The next morning.

"Danny, I'm sorry about blowing you off last night, but I'm not ready to have sex with you yet.. I'm still healing, and.. I just feel like should.. I.. Nothing."

"What, babe,"

"I just don't feel comfortable making love to you when I look like this."

"What are you talking about? You're gorgeous!"

"I gained so much weight with this pregnancy! I was a big ole house and she was just this tiny baby! Now I just.. I don't look like myself and your so-"

"Jessica, stop. Your body is so beautiful. If you don't feel like having sex yet it's okay. I shouldn't have made you feel bad. I can't imagine a head ripping me apart, then have someone bug me to jam a fucking-"

"Alright Danny!" Jessica laughs.

"Heh.. Well anyway.. I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry? We'll have great sex again once you're ready."

"Just let me go to the gym first!"

"Baby, you don't need to do that! You're perfect just the way you are." Danny smiles softly.

"Well thanks, but-"

"No but's! I said you're perfect just the way you are, dammit!"

Jessica laughs and places her hands on his arms.

"Oh Mr. Huston. How on did I get so incredibly blessed to have you?"

"I ask myself the same question every single day.  I love my little Jessikins." Danny smiles.

"Awe!  I love my Dannyboo!"

He chuckles and kisses her lips.

Jessica breaks the kiss and says, "Now!  About Michael!"

"What about Michael?" Danny sits down on the bed and gets ready to hear what his wife has to say.

"I won't let him drop out for some girl.  His father would be so disappointed in him.  I will be and I know you will too."

"Yes." Danny nods.

"He may be upset with me but.. That's life and sometimes it sucks, baby."

Danny continues to nod as he listens intently.

"I want my boys to be successful.  Get Your Ass Back To School!"

"I agree with you, honey."

Suddenly Nova starts to make noises in her little bassinet.

Jessica walks over and picks her up.  She kisses her cheek and says, "Ohh!  Why can't they just stay this little forever?  So sweet and so innocent.."

Nova looks up to her mother and coos loudly.

"Oh my baby girl!  I love it when you talk to me with your sweet little voice!"

Nova smiles and Jessica giggles, "You're so pretty! *Laughs* You like to be called pretty, don't you?" She says as the baby's toothless little smile becomes bigger and bigger.

Jessica sits beside Danny on the bed and he smiles down to their daughter.

"You're in such a happy mood, aren't you, love bug?"

"She's a happy baby, aren't you, Novies?" Jessica smiles.

**

"Mom, I'm sorry for just throwing that on you last night but I've given it a lot of thought and I've made my decision."

"Hah!  It's funny how you think it's Your decision." Jessica laughs.

"It is." Michael gives her a look.

"Um no.  It's not."

"Mom listen, I know it sounds bad but-"

"Oh so you think it's a bad idea too?  Okay good!  I was worried about you, son."

"Mom.. Listen to me." Michael calmly says.

"I'm gonna get a job, I promise!  I just.. I really love her, mom."

"Oh you love her?  Hah, Michael you've only just met her!"

"Mom I'm not going back.  Can we just drop it, please?"

"Haha!  Your ass is going to school, Michael Edward Shepard!"

"Mom!"

"This conversation is over!" Jessica says loudly walking out of the room.

"Ugh! I hate you!" Jessica hears Michael shout.

She sighs and looks down.

She knew she was doing this for his own good, but hearing him say that really hurt her. None of her boys have ever told her that.

**

"You okay, baby?"

"Michael said he hated me.." Jessica says in a low voice as she looks down at the ground.

"Oh honey, he doesn't really hate you! He's just upset and angry. He doesn't know it, but what you're doing is the best thing for him. He needs someone to be hard on him right now."

"I guess you're right.. It just really hurts to hear those words come out of your child's mouth."

"I understand.. Zachary told me once."

"Really?" Jessica looks up to Danny with tears.

"Mhm.. He was four years old and I ate his cookie."

Jessica laughs and wipes her face.

"Kids just say things they don't mean, babe. I know it hurts, but don't take it personal."

Jessica nods and Danny hugs her and kisses the top of her head.

"Come here my little toaster strudel!" He squeezes her and lightly shakes her body.

Jessica laughs and lays her head on his chest.

***

August 3rd.

"Guys, one year ago little Samuel was conceived!" Sam smiles proudly while holding the baby.

"Sam!" Tiffany shouts.

"What? It's a special day! We created a life, babe."

"Still! Shut up!"

Jessica laughs and says, "That means Nova will be conceived in two weeks!"

"Mom." Sam lifts his hand.

"What Sam?  It's the same thing!  We created a life." Danny says just trying to get to him.

"That's true!  We did!" Jessica laughs.

"I don't want to think about you two creating anything together!"

"Awe!  Don't you love your sissy?!" Jessica says in a high pitched voice and holding the baby close to his face.

"I do." He smiles just before Nova sneezes on his face.

"Awe!  Bless you!" Jessica laughs and kisses her cheek.

"Haha!  You little stinker!  Get over here!" Sam hands the baby to Tiffany and takes Nova in his arms.

"I do love you, little bug!  I just don't want to know how you were created!"

Jessica chuckles and says, "So what happened?  Do you two even remember meeting each other?"

"Oh yes!" They both look into each other's eyes and smile.

***

One year earlier.

"Sam shepherd!  Get your fucking ass over here!"

"Hey!"

"Get something to drink and catch up to us." His friend slurs as he shoves a drink in his face.

"Dude, wait!"

"What?"

"Who's that?"

"Who?"

"That girl over there.  In the black dress."

"Hm?  Oh that's um.. Tiffany.. Yeah, Tiffany!"

"She's beautiful."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, now let's drink!"

**

"She's looking at me.."

"Why are you being so stupid right now?  Go say hi!  You're acting like a kid, man."

"She's too beautiful, I can't go say hi."

"Whatever." His friend rolls his eyes.

Tiffany's POV.

"Oh my gosh, I think that's the most beautiful man I've ever seen!"

"Would you just go up to him?  You haven't shut up since we got here!"

"Oh God, I can't go up to him!  He's too handsome." Tiffany says just gazing over to Sam.

"Well you're beautiful and he won't stop looking at you. Just go say hi and stop staring!"

"... One more drink and I'll go!"

**

Many many drinks later.

"Okay Sam.. Go say hi... You can do it.. You're a Shepard, dammit! Go say hellooooo.. You're handsome for God sake! She'll love you!" Sam speaks loudly to himself.

Samuel walked up to the shy girl and said, "Hi.. I'm Sam."

She smiles and says, "I'm Tiffany.. Nice to meet you."

"I just want say.. You're really hot."

Tiffany giggles and looks down.

"You wanna dance?"

"Sure!"

Tiffany and Sam danced and danced. They soon became very giggly and Very handsy. As they danced Sam started kissing Tiffany passionately. For a moment they felt as though they were the only two in the whole world.

"Wow!" She giggles.

"Let's get out of here." Sam smiles.

**

Sam and Tiffany ran down the street to a Del Taco.

"What are we doing?" Tiffany asks.

"Let's do something crazy!"

"Like what?"

"Eat the place out of tacos!"

"Hah! Are you sure about that?"

"Maybe not.. What do you wanna do?"

Tiffany smiles and looks around before pulling him behind a huge dumpster.

"Oooh!" Sam gets excited and Tiffany laughs.

***

*Gasps* "On my gosh, I remember!" Both Sam and Tiffany's eyes widen as they cover their mouths in shock.

"What?" Jessica asks.

Danny laughs and Jessica says, "My grandson was conceived behind a Del Taco dumpster?!"

Baby Samuel scrunches his nose and giggles.

"I did crave Del Taco a lot when I was pregnant with him!"

"Awe! He's our little taco baby!" Sam smiles and leans over to kiss him.

Tiffany smiles and Sam pecks her lips.

"What a great story!" Jessica says sarcastically.

"It is a great story! It may be weird, but.. I finally remembered the night my little man was conceived... I wouldn't change a thing about it."

"Me either." Sam smiles softly as they look lovingly into each other's eyes.

"Awe Jess, they're sweet." Danny smiles and wraps his arm around her.

"Sam and I raised him to know better than to conceive my grand baby behind taco trash!"

"Calm down, Jessie." Danny chuckles and wraps both arms around her.

"He can be a little Del Taco baby for Halloween!"

"Oh my gosh he can!" Tiffany gets excited at Danny's idea.

Jessica looks at him and he laughs.

"Come on, babe.. It's not that bad! You got a handsome little grandsons out of their.. Very unusual little taco run."

Sam chuckles and Jessica laughs.

"I just don't understand you, Samuel!"

"Hey it was Tiff who put the moves on me!"

"Oh God!" Tiffany elbows him.

"You wanted me!"

"Now I'm stuck with you."

"Hey! Is that a bad thing?"

"... No." Tiffany smiles softly before Sam kisses her lips.

***
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