The next morning, Jasmine woke up to find Cody's arm draped around her waist. She smiled to herself as she felt Cody nuzzle her neck and tightened his hold around her waist. She looked at the clock on her night stand and it was coming to 8am. She tried to loosen Cody's hold on her but that only made him hold her tighter.

"Cody… I got to get changed. Taylor's going to wake up any minute." Jasmine said
"No… I'll go." Cody said

Before Jasmine could protest, Cody kissed her cheek and released his hold on her before standing up and stretching. She turned around and chuckled as Cody picked up the top he ripped.

"We got to clear this out so that Taylor wouldn't see it." Cody said
"You were the one who ripped it so you clear it." Jasmine said

Cody laughed as he found his pants and boxers in a pile. He put it on and crawled back onto the bed, towering over Jasmine.

"That will mean I have to clear out more of the clothes." Cody said
"Seriously? Cody!" Jasmine said

Cody grinned before leaning in to kiss Jasmine on the lips. When he broke the kiss, she noticed a bruise on Cody's shoulder. She gasped and covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

"What?" Cody asked
"Uh… I kinda…" Jasmine replied, pointing at his shoulder.

"Yeah… I know." Cody said, "And I'll get you back for this bite."

"Sorry…" Jasmine said

Cody smiled and shook his head, "Not accepting that apology. You just wait till I get you back."

Before Jasmine could say anything else, Cody got off the bed and headed over to Taylor's room. She chuckled to herself before getting off the bed to wash up and change into something comfortable. After she was done, she picked up the clothes on the floor and threw them into the laundry basket, smiling to herself when bits of memory from last night came into her mind. This was the life she always dreamt she'd have after finding out she was pregnant with Taylor. When she was done, she headed downstairs to see Cody making breakfast again.

Taylor turned around on the chair and said, "Morning, mommy!"

Jasmine smiled, "Morning, sweetheart!"

"Daddy's making sausage and eggs!" Taylor exclaimed
"Really?" Jasmine said

Taylor nodded as Jasmine came to sit down next to her. In front of her, on the table sat a glass of orange juice and she picked it up for a sip.

"Daddy… Are you going to leave again?" Taylor asked, out of the blue.

Cody switched off the stove and looked at her just as Jasmine looked at the two of them.

"No princess. I'm not going to leave. I'm going to stay." Cody said
"YAY!" Taylor exclaimed

Cody looked at Jasmine and she smiled, showing that she truly believed him now. Just then, the doorbell rang. She walked over to the door and opened it. To her surprise, standing at her door were none other than her friends.

"Surprise!" Barbie exclaimed
"Barbie? Guys? What are you doing here?" Jasmine asked
"Barbs said she hasn't been able to contact you for the past 2 days so she said to come see you in order to end her worries." Stuart replied
"Who's that?" Cody asked, carrying Taylor as he walked over to the door.
"So there's where he is." Ted said

Barbie looked at Cody then back at Jasmine, "What is he doing here?"

"It's a long story… Come on in, guys." Jasmine said, stepping aside for her friends to come in.

The three of them entered the house carrying food along with them.

"We thought we could do a barbeque here…" Stuart said, raising the paper bag.
"You guys go set it up. We need some girl time." Barbie said

Before Jasmine could say anything further, Barbie grabbed her by the wrist towards the study. As soon as she closed the door, she turned to look at Jasmine.

"Explain." Barbie said, "I thought you said you were never going to forgive him?"

"I know… I did. But… He's making an effort, Barbs." Jasmine said
"What kind of effort? Jas… He left you when you were pregnant." Barbie said
"I know… But you and I both know it's because he didn't know beforehand." Jasmine said

Barbie sighed, "Jas… It's not my duty to tell you how to run your life. But… Are you sure you want to give that ass another chance? I don't want to have to remind you that you were alone when you gave birth to Taylor."

"I wasn't really alone… You guys rushed over after I gave birth." Jasmine said
"That's beside the point, Jas. He wasn't there when he should have been." Barbie said
"Barbs… I still love him. I know that he's not exactly ideal right now for me but I think he deserves another chance." Jasmine said

Barbie looked at Jasmine and said, "Does he love you like you love him?"

"He said he never stopped." Jasmine said

Barbie nodded, "Fine… If that's good enough for you then it's good enough for me. But… If he should break your heart again, I am not going to forgive him. In fact, I'll make his life a living hell."

Jasmine smiled and said, "Thank you, Barbs."

Barbie merely smiled as she opened her arms to give Jasmine a hug before the two girls went back outside.