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"Out with Jason around town..." She answered casually.

Jaime soon said goodbye to her boyfriend and headed in to see Luke once more. "Daddy....when Aunt Daisy comes back would it be okay if I go out for a while?"

Jenni smiled and gently ran a hand through his hair, kissing him softly before standing up and leaving, waving goodbye to Jaime who was still on the phone.

Jenni chuckled "Believe me I wish I could...it'd be much more interesting and fun....but I still got a job to do..."

Jenni then helped him lay down properly and put Luke's foot in a better position on the pillow that would be more comfortable to sleep with before covering him up. "There...now I got other patients I gotta get to...but i'll be back maybe tomorrow or the next day, I aint sure yet...you rest up real good an' i'll know if you aint been cause Jaime'll tell me..."

"Your stressed...an' that's probably also down to a lack of rest as well as what's goin' on around you which has probably caused said lack of rest...'sides the darkening circles under those beautiful blue eyes tell a different story..." Jenni replied in a firm but gentle tone, running a hand down the side of his face softly.

Jenni couldn't help but smile wider at that and gently kissed the tip of his nose before pulling away slightly. "You need to rest..."

Jenni pulled back softly, resting her forehead against his with a smile. "I love you..."

Jenni returned the kiss just as tenderly, still rubbing her hands across his shoulders softly and soothingly as she felt him hold her closer.

Still smiling ever so slightly, Jenni kissed him gently back....there were so many times during their childhood when she had seen Luke with his lips locked onto some other girls when she had wished it had been her in their place instead of just being at his side as a good friend. Now that it was happening to her, she couldn't help but feel elated that finally her wish had come true.

Jenni bit her lip softly, gazing into his soft sapphire eyes before turning her head and kissing his palm gently.

Jenni smiled down at him, kissing his forehead softly.

Jenni continued to work his tense muscles, feeling them relax more and more under her hands with a small smile.

"Just relax a bit Luke....close your eyes and don't think of anything..." Jenni whispered softly, gentling her touches more as she massaged his shoulders.

Jenni bit her lip and gently stood up, going to the head of the bed and sitting Luke up carefully, sat slightly behind him and started to gently massage his shoulders and neck.

Jenni sighed softly. "Look....i'll see what I can do at the hospital if you want..." She said, knowing that Bo was gonna be bringing Troy back home once he was better.

Jenni nodded a little, sighing softly. "I'm sorry..."

"Well...at the time, if the adoption papers were signed before we found out about Bo...then they have a legal contract...it could have been arranged before Troy was even left at the hospital..." Jenni explained gently, hating that she had to lie.

Jenni bit her lip, shaking her head. "Well...unless me an' you get married real quick and get pretty busy...that's not gonna happen...Troy got adopted by another family...."

Jenni raised her eyebrows, shaking her head a little. "Luke...what're you talkin' about?"

Jenni raised her eyebrows a little, knpwing full well that Bo had agreed to have custody but Bo hadn't wanted her to tell Luke. "Well....I guess they must have gotten them sorted out before..."

Jenni frowned and looked to him. "What's the matter?"

"Mmm...well things'll get better you'll see...someone adopted Troy today so I guess that's one less weight off of Bo's mind..." She said with a smile.

Jenni sighed softly and leant back on the bed a little, careful of Luke's foot. "Well...your not totally wrong in doing that...you're just trying to protect your family...there's nothing wrong with that...but at the same time...I don't think you really thought it through...which is strange because you were always the one who drew up a plan and knew all the consequences..."

Jenni raised an eyebrow, folding her arms a little. "So...you mean by handling it...you kept it from everyone in the family..."