Again, I do not own any of the cast or crew of DC, nor do I own the show. This is purely fictional and for entertainment purposes. However, I do own the original characters.

Chapter 2

Jake was lounging around of the couch flipping through the television channels when he heard his front door slam close.

"Jake? Jacob!"

It was his older brother Josh.

"In the livingroom, brother!" Jake called back.

Josh appeared in the livingroom and sat down on the couch.

"I've called you all morning." Josh said unhappily.

"I turned the ringer off." Jake said looking from the t.v to his brother. "What's going on?"

"McKenzie's in town."

Jake quickly turned off the t.v. and the color drained from his face. He has waited for over a year and suddenly he was so overcome with emotion, he didn't know exactly was he was feeling. He was on the fence with angry, sadness, happiness, and scared shitless. He hasn't seen his daughter in…well he couldn't remember because it's been so long.

"Are you going over to Mark's to see them?"

Jake snapped out of it and looked at his brother but he didn't respond.

"You really need to." Josh said. "She's in town."

"Mac will never let me see her."

"Jake, you're clean and sober now." Josh said. "She'll let you see her. She's your daughter too."

"Yeah, you're right." Jake said suddenly wanting a strong drink.

Josh stood up and stretched.

"I'm fixing to go, brotha." He said as Jake stood up.

Jake walked his older brother to the door.

"Just do me a favor." Josh said turning around to face him after opening the door. "Be nice, you've put that girl through hell over the years."

"Gotcha." Jake said with a nod.

Josh hugged his brother and left. Jake closed the door and immediately went to the kitchen to get a drink. Jake wanted to hop in his car and haul ass to McKenzie's dads but he decided against it. He needed to get his head in the game before he did that.

Jake and Josh had always been friends with McKenzie's brother, Matt. Hell, he was one of Jake's closest friends. He didn't expect to fall in love with his friend's sister but he did. He never thought in a million years when he asked her to dinner almost 3½ years ago that she would say yes. Jake and McKenzie were dating for 6 months when she told him she was pregnant.

He shook his head and put his head in his hands.

McKenzie was starting to have anxiety. She was getting ready to go out to dinner with her father, brother, her brother's girlfriend. She knew she would have to tell them about boyfriend, Zach. She just didn't know how they would take it.

"Mommy….cookie?"

She looked down at her daughter, who was holding up a chocolate chip cookie.

"No, thanks…sweetie." She giggled. "Who gave you a cookie?"

"Paw Paw." She smiled and turning running away.

"Thanks, dad!" She hollered. "Now I'll never get her to eat anything at the restaurant."

She rolled her eyes as she heard her father let out a loud laugh. She finished getting ready and checked her reflection in the mirror. She walked into the livingroom and her dad had Aubree in his lap and they were watching cartoons.

"Ok, I'm ready." She told them.

Hours later,

McKenzie put her daughter in bed and went downstairs after she took off her heels. She walked into the kitchen and her dad was pouring himself a glass of wine.

"Want some?" He asked with a smile.

"Sure." She said sitting down at the bar.

He poured her a glass and she took a sip.

"It was interesting to find out that you are seeing a guy back in Colorado at dinner tonight." He said sighing loudly. "What's his name?"

McKenzie had accidentally spilled the beans on her new relationship back at home.

"His name is Zach, he's 28 and he's a firefighter for Boulder…"

"Does he have any children?"

"He has a 6-year-old daughter."

Mark downed his wine and poured another glass. McKenzie knew he wasn't happy.

"Well I think you should invite him out here. I really think I should meet the man who is hanging around my daughter and granddaughter."

McKenzie just nodded, swallowing the huge lump in her throat.

"Well kiddo, I'm going to head up to bed." He told her. "I'm taking my granddaughter out tomorrow."

"Ok."

She sat in the kitchen alone, and poured herself another glass of wine. She texted her Zach. He called her within minutes. They talked for 20 minutes and he said he would try to take time off from work and he would call her tomorrow. She finished her glass and put the wine back in the fridge and walked up the stairs towards her bedroom where her daughter was sleeping. She changed into pjs and climbed into bed next to her 2-year-old.

When she woke up, she was feeling better emotionally. Her dad took her daughter out and she decided to clean her dad's house. She just finished vacuuming when the door bell rang. She finished rolling the cord up and went to the door. She opened it and gasped.

"Jake."

"Hi, McKenzie."

She felt like her knees was going to buckle at any given moment and she held onto the door for support.

"Glad to know I still have that effect on you." He said trying to break the ice. "Can I come in or are you going to make me stand on the doorstep?"

She moved aside without saying a word. He walked inside and she closed the door.

This is it.

"Where is everyone?"

"Cut the bullshit, Jake." McKenzie said frustrated. "You heard, probably from my dumbass brother, that your daughter's here."

"Actually I heard from Josh."

"That heard from Matt."

"Fine." Jake said giving up. "Where's my daughter?"

"Out with my dad." McKenzie said putting the vacuum in the coat closet.

"Are you going to be this bitter with me or is bitchiness your new personality?"

She turned around quickly, kinda shocked.

"I think I have every right to be a bitch towards you!"

"Ok, I'm sorry." Jake apologized with sincerity in his voice and on his face. "I didn't come over here to start a fight. I just wanted to see Aubree."

A/N: Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. I still have tons of ideas running through my head about this story and I want to use the best. I'll try to post the next chapter today.