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Chapter 20

The doctor had warned her it might happen if she wasn't careful. The reason she fainted was stress and as a result he ordered her to bed for at least two days. She didn't argue. She also didn't argue when Bobby decided to move in for those two days to make sure she followed the doctor's orders. His concern for her and the baby was equally matched by her own, especially considering her previous experience. Which was the reason she spent the majority of those two days mulling over a decision she never thought she would have to make so early in her successful career. To be truthful she'd reached the decision by the end of the first day but spent most of the second day trying to figure out how she was going to break the news to Bobby.

She heard his key turn in the lock. He had a very distinctive way of jingling the other keys on the ring when he turned the deadbolt to her door. Since the day she moved in, she always had to wiggle the key a certain way in order to get her deadbolt to turn. And Bobby being Bobby had picked up on the idiosyncrasy and applied it. "Now or never" she mumbled to herself as she walked out into her living room to greet him.

"Hey" she said.

"Hey. You're supposed to be resting," he replied as he removed his coat and tie.

She had to admit it was nice to see him so relaxed in her presence and in her apartment after such a short time together as a couple. "I'm feeling better and the doctor did say I could resume normal activity when I did."

"I know….it's just….you scared me. I only want to make sure you and the baby are ok."

"I know and I'm fine. Really."

"Good."

"How was work?"

"It was good. I'm just glad the ordeal with Wentworth is over and IAB is off our backs. Things are finally starting to get back to normal."

"What is normal for us?" she replied with a smirk. After a moment of silence and seeing he was in good spirits she decided to bite the bullet. "Bobby we need to talk."

"Is it the baby?" He was immediately anxious, and it showed in his voice and demeanor.

"No. Well it has to do with the baby but the baby is fine. I'm fine. It's about work."

"I know what you are going to say."

"You do?"

"Yeah. You are going to tell me that eventually I will have to play nice with a temporary partner."

She smiled as she thought about a conservation they'd had early on in his temporary partnership with Detective Lynn Bishop. She'd told him that even she found him odd in the beginning of their partnership and that while Bishop was only temporarily his partner he still had to play nice with her. "It's not about getting a temporary partner. Wel,l maybe it is."

"Ok now I'm confused," Bobby walked over to her, sensing her nervousness and put his arms around her bringing their bodies into contact.

Alex took a deep breath, breathing in the scent of his shirt, the coffee smell, his aftershave, just the 'scent of Bobby' as she had started thinking of it. Now or never she thought to herself. "I'm resigning."

"What…why? Is it because of IAB? They've cleared us. Deakins told me that as long as our personal lives stay personal, they would look the other way and we can stay partners." Bobby pushed her out to arms length to look into her eyes. This had really caught him off guard.

"It's not because of IAB."

"Is it because of Wentworth?"

"Him personally, no. But the situation, yes."

"I don't understand."

She could tell he was getting frustrated. He hated not understanding something and the conversation, the way it was going, was adding to that frustration. "I told you that I had been pregnant before?"

"Yeah." Bobby was trying to put the pieces together in his mind.

"What I didn't tell you was that I lost the baby a short time after Trent's death. Between his death and the fact that I had thrown myself into my work in order to deal with the grief, I lost the baby."

"I'm sorry. I'm still trying to understand here. Why resign now when you worked when you were pregnant with your nephew?"

"I can't explain it. The decision to carry my nephew was one of selflessness and selfishness. I wanted to help my sister but at the same time….."

"You wanted to get back what you had lost."

"I know that sounds…"

"Doesn't sound like anything to me. But it doesn't explain why this time is different."

"I felt like my nephew was a second chance because I didn't think I would ever have a child of my own and now that I'm pregnant again I don't want to lose this baby or you."

"You would never lose me."

"I know that it's just…."

"Alex I understand. I do. I will support whatever decision you make. I love you and I love our baby. I just want you to be happy and safe."

"Thank you and I love you too." She wrapped her arms around him tightly, never wanting to let go.

She enjoyed the moment, reveled in the peace that she felt at that moment. Everything was going to be ok. She would have Bobby's baby, they would live as happily ever after as two people can ever live knowing the world as they both knew it. She was happy.

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