John's head was spinning after talking to Tea about court dates and subpoenas and parental rights and custody laws….he dealt with this stuff all the time but, this time it applied to his own life. His flight was scheduled to leave in a couple of hours. Screw the restraining order, and screw the Buchanan lawyers

After informing Bo, who didn't think it was a good idea now for John to go and tried to talk him out of it, making sure Fish and Davis where up to speed, he had to make sure Destiny was ok to handle Rodi's without him and for her to keep and eye on Roxy, he was off to the airport.

He landed at Heathrow at 8pm London time. He set about finding directions to the Buchanan mansion. In the end, he found out the Buchanan's place was on something called 'Millionaire's Row' on The Bishops Avenue in East Finchley, and he found a taxi that would gladly take him there. Pulling up to the gates out front and looking up at this incredible...home? For lack of a better word, he wondered what in the world she was doing with him. She should be living in a place like this. She never deserved that crappy hotel room. She never deserved Rodi's and beer and burgers. Even though this type of place wasn't them, she deserved this and so much more. Steeling himself, not knowing what to expect he rang the bell.

While Natalie had said that a relative of Nigel's work at the Buchanan mansion in London, the resemblance was uncanny.

"I'm here to see Natalie, is she here?" John asked Neville.

"Miss Natalie is resting in the library..." Neville began but, was interrupted by Kevin.

"What do you want?" He demanded.

"Look, I understand why you'd upset to see me but, I'm here to see Natalie and Liam, this really has nothing to do with you", John said trying to keep the situation under control. He and Kevin have never been anywhere close to friends or friendly in any way actually.

"Natalie is my sister and you're not supposed to be here. I'm not going to let you come in here and upset her, you need to leave."

"What's going on? Kevin, what's with all the yelling", John could hear Kelly's voice coming down the stairs behind him so he turned to face her. Both Kelly and Gigi, he knew wanted he and Natalie to work things out, so if she could help defuse the situation he'd get her involved.

"Kelly. Gigi."

"John?" Gigi said confused but, glad to see him

"I'm here to see Natalie." He said quickly and definitely.

"Of course…"

"No", Kevin jumped in, "I don't want him anywhere near her. I'm not going to let him upset her. She needs to stay calm." Kevin said standing in his way.

"Well, it's not up to you is it?" Tina spoke up coming from another direction.

"Tina, just stay out of this..." Kevin started but, was interrupted by Rex, "what's all this...ah...McBain took you long enough."

"Balsom...where is she?"

"Oh well, its Buchanan now just so you know..."

"Whatever, someone tell me where Natalie is", John demanded, he'd just about had with all of this.

"She's in the library resting John, but, I know she'll want to see you", Jessica appeared over Rex's shoulder.

"No, John was just leaving." Said Kevin, "You know you can't be here!" Kevin said through his teeth.

"What are you talking about Kevin? You know she wants to see him, what is your problem?" Gigi asked.

He was blinded by anger, he wanted nothing more than to grab Kevin Buchanan by the collar and throw him against the wall.

"I don't give a fuck about the restraining order, call the cops I don't care I want to see Natalie and I want to see my son and I want to see them now", John demanded.

Everyone started talking at once and John couldn't focus on any one person or what they were saying.

"I want to see her now", he demanded again, "And I'm not leaving until I do, and your not keeping me away from my son." He hollered over top of everyone quieting them down.

"Wait, I will go check with her first", Joey said from Jessica's side.

"No Joe, don't…." Kevin started.

"What is wrong with you", Kelly whispered harshly to him, glaring at him like he'd lost his mind.

John stood awkwardly in the front entrance surrounded by Buchanan's. He's never seen so many gathered at once in once place. Even on holidays.

He looked toward Jess, "Where is Liam?"

"He is actually having dinner in the kitchen, I'll get him for you after you talk with Natalie", she said, "you know just in case...well, you know."

Yeah, John thought, in case this goes badly. Would she reject him? No, Jessica said she would want to see him. Didn't matter he wasn't leaving until she heard him out.

"Hey", Joe said entering the library.

"What is going on out there?" Natalie asked, "Who is fighting?" She wasn't expecting his next words.

"John's here."

"He is?" She practically gasped. Hope, relief, fear and apprehension all ran through her at once.

"Are you sure this is what you want to do? We'll protect you from him, you and Liam and your baby."

"I don't need protection from John, Joe. I just don't know how to tell him…."

"Well, he's ready to bust down the doors to get in here, you say the word and we'll have him escorted off the property."

"No, no...send him in." Joe looked at her hard. He could see she wouldn't change her mind.

He turned to leave, and Natalie, grabbed a throw pillow from the other end of the couch and hugged it to her chest. Between, the blanket tossed over her legs and the pillow, it would camouflage her belly for the time being, until she could get the words out.

Taking a deep breath, Natalie could feel her heart pounding harder as she waited for John to enter the room. She figured it was a combination of her nerves and her normal reaction to him when he was near. Her heart always beat a little harder when he walked into a room.

He wasn't sure what to expect when he opened the door but, to see her eyes light up and a small smile on her face wasn't it. It quickly faded as she saw the look on his and turned to one of confusion as he shut the door.

"Hi", she said softly, while she nervously played with the pillow in her hands,

"what are you…"

"I've had enough of this", he said angrily. He stood over her, with his hands on his hips trying to control his feelings.

"I –"

"No, I'm going to talk and you're going to listen." Natalie couldn't talk even if she wanted to, she knew he was angry with her, she was no stranger to that but, something was different this time.

"I don't understand how you could do this to me. You said you wouldn't keep me from my son. He was kept away from me for too long already and that's not right…."

"I know John, I'm sorry, I-"

"I'm taking him home, do you understand me? You can call the cops or you can come with me either way, we're leaving…" He hadn't planned out what to say to her and he was surprised by this declaration as much as she was.

"But John…I can't fly…." her eyes filled with tears, and her stomach dropped, he was going to take Liam from her. Of course he was, she'd done the same thing to him.

"Not my problem", he stood staring defiantly at her.

"Why don't you sit down?" She whispered trying not to panic, knowing she still had to tell him about the baby.

"No, I want my son and I want him now, we're leaving!" He turned from her to leave.

"John wait!"

"I am done waiting!" he bellowed, he had to get out of this room. Her eyes were pleading with him and he had a hard time denying her when she looked at him.

"I really need to talk to you before-" she was having a hard time staying down on the couch, all she really wanted to do was run to him.

"To damn bad! I've wanted to talk for months and you put me off because you needed TIME-"

"I did-"

"…I gave you time and you still wouldn't talk to me so you know what, I don't WANT to talk anymore. I'm through trying to talk to you."

She looked so heartbroken, what did she expect from him? He just wanted to wipe her tears but, he knew he couldn't go near her.

"What did you expect? That you could rip my son away from me! Leave the country, get a restraining order against me…..a restraining order, Natalie, really come on!" Hollering now, he forgot all about the large group of Buchanans just down the hall, all he cared about at this moment was getting all of his anger at her out.

Natalie felt like she'd been slapped in the face. "What the hell are you talking about?! I never-"

"Alright, that's it get out!" Kevin came storming into the library and standing in front of Natalie. "Get out now or I am calling the police." Kevin and John stood toe to toe and glared into each other.

John said with barely controlled furry, "I am the police you fucking moron."

"Stop it, stop it right now!" Natalie yelled from the couch. "John, I never-"

"What the hell is going on in here, I can here you all over the house", Clint stalked into the library, wading through the crowd of people. "What are you doing here, you can't be here." Clint said to John.

"I'm here for my son." John told him turning and facing him just as he'd faced Kevin.

"Over my dead body, boy" Clint growled.

John chuckled, "Oh yeah, cuz, I can do that."