Alright guys, an update! YAY!! I finally found the time and this chapter came really easy to me. So I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think!!

Life's Lessons

Chapter 10

Discussions

Rory could hardly contain her excitement as she walked into Truncheon Books. Now both Jess and her would have a job at the same place. But she knew that Jess would make her do most of the work at home, especially since her pregnancy was a little hard.

"Jess! There you are man. So is Rory ready to start the spark of Truncheon Books. This E-Magazine could take us to higher places. We could get more people in here." Matt excitedly said.

Rory was standing next to Jess quietly. Hearing Matt talk about what this magazine could do, gave Rory a sense of responsibility. She immediately grew excited and was eager to help.

"So when do I start?" Rory asked.

"You can start today. We will get someone to make the layout for the magazine, but you will write everything for us. And it's convenient because you can write from home. You won't have to worry about coming in everyday. You'll just be needed here if we call you." Matt informed Rory. "We want you to write unbiased, but we will gladly accept opinions. So you're first assignment, will be to get the first issue out by next week. Just talk about Truncheon, what we do, and don't forget to mention that we have an open mic type of thing for poets. Mention that we are open to artists, writer, etc."

"Alright Matt, I think she's got it. She's a lot smarter than you think." Jess rolled his eyes at Matt and wrapped his arm around Rory. Rory smiled at him and turned to Matt.

"Alright. I will get the article to you soon. Just be sure to not change anything in it. No embellishment, nothing. My writing needs to be all me." Rory negotiated. "Trust me, you won't need to change it."

"Listen to her man." Jess agreed.

Matt chuckled and shook Rory's hand. "You got it. Now don't stress over this." Matt turned serious. "If you feel overwhelmed, just call and let me know, and we can postpone the due date. Don't be afraid to."

Rory eyed Jess and frowned, she turned back to Matt and smiled. "Alright. Thanks, but I won't let you down."

"I know you won't. I better go check out my poet, he's been in the corner for a while now, I think he's coming up with something good. I'll see ya later Rory. Jess, check on Chris, make sure he's not getting crazy ideas that he will be able to name the newsletter. Or the bar." Matt and Jess laughed.

"Ok. Don't worry, he'll listen to me. I put fear into him." Jess smirked.

"Yeah man, you want to think that." Matt said, walking away.

"You know you were afraid of me when you first met me, and don't lie!" Jess called after him, chuckling.

Rory turned to him and glared. "You told him I have been having some difficulties with this pregnancy, didn't you?"

Jess immediately turned serious. "No I didn't." Rory pulled away from Jess.

"Jess. Don't lie. You told him. Why else would he have mentioned me not to stress. You told him." Rory accused.

"Rory."

"Don't Rory me. I just want the truth Jess." Rory crossed her arms and looked away.

Jess sighed. "Fine, I did. But I'm just concerned about you. You need to take it easy. Remember what the doctor said. I can't deal with the worry right now, ok?"

Rory sighed. "Jess, you don't have to worry about me. I can take care of myself. And I do remember what the doctor said, but I don't need to just lie around at home. I can do more than that. And since when did you become such a softie?"

"What? Softie? Who?" Jess questioned innocently.

Rory slapped him playfully on the shoulder.

"Ow! Hey, you can do some serious damage, don't hit me. That's my typing arm." Jess feigned hurt.

"You type with both arms silly." Rory laughed and hugged him. Jess wrapped his arms protectively around Rory and kissed the top of her head.

"I love you." Jess whispered.

Rory smiled at Jess and leaned in to kiss him. "I love you too. So much. Now you better go find Chris, you know he's up to no good." Rory giggled.

Jess laughed. "When isn't he up to no good?"

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Later at home Jess was typing furiously on his laptop. He just sat down and the words started flowing, he lost track of time and everything around him. He finally finished typing and looked at the clock. It was already nine and he figured Rory was in bed. He walked into the bedroom to see if she was there, but she wasn't.

"Rory?" Jess called for her. He started getting nervous, thinking the worse case scenario. He ran frantically out of the bedroom and spotted Rory asleep on the couch. He sighed a sigh of relief and went to her. He sat on the floor and caressed her face.

"Rory. You can't be comfortable here." He gently spoke to her.

Rory stirred and opened her eyes slowly. "Hmm?"

"You can't be comfortable here, go to bed."

Rory sat up and looked around. Her laptop was on the table and her article was finished. She stretched and looked at Jess. "What time is it?"

"It's nine." Jess smiled. "Come on, let's get you two to bed."

"Not without you." Rory objected. Jess smiled.

"Alright. Let me just save what I wrote and we'll go to bed." Jess walked over to the desk and quickly saved the file and turned off his laptop. He walked back to Rory, who had laid down and closed her eyes.

Jess quietly chuckled and stroked Rory's hair. "Come on Ror, let's go."

"Too tired to get up." Rory whined.

"Well then, I'll just have to do this then." Jess said, quickly picking Rory up gently and carrying her to their room.

Rory giggled. "My strong man." Jess rolled his eyes and smirked.

He put Rory on the bed carefully and sat next to her.

"I'm not a china doll you know. You aren't going to break me." Rory whispered to Jess.

Jess frowned and looked at her carefully. He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "I just want to make sure everything goes smoothly for you. I want you to be happy and fine throughout these next five months."

Rory smiled and placed her hand on her stomach. "We should schedule and appointment to find out the sex of the baby. I'll be 20 weeks in 2 weeks. I think we should go. Then we can pick names." Rory smiled. Jess nodded.

"Ok, we'll schedule something soon. Do you want to call in the morning?" Jess asked taking off his shirt and changing into some pajama pants.

"Yeah, I'll call in the morning." Rory yawned and began changing into a T-shirt and one of Jess's boxers. She laid down and pulled the covers over her. Jess got in next to her and pulled her close to him.

"You're starting to show a lot more now." Jess whispered, placing his hand on her stomach and gently rubbing it.

"I know." Rory sighed and laced her fingers with Jess's. She cuddled closer to Jess and fell asleep.

Jess smiled contently and kissed Rory, falling asleep not long after her.

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The next morning Rory called the doctor's office and scheduled an appointment for a week later. They would be finding out the sex of the baby. Rory hung up the phone excitedly and walked into the kitchen.

"Jess, one week until we find out!" Rory squealed and ran to hug him.

"I can't wait." Jess replied.

There you go! What did you think? Did you like it? And what do you think the sex of the baby should be? Let me know in your reviews!! Thanks for reading and sorry for the long wait.

Bethany