Chapter 50- Baby Boom

Danny and Willow watched Scout with Sam and Drew for a few minutes before deciding to head back to Danny's room, so they wouldn't interrupt. Lucas was finished his shift for the day and left to alert Julian and Alexis. They noticed Kristina sitting in the waiting area, fidgeting and moving around in the chair.

She looked over at them and her eyes grew wide. "Danny? Are you okay? What are you doing here?"

Willow pushed his wheelchair over to her.

"I uh…" Danny groaned in embarrassment.

"He got hypothermia from rescuing Scout last night," Willow explained. "She fell through ice on the lake."

Kristina's mouth dropped slightly. "What? Is Scout okay?"

"She is now," Danny said. "Mom and Dad are with her."

"Wow, I'll be sure to check in on them," Krissy said.

"How come you're here?" Danny asked.

Kristina sighed. "Haven't been feeling well. I'm sure it's just a stomach bug."

Danny and Willow exchanged a look.

"Stomach bug, eh?" Danny said.

"Well, I hope you feel better soon, Kristina," Willow said. "I should get Danny back to his room. He's probably been up too long already."

Danny rolled his eyes.

Willow pushed him back down the hall, just as Epiphany and Diane stepped out of a room.

"Are you sure there's not some kind of mistake?" Diane huffed.

Epiphany stared at her. "I do not make mistakes."

"But I'm way too old!" Diane's eyes went wide, then she stepped closer to Epiphany. "Don't tell anyone I said that… especially Alexis."

"Well, I was surprised when I found out I was too. I guess that's bound to happen when there's no birth control on this island."

"This is insanity! I can not be a mother. And I'm having a hard time picturing Max and Milo as fathers."

Epiphany set her hands on her hips. "Excuse me? That is my husband you're talking about, and he's going to make a fine father!"

Willow pushed Danny past them and into his room.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Danny asked as Willow helped him climb back into bed.

"That Kristina's pregnant too?" Willow said.

"Oh… I never thought of that," Danny said. "Guess that would make sense though…"

Willow sat in one of the chairs beside his bed. "What were you thinking?"

"Just that there's going to be a baby boom and the army better start making a move. Otherwise we'll run out of room on this island."

Willow laughed. "I think we're okay for now. Just if the next generation wants to have kids."

He sighed. "You don't think…"

"Think what?"

"That… Mom is pregnant too?"

Her face went sullen. "I… I don't know."

"Well, she has been kind of emotional lately," Danny said.

Willow's mouth dropped slightly. "She was eating a lot more the other day."

"And she ran to the bathroom after eating once…" Danny added.

Willow frowned.

"Hopefully someone comes up with a birth control soon," Danny said, secretly hoping there wasn't another baby on the way in their family.

"Knock-knock." Julian appeared and tapped on the door.

"Hi Grandpa," Danny said.

"Hey Danny, hi Willow." He walked over to them. "Your grandmother went in to see Scout. How ya feeling?"

"Fine," Danny said. "Just cold."

"Cold?" He touched Danny's forehead with the back of his hand. "Gee, when I was a kid, it was so cold that pickpockets were sticking their hands in strangers' pockets just to keep them warm!"

Danny and Willow chuckled.

"And you think you're cold? When we milked the cows, we got ice cream! When we milked the brown cows - we got chocolate ice cream!"

Danny rolled his eyes. "Grandpa, we're not ten."

"Oh yes, you kids are super old now," Julian agreed. "As you know, with age comes skill, you can cough, laugh, sneeze, and pee all at the same time! Say, a good ole pee might warm you up!"

Willow scrunched her face. "Ew."

"Grandpa, eeeww!" Danny said.

Julian reached into his pockets and handed Danny and Willow a hundred-dollar bill each. "Your grandmother has flowers, just to warn you. She picked them quickly on the way here."

"Are you one-upping me with our grandkids again?" Alexis walked in carrying two daisies.

"I am simply giving them a little spending money," Julian said. "What are they supposed to do with a daisy?"

Alexis sighed and handed Willow and Danny a daisy each. "Daisies are pretty and brighten up a room."

Julian rolled his eyes. "There you go about brightening up a room again."

Alexis kissed Danny's forehead. "How are you feeling? We were so worried when we heard."

"I'm fine," Danny said.

"Well, you just take it easy, all right? Don't push yourself too fast."

"How's Scout doing?" Julian asked her.

"Sam and Drew were talking to Patrick, but I ran into Kristina."

"Why is Kristina here?" Julian asked.

"Well," Alexis said. "She found out she's pregnant."

"Hmm… so how many grandkids does that make now? Six?"

"Seven," Alexis corrected. "Jonah will always be our grandson too."

"Of course," Julian agreed.

Alexis turned to Danny and Willow. "Do you know how Scout's doing? Lucas filled us in a bit. He said she's awake."

"That's about all we know too," Danny said.

"Hey…" Drew walked in. "Scout is doing much better and I think she could use a visit from her grandparents. Sam would also be happy to see you."

Alexis smiled. "Good to know."

"I'd like a moment with Willow and Danny anyway," Drew said.

Of course. Alexis hugged all of them and Julian winked at Danny and Willow before they headed to Scout's room.

"Scout's really gonna be okay?" Danny said.

Drew smiled a little and nodded. "She is. I'm proud of both of you for saving her." He walked closer to them. "I'm sorry I yelled at both of you. I—"

"It's okay," Willow said. "You get to be upset. You thought Scout was dead."

"I shouldn't've taken it out on either of you," Drew said. "Willow, you were just following after Scout to make sure she was all right. And Danny, while I'm not happy that you were sneaking out… it wasn't your fault that that happened to Scout. So, I'm sorry."

Danny shrugged. "It's fine."

Willow smiled a little. "Yeah, don't worry about it."

"But…" Drew continued. "Sneaking out and not telling us about it… your mom and I talked it about it. But we want to talk to you together."

Danny frowned.

Sam walked in smiling. "Grandma and Grandpa just got here."

"Yeah, they were here already," Danny said.

"Oh good. Well, they're with Scout now," Sam said.

Willow stood up and patted her seat. "Here you go, Mom. You should sit."

"Uh, okay…" Sam sat down.

"Shouldn't you go home and rest?" Danny asked her.

"Uh, no." Sam scrunched her face. "Not while you and Scout are here."

"We're all here, and Scout's doing better," Willow said.

"Yes, and for the millionth time, I don't need a sitter," Danny said. "I thought hospitals weren't good for your condition."

Sam gaped at him. "What condition?"

Drew scratched his chin.

Willow cleared her throat. "Danny, maybe she doesn't want us to know yet…"

"Know what!?" Sam asked.

"That you're having another baby," Danny said matter-of-factly.

Drew and Sam looked at each other and started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Danny asked.

"Why did you think I was pregnant?" Sam asked.

"Well, we overheard Epiphany say that there's no birth control on the island," Danny said.

"And we thought we saw other signs of it," Willow said.

"I hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not," Sam said.

Willow and Danny sighed in relief.

"Drew had a vasectomy shortly after Scout was born," Sam said.

Drew rolled his eyes. "They didn't need to know that."

Danny scrunched his face. "Yeah, I didn't need to know that. But okay…" He looked up at Willow and they smiled at each other.

"Don't act so relieved," Sam said. "Even if we did have another baby wouldn't mean we'd love either of you any less."

"But with my luck you'd make me share my room with the baby," Danny said. "Doubt you'd make Willow share…"

"Nobody's sharing a room," Drew said. "We already have to deal with Danny sneaking out, we don't need anymore rascals."

Danny sniggered.

"So, your dad and I talked," Sam said. "This has nothing to do with Scout, but about your sneaking out and covering it up. You're going to be grounded for three weeks. You'll come right home from school and the army and do homework and chores. No visiting friends or going to Carly's café."

Danny groaned.

"And as for Angelica," Drew said. "We've decided you can see her again once the ice thaws."

Danny grinned.

"We want to give her the benefit of the doubt," Drew continued. "And the fact that she helped us escape and reunited Elizabeth with her parents."

"We think she can help us some more," Sam said. "Plus, we know you really like her."

"I think you will too if you ever get the opportunity to spend time with her," Danny said.

"Well…" Drew looked at Sam, then back to Danny. "I will. That's part of the deal. I will go with you each night to meet her."

Danny's mouth dropped slightly. "What? But that's not fair!"

"Yes, it is," Drew said. "We're not going to let you go by yourself if there's even the smallest chance that Valentin or the Marchesis are watching. That would make us bad parents."

"But you're going to embarrass me!"

"Hey, if she cares about you as much as she says she does, then she'll understand," Sam said.

"And we can take a gun, just in case someone comes with her," Drew said.

"No, this isn't fair!" Danny repeated.

"I think that sounds reasonable," Willow said.

"I'm sorry, Danny," Drew said. "But that's all we can offer you under the circumstances. We can risk you putting yourself or anyone else in danger."

Danny groaned, then rolled onto his side staring out the window.