CAN LOVE SAVE (A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION JUMP STREET STYLE PART TWO}

CHAPTER 23: IS SHE?

Tom went into the living room. Judy said, "Hanson is everything ok?" Tom looked at her, the guys. They all could tell Tom looked weird. Like he was upset. Judy said, "Hanson"

Tom said, "what."  Doug said, 'you, ok?" Tom said, "yeah no I don't know. Sydney is in the bathroom, but Judy can you go in and talk to her."

She said, "Sure but dang it Hanson. I was hoping that I gave her the right advice to talk to you, she was afraid you'd be mad about whatever it is, and I told her you wouldn't be, but I'd be here if she needed her if it went bad."

Tom said, "it didn't go bad. It's not that. I'm not mad at her. She knows that. I don't want her to be alone, and I think she could use you to talk to, and she wanted me to check on the babies.  I didn't get mad."  She said, "ok good." Tom said, "Also, thank you so much for telling her to tell me. This is something that she needed to tell me right away." She left.

Doug said, "Hanson is there anything we can do, do you want to talk about it" Tom said, "actually yes and no. First I'm going to need a beer, probably several. I do need to talk about it, but I need to wait until Sydney tells Judy, I mean I'm not sure if she is wanting to talk yet." They nodded.

Tom got a beer and sat down. The babies crawled to him, so he got up and put his beer out of reach on the top counter and then picked them up.

Booker said, "Whatever it is, you look shell shocked" Tom said, 'I feel shell shocked But mainly just scared."

Sydney took the test and came out and saw Judy. Judy said, "Tom is checking on the babies, he thought you might need me. If you want to be alone" Sydney said, "no its ok. I do need you. I can tell you now. Since I told Tom"

Judy said, "did it go ok, he didn't get mad at you, you didn't fight did you?" Sydney said, "no he didn't get mad, and we didn't fight, he was sweet, and reassured me how much he loved me."

Judy said, "Good."

Sydney said, "I realized something today, and I was scared, terrified, horrified and worried about telling Tom. He is the love of my life, and he is the best husband and best daddy, and he works so hard taking care of me, and the babies, and at the bowling alley, and fixing cars to make money. I know he's exhausted, and I feel like I let him down by being too tired for sex sometimes." Judy said, "don't he doesn't need it."

Sydney said, "Judy the babies are so full of life, which I'm thankful and grateful and happy about. They are healthy, thriving, they are on the go from the minute they wake up, and we get them up, they want to eat, play, crawl, pet Abby, get into everything, they see something and off they go, and it's hard enough with one but three, and they will be walking soon, we already have to chase after them." Judy said, "I know they exhaust you, and I get that you feel like you need to be the only one to do everything for them because of when you had them, you were missing from their life. But it's ok to take help. You take your man and go relax. Let me, let Tom's mom or the guys babysit. We love those little babies. The guys love to play with them, in fact, we have to fight over who gets to hold and play with them, since there is 4 of us."

Sydney said, "well I'm pretty sure that is not going to be a problem." Judy said, "What" Sydney said, "in about 7 or 8 months, if I am right, then there will be one Hanson baby for each of you."

Judy said, "you are pregnant" Sydney said, "I think so."

Judy hugged her. She said, "oh honey, I can understand that you are horrified maybe shocked, I mean you just had the triplets." Sydney said, "yes."

Judy said, "But still you are happy right, and excited for this new baby" Sydney said, "yes I am. I mean to be honest. When I realized it, and then everything made sense, why I was throwing up, why I was so moody, why even my new clothes don't fit, why I felt weird. Why I craved sex with Tommy twice today, and then when we started his cologne made me feel sick, and I pushed him off me."  Judy laughed.