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I heard my phone ringing and reached to grab it. After slapping something solid for about ten seconds I realized I was hitting Jack. He opened his eyes to look and me and reached to the table beside him to grab my phone. "Hello?"

I heard swearing on the other end. "Jack, where the hell is Lucia?"

Jack handed the phone to me and I winced hearing Bobby's voice swearing over the other end. "Yes Bobby."

"Why didn't you call us to tell us he woke up?"

"I'm sorry Bobby he came out of surgery and still wasn't awake I figured I'd call you when he woke up. Then he woke up and forced me to sleep."

I could almost feel Bobby miming strangling me. "We'll be there in two minutes." He hung up.

I rested my head on Jack's chest running my fingers across his shoulder. "I don't know how you do it."

"Do what?"

"Make such a quick recovery. You were shot yesterday and they have to give you drugs to keep you in bed so you don't try to escape."

He brushed my hair from my face and bent down to kiss me. "I don't like hospitals, I have better things I could be doing."

I lifted my chin to look at him confused. "Such as?"

He smiled playfully lifted my shirt up from beneath the sheets. "Oh I could think of a few things."

"How about we worry about getting you better little brother?" Bobby strode forward and punched Jack in his good arm. "Just like you to go get shot so you didn't have to do any work." He sounded like Bobby but for a few moments his eyes betrayed the worry he truly felt.

Angel and Sofi walked in behind him pulling up chairs around the bed.

Jerry walked in from behind them nodding to one of the nurses. "So I hear they're going to release you. Don't keep anyone in a hospital anymore do they?"

Sofi and I stood to the side as Jack got dressed in clean clothes his brothers had brought. As soon as they were done he laid back into bed and I followed him still covering us with the sheet.

Luke leaned against the door frame surveying us all. "Lucia please tell me you're wearing pants under there."

"I'm wearing pants under here." I smiled as Jack nodded sadly.

Luke made his greetings and checked Jack's dressings. "Well just finished the paperwork and I know you're all anxious to get home. Just some precautions to take okay? No heavy lifting, no guns heavier than a starting pistol, and no hockey for at least two weeks. I'll give you some painkillers just incase."

I looked up at Luke a bit surprised. "I thought you said he'd need blood."

Luke laughed. "I thought we'd need some extra, you're blood's processing through right now with results."

I scrunched up my nose. "Are you telling me I had you draw all that friggin blood for nothing?"

A nurse appeared at Luke's shoulder smiling at me. "Oh not at all Mrs. Mercer. You match your husband's blood type if some sort of problem should ever arise again." She gave me a smile that made me think she defiantly wasn't from around here. Must be an intern. She waggled a finger at me. "But no giving blood anytime soon."

Jack had gotten out of bed at Luke's words and pulled me out behind him. We were gathering out things as the nurse was speaking. Her voice was bothering me slightly. She was way too happy. "And why is that?"

She smiled and patted my shoulder as if I was a child. "Oh you know."

I gave her a blank look. "If I had a clue I wouldn't be asking you."

Luke looked over her shoulder at the paperwork she had and his eyes widened. Her face lit up and she gave Jack and me a hug each. "Oh! I didn't know you hadn't found out yet. Congratulations, you're pregnant."

I felt my face go into shock and Jack just stared at me. It was naturally my luck that a one in a million chance found me.

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Jack and I were sitting on the couch in silence. No one had said a word on the way home. Doubt anyone could. We had been sitting there just holding hands. The way the nurse had looked at me had been in complete confusion on why I wasn't jumping for joy and why my 'husband' and his family looked completely speechless.

"Jack." I whispered his name so low I wasn't sure if he had heard it.

He squeezed my hand and looked at me. "Yeah?"

"Are you okay?"

He looked at me confused expecting something more. "Yeah, how about you?"

I lifted my free hand to touch my stomach. "I think so."

He hesitantly brought his hand to mine. "This is a big change."

"I know."

"I'm not leaving."

"I know."

"I'm still going after Sweet."

I looked at him feeling love and at the same time worry. "I know."

He smoothed his hand over my stomach again, this time more confident. "But I'm going to be more careful. I have a family to look out for now." He slid closer to me giving me full eye contact. "I'm scared, I'm sure not as much as you are. But I can promise I'm never going to leave you. I loved you before this and I love you now." He laced his fingers with mine on my stomach never looking away from my eyes. "I want to be the father I never had. I want to be the man you need in your life."

I smiled at him looking at our hands joined over my stomach. I was 21 and I was pregnant. I lasted longer than most girls I knew, but I was still so young. I wanted a family though, I always had. Jack was everything I wanted the man in my life to be. I kissed him gently. "I know we'll be fine. I have you here." I relaxed and smiled wider trying to lighten the mood. "Now would probably be the wrong time to let you know twins run in my family isn't it?"

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Sofi, Camille and I sat together my couch watching the girls play with dolls in the other room and watching Dracula. The guys had gone to Green's house to pay respect to his wife and see what they could do.

Sofi watched as Jonathan was in bed being sucked, bitten, and pretty much raped by three female vampires. "Why are we watching this?"

I saw the remote on top of the TV. "Because we're all too lazy to get up."

Camille stretched back placing her feet back on top of the little coffee table we had all been using as a footstool. "So Lucia. That must have been a shock today."

"Shock doesn't even begin to describe it." I nervously ran my hands over my stomach. "Terrified out of my fucking mind may be suitable."

Camille placed and arm around me in a motherly fashion. "It'll be okay. Jackie loves you. I mean we can all see it and Jerry told me that a long time ago. He used to say he was glad Jack had gotten out of here but he felt bad he never said goodbye right. Evelyn used to speak to me about what you two were like when I saw her or she got letters form the boys." She smiled sadly looking at her girls. "We all miss her. This whole thing is terrible. Do you know she was going to try to get them all together for Christmas this year?"

I smiled. "Yeah, she was telling me about it. Kept making sure I'd be home and would have Christmas with her. Make sure I saw Jack. It was always about making sure I finally saw Jack again. She wanted things to be good with us again. I mean after I lost my mother I had Rob and the Mercers. After I lost Rob, well I still had Evelyn. It was harder not having Jack around."

Sofi nodded. "Bobby was the only one on the dark about it. Angel told me, but he didn't realize how much you two cared about each other." She sighed. "Maybe someday I can get Angel to commit to something."

Camille and I laughed. "Sofi trust us, he is very committed. If he wasn't you wouldn't be staying here and you sure as hell wouldn't be seeing him every night."

I looked at Camille. "So how long before you think it'll start showing?"

Camille looked me up and down. "I'd say a defiant change by the fourth month. You'll realize it by your second or third but you'll see a change in the fourth." It went without saying I would notice morning sickness in those months before it showed.

Sofi rubbed my arm. "You're going to make an amazing mother. You've babied the boys for years and you just have that way about you."

I hugged each of them tightly. "Thanks. I've never been more scared in my life but I know that I have people I can call for help." I smiled. "And of course people to call when I think I want to kill Jack for getting me pregnant."

The front door opened and the guys walked in. They all looked grim and I didn't blame them. They had buried a mother, a friend and nearly a brother all in a week. Even for Detroit standards that was tough.

Bobby looked at the three of us. "Can you give us a moment please?"

Whether it was the fact he looked so tired or that fact he had actually used please we nodded to Bobby and made our way into the kitchen taking the girls with us to make a mock dinner.

The girls ran out to the living room a few minutes later with sandwiches for their daddy and uncles, with Camille and Sofi taking up the rear with drinks and food for themselves.

I felt a chin on my shoulder and arms circle around my waist. "Hey beautiful."

I rolled my eyes at him. "You know you really don't need a pick up line with me."

"It's not a pick up line." He kissed my neck lightly. "I just like telling you how beautiful you are, I think you forget sometimes."

I placed my hands over his slightly swaying. "We're going to have a baby."

We swayed together in silence taking it in. Just a few years ago we had been graduating from high school without a care in the world. Many of the girls had already had at least one baby. Here I was at 21 scared because I'd never thought of this. At least I had had the advantage of being out of school.

Jack leaned against the counter holding me in front of him taking me in. He had a serious face on and I couldn't help but smile. Jack could pull off serious but he was making me nervous. I think he even sensed it because he smiled. "So, don't your boobs grow really big when you get pregnant?"

I threw a dishtowel at him and laughed walking out into the living room.

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"Have I mentioned lately how much I look forward to this?"

Jack was rubbing my arms as we lay in bed. The day had gone by in a slow agonizing way. Jack and the other three had gone off to discuss some things without me. It frustrated me to no end. They had all agreed that I was no longer to be taken on any trips or included in discussion. I was officially too valuable because I was pregnant. I huffed and sighed knowing how Camille and Sofi must have been feeling. Except I doubted they really wanted anything to do with it at all.

Green had gone into autopsy even though the guys said they knew what happened. Green had found out Fowler, his partner, had been dirty. Of course at the time we couldn't prove it. Even if we could the guys would take revenge their way. There wouldn't be a wake, just a funeral in the morning. The guys told us they would do their best to attend but if they were held up we should make an appearance for them.

I had made all the calls I needed to. Ryn was informed of what happened and she was ecstatic. She gave me the list of every possible person I would ever need to consult and the number for her sister who had been three years ahead of us in school and had two little boys at the current time. I spent way too much time thinking today. I wonder if it's a boy or girl. Will it look like Jack's family or mine? What about a name? Well the name was a lie. I already knew the name for the baby no matter what sex it was. Jack would have pick at the middle name but I would pick the first name. The last name just seemed to be a given as Mercer.

I sighed taping new bandages onto Jack's shoulder. "Jack, trying to flatter me won't make me feel any better about you going on with this. You nearly died, what'll happen now?"

He kissed my forehead stretching his arm out to bring some life into it. "I'll be more careful this time. I have a family to take care of. Plus last time I was being hardheaded. I really should have seen through that snowball thing."

I knew I wouldn't be able to talk him out of it. I really didn't have a right to. He was avenging his mother's killer and it was what he needed to do. I just was worried. I had finally gotten Jack back into my life and I had almost lost him once already. I didn't want that to happen a second time.

I wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him. I wanted this to be what our life was like. Coming home at night and just laying beside one another. I didn't expect a normal life and I doubt I'd like one. Plus nothing could ever be considered normal for us and I really liked it better that way. I just wanted some time every once in a while where I could be next to him and not worry about where he was or what was going to happen.

Jack smoothed the kiss out ended it and watching me. "You're not going to argue?"

"No, I know you need to do this. I'm just scared."

"Thank you."

"For what?"

He wrapped an arm around my waist closing his eyes. "For being you and knowing this is what I have to do. For respecting me enough not to argue. For loving me even if I am a first class fuck up. Last but not least for taking me back and not freaking out when you realized we were going to have a baby."

I placed my head under his chin and followed suit closing my eyes. "Trust me I am freaking out. It's just not as bad when I know you aren't going anywhere this time around."

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We walked away from Green's grave and over to Evelyn's. Our heads were bowed against the fierce wind as we stood in silence.

Bobby touched the top of the grave and walked away. "We're sending some of Sweet's guys to hell."

Everyone followed suit and walked away. I was last and I stood there for an extra moment. I took a small piece of baby's breath from my pocket and placed it on top of Evelyn's headstone. "You always told me I brought a little bit of softness into the boys. I was the little breath of innocence they needed. You were the ribbon that held us together." My voice was shaking and my chest was burning. "You're still keeping us together Evelyn. I don't know how you manage it."

I walked a few yards further, still far behind from the others. I noticed Jack walking slowly as if he knew what I was doing and didn't want to move too far ahead. I stopped taking two calla lilies from my pocket and placing them on two separate headstones. To the left was my mother and to the right my brother. I never spoke to my mother's grave, I don't know why it was just something I never did. I took up position in front of my brother and smiled. "You know everyone came back. We all miss you Rob. Things would have been more interesting with you here. You never missed out on a good fight. Well, this is more like a war but it's for Evelyn. Jackie's back." I bit my lip. "We're going to have a baby. I really missed him and I still love him. You were right Rob. It doesn't matter how long someone is gone. You'll still feel them around." I brushed off some snowflakes that started to stick to the top. "Bye Rob, I'll be around."

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"Tell me you're fucking kidding." I flapped my arms up and down. It was impossible for them to keep me out of discussions. I forced my way in, although they still had the power to keep me out of the actual occurrence.

Jack shook his head. "Listen you need to go with Sofi and Camille. You'll be safe and yeah."

"And yeah is not an answer Jack. You don't even have a real plan. You-"

He quickly shut me up by kissing me. Damn him it worked every time. He rested his forehead against mine lacing our fingers together. "We're winging it as always. We always wind up on top. But we need you to stay with the girls. You know how it gets. You all have your own roles in what to do." He kissed me again. "I love you."

"I love you too. I'm probably stupid for that but I do." I sighed. "Come back safe."

He nodded and walked off with Jerry and Bobby. I got in the car with Camille while Sofi took off in her car. She had her instructions and we were all waiting for a call to know what was next.

Camille and I took the girls shopping nervously glancing at each other and the clock every now and then. We went Christmas shopping and finally started to relax as we found some ironic gifts. Real gifts would come after; right now we needed something uplifting and funny. For Angel we found whitie tighties and Sofi got a fake chastity belt. For Bobby we found and exploding hockey puck. When you went to hit it, it would go up in a cloud of dust. It seemed funny although Bobby would probably get pissed and swear at the dust. So as a second part we found him a 'Grow Your Own Girlfriend'. That seemed a bit more appropriate.

My phone rang. "Yes?"

Sofi's voice was clear on the other end. She sounded relieved. "It's over. Sweet's somewhere nice and cold floating by his uncle. Of course all the guys were taken to the police station for questioning."

"We'll be there in five minutes."

Camille and I grabbed the girls and sped off to her mother's to drop them off. We met up with Sofi and piled into Camille's mini van and sped off to the police station.

I will say this now. We made an amazing and an intimidating trio. We pretty much completed the color spectrum and a few people standing by the doors looked at us in confusion. We were after all a strange group. Camille may have been the sweetest but hell knew you never messed with a young mother. She walked tall and stood at one end. In the middle was Sofi, proud and aware of her power she was the definition of the girl your parents warned you about. I took the other end and I was me. Hell hath no fury like a pregnant woman.

All at once we converged at the poor man at the front desk yelling about a husband and boyfriends being locked dup for no reason. The poor man couldn't get a word in edgewise. He looked more than just a little shell shocked.

We continued this for about three minutes before side doors opened. Jerry was the first to be thrown out.

Camille threw herself onto his looking at his lip. "That is not a boo boo! He put a fist in your eye. You do not go around talking about people's mammas."

Jerry waved her hand away. "He talked about mine first."

Camille looked at him. "Did you get some licks in?"

Jerry laughed. "Of course."

Angel was next out with Sofi screaming at the detective that had punched him out of the room.

Bobby walked out on his own leaning against the counter as Jack stumbled out of another room.

I flipped off the detective inside. "You better not have laid a hand on him. He just got out of the gaddamn hospital."

Jack laughed and joined his brothers at the counter. Bobby looked at them. "You didn't say nothing, did you Jerry?"

Jerry shook his head. "I didn't say nothing man."

Bobby shrugged, "I did." We all stared at him as he laughed. "I told him I was banging his wife."

The other three nodded all admitting they did the same.

I looked at Camille and Sofi. "We're in relationships with teenagers."

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The guys were in front of the house working on fixing the front. The three women stood on the front porch. We realized we were doing the same thing Evelyn had done for so many years. We were watching over her boys and loving them for all their flaws. Even Bobby, if it hadn't been for Bobby they might have all died. Bobby had told me later that day Sweet had admitted to killing the October kid. Supposedly October had witnessed some hit and was going to the police because he could positively identify the shooter and had some sort of proof of Sweet's link. Bobby had closed my brother's case for me and taken out revenge on Sweet not just for his mother but for one of his closest friends.

We waved the guys in for dinner. Bobby ruffled my hair and walked by with Angel and Jerry. I hopped down the steps where Jack was looking out onto the street. A bunch of kids had a hockey game playing. Five boys and a girl.

Jack wrapped his arms around me from behind turning back to the house. "Think mom would have liked it?"

I smiled looking at the four rose bushes sitting in pots in front of the house. When the weather got better they were going to plant to bushes in a row. One for each brother, just the way Evelyn always wanted it. "She would have loved it Jack."

"What about the question?"

I turned to Jack in confusion. He nodded his head back to the house and I noticed writing in the snow. I had been too busy looked at the gorgeous bushes to notice.

LUCIA.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?
JACK.

I turned in his arms kissing Jack with all I had. Just like all those other times before I didn't need words to make Jack understand me.

A/N:
That's that. :)
Well I am considering writing a little epilogue, but I need at least 5 reviews for that. If I get over 5 reviews you can ask me any question you want and I will do my best to answer it in the epilogue. Yes anything, thats more of a reason to review.

Haha Yes blackmail for a final look on the story.

I really hope you liked it I know I had a hell of a fun time with it.

Happy Belated Halloween and a Blessed Sahmian to all.

Sorry this was late but I wanted to get it all together.

So thanks to my reviewers both of late and my faithful ones.

murtaghfan: Yes I kept him alive, and here he is back in action. Those Mercer boys they heal faster than vampires. The pregnancy thing is just fun to play with. Remember babbling Love.

Hikari no Tenshi: Nice to see new reviewers. Hope you enjoy the remainder of the story.

VivienLeigh17: Thanks as always. Hope you enjoyed the end.

To all my other readers I thank you from the bottom of my heart.