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Chapter 28

Jason jogged up the front steps and let himself into the house. He found Edward and Sabrina in the parlor. "Hey."

"Hi." Edward was instantly on his feet. "How is Elizabeth?" He still wasn't sure what had happened this morning.

"She's good. We are pregnant." Jason told his grandfather.

"Congratulations." Edward's smile was wide before dimming a bit. "There's a problem." It wasn't a question.

"We had a scare this morning, but as of right now things look good." Jason had to clear his throat. "Elizabeth has to stay overnight, but hopefully in the morning I can bring her home. Em and Matt will stay to offer you back up."

"I can stay until they arrive." Sabrina had been listening to Jason talk. She already knew Liz was pregnant. The whole hospital knew.

"Thank you. I'd like to pay you for your time today." Jason told the young nurse. "I know Epiphany had cut you before I called. We appreciate you coming over." It was one less thing they needed to worry about.

"You're welcome. You don't have to pay me." Sabrina realized this was the first real conversation she had ever had with Liz's husband. He still made her nervous but not so much anymore.

"Both Elizabeth and I would feel better if we did." Jason explained. He'd be happy to let Epiphany fight this battle for him if it came down to it. "Consider it home patient care. Where is Cam?"

"With the dogs." Edward told his grandson. "Jake is napping. Cameron is worried and trying not to show it. He said he wanted Jake to know everything was okay."

Jason nodded very proud of his eldest son. "I'll go talk with him, and then we'll walk the dogs. After I need to go back to the hospital. I'm planning on staying tonight." Which Em and Matt coming over would have clued his grandfather into already.

"We'll be fine. We can eat the candy cane Cameron has for dinner." Edward said hoping his grandson would laugh.

"Don't tempt Emily." Jason said smiling before heading back. He heard Cameron before he saw him.

"I know you guys are scared because daddy was yelling and mommy looked scared, but it's okay." Cameron had both dogs cuddled close. "Daddy is going to take care of mommy. He's really good at that. He takes care of all of us really good. So we don't have to be scared." He told them.

Jason took a minute before walking over to the door of the laundry room. "Hey buddy."

"Daddy!" Cameron jumped up and ran over.

Jason leaned over and picked him up. He held the little boy tight just giving him comfort.

"Is mommy home?" He wanted to know.

"Mommy has to stay at the hospital, but I can bring her home tomorrow." Jason told his son. He walked into his office and took a seat in his chair. Cam got comfortable on his lap. "Mommy is having another baby."

"Okay." Cameron said looking up at his dad. "Are you mad?"

"No." Jason promised. He knew how the youngster thought. "I wasn't yelling because I'm not happy. This morning something happened and mommy and I were scared the baby was hurt."

"Is it okay?" Cameron wanted to know.

"It is." Jason hoped it stayed that way.

"Is it a boy?" Cameron really liked Jake, even though he couldn't really play anything fun yet.

"We don't know." Jason said smiling. "It's too early to tell."

"I don't think I want a sister. Jimmy has a sister and she doesn't like worms. Worms are really cool, how could you not like them?" Cameron liked all manner of bugs. Uncle Matt said that some people became bug doctors and that sounded really cool.

Jason found himself laughing at the earnest look on his son's face. A sister was apparently a fate worse than death. "It might be a girl, and if it is I'm sure you will love her as much as you love Jake. Even if she doesn't like worms."

"I guess." Cameron said shrugging. He was going to be hoping for a boy. If he had known about the baby before now he could have asked Santa's helper to give him a brother. "When is the baby coming?"

"Near my birthday." Jason thought that would be a wonderful gift.

"How come I'm the only one with a birthday when it's warm?" Cameron felt a little left out. Jake's birthday was near mom's, and the new baby's birthday would be near dad's.

"Pop-pop's birthday is only a few days after yours." Jason pointed out.

"That's right." Cameron said smiling. "Aunt Carly's is before mine."

"Yup. We will need to be careful with mommy when she comes home." Jason told Cameron.

"Like with Jake?" He remembered how he had to be careful of mommy's tummy.

"Yes, but maybe even a little more careful. When she comes home she is going to need to rest. We are also going to be getting someone to help with you and Jake. I need you to promise me you'll behave." Jason wasn't expecting any acting out. The boys were always good with the guards, so a nanny shouldn't be an issue.

"Okay." Cameron promised.

"I also need you to tell me if you don't like the new person." Jason would take into account how his boys felt. If they didn't like the nanny he or she would have to go.

"Okay. I can help Jake be careful with mommy." Cameron told his dad. He really did like being a big brother. "Can we call mommy later?"

"You bet. Talking to you will make her feel a lot better." Jason figured she would be missing them. "Now we need to walk the dogs." He said putting his son on the floor.

"They made a mess earlier." Cameron told his dad.

"Not surprising." The dogs had been the last thing on his mind this morning. Sabrina really did need to be paid. "After that I'm going back to the hospital to sit with mommy."

"Okay." Cameron said holding his dad's hand as they went to put on their coats. "We are going to walk the dogs Pop-pop." The little boy told his great-granddad.

"Sounds good, we can have a snack after." Edward said smiling. "Monica just called, they will be home later today. She will check on Elizabeth before coming to get me."

"You are welcome to stay." Jason said shrugging into his jacket.

"A house guest is not needed right now, but I'll be by to visit often." Edward promised.

"Come on daddy." Cameron had a leash in each hand.

They walked the dogs who enjoyed being outside, then Jason checked on Jake. He was going to try to get back again later tonight to do bath and bedtime. He wanted to spend some time with his youngest child. With a new baby coming time with his older kids needed to be a priority as well.

Jason stood in the doorway of his wife's hospital room and watched her sleep. Johnny got up and joined him in the hall. "She's been out for about thirty minutes. No cramps while I was here."

"Good." Jason said rolling his shoulders. "Thanks for staying."

"The boys okay?" Johnny figured they were since Jason came back.

"They are." Jason rubbed the back of his neck. He was sore from the tension. "Milo." He turned to the guard. "I have relief coming for you. Let me know what day you want off to replace this one."

Milo wasn't even going to argue. He knew that was coming from Elizabeth. "Okay. Will I be getting special instructions?" He meant because of the baby.

"I have no clue. We will know more tomorrow. After that I can let you know." Jason told the guard.

"Sounds good." Milo said leaning against the wall.

"I'd like to know too." Johnny would help however he could.

"I have a feeling everyone will know." Jason said still amazed at how many people he now had in his life. Before the plane crash he never would have looked to Monica for support. Now she was one of the first people he called when he needed something. Lots of things were now put to rights. "Go home." He told Johnny.

"I need to run some errands." The Irishman said grinning. "Liz gave me some tips on romancing Maya."

"Please we both know you need more than a few tips." Jason said making fun of his friend. "If you screw this up you will have a lot of women coming after you."

"Lots of women with access to medical equipment." Milo helpfully added.

"You're in the same boat." Johnny pointed out.

"Which is why I intend to go slow." Milo said as a comeback. Sabrina had been badly hurt which meant he needed to work twice as hard. First to earn her trust and then to keep it. "I will be getting this right." The young man vowed.

"Go in so that when she wakes up you're the person she sees." Johnny told Jason. "I will check in later."

"Yup." Jason said walking into the room and taking the empty seat. The only reason he didn't curl up with his wife was because his skin was still cold from outside. After he warmed up a bit they could spoon up.

"How are you feeling?" Epiphany asked checking the readout.

"Good. It's been almost six hours without any contractions." Elizabeth was smiling and so was Jason.

"That's what we want to hear." Epiphany said looking her patient over. Elizabeth looked a bit pale. Without a word the nurse leaned over and grabbed the trash can handing it to her friend right before Elizabeth threw up. When she was done Piph had her rinse and spit before removing the liner. "Is that normal?"

"Yes." Jason answered. "I should have brought crackers from the house."

Epiphany grabbed Elizabeth's chart and made a notation. While unpleasant the fact that she was still having sickness right on schedule was a good sign. Looking over at the readout Piph nodded and made another notation. "That didn't cause any cramping. Let someone know right away if that changes."

"Okay." Elizabeth felt shaky. Jason moved from his chair to sit beside her on the bed and she leaned into him. "What time is your shift over?"

"I will be here until six." Epiphany answered. By then Monica should have arrived. Care of the patient could be turned over to the Chief of Staff who would no doubt stay for a bit. "Call if you need anything."

"We will." Jason answered because Elizabeth was already asleep. "This is normal too."

"Sleep is the best thing for her." Epiphany assured Jason. "A nap might be a good thing for you too."

"Yeah." Jason was almost afraid to sleep. He felt like he should be watching them. "I won't be able to rest, too much foot traffic."

"Page me if you need anything." Epiphany said walking out of the room. She arrived at the hub as the elevator doors opened and Monica along with Emily stepped out. "She's sleeping."

"Okay, that's good. Emily said the contractions have stopped." Monica wanted the most recent report.

Piph looked at her watch. "Exactly six hours without one."

Both doctors smiled. "Good." Monica said relaxing some. "I paged Joyce, I'm going to go down and peek in."

Both Drs. Quartermaine stuck their heads in and when Jason waved them forward they quietly walked over to the bed. First they looked at the readout and once satisfied they turned to the curled up couple. "I'm going to talk to Joyce when she comes down."

"Okay." Jason said shifting a bit.

"I'm done for the day." Emily told her brother. "So I'm heading to my place to pack and then going over to your house. Matt will come over after his shift is over. He's off tomorrow and will stay at your house, which luckily is childproofed." Her husband was a big kid.

"I'm going to stay here." Monica wouldn't be able to sleep for worrying. "Do some paperwork and hover in my free time. Tomorrow when you leave I will as well and take Edward back to the mansion."

"Sorry we interrupted your trip." Jason said trying to mean it.

"No you aren't." Monica said calling him out. "Howie understood and I promised him I'd take a week off in the spring to go to Aruba with him." Puerto Rico had been grand. Monica hoped to go back again soon to see more of the island. She and Howie had not done much sightseeing.

"Crap." Emily said suddenly. "No one called AJ." She said shaking her head. "Let me do that now."

Jason started to protest and then stopped himself. His brother would be hurt if everyone else got a chance to be overprotective and he didn't. "Sit with Elizabeth, I'll call AJ."

"Okay." Monica was so happy that her sons had a good relationship.

Jason stepped out into the hall and called his brother. "Hey."

"Hey." AJ was watching Keesha who was talking on the phone with Maya. Elizabeth's name had come up several times. "What's wrong with Elizabeth?" No point in waiting.

"I'm sorry we didn't call sooner. Elizabeth is pregnant and we had a scare earlier in the morning." Jason told his brother. "Everything looks good now, but the family is converging on us. How did you find out?"

"Maya is talking to Keesha." AJ's feelings weren't hurt.

"Mom is home." Jason told his brother.

"Is she tan?" AJ hoped so.

"No." That hadn't escaped Jason's notice.

"We will be home as soon as possible. Where is grandfather?" AJ figured he would take their houseguest off their hands.

"My place. He's fine, but tomorrow he might need someone to get into trouble with. Michael should do nicely." Jason laughed.

"The last time they were left unsupervised several things in my house were shattered and they are still blaming each other." AJ said laughing. "He and the boys can stay with us, but not the dogs."

"How do you know about the dogs?" Jason wanted to know.

"I'm a Quartermaine, I can smell a plot from ten miles." AJ said laughing harder. "Keesha is already packing our things. I should go help her. Tell Elizabeth we love her."

"I will." Jason hung up and walked back into the room. Emily was in the corner quietly making a call.

"Zoe." Monica answered his unspoken question. "Maya called her."

"Johnny must have said something." Jason said absentmindedly.

"Maya and Johnny?" Monica said surprised. "What happened to Gia?"

"Long story." Jason figured Em would fill their mother in. "AJ said they are headed back."

"I should plan something for New Year's since we are all together." Monica would love to have the family over. "Something low key."

Jason just gave her a look. Quartermaine and low key didn't even belong in the same sentence.

"I need to start showing the mansion in the best light. It's going to be hard convincing Keesha to move in." Monica explained.

"You know Em doesn't want it?" Jason wondered if much got by his mother.

"I know. I also know AJ does." Monica gave Elizabeth a kiss on the forehead. "I'm going to wait for Joyce." She gave Jason a hug. "We are all here for both of you."

"Thanks mom." Jason said squeezing her. This felt really good. To have family felt really good.

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