In the infirmary
"I ran the test and I have some good and some bad news." Dr. Lidell said.
"What's the good news?" Jack asked.
"The baby is fine."
"And the bad news" Irina said.
"Mrs. Bristow, it seems that some of the radiation didn't completely leave Jack's system, and some of it was transferred to you during conception."
"But if it's affecting me won't it affect Miranda too."
"No, that's the odd thing. There seems to be a filter protecting the baby. The radiation isn't getting to her at all."
"So what are we going to do about my radiation problem."
"That's where I'm at an impasse. Every known way to treat radiation could potentially harm the baby."
"So I just tough it out till Saturday when the baby comes."
A shadow crossed Dr. Lidell's face.
"What is it Dr. Lidell?" Jack asked hesitantly.
"I'm not sure if you have until Saturday Mrs. Bristow, the radiation is altering your body at an alarming rate."
"So what are my options."
"I'm afraid it's you or the baby. If you continue without treatment the radiation will kill you. But at this stage of development your baby. . ."
"Miranda." Irina corrected.
"Miranda will have to fight to stay alive."
"What the latest possible date. When both of can survive."
"Wednesday for her. . . . For you tomorrow."
"Fine," Irina said getting off the table "I will see you Wednesday."
"Mrs. Bristow, please you will be in a coma by tomorrow night."
"Well I guess they will have to perform a cesarean."
"Irina, maybe we should think about this."
"I've already thought about this." Irina said with finality walking out of the room.
Back at Kendall's
"Irina are you ok?" Jack asked.
Irina stopped her pacing and sat down next to him.
"I'm fine. Just worried about Miranda. She hasn't kicked in a while."
"I'm sure she's fine. Dr. Lidell said the radiation wasn't affecting her, remember."
"Right." Irina said.
Irina stood up and immediately collapsed her body thrown into a violent seizure.
"Irina!" Jack yelled crouching down next to her.
He watched helplessly as she twitched. When it finally stopped she looked up at him her eyes distant and full of confusion.
"Who are you?" She asked sitting up quickly and moving away from him.
"Irina. I'm Jack. Your husband."
"Husband. Ha. I'm only eighteen there's no way I would get married that soon."
"We have two daughters together, and another on the way." Irina looked down at herself and touched her stomach hesitantly.
"Oh my. Why did I do this to myself. I was supposed to go to the academy this summer. My dad is going to kill me."
Jack couldn't speak he just left.
Later at night in a bar
Jack was sitting at the bar when the chair next to him slid back and Weiss took a seat next to him.
"You know what your doing is illegal." Weiss said.
"It's cranberry juice."
"Irina had to be taken to the hospital. She slipped into a coma about ten minutes ago."
Jack finished off his drink and turned to Weiss.
"What am I supposed to do. How do you handle your pregnant wife being in a radiation induced coma?"
"I don't know."
Weiss placed a hand on Jack's shoulder and forced him to look at him.
"Jack, Irina needs you. I know the whole teenage thing has been tough for you two, but your still the same Jack Bristow that the entire agency is afraid of. Look Jack, I'm about to tell you something and you can't let Vaughn know I said it because he'll same I'm brown nosing."
"Ok."
"Your like a father to me Jack. Whenever I see you and Irina together, and I see how happy you make her. All I can think is how I want to make Nadia just as happy. Right now Irina needs you more than ever, your daughter needs you. They need you to be the Jack Bristow I idolize."
Jack didn't say anything he just stood and walked toward the door. When he reached the door he turned back towards Weiss.
"Don't tell Vaughn I said this but, I like you a lot better than him." Jack said over his shoulder.
"I figured." Weiss teased.
"Hey Weiss. Thanks."
