A few weeks later Kriss and Dave were watching Chloë with the boys. Dave looked at Chloë
"Kriss" Dave asked her
"Yes" she answered
"Chloë's got very pale skin hasn't she?" Kriss thought this was strange
"What do you mean?" Kriss asked him
"Well" he stated, "Llewey and Jim-Bexley have a mixture of my skin colour and yours whereas Chloë is very pale
"Chloë just has more of my genes than yours" Kriss hoed that Dave would accept this "you lot are always saying that she's all me
Dave thought about this and then decided to say the next line
"I want a DNA test," he told her
"Why?" she demanded "don't you think Chloë's yours?"
"I don't know" he yelled, "I'm not one hundred percent sure!"
"You think I had an affair!" Kriss was horrified "I'm not letting Chloë take the test!"
"Why not?"
"It's not needed"
"If you're so sure she's mine why won't you let her do the test?"
For the first time in twenty-eight years Navigation Officer Kristine Kochanski was speechless.
"You see" Dave told her "there is no reason" Dave left the room.
Kriss panicked, what in God's name was she going to do? There was no way in hell that the test would come up positive. Kriss hadn't slept with Dave for eighteen months when Chloë was conceived and didn't sleep with him again until Chloë was six weeks old. She'd have to have the test done, come clean and pray that Dave would forget her. It was very risky, but it was her only option.
The time came for Chloë and Dave to have their DNA tested. Kriss was shaking like a leaf. Her and Dave hadn't spoken since they fell out except when Dave spent time with his children and told Kriss when the appointment was. Kriss was running what she was going to say over in her head to perfect it. Finally the results came. Kriss shut her eyes and gritted her teeth. Kryten read out the results: "The DNA test has proven that David Lister is not the biological father of Chloë Kochanski"
Dave broke down "You bitch" he yelled at Kriss "you whoar" he shook his head
"I can explain," she pleaded, but Dave didn't want to know
"Whose child is she?" Kriss shook her head "Tell me" Dave roared
"Rimmer" she screamed, "Rimmer's her father" Dave fell back into his chair "I can explain" Dave didn't let her explain, he just left her there and walked out, she started crying and no one was there to comfort her she felt as lonely as ever.