A/N- This is avery very odd chapter if I do say so myself... And if you be nice to me...you may just get another chapter explaining it more.

These Days

Chapter 11- Bailey and Jacob

"Merry Christmas, Sunshine."

"Let me sleep."

"No. It's present time."

"Who said I have a present for you?"

There were whimpers and sniffles. "You didn't get me a present?" JJ opened his eyes and was instantly attacked with kisses. "Gimme my present!" Drake whined.

JJ slapped his own butt. "Kiss it."

Drake arched an eyebrow. "You think I won't?" An aggravated groan emitted when JJ's pants were tugged. He wiggled his bottom in the air. Instead of lowering his head, Drake raised his hand and slapped hard.

"OWIE!" JJ jumped up to his feet, holding his red backside. "That hurt, you jerk!"

"You asked for it." Drake smiled. "Now where's my present?"

JJ put his hands on his hips. "Aren't I enough?"

Drake snorted and rolled onto his back. "I'm a material girl."

"Don't I know." JJ skipped over to his bag and rummaged through it. He produced a small, wrapped box and threw it at his lover. It bounced off Drake's chest and landed on the floor. "Good going! Now it's probably broke! It was expensive too!"

Drake wiggled his eyebrows. "Expensive huh?" He retrieved the gift and began to unwrap it. He quickly tore off the wrapping paper and stared at the box. "Ooooo. You devil. Wrapping it in duct tape." He tried to use his fingernails, but it didn't work. He tried his teeth; it didn't work. His eyes traveled through the room, looking for something sharp. He remembered the nail clippers he brought. He went over to his bag and dug through it to retrieve the clippers and a small box wrapped in newspaper. He threw the box to JJ who caught it with ease.

"Nice wrapping," JJ commented.

"It's traditional!" Drake defended while clipping at the corners of tape.

JJ sighed at his lover's wrap job. Every gift he'd ever gotten from Drake had been wrapped in newspaper. But he had learned long ago not to judge a book by its cover. He opened it eagerly. It was a ring box by the looks of it. In fact…

JJ raised his left hand. It was the same ring box he'd gotten his promise/love/engagement/wedding/love ring in. "Cheapo," JJ muttered. Drake was too busy with tape dangling out of his mouth and fingers prying open the box to hear. Slowly, he opened the ring box. Drake heard it snap open an looked up to see JJ's reaction. His eyes went wide and a smile crept onto his face. "Oh…Drakey…" Drake knew when the nickname came out, it was a good thing.

JJ pulled out a silver necklace which dangled a pendant. The pendant was a J and D intertwined by a heart. There were small diamonds on the letters. JJ stared so long, he didn't realize Drake had finally opened the box and was gaping at his present quizzically. JJ put on the necklace and watched Drake's eyes become more and more confused.

"A key?" Drake asked holding it up.

"Uh huh."

"To what?"

"Guess."

Drake's eyes widened. "That cool car I've wanted forever and ever!"

JJ giggled. "Nope."

His lover stared at the silver key. "Umm… A storage house…that has my car in it!"

JJ giggled again. "We already have a car, Drakey. And no. It's not a storage house." He stressed one specific word.

"A motorcycle?"

"No suicylces for you."

"An airplane?"

"Hell no!"

"A diary?"

"Oh come on!"

"A lock?"

"Well, obviously."

"A door?"

"It came with it."

"A garage?"

"It came with it."

"A back door?"

"It came with it."

"A bedroom?"

"It came with it."

"A living room, kitchen, stairs, and bathrooms!"

"It all came with it."

"You got us a fucking house!"

"Not just any house, my dear. The house."

Drake's jaw dropped. "No…way…Not our house!"

"Yes, that one."

Drake jumped off the bed and tackled his lover to the ground. He kissed every living inch of JJ's body. "I love you so so so so so so so so much, Sunshine!"

JJ smiled. "I love you too, Sweetheart."

A few months ago, JJ and Drake decided to have a little adventure. Through Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Bronx they explored the real estate. Homes, apartments, and shacks of all sizes and conditions. They had good laughs through it all. There was one house in particular that took the breath away from both of them. In Queens, the Forest Hills Garden neighborhood was out of this world. They took their time in the houses there. They were big, amazing, and great for raising families. A beautiful brick home with a tile roof absolutely captured their hearts. It included five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms all with magnificent wood floors. The previous owners had great style and all the room seemed to have a specific theme. Drake had leaned over and whispered into JJ's ear, "It's my dream home." JJ said that it was his too. For kicks they checked the going price. The price was outrageous.

"How…?" Drake's mind was just starting to catch up to him. "It was expensive!"

"I know that. But I'm Mr. Moneybags remember?"

"You couldn't have…"

"I most certainly did."

"…why? We said we weren't going to go for a house until we start a family."

JJ scratched his head. "Well…about that…"

Drake frowned. JJ had always claimed he hated kids and never wanted any. It took him a long time to get JJ to want to have kids. Finally, after some friends had a baby, JJ gave in. "You promised…"

JJ waved his hand. "I know. I just--"

"You know what this means to me!"

"Drake--!"

"You told me!"

"Stop!" JJ held a hand over his lover's mouth. "I'm not backing out, Drake. We both agreed I would be the first father. And I was…sort of looking for a mother…and found one."

Drake pulled away the hand. He couldn't believe his ears. "What do you mean?"

"There's this old friend of mine…and I ran into her one day. I just happened to mention it, and she volunteered herself."

"Really?"

"Yeah…"

To Drake, JJ still seemed to be hiding something. "What else? A house, a mother, now what?"

"A baby," JJ said barely audible.

Drake smiled. "Well, yeah. But when exactly did you plan on…finishing it?"

JJ sat on the bed and diddled with his new necklace. He was quiet and breathing heavy. Drake thumped down next to him and tried to read his face. He seemed nervous about something.

Shakily, JJ asked, "What would you want to name a girl?"

Drake furrowed his eyebrows. "Hmm. I dunno. I never really thought about it."

"I have."

"Then what do you like?"

"Bailey."

Drake chuckled. "I always thought my middle name was girly."

"I wanted to tie the baby to you," JJ explained.

"Alright. But what if it's a boy? Jacob, for your middle name?"

JJ smiled. "That's what I was thinking…"

Drake kissed his lover's cheek. "It's brilliant. Little baby Bailey and little baby Jacob." He laughed. "I wonder what a junior JJ would look like. Probably blonde and big blue eyes. Short. A big mouth."

"Ha ha. What about your kid? Brown eyes. Brown hair. A big meanie."

"Oh JJ, you know I love you." Drake nuzzled his lover. "So when is Bailey or Jacob coming to us?"

"…About five months…"

Drake's eyes went as wide as saucers and looked at his lover as if he were an alien. "What do you mean five months? That's when you were planning on doing it?"

"No. That's when she's going to be born."

"When she's going to be born!"

"Don't be mad at me!" JJ pleaded, his hands clasped together. "I was sorta anxious and nervous about her asking me and… I rushed it…"

Drake blinked a few times, letting this new information sink in. "…Bailey…five months…you…"

JJ breathed out heavily. "I was going to tell you earlier, but then this whole thing with your parents and then with work and all that, I was afraid to tell you because I thought you would be mad at me because you know how babies are made and it was hard for me but I did and now I'm going to be a father and I'm scared and I don't want to lose you and I want you to be her father too, so please don't be mad at me, I love you!"

Drake's eyes were still wide. "Please breathe. And say that slower."

"I love you. I had to do what straight people do. I'm going to be a father in five months. I want you to be there with me. Don't be mad at me."

"It's a girl?" Drake asked without any expression.

"Yes."

Drake nodded but said nothing. He paced the room, rubbing his jaw. JJ watched fretfully, hoping his lover was still behind him on everything. He hadn't expected to drop two bombs the same day, he only wanted to inform Drake of the house. From his expression, JJ feared what would come out of his lover's mouth next. Drake seemed to be searching for words, but no sound was produced.

"Please say something," JJ implored.

"I don't know what to say," Drake mumbled, his eyes gazing out the window to the wintry scenery.

"Anything."

Drake still looked away. "It's a surprise."

"I was going to tell you earlier…"

"It's okay." Drake turned to JJ. Tears were in his eyes and he had a big smile on his face. "I'm happy. I really really am." He brought JJ closer and hugged him tightly. "You're going to be a daddy."

"You too."

"Bailey, right?"

"That's what I like."

"I like it too. But what about a middle name?"

"I don't know. You choose."

"Madison."

JJ smiled. "That was quick. You've had that in you're mind for a while, haven't you?"

"Yes," Drake said. "When I was in kindergarten I knew this little blonde girl. She was really cute and we were good friends. She moved away in the second grade. For some reason the name stuck with me."

"Bailey Madison…umm…"

"What's wrong with it?" Drake asked, noticing the odd look on JJ's face.

"The last name."

"Ooohh. Well, I suppose it'd be Adams."

"I don't want it to be Adams."

"You want it to be the mother's last name?"

"No, Parker."

"What? Why? She's your baby, not mine."

JJ shrugged. "Are you ready for another shocker?"

Drake narrowed his eyes. "Let me take a breather." He took a long, deep breath. "Okay, shoot."

"I filed to have my last name changed."

"…you did?"

"It's about time I got rid of that bastard's last name."

"Your step-father?"

"Yes. When he adopted me my last name changed from Lynch to Adams. It was my last link to my dad. I was going to change it back, but then I asked myself why. I had to move on. So I chose Parker."

Drake stuck his hand out to signal stop. "So let me see if I got all this information right. First, you give me a key. Then you tell me it's the key to the house we fell in love with. Now we have a home in Queens. Then you tell me we're going to be having a squawking baby in five months which makes that May. Now another Parker is added to the family. So we're going to be the Parkers living in the dream house."

"Exactly."

Drake began to cry, soft, happy tears. "I love you so much right now. It's unbelievable. Everything you've done for me. Everything we're going to experience together…"

"Merry Christmas?"

Drake laughed. "Yeah. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year."

The rest of the vacation went without a hitch. They kept the future a secret, wanting to wait.

Shirley and David gave JJ a photo frame with the word 'family' engraved on it. A picture taken two days ago, was of the entire Parker family, including JJ. Shirley told him that she loved him as much as her own son.

So maybe JJ didn't have such bad luck with families. Everything he'd ever dreamt of was coming true. A family, the love of his life, and creating his own family.

JJ was too excited for May. He had big plans for the future. He figure they should move into their house either in January or February. That would get them settled before their new addition.

JJ couldn't wait for Bailey Madison Parker. He could wait for Jacob either.

Isaac and Aaron never figured out what happened to their cars.