After a few days, Lauren was released from the hospital. She was confined to a wheelchair until she gained her strength back. Jack and Janet came to pick her up and took her back to Apartment 201. Jack carried her up the stairs while Janet followed behind, carrying the wheelchair.
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Jack was feeling frisky. He lifted Lauren's shirt and blew on her tummy. She laughed wildly, arms flailing in the air. She leaned down and popped him on the butt, causing him to yelp. "Alright you two." Janet scolded playfully. Lauren sat back in her chair and tried to gain composure.
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"Look what I found!" Jack announced as he came out of the girl's room with a video tape in his hand. Lauren cringed as she recognized the tape. "Oh no! Where did you find that!" She groaned. He flashed her an impish grin as he put the tape in the VCR. There on the television screen was Lauren as a baby. She was dancing around the room, grinning from ear to ear. Lauren hid her face as Jack and Janet laughed at her antics. "You were a cute little Southern Belle." Jack said in baby talk as he kissed her cheek. "Thanks." She mumbled sarcastically, a smile crossing her face. She managed to get the remote from him just in time to keep them from seeing her in the bathtub. "No fair! That's the best part!" Jack pouted as she threw a pillow at him. Jack looked over at Lauren, grinning like a little boy. "Will I ever see you naked?" He mused. Lauren rolled her eyes. "You're marrying me, aren't you?" "Oh right, I can see you naked anytime I want then!" He laughed as he grabbed her and nibbled on her neck. "Yes you can, AFTER we're married." She reminded him with a grin. He smiled at her sheepishly. -
Janet smiled. She loved watching her two best friends together. They were perfect for each other and she couldn't be happier for them. They had insisted that she stay in her room and Lauren would move into Jack's after they were married and she had agreed. She couldn't imagine leaving her best friends, even if they were going to be married. She couldn't wait to help them out and watch their children grow up. Things couldn't get much better for the three of them.