Maxine Stewart-Lacos smiled over at Kenny Lacos, "I can't wait for this little guy to come out."

"I can't wait either," said Kenny.

Maxine was eight months pregnent. She was still working at the police station, yet she planned to take leave as soon as she had the baby.

"Let's get to work," said Max.

"Okay," said Kenny. They got in the car, and drove to work.

Max walked into the police station, and sat down at her desk.

"No one's really around today, huh?" said Max.

"Yeah," said Kenny, "Just Smith, Kneelson, and me."

"Are you having lunch in Windsor," asked Max.

"Yeah," said Kenny, "I'm going to Patton's, to meet with Jimmy, wanna come?"

"No, but remember Cupid," said Max.

"How could I forget?" said Kenny.

Carter Pike glanced at his two year old daughter, Alisha, and five year old son, Robert.

"Alisha, you can't hit Robert on the head with a baseball bat," explained Carter. His wife was at the doctor's office, so he had stayed home to watch his children.

Sue had been throwing up in the morning and then been feeling perfectly fine for the rest of the day. She had also had some pretty odd cravings.

"I've got it!" cried Carter, "She's pregnent!"

"What?" asked Alisha.

"Pregnent means shes gonna have a baby," said Robert, knowling.

"Oh, where do babies come from?" asked Alicia.

They looked at Carter.

"Well," said Carter.

Max sat in the office. It was a pretty boring job. Answering 911 calls, and doing office work, but in a year, or so she'd be back on the job. She was so excited. She thought back to when she had almost had a baby-while someone almost gave her a baby. She had been so sweet. And Kenny-RINGGGGGGGGG! Maxine's thoughts were interrupted by the 911 line.

"911, what is your emergency," said Max, calmly.

"My husband," sobbed a woman, "He's acting crazy. He got mad, I'm so scared."

She was interrupted by a man's yelling, suddenly she screamed, and Max heard a dial tone.

"Kneelson, where are you, we have a domestic situation down the street from the sheriff's office," said Max.

"I'm about 5 miles east of the city, I'll get there as soon as I can," he said.

"Kenny, this is Max, domestic situation down the street from the station, I'm going to help out," said Max.

"No! Max, don't even think about it," said Kenny.

"I can help, everyone's too far to do anything, I'm going," Max ripped off the headset, grabbed her gun, and ran out the door.

"Max! MAX!" yelled Kenny.

Sue walked in the front door.

"Sue, I figured it out, you're pregnent!" Carter said, excitidly.

"I know," said Sue glumly.

"This is great," said Carter, "This is so exciting!

"Yeah, can I talk to you alone, in the kitchen," Sue said, looking at the kids.

"Of course, what is it?" asked Carter.

"I don't want to have another child," said Sue.

"Well, it's a little too late for that," said Carter.

"I want to get an abortion," said Sue.

As Maxine approached the house she heard noises.

"Hello," she called. There was no answer. She walked in. She turned the corner, and walked into the kitchen, Molly Cerse was laying on the floor, and Mark Cerse held a chair over her head.

"FREEZE! Put down the chair," Max said.

"What are you gonna do?" sneered Mark.

"I have a gun," said Max reaching for it.

"Guess what, so do I," said Mark, he opened fire on Max, and hit her. She fell to the ground, and Mark shot her again, and again.

The baby, thought Max, Save the baby! She crawled to a corner, and curled up to protect her baby.

"An abortion," said Carter, "An abortion......"

"I know we've always been againist it, and I sort-of am, but it was so hard for me to have a baby, I had a c-section two times," said Sue.

"I know, but we can't abort, no, I won't let you," said Carter.

"You don't have a choice!" Sue walked out of the room.

Kenny stormed into the house with his gun up, and shot Mark Cerse.

"Max, Max," he scanned the room, and spotted Max in the corner, "It's gonna be okay Max, just hold on, GET AN AMBULANCE HERE NOW!" He picked up Max, and carried her out of the house, and then they rushed her to the hospital, where Jill Brock stood waiting.

"Get her into room nine," said Jill, "Now! The gunshot wound induced labor, she's gonna have a baby!"

"I don't have a choice?" said Carter, "I don't have a choice?"

"Carter, let's talk about this, I didn't mean that," said Sue.

"Maybe you did," said Carter, "I feel like I don't know you anymore."

"Maybe you never did," said Sue.

Jill walked into the waiting room.

"Congrationlations Kenny, you're a father," said Jill.

Kenny got up, "Is everyone okay?"

"Yep, you have a healthy baby boy," said Jill.

"I do?" said Kenny.

"You can go in and see him if you want," said Jill.

Kenny walked into the room.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," said Max, "Look at him, isn't he adorable?"

"Can I hold him?" asked Kenny.

"Sure," said Max, "Here you go."

"What should we name him?"

"What do you think?" asked Kenny.

"How about Eric Kenneth Lacos?" asked Max.

"Sounds good to me," said Kenny.

"I'm glad I got you, Lacos," said Max.

"Yeah, just don't forget it!" said Kenny. .