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November 21st, 2003

Week 24

Alex was startled every time she stepped out of the shower. She would stare at herself in the mirror. Was that her looking back at her? Her stomach had certainly swelled. It had looked like she had swallowed a soccer ball. Jimmy stood in the doorway watching her with a grin upon his face.

"Yeah. It's gorgeous isn't it?" He asked her. Alex nodded slowly.

"Yeah. Thank you." She giggled as she grabbed a towel.

"You're welcome." He winked as she leaned against the sink.

"I came up with a name I really like." Alex said.

"What?" Jimmy asked.

"Lawn Doherty." Alex laughed wildly and ran out of the room.

"I don't think so." Jimmy chuckled. She pulled off the towel and jiggled her breasts for him.

"It was actually Aidan." Alex said. "Nice and Irish and it starts with an A." Jimmy nodded.

"Aidan Doherty. I really like that." Jimmy said, "Aidan and Joseph. Sounds wonderful." Alex's eyes twinkled as she pulled her nightgown over her head.

"Yeah. It really does." She smiled softly, "What's Joey's middle name?" Jimmy chuckled.

"James…After me." He said proudly, "Aidan can't have my name now, but what about my middle name?" Alex nodded.

"If I knew what it was, I would say yes." Alex sighed deeply and sat on the bed; "I don't even know what your middle name is. I'm a horrible horrible girlfriend." Jimmy chuckled and sat next to her. He put his hands on her stomach.

"My middle name is Maxwell." He said. Alex's face brightened up.

"I love it." Alex grinned, "Mine's Morgan."

"I love that one too." Jimmy chuckled, "Aidan Maxwell or Aidan Morgan." Alex put her hands over his hands.

"Aidan Maxwell sounds perfect." She said, "It's a strong masculine name. I absolutely love it." Jimmy nodded and kissed her.

"It's perfect." He whispered. "Can I ask you a question?" Alex nodded.

"Sure." She smiled. Jimmy looked at them in the mirror reflection. Boy they did look very nice together.

"Do you ever think about the future with each other?"

"All the time." Alex smiled. "We are having a child after all. We do have a future together I think." Jimmy nodded.

"That wasn't what I mean though. Well, sort of." He said, "Have you ever though about marriage?" Alex's eyes widened.

"No…. I've never thought about marriage with you or anyone else." She said rubbing her belly. Aidan was kicking up a storm.

"If I asked, what would you say?" Jimmy asked.

"God, Jimmy!" Alex jumped up, "I would say no right now. That's a step we're not ready for. Maybe in a year or two, but wow…That's way too fast." Jimmy looked at her with hurt.

"You'd say no?" He asked. Alex looked at him and sighed.

"We've been together for almost a year, Jimmy, and I love you with all my heart, but I don't want to jump into marriage." Alex said, "I want to take this slow. I want to develop a deeper relationship with you first. You should know better than anyone else Marriage isn't something you should jump in to." Jimmy nodded.

"I know." He said, "You want to wait."

"Yes." Alex said.

"Then I'll wait." Jimmy said, "I want to do this right. I'll wait a few years." Alex smiled and waddled close to Jimmy. He smiled and placed his lips upon her stomach, "I love you, Aidan."

"He loves you too." Alex said softly.

December 5th, 2003

Week 26

Okay, she had gained twenty-five pounds now. She felt very pregnant. In fourteen more weeks, she would be able to hold Aidan in her arms. Alex was very excited, but yet very very scared. She had heard so many horror stories about the birth day.

"Okay, in fifteen minutes, we can take this batch out." Alex said. Her and Joey were baking cookies to hand out for Christmas gifts.

"Dad is going to be surprised when he comes home." Joey chuckled, "There's going to be so many cookies."

"As long as we don't burn another batch." Alex chuckled as she decorated a couple sugar cookies that were in front of her. The hair on her neck stood on end. She looked up when she heard someone pull into the driveway. Alex pulled herself up and walked to the door. Kim was walking up onto the porch, "Hey. I thought you were working all day."

"I was." Kim said softly.

"Well, Joey and I are baking cookies. Come in and help us." Alex turned but Kim grabbed her arm.

"Alex…" Kim whispered. Alex looked at her friend's eyes. A shiver coursed through her body.

"What's wrong?" Alex croaked out. Kim bit her lip.

"It's Jimmy." Kim said softly. Alex's heart stopped in her throat. Her arms went protectively around her stomach.

"Wh-What happened to him?" Alex whispered.

"There…There was a fire. He and Dave went in when the house collapsed." Kim said. Alex gasped as she covered her mouth. Tears started to fill her eyes.

"He's okay, right? Tell me he's okay." Alex cried.

"It was pretty bad when I saw him, Alex." Kim said, "He was unconscious. His left leg was pinned under a beam. It was burned pretty bad." Tears slid down Alex's face.

"His burns…How bad?" Alex whispered.

"His leg and his left hand was pretty bad. But I don't know about the rest of him." Kim said softly, trying not to cry herself. "The next couple of weeks are going to be hard, Alex. If infection sets in-"

"I know!" Alex cried. She leaned against the doorframe, trying not to collapse.

"I'll go get Joey and we can go see him." Kim said going into the kitchen. Joey was smoothing a big glob of vanilla frosting onto a cookie, "Hey buddy."

"Momma!" Joey grinned, "You're suppose to be working. Look, Alex and I are making cookies."

"I see." Kim said softly. "Where's your jacket? We need to go." Joey looked at her oddly.

"Go where? Alex and I are baking." Joey said.

"Joey, your dad was in an accident at work." Kim said. Joey stared at her.

"Is he okay?" He asked softly.

"He hurt his leg and hand, but he might be okay in a couple of weeks." Kim said softly. Joey nodded and glanced towards the door.

"Is Alex okay?" He asked, trying to be strong.

"Yeah. She will be. We just need to get to the hospital." Kim said.

"Okay." Joey turned the oven off and ran to get his coat.

* * *

Alex stood outside Jimmy's room. The doctors had warned her that he looked pretty bad. Aidan bounced inside of her as if he knew what was going on. He could sense everything. She just knew it.

"Come on, Aidan." Alex whispered and pushed open the door. Her breath caught in her throat when she looked at Jimmy. Almost every inch of him was bandaged up. He had tubes hanging out of him and he had a machine helping him breath. "Oh Jimmy…."

Tears fell from her eyes once again and she took a seat next to him. Alex took his unbandaged hand and kissed it very softly. Her heart was breaking. She now knew what her mother meant when she warned Alex about being with a fire fighter.

"Jimmy, please wake up. I need you to wake up." Alex sobbed into his hand; "You're scaring me. Aidan needs you. I need you. Pl-please Jimmy." Alex's heart was breaking. She felt incomplete with Jimmy hurt like this. She just wanted to see him open his eyes. She wanted to know he'd be okay.

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