We got home from the hospital pretty quickly. Beck carried Cat to bed and I sat with her after he'd gone.

"Jade," Cat said with a breaking voice.

"Yes, Cat?"

"When are we done with this project?"

"On Friday, why do you ask?"

"I don't like it," She said in her tiniest voice yet. "I'm not good enough to be a mommy yet."

"Cat, none of us are. Everyone knows I don't want to be a mom."

"Ever?"

"Well, I don't know. My career is more important than anything."

"Even more important than Beck?" She asked sheepishly.

"I don't know. Maybe."

"No," Said Cat. "He's more important to you, isn't he?" I nodded silently.

"Go to bed, Cat. You need to rest." Slowly I got up and walked to the door where Beck was waiting for me.

"It's been a tough day for you, too. You should sleep." He said to me. "But you won't, will you?"

I shook my head. "I can't," I started, sighing. "It's not that simple. Cat's head has been really messed up by this project, she doesn't know whether she's coming or going. She liked Robbie before but she doesn't know now. She loved babies and wanted I don't know twenty or something."

"Yes, I agree." Beck said thinking. "But she still believes one thing. You'll always be there for her." I smiled at him gratefully. "Come on. Tori and Andre will be waiting in the kitchen. Robbie will be here soon."

"M'kay," I said tiredly. I walked down stairs with my eyes closed rubbing my head softly. It's been so stressful! I got down stairs to see Tori doing the same thing and Beck making some sort of drink. As he was making it he was scalding himself a lot.

"Beck, give it here," I said taking the kettle. "What is this? Hot chocolate?" He nodded and I tasted it. It tasted like crap. "Beck this tastes like crap. Don't ever make cocoa again." He laughed and I got to work on making it. After I'd fixed them with marshmallows and chocolate shavings I handed them out.

"So…" Tori started.

"So?" I prompted. I wanted to find out where this was going.

"Truthfully, we can't wait till this is over." Tori said.

"Us either," I said. "It's been a nightmare. Fights, tears, screams. From all of the babies, too!" I cried.

"I'll be happy when this week's over." Andre added.

We discussed what we'd been thinking for a while. Tori said that she thought we'd all coped really well, and that it was harder than we thought. I agreed. Beck said he didn't like the idea of parenthood just yet. We all agreed. Andre said he thought a puppy might be a better starter. Ugh. Puppies. No way.

Then, Andre and Tori went home, Robbie, who had arrived prior to our convo, went to see Cat and I, who was utterly tired, went to bed. At last!