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Chapter 5: Emma/ Mike

Mike sits on the side of his bed, listening to his wife throw up in the bathroom. "Emma, you need me to hold you hair?"

"Shut up!"

Mike felt bad for Emma. This pregnancy had not gone the way the planned. First off, the pregnancy wasn't planned at all. Second of all, she almost died before giving birth to their son. 'At least Josh said it was a boy, and she's a precog, so she's right.'

And for reasons unknown to Emma, her body at 4 weeks into her pregnancy, started attacking the baby. Adam explained it was the body thinking the baby was a virus. Anyway, Adam gave Emma a shot that prevented her from losing the baby. Emma had been so scared. And what made matters worse; she felt her baby's pain.

Mike got up of the side of his bed and walked into the bathroom. He kneeled beside her and held her hair while she continued to throw up. He wished with everything in him that he could take this from her. Somehow go through this for her.

"Yeah right," she gasped.

"What?"

"You'd trade with me?"

"In a second, Em."

"Just wait to you find out where the baby comes out."

Mike snickered, earning him a look and a punch to the chest. Emma moved from the toilet to lean against the wall. Mike reached up and flushed the toilet for her. "Emma, is there anything I can get for you?"

"Sprite."

"You've thrown that up every time I've given it to you today."

"Why did you ask, if you weren't going to get what I wanted?"

"Alright, I'll get it."

"And crackers."

"Saltines right?"

"Right," smiled Emma. "Mike, thank you for putting up with me."

"I love you Emma. I would do this for you, just for that reason alone."

"Thanks, and I love you too."

"How is she?" asked Adam.

"Sick as a dog."

"She'll get better in a few days, morning sickness doesn't last that long."

"Good to know, do we have any crackers left?"

"Gabriella just went out for more, she noticed you running low."

"Sweet kid, where's Gabe?"

"Dojo, teaching Ashley some new moves."

"Man, is he in for a surprise then."

"What do you mean?"

"His son is going to lay him out."

"Is Ashley that good?"

"Put Shal on her butt."

"Shal? She shouldn't be fighting!"

"Cool it dad, it was months ago, like before we knew she was pregnant."

"What are you two arguing about?" asked Emma as she came into the kitchen.

"Shal, and we weren't fighting," smiled Adam. "But I am worried about her and how she's dealing with being pregnant."

"Yeah, me too," said Mike. "I think she's putting on a brave face, but it must have been killing her to hide the fact that Brennan was the baby's father. On top of all she's going through, she pregnant and scared.

"I'll talk to her," said Emma. "After all, I know more about what's she going through than both of you."

"True, hey Gabby went to buy more crackers," said Mike as he kissed her forehead. "And here is your Sprite."

"Thanks, now where is Shal?"

"Her room."

"Ok, take my Sprite to m.." Emma bent over in pain, dropping the glass to the floor.

Mike rushed to her side, as did Adam. "Em..what's wrong?"

"The..baby.."

"Mike, help me get her to the lab, now!"

Mike picked up his wife and followed Adam to the lab. He laid her down on the examining table and looked at Adam with the most fear Adam had ever seen. "Mike, I need you to wait out there."

"I'm not leaving!"

"Mike, go!" yelled Emma.

Mike turned and left reluctantly. He stood outside the lab and watched through the glass as his dad examined Emma. He spoke into his com-ring, "Shal, Emma needs you."

"What's wrong?"

"It's the baby Shal," said Mike, as he choked back tears.

He looked up to see Shalimar come rushing toward the lab. She smiled at him, passed him and entered the lab to hold Emma's hand.

Adam came out of the examining room, and sat down in the chair outside the lab. Mike look at his dad, and dreaded asking him how Emma was doing. The way Adam looked at that moment seemed to confirm to his worse fear. "Dad?"

Adam looked up, stood up and walked toward his son. "Mike, calm down. Emma and your son are fine. Did you know that it is sometimes common for a woman to be nauseous and everything just before labor?"

"Yea, cause something about gases and hormones."

"Right."

"Wait, why are we talking about this?"

"Cause Emma was further along than we thought."

"Are you saying?"

"Go see you son," said Adam, with a tear in his eye.

Mike ran past Adam, as he ran through the door of the lab. There, holding their son was Emma with her hair pulled back. Shal was sitting on the bed, stroking the face of the little baby. "Em?"

"Mike, come here."

"I can't believe I missed it," he said walking toward her, sitting on the bed next to her. "I'm so sorry, I should have been here for you."

"There was no time to come get you," said Shal. She started right after I got in here."

"It's ok, you two, our son is here, that's what important," said Emma.

"So what did you two decide to name him?" asked Shal.

"We barely talked about names, but we settled on one," smiled Emma.

"So?"

"Christopher Gabriel Kane."

"Wha?"

They all looked up to see Gabriel Ashlocke standing there, "You're naming your son after me?"

"Yeah, get over here and see my son!" exclaimed Mike. "Look just like me!"

"Yea, poor kid," joked Gabe.

Emma and Shal laughed. Mike stuck his tongue out his brother. "Shut up!"

"Gabe, I think we need to leave the new parents alone," said Shal, pulling on his arm.

"Mike, see you later bro. Emma, get some rest, ok?"

"Ok, thanks."

After Shal and Gabriel left the room, Emma and Mike sat there looking at each other and baby Chris.

Adam watched from the doorway, he turned away and left them alone. He had just seen his grandson be born.

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