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Jake, Katie, Quentin, Xander and Teresa had all been tested and none of them were a match...

Jake was sat on the roof floor, Katie and Quentin had just left after their usual dinner to get ready for bed and Jake had decided to stay on the roof a little while longer.

Was this his life now? Was this all their lives? Living in the hospital? Day to day fear? He didn't like to think about it too much.

A clearing of a throat took him from his thoughts, he turned his head to see the new young Father standing there, "Do you mind if i sit?" he asked.

"Go ahead" Jake motioned to the vent he was sat opposite from.

Xander took the seat and leaned on the tops of his legs, minutes passed without a word being said. Jake realized he may need time on his own and started to move when the young man spoke, "We need to do it don't we?"

Jake stopped himself and move back down to where he was positioned, "You mean about Leanne?"

Xander nodded at his daughters name, "I couldn't take that guilt...not of thousands of lives...if she is..." he started to say, "...then we can leave. All of us. We get a vaccine, and leave...to be a family"

Jake nodded, they were his plans. Exactly.

"I think you have to...question is...does Teresa feel the same?" Jake asked and to his surprise Xander nodded his head. Jake was taken back . So this was it. She was going to be tested. Too much relied on this. What if she didn't have the antibody? Then what?

"Katie talked to her...she brought her round in the right kinda way" Xander told Jake.

Jake gave a smile, "Yeah she has a way of doing that"

"How long have you guys been together?"

Jake stopped. Katie had told them that he was Quentin's Father. But saying they only met a month ago, that wouldn't make sense to them. But he wasn't going to lie, "We met in here"

Xander frowned, and Jake could see his confusion, "I thought Katie said you were Quentin's Father?"

Jake nodded slowly, this needed explaining, "You know how everything in the Cordon has felt intensified?" he saw Xander nod, so he carried on, "I met Katie on the first day...i had brought who i thought was Patient Zero into the hospital, and she was here on a field trip. Then the outbreak happened...she was looking for Quentin and i helped her, at first i did it because i had nothing better to do if i was in here for 48 hours, might as well be productive right?" he laughed a little. Xander smiled too, "she had so much...fire. It made me look at her differently to when i first met her...thinking she just let her kid run off...but she was far from an irresponsible Mother..."

Xander nodded, "Ah i see where this is going...4 weeks is 4 years. So being together 24/7, it just happened huh?"

Jake smiled, "Trust me, i'm not that guy. Never was. But Katie..." he shook his head, "shes not like anyone i've ever met before...it might seem quick to some people..."

"Nah man i get it...you cant help how quickly you fall for someone" Xander agreed.

"I treat Quentin like hes my own...that's why..." he cleared his throat as he spoke, "that's why she said i was his Father...because he doesn't really have one...and we've become a family in here"

"I understand" Xander simply said.

Making Jake softly smile he stood up, "Well, I better get back to the old ball and chain" , Xander laughed with him, also standing up, "God dont let her hear me say that" he shook his head.

"Ditto...i have to do something for the sake of my family...and for the sake of this city"

Jake nodded and patted him on the shoulder, almost as a thank you. They could change all of their lives, "Your doing the right thing"

Xander smiled, taking a moment of reflection and looking out onto the Atlanta skyline, "We gotta get our families out of here"

Jake put his mouth together and his lips lifted up to a small smile, "We sure do Kid"