Chapter 8
He didn't want her to hurt anymore and hated the fact that he had caused her tears. He got up and kneeled down in front of Kate and wiped the tear off her cheek.
He took her chin in his hand, bringing her eyes up to meet his, "Kate, I'm going to be a father again. With you. And believe it or not, I am happy about it."
"But, I thought...I mean you—" Her eyes searched his.
He put his finger gently up to her lips, "Shhh, I know. I shouldn't have run out on you yesterday, but you really caught me by surprise. How could I not want to be a part of our baby's life? A part of your life?"
Kate wasn't sure what he was getting at because she was too confused and understandably emotional. "Jack, what are you saying?"
"I love you Kate, I never stopped loving you. I had to push you away, with my job it was just getting too dangerous. And then there's...." His profession of love brought new tears to her eyes. She hadn't heard him utter those words in a very long time.
"And then there's what?" Her hormones had kicked in and the tears flowed freely now.
He chuckled lightly, "Kate, I'm never going to get through this if you don't stop crying."
She wiped away her tears with her shirtsleeve, smearing her mascara. "I'm sorry, oh, I must look awful."
"No, you are beautiful, and our baby is going to be beautiful." He wiped away another tear then sat down next to her, pulling something out of his pocket.
"Yeah, he's going to look just like you," she said between sniffles.
"He?"
She had forgotten that he didn't know yet. "Jack, it's a boy, we are having a boy."
He set the gift in her lap, a small white teddy bear. She was touched, it was perfect, and it showed her how much he cared.
She looked up to find a small smile lighting up his face, "A boy, huh? I always wanted a boy. Not that I didn't love having a girl, but Teri said I spoiled her."
She smiled too, but his mention of Teri made her wonder, "Do you still miss her?"
The look in Jack's eyes was distant, "Yeah, sometimes. I gave her wedding ring to Kim yesterday. I've said my goodbye, it was a long time ago, and I will always love her, but she is gone."
"Jack, I'm not trying to replace her."
"I know," he said, then more firmly, added, "we're starting over." Jack grasped her hand and looked her in the eyes to let her know he was sincere.
Kate leaned in to hug Jack, and they embraced over the bulge in her belly, their son. He pulled back and kissed her lightly on the mouth. He rested his forehead on hers and wiped away a single tear that had found its way down her cheek.
"I thought I told you to stop," he said playfully.
She smiled, but wanted to get back to their earlier conversation. They still had so much to work out. "Are you sure you're happy about this? What about your job, I don't want our son to grow up waiting for you to come home."
That would be a very real possibility if he stayed in his current position. "I don't know what else to do, Kate. But, I'm working on it..."
"Is there something else you're not telling me?"
He hesitated, not sure if he was ready to release all his demons today, "Yeah, but can it wait, it's a really long story and I'd rather talk about something better."
"Like what?"
He smiled widely, "Names."
To Be Continued...
Note: You didn't really think I would make Jack choose his job over Kate and the baby did you? I'm a hopeless romantic and my Jack would never do that!! Hope you like it, probably only one more chapter left, but who knows? I have become obsessed with fan fiction now!
He didn't want her to hurt anymore and hated the fact that he had caused her tears. He got up and kneeled down in front of Kate and wiped the tear off her cheek.
He took her chin in his hand, bringing her eyes up to meet his, "Kate, I'm going to be a father again. With you. And believe it or not, I am happy about it."
"But, I thought...I mean you—" Her eyes searched his.
He put his finger gently up to her lips, "Shhh, I know. I shouldn't have run out on you yesterday, but you really caught me by surprise. How could I not want to be a part of our baby's life? A part of your life?"
Kate wasn't sure what he was getting at because she was too confused and understandably emotional. "Jack, what are you saying?"
"I love you Kate, I never stopped loving you. I had to push you away, with my job it was just getting too dangerous. And then there's...." His profession of love brought new tears to her eyes. She hadn't heard him utter those words in a very long time.
"And then there's what?" Her hormones had kicked in and the tears flowed freely now.
He chuckled lightly, "Kate, I'm never going to get through this if you don't stop crying."
She wiped away her tears with her shirtsleeve, smearing her mascara. "I'm sorry, oh, I must look awful."
"No, you are beautiful, and our baby is going to be beautiful." He wiped away another tear then sat down next to her, pulling something out of his pocket.
"Yeah, he's going to look just like you," she said between sniffles.
"He?"
She had forgotten that he didn't know yet. "Jack, it's a boy, we are having a boy."
He set the gift in her lap, a small white teddy bear. She was touched, it was perfect, and it showed her how much he cared.
She looked up to find a small smile lighting up his face, "A boy, huh? I always wanted a boy. Not that I didn't love having a girl, but Teri said I spoiled her."
She smiled too, but his mention of Teri made her wonder, "Do you still miss her?"
The look in Jack's eyes was distant, "Yeah, sometimes. I gave her wedding ring to Kim yesterday. I've said my goodbye, it was a long time ago, and I will always love her, but she is gone."
"Jack, I'm not trying to replace her."
"I know," he said, then more firmly, added, "we're starting over." Jack grasped her hand and looked her in the eyes to let her know he was sincere.
Kate leaned in to hug Jack, and they embraced over the bulge in her belly, their son. He pulled back and kissed her lightly on the mouth. He rested his forehead on hers and wiped away a single tear that had found its way down her cheek.
"I thought I told you to stop," he said playfully.
She smiled, but wanted to get back to their earlier conversation. They still had so much to work out. "Are you sure you're happy about this? What about your job, I don't want our son to grow up waiting for you to come home."
That would be a very real possibility if he stayed in his current position. "I don't know what else to do, Kate. But, I'm working on it..."
"Is there something else you're not telling me?"
He hesitated, not sure if he was ready to release all his demons today, "Yeah, but can it wait, it's a really long story and I'd rather talk about something better."
"Like what?"
He smiled widely, "Names."
To Be Continued...
Note: You didn't really think I would make Jack choose his job over Kate and the baby did you? I'm a hopeless romantic and my Jack would never do that!! Hope you like it, probably only one more chapter left, but who knows? I have become obsessed with fan fiction now!