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Chapter 52

Jason was trying his best to stay calm. He and Elizabeth were at the hospital waiting for Kelly to call them back for their appointment. He didn't expect that anything was wrong so it wasn't nerves that had him wanting to jump up and start pacing. No what had him shifting in his seat was excitement. He was hoping to see the baby today.

He looked at his watch and both Elizabeth and Francis smirked. He'd been doing that every five minutes since they arrived. Elizabeth thought it was cute. He was just like Cam got on Christmas morning. She patted his knee and he gave her a smile. Then he looked at his watch again. When Kelly appeared the normally calm enforcer jumped out of his seat.

"Liz, come on back." Kelly said smiling at the couple. "Exam room four put on the gown and hop up on the table. You know the drill. I'll be right in." The doctor told them. Liz was just stretching out when Kelly knocked. "So how was the honeymoon?"

"Fine." Elizabeth said turning red.

Kelly arched an eyebrow at her friend and noticed that Jason was turning pink as well. "That's all I get. You're both blushing and fine is all I get. How about this? I'll tell you what Johnny did to me last night and then you can you share."

Elizabeth simply looked away. "I'm sticking with fine."

"You are no fun. After you have this baby, I'm taking you out getting you drunk and pumping you for information." Kelly warned as she gently massaged Elizabeth's stomach. "Everything feels good. Let's have a look." Kelly turned on the portable ultrasound.

"Right there." Elizabeth leaned up and Kelly pulled the machine closer. "That's the baby." She turned to look at Jason who was staring at the screen in awe.

"Is he opening and closing his hand?" Now that he knew what to look for he could see all kinds of details.

"He, it's a bit early to tell that." Kelly warned the new dad.

"Elizabeth said the baby's a boy." Jason told the doctor still looking at the screen.

"Well okay then." Kelly smiled at her friend. "Everything with the baby looks good. How are you feeling these days?"

"No morning sickness or nightmares in the past week." Elizabeth reported happy that both things were gone.

"That's about right. Now mom, there is only one thing that concerns me." Kelly said looking over the chart and then at her friend.

Elizabeth simply crossed her arms over her chest and frowned. She already knew what Kelly was going to say. It really wasn't that big of a deal but it was going to make Jason hover even more.

"What? What's wrong?" Jason asked looking from one woman to the other.

"It's not that bad Jason so calm down. " Kelly looked at her friend. "Has he been like this the whole time?" It was a side of Jason that she'd never even imagined existed.

"Yes." Elizabeth couldn't complain about being cared for. "When you tell him it will only get worse." Once Jason knew he would tell all the guys and they would be just as bad as him.

"Tell me what?" Jason was ready to call in a specialist to fix whatever was wrong.

"Will he take it better from you or me?" Kelly asked Elizabeth.

"You don't have to tell him at all." Elizabeth said trying to stall.

"If you don't want him to know what is going on don't bring him." Kelly told the mom. "Most women come alone you should be happy to have a dad who is involved. If he comes with you then I tell him everything."

"I am happy he's here, it's just that he worries over everything. The man is going to have a stroke before I have the baby." Elizabeth told the doctor. They were discussing Jason like he wasn't even in the room.

"Will someone just tell me already?" Jason could indeed feel his blood pressure rising.

"Elizabeth is underweight. It's not uncommon for women to lose weight in the first trimester, but I'd like to see her weight improve by the next visit." Kelly told the enforcer hoping to relax him some.

"But she eats everyday. I fix her breakfast and dinner, Francis fixes her lunch. How did this happen?" Jason asked the doctor.

Kelly looked at Elizabeth and tried not to laugh. "He went from zero to panic in three seconds."

"I told you he's somewhat overprotective." Elizabeth knew that for the rest of her pregnancy Jason would have her on the scale every week.

"How much does Elizabeth need to gain before her next appointment?" Jason was already planning meals. Elizabeth just rolled her eyes.

"Calm down Jason." Kelly said as she wiped the gel from Elizabeth's stomach. The next part of the visit should settle him right down. "Your wife had a rough run of morning sickness; she had stress from the wedding, and then there were the idiot twins Ric and Lucky. The morning sickness is gone, the wedding is over and those who don't need to be thought about are no longer an issue. If Elizabeth eats regular, well-balanced meals she should be fine. I'm recommending three regular meals and three healthy snacks in between."

"Okay." Jason was calming a bit. "But both she and the baby are okay?"

Kelly noted the order of concern. Elizabeth first and then the baby. Her friend was in great hands. "They are both fine. You are taking your vitamins?"

"Every day." Elizabeth confirmed patting Jason's hand.

"That means Liz is getting the nutrients she needs. Her blood work shows she is in great health, just a little on the thin side. Ready?" Kelly asked hooking up the fetal heartbeat monitor.

"Yup." Elizabeth looked at Jason. She wanted to remember his face in this moment.

"What?" Jason wondered why she was watching him so intently. Before he could ask the most incredible sound filled the room. "The heartbeat?" He asked in a voice filled with wonder.

"Yes." Elizabeth was tearing up again. She was sick of crying. "That's our baby."

The three adults just stood silently listening to the new life make its presence known. Jason remembered what Lorenzo said about instantly falling in love. He had already loved the life he and Elizabeth created, but somehow he loved their child even more. "I wish we had brought Cam." He said squeezing Elizabeth's hand lightly.

"Oh my god, just when I thought I couldn't love you anymore. You always think of him." Elizabeth was reaching for a tissue.

"He's my son, of course I think of him." Jason told her matter of factly.

"Hell." Even Kelly was reaching for a tissue.

"Get Frannie." Elizabeth wanted her friend to hear the baby.

"Okay." Jason gave her a quick kiss before leaving the room. He was back quickly with Francis and Johnny.

"What are you doing here?" Elizabeth instantly worried something was wrong.

"Taking Kelly to lunch. What has Jason so excited?" Johnny just wanted Liz to be healthy.

"Okay." Elizabeth said to Kelly who turned the speakers back on.

"Whoa." Johnny said grinning.

"That's incredible." Francis said smiling wide. "Boy or girl?"

"Too soon still." Jason told his friend.

"Have you guys started a pool yet?" Elizabeth asked Kelly.

"Yup, we banned Piph." Kelly said laughing. "So everything is good. Remember what I said." Kelly turned to her boyfriend. "Give me a few minutes."

"Okay." When Kelly left Johnny turned to Jason. "Everything's good?"

Elizabeth just rolled her eyes and got ready.

"Elizabeth is underweight." Jason told the two men.

"Damn." Francis said looking at the petite brunette. He was already pulling out his phone.

"Who are you calling?" Elizabeth asked sitting up. She noted that Johnny was now frowning. They'd have her hooked up to an IV before the day was out.

"Hey, Jason said that Kelly said Liz is underweight." Francis told whoever he had called. "Okay, that sounds good. I'll let them know."

"Who did you call?" Elizabeth asked again.

"Sonny. He's heading home now. He'll send over some meals to stock the fridge." Francis told Jason.

"That will help. Kelly said Elizabeth should be eating six times a day three meals and three snacks. I'll take breakfast and which ever one of you is with her can take lunch. I need to go to the supermarket so that we have healthy snacks in the house." Jason was mapping out a meal plan.

"I'm sitting right here." Elizabeth pointed out to the three men.

"And you look beautiful." Jason assured her. "I want to get her situated at the house so maybe I should send Milo to the store."

"The farmer's market is better. They have all that organic fruit." Johnny told his boss. "It's tomorrow morning and Milo goes anyway. Tell him what you want and he'll pick it up."

"Hello, you don't need to plan things around me." Elizabeth couldn't believe them.

"Relax baby, stress isn't good for you." Jason said giving her a quick kiss. "Get dressed and meet me in the hall." He helped her down from the table as Johnny and Francis stepped out of the room.

Elizabeth was muttering about the woods and a shovel as she walked into the bathroom to get changed.

One week later and she was still contemplating killing her husband and his three best friends. If she thought Jason was bad it was nothing compared to Sonny. The man had come over to the house and first given her a big hug to congratulate her on the baby before shoving a plate of pasta in her hand. Every single time she saw Sonny he was pushing food at her.

Stepping out of the shower Elizabeth reached for a towel. After drying herself off she looked in the mirror. It was her daily routine to check for changes in her body. Her breasts were bigger, something she seemed to enjoy more than Jason. Turning to the side she smiled. There it was her bump. It was small but definitely there. Last night nothing, this morning a baby.

Jason had left early to oversee a shipment so he wasn't here. But he could be. Elizabeth walked into the bedroom and picked up the phone. "Hey."

"Hey baby, what's up?" Jason was sitting in his office behind the coffee shop.

"Can you come home?" Elizabeth wouldn't normally interrupt his day, but this was special.

"Sure, give me half an hour?" Jason knew that if something was wrong Francis would have called.

"Okay." Elizabeth went back in the bathroom to put on her lotion and figure out how to show off her bump.

Francis was in the living room when Jason walked in. He was surprised to see his boss but didn't question it. Instead he offered to walk the dogs, just to get out of the house. Elizabeth hadn't come down yet so he knew Jason was heading upstairs.

"What's up?" Jason asked walking through the bedroom door. Elizabeth was sitting on the bed wearing one of his t-shirts.

"Come sit with me." She patted the bed.

"Okay." Jason shrugged out of his jacket and kicked off his boots.

Elizabeth lay down and picked up his hand. Raising the shirt she placed his hand just below her breasts and slowly slid it down her body. She watched as the slight swell registered with him. This was as wonderful as watching him hear the heartbeat.

"You're showing." Jason scooted down until he could kiss her stomach.

"Just barely. But I can't close my jeans anymore so I need to go shopping." She didn't need maternity clothes just yet, but she could no longer wear most of her clothes as her waist had thickened as well.

"We could go now." Jason told her.

"You want to go clothes shopping?" Elizabeth said surprised.

"I want to experience everything." Jason was lightly rubbing her stomach. His child was growing.

"Okay, but if you cry I'm telling Johnny." She said getting up and heading into the closet. She was taking her guy shopping.

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