Four months have gone in Jessica's pregnancy by and it was one month away from her high school graduation ceremony. She has already gotten accepted into one of the colleges she planned on going to and that was the Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning. Plus it won't be far way from her family so they can be there when she has the baby. Money will not be a problem either because not only will her parents pay for some of the college fees, but Jessica got multiple scholarships to help her with her books and stay there. Luck for her Jayden will share a suite room with her. For her high school graduation Jessica was asked to give a small speech because they were going to honor her for her work at SRU and for commitment to her education. However she could think about that later. Today was her OBGYN appointment with Jayden. This could be the day they find out the sex of the baby. Although Jessica was still in her room at Jule's house in bed. Her and her parents spent the night together for a huge hang out. Her being though made her so tired. Then she heard a knock on the door.
"Jessica it's almost eleven o clock. Time to get up." Sam said
Sam came through the door and saw Jessica still in bed exhausted. So he came to her bed and shook her a little to get her up.
"Dad come on. Please five more minutes."Jessica said
"I would love to give you more time to sleep, but you have that OBGYN appointment with Jayden."
"Yeah I know. Okay I'm up."
Jessica tried to get up, but still felt a little sore from sleep on the wrong side. Sam helped her up out of bed.
"Sometimes being pregnant stinks." Jessica complained
"Yeah I know, but it will be over and then we'll have another addition to the family." Sam said
Jessica looked down at her stomach and smiled.
"I can't wait to see his or her face." Jessica said
"Me too. Now get ready because I'm making some eggs. Scrambled or fried?" Sam asked
"Scrambled."
Sam then went downstairs and left Jessica alone to let her get ready. She went towards her dresser and pick out a grey short sleeve top with blue jeans. As she got ready she made conversation to her child in her stomach.
"Well little one today is the day we find out if you're a boy or a girl. I don't really care what gender you are, but don't make a twin baby surprise on me. Everyone in my family is so happy that you are coming, including your father. I'm so excited to see your face. If there's one thing I do know than it's this. I love you so much. I will try my hardest to be a good mother to you and make sure you get the life you deserve in this family." Jessica said
When you was done getting dressed she felt something. She put her hand down her stomach and felt it again. It was moving. The baby was moving for the first time. This made Jessica cry so much. She needed to tell her parents. She ran as fast as she could down the stairs.
"Mom! Dad! You're not going to believe-" Jessica started to say
When she saw her parents her face froze. She saw Greg downstairs with them. This was not good.
~Flashpoint~
Sam and Jessica sat on the stairs while Jules and Greg stood for this conversation. The secret was out and they thought they were screwed.
"I put my job on the line for you. The both of you and I gave him my word." Greg said
"Have you seen our performance slip. There hasn't been one moment-" Sam said
"It takes one moment! This whole team is still on probation. Every time we go out on a call it's put under a microscope. It's the priority of life!"
"Boss we know. We put the lives of the public ahead of our own and ahead of each others. It's not going to change. Plus Jessica is our child and she needs us." Jules said
"You want to know what the worst part is? I knew. I was hoping I was wrong, but I knew, and now my ass is on the line if this ever comes out."
Then Greg looked at Jessica
"Did you know about this?" Greg asked
"Yeah I knew but so far my parents are right. There has never been one moment where they put anyone's life at risk. I thought you talked to Dr. Toth about the responsibility Mom and Dad have for me." Jessica said
"I did but the relationship between them is suppose to be professional. He knows that he can't take you away from them. So he won't let their responsibility for you affect the investigation. However it doesn't mean you can be a family in secret. The whole team could disband because of this one reason."
"It's going to take more than my parents being together and us being a family to split the team up. They are taking responsibility for the team and for people's lives. Just like I'm doing the responsible thing by trying to be a grown woman before my baby comes."
"Well if you have done the responsible thing four months-"
Jessica then tackled Greg to the ground. Jules and Sam tried to get her off of their boss. Plus to make sure she wouldn't hurt the baby.
"Jessica! The baby! Please be careful!" Greg said in fear
"I know I screwed up but my parents are still are doing well on the team. Now for me trying to misplace the act I did I'm trying to learn how to be a great mother to my child. I'm trying to do that on my own." Jessica yelled
"Look I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it, but as for what you're feeling now, you don't have to face your problems on your own."
Jessica released Greg and he got up. She put her hands in the air.
"Please help me up." Jessica asked
All three adults helped Jessica to her feet. Then she faced Greg.
"You're forgiven." Jessica said
Then all three cell phones start to ring at once. All three adults answer them. Greg was the one to hang up first.
"Gun call. 911 from a glen in the park. Team Four is already there." Greg said
"You guys go. I'll text you what happens after the appointment." Jessica said
"Okay" Jules said
"We will pick this up later though."
Her parents and Greg left to go make the call. Then Jessica went back up to get ready. She had an appointment to get to.
~Flashpoint~
There Jessica and Jayden were in one of the doctor's rooms waiting for someone to come. Jessica kept looking at the ceiling while holding Jayden's hand.
"If I said I was comfortable on this table, would they judge me?" Jessica asked
"I doubt that. So nervous?" Jayden asked
Jessica looked at Jayden.
"I'm so nervous." Jessica replied
"What think it will be?" Jayden asked
"I don't care what the gender will be."
"Yeah but if you had to pick one, what you pick. I picked a boy."
Jessica laughed
"Of course because boys will always want the boys. If I did have to choose then I would pick a girl." Jessica said
"Okay so you said girl and I said boy. Let's twenty-five dollars on it." Jayden said
"Alright you're on, but for the future, you're never making bets with our child until he or she is eighteen."
They shook hands and then saw the door open to see a female doctor come through with a file.
"Hello I'm Dr. Devonis. I'll be checking the baby and see how things are going. Are you the father?" Dr. Devonis asked
"Yes I am." Jayden replied
"Okay. So I'm guessing that this is your first child together?"
They both nodded
"The first ones are always best memories to share. Okay Jessica I'm going to need you to lift your shirt up for me." Dr. Devonis asked
Jessica lifted her shirt so her stomach could show. Then Dr. Devonis got out the Ultrasound machine and blue gel.
"I''m going to put this on your stomach. It might feel a little cold." Dr. Devonis said
Dr. Devonis squeezed some of the gel on her stomach. Jessica flinched a bit but got used to it. Then Dr. Devonis put the ultrasound wand on her stomach.
"Now just give me a second here." Dr. Devonis said
All three of them looked at the screen to wait for something to come.
"Ah now right here is your baby." Dr. Devonis said
Right there Jessica and Jayden saw the image of their child on the screen. It brought a tear in Jessica's eye. Then Dr. Devonis brought out a second wand.
"This is to check the baby's heart beat." Dr. Devonis said
Putting the wand on her stomach, checking every part of her stomach, she found a heartbeat. That was something you could never forget. The sound of your child's heart beat. Jessica squeezed Jayden's hand and put her face on his shoulder.
"That's a really strong heart beat. Now do you guys want to know the sex of the baby?" Dr. Devonis asked
Jessica looked at Jayden. He nodded. She looked back and nodded 'yes'.
"Do you want me to write it down?" Dr. Devonis asked
"Sure." Jessica replied
Dr. Devonis took out a small piece of paper and wrote down the gender of the baby. She gave it to Jessica for them to see.
"I'll give you two a minute. In the mean while I'll be making pictures of your first ultrasound for you two to take home." Dr. Devonis said
Dr. Devonis then walked out of the room. Jessica and Jayden looked at the piece of paper. Jessica started to open it up and then saw what gender it was. Jessica looked at Jayden.
"We'll deal with the bet later. Give me my cellphone." Jessica said
Jayden got the cellphone off the counter and while Jessica was texting to her family and friends she looked at Jayden."Do you know how much I love you? More than I can explain?" Jessica asked
Jayden looked at Jessica with tears in his eyes and nodded. They pulled into a long kiss. Jessica then went back towards her cellphone. It was time for the news to be heard.
~Flashpoint~
Outside of a boating dock Jules and Sam were walking back towards their SRU vehicle after taking down a kidnapping for revenge. Now it was time to figure out what to do about the boss knowing their little secret family they had going on.
"That was a good take down." Jules said
"Good talk." Sam said
"What are we going to do?"
Then Greg walked towards them from behind.
"That was good work today and again what did I expect from the 'Law Enforcement Professional Of The Year'." Greg said
Jules look at Sam now who was about to speak to Greg.
"So what happens now, boss?" Sam asked
"We go home and come back to work tomorrow." Greg said
Jules then knew that Greg was going to keep their relationship a secret. It was a relief for both of them. It will be for Jessica too when they get home.
"We're not going to let you down." Jules said
"I have faith and besides Jessica needs you two. Now more than ever." Greg said
"We know that. She's our life now." Sam said
Then everyone cellphones begin to vibrate. Even Spike, Ed, and Raf's phone started to buzz. Jules was the first to answer. What she brought tears to her eyes. However the text message did say to meet at Jules' house for a special photo group for the whole family. Everyone got together for that special news.
"We'll debrief tomorrow. Let's go." Greg said
Then everyone raced towards their vehicles and went towards Jules' house.
~Flashpoint~
Everyone was at Jules' house. Jules' family, Sam's sister and mother, Jayden's parents, and everyone who was or is on Team One. All them were sitting on separate couches with champagne in their hands. However Jessica had to have ginger ale because she was pregnant. Then she stood up and got everyone's attention.
"Hello everyone. I want to thank you all for coming for this wonderful news. Before I get to that I just want to say thank you to you all. I mean I thought that I wouldn't be able to be a mother to my child. Now before you say anything I'll tell you why." Jessica started
Everyone was till sitting waiting to hear what she had to say. Jayden, Samantha, and one of her cousins Morgan came closer for support for her.
"Nineteen years ago on a graduation night my mother and father were part of a crime that was suppose to be played. It never got the chance to work, but afterwords they had no idea what happened and never say each other again. Until seventeens years later when I came into the SRU for an internship. At first I knew who my mother was and she knew who I was too. Then months or a year later I found out who my father was, but at a great price. I felt proud of who they were, but then I faced a life and death situation. I knew I had to protect them and my family and friends. Never did I think that my father's father would be capable of wanting to destroy people's reputations and kill me so my dad would never find out the truth. Even if I did die that day I would have given anything to make sure my parents were safe from him and Curtis." Jessica said
Sam and Jules started to cry a bit. They got the support from Natalie, Sam's mother, and Richard.
"Now that I'm free to live without a gun pointing at me everyday I can focus on my life. Now that Jayden and I are graduating next month and heading towards Humber next fall I guess you can say that I was given another chance at life. I can spend the whole summer with my family and friends in peace. I can spend time with my cousins so we can hangout on the weekends. Spend time with Spike on Fridays, keep seeing Wordy's girls on Wednesdays, hang out with Clark and Dean on Tuesdays, heck I can be with everyone now." Jessica continued
Everyone started to laugh.
"But most importantly I can ready for my child to come soon. Now the reason I got scared of being a mother to her was because of all the things that happened in the past. I don't want my child to be in danger if Sam's father or Curtis have people on the outside to come after us. I don't want it face life and death situations like I did including you guys." Jessica said
Sam and Jules got up went towards their daughter.
"Sweetheart that's never going to happen. Their gone for good." Jules said
"Plus if they did come up with something like that we'll be ready. For now you and the baby are safe. You and Jayden need to focus on the baby now." Sam said
"I know that. I know that when I see Jayden so excited about being a father I thought to myself 'He would never let anything happen to it'." Jessica said
Donnie got up to speak.
"He loves it too much that he would jump in front of a bullet to protect it." Donnie said
"Let's not go that far yet." Ed said
Everyone laughed
"However now I do believe I can be a good mother to my child. I could never give it away because I'm it's mother and because-" Jessica started then stopped
Jessica looked down at her stomach and cried. She looked back at everyone.
"She's my daughter." Jessica finished
Everyone raised their glass and cheered for her and Jayden. Sam and Jules hugged their daughter proud of her for taking responsibility for their upcoming granddaughter. She showed the ultrasound pictures to everyone and made copies for Jessica's parents and Jayden's parents. Jessica then looked at Jayden.
"Oh that reminds me. You owe me twenty-five dollars." Jessica said
Jayden gave her the money. Everyone laughed. Samantha and Morgan got up and went towards Jessica.
"Well come on let's take the picture." Samantha said
"Yeah let's do it." Morgan said
Jessica nodded and went towards her SLR camera and put it on the tripod. Everyone got into their positions and waited. Jessica put the camera ten seconds and went towards everyone.
"Say 'It's a girl'." Jessica said
"It's a girl!" Everyone yelled
The picture took and it came out wonderful. Just like Jessica's future would be in a matter of months. It would be her family, Jayden, and her new daughter. For now it was time for a special event next month. High school graduation.