Carl and Chas were just sitting down to a glass of wine when the doorbell went. It was only 3 in the afternoon but it was both of their days off. Carl got up to answer the door. When he opened the door there was a unfamiliar woman.

"Hello?"

"Carl is it?"

"Yes"

"Good" She said walking back to her car. She opened the boot and pulled out a large bag and brought it to Carl's door. "Here."

"What is this" Carl asked looking at the bag.

"Can you remember when you were 16 you were dating a girl called Hazel?"

Carl thought back trying to remember, when it dawned on him, Hazel was the first person he had slept with. "And you dumped her for getting fat? Well guess what, it wasn't fat making me big. It was a baby, your baby. He's at the shop getting some biscuits and I've had enough. I have looked after him for the first 14, nearly 15, years of his life so you can have him for the next." Hazel started making her way over to her car.

"Hold on! You can't just leave him here. Who's going to explain, it's not fair on him or me. I won't just let you leave."

"Your going to have to let me." Hazel was already in her car and Carl started hammering on the window but Hazel put her car in gear and left. Carl started running after the car but he was no match for the engine. He walked back to his house where Chas was stood who had heard it all. They heard a door bang and looked over to the shop where there was a boy walking over. He stopped and looked at where his mum's car had been, he looked around clearly confused. He walked over to Carl's house and was about to say something when he saw his bag on the floor.

"It that my bag?" He asked nodding in the direction on the bag Hazel had left. Carl just stood looking at the double of him when he was 14. He was slim, tall and had long untidy mousey brown hair.

"Yes, your mum left it here for you. She has gone away for a bit."

"So she has just left me on the doorstep of some stranger?" He asked Chas since she was the one who had answered his question.

"Not exactly, Carl here" she said placing a hand on Carl's shoulder, "is your dad".

The poor boy looked totally stunned. "What's your name" asked Chas. "I'm Chas and as I've just said this is Carl." She said shoving him hoping to bring him back to planet earth.

"I'm Jack." Replied Jack turning away and putting his head in his hands. "So she just left me?"

"Why don't you come inside?"

"This is like the best thing ever!" He said while turning around smiling.

"What?" Asked Carl confused.

"I always wanted to meet my dad and get away from Harris, now it's happened!"

"Who's Harris?" Asked Carl

"He's my step dad. He's not important." Jack walked over to his bag and picked it up. "Where's my room?" He asked. Carl and Chas looked at each other then back at Jack.