Title: She's my baby, where's your baby?
Rating- PG-13
Summary: Babe finds the courage to tell Bianca about Miranda. After Bianca has Miranda, Babe, Kendall, JR, Adam, David, and the whole town bands together to find baby boy Chandler. WARNING: Possible spoilers pertaining to Ace's paternity.
Disclaimer: I do not own All My Children nor it's characters.
AN: Takes place after the week of June 28th-July 2nd. Babe has fully recovered from her drug overdose. I don't know what else to call it, besides JR trying to hurt her.
AN # 2: I haven't watched OLTL so I don't know those characters well. They'll come in once I watch some more.
Reggie hefted his bag over one shoulder and put the key into the hole before going into the small hotel room He dropped the bag on the bed and went to the phone to call his probation officer and then Bianca's house.
"Hello?" Bianca answered.
"Hey Bianca. I'm here and I'm ready to do the dirty work."
"Great. Now I don't want you taking pictures yet. Walk around the town and look for anyone. And Reggie? If you see Paul, don't get up in his face. Be calm."
"Bianca, you know me!"
"Reggie, do I have to remind you..."
"Okay, okay! I'll just get used to the surroundings. See you later, Bianca."
"See ya."
They hung up and Reggie called Jack before grabbed his notebook and pen and leaving the motel.
He went into one of the bars and sat at a table. He looked around and a waitress walked over.
"Hey stranger. I'm Natalie, can I get you anything?"
"I'll just have a soda, thank you."
"No problem. I don't think I've seen you around."
"Oh...just visiting."
"Interesting. What brings you here?"
Reggie paused for a minute but smiled and shrugged. "Not a lot."
"Okay. I'll be back with your drink." She left and Reggie let out a sigh of relief. He nearly forgot a cover story for why he was here.
Reggie pulled out his notebook and took down some notes. He glanced up and saw someone looking at him. He let out a slight smile and looked back down. He looked up again when the man walked over.
"Reggie Porter?"
"Um...who wants to know?"
"John McBain. Detective with the Llanview police."
"Oh it's nice to meet you."
"You too. Your father called, Jackson Montgomery?"
Reggie chuckled. "How did I know he'd do that?"
"He asked me to keep an eye on you, make sure you don't get into trouble."
"I don't want to."
Natalie walked over and handed Reggie his soda. "There you go. John, are you badgering the new guy?" She smiled.
"Never." John answered coyly.
Natalie nodded and turned to Reggie. "Enjoy your soda. If you need anything, don't hesitate to let me know."
"Thank you." She walked away and Reggie looked at John. "Look I don't want any trouble."
"I know. Look whatever it is you're up to, be careful. People in this town can be very sly."
Reggie nodded and licked his lips. "What do you know about...Kelly Buchanan?"
John smiled. "I knew you were up to something. Careful. The Buchanans are powerful people." He got up and walked away.
Reggie watched him leave and then looked down at his notebook. "What have I gotten myself into?"
Reggie was walking in the park when he ran into someone.
"Oh! I'm sorry I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Oh no it's okay." The woman smiled. "You're not from around here are you?"
"Uh...no. I'm Reginald."
"Kelly."
Reggie frowned a bit but smiled. "That's a nice name. Oh and who is this?" He looked in the baby carriage at the baby. His eyes widened a bit but he kept his cool.
"Oh that's my son, Ace."
"He's adorable. I have one myself." He lied.
"You? But you look so young!"
"I know. I was out on the streets before I was brought into a loving home. Hey buddy. It's nice to meet you." The baby cooed.
"Well we better get going. It was nice to meet you Reginald." She smiled.
"You too."
Reggie walked them walk away and chuckled. "Oh my God. It's him. It's really him." He rushed off.
Reggie dialed Bianca's number and waited for an answer.
"Hello?"
"Babe?"
"Yes."
"It's Reggie."
"Hey. How's the hunt?"
"Good. Babe, I saw him."
Babe paused. "Who? The baby?"
"Yes. I looked into his eyes. I touched his hand. It's him."
"Oh my God. Oh my God." Babe choked. "I need to get him back. I need my baby."
"Babe, there's something else."
"What?" She sounded worried.
"When he looked up at me, for just a split second, I swore I saw Jamie."
Babe gasped.
Reggie hid behind some bushes and took a picture of Kelly holding Ace outside the terrace. Ace was being fussy at the time. At one point, Ace looked right into the camera. Reggie thanked God that babies couldn't speak.
He had been there for five days and he had learned plenty about the people of Llanview, especially Kelly and Kevin Buchanan. For one, their marriage was falling apart and Ace was right in the middle. He wondered if Kevin even knew that Ace didn't belong to him or Kelly. Reggie was sure this was Babe's baby. There was no getting around it. He had her eyes, her nose, and her smile. Reggie took another picture as Kelly turned to speak to a man who had shown up. Reggie had seen him a lot lately inside the house. He must live there too, he thought.
Reggie was so involved in what he was doing he didn't hear footsteps behind him until he felt a hand on his shoulder. His eyes widened and he turned around quickly.
