Thank you so much for reading my story! It made me so happy to check my email this morning and see that people are commenting and following.

I have received requests to start more stories, and I will get to those as soon as possible. This month, I have a lot of other obligations for school and for my family, so I will most likely only be able to write one chapter of any story in a day. I plan on taking a break during March and April because that is when finals and job applications start to build up, but I will do my best to write as much as possible.

Again, Descendants belongs to Disney and this story and the OCs belong to Kellygirl46.

Here is chapter two!

Chapter two

The summer after Jay graduated from high school

"Why are you not wanting to do this? Mom and Dad said to go." Sian pestered Lonnie.

She continued to work at the library, just like she did every day. She had her work ahead of her if she were going to go with Jay to Triton's Bay next year for college. Even though her relationship with Jay was now out in the open, not everything was smooth sailing for them. Sian still wasn't completely on board.

"I have a job, you dork! I can't just take off like you," Lonnie retorted to her brother, who just wasn't listening.

"If you're waiting to see if Jay's going -" Sian was cut off by the boys walking over. They were there to try and convince Lonnie to join in on their plans for the summer.

Jay was the last to stroll in. He walked up behind Lonnie, tilted her chair back just enough to get a squeal out of her, and kissed her upside down. "We're going," he whispered in her ear. "I have some really fun things I'd like to teach you."

Lonnie blushed and looked up at Jay, knowing exactly what kind of things he was talking about. She was inexperienced but was having fun and learning a lot from Jay, and she was finding that there were some things he was learning as well. It was a fun and exciting learning process that was bringing them closer together.

Present

"Why are you crying again?" asked the little one as she crawled back into her bed. Lonnie pulled the red and yellow covers around the child and tucked her in.

"I'm just sad and tired. It'll be better soon. I promise." Lonnie kissed the little girl's forehead and tried to hold her tears back. She was going to have a lot of explaining to do when Jay gets here.

He ran out of the building's elevator and over to his reserved parking space. Jay strapped down his things, put on his helmet, and started the bike. He'd drive as far as he had to for her. He pulled out of the garage and raced away. The wind raced through his long hair as what she said repeated in his head.

'She never moved out,' Jay thought. She still lived in the same small, two-bedroom apartment. The tiny apartment she fell in love with when they first arrived in which they had made three years of memories in. God, he missed that place. And Lonnie. He missed her, and he broke her heart when he left and for five miserable years, he kicked himself for making the biggest mistake of his life. Damn, he was so stupid. He had a lot of explaining to do.

Jay drove as fast as he could while remembering the week before he left. All they seemed to was fight, and Lonnie had been so sick that week. Jay remembered that she threw up the minute she got out of bed. Her stomach was constantly bothering her. No matter what they tried, nothing seemed to settle her stomach. It had been the worst week of his life.

The worst day was the day he left. Jay felt as bad as Lonnie looked. He thought he'd be throwing up right alongside her that morning. His world seemed to be spinning, and he couldn't stop it. Jay tried to reassure Lonnie that this wasn't the end. They could somehow make it work. That never happened.

"Lon, I'll find a place for us. I'll get settled in and then you can come. It won't be long," Jay had told her. He hoped she would call when she was ready.

"It's not that simple, Jay. I have a job, I can't just walk out," Lonnie tried to explain. He just didn't seem to get that part.

"We can do this. If we stick together," Jay tried to reassure her.

"But we aren't going to be together, Jay. You're moving three hours away. You're leaving." Lonnie touched his face sadly. This is an amazing opportunity for you. I'm so proud of you."

"Call me when you're ready. I'll come for you." Jay slowly kissed her for the last time, tasting each tear that streamed down her face. "I'm always here for you, Lonnie. I will always come for you."

Those last two sentences echoed in his head. He lost her that day because she wanted him to follow his dream. She let him go because it wasn't a dream she shared with him. That was what killed him.

Lonnie sat on the couch, knees pulled up to her chest, and stared at the photo of her and Jay. Mulan and Shang had been upset, and Sian had been downright furious with her. It was her choice to make, yet, she didn't feel she had a choice at all. Jay didn't want her anymore. If he didn't want her, then why would he want their child? Lonnie remembered the day she told her family about the baby, and their reactions, like it was yesterday.

Five years ago

"Lonnie, you need to tell him," Mulan said softly as she hugged her daughter.

"I can't." Lonnie sobbed on her mother's shoulder. "He doesn't want me anymore. He's not going to want our baby."

"You don't know that, Lonnie." Shang rubbed the back of his neck. He really thought Jay and Lonnie would be together forever. He had seen first hand how much they loved each other. "You need to think about this, sweetheart."

Present

The tears streamed down Lonnie's face as she remembered making the hardest decision of her life. Sian had been furious with her and made no secret he was completely against it from the very beginning.

Five years ago

"You can't not tell him, Lonnie! That's his kid you're carrying. He has a right to know," yelled Sian. There was nothing tender in his approach.

"I can't ruin his life! He chose to leave, not me. I'm still here," Lonnie sobbed. She was miserable without him. "You can't tell him, Sian. You can't say anything," Lonnie pleaded for his silence.

Sian glared at her and for the first time, felt horrible for Jay. If it were him, he would want to know. He'd want to be a part of the baby's life. "You can't ask me to do that, Lon. It's not fair to either of you."

"Is it fair to force him into something he doesn't want? He left me. He made that choice." Lonnie cried harder.

"Don't cry, Lon." Sian sighed and pulled her into his arms. This was going to be a hard road for her. "I won't tell, He needs to hear that from you, not me. Someday, though, you're gonna have to tell him. The longer you wait, the worse it'll be."

Present

If only she had listened to her family. Lonnie ran her fingers over Jay's face in the picture. This was not going to be easy.

Every memory flooded through Jay as he pulled into that driveway. It had been five long years since he left, but suddenly, it felt like just yesterday. Every memory, every moment he spent there, seemed so long ago and yet each one of them was so clear. Jay turned off the bike and looked at his watch. It was just after five in the morning. The sun was just starting to break the horizon and light was starting to streak across the sky. He slowly got off the bike, grabbed his bag, and trudged up to the door.

He stood there for a long moment, looking at the door. He glanced at his key, which was still on his keychain, then back at the door. Should he knock, or just walk in? He swallowed hard, trying to decide. He didn't live here anymore and hadn't for a while. Jay was sure that her boyfriend or husband, he tensed and shuddered at the thought, wouldn't appreciate him just walking in. He took a deep breath and knocked.

Lonnie heard the bike pull up and felt the butterflies flutter in the pit of her stomach. 'He must have raced to get here,' she thought, looking at the clock on her mantle. She jumped when she heard the knock. 'Does he no longer have his key? Of course not,' Lonnie thought. 'After all this time, he must have gotten rid of it.'

Lonnie cringed when she saw herself in the front hall mirror. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying all night. Her cheeks were red and tear-stained. Her throat was raw and her eyes felt like they had been rubbed with sandpaper. She smoothed out her hair and tried to smile, but couldn't. This was just too hard to make pleasant.

Lonnie took a deep breath as she walked to the door and slowly released it as she pulled the door open. Jay stared into those brown eyes and melted for her. He couldn't move for a long moment as he took her in. She said it was bad, and from the look on her face, she hadn't been lying. Jay thought she was still beautiful. His heart ached as he stepped forward. Jay said nothing as he dropped his bag on the floor and pulled Lonnie into his arms. She tensed for a second before she wrapped her arms around his waist and held him tightly as tears began to fall yet again. Her ability to hold herself together was gone.

"Hey! Hey, baby, I'm right here. Just like I promised. It's gonna be okay, Lonnie. We'll make it okay. Jay had no idea what happened, but whatever it was, he'd fix it. He kissed Lonnie on the side of her head and swayed her side to side as she buried her face in Jay's shoulder. God, how he missed her.

His body had changed slightly. He was still muscular and fit, but more filled out now. He was stronger, if that was even possible. She noticed that her arms didn't wrap around him quite the same way. He still smelled the same, though. He was no longer a boy, but a man. Lonnie sighed and sobbed again when he kissed her head. She needed him.

Her body had changed slightly. Jay felt the difference immediately. Her curves were more defined. Her breasts were slightly larger and pressed against his chest and her hips had filled out. She had the same small waist, though. She was a woman now, no longer the girl he knew. He squeezed her tighter against his chest when she shuddered.

"How about we get out of the doorway?" Jay whispered in her ear.

Lonnie nodded and started to step away, only to have Jay pull her back to his side. He picked up his bag as they made their way into the living room, still wrapped in each other's arms. Jay quickly scanned the room and saw that nothing had changed except for a few new photos on the mantle.

Jay kept his arms around her as they sat down on the couch. Whatever it was that she had called him for had really messed her up. Whatever it was, they would deal with it together. "What happened, Lonnie?"

She shook her head How could she tell him everything at once? Lonnie leaned forward and buried her face in her hands. Jay pulled her back to him and held on. He wasn't going to do this the same way again. It had taken five years for her to call him. He would not lose her again.

"Jay, before I tell you, there's something you need to know -" Lonnie froze when she saw Jay's eyes focus on the movement in the hallway.

Wow. Not gonna lie, I almost cried when I wrote the part about Lonnie telling her family about the baby.