Jackie awoke the next morning with sunlight against her face, she groaned as she rubbed her eyes and turned to her alarm clock; forcing a gasp coming from her lips.

She cursed as she rolled out of bed, realizing that she was very late for 'work' as it were as she managed to grab her purse and keys up off the floor and rush out where she realized that there was no car to drive her to the dance studio.

"Fuck!" she remarked, pulling out her cell phone as she speed dialed Alfred, he'd be there in a jiffy and would get her to work at a decent time, even if she was going to be late.


She nearly stomped onto the stage as she threw her stuff onto the floor and rushed to Mrs. Lenore who looked very unamuzed.

"And where have you been?" Mrs. Lenore asked in a snarky tone.

Jackie shook her head "It's complicated." She responded.

Mrs. Lenore sighed heavily "Very well, go warm up." She said, walking away from Jackie.

Jackie exacerbated as she turned towards the practice bar where she could feel the eyes of the other dancers' watching her and judging her quietly.

"Nevermind them!" she told herself as she walked off towards the backstage area.

She watched as her 'friends' stood in a circle talking, every now and then looking back at Jackie, who was beginning to get irritated; her mind telling her they were talking bad about her.

In Jackie's mind, whispers only meant gossiping and back stabbing.

Jackie pulled off her beam and walked towards her friends, who playfully adjusted their leotards and turned to Jackie.

"What?" she asked sternly.

Hannah, another dance shrugged her shoulders "Nothing, just wondering where you went off to last night." She said, the other dancers nodding in agreement.

Jackie nodded "In all honesty, I can't remember. I woke up in my bed this morning." She said.

Mary sighed "Did you sleep with that guy?" she asked.

Jackie scuffed "No. I was fully dressed when I woke up this morning."

The girls nodded, Mary was about to ask another question when Mrs. Lenore clapped her hands to get everybody's attention.

"Alright ladies, lets get in position!" she said.

Jackie eye balled the girls as she got into her position with her co-worker who stood behind her; she could tell this day was going to be long and harsh.


Jackie sat up from the toilet as Bruce stood behind her, waiting to be finished.

"You alright?" he asked.

Jackie shrugged her shoulders, her head resting against the toilet bowl as she reached to flush before sliding onto the cold tile floor and stared at the ceiling.

Bruce looked down at her "Where were you last night, for starters?" he asked, crossing his arms.

Jackie groaned "I went out with a couple of girls from the studio." She mumbled.

Bruce cocked an eye brow "Out?" he asked cautiously.

"Out, as in a dance club." Jackie said, beginning to get annoyed.

Bruce gasped as he sat next to her on the floor "Oh my god, Jackie. You can't be doing that." He said, shaking his head in disapproval.

Jackie sighed as she pushed her hair away from her neck "Well I did it. And I do regret it." She said.

Bruce sighed "Good, I guess. So are you ready for dinner?" he asked her.

Jackie was silent for a moment "I don't think I'm going to move for the rest of the night." She admitted.

"You've got to eat." He said.

Jackie huffed "Why, because I'm 'eating for two' as it were?" she remarked.

Bruce nodded "Yeah, and Alfred will be on your case about it until you eat something!" he remarked, finally standing up.

"Besides," he went on to say "It's your favorite for dinner tonight." He said before leaving the bathroom.

Jackie sighed as she thought about what Bruce had just said "Crap." She responded.


"Everything's looking really good, Jackie." The doctor said as they looked at the new ultrasound.

Jackie smiled as she looked at her growing fetus when the doctor cleared her throat "A little over three months, how much longer until you officially hit the stage?" she asked.

"Three weeks." Jackie said, getting an excited chill down her spine.

The doctor smiled as she helped Jackie up from the bed "So how is everything" she asked, handing her several tissues.

Jackie shrugged her shoulders "It's been interesting. I can't wait for this all to be over." She admitted.

The doctor patted Jackie's thigh "One day at a time, my dear." She said, standing up from her chair.

Jackie nodded "Well thanks. I'm glad things are going smoothly." She said, throwing the tissues away before getting up off the bed herself.

The doctor nodded "Just take it easy, don't push yourself!" she said, leaving the office.

Jackie nodded, beginning to think to themselves as she began to dress herself into her normal clothes.


She glared at her bowl of soup, glaring up to see her sons eating from time to time while Alfred and Bruce eye balled each other to say something to Jackie.

Alfred turned to Jackie "Everything alright?" he asked.

"I'm just nervous about the show." Jackie admitted.

Ben smiled "You'll be amazing mommy!" he said.

Julian nodded "Yeah, you're an amazing dancer! You'll knock it out of the park." He said.

Jackie smiled as she took a sip of her soup "Eat your dinner guys." She remarked.

"Are we going to see your performance?" Julian asked.

Bruce chuckled "Of course! We're all going to go and support your mother in three weeks." He said.

Jackie smiled "And you're going to give me lots and lots of flowers!" she said with a chuckle.

Ben laughed "Can I give you Roses?" he asked.

Alfred smiled "We'll give her whatever we can find…and throw them on stage!" he said.

Jackie smiled as she began to enjoy her soup, smiling at her sons who began to entertain themselves as they finished their dinners; Jackie assured herself that the next three weeks were going to be the best.