***Thursday***

Jonathan and Jennifer flew up to San Francisco just after dinner, and went straight to her apartment.

Jonathan had brought with them a couple pallets worth of boxes, and some miscellaneous packing supplies.

Jennifer started on the kitchen, and with them working together, they were finished in about an hour.

She started on the bookshelf next, while he cleaned out her storage closet.

She had just taped and labeled the box when he came inside.

"Darling, what do you say we call it a night?"

"I'm with you".

She locked up and turned out the lights, and got a fresh glass of water, and headed to bed.

He climbed into bed and turned her tv on, and she snuggled up to him and started scratching his chest.

They managed to make it through the sports, and then he turned the tv off and turned to her.

"Honey-"

He crushed her lips with his, as he took her in his arms and kissed her with a passion that she was positive she had never felt before.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, as he made love to her for the first of a few times that night.

***Friday***

Jonathan and Jennifer woke up around 9 and showered and dressed and started packing again. By early afternoon, they had the entire apartment packed.

He picked up the phone and called a moving company.

"I will pay your company an extra $1000 plus I promise to tip the guys at least $500 each if they can come pack up our apartment and move the furniture and boxes to LA sometime next week".

They accepted the deal and he gave them an address.

He went back to her in the bedroom.

"Darling, get dressed. I'm taking you out for dinner".

"Oh, darling, why don't we order in? I'm beat. And all my nice clothes are packed".

"I'm okay with that."

She leaned up and kissed him.

"I promise you, I'll let you take me out in LA once I get settled, alright?"

"It's a deal".

He went and found the menus that she had clipped to the side of the refrigerator.

They picked a restaurant and he called in their order.

She was sitting on the couch, and he came and joined her.

"So, tomorrow, we will disconnect the tv's and the phones, and then the moving company will be here at 11. Once they pack us up, I will call Jack and have him fly us back home".

"You are absolutely wonderful for helping me move, honey. I really appreciate it".

"I love you, Jennifer. I wasn't going to make you do this by yourself".

They sat on the couch kissing and cuddling till their food got there, and then they decided to eat on the patio.

"Did you tell the landlord you were moving yet?"

"Yes. Olivia sent them a letter stating that she was by boss and that I had to move for a job, so they let me out of the lease without making me pay to break it, thankfully. I was going to hire someone to come clean it, but I think I might just pay the $300 cleaning fee to them and not worry about it".

She took their trash inside and then came back out and sat in his lap. The breeze on the patio felt so nice that neither of them wanted to go inside.

"Darling, why don't you go take a bubble bath? And while you do that, I'm going to put together a little surprise for you."

"A surprise for me?"

"Yes. Think of it as a last send off for the apartment".

"I see. I'll be in the bath, come get me when it's ready".

She kissed him and headed to the bathroom.

She took an extra hot soak with Epsom salts and had just gotten out when he came to get her.

"Just in time".

She put on her pajamas, and he changed into his as well, and then he picked her up.

"Eyes closed, baby".

She buried her face in his neck as he carried her to the living room.

He set her down.

"Keep your eyes closed. But listen to what I'm telling you, alright?"

"Alright".

"I know that we packed boxes all day long, but I had to unpack one box to make this happen. I promise you, I'll pack it back myself".

"It's fine, honey".

She heard him turn on some music.

"Ok, you can open your eyes".

She opened her eyes to see that he had moved the furniture out of the way, and he had unpacked her box of candles and lit about 10 of them. He had also strung up her patio lights inside.

"Dance with me, darling?"

She nodded.

They shared several dances, cheek to cheek.

"We've had some good times here, in the past month".

"Yeah, we have. We had a couple bad ones, but we had more good ones".

"We had my favorite fight here".

"Your favorite fight?"

"Yes. It's the one that started everything between us again, that led to us getting back together".

"We've had some very romantic times here too".

"Yeah, we have. I'm going to miss living up high. I kind of like it".

After their dance ended, he picked her up and carried her to each candle and let her blow them out.

He carried her to the bedroom and set her down next to the bed.

They climbed in bed and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you for my surprise, I loved it".

She leaned up and kissed him a few times.

"You're welcome. I love that you loved it".

"Jonathan….can I ask you something?"

"Of course".

"If someone were to ask you how long you and I have been together, what would your answer be?"

"Well, I suppose I would tell them we've known each other since the spring, but we've been together since the boat race, September 7th".

"Good. That would be my answer too".

"Are you worried about people asking us that?"

"Not really. It has crossed my mind that Kristin's lawyer might take this to court and you would have to answer questions about our relationship under oath. I guess you could say I'm a little afraid that she isn't going to like the answers and she will hold it against you when it comes to you and your child".

"I've thought of that too, but I can't exactly expect her to be honest with me if I'm not willing to be honest with her. All I can do is be honest, hope for the best, and then deal with whatever happens".

"I guess that's all we can do".

He rolled on top of her.

"Yes, it is. And for tonight, I think there might be something else we can do".

"Do tell".

He leaned down and slowly kissed her.

They spent the next few hours making love before they fell asleep.

***Saturday***

Jonathan and Jennifer were awake by 8:30. He ran out and rented them a car and stopped and got them bagels and coffee, while she packed up the last of her stuff.

The movers arrived right on time, and worked till 3.

"We will drive your things down on Monday."

"Perfect. Thank you so much".

Jennifer got out her checkbook, but Jonathan wouldn't let her pay for it.

"I got this, it's alright".

"Thank you, honey".

She leaned up and kissed him.

He loaded their bags into the rental car while she gave everything a last glance-over and locked the door.

She stopped and dropped the keys at the front desk, and gave them Jonathan's address as her new location, just in case.

She met him in the parking lot, and they headed to the airport.

They stopped and picked up lunch for the flight home, and then he dropped her off at the plane and went to return the rental car.

As soon as he got back to the plane, they took off.

"I'm so excited to be living in the same city as you".

"I'm excited for that too".

He leaned over and kissed her temple.

"When do you start at the paper?"

"Olivia said she would call me Monday. I'm thinking Wednesday, maybe."

"Wonderful".

"Honey, are you sure there is room for me at your house?"

"I'm positive. I'll make room if I have to".

"That's sweet".

She leaned over and kissed him.

As soon as they landed, he helped her down the stairs and loaded their bags into the car. Max was waiting on them to take them home.

"Hi you two".

"Hi Max".

"Hey Max".

"I didn't make a big dinner, but we have stuff we can grill out if you two want".

"Anything sounds fine with me".

"Me too".

They got home and Jennifer took her bags upstairs with Jonathan right behind her.

"What do you want to do tonight, honey?"

He came and wrapped his arms around her.

"How about a little afternoon delight?"

"Jonathan….what if Max hears us?"

"So we'll shut the door".

"We'll have to be quiet".

"I can handle that".

He kissed her slow and passionately, while he ran his hands up under her top.

He was fumbling, trying to unhook her bra.

"In the front, honey".

He got it opened and then grabbed her breasts as he kissed her.

She was furiously trying to unbutton his shirt.

"Mr. H.? You got a visitor".

Jennifer sighed.

"Ok, we'll be right down".

Jennifer fixed her bra and her top, while Jonathan buttoned his shirt back up.

"I'm sorry. Hold that thought, baby".

He kissed her cheek and then took her hand and led her downstairs.

Kristin was sitting on the couch.

"What can we do for you?"

"Well, I only came here to see you. I want us to talk about the baby".

"I gave your lawyer my response to your demands".

"I know. He showed it to me. $5000 a month in child support? You can't seriously expect me to live on a paltry 5 grand a month".

"Yes, I can. You are a nurse, you can supplement the 5 grand with your income. And if that's not enough, then you will have to make cutbacks".

"What about childcare, or health insurance?"

"I will put our child on my insurance".

Jennifer went and made herself a sparkling water with crushed ice and came back and sat next to Jonathan.

"And I don't want HER around my baby!"

"If you are going to dictate who is at my house, then I will do the same with yours. Do you want to start that?"

"Fine".

"Anything else?"

"I have an appointment on Tuesday, at 11. Here's the address, in case you want to come".

"I was going to talk to you about that. I want to come to all the appointments, plus I want to be there when you give birth".

"I'm fine with that".

"And one more thing, and this one is non-negotiable. I expect you to treat Jennifer with respect and kindness, when you are in our home or when the baby is here. Max too. In return, we will do the same for you and for whomever is in your home. I'm not expecting us to all be best friends by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think this situation will be better for all of us, especially our child, if we are at least civil and respectful towards each other."

"If I agree to that, will you raise the $5000 to $7500?"

"No. But I'll keep it at $5000 instead of dropping it to $2500".

She wasn't pleased, but she finally agreed.

"Ok, deal. But, I don't want everyone in the room when he's born. I really only want my mom and you. And when he comes here, I don't want Max smoking in front of him".

"I think we can be ok with that".

"So, let's recap. You will pay me $5000 a month for child support, you will put him on your health insurance, if we have to do childcare, we will each pay half of that, I get to approve whatever house you purchase, for safety reasons of course, and you get to be in the delivery room and come to the doctor's appointments. Anything else?"

"Not that I can think of."

She grabbed a pen out of her purse and signed the contract, and then slid it across the coffee table to him.

He read it over, and then signed on the bottom line.

"Wonderful. See you Tuesday, at 11".

He walked her out and returned to Jennifer.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. You got things settled, that's great".

"You seem upset".

"I'm not. I'm fine, honest".

Max came in with a tray of appetizers and set them on the table.

"Is she still here?"

"Just left, Max. And we came to some terms-one of them being that once the baby is born, when he's here for visits, you can only smoke outside away from him".

"I understand, Mr. H. Tell me, is she going to be coming along on these visits?"

"We didn't put that in the agreement. As far as I'm concerned, no she isn't."

"Good. You know I would never tell you what to do, but if she starts coming for more than 10 minutes at a time, I'm going to start leaving every time she's here".

"I don't blame you".

Jennifer and Jonathan snuggled up on the couch with a cocktail, while Max grilled them some chicken and veggie kebabs.

They spent a low-key evening just being together and not talking at all about Kristin and the baby.

***Monday***

Jennifer got up with Jonathan, and they had breakfast together.

She walked him to the door when he had to leave.

"We get the keys at 10 to the duplex, so I'll probably be all moved in by the time you are done at the office".

"I'll swing by on my way home. I love you".

"I love you too".

She gave him a few kisses and then he left, and she went upstairs to pack her clothes into suitcases and garment bags.

Max drove her to the duplex, and she called Jonathan's office to give him the exact address.

By the time he was headed home, she was knee deep in boxes.

She decided to tackle one room at a time and started on the kitchen.

She was almost done by the time Jonathan got there.

He knocked on the door, and she went to answer it. He was standing there with a dozen roses in a crystal vase and two pizzas in the other hand.

"You are a sight for sore eyes".

She took the pizzas from him and kissed him and they walked inside.

"I'm absolutely famished".

"Place looks nice… shouldn't take you too long to unpack".

"I figure at 3-5 boxes a day, I should be unpacked in 20 years, tops".

He chuckled and embraced her.

"I can help you unpack you know".

"I appreciate it".

He held her for a few minutes and then they ate, and spent the evening unpacking boxes.

He was debating on whether to stay the night when her phone rang.

"Hello? Sure, he's right here".

She held the phone out to him.

"It's for you, it's Max".

"How did he get this number?"

"I gave it to him this morning when he dropped me off".

He took the phone from her.

"Hello? I see. Ok, I'll be right there".

He hung up the phone.

"I have to go, Kristin is at the hospital. She says there's something wrong with the baby".

"It's ok, I understand".

"I want to stay here with you….but I need to make sure the baby is ok too".

"Call me when it's over?"

He nodded.

"I love you. How about dinner tomorrow night?"

"Yes, please".

"I'll call you later, and I'm sure I'll talk to you tomorrow".

"I love you, thanks for dinner and my flowers and helping me unpack".

"Anytime, sweetheart".

A few kisses later, and he was out the door and headed to the hospital. Jennifer was headed to bed, wishing he hadn't had to leave.