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"Jay?"

Jay raised his head from the rail of the pew and stared at Emma, not bothering to wipe his weeping eyes. Emma walked toward him, her face one of concern.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

Jay shook his head and finally swiped the back of his hand across his eyes. "Not even a bit. Do you have news about Jase?"

Emma smiled and sat down beside Jay. "This was the last place I expected to find you. Sorry if my bitchiness led you to the shelter of God's house," she joked. But Jay wasn't laughing. Emma still hadn't told him about his son. He gave Emma a look and she continued. "He has pneumonia. Apparently it's pretty common after an operation like Jase's."

"And?" Jay pressed, still holding his breath.

Emma placed a hand on Jay's shoulder. "He's going to be fine, Jay. Our boy will be fine."

Jay smiled, spontaneously hugging Emma. He let her go quickly, apologizing before getting to his feet. He was about to leave the chapel, to go see Jase, when he spotted a large statue of Jesus hanging from the cross. Jay had never been a spiritual person before, but something struck him and he sat back down. Emma, who was halfway down the aisle, thinking Jay was behind her, turned to find him sitting back down on the pew, his head lowered.

"Jay? He's really going to be fine. They'll keep him here for a bit, but just as a precaution. He'll be up and around in no time," Emma assured him.

Jay shook his head. "That's great. Then you two can get back to Montreal and on with your lives."

Emma, confused by Jay's sudden change in attitude, rejoined him on the wooden bench. "What are you talking about?"

"Ever since you came back to town with Jase, all I've done is get in your way of trying to take care of him. I thought I was doing the right thing for Jase, but maybe all of this fighting is just getting to him," Jay admitted. He turned to Emma and said, "You take really good care of him, Em. It's never been about that. I just wanted a chance to get to know him. But I made this deal, with God. I said that if He helped Jase be okay, that I'd back off. I'll keep that promise. You can get back to your old life, with Jase. I'm sorry if I've messed things up for you. I never meant to."

Emma leaned back, slouching down in the pew. She crossed her arms over her chest. "You and I are more alike than we realize," she paused. "I made the same deal. I asked God to make Jase better and that I'd do whatever I had to do to give Jase the chance to have a father. And I plan to keep my promise."

Jay bumped her with his shoulder. "So now what? Who wins?"

"Jase does. We have a long time to discuss how we're going to work this all out. But now, let's go see our son, okay?"

Jay nodded his head, getting to his feet and offering Emma a hand. The two stayed that way, hand in hand, as they walked up to Jase's room.

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