Author's Note- Has it been long enough? Well, here I am! Finally. With an update for all you lovely Journey fans! I hope you enjoy it!

Jason paced back and forth in the examination room. It had been half an hour since Dr. Meadows had come in and performed the real pregnancy test on Courtney. Did things like this take this long? He heard a sigh and stopped, turning to look at his wife who was sitting in a plastic chair a few feet from where he was pacing.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked as he walked over to the chair and knelt down next to it.

"I don't feel well and you're sitting there pacing because you're nervous… we both know what the result's going to be Jason!" Courtney almost yelled as she put her head into her hands and began to breathe deeply.

"I'm sorry," Jason said, meaning it. He hadn't done that to upset her, it was a nervous habit.

"It's okay," she said, picking up her head. "I just don't want you to be disappointed when the test comes out negative."

Jason slowly nodded, not knowing what to say to make things better. "Are you sure you're okay? You look pale," he settled on saying just that and raising his right hand to her cheek and then moved it up to her forehead to see if she was warm.

"I'm fine, I just don't feel my best today," Courtney argued, but smiled when she felt Jason's hand slide up her face, to check her temperature. She found the gesture extremely sweet.

"Look," Jason began until he saw his wife make a face like she was going to be sick. Courtney's hand had gone to her mouth and she flew out of her seat and into the bathroom. (For the sake of this part of the fic, conveniently there is a bathroom in the exam room at the hospital!) And, as their luck would have it, as Jason had been about to follow his wife into the bathroom, Dr. Meadows opened the door.

"Where's Mrs. Morgan?" then Dr. Meadows heard retching and winced and said, "I see."

Jason looked toward her curiously and then, as if he had been asking permission to go into the bathroom, Dr. Meadows nodded her head.

Jason saw Courtney kneeling in front of the toilet, and breathing heavy. Her hair was falling all around her face. He felt so bad for her. He walked up behind her and took the elastic from around her wrist to tie her hair back away from her face, earning a gracious smile from his wife.

"Hey, you okay?" Jason asked as he knelt down beside her and rubbed her back.

"Yeah, I didn't know I was that nervous," Courtney said as she stood up, getting a little dizzy but hiding it well, and flushed the toilet.

"It's okay to be nervous," Jason said as he stepped back so Courtney could get to the sink for a glass of water and so she could splash her face.

"I'm fine now. Dr. Meadows picked a great time to come in huh?" Courtney said jokingly.

"Yeah, great timing," Jason said as he took a spare towel and dried off Courtney's now wet face.

"Okay, well let's get this over with," Courtney said with a sigh as she walked purposefully into the other room where the doctor was waiting.

"I'm sorry Dr. Meadows," Courtney said as she went over to shake the older woman's hand, then moving out of the way so her husband could do the same.

"Don't you worry about it. Stress isn't good for the baby," the doctor said with a smile.

Jason, who was standing behind Courtney, grasped her shoulders and gave them a squeeze. Had he just heard what he thought he'd heard?

"Baby? Dr. Meadows are you saying…"

"Yes Mrs. Morgan, the in-vitro procedure worked. I'm proud to tell you that you're pregnant. Congratulations," Dr. Meadows smiled from ear to ear. No one deserved this more than the two people standing in front of her.

"Jason," Courtney turned to face her husband. When she looked at him, and they locked their blues together, tears began to fall. and she fell into him.

"Shhh.. It's okay! I'm so happy Courtney. We're having a baby!" Jason had never experienced anything like what was happening to him right then. He couldn't describe the feeling, he didn't know what it was. He felt the warm tears of his wife on his shirt and could feel sobs wracking her body. Dr. Meadows winked at him, letting him know that it was normal for women to react this way.

Slowly, she tilted his head up and kissed him. "I'm pregnant you know," Courtney said, finally letting herself smile.

"Yeah, I heard that rumor was going around," Jason said as he wiped away her tears with the pad of his thumb.

After they had held each other a while longer, Dr. Meadows said, "There are things we need to discuss however." And that put a damper on the mood quickly.

"Okay," Courtney and Jason said simultaneously as Jason motioned for Courtney to sit down. She did.

"As I told you before, this will be a high-risk pregnancy. And when I say high-risk, Mrs. Morgan, I mean it. I know you own a club that has just recently opened, I would advise you not to work as often as I know you do. As with any other pregnancy, eat well, get a lot of rest, take the pre-natal vitamins as prescribed to you, and it's crucial to avoid stress of any kind,"

"Okay, I'll do my best on that," Courtney said with a smile, and for the first time, put her hand to her stomach. Realizing how wonderful it felt resting there, she decided to leave it there for a while.

"You'll have regular appointments with me, once or twice a month. And neither of you hesitate to call me if you think anything's out of the ordinary or if you have any questions," Dr. Meadows said as she walked toward the door.

"Thank you," Courtney said as she stood up and went over to her and hugged her tight. "Thank you so much."
"It's what I do," Dr. Meadows said as she smiled at the happy couple and made her way out of the room.

Courtney made her way back over to Jason and hugged him. "I love you."

"I love you too," Jason told her as he kissed her forehead. "I think we just climbed the first step on the ladder."

Hearing Jason say that made Courtney's eyes fill with tears. Now he too, believed in her dream.

"I just know it's going to be a boy," Courtney said as she quickly wiped away her tears.

"What if I don't want a boy?" Jason asked, knowing that whatever Courtney gave birth to, he would love regardless.

"You'll want whatever I have Jason," Courtney said with mocking sarcasm. "And if you wouldn't mind, I think we should stop at the grocery store and pick up a few things. Like, chocolate almond frozen yogurt, and maybe some Popsicles…" Courtney said as she led the way out of the room and into the lobby.

"Whatever you want," Jason said as he saw Courtney turn her head back to him and smile sweetly.

Catching himself up to her, he grabbed her hand and laced their fingers together, and couldn't help but think…

"Here we go…"