5.5 New Life

Madison lacked the will, or want, to live. For days, she wandered the house lifeless, spending most of the day staring at a blank canvas. Lexi was worried sick over Madison and the baby. After many words of encouragement, Ty coaxed her downstairs. With Madison finally out of her new routine, Lexi went to town to find a few outfits for the new baby.

Ty made sure everything was set for Madison before leaving her unattended in the living room while he cooked the three of them dinner. Ty jumped as the fire alarm wailed through out the house. He looked around the empty, smokeless kitchen before realizing Madison was no longer on the couch. From his position in the kitchen he could clearly see the second fireplace empty. With both potential fire areas clear, there was one place she could be. The deck.

He raced to the sliding to the sliding door where Madison was half engulfed in flames from the grill. Ty grabbed her, pulling a hysterical Madison from the flaming grill. "Leave me!" She shouted tears streaming down her face. Ty held her close in a bear hug until the firemen arrived and extinguished the flames.

Lexi arrived home as the fire truck pulled away. Her heart full of fear. Instead of finding anyone dead or injured, she found her daughter in labor up stairs and her shaky husband panicking. Lexi quickly rushed her daughter to the car and to the hospital.

Gavin was born shortly after getting to the hospital. Even though his mother had taken in a lot of smoke, he was a healthy baby boy with many of his father's characteristics, except for his strange purple eyes.