Hey my lovely readers, I'm sorry this one is a bit shorter than the last one, but I didn't have much time to write and I didn't want to leave you without an update. There's going to be a bit of a guessing game at the end, you'll know it when you see it. I hope you are enjoying the story thus far. Thank you for your continued support, it truly means the world. I love seeing review emails in my inbox, so thank you to those who have reviewed, it means the world! Thank you to those who have favorited and followed! Keeps me inspired! :)

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The next morning, Jake's eyes open to the sunlight streaming in. He groans and makes his way over to the drapes, closing them so the light doesn't wake up Emma. He then gets back into the bed, and resituates his arms around Emma who sighs contentedly and snuggles closer to him.

Jake stares down at her, drinking in her features as he moves some hair out of her face. He kisses her forehead softly as he watches her sleep.

Awhile later, her eyes flutter open and she looks up at him with a soft smile. "How long have you been awake?"

"Not long, I closed the drapes so it wouldn't wake you." Jake answers, shifting himself as she makes to cuddle herself against his chest.

"You're so thoughtful," Emma says through a yawn as she kisses his bare chest.

"You looked so peaceful, I couldn't bear to wake you," Jake responds, kissing her hair. "So how was it for you, better than our first wedding night?"

"I'm not sure if anything could beat our first wedding night," Emma says with a grin. "But, it was definitely one of the best nights of my life."

"Really," Jake says with a self-satisfied grin. "I agree, last night was definitely in the top ten, second only to our wedding night, and my favorite moments."

Emma grins. "Tell me, what are some of your favorite nights and moments?" Emma asks, reaching up to caress her hand against his face. He leans into her touch as he considers that.

"Top ten nights, hmm, our wedding night, last night, the first night we spent the night together when I got to hold you in my arms."

"Those are on mine, too." Emma says, kissing him lightly.

"As for moments, I would say when you first told me you loved me, when I came back and our first kiss, that night on the lawn, looking at the stars." Jake says.

"The moment when I knew you were mine forever," Emma says, thinking about when he came back and told her he loved her.

"Baby, I was yours the moment I laid eyes on you, I just didn't know it yet." Jake says, his eyes scorching as they look into hers.

Emma grins and then looks over at the clock. "You know, we've still got a couple hours until they're expecting us home and…" Emma squeals when Jake pulls on top of him, his lips crashing into hers.

About two hours later, they make their way out of the shower. Jake holds a towel open for her and wraps her tightly in it, wrapping one around his waist before pulling her into his arms. She reaches up to push some of his wet hair out of his eyes.

"To think that some couples view that as a chore," Jake says with a lopsided grin.

Emma looks up at him incredulously. "How?"

"I honestly have no idea," Jake murmurs against her lips, pulling her body flush against his.

Emma giggles and presses a hand to his chest. "As much as I love where your mind is headed, we just got cleaned up and we have to check out in thirty minutes."

"I'm definitely getting you alone again soon," Jake murmurs as he watches her bend over her suit case.

She looks back with a smile. "I look forward to it."

She lets the towel fall from her body as she puts the suitcase back against the wall. She feels Jake's arms wrap around her waist.

"Jake, we're going to be late," she says, not really caring at this point as his lips trail up and down her neck.

"We can be a little late," Jake says, his teeth grazing her ear lobe.

Emma lets out a soft moan before she shakes her head and turns around.

"Maybe I should stop," Jake says to himself as he begins to pull away.

Emma narrows her eyes at him. "To hell with it," she says, jumping into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist as he carries them to the bed.

"Weren't you supposed to be home like an hour ago?" Duke asks when they arrive home later that afternoon.

Emma blushes and Jake chuckles to himself as he squeezes his arm around her waist. "We were, we just got a bit held up."

Duke chuckles to himself and claps Jake on the back. "Good man, Jake, good man."

"You're home," Frank and Maryann rejoice as the happy couple make their way into the living room. "We were expecting you earlier," Maryann says.

"They probably just got held up, right Jake?" Frank asks, with a wink.

Jake smiles to himself and runs a hand through his hair before he kisses Emma's heated cheek. "We did, but anyway, we're home now."

"And just in time, too, the doctor should be here shortly." Miss Peregrine says, walking into the room, pulling them in for a hug. "I trust you had a good time."

Duke snickers as Emma's face goes even redder and even Jake is blushing at this point now.

"Miss Peregrine," Emma says, slightly mortified.

Miss Peregrine rolls her eyes. "I'll take that as a yes." She squeezes her arm around Emma's shoulders.

After Emma's face returns to its normal pallor, which takes a couple minutes, the doorbell rings. Maryann rushes to answer it and lets the doctor in.

"I trust you're Emma Portman?" the doctor asks, holding out her hand. "I'm Dr. Raven. I'll be examining you today."

Dr. Raven sets up in the study and gets everything plugged in. Jake helps Emma onto the hospital bed and holds her hand, waiting for Dr. Raven to get everything set up.

Emma jumps a little when Dr. Raven rubs the cool gel around her belly and then tears fill her eyes when a soft thumping noise fills the air.

"I-Is that?" Emma asks.

"Yes, that's your baby's heartbeat," Dr. Raven says with a brilliant smile. "Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Portman."

"Can you tell the sex at this point?" Jake asks.

"Do you want to know?" Dr. Raven asks.

Jake looks at Emma who nods furiously.

"I'll take that as a yes," Dr. Raven says.

(Author's Note: So, I'm speeding up Emma's pregnancy just a tiny bit so we can tell the sex earlier in the story…).

"Mom, Dad, Miss Peregrine." Jake calls. They all rush in as if they'd been right outside the room.

"What is it honey, is everything alright?" Maryann asks. She then takes a moment and her eyes fill with tears, too. "It's beautiful," Maryann says, watching the baby move on the ultrasound machine.

"We were about to find out the sex," Emma says.

Maryann and Frank smile, clasping their hands together and Miss Peregrine gravitates towards Emma, holding Emma's other hand.

"Can you tell?" Miss Peregrine asks Dr. Raven.

"In just a second," Dr. Raven says, making a few adjustments. "Alright you see that, those two dots are the testis and that is the baby's penis."

Jake's lips quiver as he pushes his hair out of his face. "My son," he whispers to himself. He kisses Emma passionately, almost inappropriately for company around.

Hot tears stream down Emma's face. "My little baby boy," she whispers to herself. Jake presses feather light kisses to her forehead, her cheeks and her lips once more.

Once they received a few photos from the ultrasound machine, the doctor was on her way.

"The technology here is incredible," Emma says in wonder, rubbing her stomach.

"That it is," Jake says, smiling down at the image of their son. Frank wraps his arm around his son's shoulders, squeezing lightly.

"He's a miracle, Jakey." He whispers.

Jake nods, his eyes not tearing away from the image. "I can't wait to meet him."

"Do you have a name in mind?" Maryann asks as she sits down in the arm chair.

Emma smiles to herself as she thinks of the name she has in mind.

"I do, actually," Emma says as she makes her way to the sofa. Jake follows and without warning he pulls her down onto his lap and she lets out a delighted squeal as she wraps her arms around his neck.

"Oh?" Jake asks a smile in his voice. "What did you have in mind?"