Nick and Dana both stepped into their daughter's room. She was hooked up to an IV monitor. She had an EKG machine hooked about to her. She was still asleep. He breathing tube was down her throat. The room was dead silent. The only sound was the EKG machine, it's constant beeping drove Nick insane, but this time he didn't notice.

A tear ran down Dana's face. Yet again leaving only dark mascara and eyeliner streaks behind. She couldn't bare the thought that her daughter was in so much pain. Nick on the other hand was acting macho. He was pretending not to care, but deep inside it broke his heart.

"You know what this reminds me of?" he asked, she turned to face him. "Four days after she was born. Remember, they kept her here because she was premature. You and I would come up here every spare second we had."

"That was my fault. I'm such a bad mother that I can't even carry a baby for 36 full weeks. She was born at 29 1/2."

"That wasen't your fault. She was choking herself with the umbilical cord."

"She looks so... helpless, innocent."

"Exactly how she did back then, except she was smaller."he said, she smiled

"I never thought that this would happen to her. I never thought any of what's happening could have happened. It was intangible. Now..."

"Dana, Where's Jessica?" Nick remembered

"She's home, with my mother. Since we're not together I didn't what to bother your mother with my kids so mine came."

"So your parents know?"

"Yeah."

"Why would you tell them?"

"She's my mother, I needed her help. If she came out here and stayed in our house she'd notice that my husband isn't around."

"You could have said I was in... Michigan, for a convention."

"Then she'd wonder why we don't talk on the phone."

"Why does she care? She should just leave us the hell alone."

"She's my mother..."

"So... my mother doesn't care about our separation."

"Your parents aren't exactly too fond of us."

"That's not the point. My parents' opinion of you doesn't matter. Our separation is our problem not their's."

"So this is it? Our parents' know, we know that we aren't suppose to be togther. The next logical step is..."

"Divorce." Dana finished his sentence. "I'll file in the morning."

"Okay. Well, um. It was fun while it lasted." Nick thought

"Yeah... it was." Dana agreed "I guess it's over."

"It's ancient history." he said, she removed the rings from her finger and put them in his hand. He sighed.

"What do we do now?"

"I'll stay here, with Alexa, you go home."

"No. I promised her I wouldn't leave her. I'll stay here with her."

"If that's what you really want." he paused "I guess I should go." he walked out the door. She stood there, she didn't know what to do, or what to think. The dawn of morning broke. Nick casually walked to work. The RWHC wasn't as busy as he thought it would be.

"Lana, do you have gum."

"Good Morning, Dr.Biancavilla. I'm great. And how are you?" she said sarcasticly.

"I am not in a good mood, Lana. I just want gum."

"There is no more. It's a dollar at the gift shop. I'm sure you can afford a pack of gum."

"I'm to lazy to go all the way to the gift shop."

"Apparently, you're to lazy to maintain a family, too."

"Ha, Ha, Ha, that was a very funny joke. The entire world is going to make fun of me because Dana filed for divorce. "

"I did not know that. But since I do now, yes I will be making fun." Dana stepped out her office and handed Lana a file.

"Hi, Dana" Nick said, Dana raised her brow.

"Is there any update on Alexa's condition?" she asked

" No, not since last night. The tension between you two is going to be so funny."

"Lana..." Nick began.

"So we can't call you loverboy anymore. This sucks, now I have to think a new nickname for you."

"So Dana can't be Whore- Tensia." Nick yelled as Dana walked away.

"I have to think of two new nick names!" Lana was disappointed "Maybe you should go to the ER, where you work." Lana tried to get rid of him. He walked away. Lu came out of her office to get a chart.

"Dana filed for divorce." Lana told her.

"I told you that marrige wouldn't last 10 years!"

"Haven't you forgotten about that bet. It was almost 7 years ago."

"No... you owe me dinner." she said as she went back into her office.

"That stupid relationship is costing me big." Lana thought

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