Chapter 13

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A/N – Um…nothing dire. Just thanks for the reviews. Y'all have made this insomniac very happy. And if y'all have any ideas, I'll welcome them with open arms.

Alex sat at her kitchen table drinking water, while Carolyn was over drinking coffee. Alex looked at her friend with pleading eyes. "Carolyn please, just a sip."

Carolyn looked up from the magazines they were looking at. "Alex, I would love to feed your addiction, but I cannot be held responsible for you ending up with an even more hyperactive version of Bobby. Gives me chills." Carolyn moved her coffee cup further away from Alex. Bobby had gotten back into his pregnancy books, why he had them Carolyn wasn't sure but Bobby and Alex lost it every time some one commented on it. No coffee, no sushi, no fish…Carolyn felt bad for her friend. Alex had argued with Bobby about it to no end, reminding him that a- she was a cop and cops need coffee and b- she drank coffee in moderation while she was pregnant before. Alex was looking longingly at her coffee again. "Look, Alex. Take it. Just don't say anything to Bobby. I don't need him pointing out highlighted passages about the evils of coffee. Does he drink it around you?"

Alex sighed and grabbed the cup. "He hides it. He goes into the interrogation room and downs it. I'll bet he gets at least 3 cups going. He's driving me nuts. And, I don't know if you've noticed, he's got Mike in on this." Alex smiled wryly at Carolyn. She looked at Alex in astonishment.

"You've got to be kidding me."

"Nope, I caught him hiding the coffee. In Deakins' office. He wasn't too pleased." Alex gulped down the last of Carolyn's coffee and threw out the cup. The door opened and in walked Bobby and Mike.

"Look, he says his wife drank coffee and even a little wine when the mood struck her when she was pregnant with his kids. Deakins was pissed. I'm done with – you guys are supposed to be out shopping." Mike dropped the pizza box he was carrying on the kitchen table. Bobby followed him into the kitchen.

"Look, that was in the seventies. Nobody knew anything. I had an ex-girlfriend whose mom smoked while she was pregnant with her. What are you guys doing here?" Bobby hid the coffee cup he was carrying behind his back.

"Bobby, what is that? Is that coffee? Because if it is I'm leaving and I'm going to the grocery store to buy all the coffee in the free world, and you're not going to stop me." Alex tried looking behind his back but he stopped her. "Bobby. Okay it's official – no say in what the kid's named. I'll let people draw straws in the squad room. If you end up with a daughter named Leonard Lawrence, it's your own damn fault." Alex gave up and sat back down in her chair, rubbing her belly. She was now six months along. They were forcing her to work half days in the station and do paperwork at home. Some how some of their colleagues had gotten wind that Alex was pregnant again, and knew it was her baby this time. No one knew it was Bobby's as well; they just figured he was acting just as weird as he always was. Only Carolyn, Mike and Deakins knew the circumstances behind the paternity. Everything was going well. The only thing that was getting to Alex was the coffee thing and the fact that only Mike and Bobby knew the sex of the baby. She had had her sonogram and gotten the very high tech pictures of their baby. She had brought one to the squad room and put it in a frame on her desk. Bobby had gone with her and managed to get the technician to tell him the baby's sex. And Mike got Bobby drunk after work and got it out of him. But Mike was driving Carolyn nuts. She was trying to throw her friend a baby shower and wanted Alex to have everything she needed. Mike said he would take care of it. Mike was piling pizza onto his plate. "Look ladies, we thought you were going shopping for baby clothes so we got this pizza loaded. Sorry."

"What did you put on it?" Alex's curiosity was piqued. She looked inside the box. "Oooh, sausage and peppers. Bobby could you hand me a plate?" Bobby handed her a plate and a napkin. "Mike, how are we supposed to go baby clothes shopping when we don't know what the sex is because you two won't tell us?"

"Alex, you said yourself you wanted it to be a surprise." Bobby bit down on his dripping slice of pizza, getting sauce all over his chin.

"I have a right to change my mind. Here's that napkin back." She wiped his chin off for him, not noticing the looks Mike and Carolyn gave each other.

"God, you're not even together and you make me sick." Carolyn rolled her eyes at them. "Mike, don't they make you sick?" Carolyn's phone rang. "Barek? Yes…we're on our way." Carolyn closed her phone and turned to Mike. "Grab a to go box; we have a case."

"I wish I were on a case." Alex looked longingly at Bobby's leather folder, knowing all the things that were in there, stuff she was itching to look at. Station half days weren't terribly exciting. She wasn't allowed to go out on cases, just help out once Bobby got back.

"Yeah, well, we don't need anyone knocking you out. This is our baby too you know." Carolyn gave her friend a hug goodbye. "I left those magazines there for you, and call me if you need anything."

"Bye kid. We'll call you tomorrow." Mike followed his partner out. Alex looked at the door and sighed. She turned back to find Bobby looking at her, with a faraway look on his face.

"Bobby – snap out of it." Alex started cleaning up the dishes. "What'd you guys do today?" Bobby loaded the dishwasher for Alex and wrapped up the rest of the pizza for tomorrow.

"Well, we did some baby shopping and stopped for the pizza for dinner. Then we decided to come back here and wait for you guys to get home but you foiled our plans." Bobby reached for his coat. "I'm going to get going. I've got some things to do before I go see my mother tomorrow." His eyes got dark for a minute, but they cleared by the time he looked back up at her.

"Oh. I was going to ask you to rub my legs. Not to weird you out, but they were cramping on and off all day and Carolyn drew the line." Alex walked past him to the living room. "Did you tell your mom about the baby yet?" She looked at him carefully.

"Not yet. She hasn't had a really good day since…well, you know. I'm really sorry Alex, but I have to go." He awkwardly gave her a hug goodbye. He patted her belly gently. He saw the disappointment in her eyes. "I'll get you back tomorrow, promise." He gave her a small smile, but it was only on his face and not in his eyes. Alex saw it and walked him out.

"'Bye Bobby." She shut the door behind her. What was all that about? She decided to go to bed early, providing the baby didn't get all riled up. She put on her nightgown and got under the covers. She pulled a sonogram out from under her pillow and looked at it for a while. As if on cue, the baby kicked. And kicked. And kicked. Alex sighed, rubbed her stomach and turned on the tv. This kid had other plans for her sleep schedule.

Meanwhile, at Bobby's apartment…

Bobby called Carmel Ridge, where his mother was institutionalized. "I need to know how she's doing. I need something before I come up there." He waited for Doctor Shimo to come on the line. "Hello, yes this Robert. Is she? I'll be up as soon as possible." Bobby hung up the phone and exhaled roughly. She had another break, and this time she was physically ill, not just in her head. She had a fever going and it wasn't looking good. He had gotten the call right as he and Mike decided to head up to Alex's. He didn't say anything to anyone, and he itched to get out as soon as he could. He didn't want to worry Alex, and he made it sound like he was just going for his regular visit. He went to his room and grabbed a bag, filling it with clothes and all the other things he'd need. He made sure everything was off and locked his apartment.

A/N – This was longer, but I felt it rambled on at times. Eh, let me know what you thought. Chapter 14 will be along shortly. Thanks for hanging with me!