Author's Note: I'd hoped to add the showdown with Kristina at the end of this chapter. It's taking me longer to write than planned. It will be in the next chapter. I'm hoping to post that chapter before Christmas. Then the next chapter will be posted after the new year Hope you all have great holiday and new year!

Jason cracked open the door to Danny's room. Danny was laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Mind if I come in?" Jason asked.

Danny shrugged, "It's your house."

Jason thought about Danny's response and tried to figure out where to start as he entered the room. Jason sat at the end of Danny's bed.

"What you did for Alyssa last night," Jason finally said, "I know you obviously had other plans when you found Alyssa, but um…"

"It's not a big deal," Danny interrupted, "Alyssa needed help. I wasn't going to just leave her there."

"I just wanted to say you did a good thing," Jason said, "last night and this morning. I know it probably wasn't easy for you."

"Well, can you explain to me what Mom's doing hanging around that Shiloh freak?" Danny asked, "I thought she was smarter than to buy into some weirdo's line of crap."

"She is," Jason said, "Look, your mom is worried about Kristina. She's trying to figure out what Shiloh's intentions are. That's why she's been hanging out with him."

"But why would Alyssa say that her mom told her not to be near Shiloh?" Danny asked, "That sounds like something you'd tell her if you were sure he was doing something wrong."

"Look, we know that Shiloh is connected to someone that we know has done some things wrong," Jason said, "We're trying to figure out if Shiloh is involved in those things somehow."

"How bad are these things?" Danny asked.

"Bad," Jason said, "I'm glad that you got both yourself and Alyssa away from that situation last night."

"Oscar made Shiloh sound so nice," Danny said, "I didn't see it. Shiloh says the right things, but it feels all wrong."

"I think that's what Shiloh wants you to think that he's nice," Jason said, "i think he's good at convincing people that he has their best intentions in mind."

"I guess it's a good thing Oscar decided not to stay there," Danny said, "When can I go home or Grandma Monica's if I'm not going to school."

"If you really want to go home or to the Quartermaines," Jason said, "I'll take you. But I was really hoping we could spend some time together."

Danny didn't respond.

"We can go somewhere else if you'd like, the park or the arcade when it's open," Jason said.

"So I don't have to go to school today, but you'll take me to the arcade?" Danny asked, "I thought I was supposed to be in trouble. I assume Mom and Drew leaving me here was supposed to be punishment."

"You fell asleep and we decided not to wake you," Jason said, "I won't force you to be here if you don't want to be here. But I'd like to do something with you."

"I don't know," Danny said, "I mean Kellie seemed pretty sick. Should you be leaving her alone in her condition?"

"Between the medication and the nap she's currently taking," Jason said, "She'll be just fine. Not to mention, there are enough people around to check on her if I'm not here. Besides what happened to the idea that you don't live here, so Kellie being pregnant has nothing to do with you."

"That's sounds really horrible when you say it back to me," Danny said, "Enough though I think the way things went the last few years sucks and I'm mad about it, doesn't mean I'd want anything bad to happen to Kellie or your kid. I guess I'm not used to seeing her not looking like she's got everything handled. I just don't get why you had to go off and move on with out trying with Mom."

"Danny, we've been over this," Jason said, "Both people have to want to try to make it work. When it came down to it, your mom didn't want to go back to what we had. That's not something anyone can force anymore than anyone could force you to want to spend time with me."

"I guess not," Danny said, softly.

"I know I've failed you in a lot of ways," Jason said, "I'm trying to fix that. But I'm at a loss for what to do. I can't try to do better if you're not willing to give me a chance."

"So if Mom had been willing to give chance maybe it would have worked out," Danny said.

"Maybe," Jason said, "There are no guarantees. I don't know how it would have turned out with your Mom. The truth is things weren't great between us before everyone thought I was dead. We both changed. I don't blame her for deciding to stay with Drew. He's treated both her and you really well. I can't ask for more than that."

"Did you actually fall in love with Kellie?" Danny asked.

"Yeah, I did," Jason said.

"So the marriage is real then," Danny said.

"It is," Jason said and then waited for Danny to respond.

"So um Alyssa mentioned something about a like a media room here with video games," Danny said, "Could I see it?"

"We can definitely do that," Jason said.

Jason and Danny went to the media room and Danny found a couple of games he wanted to play. That was where Kellie found them when she woke up.

Kellie looked in and attempted to move away quietly without interrupting.

Jason saw Kellie and paused the game.

"Kellie," he said, getting her attention.

"Go back to your game," Kellie said as Jason stood next to her.

"Is everything good? Are you feeling better?" Jason asked.

"I'm good as new," Kellie said, "Now go beat Danny at whatever video game it is you're playing."

"Hey," Danny said, "Judging by the current score, I'm beating Dad by miles and miles."

"Then I guess you have some catching up to do," Kellie said, shoving Jason back towards "Besides Curtis should be here any minute to discuss that case I'm working on."

Jason and Danny continued to play video games while Kellie met with Curtis. Kellie grabbed her jacket as Curtis got ready to leave.

"Whoa, hold up here," Curtis said as Kellie reached for the door, "I came here to meet you because you were too sick to leave. Now you're just going to go…"

"The anti-nausea stuff's working now," Kellie said, "I've got stuff to do."

"What are you trying to pull?" Curtis asked.

"Absolutely nothing," Kellie said, "I just figured I might was well walk out with you."

"Tell that to someone who didn't watch you put Nelle Benson in her place," Curtis said as Kellie opened the door.

"We can discuss it outside if you insist," Kellie said, ushering Curtis out the door.

"Oh I insist," Curtis said, "Don't you want to let Jason know you're leaving?"

"I'll text him," Kellie said, shutting the door quietly.

"Do I even want to know what you're dragging me into," Curtis asked.

"I'm just going to visit Kristina," Kellie said, "Nothing more. And Jason is of the opinion I should stay home all day. But now that I'm feeling better, it's totally unnecessary. But if I go downstairs and interrupt Jason, he'll feel like needs to stop playing video games with Danny."

"It's not like Jason hasn't spent time with Danny before," Curtis said.

"Curtis, Danny didn't take news of our wedding well," Kellie said, "He's been reluctant to warm up to Jason. Danny mostly avoids spending time with Jason. The only reason Danny's here right now is because he fell asleep here after my dad brought him and Alyssa here last night. Somehow, Danny's starting let Jason in just a little. I'm not going to wreck that opportunity for either one of them."

"Alright," Curtis said, "That is admirable. I will assist you in bringing father and son closer together provided you are taking your guard."

"He's waiting for me in the car," Kellie replied.

"Of course, he is," Curtis said, "Is he going to rat you out to Jason?"

"Not when I'm the one paying him," Kellie said, "And I'm not heading into trouble. Besides, I will text Jason that I left."

Danny beat Jason at the video game they were playing. When the sound died down, both Jason and Danny noticed the house was really quiet.

"Wasn't Kellie meeting with Curtis?" Danny asked.

Jason saw his phone had a message, "Feeling better. Going to see Kristina. Have fun with Danny."

Danny read it over his shoulder and laughed.

"This isn't funny," Jason said.

"I totally knew she'd go after Kristina as soon as she could," Danny said.

"How did you know that?" Jason asked, "She was going to stay home and…."

"She never actually said she'd stay home," Danny said, "What she said was…"

"She'd do everything she could from home," Jason said, "Which isn't promising to stay home."

"There's no way Kristina would come here," Danny said, "Come on let's go."

"Go where?" Jason asked.

"Like I'm really going to miss the explosion that's bound to happen when Kellie and Kristina are in the same room," Danny said, running out of the room, "Text her guard and find out where they're going."

Charlie's

Kristina was having lunch with Alexis, Sam, and Molly. Kellie arrived in time to hear Molly yell, "Kristina's in a cult!"

Kellie managed to sneak by them unnoticed as they continued to fight. Kellie took a spot at the bar.

Julian realized Kellie was the bar, "Any chance I can ask you to take this somewhere else?"

"No," Kellie said.

"She was just trying to help," Julian said.

"She took my daughter, ditched her guard," Kellie said, "And took her to someone I explicitly told her not to."

"Jesus," Julian said.

"I'd offer to cover any lost business," Kellie said, "But since I haven't done a thing yet and that your customers are already paying their tabs and leaving, I can't in good conscience cover it."

"At this rate maybe I should just close up shop for the day,"Julian said.

"If you can't support me, Molly," Kristina yelled, catching Kellie and Julian's attention, "Maybe I don't need you in my life."

"You sure you want to do this," Julian asked as Kristina then yelled she had to go back to work.

"That isn't changing the outcome of my conversation with Kristina," Kellie said as Molly was yelling at Sam.

Kellie stood up, turned around, and looked directly at Kristina.

"It's time you and I had a little chat," Kellie said.