Jess was jerked awake by the sound of her phone ringing. "Mmph…"She yawned, and looked around. Sam had left, and in his place was a note saying that he was with his brother and father.

When Jess found her cell, she pulled it open quickly. "Hello?"

"Jess, honey, its good to hear from you."

"Tessa?" Jess was relieved to hear her best friend's voice on the other end of the line.

"I heard what happened. I wasn't sure if I should call or not, but it's been a few days and you haven't been at school yet and" –

"That's okay Tess, I'm glad you called." Jess smiled, although her friend couldn't see it. "So… what have you heard?"

"Not much," Tessa admitted. "No one really knows anything. One of Jeremy's friends told me that there was a break-in at your apartment and that Sam was in the hospital, but he didn't know anything else…"She paused. "So was Jeremy right? Did something happen to Sam?"

Jess sighed. "Yeah, Jeremy was right. A couple of thugs got into the apartment. The police said it was probably an attempted robbery that went wrong or something. I'm not sure." Jess hated lying to her best friend. But that was her life now, wasn't it? If she wanted to be with Sam, she couldn't have the life of a normal person. Tessa could never know.

"That's awful hun. How is Sam? Is he okay?"

"He will be." Jess moved the note from Sam back and fourth between her fingers, thinking. "He's tough."

"Don't I know it," Tessa agreed. "So what are the doctors saying?"

"I don't know yet. He's going back in two days."

Tessa hesitated. "Going back? Isn't he in the hospital?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Sam wont hear anything of it. I think he hates the thought of leaving me alone here since we had the break in."

Jess could almost sense Tessa nodding. "How about I come over? We haven't talked in too long, and I'm sure you could use a break."

"Sounds good Tessa." Jess smiled. "Sam's brother is doing the same thing with him right now too. The only good thing that came out of this is that he's talking to his family again."
" I never thought I'd see that happening. Sam barely ever talks about his family."

"They're a secretive bunch, but they are close. I'm glad to see Sam talking to them again." She paused. "So when can you come over?"

"How about in a half hour?"

"Sounds good Tessa. I missed you girl."

"Me too."

Tessa said her goodbyes, and both girls hung up the phone. Jess was exited to see her friend again after a week of near solitude. She had barely talked to another woman in almost a week now.

When Tessa got there, Jess pulled her friend into a big hug. She had been doing a lot of hugging lately, she noticed.

"So," Tessa held up a DVD. It was Titanic, one of Jess's favorite movies. She also held up a box of chocolates. "I thought you might need some of the good stuff."

Jess took the gifts with a gracious smile, and laughed at Tessa. "You know me way to well."

"That's my job hun." The girls sat down with their movie and chocolate, and got settled, and then Tessa continued. "Besides, with your birthday tomorrow, what are best friends for?"

"Exactly this!" Jess pulled off the plastic, and took a caramel-chocolate before handing Tessa the box. She took mocha.

Tessa munched on her desert, giving Jess a small smile. She seemed to be waiting for Jess to start talking or something. It was quiet, andsssssssssssssssss Jess wasn't sure what to say.

"You look thin," Tessa eventually piped up. "All of this can't be good for the baby."

"No. It can't," Jess sighed. Why did she have to tell everyone one at a time? "I lost the baby Tessa."

"Oh Jess…"Tessa pulled Jess into a hug. " I'm sorry." She hesitated. "You can cry if you want too hun, I don't mind."

"No, I've cried enough this week." Jess gave a little shrug. "It's just good to see you again."

"Yeah, it's good to see you too. So… Do you want to talk about it?"

"About what?"

"What do you mean about what? About everything. Jess, what happened here?"

Jess took a deep breath. It didn't help that her favorite sad movie was playing in the background. When she thought about it, she wasn't looking forward to then ending, where Jack dies protecting Rose. Sam… Jess wasn't sure if she ever wanted to watch Titanic ever again after this. Sam had almost died, and the moral comparison between Jack and Sam wasn't comforting. And no, she didn't want to be a character from a romantic movie if it meant a sad ending.

Jess wished she could tell Tessa everything. They were best friends, and had been since they were in high school… But things had changed. Well, Jess looked down to her engagement ring. Here goes nothing.