I'll take care of you.

A/N: I own nothing...

February1997

Angela rolled over and turned the alarm off. "Jordan, wake up. You gotta get up and go to work." 19 year old Jordan rolled on to his back and brushed the hair from his eyes. "C'mon, sleepyhead. You don't want to be late." She kisses him on the cheek and pushes her very pregnant self up from the bed.

She got up and padded across the cold floor of their apartment to the bathroom. Being 8 and a half months pregnant meant she spent most of her time in the bathroom these days. She couldn't wait to get this baby out of her. Being 17 and pregnant was definitely not how she pictured her senior year of high school, but she was and she was making the best of it. The best thing to come out of all of it was that she and Jordan were together, like really together.

Last summer when Jordan came home from LA, she didn't know what to expect. She knew he would be angry. She thought he would insist on her getting rid of the baby, but she knew she couldn't do that. She was certain that he would accuse her of ruining his life, but he hadn't. In fact, he had dropped Shane and Tommy off and came straight to her. When she answered her front door and saw him standing there, she started crying. He just opened his arms and pulled her to him. They stood on the front porch of her parents' home for a long time just holding each other. She knew then that they were going to keep their baby and they were going to do it together.

Since that day, the two of them had been inseparable. Jordan went to work full-time at his uncle's garage and they moved into the apartment above the garage. Patty and Graham weren't very cooperative at first, but once they realized that Jordan was going to stand by their daughter, they accepted it. Their only stipulation was that Angela had to finish school, even if it meant summer school. They decided not to get married yet, they wanted to wait until they were both older.

Angela had started back to school in September. Jordan, having graduated the year before with the help of Angela and Brian, took Angela to school every morning and picked her up every afternoon, until two weeks ago when the doctor told her she was overdoing it. He told her that her blood pressure was at a dangerous level and she needed to be careful. He feared that she was developing Preeclampsia, which could be harmful to her and the baby. Ricky and Rayanne stopped by with her school work every afternoon, so that she could keep up with the class.

So here she was, trying to get Jordan ready so that he could get downstairs to the garage because he was opening up today. She had been trying to take it easy and she knew with Jordan working downstairs she had nothing to worry about. He checked on her all day long.

Angela VO: I love him. And he loves me. We're really doing this, we're going to have a baby. He's going to be such a good dad. I wonder if our son will look just like him? I hope so...

She was just putting the filter into the coffeemaker when the phone rang. Jordan is coming out of the bathroom, so he picks it up.

"Hello. Wait, what? Danielle, slow down. I can't understand you. Danielle, stop!" He motions for Angela to come over and take the phone. "Hey, Dani, talk to Angela." He hands the phone to Angela and walks into the kitchen to finish making the coffee.

"Hey, Danielle, what's wrong? WHAT! No way. How do you know that? Where's Dad right now? He just left, just got his things and left? Oh my god!" Angela is standing there shocked and she begins to shake. Jordan walks up to her with a questioning look on his face. "Danielle, tell Mom not to leave. I'll have Jordan bring me to the house right away. I love you, too. No, don't leave her. I'm on my way. Bye." Angela starts to cry.

"Angela, what's going on? I couldn't even understand Danielle. She was like crying hysterically." Jordan gets very uncomfortable when it comes to emotions.

"Jordan, my dad left my mom last night. He packed his things and moved in with Hallie. Apparently, they have been having an affair for the last year." She reaches out and hugs Jordan to her. "Will you please take me to Mom's? She needs me."

"Of course I will." He kisses her and sits down on the sofa so that he can put his boots on. He then grabs his keys from the table and shrugs into his jacket. Angela puts her shoes on and grabs her jacket, he helps her put it on. Seeing how upset she is, he pulls her into a hug. "Angela, I know you're upset, but you have to be careful. The doctor told you that it's not good for the baby for you to, you know, get all stressed out and stuff. Take it easy, ok? I love you, babe. I'm here for you, no matter what happens with your mom and dad." He kisses her softly and wipes her tears before grabbing her hand and pulling her out the door.

Jordan VO: What did we do to deserve this? Now I'll never get to see his little face smiling up at me. I'll never get to hold him. I'll never get to hear his voice. I'll never get to see him walk or teach him to ride a bike. I'll never get to sing him a lullaby. Oh my god, how could this happen? How are we going to get through this? Shit, I can't let her see me cry.

Jordan is sitting in Angela's hospital room, in a chair beside her bed. His head is down and there are tears streaming down his face. She's just lying there staring at the wall, rubbing her hand absently through his hair.

It had been only 3 days since they had received the call from Danielle. Angela had been very upset since the moment Danielle told her. She had spent the night with her mom that night. She had stayed with her all day and then came home two nights ago. She woke up yesterday morning hurting in her lower back. Not wanting to take any chances, Jordan rushed her to the Emergency room.

After the doctor came in to examine her, they admitted her to the hospital and started to monitor the baby. The baby had stopped moving and his heart rate was becoming very faint, so they decided to induce labor. With Angela having Preeclampsia, the doctors decided it was for the best. After 12 hours of labor, Angela delivered their son just after midnight that morning. It was too late. Their son was gone.

Jordan VO: I promise you, Angela. I won't let you go through this again. You deserve better than this. It's all my fault in the first place. I got you pregnant, I caused this. I'll do everything in my power to make it up to you. I love you.

"Jordan, look at me." Angela puts her hand on Jordan's cheek and pulls his eyes up the hers. "Jordan, hey...don't cry. The doctor says it was no one's fault. He says that these things happen." She brushes the tears from his face. "Just promise me that I can stay with you, ok? I need to be with you. You aren't going to send me back to live with Mom, are you?"

"Oh, God, Angela. NO, I'm not gonna make you go back to live with your mom. How can you ask me that? I love you, babe. After everything, you think I'd let you go?" He kisses her hand and gets up to walk over to the window. "It just hurts, you know? I couldn't protect you, I couldn't protect our son."

As he stands there with his back to her, Angela tries to figure out what's going on in his head. "Jordan, there's nothing you could do. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. You can't be with me all the time and you can't stop life from happening."

"Angela, I promise you. The next time you're pregnant, I will not leave your side. You won't have to deal with all of this pain and heartache. I will be with you from beginning to end." Jordan walks over to the bed and lays down beside her, pulling her to him. "I love you, Angela, with all my heart. I will always be here to protect you. Just you try to get rid of me."

A/N 2: Please review for me and let me know if you want me to continue. Thank you for reading my story. I hope you've enjoyed it so far. ~gagirl29