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Chapter 19: Family Reunions
Jazz entered first, holding to Danny's hand for support, and to make sure he wouldn't run off. He was still insanely nervous, unable to help but imagine all the things that could go wrong . . . And then he was inside the house . . . and it was too late to turn back.
Maddie and Jack watched the door with hopeful anxiety. Maddie was almost beside herself with the excitement of knowing that she was going to see her son again. And then Jazz reentered and along with her . . .
"Danny!" Maddie said in a mix of relief and incredulity. She couldn't help but run forward and embrace her son. There was no mistaking him. The black hair and blue eyes, but more than that, she just knew that this was her son!
Danny's eyes widened as he was hugged and a smile broke out on his face as he hugged his mother back. He then felt another pair of arms wrap around him and then a very large pair wrap around those arms and him and he knew that he was now in the middle of a family group hug.
Maddie pulled away as she looked at Danny, smiling happily all the while. Jazz and Jack broke away from the hug as well. Maddie placed a hand on Danny's head before pulling him back into another hug. "Ooh! Sweetie, you've grown so much!" she said, her mood barely dampened by the knowledge that she hadn't been there to watch him grow.
Danny smiled a bit sheepishly. "Uh . . . Th-thanks Mom . . ." he murmured softly. He felt a little awkward, but it was a lot better than the terrifying scenarios that he had been worried about earlier.
Jazz cleared her throat as she drew attention to herself as well as Sam and Tucker who had come in during the family bonding time. "Mom, Dad . . ." she started, but Danny interrupted.
"These are my friends. Sam and Tucker." he said, smiling as he pulled himself away from his parents for a moment to go stand by them.
"Sam helped me find Danny, and Tucker's been helping him for a long time." Jazz explained.
A small smile played over Sam's lips while Tucker just grinned.
Maddie frowned a little. "Tucker?" she murmured to herself and then tried to think about where she had heard that name before.
Tucker however, heard her and nodded. "Yeah. Tucker Foley." he said, continuing to grin.
That's when the light bulb went off in her head. "Foley?!" she asked and then smiled. It was a miracle! The Foley's son was alive and well too!!
Jazz blinked and then snapped her fingers. "Oh yeah . . ." she murmured and then looked at Tucker. "When were you taken from your home again?" she asked.
Tucker blinked. "Uh . . . eight years ago . . ." he said, feeling kind of scared.
Jazz smiled. "This is wonderful! You can reunite with your family too!" she said happily and grabbed his wrist and started pulling him out of the house. Sam grinned and helped her pull him out.
Danny chuckled and looked at his parents. "I'm gonna go with them." he said, feeling a little sheepish.
Maddie nodded understandingly. "It's fine." she said, realizing that he was close to his friends.
Danny smiled and followed after the others.
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Jazz knocked on the door to the Foley's house, a nervous and fidgeting Tucker in tow. A bleary-eyed woman opened the door. "Y-yes?" she asked as she rubbed her eyes and then she noticed Tucker. Her eyes widened. "T-Tucker?" she asked softly.
Tucker smiled hesitantly. "H-Hi Mom . . ." he murmured softly. He could recognize her because he had pictures on his PDA . . . one of the many reasons why he was so reluctant to part with it.
Mrs. Foley let out a cry and, much like Maddie, she ran to and embraced her son.
A/N: Ah . . . Reunions are awkward for me to write. T-T So . . . yeah. I'll end the chapter here. Don't worry. There's more story to come. (smiley)