Christi was heading up the familiar path to Kelly and Shay's apartment. She was in Kelly's favorite jeans as they were right on top in her boxes and a tank top with wedges carrying the coffee and breakfast and she knocks on the door nervously. The door opens and she looks up and sees Kelly looking like she just woke him up.

"Hey good morning. I brought your favorite coffee from you favorite coffee place and breakfast from your favorite place as well. A peace offering and something for us to talk over." Christi says holding them up showing them to him.

Kelly just grunts and steps aside and lets her inside and she tentatively walks inside and kicks off her wedges and looses a couple of inches and she turns and looks over at Kelly.

"Look I'm sorry about yesterday. I was wrong in keeping him from you but I didn't know…." She trails off and yelps as he takes the coffee and tosses it and hits the wall above the sink causing the cup to land in the sink and the coffee slide down the wall.

"If you were sorry you wouldn't have left so why the change of heart? Is he
dying and needs a transfusion or are you just here to collect child support?"

"If that was the case I would have lawyers involved for child support and no. I came back because I was I tired of running and he needs his father. I know I fucked up majorly when I didn't tell you and I am sorry about that. I see more of you in him every day. He's you right from his personality down to his looks. He knows about how great his daddy is. He wants to be like you. He wants to be a firefighter and be on Squad like you. He idolizes you. For his birthday the only thing he wanted on his list was you. He wanted you." Christi said leaning against the counter afraid to sit down in case he threw her out.

"So what is this one sided? He can know about me but I can't know about
him?"

"Jesus Kelly, what part of I WAS SCARED TO EVEN CALL YOU don't you fucking get! I wanted you to know him since I never really knew my dad! But after everything that happened my fear was clouding my mind!"

"She has a point there Kelly. You really damaged her emotionally after all the shit that went down. I went out there to see her after he was born with Matt for his christening and she was a mess. Practically skin and bones and looking like she hadn't gotten a good night's sleep since before she went MIA on us all. It took her a while to get her head on straight again and it's taken her this long to talk herself to coming back because she was scared of what was going to happen and that she would go running right back to you if things went well, when in reality she wants to ease back into where you guys left off before she left." Shay says coming into the kitchen with the smell of food alluring her out of bed.

"Hey Shay, I got breakfast for us three in the bag on the counter." Christi says looking over at the blonde.

Kelly growls and sees red, "YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!? YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS HER DENYING ME MY SON!" Kelly snaps and storms into him room gets dressed then storms out of the apartment. He was annoyed now and didn't want to bother with the girls now.

Christi sat on one of the barstools picking at her breakfast. She really wasn't hungry anymore but she knew Vee and her brother would kill her if she wouldn't eat. She stopped eating when she found out she was pregnant and her depression had gotten worse so now every time she skipped a meal or anything they would read her the riot act.

"How does he not understand I was trying to protect myself and Jer?"

"Well, you know how important being a good father is to him. You saw what happened with Benny and all he has ever wanted to do was be a good father and a great firefighter..."

"Yeah, I know. It's just what happened and what he did, it frightened me and I didn't want to put Jer through what I went through with him. I doubt he's ever going to forgive me or want to give us a second chance. I really do." Christi explains.

"I know, its difficult but Kelly will come around. He does want you back no matter what. He's just angry and hurt right now. He needs time now that the truth is out. He wanted you to come back so bad you have no clue of how desperate he was to find you."

Christi sighed and nodded as the topic of conversation was changed and they moved onto lighter topics and Shay asked her honorary "Auntie" questions about her "nephew" and she was going to enjoy being able to spoil him so much more now they were back in town.