Hi, new story. :D I swear to God I'll update this one.

Rated teen for POSSIBLE language, violence, and/ or minor adult themes.

There is definitely J/T, and I dunno if there'll be A/A. I honestly have no idea. xD But for right now, it's more anti-A/A.

Eight years have passed since the heroes defeated and imprisoned Cronus in Tartarus.

Jay and Theresa started dating shortly after their success, and a couple years later they were married. Jay was recently promoted to CEO of a small, but rapidly growing corperation that was expected to do very well under his leadership. Theresa became a journalist for the local newspaper; she could forsee big news stories and always be the first one on the scene. She is back to work after having taken a year off to look after their first son. The couple named the baby Theodore, after Theresa's father who had passed away before the birth. He had Jay's brown eyes, and was beginning to show the start of Theresa's red hair. The family currently lives in a small house in New Olympia; they were the only two of heroes to stay in the city.

On a friday night, Theresa was putting Theodore to bed when Jay came home from work. Theresa listened to him come up the stairs from the entryway as she held her sleepy infant in her arms. Jay entered Theodore's room and smiled at the two of them. "Hey hon." He greeted, then came over and first gave Theresa a light kiss, then gave Theodore one. The child smiled and reached out for his father, and Jay took him in his arms. Although Theodore had started walking at ten months, he hadn't even begun to talk yet.

"How was work?" Theresa asked, busying herself by putting away the clothes Theodore had just changed out of.

Jay gave a half smile. "Busy, as usual. But good, very productive. You didn't have any emergency stories to do today?" He asked. Theresa often had to rush out whenever she forsaw anything happening, but she had already done so three times this week which was usually her limit since she started working again.

Theresa sighed. "Actually, I did. A freak explosion at a gas station about half an hour away. I managed to clear the area and then film it too, from a good distance back of course. I left Theo at the neighbour's for this one." She smiled at the child, who had fallen asleep in Jay's arms. Jay followed her gaze and gently put the infant in his crib. The two left and went to their own room across the hall.

Once they were there, Theresa frowned as she remembered something. "Oh, Jay, before I forget, Atlanta called. I missed it again."

Jay glanced up. "So it was Atlanta?" He asked. Atlanta and Archie currently shared a small apartment in Chicago. They dated on and off, never being able to make it work, yet always going back to each other. They had received calls from them over the past few days, but kept missing them. When they tried to phone back there was no answer.

Theresa nodded. "She left a message this time, saying not to call back anymore, but she really needed to tell us something... And if Archie called, not to tell him she phoned." She said, placed a hand on her forehead. "She sounded really upset too. I feel bad that I keep missing it. They're probably going through a hard time in their relationship... again."

Jay frowned. "Well, I'll be working from home all day tomorrow, but she'd probably rather talk to you." He stated honestly. Jay could usually tell when something had happened between Atlanta and Archie because Atlanta would always ask to speak to Theresa, and then Theresa would talk to her for hours.

Theresa managed a small smile. "Well, I'll be out tomorrow. I have to hand in the reports, then go out to the mall with some friends." She explained. "But if she calls again, please please answer it. I don't want her to think we're ignoring her."

"Of course." Jay replied. "Speaking of Archie and Atlanta... I haven't seen either of them in ages. In fact, we haven't seen Odie, Herry, or Neil either. Not since last summer." Last summer Neil had organized a "reunion". Really, it was a huge promotional thing for him, but all seven of them were in one place for the first time in years.

"We should invite everybody before Christmas or something." Theresa suggested. "None of them have met Theo yet."

Jay smiled and nodded. "I'll organize it this weekend. Unless Archie and Atlanta oppose of course."

Theresa grinned and rewarded him with a quick kiss before jumping up to get ready for bed. Jay smiled back, and as he watched his wife go, he couldn't help but believe that he was the luckiest man in the world.

The next day, Jay was sitting on the couch with his laptop. He constantly glanced down at little Theodore, who was chewing on a teething ring on the carpetted floor and occasionally playing with some wooden blocks. Jay typed off some e-mails to his co-workers, requesting information, confirming meeting dates, answering questions. His computer played a light tune as a new e-mail came in. Jay clicked it, expecting it to be from work, but instead it was from Odie. Interested, he read the text:

Jay and Theresa

It occured to me today that last night was our eighth anniversary of Cronus' defeat. It feels like forever ago that we were high school students, but somehow it wasn't that long ago that we were all saving the world.

Also, I'm sorry I forgot about your son's birthday. It's amazing how time flies; I was still thinking he was a newborn! But it is reassuring to know that time is locked up where he belongs. Wish Theodore a happy birthday from me.

Maybe we can find time to see each other again?

-Odie

Jay grinned a little and glanced down at the infant below him. "Uncle Odie says happy birthday." He informed Theodore, then scooped him up and put him on his lap, where he sat contently chewing the ring. Jay hit reply and started typing back:

Odie, I'm glad to hear from you. It really is amazing to think that eight years ago today, we woke up in the hospital and were given the news that Cronus was locked up again. We were all very exhausted and some severely injured, but I remember we all cheered. It was one of the best moments of my life.

I told Theo that Uncle Odie wished him a happy birthday for you. I know we all have very hectic schedules, but Theresa and I were just saying yesterday about how we should have a reunion. I hate to think Cronus was the only thing keeping us together.

Hopefully you and Cassandra are well.

-Jay

Cassandra is Odie's girlfriend; she's gorgeous and several inches taller than him, which all of the heroes minus Odie find amusing. Both of them live in New York City, Odie being a very successful inventor, and quite famous in the science world. Jay pressed send and closed his laptop, ready for a break. He scooped up Theodore and walked over to the child's room. Jay placed him in his crib for his routine nap, then headed off to the kitchen.

It was originally longer, but I moved part of it to the next chapter. I'll update soon, R&R!