The Monday after Lizzie's birthday, Lizzie and Darcy attended her 12-week check-up and everything was running smoothly. They were told everything was fine and that Lizzie was finally out of the woods in regards to risk of miscarriage.

Lizzie sighed in the passenger seat of Darcy's car as they drove from the clinic, prompting Darcy to ask if anything was wrong.

"No, Will, just the opposite! Everything's going perfectly. And I'm so relieved the baby is okay!... Every time I go to the doctor, I fear that they're gonna give me some bad news."

Darcy gave her the look. The look he's been giving her lately every time she says something pessimistic or negative. It said 'Shut up Lizzie. Everything's going to be fine. Don't worry.'

So she threw her hands up in defeat. "I know, I know. Everything is fine. Don't worry. Blah Blah…"

Her moods had started going all over the place again. Now instead of crying over everything, she'd get irritated over nothing.

Weeks flew by for the couple and it was almost time for Lizzie to head home for graduation, but not without some problems.

The plan was to go home a week before graduation to get ready and spend quality time with her family; but no way was Darcy was going to let her fly alone after their little scare.

Just a couple weeks after their 12-week check up, when Lizzie was about 14 weeks pregnant, Lizzie experienced a dull aching in her lower abdomen. She had finally found a co-producer for her show that was to her satisfaction and was on the phone setting up details for their first in-person meeting, when she felt the ache. It felt almost like the beginnings of menstrual cramps. It wasn't exactly painful but it was a bit uncomfortable.

As soon as she hung up with her new co-worker, she ran straight to the bathroom to check if she was bleeding. "No spotting. Thank God.", she thought to herself. At their last visit, the doctor had told her that she should call her immediately if she started bleeding.

She went about the rest of the afternoon as she normally would, except she would make sure to check for blood every time she used the bathroom. "It was probably nothing.", she concluded by the time Darcy got home for lunch. "No need to alarm him for no reason."

They decided to go out for lunch- somewhere really quaint and romantic that they had been to only a couple of times. Aside from the fact that they were going to be parents, they were also still dating and getting to know each other, so they took every chance they had to go on little dates. While Darcy was giving the waiter their order, Lizzie stilled at the sudden ache she felt. Again, it wasn't exactly painful, but it was more intense than before.

"Excuse me, Will. I'm gonna go to the restroom.", she said to Darcy, who hadn't noticed her little 'episode'.

Again, no blood, so she didn't say anything.

"My love, would you care for a walk in the park?", Darcy asked as they were finishing up their lunch. "I haven't got any pressing matters at the office, and frankly, I'd rather spend time looking at your fine eyes than my computer screen."

Lizzie accepted his compliment with a smile and agreed to a walk. After finishing up their meals and paying, they were off.

Hand in hand, they strolled through a nearby park, enjoying each other's company and discussing Lizzie's preparations for graduation.

"I want to buy the plane ticket soon. I genuinely miss my family... even my mom! I would really like to go this weekend. I know my graduation isn't until next weekend but that extra time with my family before the big day would be nice. And I know you're busy all next week and can't make it until Thursday…"

"Yes... I'll make sure to buy your ticket as soon as I get to the office.", Darcy answered, trying to mask his disappointment. He knew it was foolish to feel sad to be apart from her for a week, especially when it was to see her family, but he couldn't help it. They'd been living together for about a month now, and Darcy had gotten extremely accustomed to seeing Lizzie everyday.

His voice went from relaxed to business-tone, so Lizzie could tell he was affected by her decision. "I know we've just moved in together, and it's not that I need a break or anything like that, and it's not that I won't miss you-", she said before Darcy interrupted her.

"It's fine, Lizzie. I understand. I really do. It would be wrong of me to try to keep you all to myself. I'll just miss you, that's all.", he said with a small smile. "Miss. That's an understatement."

Lizzie tugged at the hand she held, causing him to stop walking and look at her.

"Hey, Will... I love you. You know that, right?", she said with conviction. They've had too many misunderstandings and she wanted to make it crystal clear to him that she meant it.

"I do. And I love you, too.", he replied with equal conviction.

Lizzie smiled and tip-toed to give him a quick kiss, which turned out to be not so quick. Public display of affection was more Bing and Jane's area, but sometimes they got a little carried away. They were brought back to reality by a conservative-looking old lady that was sitting at a bench nearby, who was clearing her throat loudly and unnecessarily.

When they broke away from each other, the old lady went, "Hmmmph!". And when they got far away enough, Lizzie burst into giggles and Darcy laughed heartily beside her.

"This would be great for the vlog! The viewers would love to hear about how we made out in front of an old lady! Ha!"

As they made their way back to the car, Lizzie felt the ache again and this time, it really hurt. It was sharp and caused her to double over in pain.

"Lizzie?! What's wrong?"

"I've been getting these aches and pains on and off all day, but this one really hurts. And it still hurts. All the other times it went away quickly.", she replied worriedly, still doubled over.

Darcy picked Lizzie up in his arms, and carried her to the car. He quickly called and arranged for an emergency appointment at the clinic before even leaving the parking lot.

Lizzie's eyes were closed and her hands were low on her belly, rubbing where it hurt.

Darcy could only stroke her hair and rub her belly at red lights, so he felt really helpless. He wanted to make her pain go away. Lizzie on the other hand, felt relieved in a way. Sure, she was scared something was going terribly wrong with the baby, but it felt good to have someone to share that fear with. She was glad she had someone to cede control to when her life got a little crazy. It felt good to know that from now on, she was no longer just Lizzie. She was half of Lizzie and Will.

When they were getting close to the hospital, Lizzie's pain began to fade.

"I feel better, babe. Maybe it was just me being sensitive or something.", Lizzie claimed. She knew the smart thing would be to get checked out anyway but she was afraid to go in and have them tell her that their baby was no longer alive.

Darcy disliked the fact that Lizzie was in pain, but he was not particularly alarmed. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he just wasn't afraid that anything had happened to their child.

"Maybe this is my fault, Will. I do have thoughts from time to time about how my life would be right if I wasn't pregnant. Maybe I brought this on myself."

He gave her the look and added, "Don't be ridiculous, Elizabeth."

"But what if?! I've been so blessed with you and this baby and everything and I haven't really appreciated any of it as much as I should've.", she responded, with a thin line of tears trickling down her face.

And then, it dawned on Darcy why he was not worried. It's the word blessed that Lizzie used. Of course he feels blessed. After all the ups and downs he had experienced in the past, all the loss, all the evils of his jealous 'friends', all the struggles to stand his ground in business, all the heartache of unrequited love – it all bore fruit and he knows with all certainty that they earned their happiness and this sort of tragedy just can't happen to them.

Darcy's heart exploded with happiness but he kept his focus on Lizzie. He didn't speak about his epiphany; he just simply replied with earnest in his eyes. "You know, I am absolutely certain, deep in my heart, that everything is going to be alright. We'll have the most beautiful baby, you'll see.", he declared. Maybe it was naïve to think like this, but he did. He had no fear at all.

Lizzie looked at Darcy's placid expression and calm demeanor and wondered how the hell he wasn't freaking out right now. And then she started to wonder why she was freaking out. "I'm not bleeding. When we went to the check-up a few weeks ago, the doctor said everything was fine. And she said miscarriage was much less likely. And I haven't done any rigorous physical activity that could harm the baby… maybe this is… normal? I mean, I've never been pregnant before so of course things are gonna happen that I've never experienced… This is what we get for skipping the past couple of weeks of baby facts!"

Lizzie laughed to herself and then said, "Thanks, Will."

Darcy had no idea what he was being thanked for or what she was laughing at, but he was glad to see a smile on her face.

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