The following weeks carried on like normal. Alex and Eliza spent most of their time together, and Alex went into work once or twice a week.

Even though he didn't physically go into work a lot, Alex was constantly working. He was always up late at night writing for hours on end.

This just happened to be one of those nights. Alexander was awake and at the desk in Eliza and his shared room, writing up reports for Washington.

The small light on the desk, emitting a dim glow, was keeping Eliza up this night. She sighed to herself as she struggled to roll over, the ever growing baby bump making it difficult for her to move.

"Alex? Come back to sleep." She said and groaned.

Alex turned around to face her "I'll go back to sleep soon, I just need to finish this. I'm behind."

"You said that last week."

Alex sighed.

Great, this conversation again.

"Look, I'm almost done. And once I'm done, I'll come lay down, okay? I just need to finish this. Works important."

Eliza sighed and rolled back in bed "yeah, more than me, I guess." She mumbled to herself.

Alexander sighed and kept writing through the night.

_______

The next morning was hell.

Alexander started the day, by Eliza ignoring him, and spilling coffee everywhere, including his papers.

"Fuck. I needed to turn those in today." He mumbled to himself as he cleaned up the papers.

As Alexander was cleaning his mess and starting to rewrite the papers, downstairs, Angelica and Eliza were talking.

Rather, Angelica was talking and Eliza was crying.

The two hadn't fully made up since their last argument, but right now, Eliza needed someone to talk to who wasn't Alexander, and it just happened to be Angelica.

"All he does is write, and write. It's like he never stops working, even being at home more. I hate it. I need to talk to him about the baby, and other things and I can't because he's always writing, and when he's not, he's usually sleeping or at work. It's like I can't win." Eliza said, emotional due to the hormones associated with pregnancy.

"We used to spend so much time together, now it's like we spend no time together." Eliza sniffled into a tissue.

Angelica frowned at her crying sister.

"Oh, Liza.." she said softly and hugged her. On the outside, Angelica was soft and caring, but on the inside at the moment, she was full on raging.

Alexander did the one thing Angelica told him not to do; make her sister cry.

"He missed the first sonogram." Eliza cried into Angelica's shoulder

Oh no he didn't; that boy. Angelica thought to herself.

_______

Alexander was taken by a sudden surprise when Angelica burst through the door and grabbed him by his shirt collar.

"You don't listen well, do you?!" Angelica kissed and pinned Alexander up against a wall.

Alexander froze; he didn't know what to do.

"You made my dear sister cry! I told you to NEVER do that!"

Alex put his hands up in defense "I'm- I'm sorry, but I need to work if she wants me to provide for us."

Angelica laughed.

"She doesn't need you to provide! Our family will pay for everything! She just wants you, you dumbass!"

Alex sighed "I know! But it's for my honor, okay?! And I have to prove that I'm worthy in this goddamn family.

Angelica shook her head.

"You already fucked up fatherhood; you missed the first sonogram." Angelica said and walked away, shaking her head.

Alexander sighed and frowned.

Now that he thought of it, he really hasn't been listening or paying attention to Eliza that much. And she has been trying to get his attention.

Fuck. He thought to himself and for a way to make it up to her.