Darlian, Evil Powell huh? I kinda stole the poisoning idea from the second movie only this wasn't a decease this was just poison. Thanks again for ur review always keep looking forward to them. Oh one little thing, do not forget to update ur story soon, it's such a good one ;)

MJ, Haha I hate ur cliffies too, so now I write one but I think I've written worse cliffies. Anyways thank you for ur faithful review MJ.

Greenleaf, Guess what, ur review saved my life, lol, that sequel thing I knew it was wrong I just couldn't come up with the right word. Stupid cause I have a dictionary at home, totally forgot about that. You found the poisoning thing disgusting? It kinda was, wasn't it? Anyway don't hold back when u find more spelling errors and thank you for ur review.

I have to add a little author's note here. I came up with this crazy idea about Lara. You will find out what it is in this chapter, if you don't like it please tell me so I can throw this chappie away and place an alternative in it…now on with the story…

---

Chapter 7, Alex there is something I have to tell you.

The next morning Alex woke up and noticed Lara wasn't lying next to him anymore. He looked up and scanned the room, his eyes landed on Lara hanging over the railing of the bathtub.

"Lara are you alright?" he asked as he stepped out bed and walked towards her.

Just as he asked this Lara vomited over the railing.

Like a worried husband Alex kneeled down beside her and wrapped his arm around her.

"My god Lara, you're sick."

Lara sighed and stood back on her feet.

"I'm not, I'll be fine Alex." She said as she desperately tried to find her way back to the bed.

Alex followed her, he placed his hand under her chin and gently lifts her head up. The young tomb raider saw pale.

"Don't tell me you are fine, you're as white as paper." He said.

Lara pulled her head back. "I'll be fine…" she said again "All I need is an aspirin."

Lara is a stubborn woman, Alex knew that better then anyone else. He didn't want to start a discussion with her.

"Fine…" Alex said "You can find me in the library." He put on his jeans and without bothering to put on his shirt he walked out of the room.

"Bugger…" she said softly and started to get dressed.

Lara sighed, she's never sick and this is the third time in a week that she feels noxious, off course she already knew the reason behind this, but she didn't want to tell Alex, not yet.

When she was dressed, Lara walked downstairs and in the hallway she ran into Hillary. He looked concerned when he saw Lara's pale face.

"Lara are you alright? Alex told me you were sick."

"I'm fine." She said.

But just as she said these words her stomach turned again. Immediately she hurried herself to the kitchen, the bath room was too far away. She hangs her head over the sink and vomited immediately, after two more times the noxiousness was gone and she stood back up to find out Hillary was standing behind her.

"You're fine I know," Hillary said before Lara was trying to be stubborn again. "But perhaps you could find some time to visit a pharmacy today, or do you already know the reason behind all this vomiting?"

Hillary had already figured it out, there was no reason for Lara to keep it secret anymore.

"Sometimes Hillary, I hate you."

"That means I am right?" the butler asked.

"Yes Hillary, you're right, I'm pregnant."

"Then why not tell Alex?"

"I want to wait after all this with Powell is over." She replied the butler.

"I think he deserves to know now and besides, he might find out sooner or later when you keep vomiting everywhere."

The butler made Lara smile "Maybe you're right Hilly." She said. "I just need to find the right moment."

"But you will tell him today?" It more sounded like an order then a question.

"Yes Hilly, I will tell him today." She replied.

"Good, then I can go back to work again." The butler said and started to clean the mess Lara had just made in the sink.

The tomb raider smiled at her butler and walked out of the kitchen, Alex told her he was in the library. It probably was best to tell him now, Hillary was right. But Lara had no idea how Alex would react and that's what scares her. What if he doesn't want to have children? Well one thing is for sure, Lara will not get an abortion.

She reached the library and saw Alex sitting at her desk reading on of her books. He hadn't noticed her presence yet, until she walked behind him and placed her arms around his waist.

"I'm sorry…" she whispered softly in his ear and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.

Alex moved his hands to hers "It's alright…" he said "I just hate it when you're being stubborn."

He made Lara laugh, she moved back from the American and seated herself on the desk next to him.

"Alex, there is something I have to tell you." She said carefully.

Questionable eyes were aimed at her.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I want to explain to you why I vomited today." She said.

Alex moved his hand up "Lara you don't have to explain to me you are sick, I can see that by myself."

Immediately Lara pushed his hand down. This was it, she will tell him now.

"Alex, I'm not sick, I'm pregnant…"

A moment of silence followed as Lara's words made Alex speechless. With his eyes wide open he looked at Lara's belly, then a smile formed on his face and before Lara knew it Alex dove himself into her arms. When he let go five seconds later the smile on his face had increased.

"Wow, you're…I'm…wow." He jumped up and hugged Lara again.

This time Lara pulled him away.

"Alex calm down." She said also wearing a smile on her face.

"I can't calm down Lara, I am going to be a father…how long already?" he asked.

"I think I have about eight months to go." She replied.

"Great," he said "Plenty of time left to make the baby room."

Suddenly the weirdest idea flew through his head.

"You're not going to get an abortion are you?" he asked worried.

Lara placed her hands on her hips "I am not going to get an abortion Alex, you should know I would never do anything like that, I would murder a child and that is something I can't live with."

"So you're happy to become a parent too?" he asked.

Lara smiled "Yes Alex, I want to be a parent too, just have to get used to this noxiousness that moving around in my stomach, I can't use it right now with Powell breathing in our necks."

"Speaking of him, we still have to find that box to destroy the power of the rings, how far is Bryce with the research about this box?"

"I don't know yet, let's find out."

Together they walked to the tech room, but Bryce wasn't there.

"He must be still sleeping." Lara said.

"Lara?" Alex said.

"Yes Alex?"

"Do Bryce and Hillary know you are pregnant?" the American asked suddenly.

"Just Hillary, because he found out before I even had a chance to tell anyone."

Alex smirked "He always had a nose for that, if something is going on Hillary is the first one to know. Maybe he should start his own gossip magazine."

Lara laughed at his words "Wait here, I'll wake Bryce." She said.

On her way to Bryce's trailer she felt dizzy, Lara looked for support from the trailer until the dizziness was out of her head. Just as Lara wanted to knock on the door, it flew open causing Lara to step back and prevent herself from being hit by the door.

"Oh, hello Lara, I hadn't seen you there, is something wrong?"

Lara smiled and wrapped her arm around her tech to take him inside the manor.

"No nothing is wrong Bryce, Alex and I were just wondering how your research about the box was doing."

In all the years he knew Lara, not once he she done what she did now. It confused him.

"Lara, to what do I own this arm that's wrapped around my shoulder."

A smile formed on her face as she opened the door and allowed Bryce to enter first.

"I'm pregnant." She said as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

Lara closed the door behind her and when her eyes moved to Bryce she looked in the confused eyes of her friend.

"You're joking…right?"

The tomb raider narrowed her eyes "Why? You're not happy for me?" she asked suddenly sounding very serious.

"Well…I uh…you're not joking are you?"

"No Bryce I'm not joking."

They were still standing in front of the door.

"So you are Pregnant?" he asked again.

"Yes Bryce I am pregnant."

"Well then…" The tech leaned forward and gave her a big kiss on her cheek. "Congratulations Lara."

"Thank you Bryce." Lara said and once again she wrapped her arm around the tech.

"Is it a boy or a girl?" Bryce asked as they were on their way to the tech room.

"I don't know and I don't want to know until it's born."

"Blimey, what do you want it to be?"

"As long as he or she is happy I really don't care." Lara answered.

"When will you and the yank marry?"

"Bryce…"

"What? You have to get married before you have children."

"No we don't, if we don't want to we don't have to, now I don't want any more questions about the baby. From now on, all you are talking about is the research about Kumara and the box. Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal" he said smiling as they reached the tech room.

Alex was still there.

"Well Alex I heard you are becoming a father."

"Yes I am Bryce, isn't it great?"

"Lovely…" the tech said but then he dove himself behind his computer again.

Confused eyes were aimed at Lara as Alex didn't quite understand Bryce's strange reaction on Lara's pregnancy.

"Never mind him he just has to get used to the fact that in ten years there will be someone in the manor who thinks the same way he does."

"I heard that." Bryce immediately bit back.

"I know, just hurry with your research Bryce." She turned to Alex. "Come, let's go for a swim."

She dragged Alex with her, he had no choice but to come along.

"Lara I don't have anything to swim in."

The female tomb raider stopped walking and turned to her lover.

"You can borrow from Hillary, or you can swim naked."

Alex smiled and pulled Lara closer to him.

"Will you be swimming naked?" he asked.

"No…" Lara replied and continued her way to the pool.

"Then hold on a second while I rob Hillary's closet." Alex said and hurried his way upstairs.

---

So what do you think, was it a good idea to make Lara pregnant or don't you want her to be pregnant, please tell me.