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Chapter 14

Jason walked to the top of the stairs and checked in with his grandfather before going into his bedroom and closing the door behind him. Now that he knew the boys were okay he could focus on his wife. Taking a deep breath he walked into bathroom finding his girl sitting on the closed lid of the toilet. The pregnancy test was on the box on her vanity. He looked at it, but the little window was still empty.

"Three more minutes." Elizabeth said quietly.

"Are you late?" Jason asked sitting on the ledge of the tub and reaching for her hand.

"No." Elizabeth said linking their fingers. "I would have mentioned that. I haven't missed a period either. I can't be more than two weeks if it's true. I haven't missed a shot." She told him. After Jake was born they ditched the condoms and she went to regular birth control shots.

"No contraceptive is one hundred percent. Even vasectomies fail occasionally." Jason was rubbing his thumb across the back of her hand. Under his fingertips he could feel her pulse was up. "We haven't talked about having more children."

"I know." Elizabeth looked at him. "Do you want more?"

"Yeah." He said starting to smile. "Do you?" He figured they had time for this discussion. There were four years between Cameron and Jake. So he figured there would be at least two between Jake and the next baby. They would be close to that if Elizabeth was indeed pregnant.

Elizabeth nodded. "I figured we have four or five children. Two kids in diapers may be rough." Although she liked the idea of having her kids closer together in age.

"We can get a nanny." Jason had offered when Jake was born.

"That might be for the best. I was good with Jake because you helped, but if I'm pregnant they are going to have the majority when the baby comes, so back up might be smart." She said making herself laugh. Elizabeth looked over at him. "I haven't been having any symptoms."

"You got dizzy the other day." He had also been running a mental checklist of pregnancy symptoms.

"I never got dizzy before, and with both boys I was sick every morning from day one for the first three months. But I never had any dizzy spells." Both pregnancies had been confirmed within the first few days because of the vomiting. Apparently she was not a person who was going to find out at six weeks in like most women.

"You've been sleeping deeper, and eating more." Jason pointed out.

"Are you saying I'm pigging out too much?" Elizabeth joked knowing that wasn't what he meant.

"No, I'm saying you had two waffles for breakfast the other day. I've never seen you eat two waffles before. Did you get increased appetites with the boys?" He had missed both pregnancies.

"No, I actually had trouble maintaining my weight with them." Elizabeth shared with him. "But both times were stressful."

He was in part to blame for what she went through with both pregnancies. Things during that first pregnancy were rough with Ric, and she was grieving for most of the second one. Hopefully this time would go smooth. "Who would your doctor be? Since Kelly is about to give birth?"

"I've been seeing Dr. Meadows for my shot, but if I am pregnant other than the visit to confirm that, I wouldn't go in for regular visits until twelve weeks. Kelly will be back by then. So I'd stick with her." Elizabeth told him. She looked at her watch it was almost time. "I want the test to be positive." She admitted.

"Me too." Jason said as well. "If it's not then I'm willing to work on changing that." He said starting to smile.

"Is that right?" Elizabeth said starting to laugh. "I wouldn't want to put you out."

"If we need to work on you getting pregnant then I'm kinda gonna have to put out." Jason told her.

Elizabeth just groaned. "Oh my goodness, that was so bad."

Jason leaned forward and gently kissed her. "I love you."

"I love you too." Elizabeth said on a soft sigh. "Have you checked on the boys?"

"I yelled downstairs, and grandfather said they were fine. Which probably means all the cookies in the house are gone." Jason chuckled. Before he could ask her anything else Elizabeth's watch beeped. "It's time?"

"Yeah." Without getting up she reached over and picked up the test. Looking at it the tears started falling as her hand shook. "Positive."

"Positive." Jason felt his heart expand with love for the new life they had created. "I'm gonna be a dad again." He said turning her wrist so that he could see for himself.

Elizabeth nodded before she started sobbing in earnest. Jason put the test on the sink before gathering her close. She just turned her face into his neck and tried to calm down some. All the things she needed to do were running through her head. But for now the only thing she wanted was to be close to her husband.

"I'm going to be with you every step of the way this time." Jason promised as he lifted her into his arms and took them both into the bedroom. "You won't be alone." He told her. She wasn't really alone the last time. His family had taken care of her and Cameron, but this time that would be his job. "Do you think you can handle some toast?" Her stomach was empty.

"I think so. Plain, and there's some ginger ale in the cabinet. Could I have a can with some ice?" Elizabeth wasn't even going to try to get it herself. Jason wouldn't let her. She knew he would need to pamper her some and right now that sounded wonderful. Although at some point she was going to want to do things for herself. It was just how she was.

"Okay. First let's get you undressed and into some pajamas." Jason said helping her stand. He knew that pregnant didn't mean helpless. For the next however many months they had to go he was going to be fighting against his need to do everything for her. There was only so much of that his independent wife would tolerate.

He went into the closet and got one of her nightshirts. By the time he returned she was sitting on the side of the bed in her panties. The sight had his body stirring and he told himself to calm down. They would at some point celebrate, but it wouldn't be until after she saw the doctor. He helped her dress and she headed into the bathroom. Unable to help himself he followed.

"Are you going to watch me brush my teeth?" Elizabeth asked smiling at him.

"Yeah." Jason said smiling back. "I'm probably going to watch you do everything from here on out." May as well be honest.

"I'll try not to snap at you." Elizabeth said rinsing her mouth before grabbing her toothbrush.

"You do whatever you need to." Jason told her. She would probably be moody. He hadn't gotten far enough in medical school to know a lot about the ins and outs of pregnancy so he would need to get some books. He could download them to his tablet and start reading after the boys were sleeping.

Elizabeth just looked at him fondly. "I'm done. Can I walk back to bed or do you want to carry me?" She joked.

"Okay." Jason wasted no time in picking her up.

"I was joking." Elizabeth said as he put her under the blankets. He was so cute. "Women have been doing this since the dawn of time. I've done it twice already."

"This is my first time, so you're just gonna have to deal Morgan." He said kissing her forehead. "I'm going to check on the kids, grandfather, and the cookie levels. Then I'll be back up with your tray. I love you. Both of you."

"We love you too." Elizabeth said snuggling down into the blankets. Tomorrow she'd get back to her routine. Hopefully Dr. Meadows could squeeze her in. Epiphany would need to be told, but everyone else would have to wait until the first trimester was over. When she was alone Elizabeth placed her hand over her lower stomach. "Mommy loves you." She said softly before closing her eyes to rest.

"Is mommy okay?" Cameron asked as soon as his dad came down the steps.

"Yeah. She's good. I'm going to make her some toast. Do you want to help?" Jason asked his eldest child.

"Okay. I think Jake needs to be changed first. He's stinky." Cameron told his dad.

"I'll go check." Sure enough Cameron was right, so after his youngest child was in a fresh diaper Jason headed into the kitchen. "Can you get the tray from the pantry?"

"Sure dad." Cameron did as asked. "We are making a tray for mommy." He explained as Edward joined them.

"How is Elizabeth?" Edward asked worried about his granddaughter.

It was harder than he thought not to share their news. "Resting. Matt knew what it was." Jason explained.

"She probably picked something up from the hospital. Nasty places. I cannot tell you how often Monica and Emily got sick over the past few years. Alan was always coming down with something too. Patients sneezing and coughing all over them. It's not a coincidence they move patients out as quickly as they can these days." Edward said going on a mini rant.

Jason stopped as he reached for the bread. His grandfather was right. Hospitals were filled with germs. That wasn't a very good environment for a pregnant person. It's not like Elizabeth had to work, they had more than enough money. She could take the next nine months off and then go back to work. Jason popped the bread in the toaster.

Of course she had worked with Jake until her blood pressure started climbing. Thinking about that made him frown some. Was that going to be an issue this go round? Monica had told him that Elizabeth came close to being put on bed rest near the end, just before he came home. He would have to see to it that she stayed relax. Maybe regular trips to the spa would help. They had packages for pregnant women. He remembered Carly and Keesha talking about them. He would have to look into that.

The toast was done so Jason put it on a plate and placed that and the glass of cold ginger ale on tray. Normally his wife didn't like cold drinks, so it looked like things were changing already. "Want to come upstairs with me?" He asked Cameron.

"Yeah. I'll help Jake upstairs." The youngster offered.

"You go first. We'll be back down." Jason said to Edward.

"Take your time. I'll just check the stocks." Cable was a wonderful thing. He could find out what was happening in financial markets around the globe by turning on the television.

"Come on guys, we don't want mommy getting hungry." Jason picked up the tray and they headed out.

She sat up when the door opened. Seeing all three of her guys made her smile. "Hi."

"Hi mommy." Cameron came in holding Jake's hand. "We came to visit you."

"Well that makes me feel better." She said patting the side of the bed. Cameron climbed up with no problem.

"MA!" Jake yelled not happy to be unable to climb up as well.

"Hold on." Jason laughed at his youngest son. He put the tray across Elizabeth's lap and picked up the toddler. Jake immediately crawled over next to his mother.

Elizabeth nibbled on her toast. She ate one piece and when her tummy stayed calm ate the other. "We should get crackers. I really liked the multigrain ones the last time." Never miss an opportunity to eat healthy.

"I'll stock up tomorrow. More ginger ale too?" He was guessing.

"Yeah, but don't stock up. My taste will most likely change often." She warned. The boys were both sour, sweet, and then salty. This baby might be the same, although with the pregnancy starting out different that might not be the case. "I'm done."

Jason put the tray aside he would take it downstairs later. "It's bath time guys."

"After can we have our story in here with mommy? Since she doesn't feel well?" Cameron was still a little worried.

"What do you think of that idea?" Jason asked his wife. He was proud that Cam was taking such good care of her.

"I'd like that." Elizabeth said smiling. Most likely she would fall asleep too, which would make Jason relax some. It would also give him time to start reading the books he was going to download. He would be the most prepared father in the history of dads. Hopefully there was something in there to help him tell Carly he intended to be the birth coach. That was sure to be an ugly conversation.

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