I just realised I'm over 100 reviews. That's um, WAOW! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED :D :D :D I'm actually going to cry because I'm so happy! :D Anyway I thought another chapter was in order since I'm too worked up to go to sleep! Bad me staying up till something to 3 in the morning :D My Jecker muse thought they'd add in something special for this chapter :P A 'spark' perhaps :D :D :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D :D :D
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"I'm impressed Jess. You actually got Becker into something other than black." Connor laughed as they all piled into the elevator.
"It wasn't gray either." Matt added.
Jess looked down at her sparkling blue toes, trying to hide the blush that had crept beneath her cheeks. She knew Becker was looking at her.
Emily gently nudged her and Jess slowly looked up at her. She smiled. "You did a wonderful job. There is no need to feel embarrassed about it."
"Emily's right. Us hopeless boys are going to look so much better thanks to your keen eye for detail. Nice touch with the-"
"Matt shut up. Abby could be on the other side of the elevator door and you'll give everything away! It's gotta be a surprise for her!" Connor exclaimed. The doors seemed to open on cue but no Abby was seen.
"Oh no... I seem to have told her everything!" Matt replied sarcastically. Emily laughed quietly as he took her hand and led her towards their hotel room. Connor literally skipped after them, leaving Jess and Becker walking slowly down the hall together.
"They're right y'know." Becker said quietly as Connor disappeared around the corner.
"About what?" Jess asked innocently, glancing up at him. She wished she hadn't though since he was looking down at her with a genuine smile on his face. the sort of smile sent Jess' heart on a wild run around her chest. Well you don't see many of those, do ya?
"The outfits. They're... brilliant." It took Jess a few minutes to realised they had both stopped walking. Her eyes were glued to his. His smile suddenly took on something else. Something Jess wasn't in the right mind to figure out.
She shrugged, dismissing the compliment. "They're alright."
"Jess, not one of my sister's have gotten me to wear anything other than black or gray to a wedding. And trust me, they've tried. What you put together is unbelievable."
Jess looked down at her feet again "You're just saying that 'cause I didn't make you try on anything outrageous like Connor..." she said in a small voice, her cheeks flushing red.
Becker gently touched his finger to her chin, lifting her head up. "I'm serious Jess. It's brilliant." he paused, taking in the pink colour her cheeks had turned. Her breath caught as his hand cupped the side of her face. "You're brilliant."
"Hey guys what's taking you so long to-" Connor froze, his eyes wide as he caught the two of them quickly stepping away from each other. "Were you guys just... and I just... ABBY!"
"We better-"
"Yeah" Becker agreed as they quickly made their way to the rooms.
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"I'm serious Abby!" Connor whispered quietly, leaning against the bench top as Abby stared at her stomach in the mirror.
It had grown slightly but not enough to really notice. To be honest, she wasn't really listening to Connor. She knew she should be since it was concerning Becker and Jess but her mind was preoccupied.
"...Then I came around the corner and I swear they were about to kiss!"
Just the mention of the word 'kiss' snapped Abby out of her minature daydream. Her eyes were wide. "Were they seriously about to kiss?"
Connor nodded excitedly. "They were this close" he held his hands up, placing them pretty close together, exagerating the distance. "I'm going to have to walk with a mirror to check around corners... I'm guessin' those two will be inseparable by the end of this little holiday."
"Don't you have a bet against Lester about that?"
He grinned. "Maybe."
"Oi! If you two are busy playing seven in heaven in there, would you mind coming out to join the party?" Jess called as someone tapped loudly on the door.
"We'll be out in a minute!" Abby called.
Connor lifted her chin up, sensing the mixed feelings radiating from her. "Don't worry. They'll love our news! The worse that could happen is Jess making us all deaf."
"Not helping Conn."
Connor gently wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her towards him. "I love you..." he whispered, placing a light kiss on her neck. "I love you more..."
He kissed the other side of her neck and she laughed. "Conn, what are you doing?"
"I love you so much." he whispered, gently kissing behind her ear.
Abby shivered, heat rising in her cheeks.
Connor pulled his head back and raised an eyebrow curiously at the pink her cheeks had turned. "Why, Abigail Maitland. Are you blushing?"
She grinned, pushing away from him. "You're unbelievable."
"I know."
She rolled her eyes as she opened the door, Connor following close behind with his hands securely on her hips.
Matt and Becker sat on the couch, flicking through the different channels while Jess painted Emily's toenails a dazzling gold on the bed.
"Seriously Jess... that stuff sinks." Matt nodded in agreement with Becker.
Emily laughed and Jess rolled her eyes. "Get used to it!"
"Okay guys. Abby and I have news we'd like to share with you all." The four of them fell silent when they took in Connor's serious expression. Abby looked nervous.
"You're not dying... right?" Jess asked innocently.
Connor grinned. "Funny, that's exactly what I asked her before she told me!"
Abby managed a small smile. "No Jess, neither of us are dying. And we're not planning on dying anytime soon."
"Well... if you're not dying, what is it?" Emily asked, her eyes already sparkling at the thought of what they'd say.
"Guys... I'm pregnant!"
"I knew it!" Jess exclaimed instantly. "See Emily, told ya you should trust me! Okay boys, hand over the cash!" Matt and Becker sighed as they both placed tens in her waiting hand.
Abby frowned. "You guys were betting on whether or not I was pregnant?"
Connor rolled his eyes as he pushed in between Matt and Becker on the couch. "Should've known, what with all the other bets circling around the place."
Becker frowned. "What other bets?"
"How did you know I was pregnant?" Abby asked, sitting down on the side of the bed.
Jess sighed. "'It's just nerves'. Sure it was Abby! Us girls sense these little details. It's why we're higher up on the food chain then guys."
"Hey!"
"You find it down the backyard, horses eat it." Jess and Emily laughed.
Connor frowned. "I don't get it."
"They mean hay, with the 'a' instead of the 'e'" Matt explained.
"Oh, I knew that..." Connor said quietly, his eyes focusing on the tv again.
"If you don't mind me asking, how far along are you?" Emily asked. Back in the Victorian Era, a baby was both a gift and a curse. So many rules were put in place to avoid the expecting mother having any form of communication with the outside world.
"Around six weeks. The morning sickness gave it away, didn't it?" Abby replied, seeming to relax the more things settle around them.
Jess frowned, reaching for the touchpad and beginning to work frantically across the small screen on her lap.
"Jess..."
"yeah" she replied quietly, her thumb wedged between her teeth as she thought.
Abby laughed. "What are you doing?"
Jess glanced up suddenly and found everyone looking at her. "What?"
"What are you doing?" Connor repeated with a grin on his face.
Jess looked down at the touchpad then back up at the others, her eyes connecting with Becker's for a moment before they both looked away simultaneously. "I would've thought it'd be obvious! I'm planning Abby's baby shower" Emily and Abby laughed while the guys just grinned. "What?"
Her eyes narrowed when she saw a twenty go into Becker's hand, a grin plastered across his face.
Abby sighed, patting Jess gently on the back. "It's okay Jess. You don't have to plan my baby shower."
"But I want to-"
"Jess just stick with the wedding!" Connor laughed. "You don't have to do everything for us."
"But I really do want to-"
"Jess!" they all exclaimed.
She sighed dramatically, placing the touchpad back where it originally was. "Fine. No planning!"
The sudden knock on the door startled everyone and Abby quickly got up to answer it. Her eyes widened as she opened the door. "Room service is here!"
"Finally!" Connor was on his feet before the waitor had left the room, digging into the first thing he could get his hands on.
"Connor!" Abby growled, slapping a few french fries out of his fingers.
"Love you too Abby" he laughed, ignoring her slap and reaching for more food.
Okay so the ending is a bit cut off since I was getting stuck with an ending for this chapter :D Hope Connor eating will be enough (You guys probably wanted more Jecker, yeah?) haha. Those two are so stupidly in love :D Anyway I think I've gone into overtired mode so I should really stop writting now!
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