After such a long time of not updating I decided to give it a try. This chapter has Luke talking with Jess' father (John) The next chapter will have Jess talking with him. Please comment on what you think of Jess' father so far, good bad or evil? I'm really curious to think because I want to see if I'll surprise anyone with Jess' fathers reasons. Anyways please review and it'll make me a happy ducky, and you all want me to be a happy ducky, don't you?
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"So Jess really has a father, huh?" Luke asked the man in front of him.
"Why else would I come barging into a diner saying that I wanted to take Jess back with me?"
"It's called small talk." Luke grabbed a rag and wiped the counter in front of him, "besides, sometimes it takes more than just blood to be a father. Sometimes it takes some time. I've never once heard Jess talking about all the fun you two had together. He's never once mentioned how great you were or how he wishes you could be here."
"Is this advice from experience? I don't hear the pitter patter of children's footsteps. There's no lady walking around here with a wedding ring on. All I see is some guy standing around in a diner with a kid he doesn't want."
Luke shook his head, "Jess can stay here as long as he wants, he's not a kid and can make his own decisions."
The man shrugged and sat don on one of the chairs.
"Out of curiosity, John was it?" Luke waited for a nod of acknowledgment, "where were you when Jess was growing up? What was so important that you had to leave him and Liz alone?"
"Last I checked, that isn't really your business, is it?" The man replied cold, "I had my reasons."
"What, are you some sort of top secret spy or something? Were you out protecting our country? What the hell could have been more important than your family?" Luke shouted, he was shaking with anger.
"Look, life happens," Jess' father began, the anger in his voice evident, "Sorry, but that's how things go. Sometimes things happen and people just have to go along with it."
Luke dropped the rag, "You were never there before and I don't' think Jess will want you to be here now. You might not want to explain everything to me but you owe it to Jess. After all he's been through he deserves a reason."
Before more could be said Luke looked up to see Rory and Jess talking outside of the diner. Jess seemed hesitant to enter "who could blame him for that?" Luke thought to himself. The door opened and Jess entered, letting the door swing shut behind him.
The teenager looked at Luke and nodded a greeting before turning to John, the father that had left him.
"How about you two talk upstairs?" Luke suggested, "I'm sure you have a lot of discuss."
Jess nodded and gestured for John to head up the stairs to the apartment above. Before Jess could follow Luke grabbed his arm, "Just call if you need anything, okay?"
"Okay," Jess responded in his usual manner.
Luke watched his nephew head up the stairs, and sighed unhappily. The last thing he wanted was for Jess to leave. He had gotten used to the one-word conversations, the sarcastic remarks, and the cluttered apartment.
Luke retrieved the rag from where it had fallen and continued to wipe the counter while he lost himself in thought.