Chapter •8•
{Liz}I was just sitting watching TV when there was a knock on the door I get up and opened the door and I was met with the face of the one person that I thought I would never see around my house again yeah you guessed it, it's Grant, Grant what the hell are you doing here?
{Grant}I want to see my daughter
{Liz}Why should I when you haven't been in her life at all and now she's 5 years old
{Grant}Because I'm her father
{Liz}Ha well that's funny considering you walked out on her before she was even born
{Grant}I couldn't be a father at the time
{Liz}You couldn't be a father or was it that you chose not to be a father because your daughter was born with spina bifida?
{Grant}Look I know I chose wrong but she is my daughter so please let me see her
{Liz}No you'll just confuse her, she has dealt with enough in her life she don't need someone that will just walk out on her when times get to tough now leave and don't come back
{Grant}Come on Liz
With Jasmine in Mark's home office
{Jasmine}Grandpa I'll be right back I'm going to get something to eat
{Mark}OK baby doll
{Jasmine}I wheel out to the living room, hey grandma can I have something to eat please, and who is he?
{Liz}Yes you can come on and as for the man that's nobody, now come on what do you want to eat?
{Jasmine}Just a ham sandwich please
{Liz}You got it, I sit Jasmine at the table then I walk over to the counter and start making her sandwich once I'm done making her sandwich I give it to her with a glass of milk there you go baby girl eat up I kiss her head and walk out of the kitchen to the living room to see that Grant is still here, leave Grant you have no right to be here
{Grant}I have every right to be here she is my daughter
{Liz}She may be your daughter but she don't know you, all you are is a sperm donor, you have no rights to Jasmine you lost those rights when you walked out on her before she was even born now get out of my house
{Grant}Fine I'll leave for now, I take one more look at my daughter and then walk out the door to my car and head home, when I get home I see my mother sitting on my front porch, mom what are you doing here?
{Kim}I just wanted to see how it went with seeing my granddaughter, did you get to meet her?
{Grant}No, mom I did the same thing to Jasmine that dad did to me but the only difference was I was 5 years old when dad left, I left my kid before she was even born
{Kim}Your dad was and is a coward he don't know what he's missing out on you grew up to be a wonderful young man, and Jasmine my granddaughter would be the luckiest little girl in the world to meet you
{Grant)I don't know mom I don't think she would want to meet me and I don't blame her she don't know me, I just got scared when the doctor said that she was going to be born with spina bifida I just thought the worst possible things
Over with Elizabeth and Robert
{Elizabeth}Well it's 3:30 P.M and I'm on the way to get Josephine and Julie when I get to the school I park my car and head into the school and head to Josephine and Julie's classroom when I get there I see them sitting at their desks so I walk up to them and say hey girls are you OK? Are you in trouble?
{Josephine and Julie}Hi nana and no we are not in trouble we just wanted to have some quiet time
{Elizabeth}Well are you ready to go home?
{Josephine and Julie}Yeah we are ready, bye Miss. Harris
{Donna Jo}Bye girls see you tomorrow, once all the kids got picked up by their parents and or grandparents I start to pack up my stuff to head home as I was heading out the door of the school to go to my car I was stopped by Shane
{Shane}Um Donna Jo can I see you in my office please?
{Donna Jo}Sure, I walk to Shane's office, yes Shane what can I do for you?
{Shane}Come in and close the door please, when she comes in and closes the door that's when I get up and pull her into my arms and kiss her
{Donna Jo}Shane we are still in the workplace we can't be doing this here
{Shane}Oh baby I run this place and I know for a fact that we are the only two people in the school, so what do you say to some office sex?
{Donna Jo}I do love office sex especially when it's with my extremely hot and sexy man so let's do it
{Shane}Come here beautiful
While Donna Jo and Shane are making love let's check in with Peyton and Rowan at Meyer Vet Clinic
{Peyton}Hey Rowan why don't you head home for the night
{Rowan}But what about you?
{Peyton}Well I don't have the girls tonight so I was going to stay here and keep the puppy company, but you have your daughter so go home and be with her and I'll see you tomorrow
{Rowan}I can stay if you need me too
{Peyton}It's OK Rowan go home I'm fine
{Rowan}Are you sure?
{Peyton}Yes I'm sure
{Rowan}OK I walk out of the exam room and walk over to the desk to get my purse and jacket I was about to walk out the door when Peyton came running up to me
{Peyton}Rowan I was wondering of you'd like to maybe go on a date with me?
{Rowan}I'd love too when?
{Peyton}Saturday if that works for you?
{Rowan}I'll have to check my schedule and I'll get back to you
{Peyton}OK, well I'll see you tomorrow, I was about to walk to the exam room when I felt a hand on my arm when I turned back around I came face to face with a beautiful pair of brown eyes yes what can I do for you? She didn't say anything all she did was kissed me after she kissed me she pulled back and said
{Rowan}Oh my god I'm so sorry I didn't mean to do that I wasn't thinking again I'm sorry I'll just be going now I grab my jacket and purse and run out the door to my car when I get in the car I sit there and think (what the hell was that Rowan you just kissed him, but of I'm being honest with myself it was amazing) I look in the Meyer Vet Clinic window and see that Peyton is still standing in the waiting room I smile and shake my head then start my car and drive to my parents place to pick up Jasmine
Back in Meyer Vet Clinic with Peyton
{Peyton}Wow I didn't expect that she just kissed me but I'm not complaining she's a great kisser and I've wanted to kiss her since the day I met her I walk back the the exam room to check on the puppy