Disclaimer: I don't own Jericho, the characters, or anything related to the show.
Main Pairings: Jake/Emily, Jake/Heather, Stimi
The Second Civil War was over, and the Allied States of America had fallen. The war had lasted six months, and it had been a month since Jake had returned to Jericho. Everything was slowly returning to normal. The dead had been grieved for, but Jake was still grieving over his father and Bonnie Richmond.
Jake's grief had been on the backburner because of everything that had occurred. Now the grief was back in full force. He battled daily to push back the depression he had been experiencing over Johnston and Bonnie's deaths. Emily had been a distraction before to get over his grief, but not even that was working anymore. He loved Emily, but all he felt was sadness. He wasn't sure how their relationship was going, and that wasn't good. Emily was seven months pregnant with a little boy. She had gotten pregnant the night before Jake had gone off to war.
Stanley and Mimi were still recovering from Bonnie's death. They were now happily married and trying for a baby. The couple couldn't wait to become parents. A child would help fill the holes in their hearts. Mimi still occasionally cried for the teenager that had helped to save her life.
The Hawkins family had decided to stay in Jericho. Robert had quit the CIA, choosing to spend time with his family. Robert hadn't know before, but his wife had been pregnant with their third child before he and Jake went to Cheyenne. He and Darcy now had a six week old daughter named Grace Elyse Hawkins. Jake was the godfather and adored the little girl.
"Jake, come down here," Gail called to her oldest son. She had been cleaning the house while Emily rested. Emily and Jake were staying with her until the baby was older. They had decided they needed help with their son.
"I'm coming," Jake called. He pushed his depression back, just like he did every day, and went down the steps.
"I found a letter for you from your father," Gail informed her son. She had already read her letter, and had cried over it. The letter had been written a few weeks before her husband's death.
Jake stared in shock and took the letter. He sat down on one of the steps, and began to read it.
Jake, I know this is stupid, but go with it. The world hasn't been the same since September, and who knows what's going to happen. I remember when you were born. Your mother had just experienced twenty-three hours of horrible labor, and was exhausted. We had been surprised to learn about you, Kiddo. Your mother was so excited about your birth.
I don't know if we ever told you this and don't mention this to her, but your mother had two miscarriages before you were born. Kiddo, we were so happy to have you. You kept us up at night for weeks, but we didn't care.
I remember singing one song to get you to sleep when nothing else worked. I used to sing it to you when you had nightmares, but that stopped when I became mayor. I'm so sorry I became a workaholic. I'm so proud of you, Jake. I love you so much. You've become the man I always knew you could be. Johnston Jacob Green Senior.
Jake finished reading the letter and broke. As his sobs echoed in hall, Gail sat down next to her son and began rubbing circles across his head.
Life after the war had been bad, but things were slowly starting to improve. Who knew what was going to happen next?
TBC
The next update will probably be soon. I made a promise not to start any more WIPs until I finished the one I had, but I'm going to try and finish a few in the next few days.
