Chapter:Discoveries, Apologies,Decisions

Kim had woken up early and walked down the street to the grocery store and picked up some food so she could cook Ellie and Erin breakfast.

Kim tried her best to make as little noise as possible whilst she fried the bacon and eggs and cooked the sausages.

Ellie walked into the room.

"Yummy ."said Ellie looking at the food.

Erin walked into the room.

"Oh how lovely i've not had anyone cook me a cooked breakfast in ages." said Erin and at that moment she clutched at her mouth and ran towards the bathroom.

Kim followed Erin into a bathroom with a glass of water.

"Clearly I can't stomach cooked breakfasts anymore,"Erin laughed.

"After all my hard work.":laughed Kim.

"It wasn't like this the first time but every time is different."Erin laughed.

"Come on I'll clear up the kitchen and I'll get you some bread."

"Kim i'm pregnant not not on a beige plain food diet." Laughed Erin as she walked towards the kitchen.

"I'll make myself some cereal. It's fine,I'm going out later to meet a friend,sorry it's such late notice do you mind looking after Ellie?I'll only be a couple of hours." Said Erin.

"Of course."replied Kim,she wanted to spend as much time as she could with Ellie before she went back to Chicago. She had really grown to love that little girl.

"Thank you." replied Erin

"Yay ,I get to spend the day with Aunty Kim." said Ellie as she skipped around the kitchen.

"Aunty!" Kim laughed

"She clearly loves you not even my friends from work have Aunty or Uncle status,just you and Ian." laughed Erin.

"It feels nice to be special."Kim laughed

Erin got herself ready and headed out to meet really hoped the meeting would go well,she didn't need this stress as well as the fact that she was had known for about three months and it wasn't like she didn't want to tell Kim but there had never felt like the right time.

She walked into the coffee shop and saw Jay sitting there.

She walked over,before she had even sat down he spoke.

"Erin, look , I'm sorry about the way I acted the other day." he said, seeming genuinely sorry.

"I understand and I'm sorry for the way I reacted. I was just surprised to see you bursting into my apartment." she replied

"I'm sorry about scaring your daughter."he said.

"Ellie's fine she was upset at first but she knows what police do and we explained that you just wanted to keep Kim safe." replied Erin.

Jay nodded.

"Look I didn't mean to say you couldn't see her,it's just I need to tell her and then we can make some sort of arrangement but she's living with me most of the time that's where I put my foot down ,everything she knows is here in New York." Erin explained

"I understand but I just want to be able to get to know her."Said Jay.

"Right ok well do you want to meet her before you go back to New York,but this all depends on if she agrees to it." said Erin

"Erin I only want the best for her." said Jay and that Jay slipped Erin a check in it.

"Jay you don't need to." she said

"No I do, I've missed three years of her life. There's plenty of things that I should have paid for,look I know we aren't in the place that we were. I'm with Hailey and you're with Ian but I just want us to get along for Ellies sake." he replied.

Erin nodded.

"I'll speak to Ellie tonight."

That evening as Erin tucked Ellie in bed she spoke to her.

"Ellie so you know how I told you stories about Grandpa Hank and how he lives in Chicago,there's also someone else who lives in Chicago who would like to meet you."

"Who?"asked Ellie

Erin took a deep breath.

"Your daddy." Erin said, looking at Ellie's face trying to gage what she thought.

"OH i've got a daddy,that's cool." she exclaimed.

Erin laughed at her daughter's response.

"Isabelle and Kyle at preschool live with their momma and not their daddy and Ivy lives with her Nana and pops and not even her daddy and momma so see not everybody has daddys or mommys to live with." she smiled proud of what she had said.

Erin smiled at Ellie .

"Do you want to meet him?"

"Here in New York?" questioned Ellie

"Yes,you've actually met him already."

"Who is he?"

Erin explained who Jay was.

"So he's Mr door breaker man,my daddy is mr door breaker man.!"Ellie giggled to herself.

"So where would you want to go to meet him?"Erin asked.

"Donuts,I love donuts and you love donuts so maybe he will like them as well." Ellie suggested.

"Alright then donuts it is."replied Erin

"Night momma."

"Night Ellie." Erin said kissing Ellie on the forehead and tucking her in her bed.

Erin turned on the girls night light and she went back into the kitchen to talk to Kim.

"Thanks for looking after her today." said Erin

"No problem we had a great time,do you know she can name every single donut in that donut shop from memory! We went there today on the way back from the park."

"Honestly she's going to become a donut,she's actually going again tomorrow,Ive agreed that Jay can meet her before he goes back to Chicago."

"I hope it goes well,Erin I need to tell you something,I've booked a flight and I'm going back to Chicago in two days."

"Oh no so soon!"exclaimed Erin

"Yeah I need to go back sort my life out there but don't worry I'll be back,plus I need to reach aunty status with the next little one don't I." explained Kim

Erin smiled and the two of them spent the rest of the evening flicking through the tv and chatting.