It had been a few weeks after the announcement that now found Jess, Mills, Kelly and Trudy waiting in the waiting room of the maternity unit. Kelly had become the over protective brother and Trudy the over bearing mom. Mills tried and failed to get Jess to step down from 61 even so early in the pregnancy, Jess soon put a stop to that with the evil glare and sleeping in the spare room for a week. Now at approximately 9 weeks, they were all about to find out for sure how far along Jess was.

"I really need to pee"

"Full bladder is good, so we can see everything, full bladders good"

"Yeah for you not for me and if you say full bladder one more time Kelly I'm going to kill you!"

"Jessica Johnson"

"Oh thank god, that's me" Jess looked to the others "And the whole motley crew"

Jess, Peter, Kelly and Trudy follow the nurse to the room, Peter helped Jess onto the examination table and held her hand, whilst Kelly and Trudy stood to Jess' left holding each others hands entirely too excited.

"Stop it you two it's annoying"

"No can do sis"

"I'm excited to see my grandbaby"

The sonographer walked in seeing everyone and sat beside Jess.

"Morning my names Naomi I'll be doing your ultrasound today, who are all your support"

Jess pointed to everyone in turn "Peter my fiancée, my idiotic over excited brother and my equally excited mom"

"Welcome, so Jessica how far along have you been told? Lift your t shirt for me and tug down your pants for me. This maybe cold"

Jess gasps as Naomi placed the gel on Jess' small bump "Oh wow, no kidding"

Naomi moved the ultrasound across Jess' belly, nodding on occasion before looking at everyone and standing "Excuse me a moment I need a second opinion"

Naomi left the room quickly, Jess looked up worried at Peter "Babe?"

"It's ok"

"How do you know, what's wrong mom?"

Before Trudy could reply Naomi and a more senior nurse came back into the room, continuing to scan Jess, Jess was trying to fight back tears fearing for the worst, when Naomi and the senior nurse nodded, as quickly as the senior nurse entered she disappeared. Naomi smiled to everyone in the room.

"In any of your family history has there been a multiple pregnancy?"

Both Jess and Peter shake their heads no, Naomi smiles "Congratulations you are 9 weeks pregnant with twins!"

Trudy and Kelly start dancing in pure joy, Jess and Peter look at each other in shock before looking at Trudy and Kelly and laughing. Naomi continued with the scan taking measurements before handed Jess scan pictures with two tiny sacs, telling the couple to book in for their next appointment with the OBYN the following week, being a first responder they knew there would be rules.

Jess and Mills walk out of the hospital first, followed closely by Kelly and Trudy.

"You've seriously going to have to consider moving off 61 until the twins are born"

"I've had it with you telling me when to come off Ambo, my body my choice"

"I'm thinking of those babies, aren't you?"

Jess stops not far from her car and turns to Peter "For that comment you can walk home!"

"Jess I didn't mean that"

Jess glared at Peter just as Kelly and Trudy arrive, Jess points at Peter "Don't you ever say that to me again, I'm out, leave me the hell alone"

Jess storms to the car, slams the door and goes leaving Peter, Trudy and Kelly stood there.

"What the hell happened?"

"All I said was that I think she needed to come off 61 until the twins were born"

"Peter you know what happened last time you said that"

Peter nods "I don't think that's what upset her though"

"What did you do?"

"When she said her body, her choice I hinted that she didn't care about the twins"

"Are you for real?"

Kelly shakes his head and walks away leaving Peter and Trudy together.

"Wrong choice of words Peter, come on I'll take you home"

After leaving everyone stood at the hospital Jess drove to the apartment, parking behind Peter's car and jogging up to the apartment, grabbing her work duffle and uniform she then grabs everything else she might need and leaves a note, before jogging back down the stairs and into her car. Jess didn't know where she was going just knew that she couldn't be anywhere near Peter for the moment in time.

Jess drives two blocks away from the apartment and then pulls over trying to think of where to go, she couldn't go to the loft and be with Kelly and Stella, didn't want to intrude on her mom and Mouch, also didn't want to bother Matt and Sylvie, so her only other option was Ritter.

"Hey are you at home?"

"Yeah sure why?"

"I need to come stay with you for a brief period of time, can I do that?"

"Sure Tuesday would love to see you more often, so would I"

"Thanks you don't know how much that helps"

"That's what family's do, I'm just about to make Lasagne want some?"

"Hell yes!" Jess giggles even though she was sad from feeling low "I'll be there in 10 minutes"

"Sure I'll buzz you in"

Exactly 10 minutes later Jess pulls up outside Ritter's apartment building, grabs her bags from the car and makes her way towards the apartment, she presses the button and the door unlocks. Jess takes the lift up two floors and walks down the hall when Ritter's apartment door opens.

"Hi, just after you phoned Gallo and Violet turned up, I'm sorry"

"It's OK I could use the company"

Jess follows Ritter into the apartment and smiles at Gallo and Violet, Ritter takes Jess' bags and puts them in the spare room, Jess takes her coat off and sweater leaving her in just her t shirt, showing off her slight bump.

"Hey how you feeling?"

"Pregnant" Jess smiles "I'm OK, just finding everything getting tighter already, got to get used to that I guess"

"Can I get you a drink? Water or juice?"

"Blackcurrant juice would be great, thanks" Jess feels her phone vibrating she looks at caller ID it was Peter, she groans and picks up "What?"

"Where are you?"

"What does it matter to you?"

"Your my fiancée and pregnant with my babies"

"Our babies Mills, you know what I don't have the time or patience to deal with you right now"

"Jess just tell me where you are?"

Jess looks at Ritter, Gallo and Violet "I'm with friends that's all there is too it, bye!"

Jess cuts off the phone and yells before dropping to her knees and crying, Violet runs over and pulls Jess into a hug allowing her to cry on her shoulder. Gallo and Ritter joined the girls in a group hug, after a few minutes Gallo stood up.

"Sorry knees hurt, not as young as I used to be"

"Really? I'm the oldest one here and 9 weeks pregnant, give over" Gallo helps Jess up from the floor "You do know how to make me giggle"

"I aim to please" Gallo bows "Want to talk about it?"

Jess shakes her head "No its fine"

For the rest of the evening Jess, Gallo, Ritter and Violet played cards enjoying each others company, Tuesday never left Jess' side, at one stage rested her nose on Jess' bump. A little after 10pm Gallo and Violet bid farewell to Jess and Ritter, Jess and Ritter got ready for bed and joined each other in the bathroom to brush their teeth, Ritter patted Jess on her arm before leaving her Tuesday by Jess' feet the pup never far away.

The following morning found Ritter holding Jess' hair as her morning sickness took hold, Ritter helped Jess up and handed her, her toothbrush and watched as she got some colour back in her cheeks.

"Better?"

"Yeah sorry you had to witness that"

"No problem roomie"

Jess laughed and walked with Ritter to the front door, Ritter grabbed both work duffles, Tuesdays lead and locked up, they decided to travel together in Jess' car. Jess waited until Ritter placed the bags in the boot and Tuesday on the back seat and getting in before driving to 51. From Ritter's apartment it was only a 10 minute drive, pulling up outside 51, she can see Mills' 4x4.

"Will you be OK?"

"Sure" Jess gets out the car rubbing her hand through her long hair "Come on let's get to work"

Jess and Ritter walk up the apron laughing followed closely by Tuesday, Jess suddenly stops laughing when Mills comes into view watching her, she shakes her head and follows Ritter with Tuesday into 51 via the side door. Kelly notices and walks up to Mills.

"Give her time, she is part Severide we're a stubborn bunch"

Mills nods and walks with his Lieutenant into 51's common room, Jess walks into the common room and ignores Mills, everyone sits in shock they don't know why Jess is ignoring Peter only Kelly and Peter himself know.

For 3 weeks Jess had been staying with Ritter, for 3 weeks she'd ignored Peter at work and for 3 weeks everybody at 51 was confused and concerned as to why, well on shift today they were going to find out.

Jess was working around 61 doing a stock check and refill, Peter saw Jess on her own and walked towards her, Jess looked up and glared at him approaching.

"You might as well walk back the way you came from, I'm not talking to you!"

"Jess please I can't apologise enough, what else can I do?"

Jess slams the checklist down on the back of 61 "I told you what you can do, I'm not stopping working on 61 till I'm 30 weeks" Jess stands glaring at Mills "If you'd bothered to read your text you'd know this"

Mills grabs Jess' hands "I'm sorry I should never had said you don't care about the twins"

Jess moves her hands away from Mills, grabs the unused not needed supplies and checklist and shut 61's doors "But you did Mills, now leave me alone"

Jess walks away to the supply closet, Mills follows "Are you deaf?"

"No, but we need to sort this?"

Neither Jess or Mills had noticed the rest of 51 on the apparatus floor, quietly watching the first interaction in 3 weeks.

"Sort what?" Jess was now shouting "You accused me of not caring about the twins, you did that 3 weeks ago and I can't ever forgive you for that!"

Mills looks defeated "Jess I'm truly sorry and if I could go back in time and not say it I would, believe me"

"Whatever Mills"

Jess walks away not before seeing all of 51 looking open mouthed, Sylvie and Stella follow Jess, whilst Kelly walks over to Mills.

"Look Jess obviously needs more time apart, she's half Severide and half Platt, we're a tough breed on our own let alone a mixture"

"She only calls me by my last name now, Kelly as her brother what else can I do?"

Kelly shrugs his shoulders before noticing Hank Voight, Trudy and Benny coming up the apron.

"Hank?"

"Where's Jess?"

"With Stella and Sylvie, why?"

Hank points at Kelly and Mills "You both need to listen to what I've got to say"

"We can go to Boden's office"

Hank, Kelly, Mills, Benny and Trudy walk through 51 and to Boden's office, he was currently at headquarters so his office was free. Once everyone was inside Kelly shut the door.

"So? What's going on?"

Hank takes a deep breath before continuing "Michael Owens has been released from prison"

"YOU WHAT!"

Trudy holds Kelly's arm and strokes Mills' arm too, Benny looks as if he could kill someone.

"Apparently on good behaviour and down to over crowding"

"You can't be serious?"

Trudy nods before handing Mills the paperwork "No its all there in black and white clear as day"

"You have to tell Jess, she can't go out on Ambo"

"You saying that is exactly why Jess doesn't want to be around you at the moment"

"Kelly she's your sister surely you can see where I'm coming from?"

"For fuck sake Mills she's a grown woman let her make her own choices or you'll become real lonely really quickly"

"BOYS!"

Kelly and Mills look towards Trudy "Obviously Jess needs to know but you both need to back off"

Benny nods "Trudy's right, Jess is her own person she doesn't need anybody or everybody in her life dictating what she does. Let her make her own choices"

Jess was told of the early release of Owens and as Benny predicted she did make a choice, to stay working on Ambo, with the rest of the house on alert especially on calls together after 2 weeks everyone seemed to calm down, unfortunately Jess and Mills weren't talking unless working together, the rest of the time Jess was with Stella, Sylvie, Gallo and Ritter.

On the 15th day after finding out that Owens had been released Jess and Sylvie, now both 14 weeks pregnant were on their way to a call, a person in distress on the corner of Aspen and Vine. On arrival Jess and Sylvie couldn't see anyone around but both decided to get out to investigate, Jess grabs her radio.

"61 to main can you repeat the location of our call?"

"Main to 61, the corner of Aspen and Vine"

"Main, we're on location no injured, distressed or otherwise patient around, request to return to quarters"

"61, standby"

"Could just be kids messing around, shall we still look around just in case?"

"Might as well Sylvie we've got to wait for main"

Jess and Sylvie look around for 10 minutes eventually getting the call from main over the radio that they could return to base, Jess rolls her eyes and gets into 61 waiting for Sylvie to get in before moving away, they only get a few hundred yards down the road before they are surrounded. A large black SUV in front, 2 smaller cars pinning them in at the side and a pick up truck behind that was currently hooking itself to 61.

Jess looks to Sylvie before grabbing her radio "61 to main we have a 10-1 request urgent assistance to.."

The drivers side window was then smashed and a hand grabbed the radio before another hand pointed a gun at Jess' head.

"Don't finish that sentence or I'll shoot you"

"What the hell do you think your doing?"

Jess then hears Sylvie scream as she's dragged from 61, turning back towards the guy pointing the gun at her.

"Get out and no funny business"

Jess climbs out looking at Sylvie struggling against the guy holding her, he raises his hand and slaps Sylvie, Jess try's to get towards him before being pulled away.

"I said no funny business"

"Look please just let us go, take the Ambo, please"

"Oh we attend to take you both and that heap of junk"

Jess sees Sylvie go pale as she's stripped of her radio, winter CFD coat and jacket, leaving her in just her uniform pants and shirt, Jess then realises that she's also being stripped of her coat and jacket.

"Please just take the Ambo"

"Shut up!" the guy looks at both Jess and Sylvie "Well, well boys looks like they've brought a little extra.

"Please just leave us alone, we're pregnant!"

All of the men snigger before dragging Jess and Sylvie to the SUV, the last thing they both see before the doors are shut on their faces is 61 being dragged away and out of sight.