A/N: I absolutely REFUSE to watch that travesty that TIIC have done with this Spam baby switch storyline. I don't give a rat's ass what those writers were thinking – they have Elizabeth SO far out of character – it's fucking ridiculous! I know that she is no freakin' saint, but puh-lease! After Elizabeth has lost not one but THREE babies, I cannot see her putting another mother – EVEN SPAM – through the hell of losing a child. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I saw the other day from Steve's tweets that his last air date is like the 22nd or 23rd, so there's not really enough time to turn this s/l around. I'm so done with this show! Now the muse is pissed and sulking in a corner. I had to offer lots of chocolate to try to re-inspire her…..

Chapter Thirty-Five

"Come here," he says softly.

Walking over to him, she looks at him, "Here I am."

"Closer, please."

"How close am I supposed to get?"

Reaching out and grabbing her hand, he pulls her down in the bed with him, and wraps his arms around her, "This close."

"Is this better then?" she asks as she snuggles into his side and lays her head on his shoulder.

"Much," he replies, nuzzling his face in her hair. "Are we okay, now?"

Sighing, "Yes. I'm sorry, I don't know why I got so crazy."

"S'ok. As long as you realize that I'm not going anywhere, and it's because I love you."

"I do. And I love you, too."

"How long do you think those tests are gonna take?"

"A couple of hours, at least, I would think. Why don't you try to get some sleep?"

"Are you staying with me, or are you going home tonight?"

"I was planning on staying, if that's okay with you."

"Good, cause I was gonna ask you to stay."

"Now that that's settled…sleep!"

"Bossy, much?"

"You know it. I just want you to heal, and sleep will help you heal that much faster."

"I'll try. Wake me when Robin and Patrick come back in."

"I want to ask you something."

"Sure."

"Robin told me that you granted me Power of Attorney regarding your medical decisions, when have you had time to do that?"

"What do you mean, it's been like that for years."

Pushing back from him slightly so that she could look up at him, "What?"

"What? What?"

"What do you mean it's been like that for years?"

"Just what I said. I think I set that up in '02."

"Four years ago, and this is the first I'm hearing about it!"

"It just made sense. I never considered changing it."

"OK, I'm officially floored. You know what, go to sleep, I'll wake you when the doctors get here."

"Did I do something wrong?"

"No, Jase, not at all."

Not really aware of how tired he was, he closed his eyes and was asleep within moments.

A few minutes later, Emily poked her head into the room and whispered Elizabeth's name. Looking up, she motioned Em outside and slowly extricated herself from Jason. Closing the door behind her, she greets her best friend. "Hey Em."

"Hey. How's he doing?"

"He just fell asleep a few minutes ago. He was more tired than he let on, and I know he's in pain."

"I'm sure. You just keep an eye on him, but don't overexert yourself, okay?"

"I'll be fine, Em. Besides, I'm in a hospital, I don't think Epiphany will let me, even if I were inclined to."

"Good. I just wanted to stop in before I picked up Cam from the daycare and let you know that I've got him. Just call me if there are any updates, or if I need to keep Cam longer."

"I will, and thanks again for doing this. I know Cam's gonna have a great time with his cousin."

"Do you want me to bring him up to say goodbye?"

"No, I stopped by there a little while ago and let him know that his Aunt Emily would be picking him up for a sleepover. Besides, he's getting fond of Jason, and I don't want him to worry if he sees him in the hospital. Maybe tomorrow, if Jason is forced to stay another night."

Hugging her best friend, she turns and goes back into Jason's room. Not wanting to disturb him, she sits down in the chair beside the bed to wait.

"Come back up here," a voice startles her out of her thoughts.

"Jason, I thought you were asleep."

"Not asleep enough to notice you were gone."

"You need your rest, not to be crowded into that small bed by me."

"I'll get more rest if you're up here with me, and I don't have to worry about where you are. Besides, you don't take up that much space."

"Maybe not yet, but I will soon."

"I don't plan on being here that long," he chuckled. "Come on, it's been a rough day, you're pregnant and you could use some rest, too."

"It's not even 6 o'clock yet, Jason. I'm fine. You need your rest."

"But you and our baby will be more comfortable up here in the bed with me."

"You're not going to let this go, are you? You do realize that I'm used to long hours on my feet, right?"

"No, and yes. Now, get up here."

Sighing, she climbed up into the bed with him and curled back into him, "You know, you're not always going to win, right?"

"I know." And he promptly fell back to sleep.

Outside the door, a figure had listened to the conversation, seething with anger to discover that the young nurse was pregnant by the enforcer. Vowing to get the woman away from the man, he walked away, trying to come up with a plan, not realizing that he had been seen by another person who cared very much for the two occupants of the room he'd been eavesdropping on.