Chapter 3
by: Anna Devane Hayward
Disclaimer: Again, I own nothing. (
Kevin and Kelly sat in their attorney's office. They had just told their attorney their story. The lawyer looked at them. "You're saying there is a possibility that the Chandler baby could be yours?" He asked, confused. Kelly spoke up. "I was having trouble getting pregnant. So, we hired a woman to carry our child. We knew her as Babe Carey. She underwent the procedure, and we waited. She took a pregnancy test and told us it was negative. We were heartbroken. And then we found out I was pregnant. And well, you know the rest. Mr. Chamberlain, Babe lied about her last name, there is a chance she lied about being pregnant. That baby could be mine and Kevin's. And if he is, then he shouldn't be with the Chandler's." She said. Mr Chamberlain thought for a moment. "We'll order a DNA test." He said. He called the Chandler's lawyer and set up a meeting for the next day.
The following day, Kevin, Kelly, their attorney, JR, and his attorney sat in Josiah Chamberlain's office. "I still don't get why we're here, and why those kidnappers aren't in jail." JR said. Babe walked in, a minute later. "Sorry, I'm..." She trailed off as she saw Kevin and Kelly. "What's going on?" She asked. "What's going on? We need to know if you lied to us, Babe." She said. Babe feigned innocence. "I have no idea what you're talking about." She lied. "She's talking about this." Kevin said, as he placed a copy of Babe's surrogacy contract in front of her and handed one to JR. "What is this?" JR asked.
Babe started to cry, knowing she'd been caught. Mr. Chamberlain explained to JR what was happening. "We're going to run a DNA test. I have a court order." JR nodded, numbly and looked at his wife who was still crying. "Babe, stop it!" He snapped. "Is all of this true?" He asked. Babe said nothing and continued to cry. The DNA test was administered. "The results will be here in 24 hours, in the meantime the baby is being taken into CPS custody." Mr. Chamberlain said. "No!" Babe exclaimed. "Little Adam...no...I want my son!" She shouted. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chandler." Mr. Chamberlain said as he left the room. "I won't let you take my son!" Babe shouted turning to Kelly. "He's not yours, he's mine." Kelly said. JR led Babe out of the room. Kelly looked at Kevin. "Let's go home." She said. Kevin nodded, and they went home.
24 hours later, they were all gathered in a courtroom eagerly awaiting the results. A judge was seated holding an envelope. The judge opened the envelope. "In the case of parentage of Adam Chandler III/Ace Buchanan, with an accuracy of 99.99..." Kelly took a deep breath. "Kevin and Kelly Buchanan are the biological parents, and are hereby awarded sole custody." The judge said. Kelly started crying tears of joy. Babe started making a scene. Ace was placed in Kelly's arms and she looked at Babe. "Why did you lie and tell us you weren't pregnant?" She asked. "I wanted to keep that baby." Was Babe's reply. "Come on, Kel. Let's go home." Kevin said. Kelly nodded, and away they went.