A/N: I'm not really sure how this chapter's going to work. I'm going to try my best. Here's chapter 6, enjoy!

Two hours later and Elliot and Jack were still talking; laughing; getting to know each other. But, there was still one important (albeit obvious) thing that Elliot didn't know about Jack. Jack toyed with the idea of telling him now or later. Jack worried that if he told Elliot, he would freak out and then Jack would lose contact with his son. This could not happen, Jack would not let this happen. Ever since he found out he had a son, even though it was only a couple of hours ago, something changed in Jack. He felt very paternal all of a sudden. For some reason, he couldn't wait for Elliot to meet his friends. Well, they were more like family. He almost laughed when he pictured what they would do when he introduced them to Elliot. Karen, he knew, would probably fall out of her chair. Will would probably turn into Karen for a few minutes and have the highest pitched voice in the world, excluding Karen. And Grace, well she would probably stress eat. Jack couldn't wait for that. But, it would just have to wait. Elliot would have to know the truth first.

'Elliot, you had the courage to come and find me, so I guess I need to summon the courage to tell you this.' Jack took a deep breath. 'Elliot, I'm gay.'

'Yeah, thought so!' Elliot did not react in the way Jack expected him to.

'What do you mean 'thought so'?'

'Hello! It's so obvious! You couldn't pass for straight if you tried!' Elliot was laughing so hard his stomach hurt. It was weird how he felt he already knew Jack enough and felt comfortable enough with him to poke fun out of him like that.

Jack joined in with Elliot's laughing. ' Why would I want to try? Hey, you would like something to drink?'

'Yes, please. Dad.' Elliot added after a few seconds.

'Coming right up. Son.'

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'How do you think Elliot's getting on with his dad?' Mason asked. He and Olivia were still at the park. The park was emptying now. Most of the other kids were going home before it got too dark. It was only 4:00 in the afternoon, but it was December after all.

'Let's hope he's getting on well.' Olivia replied. She was not really paying attention to what Mason asked. She had other things on her mind.

'How do you think Karen's getting on with our dad?' Olivia paid attention to what Mason asked this time. The truth was she wondered the same thing.

'I have absolutely no idea. Maybe we should go home to find out.' Most kids in the park had been dying to go home by this time. They wanted out of the cold. Olivia and Mason, on the other hand, were dreading going home. They hadn't been home since Karen had walked them to the park after she'd returned home after the big fight between her and Stan. Karen and Stan hadn't been in the same room since the previous night, so Mason and Olivia had no idea what to expect.

'Come on. We've gotta go home sometime.' Mason took the first move towards going home.

'Yeah, let's go.' Olivia quickly followed her brother's lead.

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Less than fifteen minutes later, the Walker children arrived at the front door of their home. Although they did not let on to each other, they were both nervous.

'Here goes!' Mason announced as he opened the front door. Both children let out a sigh of relief when they saw both of their parents sitting down on the sofa in the living room.

'Oh, thank god!' Olivia quietly whispered to Mason. At that moment Karen turned around.

'Hey kids! Don't worry I'm not going anywhere!' Karen tried to reassure them. 'Why don't you two go and change out of your dirty clothes and put some clean ones on because us three are going out.'

'Where are we going?' Mason questioned.

'We are going to Auntie Grace and Uncle Will's house for dinner. Uncle Will said that Uncle Jack's got somebody he wants us to meet.' Karen informed them.

'By that does Uncle Will mean Uncle Jack's got another new boyfriend for everybody to know for two weeks?' Olivia joked. She knew her Uncle Jack too well.

'Probably. Anyway, hurry up. I said we'd be there in half an hour.'

'Why isn't Dad coming too?' Mason suddenly thought that them going out was a plan for Stan to move out while they weren't there.

'Dad's got a business meeting.' Karen saw the fear in Mason's eyes. 'Don't worry, he's not going anywhere either.' Karen hugged her stepson. With that, Mason hurried to get ready. They always loved visiting their 'family'.

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Mason, Karen and Olivia arrived at Apartment 9C of 155 Riverside Drive. Mason knocked on the door, unaware that his and his sister's best friend were only a few feet away in the apartment opposite. Unsure if the occupants of 9C heard his knock, Mason knocked on the door again.

'Come in!' a voice shouted from inside. Olivia and Mason hurried to enter. 'Hello! Are my two favourite people going to give me a hug? Come here!' Grace invited. She loved her assistant's stepchildren. Olivia and Mason gave their Auntie Grace a hug. Grace wasn't really their aunt, but she was the closest thing to it. 'Where have you two been today? Hey Karen!'

'We were at the park all day? Where's Uncle Will?' Olivia was startled when Will appeared as if out of nowhere from behind the kitchen counter.

'I'm over here! Come and give me a hug too!' Mason and Olivia went to hug the closest person they had to an uncle as well as Jack.

'When's Uncle Jack getting here?' Mason questioned.

'I'm not sure. Shouldn't be too long though. Hey, Karen! Do you know who we're supposed to be meeting today?' Will questioned their stepmother. Karen was usually the best source of information when it came to anything involving Jack.

'I don't know. He didn't even phone me or anything today.' This left Karen confused.

'He usually tells you everything. This is quite weird.' Grace commented.

'Well I guess we'll all find out soon enough.' Will answered. 'Why don't you two take your seats in time for dinner?' Will instructed the two ten-year-olds who were standing beside him.

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Unknown to the five people inside 9C, Jack and Elliot were standing outside the door just about to enter. Both were nervous. Jack was about to tell the closest people to him that he was a father. He would also have to explain the whole 'New York Family Clinic' story to them. That wouldn't be easy. Elliot was nervous because he was about to meet the people his dad called his family, unaware as to who was really inside.

'Are you sure you wanna do this?' Jack checked with his son for the last time.

'Yes, I am. But more importantly, are you?' Elliot could tell Jack was more nervous than he was. Jack simply smiled and then opened the door.

'Hola! Who's all here?' Jack made his entrance, followed by Elliot. Olivia turned round from her chair.

'Hey Uncle Jack! Hey Elliot, what are you doing here? I thought you were away to meet your da- oh my god!' Olivia had put two and two together and came up with four. 'Is this your dad?' Will, Grace and Karen looked at each other with confused expressions. Mason, however, was just as shocked as Olivia was. He knew what was going on.

'Yes he is. Why?' Elliot didn't realise what the big deal was.

'Oh my god, I can't believe your dad is my Uncle Jack!' Olivia was horrified.

'Jack, who is this?' Will questioned.

'Well, guys. I'd like you all to meet Elliot. My son.' Jack proudly announced. Will, Grace and Karen reacted exactly as he had thought they would.

'Wow, I thought you were joking when you said how they would react!' Elliot laughed.

'How the hell can you have a son?' Will's voice had gone up at least two octaves.

'Well, long story short. I made a donation to the New York Family Clinic and Elliot's mother used it.' Jack answered in the simplest way possible.

' Olivia, I can't believe that our best friend's dad if our gay Uncle Jack!' Mason was laughing at the extremely strange set of circumstances.

'Join the club! What's for dinner or has Auntie Grace already eaten it?' Olivia asked.

'Hey!' Grace yelled

'Sorry Auntie Gracie! Just kidding.'

'Well, Elliot I hope you like spaghetti.' Will answered Olivia's earlier question.

'I sure do!' Elliot liked all of the people in the room.

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An hour or so and two plates of spaghetti (rather four plates for Grace) later, everybody was still sitting at the table when Will mentioned an outing for them all to the Christmas Market in Central Park.

'That sound like fun! When can we all go?' Mason was excited about the idea.

'How about next weekend?' Grace suggested. Everybody agreed.

'Does that include me?' Elliot shyly asked.

'Of course it does!' Will answered.

'Welcome to the family, honey!' Karen added.

'Elliot, as your best friends we should warn you.' Mason began. 'This is the maddest family in the world! Dysfunctional doesn't even begin to describe us lot!'

'Yeah, they'd have to come up with a whole other word for us!' Olivia joked.

'Welcome and good luck!' Grace also joked. Elliot was so happy. He didn't think he'd ever been made so welcome before.

A/N: That was a long chapter! It took up four and a half pages on Microsoft Word! Panema, all4christ0398 and karengraciewalker thank you for reviewing, as you always do! I'll try to get the next chapter up soon! Enjoy!