When she came to, she saw Rebecca and Jake, Jake had his arms wrapped around Sherry while Rebecca was looking increasingly worried. Sherry's heart nearly stopped when she saw Jake, Oh my god Rebecca probably told him, what do i do?
Rebecca stood up to properly examine Sherry, and smiled upon seeing her gently peel her eyes open. "Hey Sherry, how are you feeling?" Sherry sighed and fought the tears in the back of her eyes as much as she could. "Horrible." she stated. Jake pulled her in a little closer and finally spoke up "What's going on Rebecca, whats wrong with her?" Sherry's face brightened up a little, he doesn't know, perfect!
"Stomach ache." Sherry had interrupted with. Rebecca eyed Sherry curiously but didn't say anything. "My healing abilities are just taking their sweet time resolving it, don't worry, I'm fine!" she cheerfully remarked, which earned her a smile from Jake, "Okay, thank god, i thought Sherry was going to pass out during the meeting."
Jake stood up, but continued holding Sherry's hand for a minute, "I have to go fill out paperwork for my next assignment, so I'll see you later Supergirl, call if thing's get any worse." Sherry smiled and nodded, and watched him carefully as he walked out
Rebecca cleared her throat and was busying herself with some paperwork, "I'll tell him when I'm ready Miss Chambers, right now isn't the time." Rebecca looked up from her clipboard and smiled, "Of course Sherry, its not my place to say when is the best time, but their are a few things i had wanted to discuss with the two of you once you've told him."
Sherry frowned, slightly worried, "Like what?" Rebecca hesitated for a minute, and then continued on, "Well Sherry, the G-Virus has significantly changed your body in a lot of ways, I'm not exactly sure how your body will react to this pregnancy."
Sherry was slightly confused, she was about to ask how so when Rebecca's phone chimed out a soft ringtone, she answered it urgently upon seeing the number - Sherry guessed it was the B.S.A.A, she often got called away to meet any injured soldiers that were on there way back from a mission, so Sherry was used it. "I'm sorry Sherry i-", "Don't worry about it miss Chambers" Sherry interrupted, smiling. Rebecca jumped up to grab a bag she'd brought in, "We need to meet again on monday, and with Jake, i need to go over your blood samples and see if i can conclude anything from it, is 7.00 AM before work okay?"
Sherry nodded, swallowing a lump that had formed in her throat, but decided to keep her smile up for her, "Of course that's fine, I'll see you then Miss Chambers." Sherry stood up and walked out, turning back to see Rebecca had already gone. When Sherry had gotten back to the meeting room she saw that everyone had left, Well, they were hardly going to wait, good job Sherry. Since the meeting was her last piece of work, which was clearly done with, she decided to call it a day, it was Tuesday so Sherry didn't have to worry about Jake, he usually went out Leon and a few other agents to the gym on Tuesdays, she just decided to head home.
"Hey Hun, you here?" Jake shouted down the hall, to which he got no reply. He had just returned from the gym, and Sherry was usually lounging in their small sitting room area watching TV or making dinner, but she was nowhere to be seen. Jake shrugged, dumped his bag full of work out clothes in their small wash room and walked to his room to take a shower when he heard Sherry inside throwing up.
Jake frowned and knocked softly on the door, "How you holdin' up Supergirl?" Jake heard a startled gasp from the inside, which Jake smirked out, Sherry scared too easily. "Oh hey Jake, you can come in." Jake walked in and saw Sherry standing, leaning against the sink with her head hung, "and i feel awful, by the way." Jake hugged her softly and kissed her on the forehead. "Come on, lets get you settled in bed. I'll bring you some tea if you want?"
Sherry smiled, but she didn't want to keep Jake in the dark, Hey, maybe he'll be happy.. or maybe he''ll leave. Sherry shook her head and tried to keep the bad thoughts out. Sherry allowed Jake to help her into bed, and sat upright waiting for Jake to get back with the tea
Okay Sherry just.. say it when he comes back in, like ripping off a band-aid.. Sherry involuntarily began shaking, out of the fear of Jake leaving her, it had always been a fear Sherry had always had with everyone, but it went double for Jake, the thought of losing Jake was an unbearable thought that had never been a fun subject to think of, so she never let herself think about it for too long, and honestly, she never had a reason to think about it extensively.
Sherry suddenly felt the urge to throw up again, she reached to pull off the duvet covering her when Jake walked in with a cup of tea in his hands, smiling at her, in a way that always made her heart melt. "Don't worry, it's just a stomach ache, it'll be gone soon." Jake was about to hand her the cup when he noticed a tear run down her cheek. "Whats wrong?" he set down the tea on the bedside table and cupped her face in his hands, and lifted her head to meet his gaze
"Jake there's.. there's something i need to tell you, and if you don't want to stick around after you hear it i understand." Jake was now picturing the worst case scenario, Has she cheated or something? No, Sherry would never do that, not in a million years. "Just simply nodded and sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her with a worried look
Sherry exhaled softly, preparing herself for the worst which she was sure was about to come, "Jake I'm.. pregnant."
There, you said it, now it's his turn.
Sherry instantly dropped her gaze to her hands, they were fidgeting uncomfortably with the duvet, biting her lip, waiting for his reply.
Jake's eyes had gone slightly wide, "You're.. what?" Sherry shook even more and was trying to choke back tears when she felt Jake hug her tightly. "Stop shaking Sherry, this is good." Jake held her close and gently rocked her. Sherry was so shocked by his words that she let a few tears fall, more from surprise than sadness. "I.. you're not going to leave me?" Sherry gasped out. Jake instantly pulled back and looked her in the face, "Leave you? I'm your husband, I'd never leave you." Jake smiled reassuringly, "and besides, I've always kind of wanted kids at some point in my life."
Sherry could hardly believe what she was hearing, Jake's happy, He's happy about this! Sherry's expression quickly turned from hopeless to ecstatic , and she hugged him tightly. Jake kissed her shoulder and exhaled, "You thought I'd leave you? I'm not my bastard father Sherry, I love you, and i promised that I'd live my life with you at our wedding and i mean't it. The wedding DVD is out in the sitting room if you want me to put it on to remind you." Sherry laughed and shook her head, letting a few more tears fall, "I was there, i remember exactly what you said.", Jake gently stroked her back, "Then you'll remember the part during our first dance, when i told you that you were mine forever."
Sherry wiped her tears on her long sleeved shirt and nodded, "I'll never forget it." Jake let her go and held her hand, stroking it gently, "So that's why you've been throwing up, but why have you been throwing up all day? i thought it was called morning sickness for a reason." Sherry shrugged, "I have no idea, Rebecca said my body might react differently to pregnancy than a normal persons because of the G-Virus, maybe that has something to do it." Jake nodded, "Maybe we should see Rebecca and ask her a few questions about this.", "Actually, were meeting her Monday - well, if you want to come." Jake gripped her hand and squeezed it tightly, "Sherry, I'm your husband and I'm excited about this, you should at least try and be excited too, so of course i want to come, i want to come and hear everything she has to say."
Sherry wanted to jump up and down with excitement, now that she could see Jake wasn't going to leave her, and the two were excited. Sherry hugged him tightly and whispered "I love you Jake, thank you." Jake kissed her neck gently and whispered back, "I love you more Supergirl, this is just another chapter right?" Sherry nodded, positively glowing with excitement "Sure is."
The week had passed fairly fast, Sherry and Jake had always had a routine and they kept it - there was no reason not to. Sherry nor Jake had told anyone about the pregnancy, they had decided to have everyone over for dinner and announce it then, and use it as an opportunity to invite Hunnigan over to let her know in a casual way. Sherry threw up nearly everyday at random times, and Jake was very worried about it, Sherry wouldn't eat out of the fear of throwing up, and Jake didn't want Sherry to starve herself. If Jake worried about Sherry before - it went double now. Over the week, both Sherry and Jake had about 100 questions each for Rebecca, and we're both hoping for answers.
"So Rebecca, before we ask questions, got anything for us?" Jake asked. Rebecca was sitting at her desk reading over a file with Jake and Sherry at the other side of it. "I do actually." Sherry was happy to hear that, she was worried Rebecca hadn't been able to conclude anything, but Rebecca's polite smile eventually turned to a frown as she read through the report.
"I had to ask a friend of mine who's high up at the B.S.A.A for some Umbrella files last week, I have a hunch about your situation that i wanted confirmed, it wasn't exactly confirmed but i got what i wanted, more or less." Sherry and Jake's lip's had both fallen into a frown, both worried for any bad news she may have to throw at them. "Nobody that was ever injected with it, survived the G-Virus, aside from Sherry, so trials were obviously never carried out with pregnancy - but several animals survived and had pregnancy trials, they all died before giving birth though."
Sherry's heart rate had doubled, and abruptly interrupted her, "Is there a chance i could die?" Jake was about to chime in with his own thoughts when Rebecca beat him to the punch. "The animal's died because the virus inside them shifted all focus onto the unborn babies. They died as their bodies had grown dependent on the virus and they all died from being completely drained of all energy, and I'm positive the virus will do the same with you in the coming months, but don't worry, I have a plan of action."
Jake nodded eagerly, "And?", Rebecca pursed her lips and shifted her gaze onto the report before looking up to meet their gazes, "They're experimental, but Sherry will need to take Booster shots, to help give her more energy, and they'll need to be taken everyday, when she'll need to start taking them is the big question though." Both Jake and Sherry were clearly confused, which Rebecca easily read from their expressions. "I suspect Sherry wont need them for around another 3 months, but that's an extremely rough estimate. Its down to Sherry really - and like i said, they are experimental, so theirs the side affect of exaggerated pregnancy behavior like strange appetite and mood swings." Rebecca now focused on Sherry, "Sherry, i suspect that how it starts is that you'll feel extremely sleepy all of a sudden, or it may be that when you wake up in the morning, you'll be too weak to get up, at this point, Jake will need to start giving you the shots, they're a simple injection that Jake will have to do for you, and i will refill the dosages every week when he or you come into work."
Jake and Sherry nodded, "I'll have the money for the booster shots taken out of my paycheck and transferred to your bank account every week." Rebecca nodded, "Thank you Sherry, 30$ per week should cover the booster and needles."
Jake was clearly waiting for the right time, and then inquired, "So, can we ask some questions now?" Rebecca nodded, "Of course.", Jake cleared his throat and readjusted himself in his chair before continuing, "Well, Sherry's not only been throwing up first thing in the morning, but nearly around the clock, is that normal? I mean Sherry throws up after a bite of any food, and is nearly afraid to eat, that can't be good for the baby." Rebecca nodded again, "Hmm.. the G-Virus must just be adjusting to the drastic change to her body, it may continue for the coming month or so and then it will probably stop, once the virus adjusts itself to the baby and redirects its attention. Jake sat back in his chair, "Alright." she murmured, slouching once again in his chair.
"Is there anything else you two would like to know?" Sherry shook her head, and Jake followed suit. "Oh and, Miss Chambers? we haven't starting telling people yet so.." Rebecca smiled, "Of course, what is said in this room is confidential."
Sherry and Jake shook Rebecca's hand, said their good byes, and walked out.
"Alright, well at least we know more." Jake said, breaking the silence that was over them - it wasn't an awkward or tense silence, they just hadn't talked and Jake had gotten the first word in. Sherry nodded, "Yeah, I'm just glad we have Rebecca around."
"So, how about we have that dinner for our announcement in a few days, maybe Friday?" Sherry smiled, "I'd love that." she replied. "I wonder what they'll say." Sherry bit her lip, "Well, Claire and Jill will be excited as all hell, and will probably leave dinner early to buy us baby stuff like clothes and shoes, Leon will be polite about it but i know he'll be excited, and so will Chris."
"Why don't we make Claire and Leon the god parents?" said Jake, Sherry grinned at the idea, "You know, i think that's perfect, i trust Claire and Leon with my life, so i think it'd only be fair to have make them the god parents."
Jake sighed, "Alright, well i need to get my brief on the mission in Poland at the front desk, we should be good to go then." Sherry looked up at him, "Wait.. you're still going?" Jake was slightly surprised, "Well.. yeah, we could use the money with a baby coming and i AM a field agent." Sherry nodded, feeling stupid she'd even suggested it. "Yeah, right, it'd be good to have the extra money."
Jake could see the worry written on her face, and pulled her into a hug, "Relax Supergirl, I'm built like a tank, remember?" Sherry forced a smile, "How could i forget?" Jake saw right through her fake smile though, she hated how he could do that. "Sherry, with a baby coming we need to look at getting a proper house, and with the extra money we could have a bigger budget for one, trust me - this mission is what i need to do."
Sherry nodded again, "I understand, it's what's best for us."
Jake kissed her on the head and they walked off down the hall, hand in hand
though Sherry had worried the entire ride home over what was to happen next.
She never usually worried about Jake when he was on field missions, she knew he could handle his own - so why was she worrying now?
Maybe it's because you feel more vulnerable now than ever Sherry, and you can't handle him leaving right now, and maybe it's always going to be like this from here on out.
Maybe, she agreed.
