Reynoldo took the news of losing his two favorite employees well and for the next month, Mary, Reynoldo and Gemma all interviewed potential new workers.

Once it was decided that Candy, the young girl with a tattoo on her arm and blue/green hair and Greta, an older, more down to earth woman were the perfect candidates, Gemma and Mary bid their goodbyes to Maggie's Diner.

While Mary seemed to be having a decent, normal pregnancy, Gemma was having the pregnancy from hell.

"I swear this child I'm carrying now is going to be a hellion. He's got me all messed up," Gemma complained to Mary one day when they had taken Jonathon to the local park. "My breasts are sore, my legs hurt, and my back hurts. I swear sometimes I think my skin hurts."

"Honey, have you talked to your doctor?" Mary asked.

"Oh believe me. JT doesn't let me forget a single question to ask. It irritates the shit out of me," Gemma said, watching Jonathon play in the sandbox. "He asks things just to embarrass me sometimes. Last time, he asked my doctor if once I push this baby out, would my vagina be stretched forever. Can you believe that? I could have died."

"Men." Mary said, laughing. "Piney says me being pregnant turns him on. We have sex at least three times a week."

The two women laughed and Gemma went to grab Jonathon. It was time to go home. Although Jonathon had other ideas. He wanted to stay and play more. When his mother picked him up, Jonathon started screaming and crying and kicking his legs.

"Jonathon Michael Teller, I am going to bust your ass if you don't stop that this instant. We have to go home. It's getting dark." Gemma scolded her son.

Buckling him into his stroller, Gemma hugged Mary and they went off in different directions.

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Gemma got Jonathon home and bathed and was dressing him in his pajamas when she heard motorcycles pull into the driveway.

"Daddy's home, lil man. You want to go see Daddy?"

"Daddy." Jonathon said, smiling. His grin now consisted of all front four teeth.

Gemma and Jonathon walked downstairs slowly, since Jonathon was still learning to navigate the staircase.

When they got to the front room, Jonathon saw JT and tugged at Gemma's hand to let him go. She obliged and he took off in a full sprint toward his father.

JT picked the boy up and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Hey my lil man. How was your day?"

"Took him to the park with Mary today." Gemma said, coming up and kissing JT.

"That's good. Maybe he'll sleep good tonight and I can have some Mommy time," JT whispered. Gemma just rolled her eyes.

Handing Jonathon to Gemma, JT turned to the rest of the guys and informed them they had some business to take care of.

Gemma and Jonathon went into the kitchen to get some milk. Luanne was sitting at the kitchen table, rubbing her temples.

"What's wrong Lu?" Gemma asked.

Opening her eyes, Luanne looked at Gemma and half-smiled. "Just a lot on my mind."

Tilting her head toward the dining room Gemma offered, "The guys are having a meeting and I'm getting ready to put this one down. Want to come up and talk it over with me?"

"Sure."

Grabbing the cup of milk, Gemma took Jonathon and headed back upstairs to her and JT's room, followed by Luanne.

Gemma laid Jonathon down in his crib and gave him his cup. "Time for sleep, sugar bear."

She sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Luanne who had sat in the chair in the corner of the room.

"Okay, so what's up?"

"Well, you know what my job is, right?" Gemma nodded.

Luanne had given Gemma a rundown of what her job consisted of once when Gemma had remembered how Luanne was dressed after Jonathon had been kidnapped. Luanne was an escort. She was paid to be the arm candy for some wealthy businessmen when they were in town. Although Luanne had vehemently denied ever having sex with most of the men, Gemma had finally got her to spill that a few of her clients had talked her into their beds. Luanne swore Gemma to complete secrecy because Otto had no idea.

"So one of the men I admitted to you about," Luanne began. "Well he approached me last night. Said he has a new business opportunity and wants me to be involved."

"What is the opportunity Lu?" Gemma said skeptical. She always imagined Luanne's clientele as shady men who couldn't get a date any other way than paying for one.

"I just know it's something to do with movies."

"So he wants you to be a movie star? Come on Lu. I know you aren't that dumb. There's got to be a catch. What's he want in return for your big break?"

"Nothing. He says I have the face and body for the type of pictures he's doing."

Looking at Luanne, Gemma sized her up. She had a perfect body, that they man was right on. And when she wasn't all painted up, Luanne was a stunner.

"Well all I can say, is if you are interested. Go, check it out and see what he has to offer." Gemma relented.

"You think so?" Luanne said, perking up. "Can you just see it now? A billboard with Luanne Delaney on it."

"Yea, I can." Gemma smiled at her friend.

Luanne jumped up and hugged Gemma and opened the door to leave right when JT was getting ready to walk in.

"Thanks Gem. I owe ya." Luanne said, blowing air kisses toward her.

JT walked into the room and looked at Gemma. "What was all that about darlin'?"

"Girl stuff," Gemma answered.

JT glanced over at Jonathon who was sleeping soundly in his crib. Smiling, JT turned to Gemma and grabbed her hand pulling her up off the bed and toward him. "Mommy time for Daddy."

Gemma groaned inwardly but let him have his way.

An hour later, they were both breathless and lying in bed cuddling.

"I love you Gemma."

I love you too JT."

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At her next doctor's appointment, Gemma sat in the waiting room, alone. JT was going to meet her at the doctor's office and he was already running 10 minutes late.

Gemma looked around at the women in the room. Some of them looked like they were ready to give birth any second, while some looked like they weren't even sure they were even expecting. Gemma envied those women. The ones who still had their figures and hadn't ballooned up to look like walking whales.

Gemma knew she had gained more weight with this pregnancy than with Jonathon. She was already outgrowing the maternity clothes she had kept. Her feet were swollen to where she could barely even wear flip flops.

"Gemma Madock."

Hearing the nurse call her name, Gemma looked to the door one more time. No JT. Getting up out of the chair, Gemma walked toward the nurse and followed her to the examining room.

"The doctor will be in here momentarily."

"My fiancé is on his way. When he gets here can you see that he finds me?" Gemma asked.

The nurse nodded and left the room for Gemma to undress and put on the provided gown.

When the doctor entered the room, Gemma looked up hoping to see JT and was disappointed.

The doctor examined Gemma and gave her the A-Okay that everything was going according to plan.

"Should I be this big already?" Gemma asked, motioning toward her belly.

"How far along are you?"

"17 weeks."

"Well let's see," the doctor said, looking at her chart. "During your first pregnancy, how much did you gain?"

"27 pounds."

"And by this, you've already gained 18. Yes I can see why you are concerned. Tell you what, I'm going to have the nurse come and take some blood and a urine sample and run tests. But don't worry, I'm just ruling out all the things that would be problems."

Gemma watched the doctor leave and sat there waiting for the nurse to come and take her blood. Thankfully she had had Kitty to babysit Jonathon. There was no way she was bringing him to her doctor's appointments now that he was mobile and into everything.

After the nurse left with the sample, Gemma was once again alone in the room. She began wondering where JT could be. It wasn't like him to miss her appointments. He had been to everyone so far, including all the ones she'd had when she was pregnant before.

Gemma had started to get restless when the doctor came in.

"Good news. There was no protein in your urine sample and your blood pressure is in the normal range, so no preeclampsia. The blood test for diabetes will take a few days so I'll have you come back in 3-5 days for those results. But with everything I'm seeing, I would think that would be negative too. IF I'd have to give a diagnosis right now, I'd just say you're going to have a decent sized baby. How much did your first child weight Ms. Madock?"

"Seven pounds and 6 ounces."

"Well I'd say we're going to be looking at an 8 and half pound baby."

On the way home, Gemma kept thinking over what the doctor had told her. She wondered how she was going to get 8 and half pounds out of her when it about killed her with Jonathon.

When she pulled into the driveway, she noticed that none of the bikes were parked there. That meant JT and the guys were still out god knows where and god knows when they'd be home.

Getting out of her car, she heard the front door open.

"Oh thank god!" Kitty exclaimed.

"What's wrong? Jonathon okay?" Gemma asked, rushing to the porch.

" Yes, yes he's fine. Our men aren't. They've been arrested!"

Gemma felt as if her world was crashing down.

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