Chapter 189

"But we can control and manage it." The doctor said. "It can either heal by itself or we can start you on antibiotics." The doctor said looking at the two parents. "I do not want to scare you with the miscarriage but I just need you to know that it is a possibility." The doctor said and Alex nodded taking a deep breath.

"Are you still at home or back at work?"

"I'm at home." Alex said twisting her wedding band around her finger and Ryan squeezed her hand.

"Okay, if we get this under control Mrs Booth you're going to be on bedrest and no physical activity of any kind. If you have to order your husband around all day that is what you do." The doctor tried to lighten the seriousness of the situation. "I'll do some tests and come draw some blood and I'll let you know where we'll go from here."

Alex nodded and looked at the doctor as she walked out of the room before looking up at her husband. "Can you call my mom please?" She asked and he nodded walking out of the room to call his mother in law and inform her about what is going on. Not sure how all of this will go down because the last time the two of them spoke on the phone their phone call didn't end very well. Her phone went to voicemail but he left a message regardless and asked her to call back when she can. He walked back into Alex's room but saw that she was asleep and decided to go on and search for Luca since he'll have some explaining to do with his brother-in-law, making their first meeting even more awkward.

He walked down to reception and asked for his room number and was directed towards his room. He stood outside the room for some time before he had the courage to knock on the door and let himself in when the young man looked up at the door from where he was busy watching a game on TV.

"Black Hawks wins this one. Sorry for spoiling Parrish?" Ryan asked from the door and he looked confused but nodded his head regardless.

"We haven't met yet. I'm Ryan Booth, I'm married to your sister Alex." He explained and it seemed like all the pieces fit together in the young man's head.

"I have a lot of explaining to do, but all she did was try to help me I didn't mean to cause you guys so much trouble." Luca started but Ryan lifted up his head in an action to make him stop talking so he can explain that he has nothing to apologize for.

"I'm the one who should apologize. This got out of hand and you didn't do anything wrong besides seek help and you were lucky enough to find it." Ryan said but Luca didn't make eye contact with him after that statement and turned his face back towards the TV. "I'm not sure if luck is the right word because something happened that I didn't tell her about."

"I didn't lie to her I just didn't tell her everything. I got involved with some Cubans, who pays the house we lived in turn for me to sell some weed out on the street. When they found out that I had split on them they have burnt down the house, and I still owe them money." Luca rambled and Ryan noticed the scared look in his eyes. "I have nowhere to go when I get out here. This is partly why I tried to commit suicide so I can have an outcome and be free from all of this stuff but it didn't work." He said touched his bandaids.

"Suicide isn't the answer Luca. I know you don't know me besides the things Alex might have told you about me, but she really cares about you. Don't do something to yourself because you think it will benefit you and then you leave the people who care about you hurting." Ryan said standing at the end of the bed, he wasn't sure if he will be able to continue asking the teen more about his involvement of the Cubans. He wasn't even sure if the case has been solved already because he has been so out of touch with work lately. "Are you willing to testify against them? If you're not it's fine I won't force you to do it."

"How do you know about all of this?" Luca asked until he made the resemblance that he also works for the FBI and he nodded his head that he is willing to put his old life behind him and move on. "Not to be rude or anything but did you really just come here to check up on me or find out what I was looking like or if I really existed."

"Uhhhhmmm Alex is here. And my mom. And now my newly acquinted brother in law. So I just needed a time out to try and figure out how to fix at least one thing that I messed up before I try to pick up the other broken pieces." Ryan said mostly to himself but to his one man audience as well. "My sister loves you man. I'm sure you'll be able to work things out. Wow I just referred to her as my sister - it sounds good though." Luca smiled and Ryan laughed slightly.

Ryan left Luca's room and then went out to go get his daughter and bring her with him to hospital before all of them make their way home again. Hopefully all three or four of them. Ryan walked into the day care and saw his daughter sitting on the floor paging through a book and telling a story to herself by pointing to things that she recognize. She was so busy telling the story that she did not notice her father standing there. "Hey Pheebs." He said from the door and she ran over towards him.

"Dada!" She smiled running towards him with her hands up in the air.

"I missed you." he said lifting her onto his arm kissing his daughter. 'You ready to go home?" He asked and Phoebe nodded pointing towards her bag where the care giver packed the last of her things.

"Go Mama?" She asked once they were in the car and Ryan drove the eoas that leads to the hospital for the 100th time that day.

"Uuuhhmm yes. And Nana is also there and I think Grandma will also come." He answered confused thinking how wrong if sounds to have a family reunion in a hospital.

"Mama baby?" Phoebe started again when they pulled into the parking lot and she saw a mother walk out of the sliding doors with a new born baby in her arms.

"No Pheebs the baby wont be here for a little while." Her father said as he lifts her into his arm and carries her inside walking towards the peds floor where her doctor will administer her vaccination. She sat on her fathers lap refusing to get onto the floor or play with the toys in the waiting area. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" He asked looking at his first born.

"No want baby." She looked up at her father and he made the connection that she might feel neglected as they were surrounded by another couple who had a toddler playing in the corner while the parents had a newborn on their arm. "It's gonna be okay, you and your brother will have fun." He tried to be optimistic but her face was the opposite. It was their turn to be seen by the doctor and they walked into the office.

Alex laid in the room after she dosed off and checked to ses if she was hooked to any machine before she used the bathroom. Surprised to see her husband and daughter when she returned Phoebe laying on the bed her mother occupied a few minutes ago. Her cheeks stained with tears as she sucks her pink pacifier. "Hey bub why the tears?" Alex asked the question more directed at her husband than her daughter.

"The vaccination wasnt as painless as we thought it would be." Ryan summarised and his wife nodded.

"Come here." Alex tried to get Phoebe to crawl into her arms but the toddler sat up and shook her head. "Mama new baby." She answered pointing towards her mothers six month pregnant stomach. "I love you Phoebe Grace Booth." Alex said pulling her daughter towards her but as soon as she was in her mothera arms she wriggled her way out of it again crying.

"Nooooooo maaamaaaa." Stretching her hands towards her father as she kicks her legs hitting Alex's face in the process where she sat on the bed. "Phoebe calm down please." Ryan said sternly not being used to the tone of voice her father used she stopped crying mid way and looked at him, even his face showing how serious he is about her behaviour. Her face scruched up again and she continued crying.

"I'm gonna go see your mom. Maybe she'll calm down when I leave the room." Alex decided and walks out towards hed mother in law's hospital room. She knocked on the door and saw all three of her sister in laws sitting around Theresa's bedside the four of them in deep conversation.

"I hope I'm not intruding." She said from the door seeing them smile. "Of course not you are more than welcome." Theresa said and Alex made her way inside hugging Simone, Amorey and Nadia.

"Do you know what you're having? You make pregnancy look so easy." Amorey said rubbing her hand on Alex's belly. "I wish that were true." Alex laughed shaking her head.

"Where's Phoebe?" Simone asked remembering the earlier conversation with her brother. "Upstairs with Ryan. She had a vaccination and I'm not sure if that made her edgy or if she just doesnt like the idea of having a brother."

"You're having a boy!" Theresa chimed as none of them knew the sex of the baby just yet. "Yeah, ans its causing rhe most problens that I haven't had with Phoebe." Alex said seeing the looks of question on their faces. "I've had some cramps today and some discharge turns out it was Braxton Hicks and some amniotic fluid that is leaking. But they'll sort it out." She dismissed trying to assure herself and her extended family. Their conversation was cut short when Ryan arrived in the hospital room as well - Theresa'a heart swelling at the thought if having all her children under one roof even if it happens to be hospital room.

"Nana!" The toddler lifted her head off her father's shoulder where she laid it down and ran towards the bed, Amorey helping her onto the bed so she can greet her grandmother. "Nana ouwie arm yook." She said and pointed to ber arm where her shot was administered. "Nana mama baby. I no her baby. No like mama. Only dada." She added in short sentences making te adults laugh.

"Wow. You know what no matter how many children they get they will always always love you." Theresa said looking into her granddaughters eyes. "And all of us will love you. Always." Simone said.

'Nana I stay you?" Phoebe decided and got comfortable on the small hospital bed laying down next to her grandmother. The only person who always understands her when the rest of the grown ups dont.