June 22nd, 2005

Week 8

So far, Alex hated this pregnancy. She could barely step away from the toilet before she threw up again. She felt so guilty not being able to work and asking Ty to take more time off to take care of Jade, but she needed to be pampered. She needed to rest.

"Daddy, Momma's sick." Jade said walking into the kitchen.

"I know, Lady bug."

"Make'er better." Jade said.

"Can't." Ty said as he cut up some lemon slices, "Mommy has a baby in her belly and she's going to be sick for awhile."

"'tupid baby." Jade muttered, "I daw for mommy?"

"Sure." Ty said, "Draw mommy a beautiful picture." Jade pulled out her crayons and colouring book. She started to scribble inside the lines. Ty hated the fact that Alex was so terribly sick with this one. "I'll be right back. Only draw on the paper." Ty brought some lemon slices and ice water upstairs. "Alex?"

"I hate you." She groaned from the bathroom. Ty put everything down and went into the bathroom. Alex was lying on the bathroom floor.

"Come on. Let's get you to bed." Ty helped Alex to her feet.

"I hate you." She groaned again. Ty smiled at her.

"I know you don't, so don't try to make me feel guilty." He said as Alex crawled into bed.

"I wasn't this sick with Jade." She said.

"Maybe it's a boy then." Ty said. Alex frowned deeply staring at him, "Or maybe not. Here. Lemon slices and water."

"I don't want lemons." Alex said.

"Ma said it helped her morning sickness with me, so I'm giving it to you. Nothing else has worked." Ty said.

"I'm going to be sick all nine months of this damn pregnancy." She said. Ty chuckled sitting next to her.

"No you won't Alex. I promise." He said, "It'll pass."

"Where's Jade?"

"She's colouring you a picture." He said. Alex shook her head.

"Make sure she doesn't colour all over the kitchen table."

"Ah right. I'll be back to check on you." Ty said going downstairs. Jade was still colouring quietly. "How is the picture coming along?"

"Is pretty?" Jade held up the picture of the cat the coloured.

"It's gorgeous, ladybug." Ty smiled.

"Show mommy?" She asked.

"All right." Ty said, "but hurry up." Jade jumped off of chair and ran upstairs into her parent's bedroom.

"Mommy?" Alex smiled.

"Hi, Ladybug." She said, "What are you doing up here?"

"Sick?" Jade asked crawling up on the bed. Alex nodded.

"I'm just a little sick." Alex said, "What have you got in your hand?"

"For you." Jade handed Alex the cat drawing.

"Oh Jade, it's gorgeous." She smiled.

"Not for baby." Jade said. Alex chuckled. The sibling jealousy was already starting to set in. Alex hugged her daughter as they looked at the picture.

July 5th, 2005

Week 10

Jimmy held Alex tightly. He couldn't let go of her. It would be a long time before they could work together. Alex giggled softly.

"I'm not dying, Jimmy." She said.

"I know, but I hate not having you as my partner. It's going to be ages until then." He said.

"I'll be working at dispatch as usual so we can still radio each other if you really do miss me so much you don't think you'll live."

"I'm going to be strapped with a shitty partner now." Jimmy said.

"You'll survive." Alex laughed, "I'll name this baby after you if it's a boy." Jimmy smiled softly.

"James can be a girls name too." Jimmy said.

"I don't think Jade and James sounds good together." Alex winked. "Will you ever forgive me for being pregnant?"

"Maybe in a couple of years." Jimmy winked, "I'll be checking up on you every other day you do realize."

"I wouldn't expect anything less." She smiled kissing his cheek. "You're one of my best friends. You better buy me a lot of gifts."

"I will." Jimmy winked, "See you soon, Davis." Alex winked and jogged down the stairs to Kim's car.

"'Bout time." Jade giggled.

"Sorry. Uncle Jimmy wouldn't let me go." Alex chuckled. Kim smiled.

"He's loosing his favourite partner for awhile."

"It's not like I'm dying." Alex laughed, "Everyone is acting like I am." Kim giggled as she drove away.

"We're excited for you is all." Kim said, "Another little one. I'm jealous." Alex glanced at Kim as she drove them home.

"I thought you were happy you were done." Alex said Kim shrugged.

"I don't know. Just seeing Jade and you and everything." Kim sighed, "I still have plenty of years ahead of me. I could find mister right." Alex nodded.

"I'm sure Mr. Right it right under your nose. Look at Ty and I." Alex smiled, "Let's see…DK is pretty hot." Kim burst out laughing.

"Yeah, He's very hot, but I can't do that work place romance again." She said.

"All right. Oh! I have Mr. Right. Boscorelli." Alex said.

"I like his car." The girls burst out laughing as they pulled into the driveway to Alex's house.

"Come on, Ladybug." Alex got Jade out of the car and the three of them went into the house. "Ty? We're here."

"Daddy, home!" Jade cried.

"I hear." Ty chuckled as he wiped some sweat off of his forehead.

"Why are you all sweaty?" Kim wrinkled her nose.

"Smelly." Jade giggled.

"Thanks, ladybug." He chuckled, "I was cleaning out the guest room."

"By yourself?" Alex frowned, "You could kill yourself."

"Carlos was here. He just left." Ty said, "Let me show you." He led the girls upstairs. "See?" Alex looked around the newly white room. Jade's old crib and furniture were spread around the room.

"It's beautiful." She chuckled, "God, I'm only ten weeks and you almost have the room done."

"I wanted to have it done by your birthday, but obviously I cant." Ty said. Alex laughed.

"My birthday is in two days, I don't think you can do it." Alex said grabbing Jade by her overalls so she wouldn't play with the paint.

"The big thirty-six." Kim winked. Alex frowned, "If you have a boy you can have Joey's old bedding and stuff. We did the baseball teddy bear thing."

"Nice try at changing the subject." Alex laughed, "We're waiting until the birth to find the sex out." Ty cocked his eyebrow.

"We are?" He asked.

"Yup." Alex said letting go of Jade.

"I paint Daddy?" She asked. Ty picked her up tickling her nose.

"In a couple of weeks, Baby. Let's go get mommy something to eat." Ty winked and left the room. Kim walked to the window and stared out.

"You know someone with a green ford Jimmy?" Kim asked. Alex nodded.

"Yeah. My brother, why?" She asked.

"Just pulled into the driveway." Kim said. Alex looked out the window.

"It's Adam!" Alex grinned and bolted down the stairs. She ran outside. "Adam!" Her brother stepped out of the car.

"Lexi, you're looking good." He hugged his sister.

"I'm not that pregnant yet." She laughed, "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I'm going away for the weekend and I'm gonna miss your birthday." Adam said walking into the house with her.

"That's no big deal." Alex said, "Oh, Adam, this is Kim. Kim this is my brother, Adam." Kim nodded with a smile.

"Pleased to meet you." Adam said, "Here, Lexi." He handed his sister a wrapped package, "Happy birthday." Jade ran up to Adam and hugged his leg tightly.

"Oh gifts." Alex grinned and tore open the paper. Her smile faded and her eyes welled up with tears. "Adam…" She whispered softly. In her hand she was holding a picture of her and her father sitting on the back of a fire engine when she around five years old. Alex had thought that picture was long gone, but here it was. Alex hugged her brother tightly. That was the best birthday present she could have ever gotten.