March 1st, 2008
She was dragging. She felt like utter shit. She knew she was coming down with something, a big something. Alex couldn't afford to get terribly sick. She couldn't afford to take any amount of time off. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat as Kim drove.
"Are you okay?" Kim glanced at her partner. Alex nodded.
"Yeah. Sure." She said, "Let's make a lunch stop."
"It's only eleven." Kim said.
"I need to stop and get something to drink, Kim. Please."
"Okay. 55-Boyd, we're stopping for Lunch." Kim said pulling over in front of Chelsea's diner, "The girls sick?" Alex shook her head.
"No." Alex said getting out of the bus, "They're fine. I think I'm getting the flu though." The two women walked into the diner.
"Hank, give me an order of fries and a club sandwich. Oh and a large Pepsi." Kim said sitting down at the counter. "And you?"
"Same I guess…." Alex mumbled sitting next to Kim.
"Make that two then." Kim said, "Did you and Ty have a fight?"
"No" Alex said playing with a straw. Kim sighed slightly.
"Talk to me, Alex." She said, "You're acting very strange today."
"I just don't feel sociable today, Kim. I just want to get this shift over with so I can go home and sleep." Alex said.
"Fine. Sorry for waiting to help." Kim grumbled. Alex sighed softly as their food was placed in front of them. "Mmm, this looks good." Alex's face turned green when she looked at the food.
"No….it doesn't." Alex slid off of the stool. She held her stomach. It felt like it was being punched. She felt so sick. "Oh god." Alex ran off to the bathrooms. Kim turned and watched Alex's disappearing figure. She sighed slightly. Yeah. It had to be the flu or something like that.
"Watch my food for a minute." Kim slid off of her stool and went to the woman's bathroom. She knocked softly. "Alex, are you okay?" She could hear someone throwing up. "Alex." Kim walked into the bathroom.
"Go away." She groaned loudly. Kim knocked on the stall.
"Alex, are you okay?" She asked softly. Alex flushed the toilet.
"No." She stepped out of the stall. Kim narrowed her eyes.
"Alex, are you pregnant?" Kim asked. Alex's eyes widened.
"Wh-What? Why would you ask such a question?" Alex asked crossing her arms. Kim shook her head.
"Because you're throwing up at the sight of food." Kim said, "Are you, Alex? You never answered my question." Alex bit her lip.
"We can't afford another child." Alex said.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" Kim asked. Alex lowered her eyes.
"I don't know. I'm a couple of weeks late." Alex whispered.
"Oh Alex…" Kim said softly. Alex turned away from Kim. She couldn't bear to look at the look upon her partner's face. "Does Ty know?" Alex let out a small laugh followed by a sob.
"No. We always talk about having three or four kids, but when Carrie came we realized how much money we didn't have." Alex said, "And now…I'm late, I'm sick, I'm tired, I'm sore…"
"It sounds like you're pregnant." Kim said softly.
"I know…" Alex whispered. Kim wrapped her arms around Alex.
"If you are, you know Ty will stand by you one hundred percent." She said, "He would love another child." Alex nodded. She knew Ty would probably be ecstatic with the idea, but she would have to talk some sense into him.
* * *
Alex walked straight into the house. Her palms were sweaty. She glanced in the living room. Ty was sitting quietly on the couch reading a book.
"The girls are asleep?" She asked him. Ty looked up from the book.
"Yeah. They've been asleep for an hour." He smiled closing the book, "What's in the bag?" Alex looked down at the brown paper bag in her hand. Her heart pounded in her chest. This was it.
"It's a pregnancy test." She said softly. Kim had made her buy it, just to make sure. Alex didn't want to, but there was no telling Kim no when she had her mind set to something. Ty sat up.
"A wh-what?" He stuttered. Alex bit her lip as she looked at him.
"A pregnancy test. I wanted to take it with you." She said softly.
"Are you um…Wow…I um…" Ty stood up and started to pace.
"Will you be with me when I take it?" She whispered.
"I…I um…" Ty was utterly floored. He hadn't expected this.
"Please, Ty. I'm so scared." Alex said. Ty looked over her and nodded.
"Come on." He whispered taking her hand. They walked to the bathroom. Ty smiled slightly to himself. Alex was shaking. "I'll wait in the hall for you." Alex nodded slowly and walked into the bathroom. They couldn't afford another baby. Alex had to keep reminding herself that. Even if she wanted another baby in the future, they couldn't afford another baby right now.
"I'm peeing on it." Alex mumbled holding the stick beneath her.
"G-Good." Ty said as he ran his shaking hand over his head. Another baby. That would be so wonderful. Maybe they could get a boy this time. As long as it was healthy, he really didn't care what the sex was. "Is um…Is it going okay I there?" He asked.
"Yeah." She flushed the toilet and placed the test on the sink.
"Can I come in?" Ty asked. Alex nodded.
"Please." She whispered. Ty walked into the bathroom and glanced at his wife, "We cant have another baby right now, Ty."
"Sure we can." Ty said.
"We can't afford another one. It's hard enough with the girls."
"I'll pick up more shifts. I can manage fifty hours a week." Ty said. Alex shook her head with a sigh, "Let's just see what the test says and then we'll go from there, all right, Sweetheart?"
"Okay." Alex whispered. Ty wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "We have two minutes."
"All right." He said, "If we're pregnant, we'll need to room Cricket and Ladybug together. Jade won't really like that but she doesn't have a choice in the matter, I guess." Alex nodded slowly.
"I know." She said staring at the pregnancy test in front of her. "I'm so scared." Ty nodded and hugged his wife softly. He could feel her entire body shaking. He kissed her temple tenderly.
"Remember how much of a terror Jade was when Caroline was born?" Ty asked with a smile. Alex couldn't help, but to chuckle.
"She was terrible. She still is terrible at times." Alex said.
"But we love her. We love Caroline and we will love any other baby we may have." Ty said. Alex sighed deeply and nodded.
"I know." She said. "It's time." Ty bit his lip and nodded.
"Go look." Ty said. Alex shook her head.
"I can't, Ty. I'm so afraid of what the test might say." She said.
"Look at it, Alex." Ty said firmly. She let go of him and walked to the pregnancy test. She picked it up and stared at it. She burst into tears. Ty's eyes widened with concern. His heart pounded. She was crying. He wasn't sure if it was tears of happiness or sadness, or maybe it was tears of both, "What does it say?"
"I'm pr-pregnant." Alex sobbed. Ty looked at Alex. She was truly upset about this. He sighed and pulled her close to him. He rubbed her back tenderly.
"It's okay, Alex. Don't get so upset." Ty said softly. Alex sniffled into his shoulder. "Do you know when this baby was conceived?"
"Last m-month…J-January…I d-don't know." She sniffled.
"I think it was when we made love by the river in the snow." He said. Alex pulled away, wiping her eyes. She looked up at him.
"Y-You think?" She whispered. Ty nodded.
"It's possible. What better way to conceive a child than that?" he asked her. Alex sighed softly. It was a romantic night.
"That was a very nice night, but…Babies cost a lot." She said.
"I know. I have two of them." Ty chuckled, pushing her hair off of her forehead, "I'll take the Sergeant test. If I get that, that's a nice raise." Alex bit her lip slightly. He wanted this baby.
"You like working the street." She whispered.
"I like providing for my family." Ty said, "It'll be all right, Alex. We made it after Caroline was born and we can do it this time."
"I know." Alex smiled slightly, "Maybe it'll be a boy this time."
"Maybe." Ty smiled as he hugged his wife tightly. So another baby was making it's way into the Davis home. Sure times would be hard, but it'd be worth it. Ty knew it'd work out in the end.
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