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Getting to know my father

Chapter 29

Previously

D: "Well Dr. Dorian called with the results."

Shay: "Uncle is everything alright? You're not sick are you?"

D: "No Shay I'm not"

Shay: "Well what's with the results from that Dr.?"

Jude: "Ah well there my results."

Shay: "Then why would the Dr. be calling D? Oh gross tell me you're not the father of her baby?"

D, Tommy & Jude: "WHAT"

Shay: "You heard me?"

D: "Shay it's not that."

Shay: "Then what is it?"

Tommy: "You gotta tell him D."

Jude: "Can't it wait til we get the results?"

Shay: "No. Someone had better tell me what's going on?"

Jude: "Well you might wanna take a sit."

Shay: "Why?"

Tommy: "Just sit Shay Shay."

D: "Ok Shay I'll tell you, but you can't say anything to anyone ok?"

Shay: "Ok I guess"

Tommy: "This is no time for I guess Shay."

Shay: "Ok ok I won't say anything."

About 1½ hours later D finished telling Shay what's going on.

Shay: "You mean that Jude is my cousin?"

Jude: "That's what the results are for."

D: "We don't know yet. I came home to get Jude so we could find out one way or the other."

Shay: "Ok then. Is it is ok if I stay here?"

D: "You're family of course you can."

Shay: "Thanks D. But are you sure especially with everything that's going on?"

D: "Yes. Now go unpack. Jude and I will be back asap. Tom you can go now."

Tommy: "Ah I would like to stay if that's ok?" I promise I won't start anything. I just really want to be here when you get back that's all."

D: "Jude?"

Jude: "It's fine. We'll see ya later Quincy."

At the Doctors

… "Mr. Mills, Miss. Harrison the doctor will see you now."

D: "Thanks."

Jude: "I don't know if I can do this."

D: "Jude no matter what the results I'm here for you."

Jude: "Thanks D that really means a lot."

D: "No worries. Now let's get those results."

Jude: "Ok."

Dr. Dorian: "Mr. Mills, Miss. Harrison it's a pleasure to meet you."

D: "Can we get straight to the results please?"

Dr. Dorian: "Sure. Take a sit."

Jude: "Thanks."

Dr. Dorian: "Ok now for the results I need to inform you the results are 98 accurate. That's the highest result."

D: "Look doc we don't care about percentages just tell me an I her father?"

"Ok ok the results are in here. I'll leave you alone for a couple of minutes. The doctor said handing D the envelope.

Jude: "Go on D open it."

D: "Ok. Just wait a minute."

Jude: "Ok but can you hurry it up please I don't want to go into labor you know."

D: Ok ok I can take a hint."

Jude: "Thank god."

D pulls out the results and starts to read them meanwhile Jude has started to pace.

Jude: "Well what does it say?"

D: "Well Jude you're suck with me no matter what."

Jude: "Huh?"

D: "It means I'm your father."

Jude: "Oh my god."

D: "I know."

Knock knock

Dr. Dorian: "Can I come in?"

Jude: "Sure doc it's your office."

Dr. Dorian: "Got any questions?"

D: "You doubled check these results?"

Dr. Dorian: "Yes we did. We can't afford to make any mistakes when it comes to DNA testing."

D: "Thanks for doing this."

Dr. Dorian: "Don't worry about it. It's my job after all."

Jude: "Ok D let's go home."

D: "Sure Jude let's celebrate the good news."

Back at D's

Shay: "So Tom do you think Jude is D's daughter?"

Tommy: "I don't know crazy things can happen."

Shay: "Like what?"

Tommy: "You really don't wanna know ok. Let's just drop it."

Shay: "Sure. So what can we talk about?"

Tommy: "I don't know. Do we have to talk?"

Shay: "I guess not."

Tommy: "Ok. I'll be in the kitchen call me when Jude gets back.

Shay: "Sure"

Shay's thoughts: I hope Jude's not family, cos then I could date her. But I wonder what's going on with Tommy. Surely he can't be with Jude. Nah there's no way D would allow them to work together if that was the case. But there's defiantly something going on I just got to work it out.

With Tommy

Tommy's thoughts: Man I don't know what to do I'm going crazy waiting for Jude to return, and then there's the fact that I'm still married to her and she pregnant with our second child. Man I could go insane if I continue to think about it I gotta get my mind of it but how.

Tommy decided to write a song hoping that if he out his thoughts into writing it might help him deal with this situation.

I Can't Hate My Self (By Nick Lachey) (I don't own the song)

Watch my life,
Pass me by,
In the rear view mirror
Pictures frozen in time
Are becoming clearer
I don't wanna waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes

Yeah...

[Chorus
Cause I want you,
And I feel you,
Crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger,
Like a burning,
To find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken,
And I'm faded,
I'm half the man I thought I would be:
But you can have what's left of me

I've been dying inside,
Little by little,
No where to go,
But going out of my mind
In endless circles,
Running from my self until,
You gave me a reason for standing still

[Chorus

It's falling faster,
Barely breathing,
Give me something,
To believe in
Tell me: It's not all in my head

Take what's left
Of this man
Make me whole
Once again

[Chorus

I've been dying inside you see
I'm going out of my mind
Out of my mind
I'm just running in circles all the time
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?
Just running in circles in my mind
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?

By the time he had finished the song D and Jude where back and Shay was hounding them.

Tommy: "Shay how about you back off and let them at least get comfortable."

Shay: "Shut it Tom this has nothing to do with you."

Tommy: "That's where you're wrong Shay."

Shay: "What?"

Jude: "Don't worry about it. Do you want to know what the doctor said or not?"

Tommy & Shay: "Of course"

D: "Well I'd like to introduce you guys to my little girl."

Tommy: "Really?"

Jude: "Yep that's what the results say."

Tommy: "I'm so happy for you. I know family is really important to you."

Jude: "Thanks Tommy that really means a lot to me. But if you guys don't mind I'm gonna take a nap."

D: "That's fine. Is there anything I can get you?"

Jude: "No. but thanks for asking."

Tommy: "Wow D congrats"

D: "Thanks T. Shay are you alright?"

D: "Shay"

No response

Tommy walks over and slaps Shay across the head

Shay: "Ouch. What was that for?"

Tommy: "D was talking to you."

Shay: "Oh. That's no reason to hit a guy."

Tommy: "It was the only thing I could think of to get your attention."

D: "Shay are you alright?"

Shay: "No D I'm not."

D: "What's wrong?"

Shay: "What's wrong is the fact that I'm related to shorty so now I can't make her a Shay girl."

Tommy: "Unbelievable."

D: "Shay Jude was never gonna be a 'Shay girl' as you put it, cos her heart belongs to someone else. And have you forgotten she's pregnant?'

Shay: "No I haven't forgotten. If it meant I could have her I'd put up with the brat."

Tommy: "Don't you dare talk about my child like that."

Shay: "You're what?"

Tommy: "You heard me"

D: "Guys stop. Jude doesn't need this, Shay get over it. Jude is family and I will not stand here and let you talk like that about her. Tom man you know Jude loves you. She's just scared she's had her heart broken by you and is reluctant to put it out there again but believe me when I say she loves you, just give her some time.

Tommy: "Ok D. I will. I'm gonna go I've got things to do."

Shay: "Don't you mean people."

D: "Shay"

Shay: "What?"

D: "Don't start"

Shay: "Whatever I'm outta here."

D: "T man are you ok?"

Tommy: "Yeah I just need to get away so that I can process everything. It's kinda a lot to take in ya know."

D: "I know, who would've thought that I'd be a father and soon to be grand father."

Tommy: "D you're forgetting that you're already a grand father."

D: "I know Tom. I just meant that I'm gonna be there from day one where as with Sara things are kinda up in the air at the moment and I don't want to put stress on Jude then there's Nicole to think about as well."

Tommy: "I know. No matter what happens someone's gonna get hurt. I can't believe G did this."

D: "I know but we need to sit sown and talk this through before the reunion next week."

Tommy: "I know it's just that emotions are still high and I don't want to put Jude under any stress. But somehow I don't think that will happen. Just hope she doesn't lose the baby. I don't know if I cold live with myself if that happened."

D: "Tom why don't you go talk to Nicole and see if she's up for talking about this tomorrow. I'll talk to Jude and hopefully we can resolve this without the public knowing."

Tommy: "Ok D, but what about G?"

D: "What about her?"

Tommy: "What if she goes public with this?"

D: "Then we'll just have to spin it so it works for us."

Tommy: "Ok I'm gonna go, I'll see you tomorrow."