It was a quiet morning in the firehouse and everyone was just waiting around for a call to come in,
'Ughh.. this is killing me' Maya said she threw herself back in he chair
'We'll get a call soon' Ben said
'Warren, we definitely won't get a call now' travis said
'Sorry.. sorry' he said looking around
Vic was said in the chair staring out the window, travis jumped next to her and looked at her, 'what's going on?' He asked
'What.. what nothing?' She said
'You're biting your nails, you only ever bite your nails if you're stressed'
'Nothing is going on trav, I'm just bored'
Vic got her phone out and checked the screen but it was blank so she put it away. She was sat when she got up and went to the restroom. She got her phone out and dialled her last number, it rang and rang but nothing,
'Hey, it's me again. You left pretty quickly this morning and I just need to know how you're feeling. Please call or text me, just let me know if you're ok please' she left the voicemail.
She slammed her phone down on the counter and leaned over the sink, she looked in the mirror and felt a feeling all of a sudden come over her, she grabbed the toilet and threw up, she sat on the floor, up against the wall and she finished throwing up when she heard a knock at the door, 'who is it?' She said
'It's me' travis said
'It's open'
Travis pushed the door opened and looked at her, 'it smells like sick in here'
'Very funny' she chuckled a little
He sat down on the floor next to her, 'vic, you're my best friend.. you know you can tell me anything. You're clearly stressed if it's making you like-'
'I'm pregnant...' she blurted out
'Woah..'
'I'm sorry'
'No vic, you don't have to be sorry. When did you find out?'
'This morning, I wasn't feeling well and the I realised I was late. I just thought i was stressed and didn't think anything of it'
'Does he know?'
'No, but he knows something is wrong. He left this morning and won't answer any of my calls'
'Well, what are you going to do?
'Travis, you are the only person who knows about us and it has been months. This is a massive conflict of interest and could ruin so many things'
'Vic, this is all very new. You're scared and stressed and need to maybe take some time to think about eveything. Get what you need and sneak out the back. I'll speak to Sullivan and tell him you are sick and has gone home'
'Thanks trav, glad I've got you'
'Anytime' he said as he helped her up off the floor
Vic snuck out the back of the station and got to her car. She's drove back to her apartment.
Sullivan walked out of the office, 'hey Sullivan, just thought i would let you know vic has gone home sick.' Travis said
'And she couldn't tell me herself?'
'Well I found her throwing up in the toilet and she couldn't stop so didn't want her to be sick everywhere.. especially... especially on you...' travis stuttered
'Okay thanks for telling me...'
Vic got back to her apartment and walked in. She closed the door and threw herself down on the couch. She pulled out her phone and looked at it, she had one new text message,
' Sorry, got pulled away with work, will be back later'
Vic scoffed and threw her phone down next to her, 'work of course, as always' she laughed. She still didn't feel great so she moved into her bedroom and curled up into bed. She drifted off to sleep and she woke to her phone buzzing, she looked at it and picked it up,
'Hey trav?'
'How you doing?'
'I was sleeping...'
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. Is he back?'
'No he said he got pulled away with work'
'...oh..'
"Travis?'
'I'm sure it's nothing, but Sullivan just spoke to us all and said he'd taken some personal days'
'Oh my god... he's left me hasn't he. He's gone and he's never coming back. He knows I'm pregnant and he's gone'
'Vic will you calm down, I'm sure he'll be back later just try not to stress'
'Stress, my stress is just getting started believe me'
Vic was talking to travis when she heard the door close, 'hey i gotta go'
'Okay bye'
Vic put the phone down and wrapped her robe around her, 'hello?' She said walking out to the kitchen, 'Lucas?' She said as he turned around after taking his coat off
'Hey' he said
Vic folded her arms and stood near her bedroom door, 'where have you been?'
'Working, i texted you'
'Don't... don't lie to me Lucas, you're not working. Sullivan told travis you were taking some personal days. In all honestly, i didn't even think you were going to come back. What was that about this morning? Just taking off and leaving me thinking about loads of things'
'Vic look, I had something to do, it wasn't anything to do with you'
'Nothing to do with me, we've been dating for nearly 9 months, everything in your live should be to do with me. We should be going through everything together'
'Well you haven't exactly been here, you've been here but your brain hasn't'
'I've had a lot going on..'
'Then tell me, because you have no problem telling Travis'
'He's my best friend'
'Yeah and I'm your boyfriend Vic, i love you but this is killing me. We're both keeping secrets'
'So you are keeping secrets from me!'
'Vic, don't turn this back around o me, what's been with the calls and texts you've been leaving me all day?'
'... i found something out this morning.. and i thought you maybe knew too and then you left quickly'
'What is going on? Please just tell-'
'I'm pregnant'
'Preg- vic, I, why didn't you tell me?'
'You wasn't answering me!'
'What are we going to do?'
'What do you mean?'
'No ones knows we're together vic, apart from travis. You're just gonna say you got pregnant from a one night stand'
'Well you're the one who didn't want to go public remember'
'Because I'm the chief of the whole Seattle fire department, its a massive conflict of interest'
'YEAH FOR YOU.. I'M PREGNANT,NOT YOU!'
'Vic listen to me, I never meant-'
'You should go..'
'I didn't mean that-'
Vic wiped a tear from her eye, 'No Lucas, I told you the most scariest thing today and you're bothered about the conflict of interest because of work.. get out'
'Vic'
'GET OUT!'
Lucas grabbed his coat off the door and left the apartment closing the door behind him. Vic sat on the edge of the couch and sobbed and screamed into the pillow. Lucas listened as he stood on the other side of the door and listened to her cry. He wanted to go back in but he knew he needed some space. He pulled out his phone and dialled it,
'Hello?'
'Hello travis, it's Lucas... ripley?'
'Hello chief, how can i help?'
'You're vid's best friend, and i know you probably know. She told me and we fought and she told me to leave. She's not good at the minute and I don't want her to be alone. Can you please come over now and be with her. She needs her friend'
'My shift isn't over and Sullivan-'
'I'll call him and tell him, you need to leave for personal reasons. Don't worry, just leave now please'
'I'm on my way'
Vic was laid in bed when she heard the door close, her bedroom door opened, 'I told you to leave' she said
'Ouch... what did i do?'
'Travis?' She said looking over her shoulder. He lifted up the comforter and crawled into bed next to her, 'how did you know to come?"
"Ripley called me... said you needed someone'
'He called you?"
'Yeah he did.. said you told him to leave'
'Yeah he said me being pregnant was a conflict of interest because of this job'
'Well it kinda is... but you're both strong and opinionated people and it's going to take some time for you both to cool down'
Vic rolled over on to her ack and stared at the ceiling, 'he's keeping something from me'
'Do you know what?'
'Could be anything, a wife, a new job which involves relocating, he doesn't love me anymore'
'Do you think he would call me if he didn't love you'
Vic turned and faced travis, 'do you think i can do it? Be a mom?'
'You would be an amazing mom vic, I know every time you've held a child you've freaked out but this one is growing inside you and it's a part of you.. even if you end up doing this alone without Ripley, you'll never be alone, you've got a whole family at the firehouse.'
'I can do this right...'
'Yeah you can'
'I love you trav, so glad I've got you'
'I love you too, what are you going to tell people?'
'One night stand?" She laughed
'Maybe you could just tell people now,like its serious now vic'
'I need to talk to him don't i?'
'Yeah you do, call him'
Vic grabbed her phone and called him but it went to voicemail, 'hello, it's me,obviously. Please come back so we can talk about this. We can't avoid this, its happening and it will happen with or without you' vic hung up and waited for him to come home.
