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The next six weeks were blissful for Julianna and Johnny. They spent most of their off hours together and Dr. Brackett had complimented Julianna on her skills as a doctor. He also offered her a job when her residency was finished and Julianna was beyond excited. She'd been thinking about her future and knew she wanted to stay in LA and be near her brother. Now that her relationship with Johnny was back on track, she didn't want to leave him either.

Julianna was at work, charting on a patient she had just been in to see.

"Juli," she heard Roy say. He came around holding an IV bag above the patient.

"Hey, Roy," she said.

She turned back to her charting and noticed the words getting a little blurry. She shook her head, trying to clear her vision. When that didn't work, she put her pen down and decided it must be from staring at the charts for too long.

"Juli, can you come in here," Dixie asked, poking her head out the door.
Julianna got off the stool and headed to the room. She took three steps, came into Johnny's line of sight and collapsed.
Johnny rushed to Julianna. Dixie came out of the room again, to check if Julianna was coming, and found Julianna on the floor.

"Johnny! What happened," Dixie asked as Johnny began assessing Julianna.

"I don't know. She was walking and the next minute she was down," Johnny said.
Two orderlies ran to Dixie with a stretcher. Johnny picked up his unconscious girlfriend and put her on the stretcher. They wheeled her into a room.
Johnny took her blood pressure.
"It's low 60/40. Pulse is a bit fast at 120. Respiration is 14," Johnny said to Dixie.
Dr. Brackett came into the room when he heard about the commotion.

"Johnny, Dixie! What happened," he asked.
"Julianna just collapsed. I don't know why. She never said anything," Johnny said.
Dr. Brackett began his assessment. "You find a spot for an IV, Dix," he asked.
"She's awfully dry, Kel," Dixie said.
"Johnny, has she been eating and drinking normally," he asked.
"Well, when we've been together. She's been complaining about being tired. I assumed it's because she's been working a lot," Johnny said.
"Dix, draw labs and get the blood down there. I want to see what her electrolytes say. Has she vomited at all," Kel asked.
"I don't think so... Oh, wait, she did get sick the other night, but she said it was the Mexican we ate for dinner that night," Johnny said.

"Why don't you stay here with her and I'll come back in a few minutes. That IV should perk her up in a few minutes," Kel said, leaving behind Dixie.

Johnny held Julianna's hand and watched her face. He didn't know what was going on with her, but he felt so helpless.

Roy came into the room. "Johnny, what happened," he asked.
"She passed out, right in front of me. I've never been so scared in my life," Johnny said.

"Does Brackett know what's wrong," Roy asked.
"He's running some tests," Johnny said, watching Julianna.

Julianna slowly opened her eyes. "Johnny," she said.
"Yeah, honey. How do you feel," he asked her.

"I have a headache and I feel so tired," she said.
"Brackett's running tests. He'll figure out what's wrong with you," Johnny said.
Brackett came back in the room. "You feeling better, Juli," he asked.
"I have an awful headache and I'm so tired. Can I just go home and rest," she asked.
"I'm going to keep you here for a few hours. Monitor your blood pressure and wait for your tests to come back," Brackett said.

"OK. Johnny, go back to work. I'll be fine. I'll call you," she said.

"Jules, I don't want to leave you," he protested.
"John Gage, get your butt back to work. You can't do anything but sit here and Kel's probably going to tell me I'm dehydrated from exhaustion and prescribe a few days of rest and relaxation," Julianna said.

"Are you sure, Jules," he asked.
"Positive. Now kiss me and head back to work," Julianna said.
Johnny kissed her and said, "I love you." She told him she loved him too and he headed back out to join Roy.

"You think she'll be OK," Johnny asked.
"She's fine. She probably needs a few days off from work. She has been working a lot lately, plus she's been doing ridealongs with us," Roy said.
"Yeah, you're right. She'll call me if it's something serious," Johnny said.
Roy nodded in agreement and they headed for the station.

Julianna was tired. She was really tired. She closed her eyes and thought about the last few weeks. Weeks she's spent mostly every minute they had free together. She started thinking that maybe she should sleep more when it finally hit her. She covered her mouth with her hands and gasped. She knew exactly what was wrong with her and she was kicking herself for missing the signs.

She heard someone come into the room.
"Juli. I have the results of your tests," Kel said.
Julianna looked at Kel. "I already know. I'm pregnant," she said.
"Yes you are. I take it you just figured that out," he said.
"Well, I'm kicking myself for missing the signs," she said.
"You've been busy with work," Kel said.
"That's true. Can I go home now," she asked.
"I'd like to keep you overnight," he said.

"Please, Kel. I need to go and tell Johnny," she said.
Kel looked at her and knew she'd win the argument. The fluids had replenished her and now that she knew she was pregnant, she could take care of herself.

"OK, but you get someone to bring you if you start to feel dizzy or have any bleeding," Kel said.

Dixie removed her IV and Julianna went to get her purse and headed to the Station to find Johnny.
She parked in the parking lot of the Station and walked to the door. She rang the buzzer and was admitted by her brother.
"Hey, Juli! What are you doing here? Are you feeling better? Johnny said you fainted, but it was probably exhaustion? Is that it," Mike asked.

"I need to talk to Johnny," she said, giving her brother a hug.

"Day room. You need to talk to him in private," he asked.
"Yeah. I'll meet him in the dorm," Julianna said.
Mike nodded and went to find Johnny. Mike entered the day room and said, "Johnny, you're needed in the dorm."

Wondering what Mike meant, he got up and headed to the dorm. He was surprised and pleased to find Julianna standing in the room.
"Jules! Are you feeling better," he asked.
"Yeah. Got a cause of the problem," Julianna said.

Johnny looked at her. "That's great. Is it just exhaustion," he asked.
"Well, sort of," she said.
"What do you mean sort of," he asked.
"OK, here goes. We're going to have a baby," she said.

"Oh, that's great," he said and Julianna knew he hadn't heard what she said.
"Johnny," she said.

"Wait, did you say baby," he asked.
She nodded.
"Yeah. I'm pregnant," she said.
"We're going to have a baby," he said again and, again, she nodded.
Johnny picked her up and spun her around. "That's incredible! Wow! Guess I have to get a bigger place," he said, before kissing her soundly.

"So you're happy," she asked.
"I'm beyond thrilled. Course you're brother might kill me, but I can handle that," Johnny said.

Julianna and Johnny shared a kiss before he pulled away. "Let's go tell everyone," he said.
"Now? Aren't you afraid Mike will kill you," she asked.

"Not with all these witnesses. Come on," he said taking her hand and leading her into the day room.

"Hey, Juli! Are you feeling better," Roy asked.

"Yeah. Thanks," she said.
"Roy, guys, we know what happened to Julianna this afternoon," Johnny said.
"That's great. Is it exhaustion," Roy asked.
Julianna shook her head. "Sort of," she said.
"Julianna's pregnant. She's going to have my baby," Johnny said.
The whole room went quiet. Roy had a big smile on his face and was the first person to congratulate the couple. Marco, Chet and Cap soon followed, but Mike got up and left the day room.

Johnny started to go after him, but Julianna stopped him.
She headed out in the the apparatus bay, knowing Mike would be with Big Red.

"Mikey. Don't be mad, please," she said.
"Juju, I'm not mad I just can't believe this. You've only been seeing each other a few weeks," Mike said.
"But you forget the past. It's a hard thing to get passed and we just can't forget it. If you factor that in, we've known each other for years," Julianna said.

"Are you happy," Mike asked.
Without missing a beat, Julianna smiled at her brother. "Yeah. Johnny's what I've been missing. Course, you'll still be my hero," she said.
"I just want you to be happy. I'm a little shocked that you're pregnant, but I'll get over it. If Johnny and this baby make you happy, then I'm all for it," Mike said.
"Thanks, Mikey," she said, sharing a hug with her brother.
"You do realize that this changes things for the two of you," Mike said.
"Yeah. I know. And I'm going to admit, I'm a little scared," she said.
Mike looked at her sister.
"Good. But I know Johnny loves you and you love him," Mike said.

"Now, go back in there and tell him you don't hate him and you're not going to kill him," Julianna said.
"OK," Mike said.

He put his arms around her shoulder and they went back into the day room together.

"You OK, Stoker," Cap asked.
"Yeah. Congratulations, Johnny," Mike said.

Johnny shook his hand and knew everything was OK between him and his friend.

"Why don't you go back to your house. I'll come by at the end of the shift," Johnny said.
"OK. I'll see you later. Love you," she said, kissing him.
"Love you, too," he said.

He helped her to her car and watched her drive home after promising she'd call when she got home.
As she pulled out of the parking lot, Johnny went back inside.

He didn't see the accident at the intersection. He didn't see Julianna's car get hit. He didn't see anything that happened. He didn't see any of the events that would dramatically change his life.

~~~How's that for cliffhanger? I know, I know, but I seriously don't have enough drama in my life right now. I needed to create some more that is purely for entertainment purposes.~~~ Kaiti