Hey nothing much to say just please R&R:)

Fall came in without a hitch. Leaves started to fall and they were all the pretty red, orange and yellow colors. It was a Saturday and Lucy and Jeremey were getting the kids ready because they were taking them to the zoo before it closed for the winter. A knock came at the door and Krysten ran to the door.

" Who is it?" Krysten said to the person on the other side of the door.

"Chris." said the voice that Krysten hated.

Krysten opened the door a crack and peeked out to reveal her previous "almost step father".The man who never really payed attention to her and left her, her mother and her sister and brother.

"What do you want?" Krysten said rudely.

" Can I come in first?" Chris asked impatiently.

"Tell me what you want first." Krysten answered back.

" I want to talk to your mother so let me in." Chris angrily. He never had patience with Krysten.

" Fine, but stay right at the door and I'll go get her." Krysten ordered him as she opened the door.

He rolled his eyes and stood at the door as she ran upstairs. Lucy and Jeremey were in Kate's room with Jake trying to find her other shoe. Jake's feet could be seen coming out from under her bed.

"Mommy." Krysten said in a worried tone.

"What? Is something wrong?" Lucy said noticing the tone of her daughter's voice.

"Chris is here." Krysten answered trying to fight the lump that was rising in her throat. She hated Chris. She loved her life now and wished he would never come back.

" Chris as in.." Lucy didn't have to finish her sentence and Krysten nodded her head.

Fear, anger and a mix of emotions filled Lucy.

"Stay upstairs kids, I'm going to talk to Chris." Lucy ordered them.

"Who is Chris?" Kate and Jake both asked confused, seeing as they didn't know their father.

"He's a stupid butthead!" Krysten exclaimed.

"Hey, no name calling." Jeremey told her, even though he wanted to laugh since he hadn't heard someone call somebody a butthead in a while.

Lucy walked down the stairs, a knot forming in her stomach. She finally became face to face with her ex.

" What are you here for?" Lucy said in a cold voice.

" What I can't come see you and my kids?" Chris said like nothing had ever happened.

"So you leave for two years, then it's all of a sudden ok for you to come back and go on like nothing has happened? Things have changed around here Chris." Lucy told him, trying not to yell.

At that time Jeremey came down the stairs and stood beside Lucy.

"Whose this?The guy you're currently screwing?" Chris said raising his voice.

"Excuse me?" Jeremey said, annoyed and angry about Chris' last comment.

" You know she gets around.What, are you gonna tell me you guys have been together for a while or something? Don't tell me you're living together." Chris said surprised.

" Since when do I get around!" Lucy asked angrily.

" We all know you did in highschool, you have a kid to prove it and no father for her. You probably haven't changed your ways now." Chris said rudely.

" Actually she does have a father for Krysten, as well as one for her other kids." Jeremey said tightening his jaw.

" Oh and let me guess that's you?" Chris said taking a step forward.

"Yeah, I happen to be Krysten's real father anyways and I don't appreciate you talking about Lucy like that." Jeremey said also taking a step forward.

" What are you going to do about it?" Chris said a small smile on his face.

" I don't have to do anything but ask you to leave, you don't own this house." Jeremey said with no emotion in his voice.

" You don't either. I deserve to be here more than you, my kids are here." Chris said.

" The kids that don't even know you. They call him daddy because he's much more of a father than you!" Lucy shot back at Chris.

" You're getting my kids to call someone else daddy? How is he more of a father he wasn't there for his daughter for five years." Chris spat.

" First of all they asked if they could call him daddy because he's the one whose there in the morning and here at night.He's the one who plays with them and is helping me support them. And second of all he didn't know he had a daughter. When he found out this summer he's done nothing but be there for her and helped me with not only her but all of the kids." Lucy said glaring at Chris.

" Get me my kids." Chris said barely audible.

" No, they're better off without you. Leave now before I have to call the police." Lucy said.

Chris stared at her. He couldn't believe what was going on.

" Fine! I'll leave. But I'll be back." Chris said as he walked out and slammed the door.

Lucy sighed a sigh of relief.

" Good, he's gone."

All three kids slowly came down the stairs after Chris had stormed out. They had obviously been listening.

Lucy and Jeremey decided to still take the kids to the zoo. The whole ride there was full of questions.

" That's my real daddy?" Jake asked.

" Well, yes." Lucy answered. She knew things would get confusing.

" I don't care I don't like him, I still want to call you daddy." Jake told Jeremey.

"And you can if you want to. The man that was here today doesn't have to be in your lives. We're doing fine without him." Lucy said.

" Yeah! We don't need him we're fine just me, Jake, Kate, you and daddy." Krysten said.

" Is he coming back?" Kate asked.

" Maybe, but don't worry I'll deal with it. I should have gotten custody years ago.I just thought he wasn't coming back." Lucy said.

They talked for the rest of the time until they got to the zoo. Lucy and Jeremey talked quietly in the front about getting a lawyer so she could gain full custody.

When they were at the zoo, the kids' forgot about their troubles and worries and they had fun seeing all the animals and feeding a few.