Title: Who Knows?
Disclaimer: We do not own Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Dick Wolf and NBC-USA do.
Authors: bluepurple (AriesOx17 and bogoalexea)
Genre: Friendship
Rating: T (for swearing)
Chapter 2: So It Begins
The next morning Alex woke up with a massive hangover, confused by her surroundings. She was even more perplexed and shocked when she realized that somebody was in bed, under the same sheets with her, naked. At first she couldn't remember who the heck he was. However after a little reflection,
things came to mind.
Great, I can't believe I did this... She reprimanded herself for being in such a situation. Eames really wasn't in the one-night-stand habit. Nope. She definitely had to get the hell out of there. So quickly but quietly she slid out of bed, found her clothes, dressed in a flash and fled the room furtively.
-x-
Six weeks had past since the party and Alex was a month away from graduating from Arts Institute. Right before she even applied for commencement, one of her design teachers, Victoriana had gotten her a job interview with a close friend of hers. Of course she was super excited and grateful. The night before the interview, she laid out her most professional clothing. She rehearsed what she wanted to say several times 'cause she really wanted this to work. She got up early feeling a bit down. For some reason she had started to feel moody every now and then but she wrote it off as pre-interview she had a filling breakfast she felt better. She rehearsed one more time then headed out to be 'judged'.
When she arrived at the location given to her by her advisor, she took a deep breath and with her resume and portfolio in hand, she walked into the building hoping for the best. An hour and a half later, she was ecstatic to the point of bursting. She's gotten the job with Debra Bannon one of the world's most renowned fashion designer; and the best part was she was asked to come back on Saturday for a short orientation.
Right as Eames was walking out of the building, with her nose in her portfolio, she walked into something or rather someone.
"Oh I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention" the stranger said with an embarrassed smile as he helped her gather her stuff. When she looked up, her heart leapt hard. It's him! Uh oh!
After saying a quick 'thank you' she swiftly left the building. Unfortunately, the guitarist already recognized her.
How fucking luckier can I get? Does he work actually here?
Well, the next week that followed she got her answer. Every single day she would see him and every single time she did, Alex always forgot something at her desk. Bobby on the other hand did want to say
"Hi" or something, you know, to keep things cool. But he didn't push it; he understood...
One day however, he was coming out of the building on an assignment from his boss. He was preoccupied with his camera and Alex was also lost in thought when they walked into each other (once again.... life's funny, isn't it?).
Eames started to silently panic. Bobby laid a hand on her and said with a reassuring smile "Hey, come on, we didn't commit the crime of the century"
With no words, Eames sat back as a silent way of complying. So Bobby sat on the floor next to her and began:
"Instead of avoiding me every day, we can really just be friends. How about us putting that behind us, huh?"
"Yeah, yeah you're right" Alex answered, her face red with shame "I've been acting immature"
"Good, good" and he helped her back up on her feet. "I'll see you around then?"
"Sure" Eames replied with a shy smile.
-x-
Goren and Eames slowly started to get to know each other. One of the things she found out about Bobby was that he was raised by a single mother who after the tragic sudden death of his father, struggled to keep her kid on the proper route despite the absence of a father figure. Bobby came to know that Alex came from a family of cops but she still succeed to pursue her dream: becoming an
fashion designer. She even got to know his band members pretty well. There was Lewis the drummer, Derek the keyboard player and Greg the lead guitarist and singer. All of the members had been friends since grade school and had formed a band six months ago and were already getting a lot of bookings.
The band even gave Alex all access passes for her, Sheri, and Kevin (Kevin and her friend hooked up) to each of their bookings.
As their friendship grew so did her sick feelings. Every day passed with more inexplicable symptoms such as constantly needing to use the bathroom, fatigued, a bad case of headaches along with constipation, bloating, and cramping.
During their hangouts Bobby came to conclude that something was definitely wrong with Alex. Not only did she seem to be eating more than usual, she also looked strangely pale. This worried him. So one day he decided to pop up the question: "You're feeling okay?"
Alex smiled touched by her pal's concern "I am fine. Just haven't been sleeping well lately probably due the approach of my graduation or work itself. It'll pass."
Bobby nodded while looking at her skeptically. But he let the subject rest.
-x-
Goren's question started to make her worry. If he noticed that something was visibly wrong with her maybe she had to look into things. So when she got to her apartment she confided to Sheri: "Sheri?"
"Yeah"
"I have a bad feeling that I'm pregnant"
"Wow, wow... what makes you think that?"
"I've skipped my period... twice"
"Oh no, I have some spares..."
"Okay" Alex nodded franticly.
Unfortunately the test ran positive. "This really sucks for me Sheri! What the hell are my parents gonna think?" whispered Eames with a trembling voice.
With a consoling hug "Hey easy now Alex. Come on, big deal you're pregnant. I mean, your a grown woman, your parents can understand that."
"You think so?"
"Of course, okay? Now you need to go see a doctor..."
Eames looked at her confused. "You know, for verification" Sheri clarified. "Then you'll put your parents in the loop." Her friend added with a reassuring smile. Alex then hurried to the phone and made a next day appointment with her gynecologist.
She couldn't sleep all night just thinking of the possibility that she could be pregnant. It wasn't until 2am that she finally fell into a fitful sleep.
After her morning class, she headed straight to work as an attempt to distract herself a little. After a busy day at work, she met up with Bobby to chill out a little more. She had to admit that she did indeed love his company... a lot. While they were just sitting in a nearby park just talking about nothing, Eames suddenly got up wavering a bit with her hand on her stomach. Bobby jumped up, held her shoulders as to steady her "You alright?"
She didn't get to answer. A violent heave overcame her and she started to puke right there.
"Come on, come on" he guided her to the closest trash can. He held her hair behind as she was vomiting.
How embarrassing but warm actually...
"I need to go" Alex uttered after spilling her gut.
"You need to go see a doctor" Goren said with a slight hint of authority in his voice.
Alex glared at him for moment but not wanting to say something she'd regret later she settled to say "I am gonna... I have an appointment in an hour and half at Mt. Sinai"
"Finally a wise decision" he joked "I could go with you if you want..."
"No, no. That's okay but thank you. I know you have work tonight with Lewis."
"Alex..."
"You can drop me off since you seem so eager to help" she interrupted in an amused way. Bobby just smiled.
Reaching the hospital Bobby reminded her "You'll be coming to dinner with Sheri and Kevin tomorrow night, right?"
"I already answered that. Okay I will... jeez" She shook her head in a fake exasperation.
She was pleased; maybe he likes her company too.... a lot.
Alex explain to Dr. Nguyen about her symptoms and her home pregnancy test results. He ran the necessary test and 'bing' what a big surprise she was pregnant.
When she got home all torn up and everything she realized that Sheri wasn't home yet. So she decided to reason with herself: "I'm about ten weeks pregnant so that means it's probably Bobby's kid.... and I thought things couldn't get any worst. But really, what did I expect? I broke up with Chayce over six freaking months ago... I'd know if I were six months pregnant, duh!"
She continued to think things through and scold herself until she fell asleep on the couch.
A/N: Thanks for reading Chapter 2 of "Who Knows?"
A/N 2:Reviews are appreciated!