"What happened!" Jane ran up to Jerry.

"Who called you?" Jerry asked without turning away from Jax's window.

"The doctor...what happened?"

"Dad happened."

Jane turned, looking at John as he walked into the waiting area.

Keesha sighed deeply, moving up slightly so she could bury her face against Jax's neck. "So have you heard...we're going to have a baby. How's that for added incentive..." she mumbled. "Jax?..." Keesha sat up,hearing commotion coming from outisde. She stood and walked over to the door.

"This is not my fault!"

Keesha opened the door, and the bickering stopped.

"How is he?"

"Jax will be fine. What are you doing here?"

"He's my son dammit!" John barked. "I need to see him..."

"Question is does he need to see you." Keesha's voice was quiet, but firm. "Jane, yes...you, I'm not really sure about."

"You can't tell me..."

"We're married now, so actually I can. Jane?" Keesha looked at Jane and moved past. Jane glanced at her husband for a second and then virtually flew into Jax's room.

"Dammit this is not my fault!"

"How is this not your fault?" Jerry answered sharply. "You had him knocked unconcious, you are the one who put him through the stress, he blacked out after a day of dealing with you! This is all your fault...and if...if he doesn't wake up, I..."

"You can see him." Keesha whispered.

"What?" John and Jerry said in unison.

"If you think it will help, then please go in and see Jax. But I'm trusting you here - you can see him if you think it will help. But if any part of you thinks things will get worse, then I am asking you, for Jax, to please just go."

"I can't believe you let him in there." Jerry and Keesha watched through the window as John and Jane sat with Jax.

"The thing about parents is, no matter what they do, even when you're the one they hurt, when it's all said and done, they're your parents. And when you're in trouble, your immediate reaction is to call for them." Keesha looked at Jerry. "Maybe with them actually in the room, Jax will be forced to wake up and call for them," she finished softly.

Jerry stopped looking through Jax's window, turning his attention to Keesha. Without a word, he wrapped his arm around her and she closed her eyes, resting her head against him.

Jane moved to the corner as John walked over to Jax's bed, sitting on the edge. "My boy..." he whispered his voice breaking with the tears he refused to allow to enter into his eyes. "I'm sorry. Jax, I am so very sorry...I was wrong...do you hear me, Jasper. I was wrong. I was wrong to interfere and I was wrong to..shut you out...and keep your mother away. I screwed everything up, didn't I? I'm sorry, Jax..."

His head finally stopped hurting. That unbearable pain had finally gone away. And Jax thought, if he just laid there, just laid there, it would never come back. Besides, his body desperately needed a rest...he was so very tired. There were mumbled voices in the room with him...faintly he thought he heard his father talking...but he was too tired to open his eyes to find out. All he knew was that he wanted to rest.

The thing was, the longer he rested, the more he wanted to continue to do so.

Time passed. Keesha opened Jax's window a crack, stretching before walking back over to his bed. The doctor had made her promise she would try and get some sleep-and she knew she had to take care of herself...especially since there were two others needing her to care for them as well. She sighed deeply, touching her stomach absently as she looked at Jax laying there, looking so very peaceful. Watching him reminded Keesha of the saying "It is always quiet before the storm."

"Don't," she chastised herself. Things would get better, not worse. She had to beleive that. Keesha sat down next to Jax's bed, saying the only thing that was left to say. "I love you."

I love you too. Jax answered instantly to the voice he immediately recognized. He could always tell when Keesha was speaking, he could even tell if she was far or near by whether he understood what she said. He wasn't sure about everyone else, but he knew her voice,it was almost as if he could feel it. She was close now, he could understand what she said. I love you too...he repeated.

She wished she knew if he could hear her, but there was no use. Jax was so still, the only movement the slight rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. Keesha watched him for a moment before resting her face against his chest, looking up into his face.

Keesha was very near now, Jax could even slightly feel her against his body. And actually, the intimate feel of her next to him made his mind peaceful. Now, not only where the pains in his head gone, but his mind was resting too. He wanted them to stay like this, just him and Keesha...and the baby he heard her say she was carrying...everything was peaceful now. And he wanted to stay.

"Jax?" Keesha began. "Jax...please..." her voice broke and suddenly the tears started to fall. She closed her eyes and begged him again to come back.

Please don't cry. Jax hated it when Keesha cried. It broke his heart. Please Keesha....

Keesha's eyes flew open at the gentle touch on her cheek.

"...please don't cry." "Jax?" Keesha leaned up, her eyes growing as she could actually see the blue within his.

"Please don't cry..."

"You came back..." she choked.

Jax ran his finger over her lips. "I said stop crying." he whispered as his own eyes filled with tears.

Jerry burst through the door, the doctor he had called at his heels.

"I love you Jax..." Keesha whispered.

"And I love you." Jax smiled. "Both of you." he glanced at Keesha's stomach before looking back up into her eyes once more.

Finally he turned his attention to the doctor. Behind them he could see his parents and he smiled at them softly. He saw Jerry clear his throat, running his fingers through his hair and Jax's smile grew. "Love you," he mouthed and Jerry had to leave the room, not wanting his baby brother to have the ammuntion of seeing him crying. The doctor helped Jax up and he looked over at Keesha again.

"The baby's name is going to start with J you know. That's a given." He grinned.

"You've always been a brat." Keesha laughed through her tears.

"I said stop crying..."



THE END-yes the end. Yes there will probably be a sequel.

Shani