For Baltimore (Part Two)

Delilah~~

Dinner was the worst. Alex was getting questioned like he had just committed a crime, and I felt so bad for him.

"Uh, uncle Chris, can we cut it with the questions?" I asked as I interrupted him, my lips pressed into a firm line as I stared at him. He narrowed his eyes and scrunched up his eyebrows. He hated it when people interrupted him.

"Oh no." I heard Lainey mutter.

"Well, no one else is asking our saying anything." He said. I raised my eyebrows and set my fork down. I stood up and ran a hand through my hair.

"Come on, Alex.... mom." I said. She hesitated, but stood.

"Are you pregnant?" Chris asked. I stared at him.

"Yeah... is there a problem with that?" I asked.

"Babe." Alex said in just above a whisper. I looked at him and closed my eyes. I shook my head and stepped away from the table.

"Sorry, but we're leaving." I said. The three of us left the kitchen.

"Wait!" I heard Lainey's hushed voice say. We all turned around and she gave us all hugs.

"Bring Alex over more often!" She said, causing me to smile. Alex chuckled and gave her another hug and a kiss on the cheek. She retreated to the kitchen and the three of us left.

When we were all back at my mom's, Alex and I headed to bed after telling my mom that we'd be leaving for Baltimore the next day. I couldn't stand a week here, not with all my family staying here.

"Your uncle is fucking... weird." Alex said once we were in the safety of my old room. I was currently digging around in my suitcase for clothes when a sharp pain flared through my abdomen. I grabbed my side in pain and placed my other on the floor, keeping myself up.

"Delilah?" Alex asked. I heard him walk over to me and he picked me up off the floor and set me on the bed.

"What's wrong?" He asked. More pain shot through me, bringing tears to my eyes.

"Hospital." I managed and he called for my mom. She rushed in in a panic.

"Bring her to the car. Hurry!" She ushered Alex as he carried me bridal style through the house and to the car. The pain didn't stop, and all I remember was blacking out in Alex's strong, safe, arms.

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"I think she's waking up!" A voice said. I groaned and opened my eyes, immediately closing them again due to brightness. I blinked a few times and I was good. There was a doctor and a nurse in the room, and they were currently looking down at me.

"Where's Alex?" I asked.

"Go get the boy." The doctor told the nurse. She nodded and left the room. A minute later, I heard another set of footsteps.

"Delilah, oh God. Is she alright?" he asked as he grabbed my left hand tightly.

"She's fine.. the baby.."

"Yes?" Alex asked. I looked at the doctor with wide eyes.

"Is my baby okay?" I asked, my tone laced with worry.

"The baby didn't make it." He said sadly. Tears filled my eyes and I looked up at Alex. He was crying as well.

"I'll let you two be alone." He said, and the nurse followed him out.

"This is all my fault." I said as tears fell down my cheeks. Alex pulled me into his arms as best he could and I buried my face in his chest.

"No. It wasn't your fault, Delilah. It was no one's fault." He said. I wrapped my arms around his neck and sobbed. He held me tighter and rubbed my back.

I couldn't tell you how long we both sat there, wrapped in each other's arms, just crying.

When I was released from the hospital, we met my mom back home. There was no more baby bump because of surgery, and I was feeling like shit. We weren't able to fly for the week, which was a bummer, but we were able to explain what happened to my mom. Needless to say.. She was just as upset as we were.

The whole week, I laid in bed. The only times I got up were to eat and go to the bathroom to occasionally shower or do my business. Other than that, I was a vegetable. Alex tried to get me to go do something with him, but I couldn't bring myself to leave the house.

"Delilah, wake up. We've got to get ready to leave." Alex said as he shook me awake. I groaned, but got up. We quickly showered together, got dressed, packed up whatever wasn't packed, and left after saying goodbye to my mom.

The plane ride was horrible. The stewardess that was actually doing her job was a bitch to me, but she got Alex everything he asked for right away, so he ordered stuff for me. My hand didn't leave his the whole ride, and I was happy about that. I only broke out in tears three times, and each time, Alex comforted me.

When we landed, we met up with Jack, Rian, Cass, and Zack. I denied them all hugs, as I was still upset, and they understood that I wasn't in the mood. We stayed over at Jack's for the night, because Alex and I were dead tired.

The three of us were sitting on the couch, just soaking in the silence. I was curled up into Alex's side, trying to keep myself from breaking down again. But of course, I couldn't keep it in. I let out a sniffle and I heard Alex sigh as he set his glass of water down. He pulled me onto his lap and kissed my forehead as he rubbed my back.

"She hasn't said anything since you've been here. What's wrong?" Jack asked. I looked up at him to see him looking at me with a confused scowl.

"Tell him, Alex." I said; my voice hoarse. He nodded and kissed my cheek.

"Well, last week, she was experiencing some pain in her side, so her mom and I took her to the hospital. The doctor did a bunch of tests while she was passed out. Then.. um..they had to undergo surgery.. and.. we lost the baby." Alex said, his voice cracking as he let the tears fall down his cheeks. He hid his face in my neck and I lent against him.

"Oh my go- I'm so sorry." Jack said.

"It's okay." I said, though I hardly believed it. I stood up and helped Alex to his feet. I said goodnight to Jack, and Alex and I made our way to the guest room. I plopped onto the bed and Alex sat next to me. He put his arms around me and we fell onto the pillows together. Eventually, we fell asleep... and it felt nice to close my eyes for a few hours.

Notes

Aww... what the fuck did I do and why? Oh yeah. That's how it goes. :P

Sorry..