Title: How you ever going to know 3/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.com) or if you want to get a response during the week email me at 23405@sjamail.net
Disclaimer: These Characters belong to Once and Again except anyone you do not recognize.
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. Ok and I just wanted to tell a big thanks to one of my readers who suggested I write this. J
(How you ever going to know by Garth Brooks)
"How you ever gonna know
What it's like to live there
How you ever gonna know victory
How you ever gonna know
What it's like when dreams become reality
How you ever gonna know
How it feels to hold her
How you ever gonna know
What it's like to dance
How you ever gonna know
If you never take a chance"
"Jessie!" Karen said shocked. "What are you doing here?" She asked still in Henry's arms.
"Maybe you should answer that question first." Jessie said smiling.
"Well we um…. See…" Karen started to say nervously.
"She was having trouble walking so I agreed to carry her." Henry said speaking up.
"Sure, but the real question is why are you still holding her?" Jessie asked.
"I was about to put her down, when you came in here." Henry said lying as he put her down.
"It's about time." Karen said sarcastically.
Jessie just tried not to laugh, "Well then I guess I should tell you thank you for helping my mother home."
"Don't thank him." Karen said. "So what are you doing here Jessie with Katie?"
"I came home to change. Katie and I were planning on hanging out at her house."
"Did your dad say you could go?"
"Well I couldn't really find him or Lily but I just assumed. I mean it is ok with you, right?"
"Yeah but call your dad and tell him where you are so he doesn't worry and come home before it gets really dark."
"Deal! Come on Katie, we're off." Jessie said happily.
"Be careful!" Karen said as they started to leave.
"We will! Bye mom, bye Henry." Jessie said as she left with Katie.
"So why did you lie to my daughter?" Karen asked Henry.
"Would you of preferred I just let you mumble forever until you finally told her that we kissed?"
"Well no but I don't like lying to her."
"Then why didn't you tell her what really happened?"
"It wasn't the right time." Karen said lying.
"Either that are you're never going to tell her." Henry said knowing the truth.
"Now why wouldn't I tell her?"
"Because you don't want to admit that anything happened."
"That's not true."
"Then why did you try to run?"
"Because…" Karen started to say nervously.
"You don't want to be involved in a relationship with me for some reason."
"Maybe I shouldn't."
"You know you should. I know you know that but for some reason you don't want to do it."
"Why do you always assume you know me?"
"Because I seem to."
"No, you don't! You don't know what I know or what I need!"
"And what you do? I highly doubt that. Because a half an hour ago you were kissing me because you wanted to and a second later you suddenly wanted nothing to do with me."
"You kissed me!"
"I kissed you back because I like you and deep down I know you like me to because I know you wouldn't have come out to the field just to see me."
"There you go assuming you know me again. Stop it!"
"I will if you can be truthful with me."
"I am! I'm being truthful in telling you I don't want to be with you!" Karen said lying.
"You know what have it your way! I'm leaving." Henry said mad as he left.
As the door slammed, Karen started to cry.
"This is nice." Lily said smiling as she took another sip of her water.
"I thought you would like it." Rick said smiling
"It's nice that we can get out our last bits of peacefulness before the baby comes."
"Right, babies aren't peaceful, I'm starting to remember that now."
"They're not really peaceful ever."
"True, none of our kids are."
"I guess some things never change."
"You think we're ready for it, you know all the work?"
"Maybe not but I don't remember being ready for Zoe or Grace."
"I guess you can't really ever be ready."
"But we have a lot of help this time with the kids and all."
Rick laughed. "Our kids? They're going to be completely useless."
"You really believe that?"
"Of course. Our children have their own lives and they have made a point always to show us that unless we force them to they will not do anything to help us."
"True so what do you want a boy or a girl?"
"I've already got one of each. So I'll just take a happy and healthy baby but I guess you want a boy."
"Well I guess it would be nice to have a little boy but I also agree that I'll be happy if the baby is just happy and healthy."
Rick's cell phone went off. "Hello?"
"Dad, it's Jessie. I'm heading over to Katie's, mom already gave me permission and told me I had to be back by dark."
"Ok where is your brother?"
"He's at the house with Grace and Mady."
"And Zoe?"
"Don't know, maybe she's with her grandmother or Judy?" Jessie offered. "Where are you and Lily any way?"
"We went out to eat. We need to talk."
"Ok, so is it ok if I go to Katie's?"
"Fine, just don't stay out to late and call me if you go some where's else."
"Fine, bye I love you." Jessie said hanging up the phone.
"Who was that?" Lily asked.
"Jessie, she's going over to Katie's. Grace and Eli are with Mady at the house…" Rick started to say.
"And Zoe?"
"She didn't know."
"She's finally asleep." Grace said happily as she came into the living room where Eli was watching TV.
"Good, so what are you going to do while she's sleeping?" Eli asked.
"I guess watch TV with you." Grace said sitting down next to him.
"Ever heard of asking?" Eli asked smiling.
"Yeah but I think it's over rated." Grace said as she grabbed the remote and changed the station.
"Hey I was watching that." Eli said annoyed.
"You were watching reruns of Buffy and it's that stupid one where the swimmers turn into fish. The only thing that made it a good episode was the locker scene." Grace said annoyed.
"What ever." Eli said as Grace continued to flip through the stations, but she stopped when a shrill cry was heard from the speaker.
"She can't be awake!" Grace said annoyed.
"Yet she is." Eli said smiling.
"But I've tried everything. Eli, you've got to help me. I've tired everything and all I got was three minutes of sleep." Grace begged.
"And what do you think I could do?" Eli asked shocked.
"I don't know: play the guitar for her? Truthfully, Eli I really don't care how you get her to sleep. I just need you to get her back to sleep."
"Fine, I'll try singing to her I guess." Eli said as he headed to her room.
"Thank you." Grace said smiling as she sat down on the couch.
Eli went into the room they had Mady in and walked over to her. As she saw him, she stopped crying. He reached down and picked her up. "Mady, are you ok?" He asked. The little baby just cooed back to him. "All you wanted was to be held I see." Eli said smiling. "How about if I hold you, you give your big sister a break and go to sleep? She needs it." Eli pleaded with the baby. "Your sister Grace has been exhausting her self just for you. The least you could do is lie down for a second." The baby just cooed the more Eli talked. "Yeah your sister Grace is really something special but I bet you know that already don't you. You're really lucky to have her as an older sister ever if you realize it or not you are. We all are. Though don't ever tell your sister this but I even like having her around sometimes. Now how about I sing to you?" Eli asked smiling as he started to sing to Mady.
Grace smiled as she turned up the volume on the speaker.
"So are you ready?" Katie asked Jessie as she put the car in park.
"I don't know. I mean what if something happens?" Jessie asked worried.
"We're in an abandoned parking lot, Jessie. Nothing can happen."
"Can you promise me that?"
Katie smiled. "Yes, now get in the driver's seat now!" Katie said as she got out of the car and got in the passenger seat.
"You sure you want me to do this?" Jessie asked Katie as she put on her seatbelt.
"Just start the car!" Katie said smiling.
"Ok." Jessie said as she started the car.
"Ok now put the car in drive."
As Jessie started to change great the car started to roll. "Ok we're moving!" Jessie said panicked.
"Then hit the brake"
"Which one is the brake?"
"The one on the left."
Jessie slammed on the brake and the car jumped. "Why did that happen?"
"Because you slammed on the brake. You're supposed to barely touch it."
"You didn't tell me that."
"I thought that was understood." Katie took a deep breath and said. "This is going to be a long day."
"You want to call him don't you? Either that or you want to call Rick and tell him you can't take the job." Judy said to Sam who was staring out the window.
"Who's him?"
"Jamie, you won't to try to explain this all to him but I think you also want to not take the job."
"But it's a great job."
"But he's your son and I know even though you don't want to admit it, you love him and don't want to lose him and going to Australia with me would be losing him."
"But it would give us a great start together."
"But you'd lose your son and no start is great enough to lose your son."
"I've left before with out him, you know?"
"I know but now… now I don't think you want to and you don't think that Rick will understand because Rick doesn't see you with Jamie, he still thinks that your one of those hands off dads."
"Rick would understand." Sam said lying.
"Look the way he's sees a father, is the way he sees him self. You're not him, you have your own way and in your own way you're a father to Jamie, no matter if Rick sees that or not. Plus I don't think they'll ever move."
"Why?"
"Because there's no way that Jake or Karen will let them."
"So what did Grace say? Let me guess the baby is fine and that you're worrying too much?" Jake asked as Tiffany came back into the bedroom.
"Yeah I'm just worrying too much, our child is being watched by Eli and I'm worrying too much." Tiffany said sarcastically as she got into bed.
"She's being watched by Grace not Eli." Jake corrected her.
"No, I just talked to Grace and she told me that Mady is with Eli, just Eli."
"Why?"
"Apparently he puts her to sleep, she likes him."
"Eli? Mady likes Eli?"
"He's the only one that can get her to sleep."
"Never would have guessed that."
"Me either but at least she's sleeping."
"Grace is still there right?"
"Yeah, said she's listening in on the speaker and she sounded happy so I think everything is ok there."
"I sure hope so."
