AN sorry it took me so long to post this chapter. It was written with the others but I just never got around to posting it. So here is the third chapter. And your job is to tell me if I should continue this story and give me some ideas on where to go with this.

DISCLAIMER I do not own CJ, b/c if I did none of the 'dancing' crap with WJ would have lasted for so long. So don't sue because all you'd get is a bunch of Dale Earnhardt, Jr stuff.

Once Upon a Time…

Taryn watched as everyone in the room started asking questions a mile a minute. Taryn wasn't a bit surprised when the question of the year was asked by one of her sister's co-workers; why wasn't she living with Max and why are they just finding out about her now? Taryn looked up at her Dad who was leaning on Jordan's desk as he began the story she had heard so many times before.

"Well," he began, "it was about 3 years or so after Emily's death when Jordan began taking guitar lessons from a young girl named Jaclyn Benson. Everyday I'd pick up Jordan from her lessons and Jaclyn and I would talk, it wasn't long before we became friends. By the time Jordan was 15 she had been taking lessons from Jacs for about 2 years, and Jacs's and my relationship had changed."

Taryn looked at the group of people in her sister's office not surprised that so many truly seemed to care about her sister. Looking at all the faces of her sister's friends she could tell that everyone here was trying to be supportive, even if they didn't trust her just yet.

"We both began to feel more towards each, other than friendship," her Dad continued his story, "and we tried to ignore the feelings because of not only the age difference but for the sake of Jordan as well. And as you can probably guess that didn't work out as well as we hoped. Jacs was 21 at the time she became pregnant, Jordan just being 16…." Max must have seen the look he was receiving from the people in the office because he paused for a minute. " Yes I know what you're all thinking but we…I truly cared for Jaclyn."

"When I found out about Taryn I immediately asked Jaclyn to marry me, but she wouldn't agree unless her parent's gave us their blessing. Needless to say, her parents were not thrilled of her being an unwed mother, but they were even less thrilled about our age difference and they would not allow us to marry. By this time Jordan knew and despite being very upset at first she began warming up to the idea of being a big sister.

"So as Jacs's pregnancy progressed Jordan and Jacs began preparing for the baby. We were all so excited they day Jacs's brought Taryn Lucille Cavanaugh into the world, but that happiness didn't last long.

"Jacs showed up at our doorstep when Taryn was only a couple of months old crying. She told me that her parents had decided to move to Nashville and that she and the baby were going with them. I was so angry and began telling her that there was no way I was letting her take my child away from me, but in the end I really didn't have to choice.

"So as Taryn got older Jordan and I went to visit her as much as we possibly could," Max continued until Jordan spoke up for the first time.

" Every time dad and I went to Nashville it almost felt as if we were a normal family." Jordan said in a low voice.

Max smiled at Jordan before continuing, " Jacs and I agreed that when Taryn turned 18 that she could make her own decision about whether or not she would like to come to Boston with Jordan and I, and here she is." He finished.

"Here I am" agreed Taryn as she walked up to her dad and gave him a hug.

"Okay so what happened to Jaclyn?" Lily asked breaking the silence.

"Well," Taryn answered, "my mom dated on and off when I was younger and she finally married my step-dad Tom when I was eight. Tom has always been real supportive about my dad and Jordan coming to visit, and he even gave me his blessing to come up here. And as much I miss Tom and my mom in Nashville, this feels right." Looking around the room at her dad and sister.

" I finally feel like I'm truly at home."