Correcting a mistake

Tom and the rest of the Jump Street gang were sitting in Fuller's office going over the latest assignments. A member of the D.A.; she was sitting in on the meeting as she was helping them with some areas on the case like Jackie used to.

Tom felt miserable. He was beginning to think he had made the biggest mistake of his life by letting Jackie go. He had no idea that he would regret letting her go, until he realised she was no longer there it hurt, it really hurt, now that he realised it took not having her there, to realise how much he did love her.

He felt stupid. He knew he had been a prick. Doug knew this; he could see his friend was hurting. He knew the entire situation had finally dawned on his best friend. He was feeling even more so, since the D.A. sent one of their own to come and help with their case.

Doug had asked the woman why Jackie wasn't the one who had come. They had been told that Jackie had been given a promotion and raise that she had transferred to a different city. That she had transferred to the Chicago branch.

Doug watched as his friend had crumbled at this. They all saw this apart from the woman from the D.A.; she didn't know Tom, meaning she didn't know how to read his moods and facial expressions.

She went on "she left explaining she had to get away. She said she needed a new start for her and her baby. That the baby's father didn't love her and wanted nothing to do with her." Tom choked out "Baby? What do you mean?" The woman frowned puzzled "Jackie was three and a half months pregnant when she left."

Doug cringed. He felt real bad for his friend. This was no way to find out that you were going to be a father. He felt even guiltier, that he had already known and had not said anything. Tom turned to Doug and noticed his guilty expression. It suddenly dawned on him, that his best friend had known all along and had not said anything.

Tom glared at Doug and spat "you knew that she was pregnant didn't you? You knew all along and you never once said anything. Why damn it?" Doug sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose and replied "I'm so sorry buddy; I wanted to tell you, I really did. But Jackie swore me to secrecy that she wanted to tell you her self. Obviously she didn't."

Tom felt bitter tears fills his eyes he asked Fuller "coach can I please be excused, I'll catch up after the meeting?" Fuller nodded "go right a head; I'll fill you in on everything after the meeting." Tom nodded gratefully and quickly exited the room.

Once he had left the office he headed straight for the men's bathrooms. Once inside he went into one of the cubicles and closed the door behind him. He then proceeded to slide down the wall until he was sitting on the tiled floor, he then brought his knees up and buried his face in his lap and sobbed.

He was going to be a father. He had hurt the mother of his child so badly that she had not bothered to even tell him, she had left the city to get away from him, taking their unborn child with her.

Because he had been so scared of how close they had been getting, not even Amy had managed to get this close to him. The way he felt about her had terrified him, and made him push her away.

And now he was paying for it, he had lost the woman he loved, as well as his unborn child. Suddenly Tom felt angry, he was not going to lose them. He would go to Chicago if he had to.

Tom got up and left the cubicle and went over to the sink. He proceeded to wet his face with cold water. He looked in the mirror and noticed how red swollen and puffy his eyes had become from his sobbing. He grimaced at the sight.

He left the bathroom just as the meeting was ending. The woman from the D.A. was just leaving Fuller's office. Tom caught her before she got any further. He asked her.

Tell me, which part of Chicago is she in?" The woman told him and asked him what he planned to do. Doug came up behind Tom and said "yeah I'd like to know that my self, what are you going to do?"

Tom replied "simple I'm going down there and I'm going to get back the woman I love and have a chance of being a father to my child." Doug asked "you love her? Then why the hell did you break up with her in the first place? She really loved you, what you did to her messed her up. Being around you and thinking you never returned her feelings, was killing her."

Tom sighed and replied "I couldn't help it. I got scared alright. She got closer to me then anyone ever has, Amy included. My feelings for her scared the hell out of me Doug, to the point that I pushed her away. Trust me I seriously do regret it now, and not because she's pregnant with my baby."

Doug could see his friend was telling the truth and was really hurting. They turned when the woman from the D.A. commented "I hope you manage it, we really miss her back at the office, and it would be nice to have her back."

And with that she left, leaving Tom and Doug to stare after her. Tom turned when Fuller shouted "Hanson get in here now." Doug sighed "good luck buddy, I'll see in a minute" Tom nodded and went to face Fuller.