A/N: Here we go, finally some answers, with some more questions on the way! I hope you're going to enjoy!

He opened his eyes and took in his surroundings; the initial surprise at his whereabouts subsided when the events from the previous day came back. He slowly raised himself into a sitting position and reached to the side, to grab his phone lying on the bedside table. It was seven in the morning, not the usual hour he was waking up, but he didn't feel like getting back to sleep, even though his body screamed for it. He barely slept, unable to drift off because of the huge amount of thoughts on his mind mixed with the worry, that during the night something might happen.

He knew that he was the only awake person in the house, even though there were a lot of differences between them one thing they all had in common – they weren't morning people. Trying to be as quiet as possible, he went to the bathroom to shower, and then got dressed and went downstairs. He could hear his brother's snoring coming from the living room, perfectly audible in the kitchen, which was quite a distance from it. He never understood how his wife was able to sleep just next to Timothy, when Jack used to have troubles being in another room. Yet, it was a good sign for him that his efforts were working and he didn't wake anyone.

He winced when he turned on the kettle; he really didn't recall it making so much noise on the previous evening but it could be because now the whole house was silent. Few moments later the water was hot and he sat by the table, taking a small, careful sip of the hot liquid. He knew that it was going to be some time before anyone would be awake, with the exception of Caroline. She apologized in advance on the previous day for possible waking him up, when little Xavier is up, but it was obvious her apologies were completely unnecessary. Still, he had no idea what to do with himself and decided that he could as well take his parents' car and go to the hospital.

Jack knew, that if anyone was to wake up and find the car gone before realising, that he was gone as well, a huge panic will arose, so he left the small note on the same hook, where the keys to the car were always kept. Sometime later he reached his destination and soon walked into Samuel's room. Everything was pretty much in the same way as during his previous visit, only the chairs were put back into their original places. He took one of them and placed in at the side of the bed, sitting down on it and taking his grandfather's hand in his.

He sat there for two hours completely uninterrupted by anyone besides nurses. He started talking to him, his voice not much louder than whisper. Just the sight of the man was making his voice get stuck in his throat, and shake when he was able to form words. There was no real sense in his monologue, but he continued as he heard many times that unconscious people were able to hear those around them and it could help them wake up. He didn't know how much of it was true, and had no idea if it was what caused it, but some time later he felt the old man grasp his hand.

"Jackson..." he looked up at his grandfather's face to see his eyes open and a small smile gracing his lips. The man's voice was husky and quiet but it made Jack grin anyway.

"Yes, grandpa, it's me." he said, feeling his heartbeat quicken with sudden wave of emotions.

"It's good to see you, boy. If only I had known the old man's clumsiness would bring you here..."

"I'm really sorry I didn't come earlier. There are some things, which were keeping me in DC, but that's the topic for another time. I'll be back in a moment, I have to go to the nurses and also call mom that you're awake. We were all very worried."

He went out of the room, going to the nurse and telling her that his grandfather was awake. The woman immediately went to his room, and Jack took out his cell phone and dialled his mother's number. It took her a while to answer, no doubts she was still asleep, Jack knew it took her some time to fall asleep at night, and the confusion that her son was calling her only proved it. She was completely awake the moment he informed her that Samuel woke up and even before she hung up, she started to wake her husband. As he was on his way back to the man's room, he heard his phone ring again and he was sure it was his mother, wanting to ask if they should bring anything, but she saw Sue's name on it instead.

"Hello." he said, and smiled slightly at the sound of Emily's squeal in the background. He was sure that even though his wife was back home, Crash had to still be there and occupying the child.

"Hi, Jack. I know you've been calling me, but I turned off my phone and completely forgot to turn it on..." he heard the hint of embarrassment in her voice, and he was sure that if he was standing in front of her, her cheeks would be slightly pink.

"It's okay, Sue." he watched the doctor walk out of his grandfather's room and going in his direction, and sighed. "Look, I'll call you later, okay? There's something I need to talk to you about but I'm at the hospital now and can't really talk..."

"Of course, call me when you can."

Jack talked to the doctor for a moment, very relieved to hear that now that his grandfather was awake it all looked much more positively. Soon his mother arrived along with his father, but the nurses were strict and didn't allow for all of them to stay for long. Elisabeth didn't hesitate to send Jack home and even though he wasn't very eager to agree, he quickly realised that fighting her had absolutely no sense.

He only found the opportunity to call Sue after dinner. The moment he stepped into the house his nephews wanted to play with him, and he was happy to spend some time with them. He went upstairs to his room, which was the only place where he could have some peace and dialled her number. It was an even better moment as it was also the time when Emily should still be napping, so Sue would have an opportunity to really talk with him, without splitting her attention. She wasn't at all surprised, when he asked her why his parents had no idea about anything, and even though he tried to do it as carefully as possible, so she wouldn't think he was accusing her of something, he realised that it had absolutely no sense. After all, she couldn't hear him and the words weren't going to show his emotions, so he stopped her the moment he heard her start justifying herself.

"Sue, I really don't blame you or anything, I just want to know what and why."

"It's not like you have a reason to blame me. Your parents didn't come to the funeral that was held, so I decided to go to Wisconsin. You can ask Bobby, he didn't want to let me go alone so he accompanied me."

Jack was speechless. His parents didn't mention that Sue has ever been there, quite the contrary they all claimed to have never seen her. As much as he didn't have the reason not to believe them, he also knew that Sue wouldn't lie to him, not about something as important as this. Was it possible that his family just didn't realise it was her when she come, and dismissed her? It didn't seem likely, especially that he gave them a picture of her too, and they would recognise her for sure. But, when Sue started to explain everything further, it all became clear to him.

Flashback

She didn't have to think a lot to make a decision, that coming to DC was something she had to do. Yes, she wasn't in the best of situations; she knew that Jack mentioned to his parents that they were in a relationship, but she was also sure that the Hudsons had no idea their son had gotten married. She was horribly afraid that if she showed up at their doorstep, six months pregnant, claiming that she was their son's wife and the child she was carrying was Jack's, they're going to assume she was a cheat. The truth was that she wouldn't be able to blame them, because it wasn't usual that the parents didn't even know who their child was marrying. This was, however, the best thing she could do, for Jack and for their baby. She had no doubts that he would want his family to know their child, and Sue wanted it as well. They were its family too, and keeping it away from them wasn't an option even if she would have to make an idiot of herself first.

It was Bobby, who thought that she could always take the marriage certificate as a proof, that she wasn't lying. She was surprised, when he showed up at her apartment, helping her plan the trip because just a day before he was convincing her that maybe it would be better for he to wait until the baby is born. But Sue was adamant, and he must have realised that there was no way to talk her out of going, so he decided to go with her. There was no way he was going to let her go there alone, and his company would have an additional advantage, because he has met Jack's parents, when they decided to visit their son in DC. He expected her to start fussing that it wasn't needed, that she could go by herself, but she didn't. The truth was that the thought of someone going with her was making her feel better, even if not any less nervous.

The journey to Wisconsin wasn't long, but it still managed to tire her quite much, and Levi wasn't making it any easier with his dislike of flying. It was an evening so they decided to check in the hotel and go to Jack's hometown in the morning but it turned out it wouldn't make any difference. On the next day they found themselves standing in front of the house, which according to the address they had, must have been Jack's house. They pressed the doorbell and Bobby claimed he could hear it worked, but nobody came out. There was nobody around, not a single person on the street, and they assumed that it could be due to something happening in town but they didn't notice anything on their way back. They kept coming for two next days, but the results they got were the same, and it came to them that Hudsons had to be away. But what happened to the rest of the people?

On their last attempt they finally had more luck. Even though it wasn't the person they would love to see, they were approached by Allie as they stood on the porch. They haven't seen each other for quite some time, only after Jack's heart attack, but they had no problems with recognising her – she didn't change much. She was surprised to see them, but politely explained to them that they chose the worst possible moment to visit Jack's parents. She told them that even though most of the time at least one of the Hudsons stays at home, the anniversary of Jack's grandmother's death was the time of the year when they were going to the town, where was the graveyard she was buried at. It was Samuel Mayfield's condition, under which he agreed to come and live with Jack's parents.

"They should be back by the end of the week." she said and Bobby exchanged glances with Sue. They couldn't stay that long. Allie must have sensed it, because she immediately added: "If you want, you can leave me your phone number and I'll tell them you were here, and to contact you."

"I would appreciate it very much." Sue has never really felt any positive feelings towards Allie, quite the contrary. She knew that her sudden showing up at the hospital took Sue a chance to take care of Jack, and maybe starting something more serious with him back then. She has never admitted it to anyone, but she felt really jealous of the woman. Right now, however, it was coming to her that meeting her could turn out to be very helpful.

"I'd say it's very good to see that you and Jack finally decided to stop fooling yourself, Sue, but under this circumstances... I think I'm sorry for your loss is more suited..."

Sue and Bobby left, and Allie stood there, watching them disappear from her sight and for a moment longer. When she was in DC after Jack's heart attack, she didn't have any problems with sensing that the connection between him and Sue wasn't what they both claimed to be. Only when she thought about it later, it was obvious that the two were far from being only friends, even though the circumstances were preventing them from pursuing any possible relationship. But even before she felt jealous of the woman, and finally decided that it wasn't going to work out between them if he was so attracted to Sue. Even though she never had the opportunity to tell him, she felt happy for them and thanks to Elisabeth's words she was sure, that the decision to remain just friends was the best one. She was glad he was happy, and now couldn't help but feel sad; she knew that he wanted to have children, even if he was willing to sacrifice this dream for her. And now, that he was going to have one, he was gone. Life was horribly unfair.

End of flashback.

He tried not to show it during his talk to Sue, but he was getting more and more angry as she continued. As much as he understood the unfortunate coincidence, that she came to Wisconsin during the only time of the year when there was nobody at the house, he couldn't understand why his parents didn't know about anything if she met Allie. He knew that with lack of contact from his parents, Sue had to assume they didn't want to have anything to do with her and Emily, so she wouldn't try to reach out to them again. But why didn't Allie tell them anything? He knew she was angry at Sue after they definitely broke up, even though she never mentioned her name, Jack was sure she was the person Allie had in mind, when she told him they weren't going to work as long as she was in his life. He never suspected she would be capable of keeping an information like this from his parents, no matter how much she disliked Sue.

He groaned, hiding his face in his pillow. It was all a huge mess.