When Jenny hit her seventh month Linda threw her a baby shower. She wanted it to be a modern coed baby shower but Jethro and his friends quickly vetoed that decision. Earl had to close the hardware store for the day to repair the roof and only would need Jethro for maybe an hour to help move some things around. He ended up being roped into a "Farewell to Freedom" party. He really wasn't much for parties or the wild guy stuff Mike and Frankie enjoyed so much but he had to admit it would be nice to let loose a bit. The guys were right he wouldn't have a lot of opportunities to let loose once the baby was born and he was in college. He was thinking he could have a couple of wild years in the Marines before settling down and marrying Jenny. Of course he was going to be loyal to Jenny until the day he died. He knew that since he was thirteen but his Marine years would his strip-club, drinking years when he wasn't deployed of course. He would be a tough buckled down Marine but if his buddies went to a bar or gentleman's club he would follow behind.
"So Thaddeus you're the party boy, what do you want to do?" Sam asked.
"Sam my name is Jethro." Jethro corrected.
"I know but when we are up in Brenton you are Thaddeus T Brandowhitz, Frankie is Douglas Willets, G is Shane Patrick, and I am Muse Watson." Sam explained.
"Why do you get to be an actor?" Frankie asked.
"People say I look just like my old man and my old man looked just like him. So I am Muse. Get the ladies." Sam explained.
"Who would believe you are a sixty-six year old actor?" Jethro questioned.
"You ever hear of plastic surgery Probie?" Sam asked.
"Don't you dare call me that!" Jethro snapped.
"Live a little Leroy!" Sam pleaded.
"Fine" Jethro replied.
"So what do you want to do?" Sam asked.
"Strip-club, bar, home to Jenny." Jethro replied.
"You don't have to do this Jethro." G offered.
"Yes he does!" Frankie growled.
"What does the G stand for Gay?" Sam asked.
"You know I don't know." G scoffed.
"I am only doing this so you guys get off my back about a bachelor party." Jethro whispered.
"Oh you are getting a bachelor party." Sam replied.
"I don't want one!" Jethro snapped.
Jethro, G, Frankie, and Sam were just heading out to the car when Jackson came rushing out of the store. For the first time in his life Jethro hoped that his dad needed him to man the store. He had a bad feeling about today and would give anything to just be at home and close to Jenny.
"LEROY!" Jack called.
"What is it dad?" Jethro asked.
"I am sorry to ask you this but Tony is sick and Darla can't be around him. Can you please keep an eye on him? Just for an hour or two." Jack requested.
"Yeah dad I don't mind." Jethro assured.
"Jethro!" Sam snapped.
"Dude he has to take care of his brother." G replied.
"Sam what to go party with me?" Frankie asked.
"No dude this party is for Jethro, besides everybody in Stillwater knows us." Sam replied.
"Never thought I'd see the day you were weak." Frankie scoffed grabbing his ID and heading towards the local tavern.
Jenny and her friends sat ina corner booth at the diner. Jenny was secretly glad that Jethro had refused to attend the baby-shower. She didn't understand the concept of coed baby-showers. She wouldn't judge anyone for having one. They just seemed weird to her. She just hoped that Jethro wouldn't get to wild at his party. She knew Jethro was much more calm and reserved than his friends except for maybe G Callen but Sam and Frankie tended to be awful influences.
"So Jen do you want to open presents?" Lin asked.
"Let's wait for Carly to get here." Jen replied.
"Do we have to?" Lin asked.
"Yes Lin! She is one of my best friends!" Jenny snapped.
"Well I am your best friend in the world." Lin tried to argue.
"Can we just wait a few minutes?" Jenny begged.
"Fine!" Lin sighed.
"So what do you think Jethro and the guys are up to?" Jenny asked.
"Partying" Lin wailed.
"You wish we had gone with them don't you?" Jenny asked.
"A little yeah." Lin replied.
"Well I can't drink." Jenny replied.
"Well you can be the DD." Lin replied.
"It hurts to drive." Jenny admitted.
"What do you mean?" Lin questioned.
"The steering wheel pushes on my stomach." Jenny replied.
"Well Jethro could be the DD than." Lin offered.
"Well they already left." Jenny replied.
"I know." Lin sighed.
Lin, Jenny, Tammy, Leslie, and Shelby talked for the next twenty minutes. Until Carly finally arrived. She came rushing in and set her gift down on the adjacent table along with the others. Before sitting down beside Shelby at the end of the bench.
"Sorry I'm late I had to baby-sit and it took my parents forever to get home." Carly apologized.
"It's OK." Jenny assured.
"No it isn't! Why didn't you just leave? This is a party!" Lin cried.
"Lin cool it." Shelby hissed.
"It's OK Carly." Tammy assured.
"OK it's fine can we open the presents now?!" Lin pleaded.
"Sure" Jenny replied.
"Oh before you do I have some news." Carly replied.
"What is so important?" Lin whined.
"Please tell me you aren't pregnant?" Jenny begged.
"I am not pregnant. I had to run by the general store to my card." Carly replied.
"Yawn" Lin replied.
"Oh good I love the cards Darla designs." Jenny replied.
"Anyway Jack said Tony is sick. So Jethro's party is later and I ran into Sam on the way over here and he said that we are all invited." Carly explained.
"Woo! That is good news!" Lin cried.
"Is Tony OK?" Jenny asked.
"I'm sure he's fine. So are you in or out of this party?" Lin asked.
"In I guess." Jenny replied. Not knowing that this decision would be one of the last she would ever make.
A/N: I guess you all know what is going to happen in the next couple of chapters now. I am sorry but you all knew it would happen all along. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.