April 1st, 2004

Alex looked at Lilah as she pulled herself up on to her knees. Soon, Lilah would be crawling and getting into every thing. Lilah down on her diapered butt hard and giggled. Her blue eyes sparkled with happiness.

"Oh Lilah Bean." Alex said softly. Lilah was growing up so quickly and she was missing it all.

"Anyone home?" Derek walked in arms filled with stuffed animals. Alex rolled her eyes.

"What did you do now?" She asked as he threw the animals at Lilah. The baby squealed with even more happiness.

"She doesn't have enough toys Alex." Derek said.

"Bull s-h-i-t." Alex chuckled extended her hand, "She has tons and you know it." Derek took her hand and sat next to her.

"Why do you have the crease in your forehead?" He looked at her.
"You know how we were talking about my job last month?" Alex asked him. She looked at the blank look on his face, "How I was thinking about being a stay at home mother."

"Oh yeah. We're not talking about that again are we?" He asked.

"Yes." She said, "How would you feel if I worked twenty-five hours instead of fifty hours?" Derek looked at her.

"As I said before, Alex, it really is your decision." He said, "I would support you." Alex sighed and looked at Lilah.

"How do you feel about another baby?" Alex asked. He turned and looked at her with wide eyes.

"What?" Derek whispered. Alex tucked her leg beneath her and looked at her fiance.

"How would you feel if we had another baby?" She asked.

"Um...Well, another baby...um...that might be cool." Derek said.

"Good. Because I think I'm pregnant." Alex said. The colour drained from Derek's face.

"Pre....What?" He whispered.

"I'm a few weeks late, Derek. I feel run down." Alex said, "I think I'm pregnant." Derek sat there taking this all in. He was in shock. Lately they have barely had time to have sex lately.

"You...You need to take a test." He said.

"I know." Alex sighed, "Are you mad?" He shook his head.

"Just in shock." He smiled weakly. "Want me to run to the drug store and get a test?" Alex sighed looking at Lilah.

"Sure." She said softly.

"Just to make sure." Derek said getting up. He was disoriented at first and then walked out into the hallway. Alex sighed deeply and closed her eyes.

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Alex and Derek sat on the tub's edge holding each other's hands. They stared at the egg timer. He sighed slightly.

"Whatever it says, I don't care." He said. Alex nodded.

"I know that, Derek." She smiled weakly. Derek kissed her hand softly and that restored a lot that had flown away when Alex first suspected she was pregnant. Derek wasn't sure what he wanted the test to stay. He never thought about having another baby, but he never thought he'd have just one either.
"It would be kind of cool to have a boy." Derek smirked.

"I know." Alex laughed as the egg timer rang. She looked at him, "Ready?" He nodded.
"Ready." Derek took in a deep breath. Alex stood up and walked to the sink. She glanced down and saw the dark pink plus sign. Her stomach did a small flop in her stomach. She smiled softly and turned around.
"I'm pregnant...again." She said. Derek stood up.

"Really?" He asked.
"We're having another baby." She said. Derek gathered her in his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Oh my god." He jumped up and down. Alex laughed. This was what they really wanted even if they didn't realize it.

April 15th, 2004

Alex was so damn excited. Today she was getting her official due date and ultrasound. She looked at Derek.

"You happy?" She asked. He nodded with a smile.

"Very." He said, "I love ultrasounds." Alex chuckled as she put her hand on her belly.

"Can you believe these babies are only going to be a year apart?" Alex asked. Derek shrugged.

"Close but not the closest I've ever seen I guess." He pointed out. Alex nodded as she rubbed her stomach.

"Alexandra Taylor?" Dr. White stepped out of his office, "Good afternoon."

"Afternoon." Alex smiled as she and Derek walked into the office.

"Didn't I just deliver a baby of yours?" Dr. White asked. Alex nodded.

"I had a little girl in November." She said. Dr. White chuckled.
"Quick to get back on the horse are you?" He asked.

"Something like that." Derek winked.

"We were a little surprised but it's worth it now." Alex got up on the table and Dr. White began to check her vitals.

"Well, that's great." He said, "Would you like an ultrasound or would you like to wait?"

"OH please. I want one now." Alex's blue eyes sparkled. Dr. White nodded as he typed something into the computer.

"Well, based on your period, I would say that you're due November 26th or so." He said. Derek laughed softly.

"Two days after Lilah's first birthday. Cool." He said.

"We sure know how to time it." Alex said laying on the table.

"Let's see how big the baby is first." Dr. White chuckled.

"Great." Alex pulled her shirt up around her belly. Dr. White squirted the gel on. She grinned at Derek. This was an exciting moment. Within a few moments, a small little blob was on the screen.

"There he or she is." Dr. White said. "The heartbeat is very strong. I still stand by the November 26th due date, but you know they can always change."

"I understand." Alex said softly. She stared at the screen. There was another Kelly coming into the world. She looked at Derek. "Do you see the baby?"

"Yeah." Derek said. he couldn't believe this was happening again. It was so cool!

"Everything looks fine." Dr. White said, "I would stop firefighting though." Alex smiled.

"Yeah, I know. We've been talking about me taking time off." She said as she sat up, "I guess I really have to now."

"This is awesome." Derek said staring at her belly. The baby was healthy and everything looked great. That was the most important thing to Alex and Derek. now they had to prepare Lilah to be a big sister.

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