Hey everyone! Here is chapter 2. Hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas!

Chapter 2

Alex turned on the hot water, adding jasmine scented bubbles as she let the bath fill up.

She slowly stripped out of her clothes, pulling her shirt off over her head before tossing it onto a nearby chair.

"Starting without me?" Sean teased her as he walked into the room, coming up behind her and kissing her neck gently.

Alex turned to him slightly and smiled. "No just filling the bath." She assured with a small smile. They loved Nick more than anything, and loved spending time with their son; but it was also nice to spend some time just the two of them.

They had taken to small moments like this, early in the morning while Nick was still sleeping. Even with two parents who were early risers their son slept like a log, ever since he was a baby.

Sean pulled off his own shirt, revealing his strong torso, smirking when he saw Alex's eyes on him as he let his own eyes wonder over her form. "See something you like?" He spoke teasingly.

Alex grinned at him. "Always." She assured as she shimmied out of her pants before removing her bra and underwear and slowly sinking down into the warm bath.

Sean stripped off his pants and boxers before taking a seat behind her in the bath, his legs stretching out around her, his strong thighs resting along her hips as she leant back into his chest, his arms encircling her waist.

Alex smiled as she leant against him, looking up at him as she tipped her head back. "I love you Sean." She whispered gently. She didn't say it all the time, she knew she didn't have to but it was little moments like this where she felt it was important to voice it.

Sean smiled and pressed a kiss to the hollow point of her collar bone. "I love you too Al." He whispered against her skin.

Alex untangled her hands from her side and carefully took his large hand in her smaller one, playing with his fingers as her thumb traced patterns on his palm. "I have something to tell you." She whispered gently.

"Mmm? What's that?" Sean asked as he pressed a kiss to her neck, sucking gently on her skin and grinning as she shuddered slightly. He was so intent on continuing his actions he almost didn't notice what Alex was doing.

She had taken his and placed it just beneath her sternum before slowly running it down the length of her stomach to just around her belly button.

Sean froze at the action, pulling his lips back from her neck in shock as his hand moved over her stomach again. It was barely noticeable, but after being with Alex for nearly 7 years he knew her body better than he knew his own. It was subtle, but he felt it. The smallest of bumps along her normally flat stomach. "Alex?" He questioned, waiting or an answer as silence fell over the room; even the water in the bath tub went still.

Alex smiled gently, she slowly turned around to face him, her legs straddling his as her fingers went to run through his soft hair. Her bright blue eyes met his dark brown with a small smile. "You're going to be a dad, again." She spoke, biting her lips to hold back the tears of joy that were swimming in her eyes. "Damn hormones." She complained gently but had no time to say anything else before Sean's lips were on hers. His fingers dug into her waist, pulling her close before his hand rested on her stomach; this was exactly the reaction she had been hoping for.


The memory replayed in her mind, causing Alex to smile as she ran a hand over her stomach that was now swollen with the pregnancy of her daughter. Her due date was in a few weeks but Nicolas had been nearly a month late so she wasn't to worried about the days to come. She watched as the snow fell outside the window, it was those few days between Christmas and New Years, where things were much calmer and everyone was home, it had come to be her favourite time of the year recently. Her train of thought was broken when she heard Nicolas' bedroom door click open before the sound of his small feet on the hardwood floors reached her ears.

"Mommy!" He grinned as he ran to her, jumping onto the couch as Hot Chocolate glanced up from here he had been laying at Alex's feet.

"Hi baby." Alex grinned as she kissed her son, pulling him against her side.

"I dew a picture." He spoke and handed her the photo that was drawn with bright colours and messy lines.

Alex took it with a smile, glancing over the stick figures with soft eyes.

"That you and me and daddy and the baby." He spoke pointing to the stick figures, all of which varied in size in order to represent the ages. "And that Hot Chocolate." He said pointing to the brown blob with legs.

"It's a very beautiful picture Nicolas." She smiled as she kissed his dark hair.

Nick grinned and hugged her, being careful of her belly where his father had stressed the importance of being gentle with his mother. He giggled when he felt the baby kick, resting his hand against her stomach. "That feels funny."

Alex smiled widely. "Yes it sort of does." She agreed, she took a deep breath before wincing gently, her hand grasping the side of the couch.

"Mommy are you okay?" Nick asked worriedly as he saw her features twist in pain.

"I'm okay." She promised as she relaxed, brushing it off as indigestion.

"Do you know what you're naming the baby?" Nick asked as he played with the ends of her hair.

"No, not yet." Alex informed him. "Do you have something in mind?" She asked.

Nick shrugged. "I dunno, but I'm named after your papa right?" He questioned, repeating the name Alex used when she talked about him.

Alex smiled. "Yes you are." She spoke as she kissed his forehead, she was always glad that she had been able to honour her father that way. Even if their names weren't the exact same it meant the world to her and she was proud to be able to tell her son what a wonderful man his granddad had been.

"Well if I'm names after your papa maybe the baby could be named after daddy's mommy." He suggested.

Alex smiled gently as she glanced down at him. "Madeline is a nice name."

"We could call her Maddie for short." He suggested.

"That sounds like a great name baby. What about a middle name?"

"What about hop?"

"Hop?" Alex asked confused as she raised an eyebrow at him.

"We learned it at school, for when you want something to happen."

"You mean hope." Alex corrected.

"That what I said." Nick spoke, his eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

Alex laughed gently and kissed his hair. "Madeline Hope sounds like a perfect name." She smiled as her fingers moved through his soft hair that was exactly like his fathers.

"I love you mommy." Nicholas murmured as he buried his face against her neck.

"I love you too baby." She whispered as she kissed his dark hair.

"Are you still going to play with me after the baby is born?" He asked, his voice weak in fear.

Alex froze at the question, her chest aching as she realized her son thought that she would forget about him. "Of course I will baby." She spoke and kissed him. She carefully lifted him into her arms, maneuvering his small form around her pregnant belly so that he was cradling against her chest. "This baby is going to change a few things, it's a lot of work to look after a baby but no matter what, whether we have one baby or three I am always going to have time for you." Alex promised.

Nick nodded, clinging to her as he played with her soft hair. "I don't wanna be left behind." He whispered weakly, his lower lip trembling.

"You're not going to be left anywhere." Alex promised. "Just because I'm having this baby doesn't mean I won't still love you. You're always going to be my baby boy." She assured him with a smile.

"Promise?" He whispered as he looked up at her with wide eyes.

"Yeah baby I promise. No one could ever replace you." She said as she kissed his hair again, running his fingers through his soft strands, keeping his small form close to her chest almost protectively.

Nick smiled and relaxed at his mothers gentle touch, shutting his eyes as he held her close. He only shifted when he felt Alex tense again. "Mommy are you sure you're okay?"

Alex nodded, she knew these signs but she was still in denial. It was too early, there was no way the baby was coming now. "Buddy can you go get daddy for me?" Alex asked as she placed him on the floor next to the couch.

Nick nodded and got off the couch, running up the stairs as his legs would take him. "Daddy!" He called as he ran into Sean's office.

"What is it buddy?" He asked as he looked up from his work, turning to face the young boy.

"I think something's wrong with mommy. She asked me to come get you." He spoke. "She looks like she's sick."

Sean was up from his desk in an instant and scooped Nicolas up in his strong arms before carrying the boy downstairs, placing him on the ground.

"Alex." He spoke as he walked over to her. "Are you okay?" He questioned.

"I don't know." She murmured, her voice coated in fear.

"What's wrong?" Sean asked as he made his way to her side.

"I think I'm in labour, but Sean it's too early." She worried, her hand gripping his arm tight.

"Al it'll be okay." Sean assured as he covered her hand with his. "The baby is going to be fine, let's get you to the hospital." He spoke as he helped her off the couch.

"I called Nikita, she and Owen are on their way over with Emily." She spoke in reference to the couple and their young daughter.

"How long?" Sean asked as he moved into the bedroom to get her bag for the hospital.

"I don't know maybe an hour, I thought it was just indigestion." She sigh.

"Isn't that what you said with Nick?" He reminded causing her to laugh slightly.

"Yes it was but that's not the point." She reminded. "He was nearly a month late, this one is two weeks early." She sigh.

"Mommy are you okay?" Nick questioned, not exactly sure what was going on."

"Yeah I'm okay baby." Alex promised as she did her best to give him a smile as a contraction hit her.

"Nick buddy your mom is having the baby so we're going to go to the hospital." Sean told his son as he lifted him up.

"Can I come?" Nick asked excitedly.

"Later buddy, it takes a long time. Aunt Nikki and Uncle Owen are coming to look after you."

Nick nodded. "Okay." He spoke.

Moments later Nikita and Owen let themselves in, Owen holding their daughter in his arms. She had her mothers long black hair and Owens bright blue eyes with a skin tone that was the perfect match between the two of them.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Nikita asked as she made her way over to Alex, cupping her face in her hands.

"I'm okay." She promised, knowing her old mentor was worried about her.

"Nicolas you'll be good for your aunt and uncle right buddy?" Sean questioned.

Nikita turned to Sean and took the young boy. "He's always good." Nikita assured, having grown close to the young boy.

"Mommy has to go now okay buddy. I'll be home soon." Alex promised as she kissed her son.

"I love you mommy." Nick spoke as his arms wrapped his arms around her neck in a hug before pulling back.

"I love you too." Alex smiled before pulling back and grasping Sean's had. "Lets go." She spoke as they headed out the door.

"Bye bud." Sean spoke as he headed out the door with his wife.

They made their way to the car as they started the journey.

"How are you feeling?" He asked as he held her hand.

"Contractions are a bitch." She groaned, sweat starting on her forehead.

"I'm sorry." He frowned.

"Don't worry it'll be worth it." She grinned gently.

Sean made the turn onto the street, going a bit faster than he was supposed to and slammed on the breaks when the traffic showed up in front of him. "Son of a bitch." He cursed, glad that he had good winter tires.

"It's fine, we have time." Alex sigh before letting out a groan.

Sean looked over at her with worried expression. "We'll get there." He promised as he backed the car up, flipping them around and getting honked at.

"Sean please get us there alive." Alex mumbled as they drove along the back roads to the hospital.

"We'll be alive." He promised as he took another turn.

"Do you even know where you're going?" Alex groaned.

"Of course." Sean spoke but suddenly realized he may have gone the wrong way. "Shit." He groaned.

"Did you get us lost?" Alex whined, pain ripping through her body.

"We're not lost." He spoke as he rummaged through the divider before taking the GPS and punching in the address. "Okay on we go." He spoke as he pulled back into the road.

"You had the GPS the whole time? Why wouldn't you have just used it when we left the house!?" Alex asked annoyed, letting out a groan of pain.

"I'm sorry." Sean spoke, knowing this was not the time to argue with her. "From now on I'll use it right away."

Alex let a weak smile cross her lips as she remained as calm as she could, knowing that Sean was doing the best he could for her. She kept her breathing to steady as the contractions faded for a bit. Her calm was broken however when a sharp pain entered her stomach followed by her water breaking. "Sean." She groaned as she gripped his hand.

"It's okay, we're here." He promised as he parked the car before grabbing the back and carrying her into the hospital.

"I could have walked." Alex reminded as he set her down in a wheel chair.

"I know." He spoke as he made his way to the front of the front desk where he told the nurse that Alex was in labour, the two of them soon being lead to a private room. It was at least one of the perks of Alex's high status.

"How are you feeling?" Sean asked after another few hours had passed.

"Better, that epidural really makes this easier." She sigh as she rested her head back against the pillows.

Sean smiled, glad that she was in less pain. "We still haven't talked about names." He spoke as he brushed his hand over her hair.

"Nick and I talked about it earlier." She informed him with a smile.

"You did?" Sean grinned. "What did you two come up with?"

"Nicholas thought that because he's named after my father it was only fair that your family be included in the mix. He suggested Madeline Hope Pierce." She smiled. "Maddie for short."

Sean smiled, grasping Alex's hand. "Thank you." He whispered before kissing her gently.

Alex smiled. "Thank your son instead." She laughed only to groan out as a sharp contraction moved through her.

Sean frowned and grabbed a cloth before wiping the sweat from her forehead. His pulled it back before kissing her forehead, smiling when she let her head against his strong chest, her hands tucked against her torso as his strong arms wrapped around her.

"I love you Sean." She whispered.

"I love you too." He smiled, kissing her hair gently.

They stayed like that for a while, Alex growing more frustrated as labour became more intense, and seemed to be never ending.

Another few hours later Sean had left in search of ice chips for Alex, returning around ten minutes later.

"Fuck." Alex groaned as she gripped the side of the hospital bed, letting out a groan as the contraction ended.

"Babe here." Sean spoke as he walked into the room with a cup of ice chips.

"What the hell am I supposed to do with those?" She cursed him.

Sean held back a laugh. "It'll help keep your temperature down." He explained.

"Don't you dare laugh at me." She warned. "After this you're never touching me again I swear to god!" She threatened, lowering her voice as the doctor entered the room.

She checked her progress, glancing up at Alex. "You're at 10 centimetres." She informed her.

"Oh thank the maker." Alex sigh as she leant back.

The doctor smiled gently, having also been Alex's doctor for Nicolas' birth. "Alex I need you to sit up a little bit okay?" As she prepped for delivery.

Alex nodded, reaching out for Sean who helped her into a sitting position.

"Okay Alex you can push whenever you're ready." The doctor instructed her.

Alex began the long process, following her body's instincts on the process. After 45 minutes her entire body ached and she was more than exhausted. "This is hopeless." She complained.

"No it's not, Alex you're doing so good." Sean smiled as he kissed her temple. "Just a few more, you're almost there." He assured.

Alex nodded and regained what little strength she had before pushing again when her body felt ready.

"Alex I can see the head so just one more big push okay?" The doctor instructed.

Alex nodded as she pushed one last time, her hand crushing Sean's fingers as her groan was soon drowned out by the first cries of their daughter.

Alex let out a relieved laugh, tears of joy flowing down her cheeks as the baby was wrapped in a blanket before being placed in her arms. "It's a girl, congratulations."

"Maddie." She grinned, brushing a hand over the dark hair that rested atop her head. Her breath hitched in her throat when the little girl opened her eyes to reveal the bright blue that matched her mothers perfectly.

"She's beautiful Alex." Sean smiled as he leant into kiss her only for her hand to meet his forehead, pushing him back.

"I told you you're not allowed to touch me anymore." Alex reminded with a straight face.

Sean's face dropped, his expression one of hurt and confusion.

Alex nearly burst out laughing at his reaction and gripped the front of his shirt, pulling him toward her as she kissed him deeply. "Like I would ever be able to stay away from you." She whispered as se pulled back, earning a smile from Sean.

"Hold your daughter." She suggested as she handed Maddie off to Sean.

Sean smiled and cradled the newborn in his strong arms, his daughter instantly curling into his chest. "Hi Maddie." He whispered. "You are so beautiful sweetheart. And if you're anything like your mother you're going to be a handful." He whispered, earning a playful glare from Alex.

"Worth it though." Alex reminded gently as Sean handed Maddie back to her.

"More than anything." He spoke as he kissed her gently. "Do you want to sleep?" Sean asked.

"Can I go home first? I want to sleep in my own bed." She decided.

Sean nodded and left to get her discharge papers signed.

They were soon exiting the hospital, arriving home much easier than their trip to the hospital. It was a little past 10pm when they walked in the door, and Sean smiled with Hot Chocolate came to greet them.

"Hey buddy." Sean spoke as he patted the dog.

"You guys are home early." Owens voice floated into the main entrance to meet his friends, Nicolas in his arms and Nikita close behind with Emily.

"I didn't want to stay overnight." Alex explained. She never had liked hospitals, not that she knew anyone who did.

"Mommy she so tiny!" Nicolas gushed as Owen handed the boy off to Sean who gripped his fathers arm, looking down at the baby.

Nikita met Alex with a smile as she looked down at the bundle. "Alex's she's precious." Nikita grinned. "What's her name?" She questioned, leaning into Owen.

"Madeline Hope Pierce, Maddie for short." She spoke gently.

"It's perfect." Nikita grinned. "That's your little cousin sweetheart." She spoke to Emily who glanced down at the small child.

"B-b?" She questioned as she pointed to the bundle before looking back at her parents. .

Nikita chuckled at her daughter. "Yeah baby." She smiled.

Emily smiled and cuddled back into her mother, her face against her neck as she let out a small puff of air.

Alex watched the sight with a grin. "Do you guys want to stay over? I know it's a long drive home for you."

"No it's fine, we'll stop by later tomorrow though." Nikita promised as she kissed Alex's forehead.

"Bye you guys." Alex whispered.

"Congratulations." Owen spoke, shaking Sean's hand before leaving with Nikita.

"We should get them to bed." Sean spoke. "And you need you rest too."

"Trust me I won't fight you on that." She spoke as she carried Maddie to her room, placing her down in the crib in her little onesie.

Sean walked off to tuck Nicolas in, meeting Alex back at Maddie's crib. "She's so perfect."

"Just like her daddy." Alex smiled as she glanced up at him.

"And her mom." He spoke. "Lets go sleep while we can." He suggested.

Alex nodded, laughing when Sean's arm looped behind her knees and lifted her into his arms. She curled into his chest, not fighting the action as he carried her to their room and lay her down.

He quickly stripped out of his jeans, putting on his pyjama pants before joining Alex in the bed, double checking that the baby monitor was on.

"Both the kids are winter babies." Sean smiled. "Probably because they're part Russian, genetically coded to like snow." He teased.

Alex laughed and cuddled into him. "That is certainly a possibility." She yawned. "I love you Sean." Alex whispered as she rested her head on his chest, her eyes struggling to stay open.

"I love you too Alex." He whispered, kissing her gently before the two of them drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

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