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After leaving the fire house Jimmy dropped his things off at his apartment. He quickly changed out of his uniform, grabbed a jacket and decided to go for a walk. Emotionally he was still in shock, he couldn't believe that after everything they'd been through, that she would keep this a secret from him. He was brought out of his thoughts when his cell phone started to ring.
" Doherty"
" Hey man where are you?" D.K. asked.
" I'm in the middle of Times Square."
" What the hell are you doing there?"
" I went for a walk and this is where I ended up."
" Well stay put I'll pick you up in five min. and then we can talk."
" Guess you heard what happened."
" Yeah, she told Alex and I. Look I'm almost there, talk to you in a few." D.K. said hanging up.
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Once D.K. had picked him up they drove around for a while, neither one of them talking. Finally D.K. broke the silence. " So what are you going to do?"
" I'll be damned if I know. I would love to know what's going through her head right now. I know her feelings as far as having kids go and I understand them. I mean shit she's not the only one who's scared." Jimmy said his voice filled with frustration and hurt.
" Come on man. I know it was hard for you when you lost Michael and I can't imagine what that must have been like for you. But it was also hard for her I mean it almost killed her. She is terrified of having to go through that again. And before you ask I'm not picking sides in this, I can just see both of your points of view."
" So what should I do man?"
" Tell me this. Do you love her? Do you want to be with her?"
" Yes, on both counts. Then get off your ass, find her and talk to her. She hasn't had the abortion yet, maybe if you're both honest about your feelings you can work this out and have this baby. Look I'll drop you off at her place."
" Thanks man."
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D.K. dropped him off at her apartment, he stood out front for a few minutes before going up to her front door and knocked on it. When Alex opened the door she wasn't able to hide the surprise on her face. " You're the last person I expected to see here tonight." she stated honestly.
" Yeah, I'm kind of surprised myself, but then again D.K. can be very convincing."
" I'll bet. Look Jimmy you're my friend and Ty's my sister. I don't really wan to choose sides, that's why I'm gonna let come in to talk to her, but if you yell at her or upset her even more I will kick your ass all the way back into the stone age. Is that clear?"
" Crystal." Jimmy replied as he entered the apartment " I'm glad she's got you on her side."
" Well Ty's in her room, I'm going to go visit my fiancé, call when you want me to come back or if you don't.
" Sure."
Once Alex was gone Jimmy knocked on Ty's bedroom door and walked in. what he saw when he walked in almost broke his heart. Ty was lying in the middle of her bed curled up in a ball crying her eyes out. Not knowing what to do he kicked off his sneakers and laid down on the bed next to her. He took her into his arms trying to comfort her by whispering soothing things into her ear. In time they both fell asleep, around 3 am Jimmy woke up when he noticed Ty was having a nightmare.
" Ty wake up" he said trying to wake her up. When she woke up she looked at him slightly confused.
" What happened?"
" You had a nightmare."
" Oh" she said remembering the dream " What are you doing here?"
" I came by a couple of hours ago to talk, but when I came in here you were crying so I just held you and I guess we both fell asleep."
" Alright lets talk since we're both awake. First off I want to say I'm sorry, I should have told you in person, but I was afraid. I do love you, but I don't see how we can work this out."
" I love you too. Ty, yes there's a chance that this baby could have congenital heart disease but what if it doesn't. This could be a perfectly healthy child."
" But what if it isn't? Can you honestly tell me that our relationship could survive the death of another child, because I don't . In fact I don't think I would survive, I'm not that strong."
" You're one of the strongest women I know. All I ask is that you think about this some more before you make a final decision."
"Alright I will. Who else knows?"
" D.K. and Alex as far as I know."
" What did you tell Joey?"
" I told him that you had a check up and that those were just some papers that the doctor gave you."
" And he bought that?"
" Yeah, hook, line and sinker."
For the next couple of hours they talked about what they should do.