9 months later...
"Hi," Michael said walking towards to Alex. "How are you today? How is our mommy today?"
"I'm fine, only exhausted. This little baby girl never sleeps," she answered and smiled down to the little girl she held in her hands.
"Oooh, hi Alex, hi baby girl," Birkhoff said and went to kiss the new member of the family.
"Sonya says hi, she is going to be a little late today. You know, morning sickness."
"Oh, yes I know. Poor girl. So what's new? Ryan is still on vacation, isn't he?"
"Yes, he is. He sends his regards from Paris," Michael replied and took the little baby girl in his arms for a hug.
"Guys, maybe it's irrelevant but have you seen Sean? I haven't seen him since this morning," Alex asked.
"He is with Nikita. They're shopping," Michael replied while he continued to play with the baby.
"Alex! How are you?" Sonya shouted, entering Ops.
"I'm fine. How is morning sickness?"
"Don't ask. Please tell me it will get better!" Sonya pleaded.
Alex smiled and winked at her, reassuring Sonya that everything would be just fine. The pregnant tech was so glad, but then...
BEEP BEEP
"Guys!" Birkhoff yelled. "We have an incoming call from Amanda. What do you want me to do?" he asked nervously.
"Sonya, please take the baby out of the room," Michael said and waited until Sonya and the baby had disappeared from their view.
"Put her through," Alex ordered calmly.
"Hi, Division. How are you? Alex, nice to see you again. Congrats, I heard you have had your baby." Amanda said, emotionless as ever.
"Amanda, what do you want?" Alex asked, but she knew the answer already. Amanda wanted revenge for her betrayal, she wanted Alex to pay.
"I don't want anything, but I think someone else does," Amanda said and turned the camera to her left so they could see two figures tied up on chairs. Sean and Nikita. They had been captured by the woman Alex was most afraid of in life, and fear passed through Alex's body as the camera first zoomed in on her best friend and then swiveled to show her husband.
"Nikita tell her," Amanda ordered.
"Screw you, Amanda. I will never– AAAAAAAAGH!" Alex heard her friend scream while Amanda pushed a button and electrocuted her. She couldn't stand watching her family being tortured and her anger got the best of her. Her fist slammed down on the table before her.
"AMANDA! Stop it! Just let me speak to them and they will say their lines. Please!" Alex pleaded.
"Fine," Amanda said and stopped torturing Nikita.
"Nikita, look at me." Nikita looked at Alex's face. Alex could see some bruises but apart from that she seemed fine, for now at least.
"Nikita, are you and Sean ok?" Alex asked anxiously. Nikita nodded the affirmative.
"Now, please tell me what Amanda wants you to say."
"No, Alex, please don't make me do that, I can't," Nikita cried. "I can't."
"Nikita, please, I know it is difficult for you but do it for me. I know that you love me, I do, you don't have to prove it to me like that. I need you to tell me. You promised no more secrets. You promised. Please!" Alex pleaded. She knew that the answer would be painful but she couldn't let them die in her place.
"Your life for ours," Nikita whispered and then she cried like a little kid. "I'm sorry, Alex."
Alex didn't think, she just acted immediately without hesitation. She knew she'd probably regret this later but she replied.
"We have a deal Amanda. I will turn myself in. When and where?" Alex asked.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy, I wanted Nikita to scream more… But I guess I'll have to make up for that with you. In 5 hours at our place. See you soon," Amanda said and turned the video feed off.
"What the hell are you doing, Alex?" Michael screamed at her. "Turning yourself in to Amanda?! She is going to kill you!"
"No, she is going to give me a painful death. I don't want to fight over this, Michael. Their lives are more important than mine. End of discussion. Birkhoff, I want you ready for the exchange, I want you to run tests for hidden chips, bullets, bombs etc on site," Alex ordered and left Ops.
As soon as she was alone, she slid down a wall and took her phone from her pocket. She dialed a number.
"Ryan. I'm really sorry that I have to destroy your days off but it's time."
"Be there in 5 hours. Alex, be strong," he replied and finished the call.
It was time. She always feared this day. The day that she would sign her own death penalty. She has never thought about how she wanted to die, but dying protecting the people she loved seemed quite noble right now. She had five hours to prepare herself for that, she had five more hours with her daughter. She needed to pass the time she had left with her daughter and that was what she was planning to do with these five hours.