(A/N) Thank you to everyone for the R&R's. All of it is great to read.

Thank you Jeniizzleoffdachain for the constructive criticism. I'll think about what you said while writing this chapter and future chapters as well.

Chapter 9

I woke to the sound of Cooper laughing. I could hear my mother talking to him from down stairs. She must have come in here and got him while I was sleeping. I laid there for a few minutes before going down to join them. Cooper and I have been here in LA for four days now and it has been great being with my mom and Kendall but soon I would have to get back to Minnesota. I do have a job and a life back there. Cooper needs to get back into routine. James and I really haven't had time to really talk about what was going to happen when I went back home. He has been here everyday since finding out about Cooper but he doesn't really talk to me much while he is here. He just plays with Cooper and talks to Kendal and my mom. Yesterday when he was here with him I left Cooper down stairs while I stayed upstairs. I guess I just kind of want to give them one on one time. We will have to talk about what going to happen though. I want James in Coopers life but I guess I never really thought how this was going to work. I mean maybe James could fly back and forth sometimes and then Cooper and I could do the same. That will get tedious after a while but I guess it's what we will have to do because I sure is hell don't want to live here and raise Cooper in this environment. James CANT move to Minnesota either with work and everything.

I walked into the kitchen to find Cooper "helping" my mom make pancakes. Which really ment that Cooper was playing in flour while my mom made the pancakes. "Tell momma we are making pancakes." My mother said as she watched me enter the kitchen. "Ma." He said reaching for me. "Lets wash those hand first before I pick you up." I said while wiping his hand with a wet paper towel. "There you go. All clean." I picked him up. "Good morning baby." Cooper played with my neck-less while I sat at the table watching my mom. "Is Kendall or James here?" I asked. "No they had stuff to do at the studio but James said that he would be here later. I can't believe how well he is with him." She said pointing to Cooper. "Yeah. Its good." "Whats wrong, you sound sad?" "Not sad im just a little confused I guess..." My mom turned around to face me "...Its just Cooper and I have to get back to Minnesota and I'm not really sure how that is going to work with James here. I want them to be in each others lives ya know but I'm not really sure how that all works." My mom turned the stove off and came to sit with me at the table. I put Cooper on the floor. "Honey, that is something that you and James will have to discuss. I'm not really sure what to tell you other than you two will have to work it out." "Yeah I know. I will but its like he isn't even talking to me at all. When he is here he avoids me like the plague." "Well I'm sure he is still pretty upset with you about the whole thing." "Yeah I know he is but you would think that he would want to ask questions or something. I am the mother of his child, he is going to have to talk to me eventually." "Its gonna take a little time for things to become applicable between the two of you." She went back to the stove and dished out three plates for us.

That evening James came over as promised and as always. As I was taking Cooper up to give him a bath and put him to sleep I told James that after Cooper was down I wanted to talk to him, if he could stay until I was done. After I finished and Cooper was asleep I went down to talk to James. "You want to walk out back with me?" I asked motioning toward the patio doors. "Yeah sure." He stood up and followed me out. I began. "Look, it has been great having you and Cooper spend all this time together and I'm glad that you have finally got to meet him but you have to know that I eventually have to go back home." "Well I figured you would but how is this going to work? That's really far Katie." "I know we have to somehow come up with something, some kind of schedule or plan or something because I don't want you to miss anymore of his life." He looked down then back up to me before he started to speak. "Its amazing to think that four days ago I knew nothing about him and now I can't imagine being away from him for a day let alone a week or a month or longer." "I know, believe me. I just don't know any other way around it ya know? I have to go back and you have to stay here." "Why do you have to go back?" "James because my life is there, I have a job, my grandmother is there. I don't want to leave her and I don't really want to raise Cooper here. It's too much for him and me." "Yeah I know it's just gonna be hard." We both stood there in silence for a little while. "I guess we will have to do what we have to do. I'll fly out there when I can and you fly here when you can with him." "Yeah I guess that's really the only option we have right?" He nodded "So when will you be heading back?" He asked. "Within the next few days. I have to get back to work." "OK So I have few days with Cooper before you guys leave." "Yeah as soon as I know the exact day I'll let you know." "OK" He turned around to walk back into the house. "James..." He turned around "...I want you know that I am truly sorry for all of this, for not telling you about him, for giving you this short amount of time to get to know him and for having to leave. I'm sorry." "It is what it is Katie. Nothing we can do about it now. Whats done is done." With that he walked back into the house. I stood there for a moment. God he hates me. He really hates me. Can I blame him though? I can only imagine what these last four days have been like for him.

The next day I had found a flight. Cooper and I would be leaving in two days. I let James know as soon as I found out. After finding out, he had asked if he could take Cooper out for the day. I told him he didn't have to ask he just had to let me know. I don't know where they went but they were gone all day. When they Came back James was carrying Cooper. "He fell asleep in the car." "OK I'll just take him up and put him to bed, did he nap today." "No." "OK. He'll be out for the night, yeah I'm just gonna put him right in bed." James gave him a kiss on his forehead before handing him to me. I started to walk up the stairs after taking Cooper from James. "Katie, what time is your flight tomorrow?" "Flights at 10 am." "OK ill be here before you guys leave." "OK. Night." "Night." He walked out the door. Tomorrow may not be easy for him. Ugh I feel like shit. I did this. I did it. I can't take it back so I guess I have to deal with it.

(A/N)- Im sorry this chapter is really short but ya know here is another chapter. Hopefully would like to have another up tomorrow. Fingers crossed.