Chapter #7 Come Back To Me

Jak sat there on the gigantic rock overlooking the sea. He stared blankly in shock. "Ok…what the hell just happened? First I find out I got her pregnant then I have to tell her father about it, he doesn't get mad at all, (Surprisingly) then I try to do the right thing by assuring her we'll get married, and she runs off on me. It makes absolutely no sense."

"Well what am I still doing sitting here?" He hadn't realized that while he was sitting there lost in his thoughts, she was going to attempt to run away from him again. Without a second more of thought, Jak sprang up, jumped off of the rock and proceeded to run down the beach to spot the where he knew she would be getting her Zoomer.

When he laid his eyes on her, he saw that she was still crying and the moon light shown on her tear streaked face. Jak ran over to her, there was no way he was going to let her get away again. "Keira, wait!" She had the keys in the ignition but she was hesitant to get on the vehicle. When he reached her he put a hand on her shoulder but she almost instantly pushed him away. She had never done that before, this was really bothering her. It was as if she wanted, needed to be with him, bit she was scared.

Her push stunned him for an instant. "Keira," he pleaded for her to look at him now. "Keira stop this!" Jak used a small amount of force to pin her up against the alley wall and pressed his lips firmly to hers. When he let her mouth retract from his, she looked up to meet his hurt gaze. Frightened tears welled up in his eyes but he refused to let them fall free. "Keira…why are you doing this to me…to yourself? You've never acted like this before…you've never pushed me away before…it's scaring me. Can't we just talk about this?"

More hot and salty tears escaped her eyes as she collapsed into his arms. She always felt safe there, somehow, protected from the rest of the world. "Oh Jak…" Her voice was muffled because her face was buried in his chest. "I'm so sorry."

He rubbed her back gently to soothe her. "It's ok, really, I just want to know what's going on with you."

"I want to tell you, I really do, but I can't."

A sharp pain shot through Jak's heart. "Keira, we have always been able to tell each other everything," his voice choked a little when the words escaped his lips. "Why can't you tell me now?"

"Because…I don't even know what's wrong. Being with you and making love with you was the best thing that ever happened to me…but it caused something horrible to happen; and now it feels like my whole world is falling apart. I disappointed my father, I can't bear to talk to any of my friends anymore, I can't concentrate on my work, and now it's even hard to talk to you…and I hate that."

"Keira," he tilted her chin to look deeply into her emerald eyes, "your father is not disappointed in you, he loves you just like I do, and your friends are really worried about you and they all miss you, and don't worry about working for now, I can fix the vehicles and race to bring in the cash, and I'm sure if we really need to we could borrow some form Samos, but most of all, please, don't ever be afraid to come talk to me. You can tell me anything, no matter how bad it may be. I will always be there to listen."

Keira nodded and mustered up the best smile she could make at the moment to show him that his words made her feel slightly better. "But what about the baby…? I mean, doesn't it scare you knowing that in around eight months we'll have a child to take care of and provide for?"

Jak laughed a little at that. "Yeah, it scares the hell out of me." He grinned at her now. "But I know that as long as we have each other we can make it through anything. But…uh…what you said before 'let me go', what did you mean by that?"

"I guess I just didn't want you to have to suffer with me." She grinned sheepishly and blushed faintly.

"I'd be more than happy to work through our problem with you." She smiled sincerely and kissed him softly. He always managed to make any bad situation good; but how could he possibly make it better when she had her baby?

Six Months Later

Keira lay in the uncomfortable hospital bed as she cringed in pain. Jak held her hand tightly and whispered in her ear, "It's going to be alright Keira…just breath ok?" She nodded and squeezed his hand although she never opened her tightly closed eyes.

He figured it must have really hurt badly because Keira was always tougher than any of the girls here or the other girls back in Sandover. She even won a wrestling match against Jak when they were eleven. They wrestled recently too, but that was quite different than when they wrestled when they younger…

Come to think of it, he had never seen her cry because of physical pain since they were about eight-years-old. But now, even with her eyes shut firmly, tears ran down her pale face. He patted her hand gently and kissed her forehead to try and calm her down some.

Another wave of gut wrenching pain wracked her delicate body and she gripped his hand tighter. She winced in pain and gritted her teeth and a small cry escaped her lips. Her breath quickened and the doctor by her feet coaxed her into releasing a miniature bloody elf body. Keira gasped and laughed a little in relief as all of the previous pain left her body.

Jak patted and stroked her hand and forearm. "You did it monkey." He used his pet name for her without realizing that he had said it out loud and in public. "You did it. You birthed our baby!" He seemed more enthusiastic than she was.

The nurse held it proudly and said happily. "It's a boy!"

Jak and Keira smiled together. "Jak." She said and reached out to touch his arm. "Let's name him Damas."

This shocked him. "Really, you mean…like my father…"

"Yes, we can name our son after him, unless you don't want to..."

"No, it's a great idea, it just surprised me that's all." She smiled again before turning to the nurse who was holding her son.

Jak watched as her expression changed to worry. "Keira? What's wrong?" He turned in the direction that she was staring, and then he saw it.

The doctor was holding their newborn baby and the nurse watched him intently along with the baby's mother and father. The doctor handed the baby to the nurse and, after speaking quickly in a hushed tone, strode over to the concerned couple.

"We're going to have to run some tests." The doctor's raspy voice broke the tense silence.

"Why?" Jak asked in a forceful voice knowing all to well that Keira was too scared to speak.

"Just a precaution, nothing serious." He kept a positive tone in his voice but under his breath he said to himself. "For now…"

Keira spoke softly and her voice shook with fear, "When can we see him?"

The old doctor turned slowly right before he exited the small room. "Soon…the tests shouldn't take long…"

"Jak…I'm scared. What if something really is wrong and their just not telling us? I mean the baby didn't even cry, but for a few seconds! Aren't they supposed to cry a lot when they're born? He was born two months early…what if he was born to early? And-"

"Keira! You're getting hysterical here! Calm down, we can deal with whatever happens but I'm sure we can cope with it. Besides I'm sure the tests are standard procedure, the baby, Damas, will be fine."

All of a sudden Samos rushed through the door and the couple's eyes darted to where he had entered. "Samos!" both of them exclaimed in unison. "Daddy!" Keira hugged him when he came over to the side of her bed. "I'm so happy you're here!"

"I'm glad to. Did I miss anything?"

Jak spoke to the elder man now. "You just missed it, and she handled it just fine. It's a boy and we named him after my father, Damas."

Samos let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness. But…uh…where is the young lad now?"

The look of anxiety returned to Keira's face so Jak cut in to assure her that all was well, or at least, he hoped it was ok… "Uh…the doctor took him to…run some tests…nothing big…"

The old man opened his mouth to give his daughter some words of encouragement, but the doctor cut him off when he stepped through the door somewhat cautiously. The whole party turned to watch him as he said in a shaky voice, "I'm afraid we have some bad news…"

Samos stood there speechless and Keira gasped a little before holding her breathe completely, causing Jak to place a comforting hand on her shoulder. A sudden irritation pulsed through her veins. "Where is my son!"

Everyone in the room was stunned at her sudden outburst and when Jak looked to her he could see anger and frustration burning in her deep jade green eyes. The doctor spoke in a mild tone so as to not anger her further, he new all too well how angry a new mother could be if her baby was taken from her.

"Your son is in the urgent care." All of them were taken aback and tears welled up in the parents' eyes.

Keira asked timidly, "W- why?"

"Because of his early birth some of his vital organs are not working properly…I need to keep him overnight…" The doctor stroked his gray beard thoughtfully. "He should pull through but…"

Jak was angry, but mostly because this was one situation that he could not control the outcome of. "But what?"

He stammered, "What…oh it's nothing…He should be fine…" He turned to take his leave and said, "You're all welcome to stay the night. I will inform you of the baby's status in the morning or as soon as I find out anything new."

After the doctor exited Samos turned to the couple that now wore terrified expressions. "I should go…your friends deserve to know what's going on; they're really quite worried about you. And besides, you need all the rest that you can get right now." Samos leaned down to give his daughter an affectionate hug.

"Bye Daddy." She held on to him tightly for a moment. "I love you."

"I love you too honey; and Jak…" He strode over to the child's nervous father. "Make sure you take good care of my baby, and of course, my baby's baby." He gave Jak a quick embrace before saying very seriously, "Jak my boy, I'm very proud of the way you have been taking care of my little girl, and the way that you've been handling all of this."

Jak grinned. "Thanks Samos, that really means a lot to me."

"I better get going…I wouldn't want to deprive you of more sleep than you are already are going to lose. The hospital isn't the best place to get any beauty rest." He chuckled, trying to lighten the moment."

Midnight

Jak shifted under the crisp blanket, everything was always too clean in hospitals, and noisy. He had been trying to sleep for over three hours but he couldn't. He had never been so tired, or worried. At least Keira was getting some rest, or at least, he thought she was asleep. He had slept near her so many nights that he knew what it sounded like when she was asleep; she always breathed slower and cuddled close to his body. He could hear her breathing, but it was faster than when she slept peacefully, almost like she was having a bad dream. Jak wished he could just go home to his own bed and get just a few hours of sleep…but he couldn't leave her now; that was out of the question.

He heard a small moan coming from her direction and his tires and bloodshot eyes darted to the source of the almost unnoticeable noise. "Jak?" She whispered softly just in case he wasn't awake, even though she doubted he could sleep with all of the commotion going on everywhere.

"Yeah?"

"Were you sleeping?"

He rose from the chair that he had been resting in and crept over to her bed. He could barely make out the silhouette of her face from the dim moonlight that poured into the cramped room through the small lone window.

"Are you kidding? I don't know how anyone could get any sleep around here, it's so noisy and uncomfortable." He watched her smile slightly at his answer to her obvious question. He sat down on the bed beside her and leaned his head back against the wall. After a silent moment, he put an arm around her shoulders.

He was just about to whisper something to her to try and comfort her but the doctor opened the door widely causing florescent light from the halls beyond to flood into the room. "Are you both awake?"

Jak rubbed his eyes and croaked, "We are now."

"Good." The doctor then proceeded to flick the light switch to light the entire room.

Jak and Keira's eyes snapped closed at the brightness. Jak groaned in protest, "Hey…"

The doctor spoke quickly as if he was nervous. "Sorry, but I'm afraid I have some bad news…" He fidgeted with his tie for a tension filled moment. "I'm sorry…but…we weren't able to save your son…we lost him…"

(A.N.) sob Sorry sniff even my own story gets to me blows nose loudly Please come and see the next chappie… Hairy…will you hold me? Hairy? Oh well… sniff It will get happier…I hope… runs off while sobbing hysterically but come back to find that her ninja bunny is squeezing Eco Child to death.

Me: Hairy no! Not again! the gigantic bunny blows nose on eco child and then hops off to go somewhere over the rainbow.

Me: Ewwwww…