July 7th, 2003

Week 20

DK and Alex were having a little girl. They couldn't be happier. They were discussing names but nothing was set in stone yet. Today they both had time off from work so they were going to find a nursery theme that would suit their little girl well.

"I want something girlie but nothing too frilly." Alex said. DK nodded.

"Please." He said taking her hand as they walked down the street. Alex smiled at him.

They had gotten a little bit closer since finding out they were having a little daughter. Out of the fourteen nights since the ultrasound, DK had spent ten nights in Alex's bed. But he reminded her, he didn't want anything serious and she reminded him that she didn't want anything serious. It would be okay.

"Here it is." She said looking at the baby-bedding store she had heard about from DK's sisters. DK opened the door for her. "Okay. Pink will be okay, but not too much pink." DK nodded walking in with her.

"Yellow is a nice colour." He mumbled.

"Maybe there's something with yellow and pink." Alex chuckled walking down the first aisle. "Maybe a flower theme."

"Well, I like flowers." DK said softly. He did feel out of place here. "We can get some paint after we find the theme."

"You're doing the painting you do realize." She said going through some blankets. Alex sighed and went to the next shelf.

"I will. You don't have to worry about that part. I'll be glad to do it." He said looking around him. Maybe next tie we can have a boy, he thought as he looked at some baseball themes.

"How about this?" Alex held out a purple and green plaid blanket.

"Um…No." DK said, "It clashes…Erm…I don't like it."

"Okay." Alex chuckled. "So, I was thinking we should go with an old fashion first name and then a trendy middle name."

"Sounds good to me." DK said as he looked over the displays, "Traditional like Sarah or traditional like Hazel?" Alex giggled softly.

"Like Hazel. A nice classic old fashion name." Alex said pulling out a pink and white gingham blanket with patchwork flowers on the edge, "What do you think about this one?" DK nodded.

"I like it. It's girlie but not barfy." He smiled. Alex chuckled.

"Yeah, I like it." She said, "Let's see if we can find the matching accessories." Alex picked up the bag of bedding and threw it into a cart.

"That's not our cart." DK said.

"And I don't really care. I'm pregnant. I get my way now." Alex snickered. DK smiled watching her push the cart down the aisle. Alex was so cute sometimes and made DK smile. "Look here are some lamps and shelves and border that will match."

"Great. Put them in the cart. Knock yourself out, Alex." He said as he went to the counter where there was a small display of bibs and onsies with sayings on them. He picked one up that said 'My fingers may be small but I still can wrap my daddy around it'.

DK chuckled and picked it up along with three more he liked. He walked over to the cart and put them in, "I found a couple of bibs I want to get her."

"Okay, get whatever you want. It's your money." She winked.

"Yes it is." He said picking up a squeaking duck toy. "What do you think about the name Delilah?" Alex nodded as she put more stuff in the cart.

"It's a little cute." She said to him, "I prefer Lilah."

"Lilah?" DK thought about it for a moment watching her push the cart to the counter, "I like Lilah. Can we put it on the list?"

"Yes we can. Our list is slowly coming along." She smiled as the cashier started to ring up their order. "How much do you think we're spending right now?" DK looked at everything in the cart.

"Around two hundred and thirty five dollars." He said.

"I think it'll be exactly three hundred dollars." Alex chuckled, "We'll see." Alex glanced at DK. He had a nice smile upon his face. He smiled a lot lately. It as really refreshing to see.

"Two hundred and seventy-five even." The cashier said.

"Oh! Right in between." DK chuckled handing her his credit card.

"At least we're done…Besides buying the clothes and diapers, we don't have to spend any money until the baby comes." She said.

"And paint. We need to buy paint on our way home and considering what we bought today, a nice pastel yellow would do just fine." DK said. Alex smirked and nodded at him.

"It sounds perfect." She said. DK pushed the cart outside so they could load the car. He had spent a lot of money today, but DK didn't car. His daughter was worth all the money in the world.

July 21st, 2003

Week 22

DK sat in the big barcalounger watching the rain pouring down from the sky. The clouds were black and lighting struck nearby landmarks. He knew one of them would strike a house and they would be called out soon. Jimmy plopped down in front of him.

"How's Taylor?" He asked. DK looked at him.

"She's fine and ready to have the baby." DK said.

"Any names?" Jimmy asked.

"So far we have Lilah, Victoria, and Mabel picked out." DK said.

"Nice names." Jimmy yawned as the bells rang.

"All unit respond to three alarm fire on crescent and third." DK sighed and stood up with a stretch.

"So much for relaxing." DK ran down the steps and grabbed his uniform. After so many years getting the uniform only took him seconds. He jumped into the fire engine and buckled up.

"What if the baby came out a boy?" Jimmy asked. DK looked up.

"Huh?"

"Sometimes babies come out the opposite sex of what the ultrasound says." Jimmy chuckled. DK frowned.

"No. We're definitely having a girl." He said.

"If it's a boy, name him David." Dave chuckled. DK shook his head.

"That's a prissy name." He said.

"And Derek isn't?" Dave asked.

"Derek is a fine name." DK smiled as the engine stopped in front of the fire. DK groaned. It was pretty bad. He jumped out and immediately ran over to the captain.

"DK, Doherty, and Swift there are two people on the second floor. Go in and if it's too bad, get out." He said.

"Without the people?" Swift asked.

"Your safety is my main concern." He said. DK growled as he hefted his oxygen tanks on. He hated calls lie this. Jimmy nodded and they headed into the blaze. The smoke was horrible. He didn't think anyone could be alive in here. Jimmy waved the men on. They couldn't get separated. They knew what happened when they got separated.

"Check that room!" Swift yelled. DK felt the door to see if it was safe. He nodded and opened the door. There was no fire in there, but it was filled with smoke.

"Is anyone in here?" DK yelled. There were loud cracks of the building falling around them.

"DK, we need to get out!" Jimmy yelled.

"No!" DK trudged to the closet and opened it up. There was an unconscious child. He picked the limp girl up in time for the ceiling to fall in the room. Burning wood fell on him knocking him to the ground.

"DK!!" Jimmy yelled pushing swift away. DK grunted. His head was killing him. Jimmy ran over and pulled the debris off of him. "Are you okay?"

"Get the girl." He grunted as Swift helped him up. Blood was pouring from DK's head. He could barely walk. He put his arm around Swift's neck as they limped out of the burning building. Doc and Carlos ran over to him as DK collapsed. "Alex."

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DK grunted as Dr. Christopher finished the stitches.

"You're really lucky, DK." The doctor said.

"No. I'm just a firefighter." He said as a bandage was put on the wound.

"There." Dr. Christopher said, "Stay here and rest."

"Yes, Sir." DK mumbled looking out the door. He saw Alex rush into the ER and to Nurse Proctor.

"Where's DK??" She asked. Proctor pointed to the room. Alex's eyes met DK's as she rushed to the room. DK had never seen that look in Alex's eyes before. It was sheer panic. She ran to him touching his cheek, "Are you okay? What happened? Doherty said you were caught in a fire?"

"I'm okay, Alex." He said taking her shaking hands, "I just got a few stitches." She was freaking out at the thought he may have been seriously hurt.

"Are you sure?" She whispered. DK nodded, kissing her hands.

"I'm perfect now that you're here." He said. Alex threw her arms around him, trying not to cry as she hugged him. She wouldn't know what to do if she lost him. It was at that very moment she realized how much DK really meant to her.

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