The FBI Baby
Chapter 1
(Jess is 3 months pregnant)
"Oh my god." Jess cried. "Yes." She couldn't believe that Collin had asked her to marry him.
Collin put the diamond ring on Jess's finger. Tears of joy where going down Jess's face. She could not believe all of this. First she finds out she's pregnant and now Collin wants her to marry him. Jess was so excited about all of this.
"I love you so much Jess." Collin said just as happily as Jess was.
"Collin, you'll never know how much I love you." Jess cried overjoyed. They then shared a long kiss.
The next morning Jess felt so different having to get up at 6 in the morning so she could be to work at 7:30 to 8. She wished she could sleep in because she had really enjoyed that, but she was really happy that she could go back to work too. She had to get up even earlier though since she was pregnant. "Hey Jess are you ready to go back to work?" Collin asked her once he saw her starting to wake up.
"No, I want to sleep in." Jess told him since they were up pretty late last night from excitement of Collin asking her to marry him.
"I think everyone does. So, how are you feeling?" Collin asked knowing what kind of morning she'd had yesterday.
"Good, now. I'll be feeling bad in a little while. Morning sickness has to be the absolute worse part of being pregnant." Jess told him.
They both laughed a little and then Jess decided to try to get up to start getting ready for work. Once she sat up she instantly felt worse. "You alright?" Collin asked Jess noticing that she looked like she felt terrible.
"Yeah, just feeling a little horrible." Jess said. Minutes later, Jess jumped up in a mad dash for the bathroom. Collin immediately followed her into the bathroom to hold her hair back for her. He felt so bad that she had to go through the morning sickness everyday for about the next 2 months
"Are you sure you want to go back to work today?" Collin asked Jess once she had stopped gagging for a few minutes.
"Yeah, I have to. I've been out of work for a month. I want to go back." Jess told him.
"Even though you might get sick at work?" Collin asked her.
"I doubt it will happen much at work, more in the mornings but I can still do my job, which is what I'm dying to do right now." Jess reminded him.
"If that's what you want to do, then I'm not going to stop you." Collin told her. He held Jess's hair for her as she started gagging again. He was so objective to her going back to work but he knew that he couldn't stop her if she wanted to go to work she was going and nothing was going to change her mind.
"Yeah, it's what I want to do." Jess said once she felt better.
Collin watched as she went back in the bedroom after she felt better. "I'm going to work today." Jess insisted as she began to get ready.
"I'm not trying to stop you or anything." Collin said.
"Good." Jess said laughing somewhat.
Collin watched Jess as she was getting ready for work as he lay in bed. He didn't like the idea of her going to work while being pregnant, because she could get hurt and she was sick a lot. He wished that he could make her stay home but he knew that she was stubborn and that she was going. But he knew that before long Pollock would put her out of work and she would be happy about that.
As Jess was getting ready for work she thought about how worried Collin was about her going back to work. She wished that there was a way for her to convince him everything would be fine but she knew that he would always be cautious because of his friend that lost her baby. Now though, she was excited to be going back to work to help people and to tell Nicole, Antonio, and Pollock that she was going to be getting married to someone who loved her just as much as she loved him.
"Collin, I promise you that I will be fine." Jess reassured him.
"I trust you Jess, I really do." Collin said.
Jess just smiled. "I can't believe in 2 weeks I have an appointment to get an ultrasound so we can finally see our baby." Jess said excitedly.
"I would never forget that." Collin said as he smiled.
"I know you wouldn't. Well I got to go. I will see you tonight." Jess said as she gave Collin a quick kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too Jess. Have a good day back at work." Collin said.
"I will try." Jess said as she waved bye to him.
"So, how do you two feel about Mastriani coming back to work?" Pollock asked them, curious at what they would say.
"I think it's good that she is coming back to work. We just need to make sure that she doesn't get herself into a lot of trouble in a bad situation." Nicole said.
"Don't worry about that Scott, I will be watching her very closely. I care about her safety just as much as you two do." Pollock stressed to them about Jess's safety.
"She'll be going out on the field won't she?" Antonio asked Pollock.
"Yeah, just not in dangerous places." Pollock answered. Nicole smiled knowing how much Pollock cared about Jess's safety.
"That's good; at least we know that she will be as safe as possible until her desk duty." Nicole said.
"Yes she will." Pollock said. "I'll be in my office. When Mastriani arrives, I want to speak to you."
"Yes, sir." Antonio said as Pollock walked away.
"Jess must be really happy coming back to work because she likes to work as much as we do." Nicole said. "This job is just part of her life and when you have to stay out of it, it's rough."
"I bet. But you know I really enjoyed that vacation we had earlier this year. I wonder what being out for a month would be like." Antonio said.
"I don't know but I bet it would be nice." Nicole fantasized about how great a month long vacation would be.
While Nicole and Antonio were talking Jess walked over to her desk which was where they were. "Hey guys!" Jess said extremely happy.
"Jess! Hey!" Nicole said just as happy.
"Glad your back Jess." Antonio told her.
"I am so glad to be back too." Jess said. "I was ready to come back before now, but Pollock wouldn't let me."
"And that was smart of him. So, how's being pregnant going. You're starting to show." Nicole asked smiling.
"It's going pretty good. Morning sickness has started. But it's going pretty good. I get an ultrasound done in two weeks to finally see my baby and get pictures." Jess told them.
"That'll be fun." Nicole said.
"I know it is, and I am dying to see the ultrasound." Jess said.
"Hey what's with the new ring?" Nicole asked Jess curiously.
"Oh." Jess smiled. "Last night, Collin asked me to marry him."
"Are you serious?" Nicole asked her.
"Yes!" Jess half shrieked excitedly.
"And you said yes right?" Antonio asked.
"Of course I did." Jess said. Jess rolled her eyes at Antonio, men.
"Wow." Nicole said pretty surprised.
"Yeah." Jess said still smiling.
"Well, we're happy for you and we're glad you're back. Now we have to go to Pollock's office. He wanted to see us once you were here." Nicole said.
"Ok." Jess said.
"Mastriani. Glad to have you back." Pollock said once they were in his office.
"Thank you sir." Jess said. She was so happy to get back in the routine of working.
"We have a case." Pollock announced as he started walking towards the bullpen.
"Did you really miss this?" Antonio asked Jess as they were walking to the bullpen.
"Actually, I did a little." Jess said.
"We have a missing 13 year old. Haley Rhodes. She got on the bus to go home from school, the bus driver let her off at her stop yesterday afternoon but she never made it home. From her bus stop to her house is about 500 yards or so. I want Mastriani and Scott talking to the bus driver. I want Cortez going to that stop and see if you can find anything." Pollock ordered them.
"Yes, sir." Nicole said as they all walked in different directions.
It only took a few minutes for Jess and Nicole to get to the school and meet the bus driver. "Hi I'm Nicole Scott; this is my partner Jess Mastriani." Nicole introduced themselves to the driver.
"Hi, I'm Amy Davis." Amy introduced herself also. "Do you know anything about Haley?"
"No, not right now. What time did you drop her off at her stop?" Nicole asked her.
"At the same time as every other day. About 3." Amy said.
"Does she always walk that distance to her home or is there normally someone there to pick her up?" Jess asked.
"Normally she walks to her house. I never thought that something would happen to her." Amy answered..
"We don't know that something did." Nicole reassured her.
"Did you notice anything different about the area than normal?" Jess asked.
Amy thought about it for a few minutes. "No, it was the same as any day." Amy told them.
"Did Haley act different than normal before or after she got off of the bus?" Nicole asked Amy.
"No, I mean everything was just the same as it is everyday. I just hope that she is ok." Amy said.
Jess and Nicole glanced at each other. "Don't worry. She'll be fine." Nicole assured Amy.
It had been about 2 hours and everyone was meeting back at the bullpen for an update with the case. "Give me everything you know." Pollock told them.
"Well, Haley is a good student, has a lot of friends. Good family life. She has no reason to runaway." Antonio rattled off to Pollock. Nicole looked at Jess who looked like she didn't feel good.
"You alright?" Nicole asked Jess quietly so that Pollock wouldn't hear them talking.
Jess nodded her head that she was fine as Antonio continued talking. But even though Jess felt horrible she was trying not to let it get to her. Jess then began to feel like she had earlier that morning. She didn't even tell anyone anything as she walked away from where they were at the bullpen. Nicole just watched Jess walk away. Pollock looked at Nicole and then Nicole started to follow Jess because she wanted to make sure she was alright.
Nicole seen Jess go in the bathroom and then she got really worried that Jess wasn't ok. Nicole then went into the bathroom to check on Jess. When she got in there she heard Jess gagging and she knew what was wrong. "Jess, are you ok?" Nicole asked still a little worried about her.
"Yeah." Jess said a little weakly in between getting sick.
"Do you want to go home for the day? I'm sure Pollock won't mind." Nicole asked Jess.
"No, I'll be fine in a little while." Jess claimed. "I thought morning sickness was only in the morning."
"Unfortunately no." Nicole told her.
"You mean 2 months of all day sickness?" Jess asked.
"Yeah." Nicole said. She heard Jess gagging again and she knew she was going to make Jess go home no matter what. She felt so bad for her because she didn't deserve this after all she had been through but Nicole knew that it was a big part of being pregnant.
Once Jess felt better she came out and saw Nicole standing there. "You need to go home Jess." Nicole told her.
"No, I can't. I have a job to do." Jess said.
"Jess you look terrible. I know it's your first day back and all but you don't need to be pushing yourself too hard. I think you should go home and get some rest and come back tomorrow." Nicole told her friend.
"No, Nick. I'm fine. I promise I am fine." Jess retorted as she walked out of the bathroom. Nicole was still worried about Jess.
So they all met back at up at the bullpen and then Nicole told Pollock what they had found out from the bus driver. Pollock didn't even ask about Jess even though he noticed how bad she looked. "That was helpful. Go see what Cortez has come up with in forensics." Pollock said since Antonio had walked away once Nicole and Jess were back.
"Yes sir." Jess said. Nicole and Jess started walking over to where Antonio had forensics and Pollock walked to his office.
"Jess, I'll meet you there, I need to go do something." Nicole said.
"Ok Nick, I'll see you in a few minutes." Jess said as her and Nicole walked different ways.
Nicole got to Pollock's office and knocked before she walked in. "Enter." Pollock said and Nicole walked in.
"Sir, I need to talk to you about Jess." Nicole told Pollock.
"About what with Mastriani?" Pollock asked Nicole.
"I think that she needs to go home at least for today." Nicole said.
"Why?" Pollock asked Nicole.
"Because sir, she looks terrible and she walked off while Antonio was talking because she got sick. I mean, I know that she's pregnant and all, but I think at least today she should go home. I'm worried about her sir." Nicole expressed her concern to him.
"Yes, I would have to agree with you Scott; she does look like she feels bad." Pollock said. "Why don't you go get Mastriani, and then you two come back to my office and I'll decide if she goes home today."
"Thank you sir." Nicole said. So she left to go get Jess. "Jess, Pollock needs to see us in his office." Nicole said.
"Me too?" Antonio asked.
"No, just me and Jess." Nicole said.
"Sir, you wanted to see us?" Jess asked.
"Yes Mastriani. I can tell that you feel horrible and you look like you feel horrible. I have also been made aware that you got sick earlier." Pollock said. Jess glared at Nicole.
"Sir, I am fine. I can do my job." Jess protested.
"You see, most people say that when they are not fine. Mastriani, go home for today and then you can come back tomorrow and do your job." Pollock told her.
"Sir, I can do my job today. It's only my first day back." Jess argued.
"Go home today, now, or I will put you on desk duty for the next week." Pollock ordered her.
Jess just looked at Pollock and Nicole angrily. "Fine sir. I will see you tomorrow." Jess said as she stormed out of Pollock's office.
"She's mad." Nicole said.
"Yes she is. She'll get over it though once she realizes that it is the best thing for her and her baby." Pollock said.
"Yeah. Thank you sir." Nicole said.
"You're welcome Scott." Pollock said.
Nicole walked out and went back to where Antonio was working on forensics. "Where did Jess go?" Antonio asked Nicole.
"Pollock sent her home. I mean, she got sick, and she looked terrible. I'm just glad that she can go home today and relax." Nicole said.
"That's good. I thought she looked like she was sick too." Antonio agreed.
"I mean I know she's pregnant, but she can't overdo it and hurt the baby. So I'm going to watch her until then and make sure she takes it easy." Nicole said.
"Yeah. Was she mad when she was sent home?" Antonio asked.
"Oh yeah. But she will get over it." Nicole said.
Jess walked in the door to her apartment. She was so mad that she had been sent home. Collin came from around the corner and saw Jess. "Jess, what are you doing home so early?" Collin asked her.
"Pollock sent me home because I got a little sick." Jess answered angrily.
"Well, you look like you feel bad." Collin said.
"Why is everyone telling me that?" Jess asked frustrated. "I'm pregnant. Getting sick is part of it. I can still do my job!" Jess yelled as she started to cry.
"Hey, hey. Look, Jess. Everyone is just trying to make sure that you don't overdo it and get hurt." Collin told her.
"I know, but I know when to stop, I know not to over do it." Jess cried.
"Come here." Collin said pulling Jess into a hug. "It will be alright. They just don't want anything to happen to you or to the baby."
"I know. And I know in the end I will thank them for it." Jess cried. "I love you so much."
"I love you too Jess." Collin said.
A few hours later, Jess was dying to know what happened in the case but she knew she was not allowed to go back to the office or she'd be in big trouble. She did have a plan though, call Nicole. "Scott." Nicole answered her phone from the office.
"Hi Nicole." Jess said.
"Jess?" Nicole asked wondering why Jess would be calling.
"Can you tell me something?" Jess asked her.
"Sure." Nicole said.
"What's going on in the case? I'm dying to know since I got kicked off of it." Jess reminded Nicole of the earlier events.
"It's solved. Haley's safe back at home." Nicole said.
"Do you know who took her?" Jess asked wanting every last detail.
"It was one of her neighbors. He got her in his car and told her he was going to drop her off at her house but instead took her to his house and held her there and no one knew about it. But when it happened someone had seen it and when the case made the news they called in about what they saw." Nicole told Jess.
"That's great. Thank you so much Nicole. I needed to know that the case was solved." Jess sighed with relief.
"Your welcome Jess. Pollock will never know you called." Nicole replied.
"Thanks again Nick. I'll see you tomorrow." Jess said.
"Alright Jess. Bye." Nicole said.
Please R&R. I hope everyone that enjoyed When A Loved Friend Vanishes, enjoys this one too. Next chapter will be posted soon! Lexie