Title: Die For These Sins
Chapter number: Two
Characters: Jay, Alex, Anya, Paige
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Alex and Jay are happily married and just had their first child. But is Alex really as healthy as everyone says?
Other sites the fic can be found: Nowhere yet... maybe when I finish it.
Disclaimer(s): I don't own anything but the idea. I think MTV owns all the characters so far, except Anya. Anya's mine.
Jay tucked Alex in bed as he heard sounds of soft cries come from the baby moniter. He turned it off and went down the hall to the nursery to comfort Anya.
"Hey Princess," he greeted softly, picking her up and felt her diaper. He grimaced, "Okay..." He placed her on the changing table and changed her diaper as she stared up at him in wonder. He carried her around the house with him for a while afterwards, when the doorbell rang.
Jay walked to the front door and opened it to find Paige. He groaned. "Your majesty?" he mocked.
Paige rolled her eyes and then squeeled, "Anya!" She took the infant, cradling her in her arms. "She's so pretty, Jay," she complimented. "Just like Mommy," she quickly added with a sipmle smirk.
Jay took Anya back and started bouncing around, trying to get her to sleep. "Can I help you?" he questioned cockily with a frown.
Paige walked in, closing the door behind her. "Don't get cocky with me. Where's Alex?" she demanded, raising her voice, which made Anya start to cry again.
Jay rolled his eyes. "Look what you've done now!" he exclaimed and paused until he got Anya quieted to a tiny whimper. "Alex is asleep. Leave her be. She needs rest," he imformed softly, nodding down the hall.
"What do you mean?" she asked, slightly confused.
He motioned towards the living room and she slowly sat on the couch as he put the baby in a basinet. He then sat next to her on the couch.
"Paige... when Alex was twelve years old, her step-dad wasn't around. It was just her and her mother. They were just fine back then and very close. Well, over winter break, they went to New York and while skiing, Alex crashed into a tree and a branch went straight through her chest and poked a hold in her lung. Luckily, they patched it up in time. She was sick for months though, coughing and yacking up blood from her lung..." he paused as his eyes started to fill with tears before continuing. "And now... the patch is breaking... and... she may not make it for much longer, Paige," he sighed.
Paige stared at Jay with wide fearful gray eyes and opened her mouth to speak, only to invite a sob into the air. He wrapped his arms around her in a hug and she started crying on his chest.
"Alex," she sobbed. "I-I-I... Oh my god... no..."
He just rocked them from side to side in comfort. For the first time in his life, he was actually caring for Paige, the snobby homecoming queen princess who he hated his entire life. But did he really have choice? Did any of them? Did Alex have a chance? Would she make it?
Jay shook the thoughts from his mind and held Paige all the more closer. "I've got you, Paige. It will all be okay. Alex will make it. She's so strong, Paige. She's strong," he assured comfortingly.
She pulled away. "I know she's strong... But I'm not!" she exclaimed, looking into his eyes for some assurance that they, he and she, would be okay. "I can't live without! You can't live without her! And Anya..." she looked over at the baby, sleeping soundly.
"Shhhh," he hushed, covering her lips with a finger. "I promise, we'll all make it through this," he swore. She nodded, still unconvinced. But nonetheless, didn't bother saying it aloud, since he read her body language clearly. He rubbed her back and helped her to the kitchen to get them some coffee.