Summary: A ransom leads to a very long weekend for Walker and Alex
Disclaimer: I do not own them
A/N: First attempt at a Walker fic, be nice
Chapter 29
Walker helped Alex back into the car, after they had spent the last twenty minutes listening to all the doctor's instructions. The had to make a stop by the pharmacy and pick up Alex's prenatal vitamins, but then it was straight to CD's for lunch and a bit of fun.
Alex handed her prescription, and wandered around the store while it was being filled, but she found herself pulled to the baby aisle. This is where she found Walker, staring at all the baby things. He looked puzzled an Alex went over and slid her arms around him.
"What is on your mind Cowboy?"
Walker laid down the jar of baby food he was holding and turned to Alex.
"Look at all this stuff Alex. There are four different stages of food, and even more stages of diapers. Are we to weigh the babies just to figure out what size to get? How will I ever learn all this by the time they get here?"
Alex kissed him on his cheek, "You will be a great dad and I am sure it will all come naturally."
"Yeah right," Walker replied, but before he could return her kiss Alex's name was called.
Alex came walking back towards him bag in hand. "Come on let's go to CD's I am starving," she said, dragging Walker out of the store.
"Walker, Alex! come and tell an old man what the doctor said."
Alex went over and took a seat on the barstool, Walker sitting beside her. Both looked at CD, and then Trivette, and laughed.
"What is so funny? Is it a boy or a girl, because if it is a boy then Jimmy has to repaint the nursery by himself. I told that stubborn, muleheaded man it was going to be a girl."
"Could be," Alex said.
"Could be what?" Trivette said, biting his sandwich again.
"The baby could be a boy or could be a girl."
"You mean to tell me that they didn't tell you?" CD asked, placing the fresh bowl of chili down in front of Walker, and a sandwich in front of Alex.
"Hey! where is my chili?"
"Alex, honey, you don't need to eat any chili for a while now. That stuff will give you heartburn something fierce."
"Let me be the judge of that," she said, pulling Walker's bowl over and scooping a spoonful into her mouth.
CD shook his head, but then turned his attention back to Walker. "Well, are you going to tell us what the doctor did say?"
Walker glanced over at Alex, and then back to CD.
"You are both right, maybe, or maybe not," he said, enjoying the looks of confusion on their faces.
"I guess we should tell them," Walker said.
"You are both right because Alex is having twins," Walker said, then covered his smile up by looking into his plate.
The screams were instantaneous. Congratulations were given and then CD looked pale as a ghost.
"What is it CD?" Alex asked.
"That means I have to go out and buy another crib and another changing table, dresser, oh Lord I have to get busy."
"CD, slow down we have plenty of time before they are born." Alex said, placing a claming hand on his. The calm was short lived as her face turned three shades of green.
"Excuse me," was all she got out of her mouth before she took off running.
"I guess the chili was a bad idea after all," Walker said, going to wait by the bathroom door.
Alex emerged a few minutes later, looking sweaty and very pale.
"I think I will hold off eating chili for a while," she remarked.
Alex and Walker told CD and Trivette good-bye, and headed for home. It had been a long day and Walker was exhausted so he knew Alex was.
Alex had enjoyed a nice bath, and now felt much better. When she had gotten out she looked in the mirror at her naked belly, trying to see if there was any sign yet that she was pregnant. She could tell she was pregnant but Walker had told her earlier she looked just the same.
Alex got dressed and went out into the living room to find him but Walker was neither there or the kitchen. Alex found him sitting on the porch. The porch swing was rocking back and forth, but Walker's mind seemed a million miles away. Alex knew it because he didn't even notice when she walked up.
"Walker? what are you thinking about?"
"You," Walker said grabbing her by the waist and pulling her down to sit with him.
"What about me?" Alex said, adjusting herself so that she was sitting next to Walker, her head laying on his shoulder.
"I was thinking about how I am the luckiest man in the world. I have you, and I have our babies," he said rubbing circles on Alex's stomach.
"Are you scared Walker?" Alex asked, sitting up to look into his eyes.
"More than you will ever know. I would rather stare down a raging bull than to know I have to change a diaper."
Alex poked him in the ribs, "You are just saying that Cordell Walker. You will be a great Dad."
Walker sat looking off into the clouds, watching the sun slowly slip behind the cover of the trees.
"I hope so," he whispered.