Everyone was finally out of the hotel and back to their normal lives. Jenai walked back upstairs from the basement and walked to the kitchen. She pushed open the door and saw Nickolas and Kevin sitting at the table and Kristin by the stove.
�Thanks for the help, Kevy,� Jenai said walking to the refrigerator. �I appreciate it.�
�You managed,� Kevin said.
�Yeah, but it wasn�t easy with this damn brace on,� Jenai rebutted. �You see your wife everyday, so I don�t think it would�ve killed ya to pull yourself away from her for five minutes to help me out.� They laughed.
�I was sharing some good news with him,� Kristin stated.
�Please tell me you found a nice house in the hills and we�re moving out of this snake infested dump,� Jenai said. �Better yet, tell me you found a place by the ocean with a beautiful waterfall close by.� They looked at her.
�Kevin and I are going to have a baby,� Kristin replied. �I�m two months pregnant.�
�Really?�
�Yeah.�
�That�s great.� She hugged Kristin. �That�s terrific. I�m so happy. It�s about time you made yourself useful, Kevin.�
�Yeah,� Kevin said sarcastically and Nickolas laughed. �Keep it up, Rookie.�
�Sorry, Sarge,� Nickolas said putting on a straight face.
�Leave Nick go, Kevin,� Jenai said. �He means no harm. He�s a nice guy.�
�This coming from the girl who hates cops,� Nickolas said. �I�m a �nice guy� she says.�
�Be glad she likes you,� Kevin said.
�I am,� Nickolas replied.
�Good,� Jenai said.
�What time is your appointment, JJ?� Kristin questioned.
�Um, 1:30,� Jenai answered. �Hopefully Brian will take this damn thing off. Then I�ll have a few weeks of rehab to do before I can dance again. I�m hoping I can dance again by Christmas. That�ll be the best present ever.�
�I�m sure it will be,� Kevin said.
�I really want to go back to work,� Jenai said. �I love Club Z and I love Alex.�
�Maybe Alex can make ya a waitress or something until you can dance again,� Kristin suggested. �I know it won�t be the same, but at least you�ll be back at the club.� Jenai nodded.
�I�ll talk to him,� Jenai said. �I�m sure we can work something out.�
�Of course you can,� Kevin said.
�Club Z�s my second home,� Jenai said to Nickolas while sitting beside him. �If I ain�t here I�m usually there.�
�Is that so?� Nickolas asked and Jenai nodded. �I�ll remember that.�
�Please do,� Jenai said and Nickolas smiled.
�But you�ll be here tonight right?� Nickolas asked.
�Why?� Jenai asked in return.
�Yeah, why?� Kevin wanted to know.
�Something to do,� Nickolas replied. He looked and Jenai and she smiled.
�Why do ya want to know?� Kevin questioned.
�In case I want to come visit her,� Nickolas replied.
�Why?� Kevin asked.
�Why does it matter?� Jenai wanted to know. �It�s my life and I�ll hang with whoever I want to and you can�t stop me.�
�We�ll just see about that,� Kevin said and Jenai rolled her eyes.
�What are you making for lunch, Kris?� Jenai asked.
�Macaroni and cheese,� Kristin replied.
�Yummy,� Jenai said,
�It�s what Kevin wanted,� Kristin stated and Jenai looked at Nickolas again.
�Why are you here?� Jenai questioned and Nickolas smiled while shaking his head. �I didn�t invite you.� Kevin walked out.
�Kevin did,� Nickolas answered.
�Why?�
�I can easily go if ya don�t want me here.�
�No you can stay; I was just curious.�
�I don�t know why he invited me.�
�Oh.� She smiled. �I�m glad you�re here though.�
�Why?�
�No reason. I just like your company.� He smirked. �I got use to being with you and all.�
�It�s going to be weird not seeing you everyday.�
�Yeah it is.�
�We�ll live though.�
�Yes.�
�We can still hang out and stuff.� He nodded. �We�ll see each other and stuff like at the station or whatever.�
�Yeah.� Kristin looked at them and shook her head. �We still got the movie thing tonight.�
�Of course.� They nodded and Kristin set food in front of them.
�Eat up and enjoy,� Kristin said and they nodded, as Kevin walked back in.
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�Ok, Dr. Lima,� Jenai began, �you said it doesn�t look good, but what does that mean exactly?�
�The cysts on your ovaries is more than just cysts, Jenai,� Dr. Lima said and Jenai looked at him. �You have ovarian cancer.�
�Ca-Cancer?�
�I�m sorry.�
�Are you sure? Maybe somebody messed up.�
�I did the tests three times and they came back positive each time.� Jenai didn�t say anything. �The cysts were already preventing you from having any children and��
�And the cancer?�
�The cancer could end up killing you if you don�t have surgery to remove it.�
�You�d remove the cysts also, right?�
�Of course.�
�Will I be able to have children then?�
�There�s probably a 30% chance you can.�
�So it�s highly unlikely I can and I should just give up the possibility right now, because it�ll never happen.�
�You do have ovarian cancer, but never say never. God could work a miracle.�
�First I get stopped from dancing and now I won�t be able to have any kids. Could things get any worse?�
�I recommend you have the surgery as soon as possible to have a chance at having children.� Jenai didn�t say anything. �You can�t ignore it, Jenai. The longer you wait the worse it�s going to get.�
�Do I get to think about what I want to happen?�
�Of course; it�s your right.� Jenai nodded. �Why don�t you come back in two weeks and we can discuss it more.�
�Alright.�
�Make an appointment with the nurse and I�ll see ya then.� She nodded and they got up. �I�ll leave a prescription with the nurse and get it filled right away.�
�Ok.�
�Take care, Jenai.�
�You too.� Jenai sighed and walked out of the office.
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