That evening Don and Emma had talked over her decision to become a private detective.
"I'm just worried that you might get hurt"
"You always worry about me"
"After last year don't you think I should?"
Emma looked at Don and saw that pained look in his eyes whenever last year was mentioned.
She touched his cheek.
"I love you Donnie Flack with all my heart but we have got to move on and put it behind us. A little space between us may do us good."
"So you think I'm too close to you now?" Don's cheeks were turning red.
"No I don't think that! I nearly die and I just so happen to have been carrying our first child! The child neither of us knew about and before I know
It was who you want us to try to again!" Emma shouted at her husband.
"I nearly lost my soul mate!" Don shouted back.
"I didn't know how to react when we found out you were pregnant!"
Emma stormed off to the kitchen and poured herself a brandy.
Don followed her and took the glass from her before she could even take a sip.
"That's not going to help," he said quietly. Why did they keep having the same argument. It's not even as bad as when she spent the night with Mac.
"No but this will," Emma said in tone of voice people used when they couldn't bear to be in the same room as their partner. She walked into their bedroom
and 10 minutes later walked out with a backpack with as much of her stuff that would fit in it. When don saw this he ran up to her and stood in front of the door,
tears falling down his cheeks.
"Please don't leave me Emma! Oh please I'm so sorry you don't know how much I hate myself for doing this to you. For making you hate me so much."
Emma couldn't bear seeing him like this. she took the bag off her back and hugged him so tight she thought they'd stay like that forever.
"Just let me spend the night at Aiden's OK? Let me think this all through and tomorrow I will see you at work in your office and we will talk properly OK?"
Don turned his face away from her and nodded slowly. He didn't think he could survive that night alone. What if she went to Mac's instead?
"Look at me Donald Flack" she whispered. He looked at her instantly and she gave him a long lingering tender kiss. When she pulled away he moved
away from the door and let her go. As soon as the door closed behind her he went into that kitchen and drank the glass of brandy meant for Emma.
Emma got a cab to Aiden's. She listened to everything Emma had to say and offered her the couch to sleep on that night.
"Hello Mac Taylor speaking,"
"Mac it's Don. Emma and I had a fight" Don knew the only person he could call was the man that took in Emma the year before and also took her to his bed.
The next day Don threw himself into his work. He thought if he didn't look at the clock Emma would come to see him sooner.
Then a call came in. A murder in a big building. He'd have to get Mac or some other CSI to go with him.
Crime scene photos were taken and Don and Mac walked up some stairs. Whilst Mac was looking at something in the ceiling Don thought about calling
Emma. No give her space he told himself.
"It's a bomb!"
The next 15 minutes flew by and before he knew it there was a huge bang and after darkness and a lot of pain.
Emma walked into to see Don. she would have gone earlier but she had to go to the chemist.
Then she saw Stella running towards her.
"Emma there's been a massive explosion and Don was in the building where it happened!"
Emma raced with Stella to Stella's car.
When they arrived on the scene Emma couldn't believe her eyes. Stella had her taken away from the scene. A while later there was news of Mac. Her heart raced.
There was also news of Don. Being injured.
She went to the hospital in the same ambulance as Don and held his hand the whole time.
She paced the surgical ward whilst he had an operation and sat by his bed whilst he was in recovery and next to his bed when he was moved to his own room.
The news wasn't good. Would he make it? If he did it sounded like it would be a miracle. She held his hand. She had to talk to him.
"Hey Donnie it's me Emma" she whispered in his ear. No response.
"Donnie if you can hear me I got some news" No response.
"Donnie I'm pregnant" suddenly he could feel her squeezing his hand and a tiny smile on his lips.
"Donnie you're going to be a father"
"I love you Emma"
"I love you Donnie" she lightly kissed his lips and left him to rest for the night.
She saw Mac in the hall.
"How is he?"
"A lot better now he knows he's going to be a father"
Mac eyes widen. He wished she was telling him she was carrying his child. Over the last year he'd fallen in love with so much he couldn't bear to see her with Don.
the phone call the night before nearly killed him.
"Congratulations" he smiled and walked away before she could see him cry but she knew him well enough to know that's what he was about to do.
