This is a fan fic challenge that I did for a website for Jake and Amanda fans.

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Jake could hear the music and singing coming from the house before he turned off his engine. "Wow." He laughed as he got out of the car, shaking his head he went to the passenger side and grabbed the food.

"Again!" Kathy yelled. He could hear Spike and Jenny squeal in response. Jake heard Amanda pound the music out of the Mac Donald had a farm,E I E I OAnd on this farm he had a ...Amanda held out the note as they tried to decide what all Old Mac Donald had on his slowly opened the door, he didn't want to disturb them. He flinched at how loud they were, a big grin spread across his face.

"Spike, it's your turn." Amanda laughed up at him, he was sitting in front of her on the piano. His dangling feet nearly touched her hands."An ant bed!" He yelled.

"An ant bed!" Kathy and Amanda said at the same time then laughed. Jenny squealed and squirmed as she sat on Kathy's lap next to Amanda as she played.

And on this farm he had an ant bed

E I E I O

With a bed here, with a bed there

Everywhere an ant bed

Jake placed the food down on the living room table and stood enjoying the picture they made. Zach and Kendall were at the hospital with Ian, Rachel had a raging fever and was in the ER. Rachel called Erica, who was out of town with Adam, and Erica called Amanda asking if she would take care of the kids.

"You want me to take care of Spike!?!" He heard Amanda from the kitchen. He and Kathy were making popcorn to go with their movie. "No, no. I would be happy to take care of him. I will be right over." Amanda hung up and phone and turned to face him."Who was that?" Jake asked around a mouth full of popcorn."Erica. She wants me to go and stay with Spike tonight." Amanda turned heading for her room.

Jake looked at his watch, 4:30. Tad and Jr were out tracking down Adam, surely Spike would like Wall-E. "Kathy, want to go and watch this with Spike?" Jake grabbed another handful of popcorn.

"Really?!? Yes!." Kathy placed the bowl on the table and ran to get ready. Jake was surprised by these turn of events. Why would Erica have chosen Amanda to watch her grandchildren? Jake shrugged his shoulders and took it as a good sign. He looked around for his shoes.

Jake was ripped from his thoughts as Amanda started another song

This old man, he played one

He played knick knack his thumb

With a knick, knack, paddy whack,

Give the dog a bone

THis old man came rolling home

Jake cupped his mouth with his hands, "PIZZA!" He was delighted to hear Amanda and Kathy scream. Spike held his arms up so Jake could put him down as he ran around the sofa with Jenny and Kathy for their slice. "I didn't know you could play the piano." Jake told Amanda as she put pizza on paper plates.

"Well, it's not something that I brag about. I'm not that good, but I do hate to see a piano in a house that is never used." Amanda popped on the movie and all sat down and enjoyed. The kids laughed and pointed at the television the entire time. Jake was determined that someone had to literally be the last person on the earth to have a roach for a companion.

"Don't tell me you think he's cute?" Jake asked with amusement."I will have to admit that roaches don't do it for me, and I would have to be pretty desperate to take up a friendship with a one." Amanda sat with Spike laying across her lap, asleep. Jenny was asleep on Jakes lap, while Kathy sat in front of the table coloring.

"I'd have to kill that roach. And why would the only roach on the planet being bothering me? I'd kill it." Kathy's comment brought laughter all around. Amanda adjusted Spike's position so that she could snuggle with him in a more comfortable position. She closed her eyes and sighed. Jake played with Jenny's hair as he watched his friend. Friend. The word didn't seem to fit their relationship but that's exactly what they had, a friendship. He had been ignoring his heart telling him that they were more than friends. They were lovers. Once. Before he chose Taylor over her. When Taylor dumped him he felt hurt by Taylor's decision and angry with himself for having walked away from Amanda, so he lashed out at her. The first time was when she ran across him after her Valentine Day shoot. God, she looked beautiful in her red, thin strap dress. Then JR showed up and he couldn't help the jealousy that he felt at the ease they shared. Even worse he couldn't believe that he called her a hooker, and he felt the pain he caused her when he tried to apologize to her when he ran across her in the park. She wanted nothing to do with him. When he found the check David wrote to her. He knew that he had to find out what David could possibly have her do that's worth half a million dollars and his suspicion that she was pregnant became stronger. He felt that David had something to do with it. Any other person would have been disappointed in Amanda accepting money to get a sober man off the wagon, but he wasn't. In fact, he felt guilty. She had lost almost everything in the last few months, including being dumped by him, she was desperate and stupid and, in his opinion, in dire need of a person who truly cared for her and ended up with the Devil. He didn't have it in him to be upset with her. She needed a friend, someone she could count on, no matter what, someone who wouldn't judge her and put her down and he was determined to be that person. He felt nothing but pure rage for David. He took advantage of her very beautiful soul and he was going to make sure that he didn't do it again. Amanda was right, he thought, he will never leave her alone about the baby. He may not actually sue for custody but it would be a playing card that he could whip out at any time to threaten her with. He was causing her enough stress as it was it was important to keep her as relaxed and happy as possible.

Jake jumped when Kathy suddenly laid down on the couch next to him, using his spare leg as a pillow. Jake smiled down at her and played with her hair. "You should tell her that you love her." Kathy said softly. "

Yeah?" Was all Jake could manage as he swallowed hard and wondered if Amanda was asleep like he suspected.

"Yeah, she seems so tired all the time. She needs to be told she's loved." Kathy yawned.

"Have you told her you loved her?" Jake whispered as he tickled her ear with a strand of hair.

"Every day. We talk to the baby too." He could hear her voice trail off as she feel asleep.

"That's good." Was all Jake said as he sat and watched his family and friends.