(No One's POV)

"We have a son, you know." Elizabeth said as she snuggled up into Jack. "I named him after you in your honor. Jack Thornton, or Little Jack, as we all call him."

"I have a son… I knew, but to just hear you say it. I never thought I'd get to hear you tell me the good news yourself. It's almost like I'm hearing about him for the first time." Jack teared up a bit. He had watched over Elizabeth this whole time, but it was different. He didn't get to hold her, to kiss her. He wasn't going to be the first person she ran to in times of excitement or trouble. He just had to witness everything from afar.

"He looks like you. He has your face shape, and my eyes. I know he's going to have your strength and determination."

"And your kindness and stubbornness."

Elizabeth pouted at him, but it quickly turned into a smile. "I wasn't the only stubborn one at first."

"I know, but it's still fun to tease you a little bit. I've missed it. I've missed all of it, and I've missed you."

"I've missed you too." The two kissed once more. Elizabeth didn't know what was going on still, but she felt in total bliss and this calmness about her. Everything just felt good. She was with her husband once more and everything just felt right.

"Would you like to meet him? Little Jack?"

"Of course I would. I still can't get over the fact that I have a son. We have a son, Elizabeth."

"I just wonder where he is right now…"

(Lee's POV)

Rosie and I explained to Grace & Spencer what happened, but told them they were still more than welcome to stay with us until they headed back to Brookfield. Spencer was finally adjusting, and we all could tell he was getting comfortable coming out of his shell a bit, which was fantastic.

When Julie finally arrived into town, we explained to her where Elizabeth was, and she headed right back to Hamilton as well. Knowing Bill & Julie were there, made me feel better. Nathan stayed behind to investigate that fateful night, and was holding Lucas for a bit, which meant the saloon was temporarily closed.

"Good morning, Jack." I whispered, not wanting to wake up everybody in the house. I wanted to surprise Rosie and everyone with some breakfast to cheer us all up. "Ready to make some food together?" He smiled back at me, and I could tell what all the fuss was about. Seeing Little Jack smile just melted all of your worries away. I put Jack in his high chair, and got to work on cooking pancakes.

(No One's POV)

Jack and Elizabeth stood, holding hands, in Rosemary & Lee's house. They watched as Lee cooked pancakes and made Little Jack laugh and smile.

"There he is. There's your son, Jack."

Jack was silent. He let go of Elizabeth's hand, and slowly made his way through the house. He stopped in front of Little Jack, and was just in awe.

Little Jack cocked his head to the side and seemed to be staring back at him.

"Jack, what's wrong?" Lee asked. Jack went to respond, but he realized Lee wasn't talking to him. "It's probably frustrating to watch me make pancakes when you're too little to eat them. I'm sorry." Lee tickled Little Jack's belly, and he giggled once more.

Jack started laughing and crying. He held Little Jack's hand, and then felt his little amount of hair on his head. Little Jack looked at him again and Jack could feel that Little Jack knew he was there. He didn't want Lee to think someone was intruding, so he kissed Little Jack's head, and walked back to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth was in tears. She never thought she'd get to see her boys together. Even though it was Lee making Little Jack smile and laugh, she could almost imagine Jack doing the same thing. Taking Little Jack downstairs and the two of them making breakfast in bed for her as a surprise. Taking Little Jack to school, and having Jack come and surprise them. Little Jack running to the door to hug his dad. Elizabeth knew she wouldn't get to have all of these moments, these family moments she even dreamed of as a child. But even this little moment of time, she would hold onto and cherish always.

"He's so precious, Elizabeth. I can't believe I got to see him so close up. It was as if he knew I was there."

"We always know you're there, Jack. That boy is going to grow up with so much love from both of his parents, whether he realizes it or not."

(Bill's POV)

We finally made it to Hamilton, and the hospital had received a telegram that Julie Thatcher was on her way here from Hope Valley. It would be nice for Elizabeth to have some family here with her.

Carson explained to the doctors what had happened, while I stayed with her. They eventually prepped her for surgery, and she was whisked away. I thought I heard her say something as she went out of sight. "We always know you're there, Jack." Maybe Jack was indeed somewhere, watching over. I didn't have time to think about that now. I just wanted to make sure Elizabeth was okay.

Luckily, the bullet had only lodged in Elizabeth's abdomen and they were able to remove it, but Elizabeth wasn't waking up from the anesthesia as quickly as the doctors had anticipated. So now, it was just a waiting game. She was sedated a bit for the pain, but should've at least woken up once or twice by now, even if for only a short period of time.

"Well what do we do now, Carson?" We spoke outside of Elizabeth's room, not wanting her to hear any negativity, if she could hear us at all.

"We just have to wait. It could be a few hours or a few days. What happened was quite traumatizing, and Elizabeth's body is just trying to heal. I should head back to Hope Valley though, but if you want to stay until Julie arrives at least, that would be the best idea moving forward I think."

"Will you check up on Nathan when you get back? I want an update on Lucas and those guys. If it wasn't for him, none of this would've happened in the first place."

"Of course. And Bill? Please take care of yourself. Family & friends of patients in this state tend to use up all of their energy on this 'waiting game', but trust me, it won't do you any good. Make sure you're eating, and sleeping… and for all of our sake's, bathing regularly."

I chuckled a bit, but knew that Carson was being serious. "Don't worry Carson, I'll be fine. Get back safely to Hope Valley." I looked into the room at Elizabeth, "I just need her to be okay, and for Lucas to understand the consequences of his actions…"