Ch. 24

Check Up and Check Out

Bianca, Babe and JR were interrupted by a knock on the door. They turned and saw Jamie and Dr. Martinez walked in.

"Hey Babe, how are you feeling?" Jamie asked, coming up to the foot of her bed.

"I'm alright. Thanks for asking." Babe smiled at him.

"OK guys, I need to do a little check up on Babe, so I need you guys to clear out."

JR looked reluctant to leave but Babe squeezed his hand, "Don't worry. I'll be here when you get back, with my memory still intact." She assured him.

JR kissed her on the lips and then they cleared out, leaving the doctor to see if Babe was OK.

"It's good having the old Babe back, isn't it?" Bianca said thoughtfully.

"It is." JR smiled, looking at the two of them, "I wanted to thank you guys. For everything. You helped me and Babe get back together, and then you were here for us the whole time."

"Hey, what are friends for?" Bianca asked, smiling at JR.

"And brothers?" Jamie added.

JR smiled at them, and then turned and looked at the doctor who had just walked out of Babe's room.

"Everything looks fine. The medicine worked, but she will be pretty weak for the next week, and very tired. Right now I think she should get her rest, but she doesn't want to until she says goodnight to you." Dr. Martinez told JR.

JR smiled and nodded, and walked into the room and shut the door.

"You wanted me?" JR asked, walking to her bed.

"Oh, you know it." Babe said seductively and they both laughed.

"I am so glad you are OK." JR said, kissing her.

"I could not leave you like that JR. Not after I told you I loved you and we decided to give our relationship a second chance... that is if you still want to?" Babe asked, worried.

"If I still want to... of course I still want to!" JR exclaimed, "You are crazy for thinking I would ever want it differently."

Babe smiled, "That is what I like to hear. How is our son?" Babe asked.

"He is good. He misses you." JR said.

"And I miss him. JR, when I was unconscious, I heard you. I know you were talking to me. I couldn't hear what you were saying to me, but I know that you were there. And I am so grateful for that, for you being here." Babe said to him.

"I wouldn't be anywhere else. Now listen, you need to go to sleep." JR said.

"I'm tired, but I don't want to sleep. I want to stay up with you." Babe complained.

"Babe, why don't you just take a little nap? I don't want you to wear yourself out. I promise I will be here when you wake up." JR said.

"Good. I love you." Babe said.

"I love you too." JR kissed her.

"Goodnight." He told her as she fell off to sleep.

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It had been about two weeks, and it was finally the day that Babe was going to be released. JR was out front signing her papers, and Babe was dressed and walked around her room, making sure they didn't forget anything.

"Happy you're leaving?" Bianca asked, walking into the room.

"I'm ecstatic!" Babe grinned, placing another magazine in the duffel bag, "I hate hospitals."

"I hate them too." Bianca admitted.

"Bianca, I wanted to thank you for being here for me. I know that in the past two months we have been trying to re-build our friendship and that I have been really pushing for it by wanting to hang out all the time. And I just am thankful that you dealt with it and were here for JR while I was going through this." Babe told her.

"I have had so much fun in the past couple weeks. I didn't think we could have become friends that fast again, but we did, and it has been great. I missed having my best friend." Bianca divulged.

"Me too." Babe smiled, "OK, come here!" Babe said, pulling Bianca into a hug.

They laughed and JR walked into, "Uh-oh, I think I just interrupted a moment." He said.

Babe and Bianca pulled back, and Babe asked, "Can we go?"

"Yes, you are free." JR told her.

"Yes!" Babe grinned, and watched as JR grabbed her bag.

"I hope you don't mind but I picked up your stuff from the hotel and brought it to the Chandler mansion. You will be taken care of better there, and plus after the couple weeks of not seeing your son, you are going to love being close to him." JR explained.

"I don't mind at all. Thank you JR." Babe smiled, walking up and kissing him.

"Bianca, would you like to come back to the manor with us?" JR asked.

Bianca shrugged, "Sure, why not?"

"Good." Babe smiled.

"OK, well how about I meet your there since my car is here."

"Sounds like a plan."

They all walked out of the hospital, hoping not to return for a long time.

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It had been about a year since the accident and Lucky's death and JR and Babe had never been happier. They were engaged to be married and had a child on the way. Babe was barely showing as she held her 2 year old son in her arms, singing to him.

JR stood in the doorway and watched Babe hold their son and sing to him softly, getting him ready for a nap. He knew he did the right thing when he asked Babe to marry him again. Babe placed the almost asleep child in the crib and JR walked in and walked to the crib and stood next to Babe.

"Goodnight my little man." JR said quietly.

"Sweet dreams my little dreamboat." Babe added.

They both kissed him and walked down the stairs and into the living room. Babe had sat down on the couch, and JR was pouring Babe and himself some water.

"JR, I am going to visit Lucky's grave today." Babe informed him.

"Are you sure? It is really cold out." JR said.

"I know, but I have to. It has been about a year since his death, and I owe him at least a visit." Babe explained.

"OK, I'll go with you then." JR said.

An hour later they were walking through the deserted graveyard. Their shoes stomped through the snow on the ground as they reached Lucky's grave.

Babe and JR stood there for a minute, just thinking their own thoughts about Lucky. Then Babe kneeled down.

"I wanted to bring you some flowers, but I know that they wouldn't really do too good out here, so I'll wait until it gets warmer to bring you some. We never really got to spend that much time together; you never did come over and paint my apartment like you told me you would." Babe smiled and paused, "No, you never needed to; you were right when you said I would end up living with JR and my son. And I ended up there because of you. I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. I just wish that you could have lived to see the great things you have done." Babe stood up and sighed, and walked back towards JR.

"I didn't know you, and I didn't like you at first because I thought you were trying to steal Babe from me, but now I just want to thank you man." JR said.

"Short and sweet... kind of." Babe said, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Yeah, I guess." JR responded, looking at Lucky's grave.

"Goodbye Lucky." Babe said.

Babe grabbed JR's hand, and they walked away from Lucky's grave. Instead of going right to the car they walked to the park that was directly across the street. They walked around, talking and reminiscing about the past.

"We have gone through so much, haven't we?" JR asked.

Babe nodded, "We really have."

JR let go of Babe's hand and he turned away from her and started walking towards the swing sets, "I really am sorry about everything I have done to you."

"JR, let's not do this again! It's in the past." Babe said exasperated.

"But Babe..." JR started.

Babe had picked up a handful of snow and threw it at JR's back.

"Oh yeah, hit!" Babe grinned.

"You're goin down!" JR laughed, grabbing some snow and throwing it at her.

"No, AH! JR don't!" Babe cried while laughing.

"You started it!" He laughed, running up to her and picking her up and spinning her around.

"JR!" Babe yelled, laughing.

JR and Babe fell back onto the ground, laughing. And as they sat there, laughing and having fun, they knew that this time they would spend the rest of their lives together, and that it would be perfect.

AN: OK, another Jabe story done! I hope you guys liked this one as much as my last. I'll be writing another JABE story soon, I already have it planned out in my mind.

I am really looking forward to writing this next JABE story; it is going to be different from the past two in a big way! It will be a hard story to write, and it may take some time to complete, but if I think it has been too long without a JABE story for you guys, I might just write a couple short ones in between.

Thanks for all your reviews! -Danielle