"Are you upset that Meadows is now a Latekka or that she didn't tell you first" Ray could tell Hannah was bothered

"I'm fine. I'm glad her and Eddie got married, Ray"

"Ahh, it's the exact replica of our wedding that's got you in the foul mood then" He teased her trying to put her in a better mood

"No, it's that I didn't know I was taking her dream wedding." She snapped at him some

"So, Janet's the one who planned our wedding just so she could run off and get married and destroy our perfect day" Ray teased her again

"No, we were talking about invitations and she as usual thought I was making it all to hard and ...Look I didn't know she was doing what we talked about I just used a few of what I thought were her suggestions.." Ray laughed at her pouting

"We can change it, you should be doing what you want anyway Hannah Jane"

"Yeah but did you see how happy they were, Ray. She didn't care about seating charts and china patterns"

"She didn't flip out that they served cheese puffs, do you know the coronary my mom would have if she even smelled or saw cheese puff dust?"

"Cheese Puff dust??" He laughed at her again

"And you're saying you care about Cheese Puff dust and China patterns?"

"No I'm not but I can't just be happy not worrying about it because I can't get over that's what your supposed to do"

"Hannah Jane Daniels needs to do what she wants to do and the rest of the world can like it or lump it"

"In that case, they can lump it and I'm going to scratch all the plans we have and then sit down and plan it in one day and what doesn't get done doesn't get done"

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"You meant tonight!" Ray was surprised as she started pulling out the Big ol' Wedding book as he tittled it.

"Yes, you said you were going to help me"

"Alright" Ray scratched out a few things on a piece of paper

"What's your favorite flower?"

"Peonies but their kind of big for a ..."

"It's your favorite and I know that because I bought a million of them, who cares what size they are"

"You like Yellow" He added

"Janet is going to kill me if I make her wear a yellow dress"

"She looked pretty tonight"

"Her dress was cream not yellow"

"Close enough go with cream then, it suited her really well"

"What's that supposed to mean"

"Nothing, she looked nice is all, aren't brides supposed to be beautiful?"

"Yeah but"

"But what it's Latekka, you don't honestly think he was going to marry a woman that wasn't beautiful do you?" Ray thought it was ridiculous that he had to point it out.

"I'm not really sure what that means" She was pissed again

"It doesn't have to mean anything."

"But it means something that's for sure, so were you complimenting Janet or dissing Eddie?"

"Both, Latkka's just way the hell luckier than he should be, because she was..."

"She was what?"

"Are you going to get mad if I say something about your best friend and it'll be Valentines day all over again"

"That depends on what your going to say, she's my best friend Ray. Of course I'm going to defend her"

"What were you going to say?"

"That if it wasn't for the most beautiful and sexiest woman the Ridge had to offer being all mine, Latekka would have had his work cut out for him" He kissed her but she didn't return the favor

"EXUSE ME"

"Come on Hannah Jane, you saw her everyman in that place was attracted to her, except for Sully and her dad of course. Even Owen Rowen got slapped in the back of the head by his extremely faithful wife a few times. It was her wedding, you can't be jealous of the bride"

"I'm not jealous and she was very beautiful, especially the dress that is almost like mine" Hannah was jealous and all sarcasm

"Seriously?"

"Yes, I went back to set up another appointment so we could pick out Janet's dress for our wedding since she wouldn't be able to make the one for today and I saw the dress and bought it instead of the one I had originally picked out when I was with Janet."

"So"

"You're not that stupid are you?"

"So go with the one you picked out the first time"

"I don't like it now, do you know how hard it's going to be to find a dress I liked better than the one I liked better than the dress I fell in love with?" Ray just sighed knowing his night was going to be hell.

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"Eddie" Janet whispered only getting a groggy reply after trying to get up without waking him again only to be squeezed tighter

"I need to get up" She was a little louder and he rolled off her just barely enough to let her crawl over him. He knew that was code for I've got to pee, now!

He was awake sort of when she came back and she of course was wide awake after nearly missing the toilet seat not bothering to turn the light on.

"I was thinking" Janet said crawling back into bed this time on her usual side snuggling right against Eddie

"At three o'clock in the morning?" Eddie turned over and held her hip mumbling

"Yes, does it matter what time it is.? "

"It must be important if it's worth thinking about while we're like this" He rolled over on to his stomach stretching his arm and leg over Janet pinning her down.

"Do you want to know or not?"

"ummmmm" He mumbled again in his sleep

"Do you think my mom and your dad are up there getting busy like the rest of our family" She said it just to get to him.

"I think we should be getting busy like the rest of our family" He crawled ontop of her so smoothly like the many times he had before already kissing her neck and chest before he got into place.

"Is this part where I obey"

"God, I hope so baby" He kissed her hard as she willing spread her legs to allow him inbetween.

"You okay?" He asked at her deep intake of breath when he slid into her

"Yeah, it's good" She whispered back. A brief exchange of grins in the dark is all it took to convince them to go through with it.

Eddie fell back onto the bed out of breath, his back stinging from the claw marks left behind. He just rolled his head to look at Janet when she turned to her side to face him rubbing his chest.

"Ummmm" They both moaned as Eddie raised up to meet her bending down to kiss him "Love you" He whispered giving her another quick peck

"I know you do, Eddie. You don't have to tell me"

"I don't?"

"Ohh, you still do but you saying it is purely for my benefit because I think I'm one of the luckiest women in the world since right now I'm laying in bed with an extremely attractive man who makes a point out of letting me know how he feels. No guessing anymore"

"Extremely attractive, not sexy?"

"Yes, extremely attractive and sexy and hot and really good in bed"

"That's better" He teased her as he shifted her knee higher to relieve some of the pressure it had on his now well worn family jewels.

"What are you thinking about" Janet asked rubbing his head as he stared into the dark

"You"

"Do you believe that I truly love you, Eddie"

"Yeah, I do" He kissed her a distracted kiss but she let go.

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"Are you still awake" He asked in the darkness

"Were you thinking?"

"yeah, this isn't anything like I thought it would be"

"Getting married?"

"Loving someone" He whispered simply bending down to kiss her one more time while holding her as she laid against him

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"Good Morning, Mrs. Latekka"

"Good Morning, Mr. Latekka"

"Don't move yet"

Eddie startled her walking around and sitting on her side of the bed wearing nothing but a pair of jeans. The sexiest ones he had. Eddie Latekka didn't wear tight pants but that particular pair of pants were far from the loosest ones he had and he was sexy as hell in them especially when they weren't even buttoned.

"What's wrong" She asked frozen in place.

"Nothing, as long as you don't move. I'll be right back. Stay put." He ordered her with a peak on the forehead.

"OOOOOOOOkay" She answered

"Shhh, don't talk" She thought he had lost his flipping mind but did as her husband told her to.

When he came back carrying a tray of food she wanted to kill him. She started to speak but he put his hand over her mouth. "I know you don't want to even look at it but do it for me, please. Just try it. The worst that's going to happen is you get sick which you would anyway so just entertain me for one morning"

She started to speak again but he shhh'd her yet again. "Here" Eddie handed her the nausea counter agent as he coined it. She was supposed to take it with food and usually waited until the worse of it was over so she could eat but she figured she might as well prove him an ass now better to get it over with. He offered her juice with a little bendy straw that he made talk to her only to get on to her for laughing. The straw was so she didn't have to raise her head. She usually had water but he figured something of substance is what she really needed.

Simple Breakfast was included in the 'just make it nice' that Eddie ordered. After he made her eat some toast and fruit he climbed in next to her and made her lay there for a little while still with out talking or moving.

"Eddie, Thank you for yesterday and last night"

"Shhh, let your food settle and the medicine kick in before you start" He didn't want her to get sick but he reeeeeeeeally didn't want to talk about last night and their feelings at the moment.

"I feel okay though" His idea worked

"What time is it" She again rolled her head back to look at him

"A little after ten, now be quite" He told her again settling in with his arms wrapped around her ready for a nap. It was his honey moon after all, make love, eat, sleep, repeat sounded like a plan to him.

She did for a few minutes, long enough for Eddie to doze off before she rolled all the way over to face him. It didn't take long, he was still so tired and had only gotten up because someone was at the door and once he saw food, he wasn't about to not eat. She stared at him sleeping briefly "Eddie" she was going to ask him about the truck

Opening his eyes to see her facing him he let out a deep sigh irritated that she refused to listen to him. "Fine, don't let me help. Just don't expect me to come running………." She crawled over him headed to the bathroom." When you get sick" he finished then drug his self out of bed and headed to hold her hair.

He grabbed the pillows on his way in tossing them aggressively onto the poster bed then to get a bottle of water for her. "I don't want to hear it" she held her hand up at him when he walked up behind her as she rinsed her mouth out. She was so sick of being sick that she went ahead and brushed her teeth anyway knowing it was going to make her gag and it did but she didn't throw up again. Yet another thing he told her wasn't as bad as she thought it would be. Mind over matter he claimed.

"Come on, get back in bed. I turned the t.v. on"

"I don't want to lay down anymore" She whined like a two year old.

"You were up all day yesterday, and we didn't exactly avoid all uses of energy last night. You know you need to but do what you want. It's your body. Just remember right now part of it's mine" Eddie walked off . She was surprised he didn't scold her just simply stated the fact with an arm around her and a kiss on the cheek.

When she finally came out of the bathroom having washed her make up off and brushing her hair out she found Eddie piled up in the bed flipping through channels lazily. She walked back and forth, in and out of her suitcase and the bathroom. Even in his suit case though she didn't have anything in there he soon realized she was putting his stuff away, like his cuff links and etc….

"Janet…." He stopped him self from scolding her. She was stubborn and the more he bitched the more she ignored him. Eddie decided to just let it go for now and take care of it when he knew she had gone to far.

"What is it baby" She asked so sweetly knowing he was ready to put his foot down for the first time. She however fully intended on stomping it for him.

"Can you hand me that magazine out of the front room" he asked as if he didn't care.

"Sure baby." She replied and headed that way.

"Ohh, I forgot I left it in the truck. Key's are on the counter."

"Jackass" She replied leaning over and pinching him playfully. She got dizzy and sat down on the bed.

"You okay" he was truly concerned

"Yeah, just a little light headed is all" She started to stand up but waited another minute

"If you wait until you fall baby to ask me for help I'm going to be more creased than you've ever known me to be" he reminded her kindly but knowing how creased for say he was in the hospital she didn't want him worse than that EVER.

"I want" She got up to turn the water on only to realize she couldn't bend over to put the stopper in with out feeling dizzy. Eddie was right she shouldn't of been up walking around and she knew it. She left the water running and crawled back in to bed next to him. He just looked down at her awaiting his victory.

"Will you please run me a bath. I just need a soak right now" She hated admitting when he was right about something.

"Yeah, I'll do it on one condition" She looked puzzled "You share it with me."

"I was going to ask you if you would want to do that " She flirted and Eddie ran the water sitting on the side of the large tub waiting for it to fill. Janet got up after a couple of minutes and walked over to get another towel for him then her clothes which she put on the small stand next to the tub

"You planning on going somewhere because you know I'm not going to let you even if I have to hold you down." He was playful but dead serious and she knew that as well to.

"No, but I thought I would put some clothes on when I get out of the water. Most people do." She didn't really think an answer was truly needed. His suspicious mind was getting a little out of control.

"If you didn't bring anything more comfortable than that just wear something of mine or put this back on." He lightly tugged at the shirt hem "Janet regardless of why we're here, we are and it is a honeymoon not to mention you need to relax so just do me a favor and vegg for me please" He pouted his lip out truly begging " you know the baby probably wants to just spend the day being lazy curled up in the bed anyway" he added to fight his cause holding onto her belly and rubbing over it as he talked.

"So you want me to just lay around half naked all weekend" She asked "and that'll make you happy"

"Sounds like a plan to me and that's why it's exactly what I'm going to do anyway" Eddie stood up and spoke as he dropped his own jeans. "Need some help with that button" he smugly asked not waiting for her to answer before he took it upon himself to undress her.

Once he helped her in the tub he crawled in and they relaxed at opposite ends of the large tub. Janet stretched out and Eddie of course being taller sat up nearly straight his legs having to slightly bend around hers. He massaged her feet while she laid back with her eyes closed.

"You're really good at this" she whispered not watching for his reaction.

"Running a bath isn't exactly rocket science" he replied dodging the discussion

"I was talking about making me feel better and you knew that" She opened her eyes to look at him daringly

"That isn't rocket science either in fact it's not a science at all. I would say it was more like clubbing you over the head and forcing you to shut up long enough to see and hear yourself" He grinned and she sent a smartass laugh back to him.

"I've already clubbed my self but there's no way your going to make me shut up, Eddie"

"You always under estimate me, HONEY" He turned the jets of the tub on and she just sighed loving the water pulsing into her muscles. Eddie couldn't wait for the first time he got to be sarcastic about pet names since they were now married. They had already fell in a easy routine of calling each other Baby but neither of them had given it any thought. It was just natural and they couldn't see the irony in being together as much as they really were. Sure they knew it was unusual and selfish and somewhat demented but neither of them were willing to give up the heartache numbing affection they were giving and receiving.

"MMMM, that feels good, SWEETIE" She moaned.

"Okay, now I'm jealous" She knew he was talking about their consummation activities.

"Totally different things HUSBAND" She laughed

"I know that moan WIFE and compared to the one I got last night I'm starting to feel a little inadequate " He teased her

"Your right, you've never given me one as good as this is" She teased him back

"You better be talking about a massage" He grinned crawling over her.

"What do you think" She asked leaning her head back on the tub as if she didn't care or notice he was hard and on top of her. Eddie had even put a soft towel on the back for her head.

"I think I better get out of this tub before you bust me about doing things you shouldn't be doing" Eddie wanted so badly to make love to her and he knew she knew it.

"Dr. Lieman said I could do what I wanted as long as you did all the work."

"Manipulating that a little aren't you" he kissed her lips softly

"Like you wouldn't" He had played poor helpless sick man before

"Not only would I, I'm going to. It'll be my pleasure to do all the work. You're the one that's going to have a problem with not."

"Doesn't seem to be a whole lot to do at the moment"

"Not in here baby, I don't want any help, this one is going to be all me."

"Can it be all you after I take a nap" She said reluctantly finally giving in and admitting her weakness

"Yeah, when your ready" He took it all in stride and gently laughed kissing her forehead. "Let me know when your ready to get out"

Eddie watched a game on tv for a while as Janet sat soaking in the swirling water. Once he helped her out he disappeared to the front of the small cottage while she dried off and dressed. She was already tucked in bed back in his dress shirt of course. He crawled in next to her and snuggled right up to her for a nap of his own. He of course woke up well before she did and patiently waited reading his sports magazine and watching the game with a nice stock of beer from the small fridge as she slept. Her whimpering in sleep was nearly enough to send Eddie scurrying into the bathroom to relieve himself and for a half second he thought about doing it right next to her. He didn't figure she would know if she was asleep but he thought it was kind of perverted and jacking off on his honeymoon wasn't something he wanted to remember.

Eddie passed on the masturbation and got up to order some lunch and make plans for a late night dinner in the main restaurant. He figured she would like that.

"Yes Sir, we'll have it delivered to your cottage around 1:00" the man taking his order verified

"Actually, could you do one more thing for me" Eddie replied looking out of the window as the sun shined bright on the fresh lawn and manicured flowers.

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Lunch was delivered as promised and when Janet heard Eddie talking to someone she sat up in the bed. "Please tell me that's lunch"

"It is. Do you feel better" He sat on the side of the bed next to her kissing her a lovers kiss.

"Yeah, does that mean the warden will let me up for a few minutes" She playfully attacked him as he already was laying ontop of her trying his damnedest to coax her into making love to one another

"Hungry" He chuckled

"Yes, but I'm getting up to eat"

"Here, your going to need these" He handed her maternity jeans to her

"You're really confusing, you know that. One minute you say no clothes the next you're practically throwing them at me to put on."

"Trust me your going to want them, we're going for a little walk" She listened to him even though he was having a hissy fit earlier for her being up and walking. He assured her there was a difference between doing clothes and a peaceful stroll.

Eddie refused to let her brush her hair, put on shoes or even change her shirt before dragging her out the door and down the hill to a quite spot in the edge of the grounds behind the cottage he was assured complete privacy at. The only people that ever ventured there were guests of the cottage and the grounds crew but they weren't around on weekends.

Eddie had two pillows and a blanket under his arm and a basket in his hand, he held Janet's hand with the other as they walked. Janet got a little ahead of him and turned lose of his hand. "Are the jeans comfortable?"

"Yeah, I really like them. They fit better than any pair of jeans I've ever owned."

"They make your ass look good" Janet turned to look at him when they stopped. She wasn't sure she heard him correctly. Eddie had told her many the sweet nothing but had never just come out with something like that.

"You're even sexier pregnant." He added "When you stand like that, you're belly showing, your breasts peaking out, your curls. The baby just brings out everything feminine in you I guess." He blushed

"Thank You" Janet said startled as Eddie had spread out a blanket . She personally hated her belly showing but Eddie didn't want her to button the shirt anymore than it already was and she was fine until he ran his hands under it and around her wishing the button just under her breasts would pop off as they stood barefoot in their jeans that drug the ground still smelling like soap and it didn't take Eddie long to make a move on his wife as he swayed with her finding a nice place inside her back pockets before she suggested they eat. He knew she was starving, if it was lunch time Janet was hungry now.

"I know you hate being locked up inside all day but I promise it'll be over soon. In the mean time I'll try to make it as easy as possible" They had a relaxed lunch without talking about the baby or Rory or Rooster. It took a conscience effort on both parties but they managed. Trying to find something else to talk about wasn't nearly as hard as they thought it would be once they got started. Janet was on her stomach propped by the pillows.

"Aren't you uncomfortable?"

"No"

"Come on roll over"

"Why I'm comfortable"

"It makes me nervous"

"Eddie, it's fine, the pillows under me and I'm more to my side anyway"

"Baby, for me please" He rolled her over some more and she let him

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"And for dessert" Eddie pulled out the leftover cake from the basket that he had personally tucked inside.

"Do you remember the first night you asked me to take you back to Hugo's" Eddie chuckled

"Yeah, poor thing you thought I accepted for the Veal" She laughed

"Naa, I just said that so you didn't get creased about the whole women and chocolate thing. I knew it was the cake. I saw you the first night when I made you try it" He grinned to himself as he opened the box

"I didn't go back for the cake, I just said that so you didn't freak over the whole Meadows and Latekka thing" Eddie looked up at her never haven known that. Janet knew repeat business scared him at the time

"So you going to share that or make me fight you for it" She quickly changed the subject seeing how sensitive the statement of truth was.

"Come on, I'm not about to get beat up by my pregnant wife" He chuckled holding his arms open and she crawled in between his legs with her back to him. Eddie held the box of cake in front of them and they both ate out of it.

"I forgot to get them to save some to put in the freezer, but the good thing is that we can get a fresh one" He pressed a chocolate kiss against her cheek

"It's okay, I don't know of any divorce rituals that involve cake anyway" Janet was happy for the effort put forth by Eddie now. They both laughed.

"Tell you what, how about ever year we take the baby for some of this cake. He or she wouldn't be here without it anyway. Then after junior goes to bed we can see how good it tastes on mommy"

"You said it first" Janet force feed him cake again as Eddie fought control of her arm carefully not willing to hurt her as she was pinned between his legs

"I'm sorry, it's hard not to think about the baby and I'll be looking forward to that date for years and years" Janet quickly had him pinned down frosting just inches from his face as they rolled around stopping when Janet grunted from his weight and Eddie eased up using his arms to lift his body

"Did I squish you" He asked

"No, but I think the cakes flattened" She laughed loudly as they did the first night they had sex

Eddie realized he rolled Janet right on top of the confection. Chocolate cake smeared all over his white dress shirt. "Sorry" She apologized for his shirt and continued to giggle unable to stop.

"Don't be it's kinda hot. We've never done the whole food thing" He never really wanted to until now because he knew she wasn't going to be into it.

"And we're not going to. Sorry dude but licking food off of each other isn't my idea of sexy" Janet licked one of her fingers

Eddie didn't answer to her giggling reply. He simply took her hand that he still held to keep her from wiping it on him and gently sucked the icing from her finger and she was instantly turned on. She was so busy watching him that she didn't realize he was watching her watch him.

"That works two ways baby" Eddie replied and Janet did a number to his erection as she sucked the chocolate from his lip soon followed by him kissing her back intensely as he helped her shuck the shirt and the box of cake to the side off of the blanket they were about to make love on. Eddie finally looked down at her and froze.

"What's the matter, Eddie" She asked as he looked like he had seen a ghost and she continued to call to him unanswered as he dreamed.

"Eddie"

"Hey, where'd you go" She finally got his attention

"Do you really want to know what happened in the truck" He asked softly

"Yeah, I just wasn't expecting it right now" She was shocked he wanted to talk about it when they were just about to have sex.

"I know now seems strange but this is the bra you were wearing that night and…….." He ran his finger over the delicate ribbon that trimmed the light pink bra.

"It's the only one that still fit. Thank you for the two new ones by the way."

Janet knew when she started feeling the drops of rain it was over. Eddie pulled his shirt off and helped her put it on. "Not so fast you were about to tell me something" She stopped him from getting up by having a hold of his belt loops

Eddie rolled back over her "Make you a deal I'll show you when we get back from dinner tonight"

"Promise" She made him before she moved an inch to get out of the rain. "I promise baby" Eddie gathered everything and actually let Janet carry the blanket without fussing. As soon as they hit the door Janet striped out of her jeans and crawled into the bed. Eddie was shortly behind her.

"You okay"

"Yeah, I just thought I would save you the argument since your taking me to dinner"

They snuggled in the bed with Eddie sitting up against the head board and Janet leaning into him.

"I guess we should go over the ground rules" Eddie took the remote back sarcastically from Janet snatching it. He looked at her like she had lost her mind

"Since when do we need ground rules" She took it back again

"Since about a quarter after five yesterday" Eddie chuckled still fighting for control of the remote unsuccessfully

"I got married not an occupation"

"You got a husband, I got a wife and that comes with certain rules"

"Really, well I can tell you where I'm going to put those rules and where you can take them" She wasn't even slightly picking

"Calm down, you can't honestly say you don't have any expectations" He was joking around

"I'm expecting a baby. Why what are you expecting" She questioned heavily

"For starters, what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine with the exception of a few things. First of which is the remote, it now belongs to the man of the house and that would be me. I would let you compete for it but being pregnant pretty much rules you a girl" He took the remote back when her jaw dropped appalled he had the nerve to say something so chauvinistic to her of all people.

"You think your so smart, what other exceptions do you have." Janet took the batteries out of the remote and handed it back to him. Finding the bit of humor in the debate herself

"My beer, that should be easy enough for you now; my truck is obliviously a given and my right to at least one peaceful hour to prop my feet up on the table after getting out of my truck flipping channels with my remote and enjoying my cold beer when I come home from work"

"Is that all of the exceptions you have?"

"That pretty much covers it, don't you think? What exceptions do you have"

"None, your welcome to whatever I have" She made him feel like an ass

"Come on, there's got to be something you want to claim as yours"

"We've talked about it before. So just pick something so we can watch it" He knew she didn't want to talk about it and was half afraid he would hurt her feelings since he didn't remember what it was they talked about that she claimed all hers. It was him of course.

"Any other rules I should know about" She huffed playfully

"A few husband wife roles, maybe but your going first" He insisted

"Fine I will. So listen close I wouldn't want you to forget any of your husbandly duties" She turned him on by grtting on to him

"You've got my full attention" She did only it was aimed at her breasts as he tickled over them

"Husbands should not only put their trash in the garbage they should take it out, at least get the dishes to the sink and clothes near the hamper, change light bulbs and whatever maintenance the house and my car needs,work in the yard with out a shirt on and you have to get sweaty, cook or bring home dinner once a week, run bubble baths, massage his wife's back and feet, tell their wife they look pretty all the time and do all the above with out having to be asked and to not forget women are subject to change said rules at any given time with or with out notice" Eddie grinned

"Alright my turn, aside from the hour to unwind I think a wife should not nag not that I'm saying you do, always come to bed looking sexy, I know better than saying obey but they should at least listen to what their husband wants and when he does put his foot down about something not fight him on it so hard, always give hints as to what you really want….pay the bills I don't care if its my money as long as I don't have to do it anymore, remind us of stuff we're likely to forget, be waiting by the door naked when I get done with the yard and incubate"

"Incubate?" Janet smiled at him in questionable disbelief

"Yes, incubate, marinate, gestate whatever you want to call it just so this one makes it here safely" He rubbed her belly yet again

"So other than my first born basically you just want a sectary"

"No I want a partner, but there is one thing we both forgot"

"What's that"

"To only treat each other with complete respect in public. No fighting and bickering about stuff in front of other people. If we have a problem we should settle it at home, in the bed preferably."

"I'll agree on that one" By the time they got through discussing and playing around with their new found roles and finally watching a movie they both wanted to watch it was time for Janet to start getting ready for dinner.

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"You make this to easy" Eddie whispered already fully dress in his suite pants and a nice chocolate free black dress shirt slipping into the bathroom behind her to fix his hair. He skipped the tie and went more comfortable with his collar button undone. It was a dressy restaurant but complete formal attire wasn't required.

"I make what to easy" She turned around and fixed it for him.

"Being a husband because you are so much more than just pretty and I'm thinking this counts as bringing home dinner" he grinned

"Thank you and yes this counts" She replied with her hands resting on his chest and still wearing her robe but her hair, make up and jewelry was already in place and Eddie could smell her perfume had just been sprayed.

"Are you ready to get dressed" He asked always focused on his stomach. It was nearly eight thirty and he hadn't eaten since one, a long time for him.

"I'll meet you at the truck" He knew that was clue for 'give me some privacy' and he waited in the front room since it was raining out side still.

The second he left her sight she took a pain pill. Her head hurt so bad and she didn't want him to know she really wasn't up to dinner. She wanted to go but she had let the last pill wear off long before she took another one. She knew it was her fault but if she could bare it for a little while she would be okay by the time they got past their salad. Keeping it from Eddie was a risky plan. He might see straight through it, but she was going to try anyway.

When she emerged fully dressed in a simple black gown Eddie was blown away. She looked amazing and he commented so yet again. He got up and took her purse tucking it under his arm then led her by her hands to the small love seat.

"I called and had them move us a little later" He whispered pulling her head down onto his shoulder. Their 9:00 reservation was now 9:30

"I'm adding another ground rule and it's the most important one. If you can't handle it this is never going to work"

"I should have told you. I knew you would know" Janet began to apologize "I decided I was going to"

"Shhhhhh, just lay here for a few minutes. I don't catch on sometimes so promise me you'll tell me what I'm not seeing" he whispered.

"Eddie I can't promise you that because I think you see things you don't want to as it is" Janet laid her head upon his shoulder again living in the tormenting silence of his mind.

"You know I think we all see things we don't want to but it doesn't mean we don't need to see them. That's how you can tell when your seeing something good. I don't want to see you in pain because I know how you got there but I need to that way I can enjoy the fact that right now I'm sitting here with you and our baby going on our…" He thought for a minute "almost 28th hour of being married and so far so good. We're making this work and I happen to think we're doing a pretty damn good job of it."

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"You're such a dork" Janet mumbled into his chest after nearly twenty minutes of silence as she rested with her eyes closed on his shoulder until the pain meds kicked in.

"I am not" He laughed looking down at her

"First matching initials and now your keeping up with how many hours, I'm sorry honey but I married a dork" she giggled

"Hey, are we going to dinner or did I get this sexy just to sit here while you make false accusations about me."

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Latekka party of two was seated quickly and Eddie forewent the alcohol knowing he had already pushed his limit for a few days. She couldn't drink and though she assured him she didn't mind if he did he still felt guilty that he was doing things she couldn't. They mostly joked around while waiting for their food to arrive and when it did Eddie decided to break a piece of news to Janet he had been dreading all day. He dropped it in the middle dinner.

"I talked to Sully this morning while you were sleeping"

"So has the gossip started yet" Janet asked taking a bite of her food

"As of this morning no, Medusa and the Cyclopes don't know. They all figured we could tell them personally."

"I don't really care to make it a production, just let everyone run their mouths, their going to anyway. Feel free if you do, I know how you feel about her." Janet didn't show the resentment Eddie knew was hiding beneath the surface.

"Okay, I don't want to just outright hurt her but I don't really see where she's given me much choice and you know I don't feel that way about her or else she would be the one sitting across from me and she's not nor will she ever bare my child or my last name" He spoke softly and affectingly towards Janet

"I know, I feel the same way about him" Eddie didn't want to hear it though he knew it already. Neither of them could break someones heart purposely

"Besides, I think she's going to be a little distracted when she finds out what else Sully told me"

"What's he up to"

"If I tell you will you promise me you want get upset?"

"No" She smiled thinking it was the worlds stupidest question

"I'm not telling you unless you promise to take a deep breath and trust me that it's going to be okay"

"FINE" Janet thought he was over reacting.

"We may unknowingly have stolen someone else's wedding date"

"Who's" Eddie just looked at her

"They were really going to get married without telling me first" Eddie knew his bride was going to see fire

"That was the plan when he thought we were just friends, he asked her and they broke it off when he found out you were pregnant"

"So I guess it's back on now that I told him I could deal with it" She was aggravated with herself

"You could say that" Eddie was hating the new found responsibility of breaking all news good or bad to Janet but he was her husband and it was his job.

"Eddie, what are you not telling me" She knew he was hiding something and she playfully tried to get it out of him

"We really did literally take their wedding date so they got married this morning instead" He scrunched his face not wanting to tell her

"Like married as in I do, you may kiss the bride, have a piece of damn cake married!"

"Married like we're married, husband and wife, consummate your vows, roll in the cake, take your new wife to dinner married" Janet just sat back in her chair letting out a deep puff of air in shock and disbelief. She was quiet for a few minutes then nearly made Eddie fall out of his chair when she did speak

"I can't wait to see that page of the paper, just tell me she's not knocked up to" Janet went right back to eating. She had rested her hand holding her fork already with food when Eddie broke it to her so she just picked it up and snapped at it as if she didn't care.

"I think we can convince them to do their announcement in the paper the week after ours without a problem and I would hope she wasn't at their age." He couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

"I was just picking but do you really want to put an announcement in the paper?" Eddie was surprised that she was more concerned with that than the idea that she might have a sibling the same age as her child.

"We don't have to but why not. Isn't that what you do when you get married" Janet just nodded taking a sip of water so she didn't have to talk about it.

"So when are you going to tell your sister that she's your sister" Janet couldn't resist giving him a hard time about Rory.

"She's your sister to, you tell her" He knew better than saying that. Sore spot to Janet that he could have left untouched.

"Okay, I'm telling her but your telling him" Janet thought she fixed his little red wagon

"My pleasure" Eddie could see the smirk fall from her face knowing she fully expected him to protest.

"How bout we do it together" Eddie suggested and Janet agreed

"I can't believe this is really happening. Really did you ever in a million years think that one day you would be married and having a child with a woman who's father married your first loves mother not to mention all the other ways this is just weird"

"Did you?" What was he going to give her for an answer other than hell no, he never thought he'd be married at all.

"Are you sure you're okay about your dad and Claire, well I know your not okay with it but…"

"I'll be fine, Eddie I'm a big girl and besides I've got enough to worry about to keep me busy for months"

"Sorry, not much I can do to eliminate the pressing decisions about what color to paint the nursery and how many blankets to buy" Eddie almost giggled himself

"You think that's funny, we still have to pick a name, whether or not we want to know the sex, birth plan, car seats, newborn portraits, breastfeeding vs. bottle, diapers, circumcision if we have a boy, I need a new car I'm not about to load and unload my baby in and out of the charger and my jeep is old then there's ……"

"Okay, Clearly you've gotten further than I have. We've got plenty of time to figure it all out before the baby gets here"

"Yeah I know but can we start figuring some of it out sooner rather than later." Janet pouted

"When we get home we'll sit down and start making some decisions if it'll make you feel better" Of course he caved it was Janet asking for something. He couldn't tell her no even if he wanted to.