Well I hope you all liked my first chapter, now that Babe has encountered a very angry Bianca. I decided to give Babe a wee break from people attacking her for her mistake, so I decided the next person who finds out will be Jamie.

Author Note: Oh yeah after JR and Babe marriage fell apart, Krystal and Babe moved into Tad's house. A judge allows Babe to have Miranda (also known as Bess) only when someone is watching her. Explaining why Babe and Bianca were alone with the baby, Bianca was sort of babysitting Babe.

Babe sat in the dark of Tad living room letting her sadness consume her; she had lost both Miranda and Bianca, two of the most important people in her life. But least she thought there was a sliver lining to all this pain, at least now Miranda was rightfully reunited with her mother. Babe knew Bianca would want retribution for her daughter being stolen from her and Babe knew the hammer would almost certainly strike her the hardest. A car pull up to the driveway with three people getting out, Tad protectively put his arms around Jamie to help him to the door. Krystal was carrying Jamie's bag as she follows Tad and Jamie to the house.

Jamie look healthy but pale, he appear as if he had aged five years as if his soul had been beaten. But his eyes still held their boyhood spirit, "Dad, I can walk into the house by myself."

"You just got out of the hospital from a stab wound to the gut kiddo. And besides I'm your old man, dads are allowed to be protective of their sons it comes in the job description."

Krystal spoke up, "You lucky to have such a great Daddy Jamie, I've never seen a father and son as close as you two."

"Yeah listen to what Krystal said, you are blessed to just share half my awesome genes." Tad opens the front door ushering Jamie inside, "Geez it sure is dark in here, let me just turn on the light switch here."

Right away they all notice the quiet state that Babe was in Krystal drop the bag going straight to her daughter. "Babe honey what is it darling? Babe talk to me, what happen that makes you look like your puppy just got run over." Babe lifted her head to look her mother in the eye showing the bruise that was now visible on her right cheek. "Oh good lord, honey what happen? Was it JR? Did he hit you and take Bess; if he did I kill him!"

Babe shook her head, "No Mama it wasn't JR, I finally did the right thing for Bianca and her baby, Mama."

Tad spoke up, "Babe I think you are confused Bianca's baby died in the crash Bess is the one who survived."

Krystal stood up, "Actually Tad there something I have to tell you, but I think it best that I tell you in private. Why don't we go for a walk and let these two have a good long talk as well." Tad gave a worried look at Jamie who was now leaning against the wall. "Jamie will be fine Babe will take good care of him, now come on I think it time for the truth to come out on all parts. So come on we won't go far, it time I told you the truth."

"Go on Dad I will be fine, I want to hear what Babe has to say" said Jamie. After making sure Jamie was comfortable in a plush chair Tad finally allow himself to be lead away. "So what is it that you have to tell me?" Jamie asked Babe with his eyes filled with an innocent questioning.

Babe sat herself on the table directly in front of Jamie's chair "I've been lying to you all this time about everything and I am so sorry that I betray you like this when you have been so good to me. Do you remember when Dr. Martin did a DNA test on my baby to see if JR or you were the father?"

Jamie nodded his head, "Sure the test proved that Bess belong to JR biologically."

Babe shook her head, "No, Jamie the test said JR because I wanted it to say JR. I blackmailed Paul Kramer with our marriage to fix the test result. I still don't know who the rightful father of my baby is; Paul never told me the truth." A look of disappointment show through Jamie's eyes, "After Bianca's delivery and with my baby on the way I called Paul for help. I will never forgive myself for that mistake till the day I die."

Jamie kindly wiping away the tears creeping down Babe's cheeks, "You shouldn't blame yourself for things you had no control over."

"But, I should have call David or 911, but at least Paul got there in time to help me deliver my son. I had a baby boy Jamie and he was the most beautiful baby boy the world has ever seen."

"I don't understand, Babe how could you have a boy?"

Babe swallow, "Paul lied about what baby went into the water. He was afraid of what Adam and JR would do to him, so to save his own skin he gave them Miranda. And even though I hate him for this action, I can't hold it against him because I did the same thing. When I realized that Bess was really Miranda and my baby boy was the one that died. I didn't give Miranda right back to Bianca like I should have, I kept a mother and daughter apart to keep a man who didn't even want me. Now that you know the truth I know you will be like Bianca and never want to see me ever again." Babe began to cry again mourning the lost of Jamie's friendship and his trust in her. But then Jamie did something she didn't expect he reach over taking her in his arms and hugged her gently. Babe released all her grief over what happen in the last few months. The death of her son, the loss of JR's love, the loss of Miranda, and the loss of Bianca and Babe's friendship, she cried till her body became weak from the exhaustion of grief.

Almost in a whisper Jamie voice asks, "How do you feel now?"

In the same near whisper Babe answer Jamie's question, "Better," she rose from his body noticing Jamie slight wince of pain. "Why didn't you tell me you were in pain?"

"Because my slight pain in nothing compare to the deep pain consuming you right now. Now we better take care of that bruise, was it Bianca who hit you?"

Babe nodded her blonde head, "She was so angry when she found out what I had done that she slapped me. I deserved it keeping Miranda from her all those months letting a creep like JR become obsess with that little angel."

"Yeah well who wouldn't, she has the same great heart that Bianca does" Jamie was trying to push himself up with great difficulty. Stopping him Babe put Jamie's arm around her neck pulling him up. "Thanks at the rate I was going we would have been in the living room all week."

Babe laugh for the first time in months at she steer Jamie in the direction of the kitchen, but her voice soon turn serious, "Why are you being so good to me after everything I did to you?"

Jamie halts turning to her, "Because you need a friend right now." Babe reply with a weak smile because the words thank you could not escape her throat. Starting walking again they reach the kitchen after a few more winces of pain from Jamie. "Lets get some ice on that bruise," grabbing a plastic bag from one of the drawers and seizing a clothe towel Jamie hobble over to the refrigerator. Opening the top part he began taking large handful of ice throwing them into the plastic bag. When he was done Jamie wrap the bag in the towel and press it against Babe's cheek. "There that should make the swelling go down, you know what always makes me feel better?" Babe shook her head not knowing the answer as she walk over and sat down at the table. "It is pretty childish, but I don't care when I am feeling real down I like to have a cup of hot chocolate."

"With lots of marshmallows I hope?" Babe asks as she flashes Jamie a genuine smile.

"Oh there no other way to drink hot chocolate in my book," Jamie picked from the stove but he couldn't keep the pot steady as he try filling it with water.

Babe jump up from her chair to take the kettle from Jamie, "Here I can do that, you just point me in the direction of where everything is." Stubbornly not wanting to show weakness Jamie began to tighten his grip on the kettle. "Jamie you just took care of me let me return the favor, please let me do this." Looking softly into his eyes as she released the kettle from his hand, "Hey Jamie how about you take my seat at the table over there as I gather everything up?"

Jamie nodded as he slowly staggering over to the chair Babe had just vacated. "The hot chocolate mix is in the second cupboard from the fridge and the marshmallow should be in there as well."

Taking the kettle Babe fill it till it was full placing it on the stove and turning on the burner. Fortunately she had been at Tad's house enough times to know where the cups and spoons were. Babe soon collected everything she needed to make two hot chocolates, so she sat down across from Jamie to wait for the water. "You look like you have something you want to get off your chest" she said giving him a pat on his knee.

Jamie thought a second before he answer, "When you were pregnant with your son did you think there was a chance he could have been mine?"

Calmly Babe reply, "Everyday since I found out he was in my tummy."

"Would you have been happy if he had been mine?" Babe saw the need for this knowledge in Jamie's eyes.

She could lie to him, but she knew he would see the truth hidden in her eyes. So Babe chose to respect Jamie's intelligence and be honest with him. "Back then I do not think I would have been; I was so wrapped up in my fake world with JR that I couldn't see straight. But now that my rainbow glasses have been removed I would have been honor to have my son be yours as well."

"Did you ever name him?"

That question caught Babe off guard, "What do you mean?"

"Well I know you had Miranda for so long, but when you remember your son did you ever give him a name?"

"No."

Jamie spoke carefully not wanting to step on her dead child memory, "Well everyone should have a name, it gives us are individual. With a name we're not just a nameless face, we have an identity something that is ours alone."

"I never thought of it that way, but you do have a point," said Babe.

"Well when you were pregnant did you think of any boys names as well as girls?"

"Sure I liked a few names, but JR and I had it in our head that we were having a girl name Bess that I sort of forgot that it could be a boy."

"Well what were the names you liked?" Before Babe could answer she was cut off by the whistle of the boiling kettle. Babe ran to turn off the stove, moving the hot kettle to pour into cups mixing the powder coco mix into a rich brown.

"How many marshmallows do you want?" She ask Jamie as she twirl the hot liquid in the green cups into something drinkable.

"As many as you can fit in the cup without overflowing, actually overflowing is very welcome."

Babe laugh loudly, she could always laugh so easily with Jamie, "That exactly how I like it as well."

"Well it should be outlaw that people drink coco any other way." Jamie liked bringing a smile to Babe's face; he had seen the pain she had gone through in the last few weeks. "Hey can we drink this in the living room; I kinda wanna lie back down on the couch."

"Of course you have had a big day, you need your rest. Your Daddy will skin me alive if I let you push yourself too hard after just getting out of the hospital." After putting the cups in the living room Babe came back to the kitchen for Jamie. She gently put Jamie's arm around her neck again carefully maneuvering him back to the living room. She help him lie down on the couch which was difficult since Jamie was much bigger then Babe. Jamie's weight forcing them both to land roughly onto the couch, Babe could hear the distinct sound of a painful groan escaping Jamie's lips. Panic thought fill her mind of stitches rupturing and Jamie bleeding out. "Jamie are you ok?"

"Yeah my stitches are just a little tender."

"Here let me take a look at them?" Without waiting for an answer Babe began pulling up Jamie t-shirt to check his bandage underneath. Her fingers gently brushing up against his stomach as she brought his shirt up for examination. Even though Babe was worried about Jamie's health, she couldn't deny that the contact of their skin together didn't make her skin buzz with electric current. Inspecting the bandage Babe was relived to find that luckily it didn't seem to be leaking any blood. But Babe didn't want to take any chances, "Well I don't see any blood but how about we go back to the hospital just to be sure?"

"No I just got back from there, I am not going back. Look if you really want to give me a checkup why don't you just call David."

Babe reach for the phone, "That is a great idea Jamie, I call him right now."

Worry blew across Jamie's face, "What no Babe I was only joking, I'm fine just sore. I just need a nap to feel better besides I can't go to the hospital or call David every time something goes wrong."

But Babe was already dialing the number and when Jamie grasp for the phone she simply maneuver out of his reach. "Hi David its Babe, oh it is good to hear your voice too. Look could you come over and check Jamie's stitches over just to be on the safe side? You can," Babe gave Jamie a thumbs up sign, "Yeah we're at his Daddy's place, you'll be over in ten. That sound great thank, bye-bye now."

Switching off the phone Babe gave Jamie a big smile, "You're evil you know that, I'm fine nothing is the matter with me. See I will prove it to you; I will stand up on my own. Here I go standing," Jamie was having difficulty getting into a sitting position, his face was red and his breathing was irregular.

"So weren't you going to prove something to me?" she ask giggling at his stubbornness to accept he needed help.

"Fine I guess it would not hurt it David looked me over. Hey it's is four o'clock it's time for me to take my medication, it is in my bag could you get it for me? It is in the outside pocket, it is the big container the small one is to help me sleep."

"Sure," Babe reach into Jamie's bag pulling out a container of pink pills. Carefully reading the directions to make sure he got the right amount Babe hand over one pink pill.

"Thanks Florence Nightingale," Jamie pop the pill in his mouth taking a big gulp of coco to wash it down. "Ah there nothing like taking your medication with hot coco."

"Good thing there no alcohol in there, it says here that mixing alcohol with these pills is dangerous when driving heavy equipment," said Babe as she read off the bottle.

"Yeah good thing I got turn down for that forklift job," Jamie said as he took another drink of his coco.

"Yeah you can never be too careful with the way you drive," Babe said teasing him on.

"Hey I am a great driver ask anyone," challenge Jamie.

The doorbell rung, "Oh that must be David and I will ask people about your skills behind the wheel unless have frighten everyone into silence." Babe laugh as she went for the door, Jamie always made her feel better. He could take any horrible situation and always scare away all the bad stuff for her.

"Well you will have to protect me from David, I'm worried he won't keep my insides on the inside," complain Jamie. Even with JR showing his true colors and both men wanting to protect Babe, they still hadn't stop despising one another.

"Oh be quiet you big baby it not like he's going to--," Babe open the door to find JR giving her a horribly sweetly smile, "hurt you."