Ethan knocked on his and Lexi's bedroom door. Then walked in. heard Lexi murmuring to the baby.

"Don't you worry, daddy won't get his way. You'll be fine coz mummy will make sure ok!" she rubbed.

"Lex." he started.

"Go away! We don't wanna talk to you right now!"

The baby kicked. "There, there sweetie." she crooned.

"She wants her daddy." he said.

"No she doesn't. She heard every word you said. Me and her are pissed at daddy right now!" Lexi told him.

"I was only thinking of you. Doing it for you." he said softly.

"At the expense of my daughter?" she asked angrily.

"Our daughter!" he reminded her.

"No. You forfeit any rights to my child when you talked about her like she is nothing. She is not nothing. She is everything!"

"I'm her father I have rights."

"Are you sure you're her father Ethan? I spent an awful lot of time at work!"

He took a step back. "I am." he paused. "I know I am!"

"Aah but your not sure. I can tell!" she said nastily.

"Stop this!" he yelled. "She's mine!" his anger rising.

Lexi shrugged. Rubbed her stomach. Sat on the bed.

Ethan stared at her small bump. His eyes full of pain.

"Lexi." he said softly.

She ignored him.

"Doesn't matter I know!" his voice wobbled. "I know!" he said forcefully.

Lexi leaned forward. "Who you trying to convince Ethan me or yourself?"

"Stop it! Tell me!" he yelled. Eyes glittered with anger. "Why are you doing this to me?"

"Go away Ethan. I don't want hysterical people around my child!"

He paced. She crooned nonsense to her stomach.

He glared at her.

"What?" she asked calmly.

"I can't believe you'd use her against me like that!"

"Go away Ethan. Me and my baby are bonding!"

He walked from her room and slammed the door.

She exhaled the breath she had held and let the tears fall. God that had hurt her so it must have destroyed him. You so better not have been listening to that Mini E. If you were don't worry he is your daddy. 100 percent. She had been very careful not to say the exact words that he wasn't. She implied it but never actually said it. It had hurt like hell lying to him like that seeing his eyes as she put the doubt in his head. The doubt taking root with every word she said. With her refusing to acknowledge his denial. With her refusal to tell him that he is her father. She had to do it though. He was talking about taking their child away. So Lexi took their baby away from him metaphorically. She shouldn't have done it. She knew that. But he had at least backed off. Wasn't talking about getting her sectioned anymore. She loved her baby so much. The only way she could love her more was if she was 100 percent Ethan's. She loved her so much because she was Ethan's baby. Her little piece of him. She hoped that eventually he'd understand why she did this. She wasn't backing down though. This was their baby and he talked about her like she was nothing! She rested her hand on her bump and mumbled.

(X)

Ethan walked. Alice stopped him.

"Did you get it sorted with Lexi son?"

"O yeah we sorted it all right. She told me the baby isn't mine!"

"What?"

"O yeah. Have you any idea how that feels? And you know what if she's lying that's worse. No amount of talking is gonna make this better. It either she cheated on me or used my baby against me. Both instances are unforgivable."

"Ethan she is lying. You know she's yours."

"Is she Alice? Really? She sounded entirely truthful and I'm going a little mental right now. I need to be alone!"

"She's in hospital in an hour. They pulled her records up and she's till listed as priority with how aggressive her cancer was the first time. I actually spoke to her original specialist and he remembered her so he wants her in right away."

"Ok." he replied.

"You coming?"

He shook his head. "I'm all over at the minute."

"She's lying." Alice told him simply.

"Why would she wanna destroy me like that? I've gotta go Alice."

Alice watched him climb into a truck and drive off.

Alice walked into Lexi's room. Saw her in tears on the bed.

"We're at the hospital in an hour for blood tests."

Lexi nodded. Wiped her eyes. Went in the wardrobe and pulled out white tracksuit bottoms, t-shirt and jumper. Went into the bathroom. Quickly joined her mum in the car.

"It's weird seeing you in tracksuit bottoms." Alice started the car.

"They're more comfortable since I'm showing. What about Daniel and Amie?"

"It's your dads….Dammit."

"What mum?" Lexi asked.

"I haven't told him about you. He had to pick the kids up from school. Was taking them bowling after. He has no idea about you."

"He's gonna be pissed mum!"

"O you think?" she asked dryly.

They sat in silence.

"I know what you said to Ethan Lexi."

"What?"

"You told him he isn't the babies dad. You can't mess with people like that!"

"I did not say he wasn't her dad at all. I might of implied it. But I didn't physically say you are not her father!"

"That's semantics Lexi! It doesn't make a difference to him. It's ok for you. You know she is yours. He loves you. Trusts you. And this is how you treat him? You keep saying you want him to stay but a statement like that will only make him leave!"

"Well let him leave! At least our child will be safe from his and his psychology degree!" Lexi fumed." I thought her loved her as much as I do. Boy was I wrong!"

"You've blown it with him. You do know that. He will never forgive you for this!"

"What?" Lexi asked scared.

"If there is one thing you never do to a man you never EVER make him doubt if he's the father to his kids. And you lied. You know full well he's her father which in his mind is worse coz your deliberately using the child to hurt him."

"To be honest I don't care. He doesn't love me. Or our child. He's trying to control me and I won't be in a relationship like that!"

"I can see where's he's coming from. If it was your dad and he was ill and there was something that could make him better and he refused then I'd try and make him do it."

"At the expense of Amie or Daniel or me?"

"I'm not saying I would do it. I'd try. I'd even consider doing it. Difference is Ethan can actually enforce what he is saying while I couldn't. I can see his dilemma. See you say he doesn't love you but actually it is blatant that he does. He's reacting coz he's scared of losing you. Although if you ask me after the way he threatened you and after what you said to him this relationship is irreparable. Now you gotta come together as parents and decide what's best for your baby."

They pulled into the hospital parking lot. She stared at the building where she had her chemo all those years ago. She could still remember the feeling of the chemo being pumped into her body. She felt sick again.

"I've already decided mum. No treatment till she is born." Lexi said stubbornly.

Alice knew that and was hoping that these tests came back negative!

A/N lexi that was mean and uncalled for grrrrr poor heartbroken ethan she is a freaking idiot! could alice b right. is this relationship unfixable?