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Lena picked up the bag of coxes apples from the bargain bin and dropped them into the trolley. Susie was with her doing her own shop.

"Buy one get two free...unusual"

Lena said she needed something from the pharmacy and slipped off down the aisle. Susie frowned and followed her and watched as Lena purchased a pregnancy testing kit, Susie smiled and pretended not to notice as Lena came back.

"did you need a prescription? You should have said because you could have got mine as well"

"sorry...I didn't think...now...BREAD, that was what I needed to get..."

At home Susie sat down and Lena made them a brew. She brought it in and sat down.

"Here you go...tea's up...I'm afraid it's tesco's own, but it's just as nice"

"That's all very nice but...JUST GO TAKE THE TEST WILL YOU"

Lena bit her lip.

"I KNEW you saw..."

Susie stood up and led Lena to the stairs towards the downstairs toilet.

"Just go in there and do it now...then we'll know what you are up against...I thought you had things on your mind for the last few days"

Pee on a stick, that's all it was. Lena did what she was instructed on the box, washed her hands, and she came out of the toilet. Susie told her to sit down and they waited in silence in the specified time.

Susie looked up.

"Times up..."

Lena swallowed down and picked up the pregnancy kit and glanced at it through squinted eyes because she wasn't sure what she wanted it to read.

"I knew it...I just knew it..."

"negative?"

"No...positive...OMG I'm pregnant, Susie!"

Susie was in the mood for a celebration but Lena wasn't sure this was what was best.

"I got to think about this...what am I going to do..."

Susie gasped, she always thought the worst first.

"What...are you thinking about getting rid? Lena are you thinking that you might go and have a..."

Lena was outraged by that, she stood up and shook her head she placed it in between his hands and turned to her.

"NO! I WOULDN'T DO THAT AGAIN! THIS IS NOT JAKE THIS TIME...This is Jackson"

Rob pulled up the van and parked outside of the house.

"So what have you and my sister got planned this weekend? Doing anything?"

"Nahhh...just a quiet one mate...see you Monday mate"

"Well don't do anything I wouldn't do"

Jackson laughed and wished him a good weekend. He then strode up the path and went inside. Lena was sitting down, Jackson frowned.

"Hey...love...are you alright, you look like you've got something on your mind"

Lena patted the seat beside her. Jackson sat down and she took in a deep breath. Jackson blew out a laugh.

"Blimey...is this the talk? Are you binning me or owt?"

"No way...it's just that...well, I'll just come out and say it and hope for the best"

"come on Lena OUT with it, you're killing me here!"

"I'm pregnant!"

Jackson was knocked for six. He was pulling all sorts of faces.

"What? Are you? But...well...we alway used...well...not when...you ARE aren't you"

"yes"

Jackson was pacing about not really knowing what to think. It wasn't exactly new territory for him, but it was with someone else.

"Well...this is a...well...unexpected...the hazards of doing pussy...sorry that was not right...sorry"

"I understand"

Lena decided she wanted to know how he thought about it.

"So...what do you think? Do you...you know..."

"What?"

"You know...do you not want it...I know it's a shock because it is to me as well..."

"COURSE I WANT IT YOU SILLY MARE!"

Lena stood and Jackson pulled her into his arms. This was the best news ever. Jack was grown up now and he still missed what he would have had if Martha had lived, but now he had another chance at fatherhood.

They both decided that they should keep the baby quiet for now, hoping Susie hadn't opened her big gob.

Jackson of course couldn't keep it quiet for long, because when he got home he told Joe. He was his best mate, so why shouldn't he.

"...she's pregnant Joe...she's gonna have my baby!"

Joe laughed and sat down.

"Wow...that's abit of a shock...well what can I say expect congrats...IT IS congrats I hope?"

"Course it is!"

"Well...good...well, this must mean you two are for keeps then, who'd thought it mate"

Jackson looked at him. Joe was right. This was sort of permanent.

He went into the bathroom and stared at himself in the mirror. This was going too fast for him. He needed to pull up on the brakes a bit. And anyway...if he wanted to marry Lena and bring up their baby together...he had to legally part with Aaron.

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