April 29th, 2004

Week 10

They were keeping the pregnancy a secret for a few more weeks. Alex and Derek were still letting it sink in anyway. She managed to dodge all the fires by saying Doc needed a lot more help. Lt. Johnson agreed.

"Where we off to today?" Alex asked Doc as she grabbed her jacket.

"We're going no where. Kim is back and you're back on the engine." He said. Alex looked at him.

"Who said?" She asked.

"Your boss said so." Doc chuckled. Alex bit her lip.

"Fine." Alex turned on her heals to get her gear when the sirens went off. Her heart lurched. It'd be fine. She'd hold the line and not go in. She pulled her gear on and went to the engine.

"Why are you here?" Derek asked when he saw his fiance.

"Lt. Johnson wants me here." Alex gave him a weak smile.

"Good." Dave said, "We've missed your feminist views."

"Oh shut up." Alex chuckled. Derek only stared at her. He hated her being on the engine when she was pregnant.

"We really have missed you." Jimmy winked. The engine pulled up to a house fire. Everyone poured out of the engine.

"Kelly, Doherty, and Taylor, get in there." Lt. Johnson yelled. Alex looked at him.

"I thought I'd hold back and control the line." She said.

"Well, You thought wrong." He said, "Get in there."

"Come on!" Jimmy ran in. Derek was already in there.

"Taylor! Now!" Lt. Johnson snapped. Alex gulped and ran into the building. She made sure the mask was secure on her face. The baby would be okay if she didn't inhale the smoke.

"Doherty?" Alex yelled. She couldn't see him or Derek. She cursed and went further into the house. She saw Jimmy up ahead. He turned and looked at her.

"Careful, Alex." He warned. She saw why. The roof in the living room was coming down.

"Where's Derek?" She yelled. He shrugged and went further in. Alex sighed and followed him. There suddenly was a loud cracking sound. Alex looked up and saw the ceiling caving in.

"Look out!!" Jimmy yelled. He tried to push Alex out of the way but a beam fell down knocking her into the wall. Alex grunted as she hit hard.

"Shit." She moaned. The beam had hit her hard in the back. Jimmy knelt down.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah." Alex said with a groan, "I need to get out of here."

"Go. I'll get DK." Jimmy helped Alex to her feet. Alex grunted. She certainly was going to bruise. She limped out of the house and threw her hat off.

"Are you okay? You look like shit." Kim walked up to her.

"Yeah. I got the wind knocked out of me." Alex smiled weakly.

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Within an hour, the team got back to the house. The burning was under control and Lt Johnson sent them back. Alex called the shower. She wanted to see how bad her back looked. When she got into the bathroom, she took her shirt off. She groaned when she saw the black and blue marks already showing up.

"Great." She muttered. Derek knocked on the door.

"You have ten minutes." He said.

"I got it." Alex said locking the door. A sharp pain pierced her stomach. She rubbed it and started the shower. "I think Mommy needs to lay down."

Alex pulled her pants off and got into the shower. Maybe she pulled a muscle when she fell. She let the warm water wash over her body. The pain in her stomach wouldn't go away. It was getting worse. She placed her hand on her stomach and tried to rub it away.

"God." She groaned leaning against the wall. Alex looked down and saw pink water was going down the drain. The colour drained from her face as she looked at her legs. Blood was trickling down them. "Oh god." Alex panted. She moaned loudly. God, the pain was so intense. Tears filled her eyes, as she knew she was loosing her child. She began to slid down the wall in pain.

Alex pleaded in her head for the pain to stop as she laid in a ball at the bottom of the stall. The water pounded on her body as it washed her child away. Finally the pain started to fade. It wasn't gone, but Alex was able to move. She pulled herself out of the shower.

"Derek?" She called out as she wrapped a towel around herself. Alex shuffled towards the door and unlocked it. "Derek?"

"What?" He looked up as she opened the door. Derek blushed and glanced around, "Don't walk around her only in a towel."

"Derek..." Alex whispered. He stood up. Derek crossed his arms.

"What's wrong?" He frowned. Alex's lips quivered.

"I think...I think I miscarried." She whispered. Derek stared at her.

"Don't joke like that." He said.

"I'm...I'm not." Alex whimpered. Derek took a few steps to her. His heart pounded in his chest.

"Are you sure, Alex?" He asked her. She nodded.

"Y-Yes." Alex started to cry holding her stomach. She was still in pain, but she knew the baby was gone. Derek could only stare at her. She lost the baby? Derek cleared his throat.

"Get dressed. We're going to the hospital to make sure you're okay." Derek said. Alex nodded slowly. She didn't need to go there. She knew her child was gone.

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