A/N: I want thank everybody again for the reviews. Now, I'm really happy right now, because I got my report card for the second marking period, and all good grades!!!! I'm so happy! So in honor of that, here's the next chapter. Keep the reviews coming.

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ChapterOne

Jessica Mastriani-Wilkins carried the bag upstairs and into the bathroom. She dumped the content of the bag onto the sink counter. Jess took a deep breath, preparing herself. Picking the box up in her hands, she looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was a little longer, just brushing the top of her shoulders. She breathed another sigh. She and Rob have only been married for a year, so she wasn't sure if they were ready for this. If there was anything to be ready for. That's why she's here.

Jess ripped open the box, pulling everything out. She read through the instructions quickly, then folded them back up and placed them to the side. Jess picked up the small instrument. "Simple enough," she said to herself.

A minute or so later, Jess was waiting for the results. The instrument was sitting on the counter, taunting her. She leaned up against the sink, feeling nervous. The last time she felt this nervous she was one minute away from walking down the aisle. She touched her hand to her stomach, but immediately pulled it away when the phone rang.

She looked at her watch, only five minutes left. She sighed, and went to go answer the phone, which was on its third ring. "Hello?" Jess said into the phone.

"Jessica?"

"Dr. Krantz? Is that you?" Jess questioned growing curious as to why Dr. Cyrus Krantz would be calling her. "What's going on?"

"I can't say much now. We just need your help," Dr Krantz explained.

"Help how?" Jess wanted to know. She looked at her watch again. Three more minutes.

"Like I said, I can't say much over the phone. I just need you to you to come to Carmel, California immediately. I will tell you everything then, but you just have to get here," he told her. He sounded desperate.

Jess was silent for a moment.

"Jessica?"

"Okay, I'll come," Jess agreed. Dr Krantz thanked her and hung up. She slowly put the phone back on the receiver, wondering if she should have maybe talked to Rob about this first. There wasn't enough time, Jess told herself, Dr Krantz wanted an answer now. She left the room, and made her way downstairs to tell Rob that she was going to California.

Meanwhile, the ten minutes were up. A plus sign appeared in the little window of the pregnancy stick.

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Rob was busy working on a motorcycle when Jess came into the barn. He heard the squeak of the barn door, but continued tightening a bolt on the front tire.

"How's it looking?" Jess asked him about the motorcycle.

Rob straightened up. "Pretty good," he answered picking up his tools and laying them down on the tool bench. Rob put his hands on his hips, and looked at her. "Something tells me that's not what you wanted to talk about."

"Well, you got me," Jess admitted throwing her arms up in the air. She took a few steps closer to him, deciding to just say it. "Dr Krantz just called."

Rob's eyebrows flew up in curiosity.

Jess continued. "He wants me to fly out to California immediately. He needs my help, but he wouldn't tell me with what on the phone."

"Are you going to go?" Rob questioned wiping his hands on a rag.

"I guess so, he sounded desperate," Jess said crossing her arms.

Rob tossed the rag down, and moved closer to her. "Then, I'm coming with you," Rob replied. He reached out and placed his hands on her hips, pulling her closer. He leaned down to kiss her. Before he reached her, though, Jess pulled her head back.

"What do you mean you're coming?" Jess asked.

"Just what I said," Rob explained keeping his hands on her hips, "I'm not staying here while you're off in California saving the world."

"You want to go to California?!" Jess laughed.

"No,...but I want to be with you," Rob finished, pulling her flush up against him.

"I think Dr Krantz wanted me to come alone," she told him, not being able to hide the smile on her face.

"Well, he won't mind if just one more person came," Rob said. He smiled that gorgeous smile of his, and leaned down to capture her lips in a passionate kiss.

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A little while later, Rob walked into the bathroom to clean himself up. He stopped when he saw the mess spread out on the sink. His eyes zeroed in on the box labeled 'pregnancy test.' He walked forward and picked up the box, knocking the little device to the floor. Rob looked down when he heard the clatter on the floor.

He was surprised. He bent down and picked it up, looking at it. His features went from surprised to shock. Jess was pregnant?!

"Okay, Mrs Jenkins, you're doing very well on this protocol. Keep going like this and you won't have to have surgery," Dr. Jesse de Silva told his brain tumor patient. He wrote some notes down in the chart before closing it.

"Thank you, doctor," Mrs Jenkins smiled genuinely at him.

Jesse smiled back, nodded, and excused himself from the room. He was just pulling the door closed behind him when his friend and colleague, Dr. Brendan Shultz, came down the hall toward him. "Hey, just the man I was looking for," Brendan replied.

"Hey, what's going on?" Jesse questioned.

"It's all set up for you, man," Brendan explained, putting his arms out in emphasis.

"Really?" Jesse asked, a smile coming across his face and his dark eyes lighting up.

"Yep," Brendan told him, "Sterling Star Hotel, 5:00p.m."

"Thank you so much, you don't know how much this means to me," Jesse said

Brendan patted him on the back, "Good luck, Jesse." Jesse smiled nervously at his friend, then they parted ways. Jesse checked his watch. It was almost his break, he had decided to call Susannah then and ask her to dinner tomorrow night. He was planning something special. He walked to the nurses' station, and told the nurse there that he was taking his break. Jesse walked back to the locker room to get his phone.

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Suze sat on the couch in Adam and CeeCee's living room, helping CeeCee pick out paint colors for the nursery. CeeCee was six months pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. The paint colors were spread out on the coffee table. Both CeeCee and Adam had their own choice of a color, Adam wanted blue and CeeCee wanted pink or yellow. It was kind of funny watching them argue over paint colors.

"What about this one?" Suze suggested picking a color sample up from the table and showing her.

"Nah," Adam spoke up from behind CeeCee. She was leaning into him, his hand rubbing circles on her belly. CeeCee scrunched her face up at it and shook her head.

"Okay," Suze said tossing the sample back. "I've suggested just about every color here, and you've both rejected all of them." She pulled her leg under herself on the couch, so she look at them both.

CeeCee sat up straight, with help from Adam. "I'm sorry, Suze. I just think pink or yellow will be good color," CeeCee apologized. She turned to Adam, "Can you get me another water?" She placed the empty bottle on the table.

"Sure," Adam stood up from the couch and went into the kitchen.

With Adam gone, the girls were able to talk about other things. CeeCee started. "So, how's Jesse?" She smiled at her friend mischievously, and pulled both her legs under her as best as she could.

"Good," Suze laughed but then got serious as she pushed her bangs out of her eyes, "But he's been acting a little weird around me lately. I don't know what's wrong." She played with the fabric of the couch, glancing up at her friend before looking back down.

"Well, have you talked to him about it?" CeeCee asked, her violet eyes boring into Suze's emerald ones.

"No, but I haven't—" Suze was interrupted by her cell phone ringing. She took it out and looked at the number, smiling unconsciously when she recognized the number.

"Go ahead, answer it," CeeCee told her, smiling. She knew who it was without Suze having to tell her. It was written all over her face. "I have to pee anyway." CeeCee got awkwardly off the couch and went to the bathroom.

Suze flipped her phone open and answered it. "Hello?"

"Hello, Susannah," Jesse's husky voice sounded in her ear.

"Hi, what's up," her smile grew even wider, if that's even possible.

"I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me?" Jesse questioned. He sounded nervous. "At the Sterling Star Hotel, 5:00pm."

"Wow," Suze exclaimed, "Of course I'll have dinner with you."

"Great," he sounded relieved and she could tell he was smiling, "It's going to be special, but don't worry about getting something to wear. I already sent something to your house. All you have to do is meet me in the lobby."

"Okay, can't wait," Suze replied.

"Me neither. Te amo, querida. Goodbye," Jesse whispered.

"I love you, too. Bye."

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Jesse hung up the phone, a smile still pasted on his face. He couldn't wait until tonight! Little did he know, there was someone listening to his phone conversation with Susannah from around the corner. A person he wouldn't want listening to his private conversation with the love of his life.

Paul. He leaned up against the wall, a curious look on his face. Then, his face changed, and he walked away with a determined stride.

Thirteenhourslater4p.m.

"Okay, the Sterling Star Hotel is the closest one, we should go there and check in," Tasha Mastriani said looking at a map as the group got their bags from the baggage claim. It was supposed to be just Jess and Rob here, but she had no choice but to invite them. After she told her best friend, Ruth Abramowitz, she had begged to come too. Jess didn't feel like arguing so she gave in, which also meant that she would bring her boyfriend and Jess's brother, Mike, too. Then, when she had told her parents, word had gotten to her other brother, Douglas, and his wife, Tasha, who obviously wanted to come too.

The group walked out of the airport, and got a rental car. Before they got in, Rob pulled Jess aside. "I'm going to go do something. I'll meet you there okay," Rob told her.

"Why? What could you possibly have to do in California right now?" Jess questioned.

"Just trust me, alright," Rob gave her a reassuring smile, and then leaned down and gave a passionate goodbye kiss. He then left to get his own rental car.

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"Jesse, where are you?" Suze asked as she stood in the lobby of the Sterling Star Hotel.

"I'm sorry, querida. I'm a little held up here, but stay there. I'll try to get away as soon as I can," Jesse apologized.

"It's okay, I understand," Suze told him. They hung up, and Suze gave a light sigh as she closed her phone. She headed over to the couches to sit. Just as she sat down, she heard somebody run in shouting her name. Suze turned her head, and saw Adam running toward her, pulling CeeCee behind him. They were both dressed up. (A/N: go to my profile if you want to see Suze's and CeeCee's dresses) "What's wrong?"

They reached her, Adam a little out of breath. "Suze, you have to listen to me. Paul—" At that moment, Paul came into the hotel and headed straight for Suze.

The elevator dinged. Jess, Ruth, Mike, Tasha, and Douglas stepped off after checking in and taking their things to their rooms. They had decided to get dinner before Jess had to get to work helping Dr Krantz. She had called Rob to tell him, and he said he would meet them at the hotel restaurant.

Jess saw Dr Krantz in the lobby. He looked relieved when he saw her. She told the others to wait, and she walked up to him. "Is everything okay?"

Suddenly, the lobby doors burst open, and men in black coveralls and ski masks carrying machine guns flooded the doorway. The man in front had a handgun pointed at the ceiling and was firing it. Everybody stared at the men, flinching at the sound of the gun.

"Everybody stay where you are! This a robbery! Cooperate and it will all be over in five minutes!"

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