Crashdown
It was after hours and the three couples were hanging out.
"I'm so fat," Liz said as she came into the eating area carrying a plate with cake on it. She sat down next to Max.
"You are not fat," Max comforted.
"Yes I am. I'm the size of a house,"
"You're hardly the size of a house,"
"Let me have some of that cake," Maria said. She leaned across the table, careful of her stomach and dug into the cake with a fork.
"Get your own," Liz shot back.
"Come on don't be suck a baby,"
"Don't you six look adorable," Anne and Diane were standing at the door. "I think we need a picture."
"No…Mom," Liz complained. Anne and Diane had become very involved with the three girls.
"Oh come on," Anne grabbed the camera from behind the counter. "All of you."
"Sorry guys," Liz apologized.
"You three girls stand in a line. Boys stand behind them,"
Liz, Isabel and Maria stood in a line and they boys got behind them.
"Smile!" there was a flash of light and the picture had been taken. "Thank you."
"Come on Isabel, its time to head home, you need to start taking it easy," Diane said. Isabel was over due by a week.
"Diane, its late, she shouldn't have to go in a car all the way across town. She can stay here for the night, you too Maria,"
"Thank you Mrs. Evans," Maria and Isabel said.
"I'll set up a cot in Lizzie's room," Anne started up the steps.
"Call me in the morning Isabel," Diane hugged her daughter and left.
"You should probably go too," Isabel said Alex.
"I don't wanna leave you. You're a week over due,"
"Alex, I'll call you if anything happens. I promise," Isabel kissed his lips and he left. Max said goodbye to Liz, as did Michael to Maria.
The three soon-to-be-mothers walked up the stairs and went to their beds.
2:00AM
Liz sat awake stroking her stomach. She hadn't really been able to sleep well at night. She was trying to think of a new name for the baby. Since Alex was alive the name 'Xander' didn't really seem to fit. She felt the baby kick her stomach. "You're gonna give me a lot of trouble aren't you?" she said to the baby.
Liz looked over at Isabel who was sharing a bed with her for the night. She was mumbling in her sleep. She was doing so much better since Alex came back but the pregnancy was stressing her out a bit. Suddenly Isabel shot up in bed.
"Isabel what is it?"
"I…I don't know…I just have this pain in my stomach," she grabbed her stomach as pain shot threw it.
"Isabel you're probably in labor,"
"You're kidding m-e!"
"I'll get my mom, Maria!" Maria was sleeping on the cot. "Maria!"
"What?"
"Help Isabel…we think she's in labor," without an answer Liz waddled out of the room at the maximum speed she could go and went to her parents room. "Mom!" she shook her. "Mom wake up."
"What?" she reached for the light. "What is it honey?"
"Isabel's in labor,"
"Okay…you help her to the car and get someone to call Alex. I'll call Diane,"
"Okay," Liz left the room and went back to her bedroom. Isabel was sitting on the edge of the bed doing her breathing. "Come on Izzy, we need to get you to the car."
"Okay," Liz helped her up and they began to walk down the steps. Maria followed. Once they were down stairs Liz felt pain slip threw her abdomen.
"What's wrong?" Maria asked. "Nothing I just felt something. It must've been the baby kicking."
Isabel touched Liz's shoulder. "I don't think so."
"Why not?"
"You're stomach," Liz looked down and saw a small glowing mark. "No…I'm not due yet…not for another two weeks!"
"Honey don't yell," Anne said in a soothing voice as she came down the steps. "You'll only stress yourself out, as well as Isabel. Are you feeling pain in your stomach and back?" Liz nodded. "Lizzie you're in labor. Once we get to the hospital we'll call Max."
"Call Michael too,"
"Oh no," Liz said.
"We'll call everyone when we get there,"
Hospital
Max came running in after his mother had driven over. He ran up to the desk.
"I'm looking for Liz Parker," he asked out of breath.
"Down the hall,"
"Thank you," he made a dash towards the room. "Liz." He went to her side. She immediately grabbed his hand. "How are you doing?"
"Not good Maxwell," Liz replied threw pain. "We're not naming the baby Xander."
"Why not?"
"Alex…is…alive and there is no reason for it,"
* * *
Michael and Alex came running into the ward and up to the desk.
"May I help you two?" the nurse asked.
"I'm looking for Maria DeLuca,"
"And I'm looking for Isabel Evans,"
"Both down the hall. DeLuca on the left, Evans on the right," the boys ran down the hall and separated to their girlfriends.
"How are you doing Maria?"
"Michael, after this we are never having sex again," she almost yelled.
"Don't worry we hear that all the time," the doctor said to him.
"Thanks,"
* * *
"Izzy…you're gonna be fine,"
"Alex…don't tell I'll be fine just hold my hand until we're threw this,"
"Okay,"
* * *
"So what do you want to name him?" Max asked.
"Casey,"
"Casey?"
"Yeah it means brave,"
"Okay…Casey Evans?"
"Of course Evans,"
"Okay,"
* * *
"Okay Miss Evans, you're fully dilated, you'll need to start pushing,"
"Oh God,"
"I'm here Izzy," Alex whispered in her ear.
"Push,"
Isabel shut her eyes and squeezed Alex's hand and pushed. "Ahhh!"
"Okay…one more Isabel, just one more big push,"
"I don't think I can,"
"Come on Izzy, one more push and its over,"
"Okay," she agreed. She squeezed Alex's hand hard. He felt her pop a bone but at this point he didn't care. "Ahhh!" after the scream she heard the crying of a baby.
"Congratulations Miss Evans," the doctor said. "You have a beautiful girl."
Isabel sighed relief as she leaned back. Alex kissed her cheek. A moment later the doctor came back with the baby girl and handed her to Alex.
"Izzy…look," Isabel opened her eyes and saw her daughter.
"Let me hold her," Alex gave the baby to Isabel. "She's so beautiful." The baby had blond hair like Isabel but had Alex's eyes.
"What do you want to name her?"
"I don't know. I haven't really thought about it,"
"Star,"
"What?"
"Star. Just a thought,"
"Star Whitman. I like it,"
* * *
"Never again Michael. I really mean it. Never ever again," Maria continued to babble.
Michael needed away to calm her down. If he didn't she'd probably hurt herself and the baby. He didn't want to do it this way but he had no other choice. "Will you marry me?"
Maria looked at him, baffled. "What?"
"Will you marry me?"
"Are you saying this just to calm me down?"
"No. Well a little, but the point is I love you Maria. So will you?" he pulled a ring out of his pocket.
"Yes Michael," she smiled. Suddenly Maria's eyes rolled back.
"Maria? Maria!"
The doctor rushed to the side.
"What's wrong with her?"
"We need to get her to the OR,"
"OR? What the hell is going on?" Michael demanded.
"There's something wrong with the baby which caused her to black out. You can wait in the waiting room up stairs."
"But-"
"Sir just wait up there,"
* * *
"He looks just like you Liz," Max said as he held their son. "He has your eyes." Liz smiled.
"At least she doesn't look like Tess,"
"That's because he's not Tess's. He's ours,"
OR
Waiting Room
Michael sat in the chair waiting for news of Maria. She'd been in there for over an hour and he'd been crying that whole time. He prayed silently to God, begging Him to spare Maria's life as well as his child.
"Mr. Guerin?"
Michael immediately stood up. "Yes?"
"Miss DeLuca would like to see you," Michael followed the doctor in and saw Maria lying in the bed holding a baby. He walked right up to he and kissed her.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah…I'll be fine, I want you to meet someone," Maria handed him the baby. "This is your son, Jesse. And your daughter is over there." Michael saw another baby in a plastic crib next to Maria's bed. "She needs a name."
"I get to pick?"
"I picked Jesse,"
"Here," he handed Jesse back to Maria and picked up the little girl. "Emerald."
"Its beautiful but why?"
"Her eyes…they're green like yours," Michael closed his eyes and a tear rolled down.
"Michael?"
"I was so scared when I saw you black out,"
Maria smiled lightly. She knew Michael didn't show his emotions very often and when he did he was emotional about it. She reached up and brushed the tear away.
Antar
Watching Room
Tess glared at the pool in front of her. The pools in the watching room were used to watch anyone anywhere. She decided to check on the humans. Isabel had found Alex, which pissed her off. She secretly hoped Alex would starve to death and no one would be the wiser. It would've been perfect if Max's power hadn't worked.
The next thing she requested to see was Max and Liz. It made her sick seeing what should be her baby in the arms of that bitch. During Liz's pregnancy she hoped that she'd miscarriage so that both of them would be miserable. When that didn't happen she wished Liz would die during childbirth.
"What kind of stupid name is Casey? That's my baby. I'll be damned if I let him grow up with those two,"
"Queen Ava," Tess turned to one of the servants. "Kavar wishes to see you."
"Fine,"
Tess slapped the water and the picture disappeared. She followed the servant
out of the room and to her palace. She knew what she had said was an empty
threat but she knew that someday Max would realize how stupid he'd been. How
arrogant and how selfish he'd been Soon he'll know he's meant to be with me.
Soon he'll bring back our baby. He'll die and I'll have my son. Liz will be a
horrible mother. She'll leave Max someday.
When Tess entered the palace she went straight to her room, blowing Kavar off. She fell to the bed.
"You're a fool," Tess turned to the familiar voice. "You know he loves Liz. You know he'll never come back."
"Kyle?"
"Its weird isn't? Being healed gives you powers. Mine is I guess dream walking and mind reading,"
"Kyle…go away,"
"I hope you know that all of us are happy that you're gone. Even my dad is,"
"I don't care. Here I'm a Queen,"
"Well on Earth you're a murdering bitch, I just wanted to tell you that before Kavar kills you,"
"What?" she demeaned.
"Oh you didn't know? You're no use to him now. So have a nice life, which is about ten minutes,"
"Kyle-"
"Goodbye Tess," he smiled and faded away.
Tess jumped awake. "It was a dream. Nothing real. Kyle can't have powers."
"Queen Ava?" the servant came back again.
"Coming," Tess replied. She ran her hand threw her hair and followed down the hallway. "Just a dream."
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