Disclaimer: as I've said in the last 6 parts, I don't own Blue Heelers, any of it's characters (unless you don't recognize them- like, suspects, doctors, blah blah blah), or anything associated with it. I am just an author of fan fiction.

Summary: in part 7 we will find out: Possibly most importantly, who shot PJ and will he survive? is PJ the father of Jo's baby?

Rating: M for violence, mild language.

From part 6: 'PJ, just open the envelope please. I wanna get this over with' Jo said. PJ nodded, and handed her the envelope. 'here, I think you should open it. No matter what that says, it's your kid'

'ok' Jo said quietly, opening the envelope. Neither Jo or PJ heard the car pull up outside, or the footsteps that quietly came up to the window. Jo looked up at PJ after reading the sheet of paper. The next thing they heard was the gunshot that smashed the window into a thousand tiny pieces and caused PJ to slump back against the couch, shot. * * * * * Jo sat in the corridor outside the operating theatre, waiting. Jonesy came running around the corner. 'Jo!' he called when he saw her. Jo stood up and Jonesy hugged her. 'how is he?' Jo turned to look at the closed door behind where she was standing. 'yeh, they reckon he'll pull through, they'd probably be about finished removing the bullet now, they've been in there a while now' Jonesy hugged her again, and a couple of tears streamed down Jo's cheeks. 'does anyone have any idea of who did it?' she asked, her voice muffled a bit by Jonesy's shoulder. Jonesy pulled back. 'well the description of the car you gave, it's a bit of a unique car, matches one that's owned by Eddie, Will's brother. it's lucky you saw it actually, coz otherwise we woulda had no clues.. you know. Coffee?' hw asked. Jo nodded, and they both walked down the corridor to the coffee machine. After a couple of minutes, the doctor towards them and looked at Jo and Jonesy. 'hi, I'm doctor Elliot Cooper,' he said, smiling at them both. 'now the operation to remove the bullet from Mr. Hasham's stomach was a success, and he is now recovering' Jo and Jonesy both breathed a sigh of relief. 'thank god' Jonesy said. 'can we see him?' Jo asked. The doctor looked at his file. 'well, he's not awake yet, but that's just because the anesthenic hasn't wore off yet, but he'll be awake soon, OK? if you have any more questions, don't hesitate to contact me via main office' he walked towards the exit of the hospital. Jo put a little bit more milk in her coffee. 'well I think I might go an see PJ' she said staring into her coffee. Jonesy pulled his mobile out of his pocket and switched it on. 'I'll ring the station and let them know, ok?' he threw his empty cup into the bin beside the machine. 'if he wakes up, tell him I said hi and get better soon, ok? I'll be back soon' he walked outside and dialled the number for the police station. Jo walked in the other direction and looked into every room she walked by until she found the one she was looking for. She put her hand in her pocket of her jacket and ran her fingers over the results of the DNA test. As she quietly opened the door he opened his eyes. She smiled at him. 'hey,' she said 'how ya feeling?' he tilted his head slightly and blinked. 'oh, ok,' he whispered. She sat down beside him and took his hand. 'I don't remember what happened' he added. Jo closed her eyes for a second. 'you were shot,' she answered quietly. without him having to ask she added 'from the car I saw, Jonesy reckons it was owned by Eddie, Will's brother. Probably avenging his death.. or something. We'll find him, though. Don't worry about that..' she trailed off. PJ looked at the roof. 'what were we talking about before what happened?' he asked. Jo reached into her pocket again and pulled out the results. 'the DNA test' she said flatly. 'and the result is.?' PJ prompted. Jo handed him the paper. 'here, see for yourself' she said, trying not to smile. PJ read the paper, but couldn't believe his eyes. 'positive,' he looked up at Jo, who was looking like she was going to burst with happiness. 'so this means.. I'm the father?' Jo nodded, leaned forward and kissed him. The door opened and Jonesy walked in. 'I can come back later, if you want' he said. 'no, no Jonesy, you can stay' Jo said, sitting up straight again. Jonesy rocked back and forth on his toes. 'well, we caught up with Eddie, and we got him in for questioning, but-' Jo jumped up and interrupted him. 'really? Oh my god what'de say?' she asked. Jonesy leant back against the door frame. 'well, of course he's denying it, as most crims do' he said, in a-matter-of- factly way. 'so, you've got nothing to hold him on then?' PJ asked. 'well yeh, coz when we caught him, we found him with a stolen car, see, so we have something to hold him on, so you know,' he looked back and forth between Jo and PJ. 'so, I'll leave you two to it, ok?' he waved and left the room. Jo looked back at PJ, who looked at the roof. 'Jo, do you think we'll get married one day?' Jo looked a little shocked. 'are you proposing, PJ?' she asked. PJ smiled slightly. 'not yet' he replied.

6 months later: PJ, obviously survived the shooting. Eddie, Will's brother, ended up making a bad mistake in an interview and was charged with attempted murder. Jo gave birth about a month ago, a girl, Lucy Christina. So basically, everybody's happy!!

It was about 10 o'clock one night and Jo had just put Lucy to bed. Ben had gone out for the night with his new girlfriend, Katherine, who only PJ and Jo know about, and PJ wasn't home yet, coz there was a robbery which was being sorted out. She went back to the lounge room to flop on the couch, exhausted. After a few minutes she fell asleep. About half an hour later PJ walked in. seeing Jo asleep, he decided not to wake her, but to put his plan into action. He set up the table, complete with roses, candles and because he didn't have the time to cook anything he dished up the take away Chinese on plates. Hoping Jo would like this, he went to the lounge to gently wake her up. 'Jo,' he whispered 'wake up' Jo stirred. 'mmm, what?' she sat up 'hey, I didn't realise you were home. Lucy hasn't woken up, has she?' PJ shook his head. 'no. have you had dinner?' Jo blinked 'no. not yet' PJ took her hand and led her into the kitchen. Jo became alert. 'oh, Peej, you didn't have to do this' she said quietly. PJ reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. 'Jo.' he began. Jo looked at him. 'will you marry me?' he asked, opening the box. Jo looked from his face to the ring in the box. 'so now you're proposing?' she asked, smiling. He nodded. 'so will you?' 'after waiting for this long, I spose I really couldn't say no could I?' she asked, smiling.

Well guys that's it for the life goes on series. I hope you all liked it and kept you entertained. I am about to start a new fic, which I don't think will be focused on PJ and Jo as this one was, but knowing me, they'll end up together anyway. Anyway until next time, lets just hop that PJ and Jo'll get married.