noaai: "2) The baby is born and Julian is thrilled with her. One day he accompanies his father to an apointment with the pediatrician and on their way every time they un into someone Julian stars explaining all the things his little sister is learning to do. For him obviously are amazing because his sister is the best. Jackson feels really proud because he has given to hir son what he never had as a kid, a family and siblings. If you don´t want to use it to the Jackson week you can add April in it. ;)"

Thought this would be a cute one to do for Jackson week! So as of now no April is planned! But this is the first oneshot of The Encore where I'm going in just knowing people's names….nothing of the plot yet! Just a warning! AN: Done writing, it's pretty much just fluff, yay….

100 Encore, Day 7: "Happy"

"Dis my sister! Her name Bowen Lexis. She so cute right?"

Jackson shook his head as the unsuspecting woman gave his son a huge smile. "I'm sure she is! All I see right now is her back because your daddy has her in the carrier."

"Oh yeah! All you see is da clothes me an' daddy pick-ted out fer her ourself! We lettin' mommy have a rest. Daddy let her see Bowen!"

Jackson chucked and took his daughter out of the carrier on his chest, looking at the woman apologetically. "This…." he turned the baby around "…Is Bowen Alexis…Sorry…four months and Julian here is still a little enamored."

"As he should be! That's his baby sister." She rubbed her belly.

"How far along?" Jackson asked.

"Oh, 12 weeks I think…just getting my due date and stuff today."

"Well, they're great here, the whole practice will work with you through the whole pregnancy, and the pediatrician here is great, right J? We like Dr. Kenter. And my wife had a pretty unorthodox birthing plan, they were very understanding."

"What you means daddy?"

"I mean mama likes have babies at home and use birthing balls and bathtubs and stuff."

"Oh. Well she don't like to see her babies cry an' my sister big enough fer her shots so…me and daddy takin' her 'acause my sister doin' fine an' she knows da deal 'acause she gived me kisses afer my shots so she sayed she torchin' me."

That got a wide-eyed concerned stare. "She said she's passing you the torch, buddy."

"Yeah. I have to give her kisses if she cry an' try an make her smile an' laugh 'acause she dos that now. 'Specially when I bretends a be a monkey."

"'Aright, little man stop now. Let's let…"

"Erika."

"Let's let Erika relax and read her magazine in peace."

"No, it's fine really. Julian, I'm having a baby for the first time. What can I expect is going to happen?"

"Oh you belly gonna get so big you look like a beauaful whale. I called mama dat when my sister was bakin'"

Jackson blushed, embarrassed by his four-year-old's innocence. "You…you won't get as big as my wife did. It was her second so…she started showing quicker." He dismissed his son's comment, waving his hands.

"An' da daddy of you baby gon' kiss you belly so much."

Erika looked away quickly. "Oh….he's not in the picture I…" She quickly started flipping through the magazine that Julian had distracted her from.

"Bowen Avery?" a nurse came out and called them back to the office.

"My sister seein' da doct-er now! Good luck bakin' you baby, miss." Jackson squeezed Julian's hand as they got up to leave. While he was definitely happy that the nurse's perfect timing had stopped his son's embarrassing rambling, he was also really proud that Julian exercised his great manners without being prompted. It was definitely April's influence.

"Little J's gonna do all the talking today, Dr. Kenter. Ask away, he's ready!" Julian nodded, smiling wide.

"OK, well I see her weight and growth is on track, how about her strength?"

Jackson leaned over and whispered in Julian's ear. "She dos tummy time so good she can hold up her head hers-self an' one time yesserday she rolled over so I gotted down an' rolled an' rolled." Julian cracked himself up.

"What about eatin' and digesting?"

The doctor raised his eyes at Julian, daring him to answer. Jackson whispered to Julian again. "Ewww, he really want to know that?" he wrinkled his nose in disgust. Jackson rolled his eyes in understanding but nodded.

"She poopin' fine but mama tried big girl food 'acause daddy sayed maybe she ready but she throwed up all over mama's shirt an' it was ascusting so mama sayed no way she tryin' that for two more months so no one try to jack mama an' baby time."

"Hijack," Jackson smirked.

The doctor laughed. "What about communication, Julian, what does she do to tell you she's watching you or listening?"

"Oh man," Julian sighed. "She only say 'oh' and 'ah' like a monkey but she touchies my face and put her fingers in my mouth an pulls my hair but it doesn't hurt."

"J, tell the doctor what she did with the pink squishy basketball the other day."

He rolled his eyes. "Oh she putted it in her mouf. When me and daddy sayed no silly she pushed it off her tray and it dropped on da floor an dad picked it up an' she watched and smile and dood it again. Den I picked it up an' she dood it again an again and I love her but I gotted bored and went to color my space book."

"That all sounds great, even though it annoyed you Jul. You ready to hold her hand for her shots?"

Julian nodded, face suddenly serious. "Mama can't see her babies cryin' acause of needles too many times so she get a break from this time. And she tired. I ready to make Bowen happy."

And he did. Bowen wasn't too fussy usually, just a normal infant. But needles were her melting point. Jackson and Julian tried to distract her, but were at least able to calm her afterward, and by the time they were leaving the office she was cooing and smiling.

"Daddy, why is Erika cryin'?" Julian asked when they reached the waiting room and saw the woman they had met a half hour before running out the door bawling.

"I really don't know bud. Pregnant women cry for a lot of different reasons, sometimes all at the same time. One time when she was pregnant with you your mom wanted fried chicken and peach pie so I bought her some and then when she ate it she started crying and when I asked why she said because it was so delicious….and that she was so scared to be a mommy."

There was only one reason a woman left her ultrasound appointment crying like that. And if Jackson were alone with the baby, he'd go over and try to offer some comfort. But Julian was with him, and though they tried not to lie to him, Jackson knew that even telling Julian she was sad would worry him all day.

"That is weird daddy."

"I know. But that's what happens sometimes when mamas are cooking babies. But I love her so much, and I take such good care of her because she gave me my family. And I love you all so much, you make me so happy." He kissed his son and finished strapping him into his carseat.

Seeing that woman breakdown over what she probably lost made Jackson so grateful for what he had. He'd grown up thinking of the word family as a curse word. Thinking it was something people said for show, but that it had no meaning. Thanks to April, he now knew "family" was the best, most meaningful word in any language.

"Hey, what do you say we run and pick up lunch for mama too, and then go home and eat it with her?" Jackson jumped in the front seat and looked at his son through the mirror.

"Why dad? Mama sayed she have a date wit a bathtub an' she gaved us Bowen milk."

"I think mama will be fine if we show up, especially if we bring cupcakes. I just wanna tell her how happy she makes me and what a good job she's doing with baby Bowen, because the doctor said she's perfect. And then once we have lunch with her we can leave her alone all day like we promised, except we'll be downstairs with the baby instead of out. What do yo say? Wanna go tell mama how thankful we are for her hard work taking care of us?"

Julian sighed. "Ok, but dad?"

"What bud?"

"I holdin' the bag with the cupcakes 'acause that will make her the most happy."

Jackson laughed as he pulled out of the parking lot. "Fine, bud. You get to hold the cupcakes."