PLEASE READ: Hey guys! So I've changed this chapter a little bit... 'bk-1205' made a very good point in her review that if the surgery that Alex had to go through had actually happened then she wouldn've needed to stay in the hospital a little longer, so I've added that scene. Hopefully the scene, which 'bk-1205' wrote by the way, makes everything a little more believable. ENJOY!

Chapter 2

Sean watched as Alex fell, he was right beside her so was able to catch her in his arm. "Alex!" He called desperately. Nikita was by his side in a second.

"Let's get her to medical." She said.

"I'll let them know you're coming." Birkhoff said as he quickly began to type, worried for his friend.

Sean stood up and quickly walked to the elevator not caring who saw him. Nikita was close behind as they stepped into the elevator and she hit to button for sub level 2. The ride one floor down felt agonizingly long for both Sean and Nikita.

As soon as the doors open Sean stepped out where a team of doctors were already waiting for them. He gently put her on the gurney and he continued to hold her as they ran down the hallway when they got to the doors Nikita pulled Sean back. "Sean you have to let her go." She said.

"She's 6 weeks pregnant!" Sean called to the doctor in front of him.

"Thank you, Mr. Pierce." He said before he disappeared behind the doors.

Nikita put her hand on his arm. "Sean it's going to be okay. I thought you guys just found out today. How do you know how far along she is?" Nikita asked him as she led him to the makeshift waiting room near medical.

"When I got back a few weeks ago, it was the only time we've ever..." Sean said trailer off.

Nikita nodded her head in understanding. She thought something had gone on between the two of them, Alex seemed happier the next day and their relationship had been much better.

"She's going to be okay Sean. She's a fighter, you know that." Nikita said as the two of them sat down on side by side chairs.

"I know. I'm just worried. Nikita can I ask you something? About Alex." He said nervously.

"Of course."

"Has she talked to you, about me and her? I want to know where she thinks we are in the relationship." He said awkwardly.

Nikita studied him for a minute contemplating what she should respond with. "What Alex tells me will always be kept in my confidence but I will tell you that even if she hasn't said it out loud yet, she does love you. She's just worried about getting hurt. Why do you ask?" Nikita said turning to face him.

Sean dug into his pocket and fished out a small box placing it in Nikita's palm. "I bought it two weeks after I got back." He said.

Nikita opened the box and gasped at what was inside. It was a simply silver band that had a diamond set on the top of it, inside the engraving 'Always and Forever' was written in Russian. "Sean this is beautiful." Nikita said closing the box and handing it back to him.

"I didn't know if it was the right time. I was going to bring her out to dinner tonight and ask her." He said quietly.

Nikita was about to say something when the doctor came out if the door. "How is she?" Nikita asked standing up and meeting him halfway.

"We got her into surgery and found she had bleeding in her lower abdomen. We opened her up and we found she had an ectopic pregnancy." He explained.

"What does that mean?" Sean asked quickly.

"It means the pregnancy was occurring in her Fallopian tube, not her uterus as it is supposed to. We were able to stop the bleeding but just barely. We lost her on the table due to blood loss but thankfully she's stable now. You can go see her, she'll be waking up as soon as the drugs wear off. The baby didn't make it, I'm sorry." With that the doctor turned around and left.

Sean couldn't breathe. He felt like someone had reached down his throat, grabbed his small intestine and wrapped it around his throat. He turned around and punched a hole through the wall. His hand got cut and was dripping blood.

"Sean!" Nikita called to him as she looked at his hand. "You need to get this looked at." She said as she looked through the door at one of the other doctors and motioned for her to help them.

"I need to see Alex." He protested as he walked away from Nikita after pulling his hand from her grip.

"No, you need your hand wrapped. Come on." Nikita said pulling him into one of the rooms. Making him sit on the bed Nikita stood back as the doctors cleaned and bandaged Sean's hand. When they were finally done he wordlessly stood up and walked to Alex's room.

"Thank you." Nikita told the doctor as she to left the room. Going over to the elevator she went back up to operations to tell the others what had happened.

Sean walked into Alex's hospital room. The steady beep of the EKG was less then comforting in that moment. Walking over to her bed he pulled up a chair and sat down. Taking her hands in his he gave it a kiss before gently running his thumb over her knuckles. He sat like that for a little over an hour when he felt her stir.

"Sean?" She asked, still feeling the effects of the drugs that had put her under.

"Yeah I'm here." He said standing up and leaning over her.

"What happened?" She asked sitting up.

Sean helped Alex sit up against the back of the bed. "You passed out during the briefing. It turns out there was a complication with the pregnancy. They were able to stop the bleeding," Sean took a deep breathe, he knew this was going go be the hardest thing he ever had to tell her "the baby didn't..." Sean trailed off when he saw Alex's face. Her expression was completely broken as she brought her hand up to her face.

"I am so sorry Alex." He said holding back his own sob.

Sean climbed onto the bed with her and she folded into his side. She cried into his chest as she grabbed onto his shirt. He gently rubbed her back trying to find some way to comfort her. "It's going to be okay."

In the upcoming days while Alex recovered in medical, Sean was her rock. He was never far from her side. He made sure she was comfortable, nagged the doctors to ensure she was as pain free as possible without them providing her narcotics. He held her every night as she cried herself to sleep and made sure she knew he was there for her and that they were going to get through this.

After a few days she started walking around the sub level so the doctors could make sure she was healing properly and had full mobility. When she finished a fourth lap around medical on the third day after her surgery, she looked up at Sean, who was holding her IV pole as she gingerly got back into the bed.

"Can we go home?" Alex asked, her voice barely above a whisper. It was raspy and strained.

Sean nodded. He left to tell the doctors they'd be leaving. By the time he came back Alex was trying, with difficulty, to get into her jeans.

Sean quickly walked over to her and gently pushed her onto the bed so that she was siting down with her legs hanging over the edge. He gently pulled her jeans off and unfolded the pair of sweatpants he had in his hands. He carefully pulled them up her legs, she gently slid off the bed as Sean pulled the pants up to her waist, being careful as to not hurt her.

She moved to take off her hospital gown when she winced in pain. "I've got it." He said as he gently pulled the strings on the back of the gown. He gently slipped it off her and quickly handed her one if his button down shirts. "I figured you wouldn't want to put something over your head." He said quietly, slipping it over her shoulders.

Alex didn't say anything. She just stared blankly ahead as Sean led her to the elevators. They arrived at their car and Sean helped Alex into the passenger side. On their way home Alex fell asleep leaning her head against the car window. Parking the car in their driveway Sean turned off the car and stepped out. He walked around the car and opened Alex's door. He carefully unbuckled her seatbelt, and scooped her into his arms. Closing the door with his foot he carried her bridal style into the house. Walking to their room he gently placed her on the bed and pulled the covers up over her. He moved to walk away when he felt Alex just barely grab onto his hand.

"Don't leave me." She said quietly, almost child like.

He nodded his head and kicked off his shoes. Moving around to the other side of the bed he pulled his shirt off over his head and laid down next to her. Alex moved closer to him as she lay her head on his bare chest. He kissed her forehead and brought his arm around her shoulders. Sean felt Alex's tears hit his chest. She cried silently but he could feel her convulse every now and then trying to hold back tears with no luck. They stayed like that silently for a while until Alex eventually fell asleep. Sean stayed awake and gently ran a hand over her hair before he too fell asleep.

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