After attending their 12 week scan and being able to listen to the heartbeat and seeing their little baby that was growing healthily in Elizabeth's belly, they decided it was time to tell their family and friends. The OBGYN had informed them that the risk of a miscarriage or complications decreased significantly after the 12 week mark and so far, everything looked good.

Relief flooded over the couple that everything was progressing normally.

When they returned home, they decided it was time to tell Will as well as Henry's family. He knew that his mother would be over the moon excited about becoming a grandmother once more.

The first call went to Will, she knew her brother was a busy man, he was in medical school and was consumed by his studies but she hoped he had a few minutes so she could share her news.

"Hey lizzie, what's up?"

"Hi, are you busy?", she asked, feeling a little nervous. He was the first persons they were sharing their news with and she didn't know how he was going to react about his sister having a baby. He might have been her little brother but he had always been protective of her after their parents passed away.

"A little, but I can always make time for my sister" he said.

"Well, Henry and I have something to share..." she trailed off, she couldn't spit it out.

"Everything alright?" He inquired.

"Oh yeah, everything is fine, great actually. Umm, Henry and I are umm... we're having baby", she finally spat out.

"Oh my god lizzie! Congratulations to you both! I'm so happy for you!", he was genuinely excited. He knew Henry was the perfect man for his sister since the moment he saw them together. When they got married and he walked her down the aisle, he saw how Henry was looking at her, it was pure love. It was the same way he looked at her every time she walked into a room and every time they met their gaze across the room. And now they were going to have a baby together.

"Thank you, we're really excited!", she exclaimed.

"You know mom and dad would be really excited and really proud of you", he said, knowing his sister was missing them at a time like this. He was trying to send her a little comfort over the phone.

Henry could hear Will on the phone and knew that this would bring up difficult memories for his wife so he braced himself for the flood of emotions that would follow this phone call.

While he was processing this, Elizabeth had already hung up with her brother and was on the verge of tears.

Henry wrapped his arms around his wife and let her cry it out for a few minutes.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be this emotional" she said, sniffling and wiping the tears from her eyes.

"No, babe, it's normal for you to feel emotional. It's a hard time to not have your parents around, specially your mom.", he tried comforting her.

"Damn pregnancy hormones" was all she could muster with a slight roll of the eyes.

"You ready to make another phone call?" he asked while giving her a light kiss on the head.

She nodded, "only if you do the talking because I can't do this again".

"Alright, but you have to stay here with me, you know my mom is going to want to talk to you when I tell her".

"I know, just call so we can get this over with". She was too overwhelmed to keep this going for long.

Henry dialed and his mom answered on the second ring.

"Hello Henry, how are you?"

"Hi mom, I'm good, I've got Elizabeth here too."

"Well hello Elizabeth, what did I do to deserve both of you to call"

"Well, Elizabeth and I have some news to share with you", Henry turned to look directly at Elizabeth, he was scared she was going to lose it again but she was sitting next to him with a huge smile on her face.

"Good news I hope?", god forbid it was something bad happening to her kids.

"Yes, yes, it's good news. It's really good news actually", before he could even finish his thought, his mother interrupted.

"No! You're not?! Elizabeth my dear!"

"We're having a baby!", she told her.

"Well congratulations my dears. I'm very happy for you! Elizabeth love, how are you feeling?", she asked. She knew this would likely be a rough time for Elizabeth, not having her mother for support through this crazy time. She wanted to offer her support anytime she might need it.

"I'm feeling pretty good now, but I was pretty sick for the last few weeks. And I've been really tired, but overall not too bad" she explained.

"Well that's good honey. You know you can call me anytime for anything, and I mean that, anything. You'll probably have a million questions so don't be shy, dear."

"I will, thank you". Henry's mom was always so sweet and supportive and it felt so good to have someone to talk to about what was happening to her body. She was only a few months along but she was already experiencing some changes and to have someone to talk too who had been through it before was incredibly helpful because her own mother wasn't there.

The next day, Elizabeth and Henry had decided that after telling their families, that they would tell their co-worker about the pregnancy.

Elizabeth had made an appointment with Conrad Dalton, the director of the CIA to inform him of her news and inquire about taking her maternity leave in a few months' time.

"Bess, how are you?"

"I'm very well sir, thank you" she answered. To say she was a little nervous was an understatement. She felt like her heart was beating out of her chest, she felt nauseous and she was shaking like a leaf. She knew he would likely be supportive, but she was nervous of his reaction none the less.

"What can I do for you?" He asked. He could tell she was off, his best rookie analyst was never off her game but as she stood in front of him he knew something was going on.

"Um, sir, I um..." she trailed off. He was just looking at her, waiting for her to spit it out.

"I'm pregnant sir" she finally told him.

"Bess, congratulations!" He was genuinely excited for her. He and his wife had just gone through having a baby and he now had a 2-month-old at home. He was all too familiar with what Elizabeth was going through and would be experiencing in the next several months.

When she told him and realized that he was supportive and happy for her, she was able to take a breath and relax a little but she still felt the anxiety within.

After their conversation, she left Conrad's office. As she was walking down the hallway, she started feeling a little light headed but she chalked it up to the anxiety and stress she had just experienced, she knew it wasn't good for her, or the baby, but she couldn't help it. Henry had told her in the morning to not stress and that it wouldn't be a big deal but she felt it was out of her control.

She almost made it to her office but as she was walking down the hall, she could feel herself getting tired, but she just kept pushing.

"Bess? Bess?! Elizabeth?" But she wasn't answering. Isabelle was calling her name but she was unable to get an answer. Isabelle could clearly see that her friend was not feeling well, she was looking very pale, she was weaving from side to side as she was walking and she was not at all hearing that she was talking to her. She could see that she had just left the director's office, she was wondering what had happened in there that could have led to this reaction but before Isabelle could even make her way to help her, Elizabeth fell to the ground.

Everyone rushed around her making sure she was still breathing and to try to figure out what was happening. It didn't take long for Elizabeth to come too. Isabelle, Juliette and George had her laying down on her back, George had fetched a cold paper towel to put on her forehead, she was burning up. Elizabeth opened her eyes and was incredibly confused as to what was happening, she didn't have any recollection of what had just happened which was causing her even more anxiety. She thought to herself that this could not be good. Before she could wrap her brain around what was happening around her and before she could say anything, Conrad heard the commotion outside his office and ran out to see what was happening. That's when he saw Elizabeth on the ground, though she was being well take care of.

"Bess, what happened? He inquired.

"Sir, we don't know, she was walking back to her office and she just dropped" confirmed Juliette.

"I'm fine" she was finally able to say, though if you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't have heard her, she was speaking so low and without energy.

"Bess, you're clearly not fine, you're going to the hospital" Conrad chimed.

"Sir, maybe if we just give her a minute?". George didn't seem to think it was a big deal, she fainted and that could because by anything and it's not usually serious but little did he know about Elizabeth's current health situation.

"There's no question about it. Someone will call her husband and she is going to the hospital" he reiterated.

Juliette and George thought it was a little excessive but they listened to their boss. Elizabeth agreed with them, she didn't think she needed to go. By this time, she was sitting up against the wall and had regained a little colour to her face but she still didn't feel all that well. She figured just a little sleep would help but Conrad wouldn't take no for an answer. And she knew as soon as Henry was involved that was it. "Really, you don't have to call henry, I'll be fine" she tried to convince them.

Isabelle was having none of it. "Bess, I swear to god I will drag you to the hospital myself and I know for a fact that Henry would not be against me doing anything in my power to get you there. He would never risk the safety of his wife and child. You are going" she finally told her.

Elizabeth was in shock. How did she know? Did Conrad say something when she was out? Did she tell her before she fainted? She had no idea but she finally agreed. She knew if she didn't henry would be upset, and Isabelle was right, this was not just her heath anymore, but her baby's health. Then panic set in once again when she made that realization. What if something is wrong with the baby?! What if she did something to hurt her precious baby. At this point she started to panic, her breathing was out of whack again, the colour drained from her face once more.

"Elizabeth, you're ok, deep breath, deep breath", Isabelle and Conrad were trying to coach her. The director had sent Juliette and George away, he figured the crowd was too much and was having an effect on her. The less people crowding her the better. He had discretely asked Juliette to call henry and inform him that Elizabeth was being taken to hospital. He knew this phone call wouldn't go well, henry would lose him mind. Something happened to his wife and no one knew what exactly that was.