She was uncomfortable, if she stood in her front yard and spit her saliva would land in John's front yard. Was that normal for divorced people to live that close to each other? But she had to give John credit, he had packed up and moved so that he could be closer to his children.

She walked across her front lawn and onto his. She really did not want to be doing this but she had promised Jayson, it wasn't even like he was asking for much, he just wanted a simple barbeque with his family. She walked up his front steps and knocked. After a moment John opened the door. The muscles in Eve's throat threatened to close, before her stood the former WWE champion in nothing but a pair of running shorts. Skylar was in his arms, Eve had to admit that she looked a lot like Zoey when she was a baby. That got Eve to thinking, John basically moved so that he could be there for Jayson, he took a leave from his job to make sure that her son was alright. Jayson, the one child who he really had no claim to but still wanted to be with him. If he could be that selfless why couldn't she? But then she shook her head to clear it. Jayson wasn't a product of an affair, while she was giving birth no less.

She felt John's hand on her shoulder and that snapped her back to reality. "Eve are you alright?" he asked looking at her with concerned blue eyes.

"Yes, I'm alright." she replied.

"You scared me for a minute. I asked you what brought you by and you zoned out." he was still watching her, his eyes raking over her just to make sure she really was alright. "Where are the kids? Who's with them?" Ever the concerned parent.

"They are with Chase." she responded only to see him frown. He still did not like that some other man was living with her and helping her to raise his children. "The reason I came over here is Jayson wants to have a family barbeque tomorrow night. He wants you and Skylar to come."

John looked intrigued. "Will Chase be there?"

"No, as per Jayson's demands Chase will be spending the night with some of his buddies from work. He is not exactly thrilled about it but we both agree that Jay has been through a lot and we want to humor him a little."

"Ok then we will be there. Do you want me to bring anything?" he felt it a strange question to ask but he wanted to be polite.

"Nah, I stocked up on everything we need yesterday. I even got those Chinese sausages you like so much." It had just hit her why had she bought John's favorite sausages? She chalked it up simply to habit.

"We will definitely be there then." he gave her a smile. "Won't we?" he kissed his daughter on the cheek.

"Well I'd better get back. One man alone with four kids is just askin for trouble. I think Jayson said that he might come over to hang out later." she turned and walked away. It was still very hard for her to see him with Skylar, although she accepted the fact that Skylar was in John's life so that made her in her children's lives as well she just- it was just too hard.

"What did he say?" Jayson was right at the door when she walked back into her home.

"He said that they would both be there." She answered.

"Oh Uncle Randy called while you were over dad's. I invited him and Auntie Rory to come too." Eve shrugged maybe it would be a little easier if other people were around.

"Did he say what he was calling about?"

"He just wanted to say hi and see how we all were." Jayson said. "He said it was nothing important and that he would try to catch a flight out here for tomorrow but he wasn't sure."

"Alright, now I have to get some work done. Help Chase keep and eye on your sister and your brothers alright."

"Ok mom." He gave her a smile.

"I love you Buddy." she kissed the top of his head.

"Love you too mom."

Thirty minutes later Jayson found himself utterly bored. His mom was working and Chase was reading a book. Braylen was sleeping so that just left him and Jonathan and Zoey. "Hey Jonny do you wanna go see Daddy?" he asked his younger brother.

"Dada." Jayson smirked. He had taught the twins how to say dada. He also taught them the right person to call dada.

"That's right we're gonna go see Dada."

"Chase can me and Jon and Zoe go over to our dad's house?"

Chase looked up from the book he was reading. He frowned, he understood that Jayson and John had grown close but he could not understand why Jayson continued to call him dad. If anything Chase had been more of a father to Eve's children over the past year.

"Jayson can I ask you a question?" the boy nodded. "You know that John isn't your father right? He was your stepfather but when they got divorced that changed right."

"I know that John is not my father. But he saved me from my biological father. He brought me back to my Mama and he loves me just as much as he loves Zoey, the twins, and Skylar. Sometimes it isn't about who created you." Jayson was not about to let this guy, his mother's boyfriend or not, try to undermind his relationship with John.

"Yea you can go." Chase said rather sullenly. Jayson just smirked. It wasn't that he didn't like Chase, he did. Chase was a nice guy and he treated his mother and her children very well but he wasn't what Jayson wanted. Jayson wanted his family back and he would do everything in his power to make sure he got it back.