Three weeks later.

Jessica is now back home and trying her best to get back into her normal routine.

Things have not been the same between Danny and Jessica since the passing of their son.
Jessica has slept with Autumn most nights, and has avoided Simba's room at all costs.

Danny has noticed so he decided to do something he felt would be nice for Jessica.
He went into the room and started packing things away and taking apart his crib.

Jessica heard him and went to see what all the noise was.  She was not very happy at what she saw.

"What are you doing?!"

"I thought I'd take his crib down.  It might be best."

"Don't touch any of his things!"

"I'm sorry, I just thought I'd help—"

"This is helping No One!  Leave everything alone!" She yells.

"Alright, I'm sorry!  Geez, I didn't know!  You can't even pass the room without crying, I thought you'd be happy I did this."

"I don't know what happy is anymore, Daniel." Jessica says with zero emotion.

"I'm sorry.." Danny looks down just before Jessica walks over to Simba's unopened stroller.

"Oh what I would give to push him around in this.." she softly places her hand on the box.

...

"Will you put it together for me?"

"The stroller?"

"Yeah." Jessica turns to him with tears in her eyes.

"Of course."

"Thank you." Jessica sniffled and walked out of the room.

"Mommy, will you please help me with my homework?" Autumn walks up to her.

"Sure, baby girl."

Jessica went to Autumn's room and Danny started putting the stroller together.

He put it together fairly quickly then snuck into Autumn's room.

He knocks lightly on the door and both girls look up.

"Sorry to interrupt. Just wanted to let you know I put everything back and the stroller is up."

"Thank you."

"No problem.  I uh, I just got a call and I have to run into work for a while."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, they just need me.  I'll be back."

That answer did not set well with Jessica.
Where was he going?  He was he going with?
She was upset but didn't say anything.

"Alright, well be careful."

"I will." Danny walks over to kiss Jessica but she turns her face and he gets her hair.

Danny then stands up and smiles at Autumn.
"Study hard, Auttie."

"I will." She smiles.

Jessica looks down and ignores Danny.
Once he's gone they finish up homework.

"Thanks for helping me, Mommy.."

"You're welcome, my love.
.. You okay?" Jessica asks softly playing with her golden hair.

Autumn nods her head as she cuddles into her belly.
She then places her hand on it and softly rubs it back and forth.

Jessica didn't say a word, she just placed her hand on Autumn's back and let her be.

"I know he isn't in here anymore.. I just like pretending he is. It makes me less sad."

Tears immediately sprang to Jessica's eyes.
"Me too."

Autumn kisses her stomach, lays her cheek down on it, then wraps her around around her mother's midsection.

Both Jessica and Autumn ended up falling asleep in that position.

When Danny returned home he covered them with a blanket, kissed her foreheads, then and went to his room.

Jessica woke up a few minutes later.
She kissed Autumn's cheek and went to Simba's nursery.

Before opening the door Jessica took a deep breath and whispered, "You can do this, Jess."

Jessica walked in and immediately felt this strong presence.  She smiled and knew it was her baby boy.

Jessica walked over to the stroller and inside was a stuffed Simba.
She smiled and slowly lifted her hands.  She placed them the handle and pulled the stroller out of the corner.
Jessica then pushed it out of the room and down the hall.

...

"Mommy misses you so much, Simba.. I know you're still here, I feel you so strong, baby boy.
It feels good pushing this around.  I feel like you're here.... This is actually the happiest I've felt in a month."

Danny heard her talking and could see her walking back and forth.  He knew what she was doing and wanted her to have some time alone with him.

After walking back and forth for about twenty minutes, Jessica returned to the nursery.
She put the stroller away and took the stuffed animal with her to the rocker.

She rocked back and forth, imagining she was rocking her one month old baby boy.

"You're one month old today, baby!" She smiles.

".. I can't even imagine what those thighs thunder thighs would look like now with Mommy's milk making you chubbier and chubbier!" Jessica chuckled softly.

Just then she noticed a small tag on Simba's paw.

"My name is Simba Ray Huston.
  I was born on March 7th, 2014.
I weigh 8 pounds and 2 ounces, which is exactly what this Simba weighs!
Good job, Mommy!
Even though I was born sleeping at 38 weeks, my "Roar" touched HUNDREDS!  Even THOUSANDS!
If you press my paw, you can hear my heart beating.
I hope this brings my mommy lots and lots of comfort.  Know that every time you hug me or listen to my heart, I'm right there with you.  I love you, mommy. <3 Baby Simba!"

Jessica was now sobbing silently.

"No way he did this.  Was this the phone call he got earlier?"

Jessica pressed the button and heard her baby boy's heartbeat.

Jessica sobbed and hugged the stuffed animal.
"Oh my baby boy!  Simba.. Oh I love and miss you so so much!"

Jessica kisses it then places it in the crib with a small blanket.
She then walks into the bedroom. Danny looks up and gives her a smile.

"Did you like your surprise?  They just finished it, that's where I was."

Jessica walks over to the bed and climbs over him.
Their lips meet and they share a deep kiss.

"Thank you so much.  I love it."

"I'm glad."

Jessica ran her fingers through his hair as their kiss intensified.
Jessica needed to feel something else beside sadness.  She wanted to be with Danny.  She wanted to feel his body in hers.

"Make love to me, Danny." She whispered.

Danny pulled away and looked into her eyes.
"Are you sure you can?"

"Yes.. yes, I'm sure." Jessica nods.

Danny kissed her lips and moved so she was now underneath him.  He took her shirt off then pulled his boxers down as Jessica removed her pants.

Danny then slid her underwear off and unhooked her bra.  He kissed down her naked body.  Making sure each part got the attention it deserved.

Danny then lightly ran his tongue over her center.

He made sure she was nice and wet before entering her.
The last thing he wanted was to make this an uncomfortable or painful experience.

**

Jessica wrapped her legs around Danny's torso as he thrusts into her.  Her mouth hung open and her back arched, as the fire between her legs grew bigger and bigger with each movement.

Danny soon felt Jessica's wet walls tighten around him and he couldn't hold back any longer.

After their releases, Danny laid his head on Jessica's chest as the both breathed heavily.

Danny heard Jessica crying softly and quickly looked up.

"Are you okay?!  Did I hurt you?"

"No!  I just.. I needed that.. I want to feel normal again.. I just don't know if I ever will." Jessica nods.

"I know.. I don't think this feeling will ever go away.  I miss him, Jess."

"Me too." Jessica says as more years roll down her cheeks.

"And Danny.. I know you're sorry for what you said.. and I want you to know that.. I forgive you."

Danny's eyes tear up and he says, "I love you."

"I love you too." Jessica softly caressed his face before he captured her lips with his.