Eventually Jessica cried herself to sleep.
Danny was very worried about her, he didn't want her to be so upset she made herself sick. That night Danny didn't get much sleep.

The next morning, he let Jessica sleep in and made breakfast for the entire house.

Jessica began to slowly wake up. She circled her fingers softly on her stomach. It was a habit, but then she quickly remembered and laughed at herself while looking down to her stomach.
She woke with light stomach cramps, which was completely normal for having just given birth.
She slowly got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to clean herself off and change the adult diaper she needed to wear after birth.

After clipping her hair up out of her face and putting on some comfortable clothes, Jessica went downstairs.

"Good morning, mom! How are you feeling?" Grayson asks.

"I'm feeling okay, Grayson. Thank you, buddy." Jessica said wrapping her arms around him.

"Morning, beautiful! Sit down, I'll serve you a plate." Danny smiles.

"Thanks.."

"So.. what does forty feel like so far?" Sam asks.

"Okay, I guess." Jessica shrugs.

"You don't look like a woman in her forties! You could pass for Sam's older sister!" Tiffany says.

"That's very sweet of you to say, Tiffany." She smiles softly.

"It's true!"

"Well thank you." Jessica giggles.

Jessica was pretty quiet throughout breakfast.
After everyone left to do their own thing, Jessica stayed in the kitchen while Danny cleaned up.

".... I wonder how their first night went."

"I messaged Zach earlier, he said it was pretty rough."

"Really?"

"Yeah, the baby was up all night."

"Oh.."

"I told him we'd be there around noon.  I'm gonna make some food and take it over so they don't have to worry about cooking."

"That's nice.... Danny, do you think I shouldn't go?"

"Why wouldn't you go?"

"The baby and I.. I feel like we need to learn how to live without each other.  Not like I never see him, but right now he mostly knows me!  In his mind I'm his mama.  If I go over and hold him, he feels and hears something familiar.  I noticed it in the hospital, whenever I held him he'd be totally fine.  He needs to get used to them.  I'm not being mean, but I just don't think I should go."

"Honey, you can't just stay away.  No mater what, we all knew you and this baby would be close and have a special bond.  He just loves his grandma, but I'm sure he knows who his parents are."

"I just feel bad.  Maybe I shouldn't have held him for so long in the hospital.  They shouldn't have laid him on me right after birth, they should have just given him straight to Alyssa." Jessica says choking up.

"Baby, baby, baby." Danny drops what he's doing and walks over to embrace his crying wife.

"You did nothing wrong, honey.  You did a beautiful thing!  Holding him didn't hurt anyone."

"I just feel.. I don't even know What I feel!  I feel happy for doing a good thing, I feel sad because I'm not the one that gets to be up all night with him.  It's just hard being here and not having him.  Leaving the hospital without a baby was like someone stabbed me in the heart!"

Danny laid his head on hers and rubbed her back.

"It'll get better, baby.  I'm so sorry you're feeling this way."

Jessica doesn't respond.  Instead, she holds him tightly and sobs into his chest.

Danny eventually took her up to the bedroom and they had a long talk.  Jessica decided to go with the rest of the family to visit Zachary, Alyssa and the baby.

Once they arrived Danny rang the door bell and you could hear the baby screaming his little head off already.

"Oh the poor baby!" Jessica pouts.

"GUUUUUYYS!  OPEN THE DOOR!  WE'RE HERE!" Nova shouts.

"Hey, calm down." Grayson chuckles and taps her on the head.

"Hey!  No touching my head, mister!" Nova looks up and points at him.

Zachary finally opens the door holding the screaming baby.

"Sorry!  Aly's in the shower so it's just me at the moment." He chuckles.

They walk in and Zachary looks at Jessica.

"Mom, please help me!  He hasn't stopped crying!" Zachary hands her the baby.

"Oh!  Baby boy, what's wrong, honey?" Jessica spoke in a soft voice as she gently bounced him.

"Has he eaten?" She asks.

"Yes."

"Did he burp?"

"Yeah, a few times."

Jessica then grabs the diaper rag from Zachary's shoulder before walking to the couch.

Jessica sits the baby on her lap and lights pats his back.

"I just think his little tummy hurts."

"How do you know?"

"I can tell by the way he's crying.  Samuel was ALWAYS crying over a belly ache."

"He still does that." Tiffany chuckles.

Jessica laughs then looks back at the baby.

"Yeah, he's just gassy." She chuckles as the baby burps.

Enrique then spits up.
"Oh there we go!  All better, baba?"

Jessica cleans him up then pats his back for just a little while longer.

"Let's give this yucky rag to daddy!" She baby talks.

Jessica held him in her arms and he was completely silent.

Just then Alyssa walks downstairs.
"Have I gone def?" She asks.

"Heh!  No, mom got him to spit up, then he was fine!"

"Oh gosh, bless you!"

Jessica chuckles.

"Danny made lunch, so you go eat and I'll watch him.  I'm not hungry."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive!  Go ahead."

"Thank you!"

Jessica sat in the living room with the baby while everyone ate.

"You little stinker!  I thought you said you were going to be good for mommy and daddy!  Your dad told me you were up all night long!  What was that about?" Jessica chuckles.

The baby looked at Jessica with big eyes as he sucked on his hand.

"Are you getting hungry?"

"Wela brought you some fresh milkies!" Jessica smiles.

The baby kicks his legs with excitement as he now attempts to eat both hands at the same time.

"You're so happy about your milkies!" She giggles.

Just then Nova walks in.

"Hi mommy!  I'm all done with my food!  Can I see my baby now?"

"He's hungry, bug."

"I can feed him!"

"It's okay, baby.  Let me just grab his bottle."

"No, I've got it!  I've got it!  You stay sitting down!  I'll tell his mommy!"

"Thank you, precious."

"You're welcome!  I'm just showing you how good I'll be when I get to be a big sister!"

"Novaaa.."

"I want a baby!"

"Mommy just has one."

"BUT NOT OURS!"

"Nova, go get his bottle!" Jessica chuckles.

She runs off then returns with Alyssa.

"Are you hungry, papa? Come here, mi vida!" She baby talks.

Alyssa sat beside Jessica to feed him his bottle.

"How are you, honey?" Jessica asks.

"Good! Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Jessica smiles softly.

"Good!"

"So last night was rough?"

"Yes! I knew it would be.. I just feel bad because I felt that he was scared.. I mean who wouldn't be afraid of this big world after being warm and cozy for nine months? I know he wanted you.. and it's okay. I felt bad that he wanted you and had to stick with Zach and I.." She chuckles softly.

"Honey, he knows you're his mama." Jessica pats her back.

Alyssa smiles softly and looks down at the baby.

"I guess I didn't think about how it would be kinda difficult on him too. How are you? I know it.. it must be hard."

Jessica watched Alyssa holding her brand new baby boy in her arms, and a smile appeared on her face.

"It's hard... but seeing you with him.. and seeing Zachary with him. It makes me happy. I'm so glad I was able to do this for you guys."

"We appreciate you so much, you know that." Alyssa reaches out and holds Jessica's hand.

"I do."

"You're an angel, Jessica."

"I'm alright!" Jessica chuckles then looks down at Enrique with a happy smile.

"Anything for my babies."