Chapter 24: A New Year Baby

Jack smiled to see his father trying to help his mother down the stairs. "Mom, you really should be resting," Jack insisted. Kat smiled and touched her son's shoulder.

"I'll be fine, Jack," she assured.

She placed a kiss on his cheek and sat down. "You know, I wonder if I'm either carrying twins or they were wrong about the baby's due date," she commented. Jason smiled and sat next to his wife. He held onto her hand and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"He might be a little bit off, because I don't remember you being that heavily pregnant with either Jack or Karen," he agreed.

Kat nodded and watched as Jack and Karen went off to school. "Jason, we are two lucky people," she commented.

"Really, how is that?" He asked.

"Well, we've been married for seventeen years. We have two great kids and we have another one on the way."

"Good points."

Jack was at his locker when Ann came bouncing over to him. "Hey, Jack, are you going to the party at the café tonight?" She asked. Jack closed his locker and gave her a smile.

"Sure, I'll come tonight. Remember my mom has to be careful, dad and I don't need her to go into labor a month early," he laughed.

Ann laughed along with him before Brandon came over. "Hey," he greeted.

"Hi," she greeted back.

"How about I walk you to class?"Brandon asked.

"Oh! That's so sweet, thank you."

They were about to leave when Brandon held her hand. Ann smiled at him and then when they got to the classroom, Ann gave him a kiss on the cheek before going in.

As class went on, Jack was just watching Ann. "Jack, could you name another breed of raptors?" Tommy asked. Jack lifted his head and started to pay attention after giving his teacher an answer that was already said.

After school, Jack decided to go home and get some homework finished.

When he got home, he saw his mother asleep again. He smiled and put a blanket over his sleeping mother and went upstairs.

On New Year's Eve around eight o'clock, Kat went into labor. Everyone was there to support their friends. "Jason Lee Scott, I swear if you get me pregnant again I will kill you," she hissed in pain when another contraction hit. Jason winced as she gripped his hand as tight as she could. She fell back in pain. Jack came in with a cup of ice.

"Here, mom," he stated.

"Thanks, sweetie."

Jack sat next to his mom and held her hand. "Uh, I wouldn't do that if I were you," Jason warned.

"It's okay, dad, I have been through worse," Jack assured.

"Such as?" Kat asked.

"Well, because I'm being so slow of asking Ann out, she's now going out with Brandon," Jack explained.

"Girl trouble. Jason, this should be your area of expertise," Kat teased.

Jason made sure Kat was going to be okay without him and took his son out in the hall. "So, you have a crush on my best friend's daughter?" He asked.

"Yeah," Jack replied.

"You sound like me when I was your age."

Jack looked at his dad. "How is that?" He asked. Jason sat his son down.

"Well, I had a crush on Ann's mom in high school for a little while. Then Tommy came around and swept her off her feet. I couldn't stand a chance against Tommy. They have something special. I was lonely for awhile, yeah, but then I met a girl named Emily, nice girl. That didn't last. Your mother was dating Tommy at that time. Don't ask it is a very long story. A year passed and Emily and I had broken it off. I was in London for a karate tournament and I remembered Tommy telling me that your mother was accepted at the dancing academy in London. So, I went to visit her," Jason explained.

Jack smiled and looked at his dad. "What happened afterwards when you met up with mom?" He asked.

"I don't know, all of a sudden I'm finding myself in this room talking to you," he quipped.

Jason chuckled and touched his son's shoulder. "All I'm saying is that there are more fish in the sea," Jason advised. Jack watched as his father went back into the room with Kat.

(Four Hours Later)

"Happy New Year, Kitty-Kat," Jason congratulated. Kat smiled and gave her husband a kiss.

"Happy New Year, Jason," she sighed.

A whimper could be heard from the bundle in her arms. She pulled some of the blanket back to reveal their newborn child. Their friends came into the room to see the new member of the family. "What is her name?" Kimberly asked.

Kat smiled at Jason before answering her. "We named her Julia Olivia Scott," Kat replied. They smiled at the little girl and Kat touched her daughter's face. "She's our New Year's baby," she whispered. They nodded before leaving them alone. Kat started to fall asleep, but she had Julia tight in her arms. Jason held his wife and daughter close before falling asleep himself. Jack stared at his parents and newborn sister with a thoughtful look. He thought about what his dad was saying. Jack then left to go and take care of Karen.