A/N – Kay guys – I officially suck lol. I totally had plans to write a few more chapters the other day and I even posted a review saying I would but life happened and I never got around to it! Sorry! Things are still hectic, with me moving back to university in a week. I'm trying my hardest to get more chapters up!
Chapter 26:
Jack didn't know why his feet had led him to this place. He sat quietly on the bench, undisturbed by anyone. Most people didn't spend much time here, but rather glanced at it casually, only a little affected by what it meant. Jack couldn't help but think about the last time he had sat desperately starting at this wall. He had been so certain that Sue's picture was going to be up there next to Wes. Now, she was safe, married to him with their 2 daughters. He didn't hear someone come in quietly and sit down beside him.
"I was wondering where you had snuck off too…" Sue said quietly as she took his hand.
"I was remembering the last time I was here." He said to her softly. She couldn't help but notice the sad look in his eyes, and remembered how much he had been affected when his mentor had been killed. He didn't show his emotions as much as Bobby had but Sue saw the look of pain in his eyes, and remembered how her heart had broke for him that day.
"He would've been so proud of you Jack." She said to him, squeezing his hand with a small reassuring smile filled with love.
"I miss him. I wish he could've seen the girls but that wasn't the last time I was here. About this time last year I sat here thinking that it was going to be your picture hung next on the wall." Sue could feel her eyes starting to tear up. It had been a bumpy few weeks, being the one year anniversary since she had been kidnapped and raped. "I'm sorry" he whispered.
"Don't be. It's a part of what happened Jack. We can't hide from it – just look at all the good things that came out of it. We may have never gotten together had it never happened. We would've never had Savannah. We may have never adopted Sophia. I wouldn't change anything in the past because it's shaped our present and I couldn't be happier with my life. I have the love of my life as my husband who I adore and love with my whole heart. We have two beautiful daughters. The papers finally came through. Sophia is officially ours and Savannah is legally your adopted daughter. No one can change that. We have great friends, a great job…" he turned to his wife and smiled.
"I know honey." He took his other arms and wrapped it around her shoulders. She laid her head gently on his shoulder.
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"Uncle Bobby's going to get you! Uncle Bobby's going to get you!" Sue turned to Jack as they walked into the bullpen. She whispered to him with a big smile,
"What's he saying?" Jack turned to her with an equally big grin and told her quietly. They walked up silently behind Bobby, whose back was turned to them. He was sitting cross legged on the floor by Sue's desk, in front of the two swings. Both girls were wide awake and giggling as Bobby pretended to get hit as each of them swung forward. Sue turned to Jack and smiled before she said very loudly.
"Hey Bobby – aren't we paid to do actual work?" Bobby jumped, having not noticed the two people behind him laughing at him. He just grinned.
"You two snuck off and left your poor kids alone."
"They were sleeping Bobby and we needed a break." Bobby looked at Jack skeptically.
"Uhuh sure. We'll, I'm going to get going. I'll see you in a few hours Jack." Jack nodded and said goodbye. Everyone else had already left for the day, so Jack and Sue packed up the girls and headed home.
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Sue was putzing around the kitchen, finishing up dinner in an old t-shirt and jeans. Jack always loved when she was dressed so informally, especially after 3 years of always seeing her dressed nicely for work. Ever since they had gotten married he would get her to wear her old comfy clothes on weekends. Now that her pre-pregnancy figure was almost back, she was out of her maternity clothes. She wore a casual pink t-shirt and old jeans that had baby food and puke and who knows what else on it. He stood watching her in the kitchen, quietly humming to herself. He quietly snuck up behind her and put his arms around her waist.
"Jack that better be you, and I hope the girls are both changed and down for their naps or your sleeping on the couch tonight." He didn't move from the position, loving having her in his arms. She started to giggle and he kissed her neck. She could tell he was talking by the vibrations his lips made on her skin but she had no clue as to what he was saying "Jack! I need to see your lips to know what you're talking about babe!" She turned around and he grinned. She smooched him on the lips.
"What do you want husband dear?" he grinned.
"I've got to head out darling. I won't be out too late and yes the girls are changed. They're both asleep for now, but will probably want more to eat when they wake up. And as to what I was saying – I'm not telling." Sue rolled her eyes and kissed him again, this time longer.
"Have fun with the boys – I'll wait up." He leaned over and kissed her again. Even after almost 9 months of being married, it still felt like they were on their honeymoon.
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"Well, Lucy definitely still likes Myles. And, Tara does want to marry Bobby but is in complete denial that it will happen any time soon. She's actually really anxious to have kids, which surprised me a bit, knowing Tara. She was holding Sophia and asking me all these questions about pregnancy and delivery and being a mom and such. Donna and I had fun answering questions. Lucy was pretty into it too actually…" Sue cuddled up in the blanket. It was well past 1 am, and her and Jack were lounging on the couch, her feet on his lap, covered under a blanket. They knew the girls would be up soon enough for a feeding, so they figured they would wait up then go to bed once the girls were done, and sleep in once morning came.
"Bobby's got a ring…" was all Jack managed to say. Sue smacked him.
"NO WAY!"
"Ouch!" Jack said indignantly. Sue just smiled at him and kissed him on the shoulder, where she had smacked him.
"Big Baby…" He grinned.
"As I was saying. He showed it to me, but he's totally nervous. It's really funny actually. As for Myles, well getting him to open up is hard but I think you might be right about Lucy. As for getting him to admit it, that's another story." Sue nodded and rolled her eyes, as a big yawn escaped. Almost on cue, she noticed the lights on the baby monitor. Jack signed to her, knowing that she was tired and how exhausting lip reading could be,
"Let's feed the kids and go to bed." She nodded and yawned again. They got up and headed upstairs to the girls bedrooms, knowing that they would have to finish their conversation another time.
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"We have Ivy Cakeman coming in for interrogation tomorrow. She'll be flying in from LA. Bobby, D – I want you two to talk to her. See what you can't get out of her. Anything about her family, her sister, even her former husband could be of help." Ted announced the next day. They both nodded and headed back to work. Jack turned to look at Sue, whose eyes were on Ted's. He noticed the stubborn look in her eye and instantly knew what she was going to ask.
"No." he said loudly. Ted looked at him and gave a small smile. Sue hadn't noticed Jack having said anything but turned to Jack as Ted looked at him. Jack looked at his wife and repeated what he had said. They looked at each other for a few moments. Everyone's eyes seemed to be poised on their silent conversation. Finally Jack said,
"Fine – but I'll be standing behind the mirror with her." Ted nodded and left. Bobby looked at Jack, as he sighed in resignation.
"What just happened?" he asked with confusion.
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Jack had finally rolled back to a restless sleep when he heard a knocking at the door. Sue was so exhausted, she hadn't even noticed the baby monitor go off a bit past midnight. Understanding his wife's need for sleep, and how often she ended up getting up because Jack didn't hear the babies, he fed them and returned groggily back to bed. Turning over, hoping that it was nothing, he heard the knocking again. Sue didn't stir as he carefully got out of bed, cursing at whoever was interrupting his sleep. He trudged downstairs to the front door, half-asleep, not even caring that he was only in his boxers. He opened the door and stared at the man standing in front of him.