What's Love Anyway? Chapter 18: Little Sister, Little Brother and LOTS to lose, a dark angel fanfic

Disclaimer: I owned Dark Angel it would never have been cut. And Asha would be dead. See? I don't. I own Ella, Jon, Katie, Matt and other original non-DA characters. Don't sure. If you do I wrote this for nothing………

A/N: Give me ideas for the new babies name! Please? Hope you like. Sorry for it taking so long.

Chapter Eighteen: Little sister, little brother and a LOT to lose.

'Jesus Alec! Get your pretty boy butt down here now!!!' O C yelled down the phone at the hospital. It was three months after Max and Logan wedding. Two months before Ella's baby was due. Not that had stopped her going into labour earlier in the middle of a Jam Pony run. O C had actually thought Normal might try and take over from the doctor Max had called. He seemed very possessive of the unborn baby.

Alec and Logan were on a 'working vacation' in New York. Trying to get hold of either of them was hell. Max was with her sister in-law trying to help and Kendra was back at Max and Logan's apartment babysitting Katie and Matt. O C was the only one, excluding Sketch, who could attempt the phone calls. And that damn fool couldn't even ring his own cell to give himself vibrating kicks.

Picking up her coat she left the hospital and biked back to Logan's. She rang the hospital as soon as she reached there and was told everything was 'normal' but Ella was still in labour. She dialled the number of Alec's cell again. It cut to answer phone.

'Alec, your wife is in labour. RING ME BACK!!!' she yelled and dialled Logan's cell. She heard ringing…

From the other side of apartment door! She spun round and watched Alec, Logan and a mysterious dark haired male enter the apartment.

'Cindy………' Logan said puzzled.

'No time. You Mr. Money Bags get your son and niece bring Mr. Talk Dark and Hansom with you. And you GOLDEN BOY GET DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL NOW!!! Before you miss the birth of your other kid!' she screamed grabbing her coat again.

Two hours later Alec held his newest daughter in his arms. They'd not chosen name yet. After all she hadn't been expected for another two months!

'She's perfectly normal. She's inherited just enough of her mom's DNA to age normally. Only fault with her is she's premature. We'll have to keep her here for a few days just to make sure.' Ella hadn't heard anything other than 'age normally' she wouldn't have to watch her almost die. Her daughter was normal. Healthy. Perfect. Tears sprang into her eyes. She was happy.

'Take it I'm not needed.' Said a smooth creamy male voice. Ella's head snapped up. Her happiness faded.

'Jon.'

'El.' He said smiling. Alec looked up his eyes suddenly haunted.

'I thought you didn't know her… El?' he asked. There was steel hidden the fear of his voice.

'Alec, Jon……… Was there for me when Katie was ill.' Alec's eyebrows rose slightly.

'Then why do you look like you've been caught out? Just how there for you was he?' Alec's voice lost its fear. The steel took over.

'Alec! What are you saying? We've been through this! I couldn't and never did cheat on you…'

'Premature babies run in families Ella. I know that. You said Katie was ill. Maybe she was just early. Is she mine Ella? Or is she his?' He looked pointedly at Jon and with that Alec handed the new baby to Logan and walked away.

Ella began to sob. Max looked shell-shocked. She didn't know what to do. Other than to ask the obvious:

'What's going on?' Logan answered her.

'Jon is Ella's brother. I found him because Katie had growth problems when she was born. She needed a blood transfusion to keep her alive. Ella asked me to find him encase this little one needed the same sort of help.'

'I'm sorry I didn't tell you Max.' Ella said now holding her eldest daughter. Max sighed.

'I'm angry but I can't fault you for being a little stupid about your family. I'd be a hypocittie thing if I did.'

'Hypocrite.' Logan supplied grinning.

'Whatever.' His wife responded.

'Katie is Alec's. There isn't any doubt! I never!' Ella fell silent. Max handed her a coat.

'Go tell him not us.' Jon stood and cleared his throat.

'Now would be a good time NOT to do that.' Ella moved towards him. So clearly cat-like. She kicked out quickly and stood with her foot on her brother's throat. Logan was suddenly struck with that image- dark hair not red- when Max had gotten lose of Manticore before.

'Get in my way again Jon and I'll kill you.' Was all Ella said. Logan felt something in heart jump. That was an Ella he'd not seen since he'd watched her drag Alec through his apartment door.

Ella had left. Max had been held back from following her. She'd found her husband on the hospital roof watching the sunset.

'I love you.' He said.

'I love you.' She replied. He nodded. His back still turned. 'I never slept with anyone else other than you.' She almost silently.

'I know. I'm sorry.' Said Alec he turned and Ella saw the love in his eyes. She felt the happiness return.

Then the gunshot rang out.

Ella saw Jon lower his gun.

She saw Alec drop forward.

Blood flew everywhere.

'I told you Ella. They aren't good enough for us! We're superior to them. X5's are scum……… I did you a favour! You're free now. Not even an X5 survives a bullet to the heart.' he left over the rooftop. Ella saw more blood.

It was spreading.

Not even an X5 survives a bullet to the heart.