Inconceivable! - Chapter 3

"Okay Jamie. You're fed, you're changed, and we are ready to go. High five for a Daddy/Jamie day."

Danny exclaimed as he gave his infant sons tiny hand a gentle high five. Danny loved these days. Riley was at work, but Danny had his off season from the Rangers, which meant that he got to spend all day playing Mr. Mom. He and Jamie went everywhere and did everything. Sure he had days like this when he watched Emma, but it's a completely different experience when it's your own child. Especially now that Emma was in daycare for a full day, he enjoyed being able to share special memories with his son. Today they were off to the playground, then a mommy and me class, and lastly to the gym. That last stop was for Danny, just because he was Mr. Mom didn't mean he could let himself get out of hockey player shape. As he and Jamie were on their way, it occurred to Danny that he hadn't heard from Ben in a couple of days. He figured it wouldn't hurt to pop in and say hi. He opened the door and was greeted by Tucker.

"Oh no, what happened, can't handle little Jamie all on your own. Okay I'll help you, but only because he reminds me so much of … well me." Tucker said as he took Jamie out of his stroller.

"Actually Jamie and I are doing just fine. I just wanted to come see you and Ben, is he here? I haven't heard from him in two days. That's not like him."

"I wouldn't worry about Ben. He hooked up with this girl and hasn't come home yet. He called me yesterday and asked if I would take care of Emma."

"How could he just leave Emma and go with some girl he doesn't even know. That's just irresponsible."

"Well this is Ben we're talking about. If you look up irresponsible in the dictionary I'm pretty sure you'd see his picture."

"I thought that he had grown up at least a little bit. Well I guess some people never change." and as he said that, the front door opened, revealing a very scruffy and disheveled Ben.

"Gentlemen, I have found her."

"Who?" Tucker asked.

"The future Mrs. Ben Wheeler."

"Oh no. Usually when you say that it turns out to be a disaster." Danny pointed out.

"Well this one is different. I don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not, she doesn't want to change me, and she's totally cool with me being a dad. Oh, and the sex is just … magical. I cant think of a better word then magical."

Danny and Tucker shared a mutual look of disbelief, before returning to what they were doing before Ben came in. Danny wanted to say something to Ben about his opinion on all this, but new Danny didn't control the lives of people around him, he just helped them when they asked for it. And when it came to Ben, that was easier said then done.

"Well I'm happy for you." he decided to say, instead of a warning.

"I hope you guys will be as happy as Riley and me someday."

"Oh yeah, speaking of Riley, can you tell your wife to finally send me that picture of Emma and Jamie. The party was already a week ago and I'm still picture-less."

"What? Ben she already sent it. I watched her do it that night."

"Really? Maybe I missed it. Let me check again." he said as he opened the laptop.

After a few minutes, he repeated his earlier statement.

"Yeah, no, it's not there." Danny decided to go over and look for himself.

"Let me see. Did you ever think to look in one of these other folders."

"No, why would it be anywhere else, unless," Ben muttered as he opened his spam folder.

"Ah, now I remember, I made it so all of Riley's emails go directly in my spam folder, after her little spree of those annoying emails of animals doing funny things online. And here it is. This is such a great picture."

"Sure is." Danny agreed.

"Wow, there is a lot of stuff in here that I've never seen."

Now that he knew Ben was okay, Danny wanted to get on with his father-son day. He picked Jamie out of Tucker's arms, and made his way for the door.

"Well, now that I know Ben isn't dead in a ditch, Jamie and I have a date with the swings at the playground. Later guys."

Danny was almost out the door, when he was stopped by Ben's voice calling,

"Danny wait, come back. You uh … you need to see this." It was the shaking in Ben's voice that made him turn immediately.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Well … uh … funny story really. I'm looking at an email here from , the website I got ordained by. And … uh … you're gonna laugh really."

"Just spit it out Ben, what does it say?"

"It says that I missed a step while registering. I never finished getting ordained. Which means that any marriages I officiated, are, well the words they use here are 'null and void'"

Danny's heart dropped after Ben's confession. He handed Jamie to Tucker and made his way over to Ben.

"What does that mean, exactly?" He asked in a tone, that surprised even himself, at how steady his voice was.

"I think it means, that you and Riley, were never really married."

It was at those words, that Danny's eyes bulged, and he felt a rage within him. None like he'd ever known before. He wanted to punch something, specifically Ben. Instead, he balled his fists at his sides, turned to Tucker, and simply said.

"Watch Jamie. I'll be back." and with that he was off, once again to fix a mistake made by his brother.