Chapter 111
Alex took a sleeping tablet the night before in order to help her sleep, because sleep somehow seemed to escape her. Soon after a while she fell asleep once the tablets kicked in and she was asleep. Waking up at 5AM as her internal mother clock woke her up and she glanced over at the video monitor on her bedside, seeing her baby sitting up in the crib, playing with a stuffed toy. But it's not Phoebe that caught her eye, it was her husband who slept in the grey lounger in the nursery with a pink blanket covering half his body, feet propped up on a little stool. Smiling to herself, at how Phoebe tried to wake him up by trying to talk to him but it didn't work. Even though this moment was cute and made her smile she was still mad at him. Dozing off for a second time and waking up about an hour later, she got up, made the bed and hopped in the shower before getting her day started.
Walking downstairs not knowing what to expect, she peeked into the nursery to see the father and daughter duo playing with each other, as Ryan changed her diaper in deep conversation with the smiling eleven month old. Alex lingered in the doorway a little longer until she retorted to getting breakfast started. Not really breakfast it was more like toast and coffee but it counts as something. Ryan soon emerged from the nursery with a grumpy and hungry Phoebe and handed her to her mother, mumbling a good morning to his wife who didn't bother to greet him in return, and he didn't linger around waiting for her answer. Heading upstairs for a shower himself.
"Good morning, bub." Alex smiled, setting Phoebe down on the floor while she prepared her breakfast. Smiling as she stood on her own, clapping hands when her mother acknowledged her. But doing both actions at once is too much concentration causing her to fall on her behind. But refusing to let it stop there, she continued it and started all over again, standing up against her mother's leg and then letting go. "Come on, let's eat first before we get you bathed." Alex encouraged and picked her up, walking to the couch so she can feed her.
Once everyone was done, and ready for the day the little family of three left the house ready to start their day. Alex wrote a message on a post it for Nadia: Doctor's at 12. Hoping the teen would find it, if not she'll text her continuously until she replies. Alex wanted to drive in her car instead of with Ryan but it's pointless since they're both going to the same place. The radio will at least kill the silence and Phoebe's babbling would make her happy.
At work they got out, waling their separate ways without greeting each other or Ryan even looking into the office downstairs where Alex works. For bystanders and outsiders it might not be noticeable, but that's not usually how they do things. Usually they're laughing and chatting but this morning was something else.
She switched on her computer, as the office filled with people. Caleb entering last as always, never on time and then he blames it on Shelby who makes them late because he didn't get time to get coffee and now had to stand in a long line at the cafeteria.
"Caleb Haas can you just stop moaning please." Shelby said shaking her head as she took a seat, looking at Alex. Alex would've known Caleb must've told her something.
"I don't want to talk about it Shell. Not yet, not now." Alex dismissed and Shelby nodded her head in understanding, occupying herself with work and checking emails, when Maranda knocked on the glass door, and they all got up walking to the conference room.
"Good morning Agents, I hope it's a good morning for all of you." Maranda smiled waiting until most of them settled down before she started. "New case." She said holding up a folder.
"We got a call for a domestic problem downtown." She started and everyone started mumbling and moaning amongst each other. "Before you get too excited, it's one of the guys who is out on parole, which means he'll be back in jail as soon as we get to his house." She continued immediately gaining the attention of the Agents again.
"Shawn Kennedy. Charged with domestic violence, armed robbery, possession of narcotics and grand theft auto." She showed a mugshot up on the screen with all of his records on display as the team started making notes.
"Who tipped you off on this?" Nimah asked looking up at her superior
"The neighbors called to say they've heard screaming and glass breaking, but they're too afraid to enter the house." Maranda explained.
"But I have a crew who is not afraid of anything so, any takers?" She asked and everyone looked around the room at each other since no hands went up.
"Booth, Parrish, Wyatt, Amin and Haas. It's all yours." She said putting the folder down on the table as Caleb who sat closest to the table picked it up and the five of them headed out to where the vehicles were parked. The three women got into one vehicle with Shelby driving while Ryan and Caleb drove in the second one.
Ryan sat down in the passenger seat, starring at the road ahead ignoring Caleb's stare at him. "So I take it you and Alex are still not talking?" Caleb asked and Ryan shook his head. "Okay, silence so that means I should rather not bother you anymore." Caleb said more to himself than to his friend.
"You know, yeah I know I said something in my anger that hurt her, but I've apologized. I slept in a lounger in the nursery to give her some space but she still looks at me as if I kill baby pandas for a living." Ryan rambled and Caleb had to stifle a laugh at his last statement of baby pandas.
"That's women man. I'll never understand what's going on in their heads." Caleb answered honestly as they came to a halt in front of the house, hearing the screaming from the outside, an older woman came out of the house next door.
"This has been going on all week. It's not my business but he might just end up doing something that could've been prevented." The lady explained to Alex who thanked her for calling and assuring her that they'll take it from there.
Upon entering the house Alex looked around in the rooms, while Ryan and Caleb walked in the direction of the screaming. In the corner of the bedroom Alex found an older girl, holding two of her siblings, rocking them gently as they cried softly.
"Hey, are you guys okay?" Alex asked a she bent down in front of them.
"I don't like it when my dad gets like this." The younger boy sobbed hiding his face in his older sister's shirt.
"I know. Come on, let's go outside where you guys will be safe." Alex said as she was greeted in the hallway with Nimah, who took the kids out to the car. While Nimah sat outside with them, waiting for them to calm down before she asked them anything.
In the kitchen stood a tall fair complexioned lady dressed in a black jeans and olive green t shirt, stained in blood, as her nose is bleeding. In front of her a well built man is hovering over her with a sharp knife in hand, yelling in her face as she cries. Ryan and Caleb stood in the doorway trying to communicate with each other what the best way around this might be, without him having to harm his wife. Too busy yelling that he didn't notice he had an audience.
"Please just stop yelling at me. And put the knife down." The woman cried.
"Not until you tell me who the father of those three bastards are! Does any one of them look like me?" He asked moving closer to her.
"They are your kids Shawn." She cried, but he shook his head, taking a swig from the brown liquid that he held in the other hand, spitting it back in her face, which was the breaking point for Ryan and Caleb as the entered the kitchen pushing his wife into the corner where she fell down close to the backdoor, when it opened, and Alex and Shelby appeared.
He looked between the four of them, all of them having weapons pointed at him. Looking at the knife he had he had to make a decision fast. He looked up and Alex made the first move knocking the knife out of his hand, when he held onto the top of the bottle and hit Alex over her stretched out arms as she was holding her weapon. The hit was hard enough for the bottle to break causing the brown liquid to spill all over her.
"Shit." She cursed as there were cuts on her arms and the open flesh were burning.
"Son of a…" Ryan didn't think twice after that happened and fired the first shot, but blinded by anger he missed and hit the window behind Shawn. Caleb intervened and hit Shawn's shoulder causing him to stand still for a moment as they walked over to him. Alex and Shelby attended to his wife who Shelby helped up and the three of them walked outside.
Nimah looked up when she saw them come out looking at Shelby questioningly and she just shook her head, indicating that now is not the time. They'll discuss this later. The three kids ran into their mother's embrace as they continued to cry. In the back of the car, the found the first aid kid and Shelby attended to Alex's arms while Nimah looked at the woman's nose before they go by the hospital.
Ryan and Caleb came out with Shawn in handcuffs, getting him in the police cars that showed up for backup, before walking over to see how his wife was doing.
"You need to get these checked out." Shelby said as Alex hissed whenever she touched an open scrape.
"Hey, are you okay?" Ryan asked when he neared Alex, and Shelby left the two of them alone.
"Yeah, it stings like hell, but I'll be fine." She nodded and he was surprised that she didn't dismiss the fact that he was concerned about her, maybe this was means that they were on the road to making peace.
"I'll be more at ease if a doctor can confirm that." Ryan said and saw her face change.
"Doctor! I had an appointment at 12 for Nadia, if I go back to work now for debriefing I'm not gonna make it." She said not sure how she'll get out of this one.
"I'll call her, and tell her to take the car and drive to the office. We can go to the hospital from there." Ryan suggested and Alex looked up at him in shock. "Yes, I am going with, and I promise I won't freak out." He said nudging her shoulder as she laid her head on his shoulder for a little while.
On the way back Ryan texted his sister letting her know the plans and she agreed to go with the plan. Not without ending the text by apologizing to her brother.
At the hospital Nadia had no idea what to do, being in the waiting room with her brother made he want to bury her head in the ground and never coming out again. Once Alex's arms were bandaged and cleaned she and Nadia walked to the second floor, and waited for another doctor to see them.
"Nadia Booth?" The doctor asked and the teen nodded, turning her head away as the needle went into her arm. Once the bloodwork were done she was asked for a urine sample. And he doctor labeled the blood to send it away, while he tested her urine. The teen fidgeted with her hands in her lap not knowing what the results will be.
"Okay, you are not pregnant." He announced and relief flooded through her. "Sometimes if pregnancy tests have expired they give false positives or sometimes it's an hormonal imbalance that might not even be pregnancy related, that could give you a false positive." He continued and explain that he'll send her the results of the blood test as well just to put her mind at ease. He continued to explain different options of birth control that is available to her and how she should go about using it.
Out in the waiting room Ryan couldn't handle the uncertainty anymore and looked up in suspense when he saw the two of them walk out of the room, Alex's hand on Nadia's shoulder as Nadia wipes tears from her face. He looked at Nadia and at his wife who shook her head as the teen walked in front of them.
"Happy tears, she's not pregnant." Alex said seeing an invisible load leave her husband's shoulders. He pulled Alex closer to him in a long hug. "I'm sorry. About everything." Alex didn't say anything in response, instead she hugged him a little tighter and that was the wordless answer he needed to know that everything was okay.
Hey guys! I've had a terrible week up to the point where I had an emotional breakdown and cried until I felt like I have no more tears left in my body (yet I still feel heavy hearted). I wanted to throw in the towel on my studies but having a talk with my squad and parents I feel slightly better. AND reading your reviews made me smile through my tears thank you for being awesome and always saying nice things I APPRECIATE IT MORE THAN EVER THIS WEEK! Anyway, enough about me now. Here's another one hoe you enjoy.
Sidenote: Someone ask if Alex gets pregnant again if she can name the baby Asher (I like that name, I didn't think of it, had a bunch of other names running through my head). In the story he is still alive unless you'd want something to happen to him…(I kind of like that idea, but it's your story as much as it's mine so give me your thoughts on this.)
Oh, and thank you for the follows and the favorites, welcome to the family!
Lovies-S
(Sorry for this long author note!)
