Jen fussed with the flowers in her hair as she stood before the mirror in her wedding dress. The day had finally arrived and Jen was as nervous as ever.

"You look beautiful." Carter said stepping into the room.

"Thank you" She answered quietly.

"Jen, are you all right?" Carter asked concerned.

"Yeah, I think it's just the excitement of the wedding and a little morning sickness." Jen turned to the side and looked at herself again in the mirror. "Are you sure no one can tell?"

"If they do, then so what?" Carter said surprised at how conscious she was of her pregnancy. "You're getting married and everyone here knows that they are for all the right reasons."

"I know."

"Jen what's really bothering you? You haven't been yourself for months. Wes is seeing it too. He's really worried about you Jen. Do you want to talk about it?"

Jen moved the beautiful bouquet of pink red and yellow roses that Wes had bought her for the wedding. It was one of the most beautiful things she had ever seen. In the future they didn't have flowers like here in the present. It was one of the things she missed the most when she had returned to her own time.

"Jen." Carter said waking her from her reverie.

"I'm sorry, Carter if I tell you this you can't tell anyone not even Dana."

"Whoa, this must be really important. Jen you know you can trust me."

"I'm dying."

"What do you mean? You're pregnant there's no way you can be dying?"

"The women in the future don't carry children anymore, at least the women who were genetically engineered. They felt that engineering children was better because they could eliminate so many diseases. We don't have cancer, chickenpox, or even allergies."

"Sounds like you've come a long way."

"We have. But we've sacrificed along the way. The biggest sacrifice was that the women were engineered to have the female organs but they were smaller and not used by the body. We don't even menstruate."

"Ok that's a little more information than I needed to hear." Carter said cutting her off.

"I'm sorry." Jen apologized. "I was just trying to explain a little better so you would understand. My pregnancy is a miracle in itself, but for me to carry this child is going to mean sacrificing my own life for it. My body isn't made to carry children no one in the future can. Those that have miscarry in the first three months. I'm an exception, I don't know how or why but I've made it to month five without much trouble."

"Maybe you're wrong about it." Carter suggested.

Jen stared off into space. Carter moved over to where she was standing and turned her so that he could look into her eyes.

"Whatever the future holds Jen, Wes is going to be by your side no matter what. So why don't you enjoy this day and the many days after it that you and Wes are going to have together. Your friends are all here even Katie Trip and Lucas."

"They are?" Jen said brightening. Then her look turned to concern. "What about Trip? I don't think people are ready to see a Zybrian yet."

"Don't worry." Carter said producing a black beret. "We've got it all under control."

"What would I do without you?" Jen said hugging him.

"You would be lost I know." Carter said grinning.

"Now you sound like Joel."

"God forbid." Carter said laughing.

"You're not going to tell him."

"No. Jen I gave you my word and I won't go back on it. But I think you should tell him."

"I can't, not yet."

"You'll know when the time is right." Carter said reassuringly.

"Are you guys ready yet?" Dana said bursting into the room followed by Taylor, Katie, and Marie in their robin's egg blue dresses. "Wes is already at the front of the church and Eric says he's about ready to crawl out of his skin."

"Well." Carter said.

"Let's get married." Jen said standing up and picking up her bouquet.

"All right then." Carter said offering her his arm. "Let's get this show on the road."