The hot fluid that was in Zander's mouth was now all over his shirt. "That's funny, I thought I heard you say that you were falling in love with Alexis." he questioned as he couldn't believe what he heard his father say. "Alexander, I'm serious." Cameron replied in a low monotone voice. "I don't know what to do. I haven't felt this way about anyone since your mother, and to be honest, it's scaring the hell out of me." Cameron continued as he noticed Zander giving him a raised eyebrow. "Dad, listen as much as I would love to have Alexis as my step mom, she's one that's not big on commitment. Did she ever tell you about her last adventure with commitment?" his son chuckled trying to be serious. "Yeah the semi story, yeah I heard about it." Cameron replied as he stood from his chair and began to pace. Zander watched as his dad paced and told him all about his interactions with Alexis and how over time he's truly become quite fond of her and Kristina. A smile came to Zander's face as he listened, he hadn't heard his father talk like this about a woman, since his mother. "Sounds to me like you're in pretty deep here, Dad." he replied as he tried to hide the smile underneath his hand that covered his mouth. Cameron stopped pacing .. "Yeah I know, it's ludicrice. I'm a doctor, and well Alexis, is .... Alexis. It just doesn't seem feasible that I would fall for someone like her, but .. I am! Alex, you have to help me!" Zander saw that his father was in serious need of help, he was still trying to process what his father had told him, but he was willing to help his dad anyway he could. "Alright, alright. I'll help you. What do you need me to do?" Cameron sighed relieved that his son was willing to help him with his problem, though he really wasn't a problem. It was more of like a situation, a situation he never thought he'd be in again after his first wife, Catherine.
"I would venture a guess that you have yet to tell her any of this, right?" Zander asked as he thought of some things that could help with his dad getting the woman he wanted. Cameron raised a brow .. "Are you kidding? She'd have me put away for telling her something like this, Alex." Zander chuckled at the thought. "Okay, what you have to do is do things subtle, don't push, cause Alexis will bolt and you don't want that. You have to ease into this with her, let her fall in love with you." Cameron sat and listened, he nodded in acknowledgement of what his son was proposing. "Okay, got it." Cameron said as he was making a mental note of the important points in the conversation. Zander continued to advise his dad on some other good points to help his dad but got interrupted by the telephone ringing.
"Hello?" Zander said as he picked up the cordless phone that laid on the coffee table. He looked at his dad who sat on the chair sipping his coffee as he talked with the person on the other end. "Yes, Alexis, what can I do for you?" he asked as the mention of her name perked his father's interest. "I never really thought about working for you, but sure how can I help?" Zander became intrigued with Alexis's offer. "Sure, I'll be here. See you soon." Zander hung up the phone and stared at his dad with a gleem in his eye. Cameron stood from the chair and reached for his jacket. "Wait, where are you going?" Zander asked as he stopped his father from leaving. "I don't want to be here when Alexis comes to visit. Besides you guys got business things to discuss, and I don't want to be in the way." Cameron replied trying to convince his son that this visit with Alexis was none of his business. "You don't want to be here when Alexis comes, cause you're afraid you'll make a fool of yourself." Zander smiled knowing his father too well. Cameron sighed, he knew his son was right. "Yeah that would be the reason." he chuckled as he went to the front door. "Okay, well thanks for the breakfast and I'll be sure to tell Alexis you said hello." Cameron raised an eye brow to his son as Zander held the door open for him. "I'll talk to you later." Cameron replied trying to avoid the topic of Alexis.
Zander laughed as he closed the door and began cleaning up the breakfast mess they had made. "Alexis? My mom?" he said to himself as he shook his head in disbelief. He took the trash to the kitchen and threw it in the garbage can and finished his cup of coffee before going upstairs to change his clothes.
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Emily opened the door of Kelly's and stepped inside out of the cool morning air. She noticed Elizabeth sitting at the corner table reading a menu waiting for her. She hung her coat on the coat rack by the door and went to sit down with her friend. "Hey, what's up?" Emily said as she sat down at the table. Elizabeth laid down the menu and sighed. "I need someone to talk to and I was hoping you could lend me an ear." she said just as Penny approached. "Can I get you girls anything?" Emily caressed her belly trying to get a vibe from the baby as to what she wanted to eat. "Can I just have orange juice for now, thanks." Emily replied as she handed back the menu. "Same for me, thanks." Elizabeth wasn't feeling all that hungry this morning, she was actually feeling a little nauseous. Emily could see on her friend's face that she didn't look well. "Are you feeling okay? You look a little pale." Elizabeth felt her face with her hand trying to put some color back in her cheeks. "Well, I'm late." Emily surely knew what she meant by saying she was late. She has been in her position before and now what she saw was making sense. "You think your pregnant?" Emily whispered trying to be discrete. Elizabeth sunk back into the chair. "Yeah, I think I am." A huge smile came across Emily's face. "Elizabeth! I'm so happy for you!" Emily ecstatic with the possibility her friend was going to have a baby. Elizabeth didn't share the same enthusiasm. "You're not happy about this?" Emily asked as Penny brought the two girls glasses of orange juice they ordered. "I could be, if I wasn't so scared. Em I don't know what to do if I am. Ric and I aren't at all ready for this, though I'm sure he'd be thrilled with this news." and took a sip of her juice. "You know he wouldn't leave you, right? He loves you Elizabeth, and I know you love him. A baby could bring you guys closer together, if you let it." Emily tried to read her friend who sat across from her with a worried look on her face. "I know, I guess I'm just being silly. My first pregnancy was not planned, and neither was this one, but ...." "But nothing. Elizabeth, this is great news. You should be happy, you deserve to be happy." Emily interrupted. "You're right. It's time for Ric and I to be happy, and this baby will do that for us." Emily smiled as she caressed her 6 month belly.
"So, how are you doing? I heard about the divorce. I'm so sorry, Em." Elizabeth said trying to change the subject. "I'm ... we're fine. Zander's staying at the cottage and I'm living here in town. I think we're going to be okay." Emily replied as she noticed Elizabeth's focus was no longer their conversation but on the door behind her. Emily turned around to see Ric standing in the doorway of Kelly's. He approached slowly. "Hi. I didn't know you'd be here this morning." he said to Elizabeth as he stood at the table. He said hello to Emily as she excused herself from the table. "Here, you can take my seat. I think you guys need to talk about some things." she said as she got up from the chair and went for her jacket. "Thanks Em....I'll talk with you later?" Ric sat down at the table and waited to hear from his wife about why they needed to talk.
Emily stepped out into the cool morning air and breathed in deeply. "Well, little one ... what do we want to do today?" she said to the life inside of her. She felt the baby kick as she rubbed the area with her hand. She sat down at one of the tables on the patio and took out her cell phone. A little twinge made her wince, it wasn't painful but it was sharp and it was a little discerning. She dialed her mom's number at the hospital, the twinge wasn't nothing, she felt something was wrong. "Mom? It's me. I'm at Kelly's and I think something's wrong." Emily said with concern. "Yeah, with the baby. I'll be there in a few minutes." Emily flipped her phone closed and gathered her things. She stood up to walk away, but the sharp pain she felt made her buckle over. She grimaced with pain but she didn't yell out that she might be in trouble. She began to walk towards the hospital hoping that maybe the walk would rid her of the painful twinges. She had never felt these before, and the closer she got to the hospital, the more concerned and worried she got about the baby.
She reached the automatic doors of the emergency room and her mother was there waiting for her. Emily fell into her arms as she stepped through the doors. "Emily!" her mother caught her in her arms and called for some help from Bobbie who stood behind the nurse's desk. "Let's get her to exam #1." Monica worried about her daughter and the baby she was carrying as they laid her on the guerney. Emily began to cry from the pain she was feeling, as her mom dialed the phone to call Dr. Meadows down to help. Monica rushed back to her daughter as Bobbie started taking Emily's vitals. "Her blood pressure is a little high, but she's not running a fever. Her pulse is a little racey." Bobbie set up the fetal monitor and wrapped it around Emily. Emily let out a painful scream and as Monica stood there with her, she could feel her pain. "It's okay, sweetie. It's gonna be okay." Alan rushed into the cubical frantic about his daughter's condition. He could hear Emily's screaming from down the hall. His daughter reached for his hand, and he went to her quickly. Emily's breathing became erratic as the pain became stronger. "Dad, I need .. you....to ... call Zander!" Alan nodded he would call him. "I'll call him right away sweetheart." He rushed from the room to the nurse's station and dialed the phone.
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Zander came down the stairs just as there was a knock on the door. He reached for the door and opened it to find Alexis standing on the other side. "Hi." She said as he invited her in. Just then the phone rang and Zander went to answer it. Alexis knew something was wrong by the worried look in his eyes.
"Zander. It's Alan. You have to get to emergency room, right away." Zander became frantic as he listened. "Is it the baby?" Alan didn't answer him right away. "Alan, is it the baby?!"