Jemma's Pov:

"Maybe you should stay home today." Michael suggested for the tenth time since I woke up.

I rolled my eyes at his worry wort tone. "Relax Mike, I feel fine this morning. Besides you know that I have to go to school or Tina and Robby Pop will be all over our asses about this weekend."

He chuckled. "So when are you gonna tell them?"

I gulped the last of my milk down. "I don't know. I was thinking maybe at lunch. At least that way I know there will be too many witnesses for her to actually kill me."

I sighed. "Maybe we should invite everyone over for a big dinner and tell them all at once?"

"Whatever you want to do Love. Let me know whatcha decide. I'll see you in class."

I kissed him goodbye and grabbed my stuff for school.

Tina and Robby were by my locker. "So how was your weekend in sin city? Get married by Elvis or something?" Robby teased.

My eyes widened and his narrowed. I gave him a look that said not now. Tina looked up from her phone. "Sorry guys Skip texted me. What'd I miss?"

Robby pasted on a fake smile. "Oh nothing. Jems was just telling me she was gonna let me borrow her car after school so I can run a few errands."

"I was?"

He smiled brightly "Yep right after you said how awesome your Vegas trip was."

Ughh that butthead was blackmailing me.

 He smiled even bigger when I narrowed my eyes.

 I gave him the keys.

"If you scratch my baby I will cut your balls off with kiddie scissors. Got it?"

He laughed "Whatever you say Sweet cheeks."

Tina's phone buzzed and she texted whoever it was back. She was oddly quiet this morning. Her head came up and she met my eyes.

Oh no something is wrong.

I pushed Robby Pop out of the way and grabbed Tina and pulled her to the girls bathroom. There were a few girls in there and I know how Tina is about people seeing her cry. So I kept her behind me and gave the girls my best bitch look.

"Get out."

They didn't move so I raised my voice. "I SAID GET THE HELL OUT NOW!!"

They scurried to grab their things and left.

"Thank you" I called out as the door began to close.

I spun on my heels and saw my teary eyed best friend. "Spill" I ordered.

She flung herself into my arms and hugged the life out of me. I rubbed her back while she sobbed on my shoulder. I didn't push her anymore to talk. She'd tell me when she was ready. Her sniffles died down and I reached over to hand her some tissue.

I led her to the sink counter and I hopped on. She usually jumps up next to me but she just stayed there by my legs.

She finally looked up. "I'm scared." She whispered woefully.

Crazier words have never been spoken. Tina was always fearless.

"What's up baby cakes?" I asked pulling her into another hug.

"I just told Skip I was pregnant."

I did a double take. "Sorry sweetie did you just say that you were pregnant?"

She nodded her head against my shoulder.

The door opened and Carrie walked in. Not good. I didn't have time for her crap right now. I had a friend that needed me.

I leveled her with a death glare. "Get out Carrie." I growled.

"Awe did I interrupt a hot and heavy lesbo make out session?" She cooed.

She looked at Tina. "Just wait until the school finds out one of their beloved good girls is nothing but a tramp that was dumb enough to get knocked up. Know who the daddy is?"

I gently moved Tina aside and marched over to Carrie. "I'm not in the mood to deal with the town slut so get out before I lose my already short temper."

Carrie flipped her bottle blond hair to the side and cackled a screechy laugh.

"Sweetie we all know the town whore was that mother of your's. Man she must have really hated you to have tried to kill you! But then again who doesn't."

I smiled tightly. "Yeah she did and guess what. She wasn't able to get me down. So do you really wanna take your chances in a fight with me? I don't pull hair and scratch. I'll beat you down like the trailer trash you are. Last warning. Get the fuck out!"

She huffed and turned and left.

I walked back over to Tina as the bell rang. She tried cleaning up her make up but her hands were shaky.

"We better go or we'll get busted for truancy." She hiccuped.

I brought my phone out and texted Michael.

Emergency happened. I'll be late. Can you write a pass for Tina. Promise to explain everything later. xoxoxJems

He texted back instantly.

Did you get sick again? Are you okay? Where are you? I'll come get you. xxxMike

I rolled my eyes and texted him back.

No I'm fine. It's Tina. Long story, I'll explain everything later. Please write her a note. I wouldn't ask but It's important. xoxox Jems

Glad you're ok. I'll write her a pass. Tell her I hope she's alright. xxxMike

"Michael is gonna write you a pass for being late. So we can finish this. Now you were saying you were pregnant?"

She nodded her head. "Are you sure? How far along are you sweetie?"

She sat down and played with her hands.

"Umm a couple of months. I had my suspicions but I didn't take a test until this morning. I told Skip but he just said okay. Then he was quiet for a few minutes and I was too scared to say anything. So I told him I had to go to school. He texted me that it'll be okay and not to worry, but that was it. What if he breaks up with me? What if he thinks it's someone else's. What if he ends up just staying with me because of the baby? What am I going to do about school?"

She started to hyperventilate so I guided her head down between her knees and rubbed her back soothingly.

"Tina I know this is a big deal but you need to calm down. Freaking out isn't good for the baby. First thing we need to do is set up up with an appointment to make sure everything's ok with that little tyke. If you want I can make you an appointment. I'll even go with you if you want." She lifted her head and nodded vigorously.

I smoothed her hair back and continued. "I don't want you freaking out about Skip. He's a good man and will make a great father whether y'all stay together or not. Personally I think you should just give him a little time to absorb this. You gotta realize he is in an actual war zone right now. His brain is all on his fight over there. Which is the way it should be so he comes home to us all in one piece. So dropping the baby bomb on him out of the blue was a little harsh. He'll be home in just under two weeks. By then I'm sure the shock will wear off. I don't think he'd pull any of that bullshit saying the baby isn't his. He's not like that. So just relax and believe him when he said everything will be fine."

She pulled me into a fierce hug. "I don't know what I'd do without you Jems."

I laughed. "You'll never not have me. Remember you're my other half in a totally straight way."

She giggled at my quoting her.

"Come on baby cakes let's get you a pass and off to class. Gotta make sure my niece or nephew has a smart mama." I said winking at her.

Michael wrote the pass wordlessly and Tina left.

 I sat down and fumed.

 Skip better man up because brother in law or not if he hurt's my girl I'll make him regret being born. 

Michael kept glancing at me as I got on his computer and typed in OB/Gyn. I pulled up Tina's doctors name and pressed the number into my phone. I looked up at Michael.

"I need to make a call."

He pointed to his office door.

I'd just got done making the appointment when Michael stepped in. He crossed his arms.

"Ready to tell me why you and Tina came to class 15 minutes before it's over?"

I looked up from my phone and narrowed my eyes.

"Yeah I'll tell you. That good for nothing jerk off of a brother of your's knocked her up! She was in tears because she loves the dumb ass and when she told him all he said was okay. Then nothing. Not a single god damn thing! I swear to god if he hurts her I'll kick him in the nuts so hard he'll never have another kid."

Michael had wrapped me in his arms and was comforting me.

"Jemma he loves her. He wouldn't do anything to hurt her. He was probably just in shock. Plus depending when she told him, he could have been in the middle of something important."

I pulled back and looked at him.

"Not that her being pregnant isn't important. I just meant he could have been at work. You know doing the save the country from bad guys thing."

I sighed. "Yeah I know. I love Skip and I don't honestly think he would toy with her. I just got so upset seeing her cry. I lost my cool and I'm sorry."

He kissed my forehead and laughed. "Hey maybe we can have a double wedding."

My eye lit up. "That would be so awesome."

He laughed at my excitement and shooed me off to my next class.

I got pulled out of class right before lunch by Danny. He took me off campus and we talked about Terri and the web site and I told him off the record what happened. How that all came about.

He laughed and I realized I hadn't heard an actual laugh from him in years. 

He told me that Terri and Betty had taken plea deals and are looking at 20 years with no chance of parole. 

Then he sat back and told me he'd never seen me so happy and that Michael was a good man and would make me a great husband.

I debated on telling him now and decided I might as well. I explained the whole trip and Twilight themed wedding. 

He listened and at first I thought he was mad but I told him we were still having the big wedding and he cracked up.

"If your happy I'm happy for you sweetie. Just promise I'll be invited to your next wedding."

He pulled up to the school office and I opened the car door.

"You know daddy, Jane's a great woman. You should think about asking her out."

His smile froze. "Baby girl I don't think she would-"

I cut him off. "I think she has a thing for ya daddy and I say go for it. You suffered just as much as I did because of Terri and you deserve to find some happiness too." I kissed his cheek and walked into the office.

I waltzed into Michael's class about a second before the tardy bell.

"Sweet cheeks where were you. Sneak off for a hot lunch date?" Robby Pops asked.

"Danny came by to pick me up for lunch and tell me everything is sorted. Terri and Betty took deals so I won't have to testify or go to court." I said happily. I looked up and noticed Michael wasn't in class yet.

I turned to Tina and told her I set her appointment up and that it was in two days. Tina looked over my shoulder with narrowed eyed.

"What the hell do you want!" She snapped.

I turned and saw Carrie. I shifted my body to keep Tina behind me because Carrie had a crazy look going on.

"Carrie you need to go and sit down. I already warned you I wouldn't put up with your crap today." I warned.

She laughed and flicked her hair over her shoulder. "Oh pipe down bitch. I was just coming over here to tell you two lesbos to stop trying to get in on in class. It's bad enough I caught y'all going at it in the bathroom this morning."

A few in the class giggled.

I stayed in place because I knew the rules. I had to make sure that if there was a fight it appeared that I was only defending myself not attacking. I smiled.

"Bitch? I am not a bitch. You must be talking about yourself because you're the only one that acts like a dog in heat. Letting any boy that sniffs around you get a piece. As for your constant obsession with me and Tina.... I'm beginning to think you have a crush on us. You always come over and try to say we're getting it on. I never realized two girls talking would cause such a reaction in you. Maybe that's why you sleep with one guy after another... Trying to deny to yourself that you're secretly turned on by girls. Sorry Hun but as much as you want us, we're still straight. But even if I was into chick's you wouldn't make the cut. I'd prefer someone that didn't have permanent carpet burns on her knees."

haha My little speech had the class cracking up and Carrie screeched like a maniac before launching herself at me. I blocked her slap and clawing nails. But she managed to nail me in the ribs and upper stomach with a pretty solid hit.

Uh oh now I'm mad.

Everyone gathered round and started chanting "fight, fight fight."

Tina and Robby stepped forward to intervene but I yelled. "Rob get her out of here. I don't want her to get hit"

He didn't question me he just did as I asked. While I was turned to them Carrie took the opportunity to come up behind me and yank my hair.

Hehe dumb ass. She just messed up.

I threw my head back and knocked it into her face at the same time I threw my elbow back and slammed it into her ribs. She released her hold on me and I spun around and threw my fist in her face.

"I told you not to fuck with me this morning. I told you I wouldn't play nice. Guess you'll have to learn the hard way."

She got a lucky shot in to my jaw I felt something crack and my head flopped back.

I snapped. 

No one hit's me like that.

 After what Terri did it was a hot button.

I tackled her to the ground and jumped on her. I wrapped one fist in her hair and slammed her head down to the floor and anchored it there.

I used my other fist to pound on her face since I was sitting on her stomach. I felt myself being pulled off and I yelled "Fuck off Rob!"

The class went silent and I struggled against the restricting arms.

"Dammit Jemma Let go!" Michael yelled yanking me back with more force.

Unfortunately for Carrie I still had hold of her hair and a nice big chunk got pulled out.

"What the hell is going on here?" He fumed.

I looked at Carrie and instantly felt bad for kicking her ass. Yeah she started it but I should have walked away.

 I never let my temper get the better of me.

I tossed her hair on the floor and turned to face Michael. "She started the fight and I finished it."

He groaned and walked to his phone. He called Mr. Erickson and the school nurse. The security guards showed up and escorted me and Carrie to the office.

I went in to talk to Mr. Erickson while Carrie got seen by the nurse. Sully closed the door and leveled a look at me. "Are you trying to make me expel you Jems?"

I sat down and flexed my sore hand. My knuckles were swollen and bruised.

"No Sully I'm not. She provoked me. It's not my fault she hit me and I used self defense." I sighed and met his eyes.

"Tell me what happened and don't leave anything out."

I told him about how she's been starting rumors and that we had got into an argument in the bathroom. I told him exactly what happened in class.

"I really didn't start the fight Sully. I was sitting there talking to Tina and Robby and she came up to us. I moved to stand in front of Tina because the baby and-"

"What?" he asked sounding shell shocked.

"Shit pretend you didn't hear the baby thing. Only a couple of us know and she wants it kept that way until things get a little more sorted. Anyway Carrie threw the first few hits. When my back was turned she totally cheap shotted it and took advantage. But Blue taught me how to get out of an attack from behind so I reacted out of instinct. I'd already stepped back when she nailed me in the jaw."

I sighed and flexed my sore jaw. "I'm not gonna lie or even pretend. I flipped the hell out on her when she hit my head. Logically I know it wouldn't have been the same as the last time I got hit in the head but I flipped none the less."

He walked to me and tried to hug me but I pulled back.

"I didn't say that for sympathy. What I did was wrong and I should have walked away. I shouldn't have lost control but I did. So do what you need to."

He nodded. "Go get the nurse to check out your face and ribs. When she's finished go wait in Michael's office. I have to get Carrie's side of things then talk to your class mates. I'll call you back down when I have all the statements and have figured out how to handle this mess to appease everyone."

I walked out and went to Michael's office. I didn't think I needed to be looked at. Besides if it was bad enough Michael could fix me up. I walked into his empty classroom and grabbed the key to his office out of his desk.

About half an hour later Michael came in. He sat on the couch and pulled me to him. "You okay?"

I lay my head on his chest. "Yeah, just a few bruises and a cracked tooth."

He ran his hand through my hair. "Wanna talk about it?"

"There's not a lot to talk about. She wanted a fight and I wasn't going to let Tina get hit. I was fine and holding back my temper until she hit my head. I snapped and you saw how that ended up"

"The kids are all backing your side. So I don't think Sullivan will expel you but you're still probably looking at a suspension."

"I know, I can't expect him to over look this. He's gotta do his job"

He brushed his finger over my swollen jaw. "How are you mentally?"

"I'm not crazy if that's what you mean. I just don't like getting hit in the face."

He chuckled and kissed my lips. "I didn't mean that you were crazy. I just meant that this was a lot to handle after everything you've been through."

I shrugged my shoulders. "I'm fine, I just feel a little guilty for whooping her ass."

He laughed again. "My wife is a compact female version of Mike Tyson! Remind me never to get on your bad side." He teased.

"That's right, you know what they say. A happy wife means a happy life."

His phone rang and he picked it up. "Sullivan wants you in his office."

I gave him a quick kiss and stood up. I swayed a bit but he steadied me.

"Damn. I guess she hit me harder then I realized. My equilibrium got knocked off or something."

Michael looked like he wanted to read me the riot act about going to the doctor but I leaned down and kissed him quiet. I pulled back and stood up slower.

"See all good. Just need to move a little slower the rest of the day. Don't freak out. I've been through this before when Terri hit me. It'll pass."

He looked like he was going to argue but I turned and left before he could.

I sat down on my usual seat in Sully's office.

"Carrie has been expelled for starting the fight. Our zero tolerance policy is clear. If you start a fight it's an automatic ticket out of this school. You beat her pretty good and under normal circumstances I would have to expel you too. But I made a few calls to the school board and they agree that with the trauma you've been through that it was an automatic defense mechanism. So we've settled for 3 days suspension. Starting today. So I'll see you back Thursday. But they've stipulated that you better not get into anymore physical altercations."

I nodded my head. "Got it sir. It'll be business as usual without any fist throwing."

He shook his head. "Go home Jems and get your tooth fixed."

I laughed and walked out. Shoot Rob has my keys. I went back to Michael's office and grabbed my stuff. I texted Michael what I was told and called a cab.

I walked in to our room and threw myself down in the bed. I called my dentist and got an appointment for tomorrow morning. I rolled over and was out.