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Lucy had taken the girls out to a movie with Mary and Jessica, while Jeremey was taking Jake to watch some baseball. At the baseball game they played some catch and got some hotdogs. After an exciting game they were driving back home listening to the radio when Jake asked Jeremey a question he wasn't expecting.
"Can I call you Daddy?" Jake asked with a pleading look in his eyes.
Jeremey's mind raced thinking of something to say.He would love if Jake called him daddy, but then again he didn't know if that would be best and if Lucy would agree.
"Well, Jake, I don't know if Mommy would really like that. I mean I would love it if you did, but I'm not your real dad, your mom might not think it's a good idea." Jeremey tried to explain without hurting Jake's feelings.
"But I don't have a daddy and you're like my daddy." Jake said.
"We're going to have to talk to your mom about this." Jeremey said unsure of what to do.
Lucy and Jeremey had just gotten back from taking the kids to the park and it was the girls' night for a bath. After they were all clean they were tucked into bed, as well as Jake.
Lucy and Jeremey were so tired they decided to go to bed too.They lied there trying to sleep, when Jeremey decided to mention what Jake had asked him earlier that day.
" Hey Luce?"
"Yeah?"
" Today Jake asked me something, that I wasn't sure what to tell him and I said I had to ask you." Jeremey started.
"Ok, what did he ask you?" Lucy said.
"He asked if he could call me daddy."
"Oh." was all Lucy could say.
"What do you think about it? To me I wouldn't mind at all.Actually I would like it. But I know he isn't my real son, even though that wouldn't bother me, but I didn't know if you would like that idea."
Lucy sat there for a while thinking.
"Well, Jeremey it's not that you're not like their dad. But what if things didn't work between us and they were calling you daddy.Would I just make them stop.That would confuse them.Or what if their dad came back. Not that I like him at all and you're a much better dad, but he is their biological father so he has the right to be called dad."
" Yeah I understand, it's ok. I just thought I should ask you since Jake asked me." Jeremey said looking really let down.
"And I don't know why I'm doing this but I agree, they should call you Daddy.You've done more for Kate and Jake than their real father.I'm tired of saying what if things don't work out.We haven't been together long, but I feel something special." Lucy said smiling.
"Really!" Jeremey practically yelled.
"Really" Lucy laughed.
Jeremey kissed her and at that moment all three of the kids walked in. Mouthes open they stared at Lucy and Jeremey. The two hadn't even noticed the kids were there until Krysten spoke.
"Mommy? Daddy? What are you guys doing?"
" Oh, uhm..." Lucy didn't know what to say.
"I think we should tell them now." Jeremey whispered in Lucy's ear.
"Ok." she answered. " Kids, come sit down on the bed, we need to tell you something."
All three kids hurried over to the bed and jumped up on it and faced the two adults.
"Well, lately Jeremey and I have been getting closer." Lucy started.
"And we have started to have feelings for each other again." Jeremey continued.
The kids looked kind of confused.
"So does that mean you're in love and going to get married?" Krysten asked trying to clarify what they were saying.
"Well sweetie I wouldn't take it that far yet.People have to be together a while to know if they want to get married.It's kind of like we're dating right now." Lucy explained.
Oh.So you don't want to get married?" Krysten asked.
"Well not right now.We never know what will happen in the future." Lucy said.
"But we really care about each other. And I love your mother." Jeremey said to Lucy instead of the kids.This was the first time he had said he loved Lucy, since highschool.
Lucy smiled and turned to Jeremey.
"And I love you too" Jeremey smiled.They were going to kiss when they remembered the kids were in the room. Looking back at them they saw each kid smiling widely.
" We also decided that it wouldn't be a problem if Jake and Kate called Jeremey daddy too." Lucy said. Both kids looked really happy about it because they both adored him very much. All three kids jumped onto Lucy and Jeremey and they pulled them into a family hug. It wasn't even a Kodak moment because the happiness in the room at that time couldn't be shown in a picture.
