The next morning Jessie and Sylvain drug around getting ready. Both were extremely tired. Rosalyn had gotten up several times during the night and they had taken turns getting up with her. Jessie went first, getting ready while Sylvain watched Rosalyn who was sound asleep. "Gosse" Sylvain said to her "your schedule needs tweaking". Of course Rosalyn just kept on sleeping. After what felt like forever Jessie came out of the bathroom completely ready.
"You left me hot water, right cherie?" Sylvain asked her, smiling.
"Some" she joked, sitting down on the bed to put on her shoes. Sylvain went into the bathroom and Jessie laughed when she heard his shriek as he stepped in the shower. After a few minutes he came out, dressed in a wife beater and shorts. His hair was still dripping wet.
"Cherie" he said with a pleasant smile "can I have a hug?"
"Of course baby" Jessie said, unaware that Sylvain had something up his...invisible sleeve. She went over to him and when he wrapped his arms around her she gasped "you're cold" she exclaimed.
"I had no hot water" he told her "not my fault".
"It was hot when I got out" Jessie said "kinda". Sylvain shook his head and went to put his shoes on. "Baby" Jessie said, snuggling up in Sylvain's arms once he had his shoes on "you're not mad are you".
"Aww" Sylvain said, pinching her cheeks "be mad at that face? Never. Just leave me some hot water next time, s'il vous plait".
"Okie baby" she kissed his lips and just as Sylvain was about to deepen it, Rosalyn started crying and there was a knock on the door. Jessie went to open the door while Sylvain saw about the baby.
"Welcome to my world" John remarked when Jessie opened the door. She laughed and let he, Trish and Kevin in.
"A baby" Kevin said, staring at Sylvain holding Rosalyn.
"Yep" Jessie said, scooping Kevin up in her arms "that's Rosalyn".
"She you baby" Kevin asked Jessie.
"No hun" Jessie said "we're just taking care of her for a bit".
"Oh" Kevin said, he went and started watching the cartoons Sylvain put on the tv.
"How was last night?" Trish asked, looking like the cat that ate the canary.
"Ugh" Jessie moaned "we were up every few hours. One time all she wanted was to be held. I paced all across the room up and down up and down...".
"Yep" John said with a laugh "been there..."
"Done that" Trish finished with a giggle.
"Are you ready to go to the police station?" John asked Jessie. "Randy's taking Kevin to the arena and I told Stephanie we'd be a bit late".
"I'm ready" Jessie said, sounding a bit unsure. John and Trish gave each other a look before everyone made their way out of the room. They made a stop at Randy's room to drop Kevin off.
"Be good" John said kissing Kevin on the cheek as he sat in Randy's arms.
"I allays good dada" Kevin said, making everyone laugh.
As they made their way outside Jessie looked at John oddly as he unlocked the doors to a Ford Excursion "daddy" she said "didn't you have a Honda Civic for a rental before".
"Yes" he told her, helping Sylvain strap in the car seat "but there's no way we can fit 4 grown ups and a baby in a Honda Civic, so I went early this morning and switched it to this".
"You couldn't have gotten a regular SUV" Jessie quipped, looking at the flashy car.
"Heck no" John exclaimed as he finished buckling the baby in "that's not me. I go in style".
"Which is why you still have that broke down, cruddy looking..." Jessie started before John cut her off.
"Leave my baby out of this" he told her, trying to look stern "I've had that automobile since I was 16 thank you very much".
"Looks it too" Jessie muttered to herself as she got in the backseat beside the baby, Sylvain getting in on the other side.
"I heard that" John said as he got in the driver side and started the car. It took about 20 minutes but they finally pulled up to the police station. Jessie dragged as she got out of the car. She went inside and John motioned her up to the front desk.
"Uh hi" she said, hesitantly "my boyfriend and I found an abandoned baby outside our hotel room last night..." the woman at the desk looked up to her.
"Just a second" the woman paged an officer Wilcox and told Jessie to wait in a seat. Jessie walked over to where everyone was seated and sat beside Sylvain with a sigh. A few minutes later an older officer came up to them.
"Hi" he said "I'm officer Wilcox, I understand that you found a baby outside your hotel room".
"Yes" Sylvain spoke up "she was sitting their in her car seat, there was a note" he handed the officer the note and the officer read it silently.
"Well, classic abandonment" he said, when he finished "we'll take her and file her case, and find some foster parents, depending on who gets her she may or may not be adopted".
"Wait" Jessie said, she grabbed Sylvain's arm "can I speak to you over here?" she pulled Sylvain a ways away from everyone and looked at him.
"Yes" he asked "what is it?"
"Why don't we foster her?" Jessie asked, shocking Sylvain.
"Jessie" he said "do you know what you are saying? Cherie that is a big responsibility".
"Honey" she said in response "we already spent one night with her, so we know what to expect. I mean and were together and close, I mean I've told you stuff that I haven't told anyone else and I mean we'd have kids one day this is just a head start on things".
"Cherie, having kids, that is a big responsibility. I mean do you think we're ready for it? I mean you're on the writing team and I am a wrestler can we balance that with a 7 month old baby?"
"Dad and Trish do" Jessie pointed out "they do a good job of it and I mean I'm only in meetings for 2 hours tops and after that I can watch her while you plan out your matches and all and do them".
"Well..." Sylvain said, looking a bit apprehensive "it IS just being a foster parent. I mean its not like its a permanent arrangement, and at least we'd know that she is being taken care of..."
"Oh thank you Sylvain" Jessie said, wrapping her arms around him in a big hug. "You're the greatest".
"How do you always get your way with me?" he asked when they pulled back from the hug.
"I'm cute" she remarked as they made their way back over to everyone "we'd like to foster her" she told officer Wilcox. John and Trish looked at Jessie in shock.
"Jessie" John exclaimed "do you know what you're saying?"
"Yes daddy" she said, looking at him seriously "I'm giving the chance to Rosalyn to have a nice foster home and to be taken care of while they find someone to adopt her. We took care of her last night and did ok I think we can take care of her, well for however long it takes". John sighed.
"Well" he said "you're 18 and an adult and all so I can't tell you not to, it sounds like you have it all planned out. I guess if you really want to do this then I'll support you...don't expect her to call me grandpa though" Jessie squealed and hugged John tightly. Officer Wilcox then had Jessie and Sylvain fill out the appropriate papers to become foster parents. Once that was done they were allowed to leave.
"Woo" Jessie said, lightly twirling Rosalyn around in her arms "Rosalyn you're our foster child" Rosalyn squealed in excitement.
"We need to go buy her some things" John brought up.
"You have your credit cards right?" Jessie asked Sylvain.
"Why do I feel as if I should say no?" Sylvain asked, looking at John who just laughed.
"Let's just say" John said, wrapping his arm around Sylvain's neck "that I hope you haven't spent much out of your last two paychecks".
"Does shopping for a baby really cost that much?" Sylvain asked naively. John proceded to fall onto the sidewalk in convulsions of laughter. "What?" Sylvain asked.
After John had composed himself they all got in the car and went to Babies-R-Us. There they got Rosalyn several different outfits, toys, a porta-crib, playmat, bottles, diapers, wipes, diaper genie and other assorted stuff.
"SNAP" John exclaimed from somewhere in the clothes section "ya'll come look" everyone rushed over to him and saw that he was holding a small New England Patriots jersey. "We SO have to get this".
"John she's a girl" Trish pointed out.
"So" John said, looking lovingly at the jersey "Jessie wore my jerseys, still does she stole a few last time she was home" Jessie turned red from embarassment.
"John.." Trish said.
"Trish..." John practically whined "pleaaaaaaaase".
"Ask them" she said, pointing to Jessie and Sylvain "they're her parents". John turned a huge puppydog look on Jessie and Sylvain. Jessie rolled her eyes.
"Ugh ok" she said "anything to get you to not look at me like that anymore" John cheered as Trish laughed and turned to Jessie.
"Man" she said "Rosalyn's gonna have you two wrapped around her finger".
"I know" Jessie said "let's just hope she won't want to take after Sylvain and be a wrestler".
"Oh God" Trish said "Kevin already is, John wrestles around with him and Kevin already has his theme song picked out".
"I'm afraid to ask" Jessie said, laughing.
"Fairly Oddparents theme" Trish said, looking through clothes. Jessie giggled at her little brothers antics.
After they were finished with Babies-R-Us everyone rushed to the show where everyone cooed over Rosalyn who ate up the attention. She liked everyone except Rob Conway, he picked her up and she started screaming bloody murder. Rene took her from him and she immediately calmed down. Everyone laughed at Rob who looked shocked "babies always love me" he exclaimed "she's strange" he walked down the hall then, to get ready for his match. After the show Jessie and Sylvain returned with Rosalyn to their room where they all fell into an exhausted slumber, of course with Rosalyn getting up a few times during the night. Such is the life of a parent.