A/N: The rest of the story takes place after Jack stops the terrorist attacks in season 6. Flashbacks will be in italics. Audrey never went to China and was not presumed dead so Jack doesn't receive a call from the Chinese asking him to deliver the circuit board. Enjoy!

Jack was relieved. They had stopped the terrorist attacks. He was in an SUV taking him back to CTU. It was strange now. Nobody was after him. He wasn't going to be taken by the Chinese. He could live his life. That is if he still had one. It had been twenty months since he had seen Audrey and his daughter. He still remembered the way Kim had resented him after finding out he was alive. After all this time he still thought about Audrey and desperately wanted to be with her. But, after almost two years what were the chances that she'd feel the same. He sighed. He knew he had to find her at least and tell her that he was okay. He told himself that he would be happy for her if she was with someone else but he knew he'd be heartbroken.

He also felt slightly angry. Audrey and her father didn't owe him anything. But, with her father in the position that he was, Jack thought he would have come up with a way to get him out of China. He thought Audrey would have pushed. But, he convinced himself that maybe he didn't know the whole story. Maybe they had tried. He wouldn't know for sure until he found her. When he got to CTU, he sought out Chloe who looked like she was about to leave. The next shift of workers were coming in.

"Chloe," Jack said, stopping her. "Can you help me with something?"

"Sure, Jack. What is it?" Chloe asked.

"Can you help me find Audrey?" Jack asked. "And Kim?"

"Yeah, of course," Chloe said. Jack noticed that her demeanor changed. She looked like she was holding something back. Chloe quickly looked up their addresses and wrote them down for Jack.

"Are you sure this is right?" Jack asked, looking down at the paper in front of him. The two addresses were on the same street in LA. Audrey and Kim were living a few houses apart.

"Yeah," Chloe said, trying to explain without telling him too much about the events that happened while he was in China. "Audrey and Kim got close because they were looking for you."

"What aren't you telling me?" Jack asked, concerned as to why Chloe would be keeping anything from him. Maybe Audrey had moved on and Chloe didn't want to upset him. Or Kim had gotten married to that terrible psychologist, Barry.

"I shouldn't say. I can't say. Sorry," Chloe said, walking out before Jack could persuade her. Jack sighed. Time to find out.

Jack parked on the street that Kim and Audrey lived on. He looked down at the paper again. Did he want to see Kim or Audrey first? Kim had hated him when he returned from the dead. But, according to Chloe, she had been looking for him. Jack took this to mean that maybe she would be happy to see him. And, then there was Audrey. After eighteen months, Audrey still loved him when he came back from the dead. She was happy he was alive. She had been looking for him too, according to Chloe. But, the way Chloe had responded made him believe that she had probably moved on. He couldn't blame her. It had been almost two years. But, it would still hurt. Jack decided that he would try Kim first. He got out of his car and knocked on the door. He was surprised when a man opened the door.

"Hi," Jack said. "Sorry. I think I have the wrong house."

"Mr. Bauer?" the man asked, questioningly but also excitedly. "You're Kim's dad, right?"

"Kim lives here?" Jack asked.

"Yes sir. I'm Stephen. I'm Kim's boyfriend. She is going to be so happy to see you!"

Jack smiled. He already liked this guy more than the last one he met. "Is she here?"

"She's down the street at Audrey's," Stephen said, walking out the door. "I'll walk with you. I have to see her face when she sees you. She and Audrey were doing everything they could to get you home."

They got to Audrey's door and Stephen knocked. Jack's heart was pounding. Jack heard Audrey from inside.

"Kim, can you get that?" Audrey yelled. Kim opened the door and stood staring at her father in shock.

"Oh my God," she said, pushing past Stephen to hug her dad. "Are you okay? How did you get back?"

"I'm fine," Jack said, hugging his daughter tightly in what felt like the first time in forever. "It's so good to see you."

"I missed you. I'm so sorry for everything," she said, hugging him again. She finally let go and told him to come into the house. "I can't believe you're here."

"Kim, who was it?" Audrey asked, rounding the corner.

"Hey," Jack said, softly as she came into sight. Jack immediately noticed how tired Audrey looked. She was wearing sweatpants and one of his old t-shirts. She wore no makeup and her hair was disheveled. He still thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

Audrey froze for a moment, feeling like she was going to fall to the ground. Her eyes welled up with tears. Finally, she ran over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She nuzzled her face against his and kissed him passionately, forgetting that there were other people in the room. All she cared about was trying to take away the pain that he had probably endured in the past two years.

They were interrupted by a distressed noise behind them. "Mama!"

Jack looked over Audrey's shoulder and saw a baby boy that was using a pretend vacuum cleaner to walk. Jack figured the baby looked to be just under a year old. He saw Kim crouching down next to him.

"You had a baby?" Jack asked Kim, trying to figure out the timeline.

"Actually, Jack," Audrey started nervously, grabbing his hand. "We did."

"What? How?" Jack asked, completely shocked. Audrey could tell that Jack was freaking out. This was certainly not expected. It hadn't been for Audrey either when she found out.

2 months after Jack was taken by the Chinese:

James Heller went watched his daughter work diligently in the conference room. It was a Saturday so there was no reason that Audrey should be working. He shook his head, not knowing what he could do for her. He had tried to help her get Jack out of China but there was nothing to be done. Yet, she spent every moment doing research. He was pretty sure she hadn't slept in, or at least slept well, in days. He knew she wasn't eating much either. He walked into the conference room.

"Audrey, sweetheart," he said. "You need to go home."

"I have to get him out of there," Audrey argued.

"I know. But, you are neglecting to take care of yourself. How can you expect to be efficient if you're not at 100%?"

"I'm fine," Audrey argued. She knew it wasn't true. She couldn't sleep or eat. She felt nauseous constantly. She was in complete panic mode.

"Come on," Heller said, forcing her to get up and put her efforts on hold for the night. As she started walking she fainted. "Audrey!"

Heller knelt to the ground, panicked. Audrey woke up in just a few seconds.

"What happened?" Audrey asked.

"You passed out. Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, just a little lightheaded," she said.

"Come on. You're going to the doctor's," Heller insisted. Audrey tried to protest. She had so much to do and knew her lightheadedness was just from lack of eating. Heller dismissed her protests and brought her to her doctor's.

"Alright, Audrey, what's going on?" the doctor asked. Audrey explained to him that she had been feeling terrible lately but that it was purely stress related and that she was only there to appease her father.

"Well, why don't we run some tests while we're here anyway," the doctor suggested. He drew some blood and asked her questions while he waited for the nurse to return with the results. The nurse returned and handed some papers to the doctor.

"Well, it's not stress related," the doctor told Audrey. "You're pregnant."

Audrey stared wide-eyed at the doctor in disbelief. "No, I can't-."

Then the realization set in. She had gone off the pill after Jack died. And, then she slept with him when he returned without protection. She started to cry uncontrollably. She was hyperventilating and the doctor came over and put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay," the doctor said, trying to be comforting. "Look there are several options that we can-"

"What?" Audrey asked, suddenly coming out of her crying fit. Just the thought of the options he was suggesting was too much to bear. She couldn't give her baby away or have an abortion. "No. I don't need options."

Audrey wiped her eyes, thanked the doctor, and walked out to the waiting area where her dad was.

"Let's go," Audrey said, heading for the door.

"Is everything okay?" Heller asked, noticing that she had clearly been crying. Audrey nodded and kept on her path to the car and got inside. Once they were both inside, Audrey hugged her dad and cried. "What's wrong, sweetheart?"

"I'm pregnant," Audrey said, between sobs.

Heller was confused for a moment. "Jack's?"

Audrey nodded and her dad hugged her tighter.

"I don't want to do this alone," Audrey said. "I need to get him back."

"What you need is to take care of yourself," Heller told her. "And the baby. That's what Jack would want you to do."

Audrey nodded, knowing he was right. She had to pull herself back together. She would still look for Jack but she knew she had to put the baby first now.

"Why don't we give you guys some space," Kim suggested, grabbing Stephen by the arm and heading to the door. "We can come back for lunch."

Audrey studied Jack's face which had gone completely pale. He was trying to process everything. She could tell he wasn't excited at the thought of having a baby.

"Are you okay?" Audrey asked.

"You had a-" Jack started, not able to get the word baby out. "And I'm the-"

"Father?" Audrey finished for him. "Yeah."

"How?" Jack asked. "I've been away for-"

"One year, eight months, and six days," Audrey told him. "Subtract nine months gives you a baby that's a eleven months old.

"I named him after you, Jack," Audrey told him, hoping that Jack's look of pure terror would subside soon.

"I need some air. Excuse me," Jack said, walking out the door.

"Jack, wait," Audrey called out.

Audrey's eyes filled with tears as he shut the door behind him. She sat down next to baby Jack on the floor and held him closely.

"Looks like it's just you and me again, buddy," she whispered to him.

Jack walked as quickly as he could away from Audrey's house. He found a small empty park and took a seat on a bench. He buried his head in his hands and forced back tears. He had made a huge mess of his life. He reflected back to Kim's childhood. He had missed so many of the crucial moments in her life because of work. It had been his biggest regret in life. When Teri had told him before she died that she was pregnant, Jack promised himself that he would be a better father to this child. That he would give up field work to keep himself and his family safe. But, Teri had been taken from him along with his unborn child.

He let his world spiral out of control after that. Until Audrey. He could finally see a future with someone again. He wanted to have everything with her. But, he messed that up too by going back into the field. He remembered the way his relationship with Audrey had turned completely upside down that day. And, he got himself in trouble with the Chinese. He faked his death which only lead to people he cared about getting killed. Coming back, Kim despised him. The one bright side was Audrey. She had forgiven him and he allowed himself to get too close to her again emotionally. And physically. She had gotten pregnant and he was taken by the Chinese. Audrey had spent the last two years alone, trying to raise their child. He had once again missed parts of his child's life that he could never get back. He was angry with himself. Part of him wanted to leave. He figured his son would be better off without him. Audrey and Kim would be better off without him. But, for whatever reason, they were happy he was back. Audrey seemingly wanted him to be a part of her life. He didn't want to let her down.

Audrey heard a knock on the door and opened it revealing Jack.

"Thank God you're okay. I sent Kim and Stephen to look for you," Audrey said, pulling out her phone and sending them a text.

"I'm sorry," Jack apologized. "I didn't mean to worry you. I just needed to think."

"And how did your thinking go?" Audrey asked, sitting him down on the couch. She was surprised when Jack pulled her into a hug and buried his face into her shoulder. She ran a hand through his hair. "I know this is a lot, Jack. I would understand if you don't want this. I don't want you to feel like you've been trapped into something you don't want."

Jack sighed. "Audrey, I'm a terrible father."

Audrey pulled out of the hug to look him in the eye. "Why would you say that?"

"I wasn't there for Kim when she was little. And, now I missed his life," Jack said. Audrey's heart ached for him. She could see the despair in his eyes. It wasn't very often that Jack was vulnerable with people, but this was clearly hitting him hard.

"And now you can be," Audrey said. "You can be there for both of them. It's never too late."

Jack nodded, "Okay."

He kissed Audrey, lovingly and for a moment Jack felt like everything was okay again.