I'm back again! I just wanted to get this posted quickly so I can work on the next chapter, I actually have to idea where this is headed. Unfortunately I own nothing except Addison, Anna and three boys as they are just something that emerged from my imagination. Everyone else belongs to the BBC !

Chapter 3:

The Jessica Situation

Adam allowed his thoughts to drift back to the present as he watched the little girl in his living room bobbing her head animatedly listening to her new iPod Touch - a gift from her Uncle Alex. He remembered the reaction when Alex handed her the box. She had been totally surprised, she obviously hadn't been used to expensive gifts, she still hadn't stopped thanking Alex every time she saw him. She still had to meet Anna. He smiled at the thought of what Anna would give her - clothes and shoes, that was Anna's style and she would love shopping for a girl for once and not for her three boys,

"Hey, daydreamer, can you here me?" Addy pulled her ear phones out of her ears,

"I can now, shoot," she looked round at him.

"Would you mind terribly if I went into work tomorrow? I have to do an extra shift so I can take the day off for your Carol Concert at school." Addy nodded,

"I don't mind but will you be leaving me here?" Adam looked incredulous,

"No way! Your far to young! Your mum might have done it but I'm not doing it! No, I'm dropping you round at uncle Alex's place at around ten, I should probably be finished about five, Alex is having Anna and the boys round for tea." Addy nodded, she stood up and walked over to the breakfast bar her dad was currently leaning on,

"What are the boys like? You know my cousins," she gave him that all to familiar questioning look. Adam though about it,

"I haven't seen the boys in about ten months, since last Christmas, but Aaron is twelve he's really sporty and he's captain of the school football team. Then there is Callum, he's nine and a bit of a computer geek, he loves his PS2 and always hogs the computer which annoys his older brother and parents, but he's really a lovely boy. The youngest is my favourite though, Liam's five, he is really quiet and cute, he loves playing with action figures, he reminds us - Anna and I - of Alex when he was five, that's why everyone molly coddles him, we don't want him in a wheel chair like the real Alex, but anyway, Alex wouldn't be Alex if he wasn't in his chair." Adam sighed, "The food will be here soon and I thought I could take you to the ice cream parlour after dinner as an apology for having to work tomorrow." Addy smiled,

"You don't have to you know, I understand that you have to work and I'm sure I'm going to have fun tomorrow." The door bell rang and Adam went to get it, but on his way a piece of paper fell from his pocket. Addy picked it up and went to the couch to read it, it was a poster,

ED Christmas Party

23rd December 2008

From 8pm onwards

Be There or be square

Love Kelsey and Jay x

Suddenly her dad was calling her to come get her dinner, shoving the poster down the side of the couch she danced into the kitchen and sat at the breakfast bar,

"So going to the ED Christmas Party this year?" She looked him straight in the eyes.

"I don't think I can seeing as I have an eleven year old to look after and I don't have a sitter." Addy looked horror stricken,

"Your not going? That's insane! I can look after myself and it's only for one night!" Adam laughed at her,

"Nice try kiddo but your not staying on your own," he thought about it, "And I'm not asking Alex to watch you again!" Addy sighed,

"Why do you have to be so difficult?" Adam laughed again.

"I don't understand why I am arguing with my eleven year old about why I am not going to a stupid party." Addy glared at him,

"Because I want you to have fun! I don't want you to think that you cant have a social life because I'm here! You get it easier than most parents! You don't have the sleepless nights you get with a baby - you get the eleven year old who can feed and clothe herself and sleep through the night!" Adam sighed,

"You know you put up a very hard argument, if its what you want and you behave tomorrow for Alex, I may ask him or maybe Anna depending on how you like the boys to keep an eye on you over night, so I don't stumble in drunk and freak you out." Addy smiled triumphantly, she had done it again, she could be very persuasive when she wanted to be, and with someone as similar as her she knew exactly how he worked, but it would be selfish to take advantage of him all the time -just for small things she noted in her head.

She quickly finished her dinner and waited patiently for Adam to finish,

"Ready to go get ice cream?" Adam asked once he finished. Addy smiled and grabbed her coat and ran out the door.

Ten minutes later they were parked outside the parlour. Adam took the keys out the ignition but as he was about to get out Addy stopped him,

"Do you know her? I saw her outside the ED yesterday." Adam followed her gaze and rested his eyes on none other than the Anderson family- Sean, Jessica, Lucas and Amelia - sitting at a window booth inside the ice cream parlour. Adam's jaw dropped,

"That's Jessica, she works as a nurse in the ED. Oh no, we have a problem." Addison rolled her eyes,

"You haven't got round to telling your mates about me yet, have you?" Adam grinned weakly,

"It's okay, I'll call you Uncle Adam and we'll pretend I'm your cousin's daughter."

"You are a genius, right then let's get this over with." The got out the car and Addison trailed behind him into the parlour. Adam stopped at the counter,

"Right Addison what do you fancy? I'm going to have 2 scoops of strawberry and 2 scoops of chocolate." The girl behind the counter started putting Adam's order together as Addison considered her choices, she glanced quickly at the Anderson's and noticed she had Jessica's full attention, she could call him dad, but she knew better.

"Can I have anything Uncle Adam?" He nodded at her, "Well then, I'll have .. Two scoops of the fudge ice cream and two scoops of vanilla as well please." She smiled sweetly and then danced off to find a table, deliberately picking the booth right next to the Anderson's. Adam noticed and cringed, this girl was going to be the death of him. He walked by with the bowls of ice cream in his hands, it was Lucas who spoke to him,

"Hello, Mr Adam!" Lucas smiled at him.

"Hey Lucas, Amelia, Jess, Sean." He nodded at them. And was about to leave when Addy appeared at his side.

"Who's this?" Jessica asked with a smile giving Adam a warm look - one that wasnt missed be Miss Addison Trueman.

"I'm Addison or Addy preferably. I'm his niece." She gave the whole family a smile and grabbed Adam's arm, "Can we go eat now, the ice cream is melting." Adam gave a parting smile and sat down with Addy in a far away table where she had decided to relocate to. As soon as he sat across from her she laughed,

"You are so busted!" Adam looked startled,

"What?"

"I saw the look you gave her, you like her and from what I saw she likes you to!" Adam shook his head,

"Don't talk rubbish! She has a family- a husband! She's off limits Alex said so." Addy raised he eyebrows,

"Since when do you listen to Alex? And by the way, you called her Jess. If your just work mates then why did you shorten her name? When I'm waiting on you, I hear things and the only one I have heard calling her Jess is that thing she calls a husband." She noticed he was going to hit her with a come back, "Lets talk about something else." The chat dwindled from school, to TV, to football, to Adam's work, all the while steering clear of the Jessica situation as Addy had christened it.

On her way out of the parlour behind Adam she made up her mind - she was going to sort the situation out.

So what did you think?? Good/Bad? Shall I update? It's my longest yet and I do have a 4th chapter planned.

Next: Addy meets Anna and the boys. Will she have her way in getting Adam to the Christmas party? R&R and you shall find otu!!