A/N - Sorry this chapter took a bit longer, and is a bit shorter than usual. I struggled a bit with it since I have zero experience with the technical aspects of pregnancy. I owe a huge thanks to shyvioletgirl for reading this over and giving me the confidence to post it.

A couple of weeks later found Jacob and Cassandra sitting in the waiting room at the doctor's office. Before too long they would get to hear their baby's heartbeat for the first time.

Jake sat nervously in his chair, his right knee bouncing, his hands also unable to keep still. It felt like they had been waiting for hours but a quick glance at the clock on the wall told him they had been there for no longer than five minutes.

"Honey, could you stop that?" Cassandra asked patiently as she placed her hand on Jake's knee in an effort to get him to stop bouncing it. She set down the magazine she had been reading and turned her attention to her husband.

"Sorry, I didn't even realize," Jake forced a small smile. "Guess I'm a little bit anxious."

"Me too," Cassandra admitted as she squeezed the hand that still rest on Jake's knee. He covered her hand with his.

"It's all starting to feel real, you know?" Jake's voice was filled with wonder.

Cassandra eyed him skeptically. "I don't know. I thought it felt pretty real when I was throwing up these past few mornings."

Jake chuckled. "Fair point. You would be feeling the changes a lot sooner than me. But we're about to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time," he squeezed the hand that rested under his. "We're about to get actual proof of the little person we created."

From across the room a woman several months along in her pregnancy smiled at the couple.

"Let me guess, this is your first?" the woman asked. Cassandra smiled and nodded.

"That obvious, huh?" Jake asked with grin.

"The first time can be pretty exciting, but my husband was a nervous wreck until he heard that heartbeat," the woman laughed. "I'm sure you two have nothing to worry about."

At that moment the nurse came in to tell Jake and Cassandra that the doctor was ready to see them.

"It was nice talking to you," Cassandra waved a small goodbye to the woman as she and got up and headed down the hall.

…

Jake and Cassandra were taken to a small exam room where they met with the doctor. She drew some blood for tests and then proceeded to ask Cassandra a series of questions. The questions were fairly routine, and everything seemed fine until the doctor noticed something on Cassandra's file.

"It says here that you had a brain tumor," the doctor mentioned, her voice full of concern. "You didn't mention that before. Even after being removed, these things have a tendency to return."

Jake and Cassandra exchanged uneasy glances, unsure of what to say next. Though both of them knew that there was no risk of Cassandra's tumor returning, they weren't sure how to explain the magical reasoning to the doctor. Luckily the doctor spoke up before either Librarian had the chance to explain.

"Who did your surgery?" she asked.

"That would be Dr. Jenkins," Cassandra said quickly, without much thought. "He's uh… they say he's pretty magical when it comes to these things." From beside her, Cassandra noticed Jake hide a smirk.

"Dr. Jenkins? I've never heard of him," the doctor shook her head. "Where did you have the surgery done?"

"Oh, just at the Lib-" Cassandra caught herself. "Library Memorial. The Library Memorial Hospital."

"Oh. Alright then," the doctor smiled and closed up the file. "Everything appears to be in order, then. I'm just going to get someone to run these samples down to the lab then I'll be right back."

Jake and Cassandra both breathed a sigh of relief once the doctor had left the room.

"That was close," Jake said with a half smile. "it doesn't matter how long we're in this job, I don't think I'll ever get over how easily people just accept the whole Library excuse."

"Me neither," Cassandra agreed.

The doctor returned after a couple of minutes to finish the examination.

"Are you two ready to hear the heartbeat for the first time?" she asked as both parents nodded eagerly. "Alright. Cassandra, I'll just get you to lie back."

Cassandra did as she was told as the doctor got everything set up. She then proceeded to apply gel to Cassandra's stomach.

"Ooh, cold!" the redhead exclaimed with a smile. "I guess the rumours are true." From beside her, Jake chuckled and took her hand.

The doctor picked up the fetal Doppler and held it against Cassandra's stomach. After minimal searching she stopped and looked up at the couple.

"And there you go, that's the heartbeat," she smiled. "Everything sounds healthy at this point."

Jake squeezed the hand that he was holding, trying unsuccessfully not to tear up. "It sounds like a herd of gallopin' horses," he whispered, just loud enough that Cassandra could barely make out his words from beside him.

"Jacob Stone, are you crying?" she teased, rubbing her thumb along the back of his hand. He didn't answer right away and instead leaned over and kissed Cassandra's forehead.

"There's definitely a baby in there, Cass," he grinned like a little boy on Christmas morning. "Our baby."

Jake paused for a moment, taking in the sound of the heartbeat before adding "and if you tell Jones I cried, I'll deny everything."