"YOU TOLD HIM WHAT!" Manny said amazed at the thought that Jake had actually told him she'd even consider it.
"Sweetie, I know you don't like him, but you should at least give him the chance to see his daughter," Jake said comfortingly.
"He abandoned me and Alexis and you just expect me to let him back into my life!" Manny said getting up as the tears started to fall down her face.
"She's his daughter too, you can't just take her away, you'll get charged with kidnaping," Jake said standing up and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Well, I'll go to the judge then, get temporary sole custody. A restraining order. Please support me on this," Manny begged.
"I agree. But we only have three days to do it," Jake said pulling her into a loving embrace.
"Lets go up there now then. I can't let him take her away from me," Manny said pulling away and looking up at him.
"Okay, lets go get the girl's and head to the Justice Center," Jake said and headed down the hall.
Jake and Manny walked back into Alexis's and Emily's room where Emily was sleeping in her crib and Alexis was coloring quietly.
"Lexi," Manny said walking over to where her daughter was color and picture of a flower.
"Hi Mommy, look at the pretty fwower," Alexis said pointing at the picture she had scribbled.
"It's a very pretty flower, but you need to stop coloring now because you, daddy, Emily, and I are going to go on a ride," Manny said crouching down to her daughter's level.
"Okay Mommy. Can you help me wif my shoes," Alexis asked pulling on white shoe and one blue shoe out of the closet.
"Yeah, but let's have you wear your black shoes," Manny said taking the shoes from her and pulling her black ones out of the closet.
"Okay Mommy," Alexis said sitting up on her bed and putting her feet out.
Manny put her shoes on and double knotted the shoe laces and turned around to see that Jake had Emily in his arms and he had changed her diaper and had changed her clothes. He then hurriedly pulled the diaper bag up over his other shoulder.
"Are you ready to go," Manny asked Jake when she turned around with Alexis's hand in her own.
"Whenever you are," Jake said and walked back to where her and Alexis were standing.
Manny, Alexis, and Jake, who had Emily in his arms, then walked out of the apartment and down to the car where they drove the Justice Center. They walked up the stairs and into the hall where the judges offices were. They walked into an office with the name Judge Ann Marie Smith on the door.