Alex was exactly one month pregnant now. She had been counting the days on her calender, but the last few days had felt extremely slow to her. Each day was a constant struggle for her, not physically but emotionally. She ached at the thought of going through this, and it had only been a month. One month since her life got flipped upside down.

Sitting on her bed, she held a picture of her and Sean. Alex hated that the saying "Time heals all wounds" was true, but she knew that a scar would always remain." It felt like yesterday she had woken up and saw Sean right next to her. Now, she was going to a baby, and Sean wouldn't be there.

Thinking of Sean made Alex feel completely empty, and very tired for that matter. She set the photo down and fell back onto her pillow. Bringing her knees up, she closed her eyes and waited to fall asleep.

"Almost there Alex! Not much longer now!" Nikita cried. Alex screamed out in pain, as sweat and tears poured down her face. Sonya squeezed her hand, telling her it would be okay. Just then, the three of them heard crying, and Alex immediately stopped screaming to listen. She looked at Nikita as she smiled, and held up Alex's baby. Quickly giving handing the baby to Alex, Nikita and Sonya grabbed a handful towels and finished the job. They watched in astonishment as Alex stared down at her baby, the look on her face was one of the most beautiful things they had ever seen. After a few minutes, Nikita spoke,

"You up for some company?" She asked, referring to Michael, Birkhoff and Ryan who were waiting in the hall. Alex nodded. Nikita stepped out into the hall to tell Michael, Birkhoff and Ryan.

"Everything's good. Alex wants you to come in." She exclaimed, a huge smile on her face. The three guys sighed in relief and followed Nikita in the room. As soon as they saw Alex and the baby, they smiled. Sonya gave a small laugh.

"You can come closer. They don't bite." She joked. Michael stepped forward first, and looked down at the small bundle that Alex held. The group stayed silent, taking in the moment.

Time passed, and Nikita stood up from the chair she was sitting in.

"Okay guys, I think Alex needs rest now." She said. Everyone agreed and stood up from their chairs. Alex didn't hear her, because she was too caught up in her baby. Nikita stepped closer to her.

"Alex? Did you hear me? You need rest." She said as loudly as she could without waking the baby. Alex looked up at her.

"Oh. Yeah okay." She said. She was hesitant to give Nikita her baby, but she told herself that it would only be a few feet away from her. Careful not to wake it, Alex handed it gently to Nikita and watched as she set it down in a crib close to Alex. Everyone said bye to Alex and left the room.

At some point Alex had fell asleep. During her nap, she heard the door open. Assuming it was Nikita checking on her, she ignored it. When she didn't hear the door close, and footsteps instead, Alex opened her eyes and sat up. She froze. Amanda was walking over to the crib, as if Alex wasn't in the room.

"Beautiful baby. Too bad the father won't ever get to see it." She said. Alex's stomach dropped.

"What the hell are you doing here!" She cried. Amanda leaned over the baby and slowly reached down to pick it up.

"Don't you dare touch my baby!" Alex screamed. Amanda did so anyway, and held the baby in her own arms. "I swear to God I will kill you." Alex said, trying not to wince at Amanda touching her child. Amanda put the baby back down, and walked back towards the door.

"Can't kill what's already dead." She whispered, then walked out.

Alex shot her eyes open, and sat up quickly. She brought her hand up to her head and brushed her hair back. Shutting her eyes tight, Alex tried to push the dream out of her mind. Alex hoped these kinds of dreams wouldn't continue happening.

Alex stood up from the bed and shuffled to the door. She headed out into the hall and to the living room. She was surprised when the only person there was Michael.

"Hey. Where is everyone else?" She asked him.

"Out for a run. Nikita managed to get them to go." He laughed. "I figured I should stay here so you wouldn't be alone."

Alex smiled at the fact that Michael thought of her. He patted the couch, telling her to sit next to him. When she sat down, Michael immediately knew something was wrong.

"What's the matter?" He asked. Alex bit the inside of her cheek, and turned her head. "Alex?"

"I've had two dreams about Amanda since I found out I was pregnant. The first one, I killed my baby. Amanda said something like, I put the idea in your head, but you make up the story. I thought maybe it meant I didn't want the baby, but Nikita told me it wasn't true. I had another one before I came down here. It was after the baby was born, and Amanda came in and held it. I couldn't stop her. Only watch her in front of me."

Michael watched sadly as Alex explained her dreams.

"I'm just scared this will keep happening." She added. Michael took her hand, surprising her.

"Amanda can't hurt you or the baby. Never. Understand?" Michael said, his tone very serious and believable. Alex nodded, and let Michael pull her in for a hug.