The next night.

"Hey have any one seen Jazmine?" Devin asked searching the room for her with her eyes.

"No but I can go look for her." Rachel said.

"Thanks."

"Mama when is Jazmine going home?" JoJo asked.

"Can you stop being so rude to her, she's your sister just like Joelynn and Joanna!" Joe said.

"Not like Joelynn and Joanna." JoJo mumbles.

"Listen I don't want to hear another negative thing said about Jazmine you hear me?" Joe asked.

"Yes daddy."

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Rachel swings the bathroom door open to find Jazmine cutting. Rachel clears her throat and then turns to walk away.

"RACHEL!" Jazmine yelled dropping the blade as she jumped up.

"RACHEL!" Jazmine yells running after her.

Catching up to her Jazmine says.

"Rachel, you can't tell Devin or my dad."

"And why not?"

"You just can't, they'll make me go back with my mom or take me back to see that therapist."

"Maybe that`s where you need to be- back with your mother."

"You don't know what its like with that woman." Jazmine said.

"Nor do I care, and that`s coming from the nice one."

"Rachel you just can't, please don't tell on me!" Jazmine said crying.

"I can't make any promises." Rachel said turning and walking away.

As Rachel walked away Jazmine whipped her tear with an evil smirk.

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"Hey daddy, mom wanted you to call her." Jazmine said.

"Alright, what's her number?" Joe asked pulling out his phone.

"Here just take my phone I`ll be back."

"Where are you going?" Devin asked.

"To pee."

"But you just came from the bathroom." Rachel said.

"Your right." Jazmine said giving Rachel a fake smile

"I`ll be right back." Joe said getting up to talk on the phone outside.

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"Hello- Jazmine?" Joe said.

"Yes."

"Where the hell have you been, Jazmine has been here for almost three months and you haven't even tried to come back for her!"

"I`m sorry, it's just my mom is sicker than I thought."

"You could have at least called and told me she was coming or maybe that I had a daughter!"

"How was I supposed to do that Joe?"

"Same way our daughter found me."

"Look Joe, I didn't ask you to call me so we can argue."

"Then why did you ask for me to call you?"

"I`m coming into town, so I could collect a few things and I think we need to talk, about Jazmine and her needs."

"Alright when are you coming?"

"I`ll be in town by tomorrow night around eleven thirty."

"Alright where do you want to meet?" Joe asked.

"Do you remember that old park we use to sneak off too when we were younger?"

"Yeah."

"Lets meet there."

"Okay."

"Joe is there any chance we could get back together, I still..."

"I`m married." Joe says quickly cutting her off.

"Don't tell me you're still with that Galina girl."

"No, I`m with someone else." Joe says.

"Do you have any kids?"

"Yeah four Joelle, Joelynn, Joseph and Joanna."

"You forgot Jazmine."

"Well you already knew about Jazmine."

"Are all of them from your wife?"

"All except Joelle."

"Who`s her mom?" Jazmine asked.

"Galina."

"Mmm."

"What?"

"Nothing." Jazmine said.

"How does your wife treat Joelle?"

"Like she was hers."

"That's good, does she treat Jazmine the same?"

"She tries."

"What does that mean?"

"Your daughter has a lot of issues, and that`s a lot for anyone to handle, lets be real no one wants to have to deal with someone else crazy a** daughter."

"First off OUR daughter." Jazmine corrects.

"I`m sorry our daughter."

"And second off why are you defending that woman?" Jazmine asked.

"That womans my wife..."

"And Jaz is your daughter."

"Look, Devin isn't mistreating her she fine."

"How can you be sure of that, Jaz says you`re barely home."

"Jaz says she never talked to you." Joe says connecting dots.

"Who said she told me awhile ago?" Jazmine asked. " I did just talk to her to tell you to call me."

"Well as great as this conversation is, I have to go I`m at my best friends rehearsal dinner."

"I love you Joe."

"Bye Jazmine." Joe says hanging up the phone.

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"What did she want?" Jazmine asked as she and her dad both walked back into the room.

"She wants to meet to talk about you."

"I doubt she'll show up."

"Yeah me too, but I can't leave her hanging what if she does come."

"What if she doesn't?"

"Then she doesn't- do you want to come with me, when I go to see her."

"Not really."

"Why not?"

"Because like you I hate that woman."

"I don't hate her I just thinks she's..."

"Bat s**t crazy?"

"You could say that."

"You have no idea." Jazmine says as she takes a sip of her drink.

"I think I have an idea." Joe says.

"Fine, I`ll come with you, It be fun to see both my parents in one room."

A:n/ How do you think this meet up is going to go? Do you think Jazmine`s mom genuinely wants to talk about their daughter or do you think its just an attempt for her to get closer to Joe?