Summer is the prime time for my muse apparently….well here we go again.

The reference that I made to John's illness is explained in more detail in my story, He's my son, which can be found on my page, fanfiction or A03 :).

I hope you enjoy this and please read and review :).

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"Push Mrs Tracy, PUSH!"

Jeff winced as his wife squeezed his hand, shaking her head as the doctors wheeled her down the hospital corridor.

"No…No…" she whimpered, "…It's too early. He's not due for another four weeks!"

As she was wheeled into the delivery room, she attempted to get up, only to scream in pain as the next contraction hit causing her to collapse back down onto the bed.

"Okay, we'll need you to push with the next contraction!"

"But it's too soon!"

"We know Mrs Tracy, but your baby is coming and he's coming now!"

Jeff attempted to sit closer, however, he was stopped by a gentle hand on his shoulder. A nurse smiled sympathetically at Jeff. "Sir, there's a gentlemen who wants to see you outside. He says it's an emergency?"

Jeff shook his head as he heard Lucy scream again, "Tell him he's just going to have to wait. I'm a little busy at the moment!"

"Sir, he's insisting. Says that he's your business partner? He said that if you didn't come out, then he'd come in!"

Jeff sighed wearily, looking at his wife when she tugged on his hand, "Go on Jeff….go see what he wants…just be quick, okay?"

Jeff nodded and quickly made his way out of the room. In the corridor waited his business partner, Mr Michael Davis, who was tapping his cane impatiently. "You missed this morning's meeting Jefferson. It was rather important you know?"

Jeff shook his head, "In case you haven't noticed Michael, but I'm very busy at the moment. Lucy has gone into labour early!"

Michael sighed, "And I feel for you, I really do. But this business is important and without your input, this deal may not go through!"

"My family is more important! Now, can you please go back to the office and make copies of the FX-264 files. I'll call you later…"

Michael scowled at the dismissal, but before he could leave there was an ear-piercing shriek from the delivery room before…silence. Jeff shot back into the room, fear in his eyes, "Lucy? LUCY!"

His wife was sitting upright in the bed as the doctors were working on a small bundle in the corner. Lucy glanced up at Jeff, "The baby…what about the baby?"

Jeff glanced at the Doctors who were sighing in relief, "Your son is a very lucky and very stubborn little boy. We've managed to stabilize him…would you like to see him?"

The couple nodded and the Doctors placed a squirming bundle into Lucy's arms. Jeff glanced over her shoulder and smiled. The baby had very light blonde hair and, due to the dim light, the baby had his eyes slightly open, showing that they were blue.

"He looks just like you…" whispered Jeff, "Blonde hair, blue eyes…he's going to be a carbon copy of you."

Lucy smiled, "His hair might get darker sweetie, remember what Scott's hair was like? His was a lot lighter when he was born than it is now. And the eye colour might change as well, he may end up with your brown eyes."

Jeff shook his head, "Nah…I'll bet that when he gets older, you two could pass as twins!"

"I think that by that time, I'll look far too old to be his twin!"

"You'll still look like a goddess to me…"

Lucy laughed, "You know, we still have to pick out a name for him…are we still going with John?"

Jeff nodded, "John…Glenn…Tracy."

Lucy sighed, "You and your astronauts."

…Six Years Later….

"Daddy!" Jeff squeezed his eyes closed. Maybe if he ignored him, he would give up.

"Daddy!"

Jeff felt his wife tap him on the arm, "Your son wants you…" she whispered.

Jeff sighed, "Before sunrise, he's your son..."

"Daddy! Come on, you pwomised!" Jeff grunted as he felt a small, but sudden, weight land on his stomach. He blearily opened his eyes to find his son, John, sitting on his chest and glaring at him. The trouble was that John was six years old….and therefore wasn't very threatening.

Jeff grinned, "Alright kiddo…but you do know that I don't go to work for another two hours right?" John nodded and Jeff sighed, wrapping his arm around his son to gently encourage him to lie down, "So, we're not leaving for a while Spaceman. Let Daddy sleep for a bit longer…"

Jeff closed his eyes to the sound of John giggling in his ear. His son's breathing was still a little laboured due to the serious illness that he had almost a year ago. It was better than it was, but still not perfect. The doctors had ordered that John avoid heavy exercise for a while, until he was fully recovered.

Well, a day at his office shouldn't tax John too much.

"Are you still okay Johnny? You don't need anything?" Jeff asked as he watched his son squeeze the arm-rests of his chair on the plane.

John glanced at him shakily, "Yeah, Daddy. I'm okay….I don't think I weally like this though Daddy!"

Jeff chuckled as he gently pried one of his son's hands off of the arm-rest so that he could hold it in his own. "I thought you wanted to be an astronaut kiddo?"

"I do! But that's in space, not in the sky!"

"You have to travel in the sky before you can get to space!"

"…Maybe I'll get used to it?"

Jeff nodded, "I have no doubts about that…look! We're almost there now!"

The pair watched as the land grew closer and closer until they finally landed on a private runway at Heathrow Airport. Jeff lifted his son out of the seat and exited the plane, nodding his head in greeting when he saw his personal assistant, Miss Felton, at the base of the plane stairs.

She smiled at them, "I've got the car ready Mr Tracy. I'm assuming that this little man is John?"

John, who had previously had his head buried in his Dad's shoulder, glanced up and nodded shyly. Jeff chuckled, "You getting all shy on me now Spaceman?"

He laughed when he felt John shake his head against his shoulder, and the three of them made their way to the car and within the next half an hour, they were pulling up outside of a large building. Once again, Jeff lifted John out of the seat and they entered the building.

Jeff placed John on the ground and gently took his hand so that he could lead John around the area, "Over there is where we develop new engines for cars. Over there is the flight stimulation area where we develop new aircrafts and-"Jeff paused at the expectant look on his son's face, "You want to know where all of the space stuff is don't you?"

John nodded eagerly and bounced up and down. Jeff laughed, "Alright, alright. It's just down here, but you have to stay with me alright? There are some very dangerous things in here, and I don't want you to get hurt alright?"

John tilted his head to the side as they walked towards the space research centre, "What kind of dangewous things?"

"Well…like rockets that could be tested at any moment…or the new gravity ring, you don't want to get trapped in that. Or-"

"Ah Jefferson. There you are!"

Jeff sighed and turned around at the voice, plastering a fake smile on his face. "Michael! What can I do for you? In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little busy right now. It's Take-Your-Son to work day, and this time, it's Johnny's turn."

Michael glanced down at Jeff's legs just in time to spot John shyly wave from behind his Dad's legs. "Of course…" Michael muttered, "…and I am very sorry about this, but one of the workers on the new V45 jet needs to speak to you. There's something wrong with the combustor apparently?"

Jeff sighed and knelt down to speak to his son, "Johnny, I'm just going to rush over to the aircraft section and see what the problem is, okay? It's very dangerous, so you can't come with me, but my friend Michael here will stay with you, won't you Michael?"

Michael sighed, "Of course…it would be my pleasure." Jeff nodded and gently patted John on the shoulder, before heading towards the air-travel section.

John glanced up at Michael who had begun to frantically text someone, "I wanna be an astronaut you know…"

"That's fascinating…" Michael drawled, his eyes still firmly attached to his phone.

"Yeah…but I don't like flying. Not like Scotty, he loves it!"

"Wonderful…excuse me for just a second?" Michael strode over to the end of the corridor where three employees were waiting. "I assume everything is ready Sid?"

Sid nodded, "Yeah Boss-man. Nobody will be there for the rest of the day and Mindy here…" he pointed at his female companion, "….swiped the key-card that will allow us to switch the machine on."

"Good. And you're sure nobody can trace it back to me?"

"Positive Boss!"

"Excellent…now go! I'll do the rest."

The three of them nodded before heading off towards the space section, chuckling to themselves as Michael headed back towards John.

"John?"

John glanced up at Michael who smirked at the boy, "I've just had a text off of your Daddy and he's got a surprise for you!"

John shot up out of his seat, "A surpwise! Weally!?"

"Really, really! He's asked me to take you to a special meeting place…shall we?" He held out his hand for John to take. John grabbed his hand and nodded as they headed further into the space section.