A/N- Huge thankies to my beta Tricia, it makes sooooooo much more sense now
: )
After another full day of driving, Janet and Jack finally arrived at Janet's Mom's house. Jack stopped the car in the driveway, sighing, he undid his seat belt and watched as Janet did the same.
"You ready?" He asked, his lips curling into a slight smile.
"Not really." She laughed, "She's gonna kill me." She continued still smiling nervously as Jack frowned at her, "For not telling her."
"About what?" He asked, his eyes widening as she looked down.
"About this." She said indicating her bump, more noticeable now than before due to the tighter top she was wearing.
"She didn't know?" Jack was shocked especially when Janet shook her head, "Ok, now I'm really nervous."
Janet laughed. "Come on, we better get this over with." She said , opening the door and stepping out of the car. Jack followed her, running a little to catch up with her and then grabbing her hand as they walked. They got to the door and Janet used her key to unlock it, she then turned to Jack, sighing heavily.
"You go first." She whispered.
"What?" He whispered back, "I don't wanna go first, she's your mom for crying out loud!" His voice got louder as he spoke attracting Kate's attention. She stepped into the hallway, approaching the couple, who were by now enthralled in an argument about who should go in first.
"Janet honey, is that you?" She asked as she walked down the hall. The couple turned to face her guiltily. Kate reached them and her eyes almost popped out of her head when she caught sight of her daughter properly.
"Hi, mom." Janet said sheepishly.
"Well, don't just stand there all night." She said turning around and going back to the living room. Janet looked at Jack, silently telling him to go first.
"No!" He whispered.
"Go!" She pushed him into the house, he followed after Kate, half-dragging her behind him.
"Uh..Mom." He nodded as they entered the room.
"Sit down." Kate half-requested, half-ordered. Jack sat immediately, and Janet followed suit not long after. "Let me get us all something to drink." She said, her tone neutral, before disappearing into the kitchen.
"She's just like you are when you're pissed off, she doesn't have any needles does she?" Jack whispered. Janet elbowed him in response. "Agh, it was just a question." He whispered as Kate reappeared, a tray in hand.
"Well, I can see you've been busy." She said, handing them each a coffee, "Don't worry it's de-caff, dear." She said to Janet. Neither Jack nor Janet said anything, both nervously sipping on their coffee. There was an awkward silence for a few minutes, "You know, I could tell there was something different about you on the phone." Kate said, causing Janet to roll her eyes.
"Mom, you can not hear pregnancy on the phone." She sighed, sounding exasperated.
"A mother knows these things, dear." Kate smiled.
"Mom, you convince yourself I'm pregnant every time I have a cold."
"No, I don't." She said defensively, "I just live in hope of another grandchild." She continued, causing Janet to roll her eyes again.
"You don't expect any from Scott or Jeffrey, why do I have to provide them all?" She replied, her voice almost whiny.
"Because your brothers aren't the settling down type, and besides you're the eldest, think of it as your privilege."
"Gee, thanks mom." She said sarcastically. Kate smiled slightly, a glint of something in her eye, she then turned her attention to Jack.
"So, Jonathan." She deliberately used his full name. Jack gulped.
"Yes?" He remembered not to call her ma'am.
"Gonna be a dad, huh?" She broke into a huge smile. "Oh, you should have seen your face." She laughed, "I wish I had a camera." She said still laughing. Jack frowned for a minute before smiling as well, as did Janet.
"That wasn't funny." He said indignantly.
"Oh, yes, it was, I really had you going there."
"Ok, maybe a little." He gave in, still smiling. Another silence fell over the three.
"Is Cass in bed?" Janet asked, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, she wanted to stay up and wait for you but she was tired." Kate replied.
"I'll go see her." Janet said standing up.
"She's in your old room." Kate told her as she reached the door.
"Ok." Janet replied as she left the room. Once she had left, Kate turned to Jack again.
"So is she really ok?" She asked, concern for her daughter filling her voice.
"Yeah, I think so." Jack replied nodding.
"So, you don't think she'll try to run again?"
"I don't think so, I think this time, it'll work about work out between us between us." Jack said hopefully.
"I hope so, I really do."
After another full day of driving, Janet and Jack finally arrived at Janet's Mom's house. Jack stopped the car in the driveway, sighing, he undid his seat belt and watched as Janet did the same.
"You ready?" He asked, his lips curling into a slight smile.
"Not really." She laughed, "She's gonna kill me." She continued still smiling nervously as Jack frowned at her, "For not telling her."
"About what?" He asked, his eyes widening as she looked down.
"About this." She said indicating her bump, more noticeable now than before due to the tighter top she was wearing.
"She didn't know?" Jack was shocked especially when Janet shook her head, "Ok, now I'm really nervous."
Janet laughed. "Come on, we better get this over with." She said , opening the door and stepping out of the car. Jack followed her, running a little to catch up with her and then grabbing her hand as they walked. They got to the door and Janet used her key to unlock it, she then turned to Jack, sighing heavily.
"You go first." She whispered.
"What?" He whispered back, "I don't wanna go first, she's your mom for crying out loud!" His voice got louder as he spoke attracting Kate's attention. She stepped into the hallway, approaching the couple, who were by now enthralled in an argument about who should go in first.
"Janet honey, is that you?" She asked as she walked down the hall. The couple turned to face her guiltily. Kate reached them and her eyes almost popped out of her head when she caught sight of her daughter properly.
"Hi, mom." Janet said sheepishly.
"Well, don't just stand there all night." She said turning around and going back to the living room. Janet looked at Jack, silently telling him to go first.
"No!" He whispered.
"Go!" She pushed him into the house, he followed after Kate, half-dragging her behind him.
"Uh..Mom." He nodded as they entered the room.
"Sit down." Kate half-requested, half-ordered. Jack sat immediately, and Janet followed suit not long after. "Let me get us all something to drink." She said, her tone neutral, before disappearing into the kitchen.
"She's just like you are when you're pissed off, she doesn't have any needles does she?" Jack whispered. Janet elbowed him in response. "Agh, it was just a question." He whispered as Kate reappeared, a tray in hand.
"Well, I can see you've been busy." She said, handing them each a coffee, "Don't worry it's de-caff, dear." She said to Janet. Neither Jack nor Janet said anything, both nervously sipping on their coffee. There was an awkward silence for a few minutes, "You know, I could tell there was something different about you on the phone." Kate said, causing Janet to roll her eyes.
"Mom, you can not hear pregnancy on the phone." She sighed, sounding exasperated.
"A mother knows these things, dear." Kate smiled.
"Mom, you convince yourself I'm pregnant every time I have a cold."
"No, I don't." She said defensively, "I just live in hope of another grandchild." She continued, causing Janet to roll her eyes again.
"You don't expect any from Scott or Jeffrey, why do I have to provide them all?" She replied, her voice almost whiny.
"Because your brothers aren't the settling down type, and besides you're the eldest, think of it as your privilege."
"Gee, thanks mom." She said sarcastically. Kate smiled slightly, a glint of something in her eye, she then turned her attention to Jack.
"So, Jonathan." She deliberately used his full name. Jack gulped.
"Yes?" He remembered not to call her ma'am.
"Gonna be a dad, huh?" She broke into a huge smile. "Oh, you should have seen your face." She laughed, "I wish I had a camera." She said still laughing. Jack frowned for a minute before smiling as well, as did Janet.
"That wasn't funny." He said indignantly.
"Oh, yes, it was, I really had you going there."
"Ok, maybe a little." He gave in, still smiling. Another silence fell over the three.
"Is Cass in bed?" Janet asked, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, she wanted to stay up and wait for you but she was tired." Kate replied.
"I'll go see her." Janet said standing up.
"She's in your old room." Kate told her as she reached the door.
"Ok." Janet replied as she left the room. Once she had left, Kate turned to Jack again.
"So is she really ok?" She asked, concern for her daughter filling her voice.
"Yeah, I think so." Jack replied nodding.
"So, you don't think she'll try to run again?"
"I don't think so, I think this time, it'll work about work out between us between us." Jack said hopefully.
"I hope so, I really do."