"...Miranda" I stuttered in disbelief

"Hi John" she replied

"Daddy who's that?" Joey asked

"A friend" I told him

"Mac can you take him inside?" I asked Mackenzie

"Ok come on Blondie" she said taking Joey's hand.

"He's gotten big" Miranda said

"Yeah they usually do from the time that they are newborns" I said my voice was laced with anger and sarcasm.

"Do you think it was easy for me to leave?" she asked

"Oh yeah I could see how it would be so hard to leave" I retorted

"He's my son too" she said

"No you abondened him so he is my son" I said

"I didn't want to do this but if you force me I will sue for custody" she threatened

"Yeah like any court in their right mind would give you custody" I said

"I'm his mother" she said

"You don't even know his name" I said

"It's Taylor" she said

"Taylor, his name is Joseph it's been Joseph since I named him when you just left him there in the hospital" I said

"I've called him Taylor since before he was born" she replied

"Yeah well when you leave your kids you really don't have a choice" I said

"Look I came back because I want my son and I won't stop until I get him" she said

"I'm his father and the only parent he's ever known, I was there every times he was sick, when he took his first steps, his first word... everything" I said "besides Mackenzie is closer to being his mother than you are"

"I figured with me out of the way she'd end up sleeping with you" Miranda commented

"Don't you even think that about Mackenzie she has been nothing but a friend when I needed one and even if something did happen that would be between her and I, nobody else" I yelled.

"We'll see" she said and with that she walked away.