Jessica was pacing around the room. She had called Xavier to know how long he would be out. She did not know how he was supposed to take the news that she was pregnant. She remembers all the times that Dawson brought up them having a baby and how he reacted. Even though he made a passing joke about them having a baby she did not know if he meant it or not. "Where is Jessica?" Xavier asked when he stepped into the house. He wrapped up what he was doing early and ran home. Jessica has never called him to pull him away from work so he needed to know why she seemed to be acting like that today. He had noticed how sensitive and touchy she had been the past few weeks after the vacation they took. "In the master bedroom upstairs" Angel replied bowing down. He rushed up the stairs and opened the door he saw her pacing the whole floor of the room her face looking worried. "Baby," he said as he entered the room. He walked to her and took hold of her shoulders to stop the pacing. "How are yo
"What?" "You are pregnant" Jessica could not miss the joy in his voice. She did not know what his reaction could be but she did not expect what he just did. He was happy that she was pregnant. "Are you happy?" "Aren't you?" "I am happy, I always wanted to have a child of my own" It was the truth. She had always wanted to raise her baby in a quiet and peaceful environment while surrounded by loving neighbors. She has never thought of anything extraordinary. "Why would I not be happy?" he asked when he confirmed she was okay with it. "Because I did not think you would want a baby" "Why would you think that?" "Well because you fought tooth and nail with Dawson every time he brought up a child" "Well at that time I had not yet realized my feelings for you and I always thought I would have a surrogate bring my blood to this world after the divorce" Hearing that statement, Jessica did not know how to react to it. He was happy but he always thought of having a child and acted like
The next day Dawson took Jessica to the hospital to make an official test and when it came back positive he could not control his joy. "Congratulations," Ross said when he noticed the big smile on Xavier's face. He had known the young man a long time and it had not been in his nature to act so happily in public. "Thank you Doctor Ross" Jessica replied when she saw that Xavier was too lost in his own world to respond to him. "We will be going to see Dawson now" She tugged on Xavier's arm and he stood up like a robot being controlled. "Thank you so much Doctor," she said again as she pulled Xavier out of the room. "So nice of you to finally think of me and come see me," Dawson said sarcastically as they made their way into the room. He was not angry that they were not seeing him because, from the reports of everyone, it seemed like both parties could not pull away from each other and they were seen everywhere together. He was not angry, the result of the project he started a few m
Dawson could not believe his ears. One of the things he wished to have before he died was to have a great-grandchild. "Now I can die in peace," he said as a tear left his eyes. "What are you saying, Dawson?" Jessica said squeezing his hands. "What more could I ask for? I wanted Xavier to settle down with a good and beautiful woman and I got have beyond my expectation and then I wanted a great grandchild and I was given one. What more cloud an old man like me want out of life?" "Since you wanted a great-grandchild you have to be around to spoil the child silly" Jessica continued. Xavier did not counter the grandfather because Ross had kept him updated on the progress of his grandfather and he knew that the clinical tablets and injections they had been using were no longer effective on the man. "Thank you so very much for coming into our lives. It has had color and cheer ever since" Dawson said. Xavier did not allow Jessica to stay as long as she expected. He had told her that th
Xavier was helping Jessica and making a fuss and she was telling him off for it. She was barely a full day of them knowing that she was pregnant and he seemed to have so much already stored in his head."Can we go back home?" she asked tiredly as they took a turn on the road. He opened his mouth to respond to her when the phone rang in his pocket. He wondered who it could be and was in shock when he saw it was Ross. He picked it up and put it up to his ears. "Hello Ross" "Hello, Mr. Delgado" "It's not been that long since we left the hospital but you are calling us already? Did we miss something?" "I am calling because of the chairman" When Xavier heard that statement he felt his heart drop to his legs. It was as if he knew what the doctor was about to say but he was going to wait to hear it by himself. "What about him?" he asked with a shaky voice. When Jessica heard his voice she diverted her attention to him. Why did he sound as if he was on the verge of tears and trying his
Jessica felt the trembling in her feet. This was the first time. She had to say goodbye to someone. She had just begun to see Dawson as a part of her family. She could not believe he was gone. There was no one to tease her about getting into Xavier's panties and making a great-grandchild. There was no one to adore her every move and tell off Xavier when he was in the wrong. Xavier on the other hand was not taking it all that well. Since he had lost his parents at a young age he has had only his grandfather to be there for him. Dawson had given him the whole world at his fingertips and anyone could tell that even if it was from a distance. "I thought you said he had at least a few more months left?" Xavier asked with a tear in the corner of his eyes. Of all the things he thought he would be doing after hearing that he had become a father, he had never imagined that he would have to let his grandfather go. He staggered a little as he tried to control himself. "He ordered that we sto
They moved to the private room that Dawson had been in. Jessica's nose was filled with Dawson's scent. As she entered his subconscious mind heard the laughter of Dawson and she turned to the bed to meet it empty. She wanted to be strong for Xavier but she could not help the tears as they streamed down her face. "I never called you here," Xavier said referring to Marcus who suddenly appeared from nowhere. He was going to call him later after they had settled the burial arrangement. "The chairman had asked the caregiver to give me a call as soon as it happened. He achieved his will of recent and ordered that it be read before the burial is done" Marcus explained. When the caregiver sent him that urgent message of Dawson dying he was then convinced that he knew when he would die. He had changed the details of his will just a week before that time and asked that it be read on the day he passed on. "I do not think that now is the most appropriate time to read anything. My grandfather j
"That won't be a problem?" Marcus stammered in a question. He still had hopes of getting Jessica which made him delay his wedding with Gold. She had been pestering him about it but he always found the perfect excuse for her. Hearing the news that Jessica might have had a child got him all jittery. "Yes, we have not told anyone this arises from Papa but Jessica is pregnant. We only confirmed it recently" Xavier explained squeezing Jessica's hands in her lap. "You confirmed it? I thought it was a marriage by agreement and one of the clauses was against physical contact?" "Yes, but things happened and here we are" Xavier explained. He did not see the need to explain to him but he saw the glances he passed at Jessica even a blind man could detect that he was in love with her. "I was going to call you to cancel the contract but I had not gotten around to it yet" Xavier continued. The reality hit Jessica. They had both professed their love to each other but maybe hearing him saying h