Hola amigos y amigas! Como estas? Estoy bien! Today is my last exam and after this I'm home free! Well….sort of. Today after my exams I'll be going over to my mother's house so that I can watch my nephew on Saturday. I'm not sure about the rest of the weekend but we'll see. We might be ending this story today we might not be so hang in there!

Starsky sat there rubbing his stomach trying to calm the baby down and possibly cause less pain for him. Oh god did it hurt, it hurt like hell. He knows about child birth and what a woman goes through but he never imagined it to be this painful! He knew that sitting on the ground in his current attire wouldn't do anything for him and the baby. He summoned all his strength and stood up and limped over to the bed and sat down. There was a drawer next to the bed and he rummaged through it to find a nightgown. Normally there would be NO WAY that he would ever put it on but this wasn't just any normal time and the pain was thinking for him. Slowly he slipped his shirt and pants off and slid the nightgown over his head. That felt a little better, but it wasn't a huge difference. He couldn't hear any pounding outside but he couldn't assume that the men had left. Why does the world have to be so cruel? A sharp pain hit him and all this water and blood poured out of him as he screamed.

Meanwhile…

Jessie swerved up to the side of the house and pulled the gun she had out of her pants. She took some bullets out (from where we will never know) and loaded it with fresh ammunition. Hutch also took his gun out and loaded it with fresh bullets; he wasn't going to take any chances with Starsky and his child at risk. They both got out the car in a rush. At first they walked slowly but then they burst out in a sprint (in which Jessie was still able to keep up with) and ran towards they door. Jessie kicked in the door and ran into the house followed closely by Hutch. When they were inside it almost seemed empty and desolate. Cautiously, Jessie made her way to the living room with her gun ready to fire. Sure enough, a man shot up and began firing at her. She dodged the bullets and relentlessly shot at him. The bullet went through his heart and he fell to the floor dead. Hutch heard the firing from the kitchen and ran in to find Jessie and the man dead. Hutch sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"You didn't have to kill him you know."

She shot him a look. "Oh, like you wouldn't?" and she walked right past him.

Hutch swallowed but he didn't answer, it was because she was right. If he had to he would have killed him. But that wasn't important right now, what was important right now was to find Starsky, wherever he was hiding. Slowly they walked up the stairs and stopped at the top. Jessie peered around the corner and saw a man standing in front of a door. Was that the room Starsky was in? She wasn't sure; they could have been trying to throw her off. She tried to focus on the man but suddenly her vision became blurred. She blinked and shook her head trying to shake it off. But unfortunately that didn't help. She felt incredibly weak and looked down at her cloths. Sure enough they were drenched in blood, and she was still bleeding. It was also becoming harder to breath and her head felt light. She was running out of time, and fast. She was the only one around here that knew of Starsky's pregnancy and how to deliver a child. Hutch could probably do it if he pulled himself together enough to do it but she doubted it. She swallowed and jumped out of the staircase and shot the man. The man fell to the floor obviously dead but they ignored that for the time being. Jessie ran over to the door that the man was guarding and pressed her ear against it. Her eyes widened and she tried to open the door.

"Starsky, its Jessie! Can you hear me? Are you able to open the door?"

Nothing happened so Jessie took that as a no. She looked at Hutch. "You might want to stand back."

Hutch stepped back unsure of what she was going to do until she kicked a hole in the wall next to the door. She punched it again so that the hole big enough for the two of them to get through. Quickly she slid herself through the wall and helped pull Hutch through it as well. What they saw made Jessie gasp and slightly panic.

"Oh damn it!" She ran over to Starsky and took his hand. "Oh god your water broke, you're going to start pushing soon." Jessie helped Starsky onto the bed and prepped up the pillows so that he could lie down. Starsky was panting and moaning as she did this, it made it seem like he was in more pain than Jessie was in. Hutch ran over to Starsky's side and took his hand.

Ina hushed voice he said "Starsky I'm here and so is Jessie, everything's going to be alright…I promise."

Starsky looked at him with heavy eyes and smiled for a brief moment before he cringed again. Jessie looking suspicious ran down to the end of the bed and spread Starsky's legs and her eyes widened.

"What is it?" Hutch asked.

Jessie looked at him with wide eyes (he also couldn't help but notice how pale she was). "Looks like my guess was right, he'll be giving birth the natural way."

"How is that possible?"

Jessie shook her head. "I honestly don't know, but if you came and saw for yourself you would faint. And don't say that you won't either, I've had plenty of those in my years as a doctor to know for sure."

She ran over to the shelf that was put in front of the door and pushed it so that it was covering the hole in the wall. She then unlocked the door and ran out to the bathroom and got some water and towels. Starsky screamed and Jessie ran back in and over to the end of the bed. Hutch held onto Starsky's hand and told him everything was going to be alright. From time to time he would look at Jessie, but only to see her getting paler and weaker. How was she able to do this while she was dying? Hell how was Starsky able to do this without wanting to kill himself? It was just another thing that Hutch wouldn't understand completely. Every time Starsky screamed he knew that they were getting closer. He didn't bother to keep track of time; the only thing that existed in his world was Starsky, Jessie, and the baby that was almost here. He was broken out of his trance by the sound of a crying baby. He looked over and saw Jessie wrapping a towel around a small little baby. When he felt Starsky's hand slump he panicked but when he looked at Starsky he saw that he was still alive, just very tired. He didn't blame the poor guy, after going through that anyone would be practically dead from exhaustion. After cleaning up the child Jessie brought it over and handed it to Hutch. Carefully Hutch took the small child in his arms. The child was asleep and its face was lined with beautiful blonde hair.

"It's a girl." Jessie said in a shaky voice.

Hutch let out a small sob and held his little girl close. Words could describe how happy and relived he was. He handed the baby to Starsky and he couldn't help but stare at the little miracle. Neither of them knew what they were going to tell their family or if they were ever going to tell them. But that didn't matter at the moment. Jessie stumbled and would have fallen down if Hutch didn't catch her. She was almost white and her breathing was about as labored as you could get. She felt so limp when Hutch held her up; it was like holding a rag doll.

"Jessie we have to get you to a hospital-."

Jessie cut Hutch off by quietly shushing him. She stood up to the best of her ability and gripped his arms. "What…what are you…going to…name her?" her voice was so weak; it was truly amazing that she was still alive.

Hutch and Starsky exchanged looks; they knew what to name her. Hutch looked back at the dying girl in his arms. "Her name is Jessie, Jessie Starsky Hutchison."

Jessie let single tear streak her face. "Thank you…" she smiled at them one last time. "Thank you."

She gently closed her own eyes and her body became completely limp. Hutch secured his grip on her body and stared at her intently.

"Jessie?"

No answer.

"Jessie?"

No answer.

This time he shook her a little. "Jessie, can you hear me? JESSIE? JESSIE! COME ON JESSIE SPEAK TO ME!"

No answer. Hutch's face became over come with shock, then slight grief. She knew she was going to die, but she still went through with this, she still helped them to the bitter end. Gently, he placed her on the floor leaning her against the side of the bed. Even in death she was still smiling. Hutch heard Starsky gasp. His head wiped around and saw Starsky looking down at their Jessie.

Starsky looked at Hutch. "Hutch…look at this." He said in a whisper.

Slowly, Hutch leaned over and looked at their Jessie. What he saw made him gasp as well. Jessie, their little Jessie, was looking up at them with beautiful green eyes. Not only were they beautiful, but they were Jessie's! Hutch looked at Jessie's smiling and lifeless body, then back at his little Jessie. Their baby hadn't woken up until Jessie died so…does that mean? Gently, Hutch took his little Jessie in his arms and showed her to Jessie.

"Jessie…" he gulped. "I don't know if you can hear me, but here she is. The little girl you protected 'till the very end." His little Jessie looked at the other Jessie with curious eyes and he noticed it. "I just want you to know…that even in death, me and Starsky owe you big time. We promise to take good care of her Jessie; I know you'll be watching over us from heaven. I just know you will."

Hutch couldn't help but think that she smiled even more when he told her that.

Later that night…

The police came by and gathered up the bodies of the two men and took them away. They didn't see Starsky or the baby because they were resting in another bedroom. He called Amy and she drove up as quickly as she could. Hutch didn't show the police Jessie's body; they were going to bury her themselves. When Amy saw Jessie's body she held her close and wept. Hutch held her and Jessie all throughout the rest of the night, and it was then that he allowed himself to cry. They put Jessie's body someplace safe but Amy just continued to stare at it, her eyes rimmed with red. Hutch was tired so he left Amy and Jessie alone. He went upstairs and went into the room Starsky and the baby were in. there was a cradle in the house so their little Jessie was sleeping soundly in it. Hutch smiled and kissed his little girl on the forehead. He changed into sleeping cloths and went to lie down next to Hutch. But just before he closed his eyes he thought he saw an illusion. Before he could react he was sound asleep. That illusion, it was a girl with frizzy red hair wearing a white robe, and she was smiling down at Jessie in her cradle.

Yea Jessie died. But at least she died with dignity! Now this isn't the end. After this chapter there will be an epilogue chapter with Jessie when she's a little over. Now I'm not telling you much, but the fact that there is another chapter on its way. Review please~!

~ladyknights104