Zack Morgan never saw his friends Dan and Amy again ever that fateful night. He couldn't bring himself to talk with them because he blamed himself for the death of Isabel Kabra even though it had been her own fault. Dan and Amy had to leave for Paris anyway to continue the clue hunt. Zack didn't want anything to do with the clue hunt because he was about to become a father.

Five months:

Even though Zack Morgan was very happy that he was going to be a father, he had a minor problem. He had tried to go to a Le Mans class with Raya, but he had to run to the bathroom to throw up when they showed a video on child birth. He thought that if he took a copy of the video home that he would get used to it but it was not met to be. The couple agreed that Zack would stay in the waiting room and summon family and friends to the hospital. He felt guilty because he would not be with his wife during this most crucial time.

One day, Zack had come home from his job as a Marital Arts instructor. Raya had not come home from her appointment at the doctor to check on the health of her baby. Zack turned on the television but he wasn't able to pay much attention to it because he was anxious for his wife to get home. He jumped up to greet her when she finally did get home. She was definitely showing the signs of her pregnancy, but she still looked as beautiful to Zack as she did when he first met her.

"How is the baby?" Zack cried out while running to hug his wife.

"The baby is fine," Raya replied with a kiss.

"I'm glad," Zack declared while kissing Raya's neck. The closer Raya got to her due date, the more attention Zack lavished on her.

"I have a present for you," Raya spoke while taking a gift wrapped package from her purse. "Let's sit on the couch."

"The last time that you gave me a present like this, it was to tell me that you were pregnant," Zack remembered while tearing the paper.

"Open it!" Raya ordered anxiously.

Zack finally opened the box and took and took out a stethoscope.

"Why are you giving me this?" Zack wondered.

"I want to show you something," Raya answered while plugging the gift into her husband's ears.

Raya lifted the bottom of her shirt to reveal her swollen belly and put the round end of the stethoscope over her womb.

"The baby's heartbeat!" Zack gasped.

"Do you like your present?" Raya wanted to know.

"You bet I do!" Zack answered happily. He was just about to hug Raya when she grabbed her stomach.

"Ooh!" Raya cried.

"What's wrong?" Zack probed with a worried expression on his face.

"The baby kicked me!" Raya replied with a big grin on her face.

"Is this the first time?" Zack asked.

"Yes," Raya replied while grabbing her husband causing a make out session on the couch.

Eight months:

Raya lay on the couch with her hormones in mess. She was crying for reasons that she did not understand. Zack's mother Cynthia was seated in a chair next to Raya and holding her as if she was her daughter.

"I appreciate you coming," Raya sobbed. "My parents aren't home."

"Of course I came!" Cynthia answered. "I think of you as my daughter."

"That's so nice of you to say," Raya said. "Now I know where Zack got his family values from."

"I'm home!" Zack sang out when he entered the house.

"Hi, honey!" Cynthia greeted.

"Are you okay?" Zack asked when he saw the tears in his wife's eyes.

"I guess so," Raya whispered.

"I'll fix dinner," Cynthia offered while heading into the kitchen.

Zack gave Raya a quick kiss and then followed his mother into the kitchen. He sat at the table with a frown on his face.

"What's wrong?" Zack's mother wondered.

"I'm worried about Raya," Zack complained.

"Lots of women have babies," Cynthia commented.

"It's hard for me to see Raya like this," Zack murmured.

"I know," Cynthia replied while putting her hand on Zack's shoulder.

"Can I help with dinner?" Zack questioned.

"If you want to help me, then go hug my daughter," Cynthia insisted. "I think that she could use one."

Zack quickly left the kitchen to follow his mother's instructions. He threw his arms around Raya and squeezed.

"Rub my back?" Raya pleaded.

"Of course!" Zack agreed while helping his wife sit up on the couch.

Zack had been rubbing Raya's back for quite a while when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Cynthia insisted while rushing to the door to find Jerrica with a bouquet of flowers. "Hello, Jerrica."

"Hello, Cynthia," Jerrica greeted. "I just stopped by to give Raya this."

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" Cynthia offered.

"If you're sure that you have enough," Jerrica answered.

"Of course!" Cynthia confirmed.

"How are you, Raya?" Jerrica asked with a look of concern while handing Raya the flowers.

"As well as can be expected," Raya sighed with Zack still rubbing her back. "How are things at Starlight?"

"Fine, except a lot of the girls are asking us where babies come from," Jerrica answered with a grim smile.

Showtime…

Raya was now one week past her due date. Her bag was packed and sitting next to the front door.

"Honey, please rub my feet," Raya requested.

"Of course!" Zack answered while taking off Raya's slippers.

Raya was thoroughly enjoying Zack's lavish treatment when the phone rang.

"Hello?" Zack asked.

"Hi, Zack," Pizzazz greeted. "May I talk with Raya?"

"It's Pizzazz," Zack revealed while handing Raya the phone.

"Hi, Pizzazz," Raya called out just as Zack went back to rubbing her feet.

"How are you?" Pizzazz questioned.

"I wish this baby would come out already!" Raya complained.

"I can imagine!" Pizzazz laughed.

"It's a week late!" Raya grumbled.

"What do they know?" Pizzazz giggled. "Is there anything I can do?"

"No, but thanks anyway," Raya refused while motioning for Zack to start rubbing her back.

"Bye," Pizzazz spoke causing both parties to hang up the phone.

Raya closed her eyes for fifteen minutes to relax while fully enjoying Zack's attention. She contemplated what it was going to be like to be a parent. At the end of fifteen minutes, Raya opened her eyes.

"Honey, could you get me some milk?" Raya pleaded.

Zack smiled and headed for the kitchen. He opened the white refrigerator and started the pour the milk. Suddenly a loud noise caused him to drop both the carton and the glass causing the glass to break and milk to splatter all over the floor.

"OH MY GOSH!" Raya screamed.

"Raya?" Zack gasped while running into the living room.

"It's time!" Raya cried out with tears in her eyes.

"Is this the first one?" Zack worriedly asked while looking at his watch.

"Yes," Raya squeaked.

Zack alerted the hospital over the phone that they were coming. He then carefully helped Raya up and lugged her bag into the trunk. Upon arriving, Zack helped Raya check into her room and then went to the waiting room to call everyone. Soon after, the waiting room was filled with both sets of parents, the Holograms, and the Misfits. Zack was completely on edge when a tray hit the floor outside causing him to jump over the moon.

"Easy, Zack," Jerrica warned.

"I wish that I could be in there with Raya!" Zack whined.

"You wouldn't be much help to her if you fainted and hit your head on something," Kimber consoled.

"Zack, why don't you come over and play some cards with us?" Pizzazz offered while taking a deck out of her pocket.

"I don't think that I'd be very good at cards right now," Zack sighed.

"It will help take your mind off things," Cynthia urged.

Zack reluctantly headed for the Misfits table just as Jetta gave up her seat.

"What would you like to play?" Pizzazz wondered.

"How about Hearts?" Zack put out.

"Fine," Pizzazz agreed while dealing the cards. "There is something that I've always wanted to ask you."

"What?" Zack probed.

"Why did you become so interested in Karate?" Pizzazz questioned.

"I was the kid in school that all of the bullies picked on," Zack revealed.

"You?" Aja spat.

"I didn't always have a black belt," Zack laughed. "I eventually got tired of hiding behind my teacher so I decided to do something about it."

"You did a good job!" Roxy complimented.

"I remember when we took the girls to see the Tarzaan movie," Zack mused. "The first time that I heard the song Son Of Man, I thought that it was about me."

After a hour, Zack became distracted.

"What's wrong?" Stormer asked.

"The next time I see Raya, I'll be a father," Zack answered.

"I know that you'll be a great father because of how you handled Ashley's problem with glasses," Stormer suggested.

"Who did the girls run to when they had bad dreams?" Kimber asked.

"Who did they ask to chase monsters out of their closets?" Aja added.

"Who was the best at helping them with their homework?" Shana went on.

"Who did they most want to read stories to them?" Jerrica finished.

"You have something that your mother and I didn't have when we had you," Chad declared. "Experience."

After every hour, the card players switched between Hearts and Spades and Jetta took turns with Roxy. After ten hours, a very tired Zack went to the restroom. He washed his hands and then set his glasses down so he could splash some water in his face to try and wake up. After he put his glasses back on, he went back into the waiting room while rubbing his eyes.

"Whose turn…" Zack started to ask.

Zack opened his eyes to find Raya seated in a wheel chair located in the middle of the room. She was holding a precious bundle wrapped in a pink blanket.

"Raya?" Zack squeaked,

"Come see your daughter," Raya ordered.

"She's beautiful!" Zack gasped while kissing the baby.

"Let's name her so I can go to bed," Raya suggested. "It looks like you could use some shuteye too."

"You should name her since you went through all of the pain of having her," Zack suggested.

"That's very considerate of you, but we're going to have to raise this child together," Raya objected.

"You take first and I'll take middle," Zack gave in.

"I think she needs both a Mexican and an American name so she'll grow up to appreciate both of her heritages," Raya pondered. "I like Anita. What is her middle name going to be?"

Zack closed his eyes to think. He didn't have to think long because he knew that he wanted to thank the person most responsible for changing his life.

"Her middle name is Jerrica," Zack answered while opening his eyes.

"Oh, Zack!" Jerrica cried out while rushing to hug him with a tear running down her cheek.

"I never would have met Raya if it hadn't been for you," Zack whispered in Jerrica's ear so only she could hear.

"I think this is his way of asking you to be the godmother," Raya guessed.

"Of course!" Jerrica beamed.

Five years later, Zack drove Anita to her first day of kindergarten. She had blonde hair with skin almost as dark as her mother's. When he got there, he unbuckled his daughter's seatbelt.

"I love you, daddy!" Anita cried out with a hug and a kiss.

"I love you," Zack echoed just before his daughter got out of the car.

Zack watched his daughter meet up with Ted Stoppable whose family had moved into town that year. The two kids had already played together several times. Zack got the wild idea while watching the scene that he might someday have to give Anita away to Ted. He dismissed the idea because he knew there was plenty of time to think about such things. Right now, he would just enjoy being a parent.

THE END

A/N I wrote this story because I love the 39 Clues books and I wanted one of my least favorite villains Isabel Kabra to come to a fitting end. Thanks for the reviews Lily. Thank you, scoobycool for the favorite vote.