"When would I ever turn down such a good prize?" he questioned, a flirtatious grin gathering on his lips. He would have stayed in the moment longer, bantering in inappropriate remarks if he had known what was going to explode before them in a few mere moments. Oliver jumped, plunging right into the abyss of anger and hormones raging through the brunette before him. He knew better. Especially now, not to get her on edge, but for some reason, the words spilled out like broken shards of glass biting at their skins. His eyes rolled, another action that would probably send her boiling, but he couldn’t control it, "I wasn’t apprehensive about it, I just wasn’t sure if you wanted to meet them or not, you’re overreacting over nothing." His head fell back in defeat as she continued, "I never said you were going to embarrass me!" Most days the couple lived in bliss. There were not hurtful, bitter, angry words expelling from them - they didn’t have a reason too. But, apparently, when they began they didn’t stop. Narrowing his eyes towards her, he took a step back, "So now I’m a coward because I’m a cop?" He shook his head at her, a disgruntled scoff purring from his lips, "I’m not pregnant! You’re the pregnant one, it’s not just you anymore Alexis, there’s another human life you have to think about. I’m not asking you for my own benefit here so we can sit and watch movies every day - I’m asking you because I don’t think it’s safe." He wasn’t entirely sure why he continued his argument on the stand, it was pointless, he knew very well she wouldn’t put her life on hold for anything or anyone, it just wasn’t in her nature. "I don’t want you working."Â
Alexis could feel the blood rushing through her veins, her blood pressure probably peaked at this point. The way he's blatantly push her buttons, a defensive stance and the accompanying eye roll. It was like she'd been set ablaze, a wild fire burning through her delicate pores, red hot to the touch. Her arms crossed tight over her chest, nails digging into her pain. She'd only felt this all consuming anger once in her life and it was the day she found out her parents died. Her nails dug so deep into her palms that day, blood dripped through the slots of her fingers. Okay, Oliver. Why wouldn't I want to meet them? The grandparents to my child or better yet the parents to the man I love? You know if I had parents they would have known about us and the baby already because this is huge. Not something you can sweep under the rug. Do. Not. Tell. Me. I. Am. Overrating." If he was smart, he'd dew back because she wouldn't. Alexis Yorke never backed down, she was scrappy. "If you wanted me to meet them, I would have already. Even if I didn't want too, I would for you." Underneath the roaring pit of anger was a seething vat of sorrow. The emotions rolled through her like a tidal wave, the tears welled in her eyes. She didn't bother to brushed them away. "You're a coward because you think you're only as good as the shield you wear. You're more than that and if weren't so scared you could be more if you wanted too. You love the job and I know you're amazing at it. But you're more than just a chief." Alexis clenched her jaw knowing there was some truth in it, he was right. She was over worked and it wasn't safe for her or the baby. "I know the risks and I know my limits. Our limits. You're right, you're not pregnant. You don't have to stop your life, abandon what you believe okay? I do. To be a good mother, I can't be a good doctor." Her heels pivoted slightly moving as far as she could from him. The leather jacket hung lonely along the back of the chair. "I don't want you to put your life on the line and die. I don't want you to leave me..us here without you because you got shot or worse. I don't want a lot of things but I won't ever rob you of you what you love." Alexis could only slipped one arm through the jacket before doubling over, the pain like a stabbing to the center of stomach. She couldn't think above the pain rippling through her.
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