April 26th, 2004

Aidan looked up at the big red ball Alex was dangling in front of him. He lifted his head up slightly and reached for it. Alex bopped him on the head and Aidan started to giggle. He was smiling so much more lately. Alex loved it. She loved watching his emotions.

"You're getting so strong, Boy." Alex chuckled. Jimmy sat on the couch and watched his son and fiancée.

"Just like his father." Jimmy chuckled, "We should really show him off to the guys." Alex nodded.

"Well, I can get him dressed and we can head on over there and then we can food shop on our way back." She suggested.

"Sounds good to me." Jimmy said standing up, "Show them that he's much better looking than those pudgy pictures of his." Alex chuckled softly as she walked up the stairs. She was excited to show Aidan off to her colleagues. She missed everyone so much.

* * *

The men sat in front of the television yelling at the latest basketball game. Kim stood in the doorway shaking her head.

"Yokas is right. They get dumber in packs." Alex said. Kim spun around.

"Alex! Jimmy! What are you doing here?" She asked.

"Showing the babe off." Jimmy said walking into the living room, "Gentlemen, meet the future Doherty Firefighter."

"Let me see." DK took the baby from him, "Hey there. Wow, you look too much like Taylor and Doherty."

"Give me." Lombardo said. Alex chuckled slightly.

"They're worse than a pack of women with a new born." She said.

"Of course." Kim said sitting at the kitchen table. "So when are you coming back to work? It's so lonely here."

" Next month. The end of next month." Alex said glancing over at the men oohing and aahing over Aidan. "Jimmy is doing a great job." Kim nodded.

"Good." She said sipping her coffee, "He has his moments I guess." Alex smiled slightly, watching DK bounce Aidan.

"I had my moments a few weeks ago when I didn't think I wanted to do this." Alex said, "I wanted to quit, but Jimmy…God, he was amazing. He helped me through the initial tough part."

"It was the shock of having no sleep." Kim chuckled, "That happened to me too, but now you're used to it." Alex nodded.

"I miss sleep though." Alex said with a slight sigh.

"Well, if you want, one of these nights I could take Joey and Aidan for the night and you and Jimmy could get some sleep."

"Oh! That would be wonderful." Alex said. Kim patted Alex's leg softly.

"Then I will do that. I will love having a little baby at my place." Kim said, "It's been about eleven years since I've done that."

"Thank you so much." She said, glancing over at DK as Aidan started to cry. She smiled softly watching DK try to calm the baby. Jimmy was sitting in front of the window with Lombardo. He didn't even notice Aidan was crying. Alex sighed.

"DK, do you need help?" She asked. DK looked up at her with wide eyes. He nodded.

"God, please, Taylor." He said. Alex smiled and went over to him.

"Come to Momma." Alex took Aidan and he immediately calmed down. DK shook his head.

"He doesn't like me." DK said.

"Sure he does. He's just hungry." Alex said lifting up her shirt. DK immediately turned away; "Do you mind if I do this here?"

"Knock yourself out." DK mumbled, "There's nothing more beautiful than…ah, a mother feeding her child." Alex laughed.

"You can go, DK." She said.

"Thank you." DK bolted out of the room. Jimmy looked at her.

"You're doing that in front of twelve guys?" He asked.

"Yup." Alex smirked, "I like freaking them out." Jimmy chuckled as he watched Alex feed Aidan. Every now and then he would throw one of the boys an evil look if they stared too long at her.

May 10th, 2004

She was back at work. It was really hard to get back ito the swing of things, but Alex was happy. Sure she missed Aidan, but Alex loved her job. She hated being away from it for so long, but now she was back and back on the engine.

"Come on!" Alex yelled as she jumped out of the engine. There was a multiple MVA. There were several victims. The last time she had been on a call like this, it was a couple of years ago and she got hit by a car.

"Careful, Taylor." Lombardo warned. Alex shot him a look and ran into the house. Smoke engulfed her. Alex flipped on her flashlight.

"Is anyone in here?" Alex yelled as she walked down the hall.

"Alex, get out of here." Jimmy came up behind her and took her arm. Alex spun around and glared at him.

"No! We have people in here." She said.

"I don't need you to get hurt." Jimmy said. Alex pulled away.

"This is my job, Jimmy. Back off." Alex walked down the hallway.

"Alex!" Jimmy yelled. She ignored him. She had people in this building that she had to get out. She touched one door.

"Anyone in here?" She called out. Alex could here a baby crying. She pounded on the door until it opened. Alex ran in and found a baby, near Aidan's age, in his passed out mother's arms. "Ma'am, can you hear me?" Alex took her pulse and couldn't find one. "Shit." Alex picked up the infant and ran out of the room. "Mothers body is in there. No pulse." She cried as she ran past Jimmy. Alex ran outside and doc immediately took the baby.

"Where's his mother?" He asked. Alex shook her head.

"She didn't make it." She said. Doc sighed as he examined the baby, "How is he doing?"

"He looks fine." Doc said as Jimmy came out of the building and threw his Helmut down onto the ground looking at Alex.

"Don't you ever do that again, Alex." Jimmy said, "I have seniority and you have to do what I say." Alex looked at him in disbelief.

"I have seniority too and you ever try to pull me out of a fire when I'm swear to god, Jimmy…" She glared at him.

"I don't want you to get hurt. We have a child." Jimmy said.

"Oh please. What you can run into burning building and I cant?"

"Yes! Because I'm a-"

"You're a what? A man?" Alex asked getting back into the engine. Al the bucket boys were snickering. They loved fights between their colleagues. "You're so not sleeping with me tonight."

"Oh come on." Jimmy growled as Alex slammed the door behind her. "Shit." Kim narrowed her eyes.

"You can be an ass sometimes, Jimmy, you know that?" She said.

"I don't need to here it from you too." Jimmy growled.

* * *

Jimmy walked up the stairs to the bunks. Alex refused to talk to him on the whole ride back and when they arrived, she marched right upstairs. He glanced over to the bathroom and sighed.

"Alex, come on out." He said.

"Go away, Doherty." Alex said turning the shower on.

"No." Jimmy walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He made sure it was locked. Alex sighed deeply.

"Jimmy, Not now." She threw her shirt at him and stepped into the shower. Jimmy sighed, folding her shirt up.

"I'm sorry for over reacting. I'm an asshole." He said.

"Finally you realize that." She said letting the water wash the soot off of her. Jimmy sighed softly.

"I just got used to having you at dispatch and home. I'm not used to you risking your life right now." Jimmy said. Alex sighed.

"It's my job, Jimmy. I'm a firefighter and so are you." Alex said, "You didn't see me freaking out when you came back to work after your leave now did you?" Alex asked him. He hung his head.

"No." He said, "I'm so sorry, Alex. You have to believe me." Alex pulled back the shower curtain and looked at him.

"You're still seeping on the couch tonight." She said softly.

"Fine." Jimmy said, "I'm sorry." Alex nodded.

"I know. Now can I take a shower in peace?" She asked.

"Sure." Jimmy unlocked the door and stepped out. He sighed deeply. Okay, he over reacted and he knew it.

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