Chapter 13

The house was now officially Jack and Sue's. They left the realtor's office with big smiles on their faces, completely excited about moving. They headed back to Jack's place. Being that he was moving in only 2 weeks, he had already started to pack up his apartment and clean frantically. Sue wanted to help, but Jack refused to let her lift anything heavier than a toothpick. Instead, they both curled up on their favorite part of the couch, as Jack resolved to pack and clean later once Sue was gone.

"Well, we have a house now. Wedding is well on its way – now that the church is booked, flowers are set, and dresses are bought. You have your suit situation under control?" Jack nodded. "We still need to figure out where to have the reception though so we can book it and send out the invitations." Sue sat in thought,

"Well, I already suggested Slappy's" Jack said with a little grin. Sue just rolled her eyes. "What about a hotel? Like the Jefferson?"

"That would be perfect! But wouldn't it be a little expensive?" Sue looked a little disappointed.

"You're worth it. I'll call them tomorrow to see if they have an opening on December 22nd. Anyways, I have some money saved and my parents want to help out with the wedding a bit too." Sue smiled. Even in the short time they had to prepare, they seemed to be getting everything done in good time. "I also have found a great contractor who's going to help me with the baby's room. Once I move in, in 2 weeks, we're going to get started. Then when January hits and I know whether the munchkin is a girl or boy, we can really get a move on with furniture, paint, boarders, etc." Sue grinned at how excited Jack was to decorate the baby's room. The had plans to make one of the other bedrooms into a home office, and the other for storage until one day when they had another child.

"I forgot to tell you Jack! I swear, ever since I got pregnant I've been losing my mind." Jack laughed.

"It's called pregnancy brain. Lots of people get it. What is it?"

"I was talking with my mom in the car on the way to the new house. She had asked me if the baby and I were going to take on your name." Jack eye's lit up at the possibility. He hadn't even thought that far yet.

"And?"

"Well, I think Sue Hudson sounds good. And the baby is just as much mine as yours so I would like him or her to have your name too. What do you think?" Sue grinned, knowing how pleased Jack really was at the news.

"Really?" She nodded and beamed at him. He leaned over and kissed her. They sat blissfully for a few more minutes until Sue broke the silence.

"On a sadder note though, we do have something we need to talk about." Sue started. Jack nodded.

"I've been thinking a lot about you wanting to go to the prison. I'm going to be your husband in less than 2 months and I support you completely. I don't like the idea of you being anywhere near those men, but I trust your judgment, and if you feel you need to go there, I'm with you 100. However, if anything happens – if you start getting upset or one of those bastards says anything, we leave. I'm not going to put the health of you and our baby at risk Sue. I want to be with you the whole time, okay?" She wrapped her arms around his neck, knowing in her heart that she had picked the right man. The thought of the prison scared her, though she knew it was something she had to do. Knowing Jack would be in there with her made her feel more at ease.

"Thanks Jack. I love you."

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Sue had her 2nd month doctor's appointment with Dr. Mireck the next day. Jack couldn't come with her, because of a meeting but she reassured him that it was alright, and nothing much would happen anyways. She came back with nothing but good news to report, that there were no problems and things we're going great. Dr. Amelia had also been thrilled at the news of Sue and Jack's engagement. She didn't have any problems with them driving up to Canada for their honeymoon, and told her that she would give Sue her emergency contact number just in case.

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The suit shopping went good, now everyone in the wedding party had what they needed. Thing's were underway. Jack had called the Jefferson and booked a banquet room. That took care of the reception – including the food and wedding cake, which they were providing. Sue was going to take care of the invitations. Everything seemed to be almost ready for their big day in 6 weeks. The wedding would take place in the morning, and the reception in the afternoon, more as a lunch. Jack and Sue were going to stay the night at the Jefferson, before heading up to Canada for a week over Christmas.

Sue was going to start packing up her stuff from hers and Lucy's apartment, so when they got home from the honeymoon, they could move her over before Tara moved into her room.

The boys all went out for a beer and a game of pool, after spending what seemed like an eternity shopping.

"I don't think I ever want to see a store again. 2 hours! What women find so tantalizing about shopping is beyond me." Bobby said with exasperation. Demetrius just laughed, as he sunk the 3 ball.

"Just you wait until you tie the knot Bobby. Clothes shopping, Shoe shopping, kids shopping. It never ends when you're married. You work hard, and she spends all your money." They all looked at Jack. He just smiled.

"Sue can spend all my money – I'm just happy she's marrying me." Bobby made a pretend gagging noise. They all laughed. "What about you Myles?" Myles looked at Jack, who was wearing a mischievous grin. "I know someone's been calling you lately at work." Myles couldn't help but smile back. All eyes were on him.

"Well mate, you've sure kept quiet – care to fill us in?" Bobby asked with a grin. Myles hesitated, but then couldn't help himself. He had been dying to tell someone how happy he had been when he had met Nancy, but hadn't thinking they would all laugh at him.

"Her name's Nancy. We've been seeing each other for almost 2 months now." He finally said. They all looked a little shocked, but no one laughed; only smiled supportively.

"Way to go Myles!" Bobby exclaimed as he slapped him on the back. "Where did you two meet?"

"She's a nurse at the hospital. I met her when we were visiting Sue." Myles told them the whole story. He felt better knowing that they were happy for him and anxious to meet his girlfriend. Jack had noticed a difference in Myles since Sue was kidnapped. He knew that almost losing Sue had really affected his outlook on his friend, but then realized the gleam in Myles' eye ever since they had been to the hospital to see Sue. Now he knew what it was.

A/N – hey everyone, I apologize I know this is going a little slow, but like I said in the reviews, Sue needs to be a bit father along. Thing's will be skipping ahead a little faster with the next chapter. I also know that Sue and Jacks wedding planning and house buying is going a lot easier than it normally does. I thought I would be easy on them in that department, knowing what's in store. Wait – did I say that? Hehehe.