Heyy ok so I have no idea where this chapter came from it is so different to anything I planned but It just happened haha. Hope you Enjoy it though x


Jeff sat nervously fiddling with a coffee mug in his local greasy spoon, he had arranged to meet Lucy his ex wife there on the phone a week earlier. He had spoken to Sophia for a bit not daring to tell her about her half sister, then when he had received the phone call a day later from his ex he was shocked when she had arranged this meeting.

'C'mon Jeff pull yourself together man, they're your kids for crying out loud' He muttered to himself as he jumped when the small bell above the Café door rang out.

He was early, very early in fact Lucy wasn't due for another 30 minutes yet but with Polly and his nerves he hadn't slept well so decided to arrive early so he could be with his thoughts and try to figure out what he was going to say.

Jeff was shaken from his thoughts when he heard someone calling his name, as he turned he was faced with the women he once loved, the women who's heart he broke. 'Lucy' he gasped he hadn't expected for her to change as much as she had but he would always recognise her.

'Jeff I needed to see you before the kids do' She explained taking a seat opposite him. 'What's going on? why now?' She asked exasperated at her estranged husbands timing.

'I, I needed to see them Luce, surely you can understand that?' He asked.

'Jeff, I'm getting married next week. The kids love him and he loves the kids I really don't want anything to mess this up' she explained, revealing her fears over Jeff's reappearance in their children's lives.

'I...I they need to meet Polly' he blurted out looking down at the table not before noticing his wife's look of confusion.

'Polly? Who is...Oh that's the women you work with? Huh up to your old tricks again. So you pushed that Dixie away as well' She accused anger and hurt flaring up in her eyes.

'What? No Polly, Polly's dead' he stuttered shivering at the memory of their friend.

'What' gasped Lucy, she looked at her ex in utter confusion. 'Jeff what's going on?'

'Polly she was stabbed a few years ago, she died. Polly is also my daughter' explained Jeff as confidently as he could.

Lucy was stunned 'Daughter?' She was shocked 'You have another daughter?'

'Yes, She's 14 weeks.' He explained smiling at the image of his daughter.

'Jeff, congratulations but why didn't you tell the kids earlier?' asked Lucy beginning to understand the man's strange behaviour.

'It's been a complicated couple of years Lucy, Polly was premature 4 months I couldn't tell the kids I just couldn't' he explained Lucy could see his love and devotion to his new life it was something he never had with her and she had accepted that a long time ago.

'Okay I understand, but Jeff you must promise me one thing' She insisted taking that once all too familiar hand in hers. 'Promise me to either make sure our children are as much a part of your life as Polly is, or as hard as it may be let them move on with their lives'

'let them move on with their lives? They are my children I am their lives' exclaimed Jeff pulling his hand away from hers.

'Well you wouldn't think it these past few years, they hardly even hear from you.'

'I tried Lucy, but you didn't make it easy for me!' He was furious she was asking him to give up his children.

'Jeff you had many opportunities and more than one second chance, just think about what I said. I am not going to be the one to pick up the pieces all over again.' She rationalised getting up ready to leave, however before she walked away she turned to face her ex one more time 'They are happy Jeff, don't be selfish, that's all I ask' Then she was gone once again disappearing from Jeff's life.

Jeff took the long way home going through the local park, he was beginning to question whether Lucy was right when he heard a young women scream. Turning to try and find the source of the sound he felt himself falling to the ground as a hooded figure ran past him pushing him to the ground.

Putting his hands out to stop himself he winced in pain as he felt his weak hand give way, 'Damn it' he muttered as he hugged his hand close to his chest.

Pulling himself up he saw a young girl sitting on the floor a small distance away from him, jogging over to her he lent down so he was in her eye line 'Heyy there princess, my names Jeff I'm a paramedic are you hurt?'

The young women who Jeff guessed to have not been any older than 16 sniffled and nodded at the man before pointing to her foot 'My foot I think its sprained.'

'Okay Princess, lets have a look at this shall we?'

The young girl nodded before gasping as Jeff tried to roll up her trousers.

'Okay I am going to ring an ambulance I think you may have a broken ankle but we wont know until you get an x-ray' He explained removing his phone trying not to wince as he knocked his now swollen hand.

An hour later and Jeff was sat in the hospital staff room giving his statement to the police, 'Yeah, I didn't see his face he had a hood but I would say he was about 5,9 slim build.'

'Ok Thank you Mr Collier we may be in contact.' Explained the young officer as she let the man leave.

'Hey Tess how Is the young girl that came in earlier, she had an injured foot?' He called as the women walked past him.

'She's going to be fine, she has a broken ankle and is a bit shaken but by the sounds of it your her hero' she chuckled leaving to go deal with her other patients.

Jeff left the emergency department and waited for Dixie, he had walked to the café and so had no way to get home from the hospital, he had to ring Dixie and ask her to pick him up but she wasn't to pleased when he explained about his re broken hand.

He saw the familiar car pull up and walked over noticing how slowly Dixie had been driving.

'Hey Princess' He greeted smiling at his wife who did not look to happy at him.

'What the hell happened, I thought you where going to see Lucy please dear god tell me you did not hit someone?' She asked exasperated, she knew his temper.

'No I was in the park some thug pushed me over'

This made Dixie erupt into laughter, 'Did you steal his swing dear? How many times darling you have to share' she teased.

'No I swung higher' he joked back the tension of his morning fading now he was in the presence of Dixie.

'I leave you alone for one morning and look what happens' She mocked as they pulled out of the hospital car park.

'And how is my favourite princess?' asked Jeff turning to get a look at his baby daughter in her car seat.

'I'm fine thanks' Joked Dixie 'Oh you mean your other favourite princess, she's gone through 3 nappies, had 2 feeds and managed to scare lil Abs so much he wont go near her car seat' she explained.

'that's my girl' he laughed tickling Polly's stomach.

'How did it go?' Asked Dixie she could tell he was tense and guessed It hadn't gone as well as he had hoped it would.

Jeff took a deep breath before moving so he was sat looking straight out the front window before re telling everything that had happened that morning.

'Who does she think she is?' stormed Dixie as she manoeuvred her small daughter out of the car and into her arms without dropping the baby bag that was resting on her shoulder.

'She thinks the Kids will be upset because Polly lives with me all the time' He explained unlocking the front door holding it open for the two.

'that's no excuse telling you to even consider dropping out of your children's lives, that's disgraceful'

'Yeah well she isn't going to get what she wants for once they are my children and they will be in my life' he confirmed.

'Good, now that's my Jeffrey' laughed Dixie handing over their daughter as she went to put the kettle on.

'But for now its just you and me darlin' he whispered as he began to play with the little girl.