A/N: Thank you to my loyal reviewers

A/N: Thank you to my loyal reviewers!

Simple…Chapter 7… A Look in Your Eyes…

Eddie looked as his sleeping wife that lay next to him, breath even, but he knew she wasn't completely out yet. He pushed a stray curl out of her face, and she didn't move at all. He leaned on his side to stare at her for a few more seconds before lying back down and drifting off as well...

The Next Day…

Jackie busied herself in her already clean kitchen. Her friends were learning she was somewhat of a perfectionist, much like Janet, who always had to have her house sparkling clean. Hannah was a different story, with juggling her job at the vet and her two rowdy boys at home she didn't have much time to clean anymore, Janet usually stepped in, and it just became an unspoken agreement.

Ten minutes later when the phone rang, again. Jackie already knew who it was.

"Hey Jackie, its Ikey, give me a call when you can. Bye." The machine beeped on and on until she erased the message. He had been at this since the week they met, calling at least once a week.

Jackie signed and picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Janet asked as she answered the phone, trying desperately to push Eddie away, he kissed her neck, and she playfully hit him.

"Why is it that men can't ever get a clue." Jackie said as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Janet rolled her eyes and mouthed 'Jackie' to Eddie, he nodded in response backing away and flipping the channel on the television.

"I thought you said you were gonna give him a try. Eddie thinks you should."

"Yeah, well I'm not so sure now. I mean—"

"If you're worried about Emma, like I said, he just wants to go for coffee, he doesn't want a life-long relationship."

"Yes, I know that, we've been over this so many times, but I told you, I'm not good with men and tricky situations, I haven't been in that many relationships, I just don't want to hurt the poor guy, with Nate, it was simple because we were friends first."

"Okay, slow down, I also told you that I haven't been any relationships either, well besides Eddie, and I know how that is, Eddie and I were friends first too, remember? So be his friend. Just try it, you got nothing to loose."

"Yeah, but it's different for you because you're married."

"Okay, well yeah, I mean if Ikey asked me to go for coffee with him, I'd be weirded out by it, but I would go—I think, I don't know…he's changed a lot, he's more mature now than ever." Janet thought, playing along. "Right baby?"

"Sure, why not." Eddie shrugged, trying not to laugh.

Janet and Eddie loved messing around with Jackie's head. "Ugh! This is not a game we are playing, don't make a joke out of this, I'm serious."

"Alright, sorry."

"So how are you doing?" Jackie asked.

"Nuh-uh don't you dare change the subject call Ikey back, he's being patient, he's talking about you all the time, just do it. I'll wait."

"Ugh, fine. Bye."

"Later." Janet hung up.

"So?"

"She's gonna call him."

"Finally." Janet glared at him, "I mean, good…I'm glad." She playfully pushed him, and pecked his lips before getting up from the couch.


Jackie stared at the phone for a long time, getting frustrated, she turned it on with one button, and sighed shutting it off again. "Stop mocking me." She mumbled. Taking a deep breath, she dialed his number, getting his machine. She sighed, and hung up.


"So something occurred to me today." Eddie said slowly as he followed Janet into the kitchen.

"Oh, what occurred to you Eddie?" She loved when he said that.

"We haven't seen the grands in a while." Janet tensed; he wrapped his arms around her from behind, a safe gesture. "I think they miss us."

She pushed him away, "We have to work Eddie."

He looked skeptical. "I know, but we could go for a weekend, I could take off. The last time I talked to them they said we should come up there."

"I know. But—"

"They just want to see you, they're not expecting anything. They miss you." Janet sighed.

"But I'm not—I have nothing to tell them, and I promised myself that—"

"Janet, it's been three months. You know we can't control this. If we could, well, you know we'd already have kids by now. It's not fair to them, I know it's hard, and they've been hinting around…and asking, but you love them, they mean the world to you. Remember?"

Janet nodded, embracing him in a tight hug. "You mean the world to me too, Batman, I hope you know that."

"I do."

"I just hate disappointing them." Janet whispered, but he still heard.

Eddie let go of her, and took her chin, kissed her lips lightly and she didn't flinch. "Baby, you are the farthest thing from a disappointment."

She tried to look down, but he wouldn't let her, she was forced to look at his face, and she concentrated on his beautiful brown eyes. But this time, she didn't see sympathy; she saw something different.

She wasn't sure if she saw that look before, it was softer than what she was used to, softer than the day of the proposal or even the wedding, softer than the day they found out her grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer, softer than the day of the first negative test, or the second, or the third, or the tenth…softer than anything.

Maybe it was hope? She didn't know.

She smiled weakly at him and stood on her tiptoes and he met her halfway their lips brushed but Eddie stopped before going any further.

"Eddie—"

"So are we going? I was thinking this weekend, or next weekend's good too, whatever you want."

"Sure Eddie, this weekend sounds great." Eddie smiled and kissed her again, full and hard, and she started laughing, cutting him off guard.

"What's so funny?"

Janet laughed again. "You do realize you asked me to go see the grands. Isn't that funny?! I mean 4+ years ago that would have never happened."

"4+ years ago things were different J."

"Exactly. You're a different man, but somehow in a way the same."

"Is that supposed to be…"

"A compliment? Yes." Janet laughed again before he full-on crashed into her lips, never parting; he lifted her up bridal style and carried her to the bedroom. They were both happy, they made happy love, something they both didn't remember doing in a long time.

Janet lay on top of Eddie, his arms wrapped around her, hands resting on the middle of her back. She was looking directly into his eyes, he was deep in thought, looking at her face but his mind was also drifting. He meant what he said, he wanted this woman, his wife as happy as possible, and if giving her a child was the only way to do that, he would do is best to make it happen.

She caressed his cheek, her hand brushing against his light stubble. He took that hand, she looked at him curiously as he moved up the inch or so of space between them and kissed her lips. "Baby, I know you want this." Janet asked, question in her voice.

"Want what?"

"What are we waiting for? Why are we wasting valuable time?"

"Sorry J, I'm not following." Janet looked at him, he knew that look. "Janet, no." Is she serious?

"If you don't want to, we won't but—I just want you to know, that I'm okay with it, that if it's our only chance then we should go for it…that I'm ready for this."

Eddie could not believe what he was hearing. "Janet you shouldn't do this just because I—"

"Eddie, I want this—I've been waiting because…well I don't know, but I'm sorry I made you wait and watch me…fall apart, I'm so sorry and I want to make it up to you. This feels right, it's the right time."

"What do you mean make it up to me? We are in this together, always and forever Janet. I love you. We will do this together, alright?"

"I know. I love you too, so…are we ready for this?"

"Yes, pretty girl, I think so. Where's the card? We should call to make an appointment."


Jackie danced around the house trying to keep Emma asleep. She picked up the phone, dialing the number that was already embedded in her brain. "Hello?"

"Ikey? It's Jackie. I tried calling earlier, no one picked up."

"Oh, hey. How ya doin'?"

"Pretty good, how are you?"

"I'm good, so…uh, you wanna hang out…sometime, maybe get some coffee or l?"

He doesn't want a lifetime relationship. Friends, that's it. "Uh, sure…when?"

"Um, I don't know, I don't have to go into work till 3 tomorrow, so is the morning, afternoon maybe good for you? We don't have to get coffee, I mean if you don't like it—we could get somethin' to eat."

"Oh I love coffee," she laughed, no one said that to her before. "Lunch sounds great, um, 12 good? I can ask Janet to watch Em—" Oh shit, was I supposed to bring her up? "Or—"

"12 is great, I'll pick you up."

"Um, okay, sure."

"Bye Jackie."

"Bye." She hung up first. Ikey smiled that smile you never got to see out of him.


Janet and Eddie sat up in bed; Janet was running the card of the fertility specialit between her fingers. Eddie held the phone in his hand, watching Janet closely, waiting for her to react. "I'll call." Janet nodded, handing over the card, but before he could do anything, the phone rang. Eddie looked at her, a little irritated; he just wanted to get this over with. "You get it, I'm not here."

Janet took the phone from him and answered it. "Hello?"

"I have no idea what I'm getting myself into. What the hell am I doing Janet, this is not who I am."

"Jackie, calm down, did he call again?"

"No, I called him, I agreed to do lunch. Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Oh yeah, you don't have to work."

"Right, so I was wondering…"

"If I'll watch Emma?" This caused Eddie to look at her, she gave him a questioning look. He nodded.

"Would you Janet? Please, it wouldn't be very long."

"Sure, I told you to do this anyway."

"Thank you! You're my lifesaver." Jackie gushed.

"So, how you feel?" Janet giggled.

"Good, Emma just fell asleep a little while ago, I'm gonna put her in her crib, I'll call—"

"Wait, tell me…what did you say to him?"

"He just wanted to know if I wanted to go out, maybe get some coffee or lunch, 'cause he didn't know if I liked coffee or not."

Janet laughed. "Without it, you wouldn't be alive."

"Exactly, you need to help me, uh, you know—I don't even know what to say to him, or what to wear…or how to act—god I can't even remember the last time I went out with a guy who wasn't a family member, how pathetic is that?"

"Jackie, you're blowing this way out of proportion, it's just a small um, outing, just be yourself. Okay? What time do you need me to watch her?"

"Uh, well I told him 12, but if you have other plans—"

"No, that's okay; I'll come by your house around 10 to help with whatever."

"Janet—"

"You just said you have no idea what you're doing, I'll come over to help alright? I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yeah, okay…you're right. Thank you."

"No problem, see you later." They hung up.

"She's gonna go out with Ikey tomorrow, she wants me to watch Emma," Janet explained, "Sorry that took so long..."

"It's alright, so you wanna…call?"

"Yeah, can you do it?" Janet asked, "Please?"

He nodded, taking the phone that was still in her hand. He dialed the number that was on the card, it seemed like he was waiting forever for someone to pick up, but someone finally did. "Ah, yes, my name is Edward Latekka, my wife and I would like to schedule an appointment."

"Sure. That sounds great. Thank you." Eddie hung up.

"Well?"

"They can schedule us in two days, they are gonna interview us and explain various treatments, apparently your doctor called them, said the specifics and they know what we need."

"Really? Dr. Waylon did that? Well that was nice of him, he mentioned last time that he would call if I wanted him to, I said if he had the chance to he could, I guess he did."

"You never mentioned that."

"Honestly, I didn't really think about it, the specialist he was referring to is a good friend of his, I don't know."

"It's alright." Eddie smiled genuinely.

What am I getting myself into? Janet wondered as they went to bed that night.

The Next Morning…

Janet and Eddie lay tangled in the sheets, both awake, but had their eyes closed. Then their alarm went off. "Damn it, I hate that fucking alarm clock." Eddie mumbled, taking his arms from his wife, and hitting it off. Janet wiped her eyes with her hands and stretched out her arms, then moved to get up.

"Don't go. Let's just stay in bed all day." He smiled, his eyes shut, voice groggy.

"Mm as fun as that sounds, I have work to do. You're welcome to stay in bed."

"What's the point of staying in bed if I'm not next to you?" Janet smiled, he could be sweet.

She walked over to his side of the bed and crouched down to give him a kiss. "Good morning handsome."

"Morning. Now get back over here and lay down." He patted the now empty space.

"Sorry Batman, I have to take a shower, but if you want to join me…" she said while taking off her nightgown, placing it in the hamper, "I wouldn't object to that."

Janet had never seen Eddie move so fast. He was up and out of bed in a matter of seconds; he pulled his boxers off and gave her a big toothy grin, something she didn't see often in the mornings. "You know I can never pass that opportunity up." He took a moment to look at her naked body, no vulnerability showing, he checked her out, top to bottom. "I'm glad I'm the only person that gets to see you naked." He said, without any hesitation.

She didn't know what to make of that. "Ditto Eddie."


After they showered and got dressed, Eddie sat at the foot of the bed watching Janet put on her makeup. "Do you really have to go? Why can't we just have a lazy day and stay home." Eddie asked, frustrated.

"Well, if you want Ikey to stop talking about Jackie so much, I'm afraid so."

"Yeah? And what if them seeing each other only makes him talk about her more, he's gonna drive me mad."

"Well, atleast we are both getting it, because Jackie will do the same thing to me." He got up and walked over to her. She smiled at him through the mirror, he smiled mischievously, she knew that look anywhere. "Eddie, I have to be there in less than a half hour, if we have sex now, she'll know, and then she'll feel bad for 'making' me come over when I could be spending time with you. Not now."

"Alright, alright." He only gave in because he had a few tricks up his sleeve. "Wait a sec, how will she 'know'?"

Janet blushed instantly, "I don't—"

"Tell me."

"I'll come in all goofy looking, with that stupid grin on my face, or that as she calls 'twinkle' in my eye."

"So she's noticed before."

"Something's are just too obvious to hide, Eddie…you should know that." And he did, all the years of him coming in late at the bar, right before closing sharing a shot with Janet after making sure that condom stayed in the right spot. She could always tell when he got laid. It was obvious.

"I'm better than that now, J." He whispered in her ear.

"I know, I didn't marry a 'marching moron' " Eddie laughed, she did get it, she really understood him, he understood her too, with each passing day it got better. All he wanted was her, and to give her anything and everything she deserved, he loved this woman, so much it made his heart soar when she was happy. He was thinking this as they began kissing again, full and hard…just the way they liked it.

A/N: So how was that? Sorry it took me so long to update, please leave a review, they help me decide on what to do next, but I'm sure at least one person can guess, oh come on, it's not that hard, but I will give you one hint, tables are going to turn within these upcoming chapters, here's where it will start to get interesting. So stay tuned!