?" A nurse came rushing in. "Oh, I'm sorry." She giggled, my lips barely away from Haley's. "I just heard the monitor."

"It's my fault." Haley hid in my chest and the nurse turned a nice shade of pink.

"It's ok." She stammered before she left.

"That was awkward." She suddenly started laughing.

"What? I can't help myself." I pushed some hair out of her eyes.

"If our son gets your charms, I'll be in deep trouble."

"Sixteen more weeks."

"Sixteen more weeks." She sighed. We spent the rest of the evening together. I picked her brain about the nursery and what she wanted, keeping all her ideas in my head for the secret house project.

Two weeks later

I walked into Haley's room to find her pushing food around in her tray. "Morning babe." I leaned down to kiss her only to have her grunt in reply. "What's wrong?" I asked, sitting in my usual chair next to her bed.

"What's wrong? Really Adam? You're just going to sit there and ask me what's wrong?" Clearly that was the wrong question to ask her because she kept going on her rant, not even letting me put another word in. "What do you think is wrong?" She growled. "I've been cooped up in here for the last two weeks with disgusting food, an ugly blue gown on most days with barely any exercise or FRESH AIR."

"I brought you some real food." I pushed the tray aside and settled the bag I had gotten from Laura's "Laura put some lunch in there too."

"Am I interrupting something?" We turned around at the knock on the door, Kelly Severide standing there with a smirk on his lips.

"Just a minor meltdown." She huffed.

"Minor huh?" He laughed this time. "I told Matt you'd go out of your mind here." He walked in and hugged Haley.

"It's called common knowledge." She rolled her eyes. "Came to see how miserable I am?" I knew that she was getting restless in here but Severide didn't deserve this attitude from her.

"Came to keep you company." He nodded at me and took the other chair just as my phone started ringing in my pocket.

"Sorry darling I have to take this." I kissed her forehear and left the room, closing the door behind me. I rounded the corner for more privacy and answered. "Hey Sarge, what's up?" I leaned against the wall and listened as he spoke. The more I listened, the more I could feel my shoulders fall. "I'll be there as soon as I break the news to Haley." "I'm really sorry Adam, you're my last hope to catch these guys." "I understand Sarge." I took a deep breath and returned to Haley's room where she was now laughing with Kelly.

"Hey babe, who was it?"

"Sargent Voight."

"Did something happen to anyone at 21st?" She sat up straight in her bed.

"No, everyone's fine."

"Than what is it? I know something's up."

"They want me to go undercover."

"No! They can't do that." I looked as her monitor started beeping louder.

"Haley, you need to calm down." I could see it by just the way she was holding herself that she was beyond upset.

"Voight gave you the clear to stay here, that they could do it without you until Evan was born."

"Come on Hales, this isn't good for you or Evan." Kelly tried to calm her down with me but both monitors only kept beeping louder.

"Kelly." I looked at him and he knew what I was asking. "Take some deep breaths darling."

"We need a nurse in here." Kelly poked his head through the door and suddenly they came swarming in, the two of us being pushed out.

TBC


a/n: YIKES. Can the nurses take care of settling Haley or is this going to have conséquences for her health for the other fourteen weeks? And yes you can indulge in name calling at this point loll I felt evil when the idea came to me. Hope you still enjoyed it and please take a few seconds to review before you go and remember, there's only two chapters left - Sarra