Answer the Door

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"Jenny will you get that?" Payton asked referring to the doorbell, as she stirred the bubbling soup that was in the pot.

"Ok mommy," Jenny said happily getting up from her spot on the floor and walking into the living room and opening the door. Jenny opened the door only to see a face she had never seen before.

"Jenny you look so big," the stranger told her.

"You know me?" she asked confused by the person's comment.

"You don't recognize me?" she asked, she kneeled down in front of the little girl, "Jenny I'm you mom." Nikki said wrapping her arms around her to hug her.

Jenny immediately tried to get the ladies arms off of her, "Mommy!!!" She screamed.

Payton heard Jenny's scream and knew something had to be wrong, she ran in the living room. She ran to where Jenny was struggling to get away from Nikki who was still trying to hug the creaming 5 year old. "Nikki get your hands off of my daughter!" Payton yelled at Nikki. The only thing she wanted in High School was to be with Jake and keep Nikki away from Jenny, and she could finally get the chance to keep her promise that she would never let Nikki hurt her daughter.

Nikki froze when she heard Payton's voice, she hated Payton more then anything, she stood up and noticed Payton, her hand was resting on her stomach she was obviously pregnant. "She's my daughter Payton, you're nothing more then the babysitter." Nikki replied grabbing Jenny by the shoulder.

Payton grabbed Jenny from Nikki, and put her arms around her, "Nikki what are you doing here?" Payton asked upset that after 4 years she would just show up.

"I came here to get my daughter, now Jenny come here." Nikki said to a very frightened Jenny.

"Jenny would go upstairs and check on Jessica please? She's taking a nap, then you can go play in the playroom ok sweetie?" Payton asked turning her attention to Jenny.

"Ok mommy," she said walking upstairs.

"How dare you have my daughter call you mom!!!" Nikki screamed at Payton.

"How many times do I have to say this Nikki, she is MY DAUGHTER, not Yours!" Payton replied calmly.

"No you're just the babysitter, and will never be anything more then that." Nikki replied.

"Reality check Nikki! Jake got custody of Jenny, not you. I'm her mother; I legally adopted her when she was a year and a half. Jake and I are married, and we have Jenny, and Jessica and another on the way, so in my book I'm Jenny's mother, and you never existed!" Payton replied. "Now get out of MY house before I call the cops!" Payton said opening the door.

"Fine I'll leave now, but I will get my daughter Payton, you'll see!" she screamed slamming the door behind her.

Payton locked the door, and walked up the stairs to go talk to Jenny, she could only imagine how confused and scared Jenny might be.

"Jenny are you ok?" Payton asked as she walked into the playroom and sat on the couch that was in there.

"Mommy who was that? And why did she keep calling me her daughter?" jenny asked climbing onto Payton's lap.

"Well hunny, do you remember when your daddy and I told you that you were special and you were at our wedding?" she asked.

"Yeah, you said that on that day you became my mommy." She said recalling what they had told her when she asked why she was only at the wedding and not Jessica.

"Well hunny when I met your daddy you were a baby, the lady that was here was the person that gave birth to you. But I am the one who took care of you, and loved you. What do you think mommy means Jenny?" she asked her.

"Someone who loves you, and takes care of you." She replied.

"Well when you think of that who comes to mind?" she asked her.

"You" she said smiling.

"Well does it make sense now?" she asked.

"Yeah you're my mommy, and I don't want anyone else to be my mommy." Jenny replied hugging Payton.

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"Jake?" Payton asked nervously into the phone.

"Payton, is everything ok? You don't sound good." Jake replied when he heard Payton's shaky voice.

"Jake, she was here, she tired to take her." Payton mumbled into the phone.

"Who was there Payton? Who was taken?" Jake asked with panic in his voice.

"Nikki Jake! She wanted Jenny!" Payton said now in tears.

"Payton, slow down hunny. Tell me what happened, you CANNOT get yourself too worked up. You're 7 months pregnant if you don't remember." He said trying to break the mood little so she wouldn't be so worried.

Payton slowed down, and took a deep breath, "There was a knock at the door and I was expecting Haley to come over, she was going to bring over some sugar for me to borrow, since jenny and I were making cookies. Then I heard jenny scream mom, and I ran to the door as fast as I could. There she was, Nikki's arms wrapped around her in attempts to hug her. Jenny was all-most in tears. She was so scared Jake, she didn't know who Nikki was, she kept telling her that she was her mom. Then Nikki told me that I was just a babysitter. I threatened to call the cops if she didn't leave. She left but she threatened to take Jenny from us Jake! Our Jenny! What if she takes her, what will I do!" Payton cried into the phone.

"Payton lock all of the doors, and have Brooke and Haley come over with the kids. I do NOT want you guys to leave the house no matter what Payton! I want you guys to be with all of the kids at all time, ok?" Jake told her. "I'll be home in just a couple hours. I'll bring Nathan and Lucas with me." He told her.

"No Jake, you have a game tonight, you can't just do that to your team..." Payton replied before cut her off.

"Jenny is my daughter and you are my wife Payton. I am coming home. Lucas and Nathan will want to come when they find out about Nikki. Just call Brooke and Haley; I'm going to go tell Carl. Bye Payton I love you. And stay safe with our two angels will you?" he said smiling.

"With all my heart." She told him and hanging up.

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