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Title: Expecting the Unexpected
Author: Billie Reid
Rating: PG-18
Summary: What is really going on with Michael and Maria? Read to find out more secrets.
Disclaimer: The characters from Roswell New Mexico aren't mine, but I'm using them for fun.
Michael gazed down at Maria laying there unconscious. He was really worried about her. "Come on Deluca, you are no fun when you are quiet." He picked her head up and sat down and rested her head on his lap. He brushed her hair with his fingers.
Maria started to stir. Feeling nauseous and weak. She didn’t know where she was. She turned her head and saw Michael looking down at her.
"Woo.. take it easy. Want some more water?" He asked.
She shook her head. "You have got to stop showing up for me like this Guerin."
"I can go and get Liz for you if you want me to leave."
"That’s the problem…you never do." Maria said and closed her eyes as she laid resting. A tear rolling down her face.
Michael was heart broken to say the least.
After a few moments, she sat up, feeling dizzy. Michael stood next to her. "Michael…I need to tell you something." She said and looked at him.
Just then Max walked in, surprised and relieved she was up. "Hey.. your up. How are you feeling?"
Maria looked over at him, the movement of her head made her dizzy more as she just kind of grabbed her head and moaned in reply.
Max glanced at Michael and he just frowned and shook his head. "Sorry, I know this is a bad time, but I need to ask you something."
Michael pipped in. "MAX!" He warned. He wished Max would have waited just a few more minutes before walking in, he wanted to know what Maria wanted to tell him.
Maria stopped him. "Its fine.. what's up?"
"Cinco de mayo.. a witness saw you fighting with Carla, one of my murder victims, out side."
She thought about it for a moment. "Carla? Oh.. you don't want to know." She said when she remembered. She looked at Max. "I went out side just in time to see her about to leave with someone she shouldn’t have left with." She paused a moment. "I didn’t know she was one of your victims."
Michael put his hand on Maria's shoulder. "Who was it Deluca?"
Maria looked down at her hands. "Someone married."
Max then asked the million dollar question. "Married to who?"
Maria looked up at him and didn’t reply. She didn’t know how to tell him that.
Max glanced at Michael and he took a deep breath. One person was the main key.
Michael knew Max could handle this. He didn’t want to leave Maria.
Noah.
Max left them and went out to find Liz.
Michael looked at Maria, he was now rubbing her back.
Maria broke down at that point and fell against him.
Michael held her close. "We should get you home to bed and rest." He said. He didn’t give her time to reply. He picked her up and carried her. He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head as he took her back to her place.
It didn’t take long before he was at her place. Using his powers, he unlocked her door and pushed it opened. He entered slowly, still carrying her. He glanced down to see that she was asleep and wouldn’t even know what had happened. He glanced around a moment and then taking a guess, located her room.
Michael carried Maria over to her bed and laid her down. He brushed the hair out of her face as he looked at her. He covered her up and started walking back to the bedroom door.
Maria woke and saw Michael. "Guerin?" She asked.
He whipped around. "I'm sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you." He walked back over to her.
She shook her head. "Stay with me?" she asked, afraid to look at him.
Michael smiled. "Gladly." he slid off his shoes. He then laid down next to her.
Maria moved closer to him, wanting to feel safe. That was one thing that he was good for. He never let anything happen to her.
Michael held her closer as she feel asleep again. He knew she needed sleep. It didn’t take him long before he too, fell asleep.
Hours passed and Maria jumped up out of bed and ran to the bathroom, only to throw up. She's been like this for awhile now. As she sat on the edge of the bath tub, she remembered. She was pregnant. Its still all so new to her. She's never been pregnant before. She stood up and rinsed her mouth out. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. She almost told Michael earlier, but then Max walked in. She saw she was still wearing the dress from earlier and removed it, she hung it up and walked back to her room to get a shirt. Walking in she saw Michael sitting there. Her eyes went wide. She forgot he was there.
Michael smiled. "How are you feeling?" He asked, trying not to look at her naked body.
Maria took a deep breath. "Um…I'm not sure." She walked over and pulled out a shirt and put it on, she then walked back over and sat on the bed. "Guerin…we need to talk."
Michael nodded. "Ok. What about?"
Maria didn’t look at him, she didn’t know how too, she just blurted it out. "I…I'm pregnant." She said in a whisper.
Michael moved closer. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
Maria looked at him now. "I said…I'm pregnant."
Michael was shocked. "Oh…um, congratulations."
Maria shook her head. "With your baby Guerin."
"WHAT?!" He was more shocked now then before.
"I didn’t plan this." She didn't know how to read him now.
"No.. I.." He leaned back against the head board. "I didn’t know I could have kids. This is just a shock…are you ok?" Maria was like the last one out of the group that still didn’t know that they were Aliens. How was this going to affect her…and the baby? So many things were now running through his head.
"Considering I'm guessing I'm about four weeks… I'm confused, as I already have a small bump. That’s not normal. Its more like three to four months before that normally happens. And no, I haven't been with anyone else. It's been almost two years since I was last with anyone. I know this child is yours. So stop questioning it. I completely understand if you want nothing to do with it. I can deal with the baby on my own."
Michael was getting irritated with all of her talking. He leaned forward, grabbed her head and kissed her. It was a nice, long, passionate kiss. He pulled back. "Give me time to think, you were talking way to much…again.." He smiled at her.
She returned the kiss. That was one thing, well, two things he was good at, she blushed and smiled at him. "I'm sorry." she laid back down, facing him this time.
Michael scooted down on the bed, laying there facing her. "May I?" he asked, he wanted to feel her stomach. He's never felt the belly of a pregnant woman before.
She nodded. "Sure." She watched as he reached forward and put his hand over her stomach.
Michael reached out and rested his hand on her belly.
Days passed by and Michael went on a road trip with Alex and Kyle. In the back of his mind he kept thinking about Maria. How she was doing, how they planned to handle this. He hadn't seen much of her.
Things with Noah stirred things up with everyone. More questions arose then answers.
Maria worked the next few days, but this morning when she woke up, she felt sick, she was exhausted and hot. She called off work and went back to bed.
Michael was in shock, everything he just seen and witnessed, seeing others like him and seeing his mother again after all these years. Then to watch it all blow up in front of him. He just hoped Kyle got evidence of everything that they did there. He sat in the back seat and fell asleep as Kyle drove them back to Roswell. Michael was in deep sleep when he started having a nightmare. Maria was in trouble, she was yelling out for help. He sat up quickly, short of breath, sweat beading his forehead.
Alex looked at him. "Are you ok?" he asked.
Michael took a deep breath. "I'm not sure.. How much longer before we get home?" he asked Kyle.
"About half an hour." Kyle replied.
"Please hurry." was all Michael said. 'I'm coming Maria.. Just hang on.' he thought to himself.
Kyle nodded and sped up some. He didn't know what was going on, but knew there had to be a reason.
Michael sat with his eyes closed. Hoping he'd get to her in time. He could tell something was wrong, just not sure what.
Kyle was approaching town. "Need me to drop you off somewhere?" he looked back.
Michael sat up. "The bar." he said. He wouldn't look at Alex, he couldn't.
Kyle glanced at Alex, he returned his look. He was heart broken over this. It didn't take long before Kyle was pulling up out side of the bar. Before he could stop the car, Michael was jumping out and running down the sidewalk.
Michael ran as fast as he could to Maria's apartment, finding the door locked, he used his powers and unlocked the door. He walked in slowly, looking around for Maria.
He entered the hallway and walked down to the bedroom, it was then he saw her, in bed. He breathed a sigh of relief. He walked over to the bed. "You had me so worried." he said and sat down on the edge.
Maria didn't move. She was unconscious.
"Maria?" he asked. He didn't get a reply. He pulled back the covers, checking her. He felt her head and she was so hot. "Shit!" he started panicking now. He couldn't call for help, not the normal kind. Liz popped in his head. She'd know what to do. He pulled out his phone and called her.
Liz's phone rang three times before she answered it. "Hello?" she said.
"Liz.. Its Me, Michael.. Something is wrong with Maria.. I need your help." he said in rush.
"Where are you?" she was already grabbing her bag and keys and heading out the door.
"Her apartment." he answered. "Please hurry Liz."
"On my way." she hung up. She rushed over there, not sure what she was about to find. It didn't take long for Liz to get to Maria's appointment. Grabbing her bag she rushed up to the door, barley touching it as it swings open.
She made her way to Maria's bedroom, she's been there before she knew where it was. Walking in, she saw Michael sitting on the bed, holding her hand and brushing the hair back from her face, worry was written all over his face.
She walked over. "What's going on?" she asked him as she felt her forehead. She was hot.
"I'm not sure, I had one of those feelings that something wasn't right and when I got here, I found her like this." Michael informed her.
"We need to get her body temperature down." Liz said. "Can you draw up a cold bath and put ice in it?"
Michael didn't like leaving her but he nodded and did as Liz instructed. He turned the water on cold and then went to get all the ice she had in the freezer. He was hoping Liz could help. He put the ice in the tub and turned the water off and returned to the bedroom. Wondering if Liz found something out.
Liz was taking her blood pressure and listening to her heart rate. Both were high. She removed the cuff and put it back in her bag, she then pulled back the covers. What she saw next shocked her. "What in the world is this?" she glanced over at the door, seeing Michael walking in.
His eyes went wide. She looks like she's about eight months pregnant. "Um, well, she's pregnant but she's only maybe two months pregnant."
"Pregnant? She never told me.. Her best friend." she thought a moment. "Wait.. How did you know if I didn't?" she stood up and turned, looking at him.
"I'm the father." he took a deep breath.
It sunk into Liz and her eyes went wide and she turned to Maria. She went into doctor mode quickly. She listened to the baby's heart beat. It too was fast. "Michael I need my other bag from my office and the microscope. I need to do blood work."
Michael wasted no time. He took off to her office, getting what she needed.
Liz didn't know what was going on, but if this was really Michael's, then Maria's life could be in danger. They have never heard of this before. "Maria.. Hang on, I'm doing everything I can." she needed help and one person came to mind other then Max. She called Kyle.
"Valenti." He said answering his phone.
"Kyle.. I need your assistance quickly. It's life or death. Bring your bag." Liz didn't want to say what the issue was.
"Liz, what's going on?" he asked as he put his bag together.
"It's Maria." was all she said.
"Where?" he moved faster.
"Her place. And Kyle.. Hurry." Liz hung up the phone and called Max. If something was to happen to Maria, she'd need Max.
Max answered. "Hey sweetie." he saw her number.
"Max.. I need you. Maria is sick. I will explain later.. Just get here please?" Liz was begging him.
"On my way." he left the station.
Michael returned and just as he showed up, Kyle was pulling up.
Kyle saw him and knew it was bad. "Where is she?"
"Bedroom.. This way." he lead him in to her. He didn't care, she needed help.
Kyle grabbed his bags and went in with him. Walking in, he saw Maria on the bed, laying on her back. She was very pregnant. The questioning look he just gave Liz, said it all.
"Don't ask. But I think it's what's making her sick. I need to do blood work and get her hooked to a monitor." Liz took the bag from Michael and sat up the microscope. She then grabbed a needle and took some blood. She then put it on a slide and looked at it. What she saw, shocked her. It's the same as she saw when she found out about Max and Noah.
Michael sat next to Maria, holding her hand and watching Liz and Kyle work on her.
Kyle looked over. "Anything?" he asked as he was hooking her up to the monitor.
"Um, yeah.. Same." hoping he'd know what she meant.
Kyle pushed up Maria's shirt so he could put the monitor band over her stomach when all of a sudden he could see something moving and pushing against her stomach. "Liz!"
She turned to see what was wrong and seen it. "Michael... You need to leave." she was preparing herself for a C-section.
"I'm not leaving Liz. I can't."
Max walked into Maria's, looking for Liz. She heard commotion from the other room and followed the noise.
Liz was putting rubber gloves on as was Kyle. "I am gonna have to give her a shot of nonvaccine and I'm probably going to have to perform a C-section." she was telling Michael what she was doing.
Max stared at them. "What's going on here?"
Michael had had enough of hearing this, his temper took over as he stood up. "I probed her and now she's having an alien baby but it's killing her!"
Kyle glanced over at Liz when Michael had that out burst. He would have laughed if it wasn't killing Maria.
Max looked at him. "Let's give them room." he nodded for Michael to join him in the other room.
Michael shook his head. "I'm not leaving."
"Yes you are.. Now come on." Max now knew why Liz called him. Incase he needed to heal her.
Michael kissed Maria's head and gave in. He looked at Liz and Kyle. "Save her." he said as he left.
This was all new for Liz and Kyle. Liz prepped Maria and took a breath as she started cutting. She's seen one of these done before so she knew she'd be able to do it. She also knew Kyle has too, that's why she called him. "Her vitals ok?" she asked, not taking her eyes off Maria's pregnant stomach.
"They are holding." he said and started helping Liz. "I didn't think this would be possible."
"Me either.. And I'm guessing neither did Michael from his reaction." Liz said.
"Ok, I'm about to cut into the uterus." Liz said and as she put the scalpel to the lining, she again seen movement. "Stay still little one." she whispered and seen it backed away. Her eyes went wide as it listened. She took a deep breath and slowly cut into the uterus.
Kyle used suction to keep the area clear. His heart was racing. What were they going to find on this next cut?
"Moment of truth." Liz said and gave one more cut, cutting the placenta and seeing what was inside. Doctor mod took over, reaching in and pulling the baby out, cleaning the airway and cutting the umbilical cord, she wrapped the baby up and laid the infant down on the bed.
Kyle watched in Aww and then him and Liz got to work on cleaning Maria up and stitching her up. Her body temperature was coming down from that.
Liz was glad they didn't need the ice bath after all. She put a bandage over the cut. Just then the baby started crying. She picked the baby up. "Keep an eye on Maria, make sure she stays stable." she told Kyle and then walked out to the living room.
Max was having a talk with Michael about all of this when Liz walked out, baby in her arms. Max couldn't help but smile at the sight.
Michael looked over and saw Liz, he stood up and walked to her.
Liz smiled at Michael. "Congratulations dad, you have a daughter."
Michael had tears in his eyes. He took the baby from Liz. "How's Maria?"
"Stable.. Still unconscious right now though. We will keep an eye on her over night. She makes it she should be fine." She walked over to Max. "Don’t even think about it." she kissed him. She watched as Michael returned to the bedroom, leaving them in the living room. "When I did blood work, I found the same thing I found when I checked yours and Noah's blood. I'm not sure if it was because of the baby or if being pregnant changed her. We are going to have to watch her." She licked her lips. "She doesn’t know does she? I mean, about you all being…alien?"
"I don’t believe she does. Michael hasn’t said. Hell, I just found out two weeks ago, he had feeling for her."
Michael walked over to the bed and sat down next to Maria. He couldn’t take his eyes off his daughter. "You look just like your mommy." He sighed. "Maria…Please wake up."
Kyle watched and walked over. "Here, let me take her. You need rest too." He slowly took the baby from Michael and watched as he slid down on the bed and held Maria close.
Kyle walked out of the room. "Michael is resting. I think its best if we stay here tonight and keep an eye on them all."
Liz nodded. "I agree. I'm gonna run to the corner store and get a few things for the baby." She cleaned up and left.
Kyle and Max sat there with the baby. "So…this changes things huh?"
"You have no idea." Max said. "May I hold her?"
Kyle nodded and walked over, putting the baby girl in his arms.
Max looked down at her and smiled. "Hi there sweetie… I'm your uncle Max." He rocked her and she fell asleep.
Liz returned a few hours later with a crib, diapers, clothes and she wanted to get a teddy bear for the baby but all they had were stuffed aliens. She walked in with a few bags full. "Guys, could you get the rest for me?"
Max nodded and passed the child to Liz as he went out to the car. Liz laid the baby down, cleaned her up and put a diaper on her and a onesie. "There you go, Feels better huh sweetie?"
Max and Kyle carried in a box that he could only imagine was a crib. It took maybe twenty minutes for them to put it together. Liz smiled and then put sheets and a light blanket on it. "Can you carry it into the bedroom please?" She asked and followed them. She laid the baby down and then checked on Maria. She seemed ok but still unconscious.
Michael was out like a light and the three of them left, giving them time.
It was in the middle of the night when Maria finally came around. Moving slowly and moaning in pain. She felt something heaving laying a crossed her stomach and she looked over to see Michael was there. She stretched some.
Michael felt her move and woke up. "Maria?" He asked all sleepy.
"Yeah, why are you here?" She was confused.
Just then the baby started crying. Michael sat up, everything coming back to him. He looked at Maria who was just confused. "Um." He walked over and picked up the baby who was now in a crib. He smiled and returned to the bed. He processed to explain everything to her. Leaving out the alien part for just a moment.
"I remember being pregnant… but Michael… that child shouldn’t be… I mean, I was what…three maybe four months at the most."
"I can explain that too." Michael sighed and took a deep breath and blurted it out. "I'm an alien."
Maria just sat there looking at him like he grew another head. He may as well have. "WHAT?!"
"I'm an alien…as well as Max and Isabel. Our ship crashed years ago and when we came out of the pods, we were like eight. We knew nothing."
"You probed me and got me pregnant to populate the earth with aliens?" She freaked.
"My god Maria.. its nothing like that. I promise. " Michael was rocking the child, hoping she'd stop crying soon.
"I don't even want to see you right now Guerin." She was very upset.
"Deluca.." Michael started.
"Don't Deluca me right now Guerin."
Michael laid the baby down in the crib and slowly walked out of her room.
Liz heard them yelling and sat there a moment. She was glad she was up, but not like this. She saw Michael walk out and looked over at him.
Michael left the apartment all together.
Liz walked into the bedroom and checked Maria. "Maria, how are you feeling?" She asked as she looked over the monitors and checked her blood pressure.
"Well ,considering my life as just gone to hell." Maria laid there in tears.
"Maria, he's the same guy he's always been. You just know his secret." Liz sat down next to her. "He cares about you a lot. He hasn't left your side since yesterday."
Maria looked over at her. "This isn't possible Liz.. none of it is."
Liz looked over at her. "It is.. and you of all people should be wide open to this idea." She paused. "You have a beautiful little girl and a good looking guy. Hold on to that."
Max walked in then. "We aren't here to harm anyone. Let alone our friends and family." He shrugged. "We come in peace." He smirked.
Liz laughed. "Wrong time Max."
Maria shook her head. "So, you had to remove the baby? Was she full term at four months?"
"She's perfect." She walked over and picked the baby up and returned next to Maria.
"Meet your daughter." She laid her into her arms.
Maria took her and cried. She never thought she would experience this. A family, a child, and a hot guy to do it with.
Over the next few days Maria healed slowly, taking care of the baby on her own. Liz would come over every day to check on her.
Maria hasn't heard from Michael at all. She was doing everything she could for their daughter. She named her Michaela. She look at her sleeping in the crib and called Michael as she sits there.
"Hello?" He said as he's been hiding out the passed few days.
"Guerin?" She asked.
"Maria? Are you ok?" He finally sat up from his bed.
"Yeah, could you come over so we can talk?" She's really missed him.
"I will be right there." He hung up the phone and headed into town. He stopped and picked up some food. Before he knew it he was pulling up in front of her apartment. He grabbed the bags of food and walked to the door. He knocked and waited.
Maria answered and when she saw Michael, she pulled him into a hug. She's missed him. "I'm sorry...so sorry. I've missed you. Please don't leave us again."
"I've missed you too." He kissed her.
"Come meet Michaela...our daughter." She smiled and took his hand, pulling him into her place. She was finally happy that they are together.
One big happy family..... or are they?