August 28th, 2003

Week 12

Now that Jimmy was more accepting of the pregnancy, it was easier on Alex. Her morning sickness was passing. Her stomach had a very tiny bump in it. Jimmy claimed that it got bigger every day, but Alex couldn't see it. It warned her heart to see Jimmy so excited, but today they had one more hurdle to go past.

"Jimmy, how do I look?" Alex tugged her white T-shirt down.

"Pregnant." Jimmy chuckled. Alex rolled her eyes, "You look the same as you always do." Alex frowned slightly.

"You're suppose to say you look more radiant than you ever have looked before." Alex said. Jimmy spun around in his chair and looked at her.

"Alexandra Taylor, You look more radiant than you ever have looked before." Jimmy said.

"James Doherty," Alex frowned, "Does that mean I was ugly looking before today?" Jimmy laughed.

"You set me up." Jimmy said pulling her to him.

"You bet." Alex smiled as Joey walked in, "Hey Buddy."

"Hey." He said throwing his book back on the table. "Okay, I've been thinking about this dog stuff. I'm not getting any younger so I really need a dog now." Jimmy laughed loudly.

"We'll get you a dog in a couple of weeks." Jimmy said.

"Really??" Joey grinned brightly. Jimmy nodded.

"Yeah, really." He said, "But first come sit. The three of us need to talk." Joey frowned and sat down.

"Am I in trouble?" He asked.

"No. You're not in trouble." Alex said as she sat next to him.

"We need to tell you something." Jimmy said. Joey looked at his father, slightly confused. "Well…Alex and I…You tell him."

"Okay." Alex took Joey's hand, "You're going to get a baby brother or a baby sister." Joey stared at her.

"What? You're gonna have a baby??" His eyes widened.

"Yeah." Alex smiled. "I'm due March 14th."

"You're pregnant??" Joey stood up, "But…What about mom?"

"What do you mean?" Jimmy frowned.

"Does Mom know??" Joey asked.

"Yeah she knows." Alex said, "She's very excited too. She's so happy that you're going to be a big brother." Joey started to relax.

"Really?" He sat back down. Jimmy nodded.

"Yeah. She's happy, Joey." Jimmy said. Joey sat there for a minute.

"I better get a brother." Jimmy said, "My friend, Steve, has four brothers." Alex laughed softly.

"You might get a brother and you may get a sister. We won't know for a couple more months." She said, "Are you okay with this?"

"Yeah, I guess." Joey said, "Can I still get a dog?"

"Yes." Jimmy laughed, "I told you. We'll get one in a couple of weeks."

"Thank God." Joey said, "I thought I would have to trade the dog for the baby." Alex laughed loudly and ruffled his hair.

"You're going to make a great big brother, Joey." She said. Joey shrugged.

"I don't know. I've never been one before." He said, "I think I'll try it for a month or two and if I don't like it we can give him back, okay?" Jimmy laughed pushing his son.

"It doesn't work that way." He smiled softly.

"If it's a girl, it's going back." Joey said. Alex chuckled.

"I want a boy too." Alex said, "But we'll be happy as long as the baby is healthy and not sick right, Buddy?" Joey sighed.

"Yeah, I suppose." Joey said. Alex smiled and hugged Joey. She knew he would make a great older brother. It would take all three of them some time to get used to the new baby, but they would survive.

September 12th, 2003

Week 14

Kim watched Alex as she jumped into the bus. She could already tell her partner had been gaining weight. She couldn't really tell she was pregnant yet, but there was something about Alex. She was a little rounder in her face Kim concluded.

"Do you want me to drive?" Kim asked her before she buckled up. Alex shook her head.

"No. I love driving." Alex smiled, "But thanks anyway." Kim nodded with a slight frown.

"How long are you going to keep working, Alex?" Kim asked.

"Why should I stop working?" Alex asked her as she pulled out.

"Because you're pregnant, Alex." Kim said softly, "I don't want anything to happen to you or the baby, Okay?" Alex sighed.

"My doctor said just to pace myself and when my stomach starts getting in the way or I get winded to stop." She said.

"Are you sure? If something happens to you or the baby I know who Jimmy will blame." Kim said. Alex put her hand on her stomach.

"My stomach just looks like I swallowed an orange or something. It won't get in the way and you won't get in trouble." Alex smiled.

"Okay, good." Kim said with a slight sigh. Boy, she didn't think it would be this weird to have her best friend pregnant with her Ex's baby. "Did you do anything yesterday?" Alex nodded.

"I took Jimmy too my father's grave and put some flowers on it." She said, "I told him I was pregnant." Kim heard Alex start to choke up.

"I'm sure he's very happy for you guys." Kim said softly.

"Maybe." Alex whispered softly. She took in a deep breath.

"He is." Kim said, "I promise. Does your mom or Adam know?"

"No not yet." Alex laughed, glad they were getting away from the subject from her father, "and I invited them over for Sunday dinner this week. We're going to tell them then." Kim smiled.

"Great. I'll be sure to have Joey there in time." She said. "And I better warn you. Jimmy doesn't do well when meeting parents. He will probably be a little…I don't know, Jumpy." Alex chuckled.

"Oh he'll be fine." She said.

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"I won't be fine." Jimmy stared at Alex with wide eyes.

"Oh come on." Alex laughed as she took her jacket off, "It's only my mother and Adam. You'll be fine." Jimmy shook his head.

"No I wont. Adam is going to beat me for getting you pregnant."

"No he wont. He won't hurt a fly." She said.

"He's gay. He can hurt me." Jimmy said. Alex cocked her eyebrow.

"What?" She laughed, "Are you homophobic or something?"

"No. It's just. I don't want him to judge me." Jimmy said, "I know I haven't been the best person when it comes to relationships and he probably knows that. I just don't…I don't know."

"He doesn't know about your past." Alex said, "He wouldn't even care about it. I wouldn't be worrying about Adam, even though he's protective over me. I would be worrying about my mother."

"Why?" Jimmy cocked out.

"Because Adam is sweet, but my mother…My mother will tear your throat out if you hurt me." Alex smiled, "I don't know what she'll do when she finds out I'm pregnant." Jimmy's face paled.

"R-Really?" He stuttered. Alex giggled wildly.

"You'll be fine." Alex patted her belly; "We're hungry."

"Food is in the fridge." Jimmy said as he sat down on the couch.

"It often is." Alex smiled and sat on his lap; "Everything will be okay." He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her shoulder.

"I want them to like me." He said.

"They will, I promise." Alex said, "They'll see how happy you've made me and fall in love with you just as much as I have."

"I don't want Adam falling in love with me, Sweet heart." He said.

"Funny." Alex chuckled as she snuggled into him; "I'm hungry." Jimmy chuckled.

"I told you where to find it, Alex." Jimmy said. Alex grinned.

"That's not the kind of food I'm craving." She said. Jimmy arched his eyebrow.

"Oh yeah?" Jimmy hugged Alex a little bit tighter, "I may be able to cook something up for you." Alex slid off of Jimmy's lap. She knew she could distract his worry and stress with sex. It always worked that way. No wonder she was pregnant.

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