Disclaimer: I do not own any of the cast nor do I own any of the crew of DC, nor do I own the show. This is purely fictional and for entertainment purposes. However, I do own the OC.

2 WEEKS LATER

McKenzie and Jake haven't seen much of each other in the last two weeks after their fight at her brother's. If Jake wanted Aubree he would send Josh or his mom to pick her up and drop her back off with McKenzie.

McKenzie's dad, Mark went to the doctor and was fine. He could go on with his normal routine but was still advised not to do anything to stimulus.

McKenzie and Aubree met up with Chelsea and Amber for lunch in downtown Monroe at a small Italian café. She put Aubree in a high chair and ordered.

"We haven't seen you in two weeks." Amber told her friend. "How have you been?"

The waitress brought them their food.

"Just looking after dad and taking care of a 2-year-old." McKenzie said giving Aubree a bite of her Chicken Parmesan.

"So you and Jake still not speaking?" Chelsea asked.

"It's so childish and stupid." McKenzie said frustrated rolling her eyes. "When he wants to see his daughter, he sends his mom or brother to come to get her and drop her off."

"You guys have to co parent and stop with the BS." Amber said.

"It's not me, it's him."

"Amber's right." Chelsea said nodding. "Regardless of who's being childish…you two have to put all the crap to the side and co parent this little girl."

She knew her friends were right, she just didn't know how to make it right between her and her baby's father.

"When are you going back home?" Amber asked changing the subject.

"I'm not."

Her friends just looked at her.

"I'm moving back." She told them. "I'm going to fly there to pack my things and drive back."

Her friends told her they would go with her to help. They finished lunch and headed out.

"Well thanks girls for agreeing to go to Colorado with me." She said. "It will help me a lot, considers I will have a 2-year-old with me."

They said bye to Aubree and headed back to their jobs. She tried to call Jake to apologize but it went straight to voice-mail So she did the only thing she could, she drove over to his house after dropping Aubree off with her father. He wasn't home, so she sat on the porch.

Finally, after an hour of waiting, she saw Jake pull up in his car. He got out and made his way towards her.

"I've called you all morning."

"Before you flip your lid, if you came over to argue you wasted your time. I think we did enough of that a few weeks ago, do you?"

"I didn't come over to argue with you." She said. "I came here to tell you that I'm flying back to Colorado."

"Oh." He managed to say sitting down beside her on the steps. "When?"

Well, this was finally it. He lost his family; they were going back to Colorado.

"Tomorrow night." She told him. "I booked a flight a few hours ago. Aubree and I will be gone for a few days."

"A few days?" He asked with raised eyebrows.

"I'm moving back, Jake." She said looking at him. "I can't take our daughter away from you and your family again."

"What about your apartment and job?"

"My lease is up at the end of this month and I took a leave of absence. I'll look for a job here at one of the hospitals."

Jake exhaled loudly letting the news sink in.

"Jake, I think I owe you an apology." She told him. "I shouldn't have left because you missed out on a lot. I'm truly sorry. I know we had our problems but I should have never kept her from you."

"Mac, if it was the other way around. I think I would've done the same." He said looking at her. "I was fucked up. I didn't care about anyone or anything for a minute."

She nodded.

"I'm ready to make up for the mistakes that I had made and the relationships that I've severed."

"Well it seems like we both have a lot to be sorry for." She said and changed the subject to a lighter note with a smile. "Our fight at Matt's was like old times, huh?"

They shared a laugh.

"Yeah, it was." He smiled. "I didn't mean what I said, ya know. I'm not giving up on us."

"Me either."

He looked at her shocked.

"Jake, always loved you…that has never stopped." She finally admitted to Jake. "I'm not saying that we should jump right into it. We should take it slow; because it's not only us we have to worry about anymore. We have Aubree we need to think about too."

"I agree." He said. "So, is it too much to ask that you and Aubree stay here with me tonight? I'll even take you two to the airport."

"Alright." She smiled. "We can do that."

McKenzie went to pack her and Aubree's things.

"We'll see you in a few days." McKenzie told her dad holding Aubree. "Tell Paw Paw we'll see him in a couple of days."

"See yew in couple days, Paw Paw." The little girl tried to say.

Mark and McKenzie shared a laugh.

"That's my little munchkin." Mark said kissing the little girl. "Y'all have a safe flight and I'll be fine."

"I know you will."

They headed back to Jake's. McKenzie was so happy to be back at Jake's house. The little girl loved her daddy and Duke.

"My puppy." Aubree told Mac and Jake sitting down next to Duke on the floor.

The dog put his head in her lap and the toddler let out a joyful laugh.

"Yeah, Bree…that's your puppy." Jake told his daughter and then looked at Mac. "Although I wouldn't say Duke's a puppy."

Mac giggled.

"She'll say baby when she sees another child." Mac told him. "It's a toddler thing."

"I think we should stay in tonight." Jake told her. "Order some take out, watch a movie or something."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

"Bree, show Mommy your bear." Jake told his daughter.

The little girl got up and grabbed her teddy bear that was on the couch. She handed the bear to her mother.

"What a cute bear." She told her daughter.

"I took her to the mall to get some clothes…we'll she had a fit when we passed by Build A Bear." Jake chuckled. "Seems like gets that from her mom. When she wants something, she wants something."

"Yeah, I can honestly say she gets that from me." Mac told him with a smile. "I never asked how your meeting went a couple of weeks ago."

"Josh and I don't have enough money to take the boat." Jake told her.

"What are you going to do?"

"I guess see if we can get on with another boat."

"I'm so sorry, Jake." She said grabbing his hand. "I know that it's hard for you and for Josh."

"Yeah." Jake said kissing her hand. "We just have to deal with it and save as much money as we can to get the boat back out again."

She nodded. She didn't know what to tell him. She knew it was very difficult for the Harris boys to deal with. She knew it was hard for them to even get back on the boat with their dad not being there, but it was even more difficult not being able to be on the boat. They were both trying to keep the family legacy alive.

"Josh and I have two different perspectives on how to run the boat." Jake told her. "I saw let's jump right in, get our licenses' and run the boat ourselves. Josh doesn't see it that way."

"As much as you don't want to hear this…I think he's right." Mac said. "I don't know anything about crab fishing but it takes more than that to run a successful boat, Jacob. I say learn as much as you can from other boats, get your licenses and then with everything you know…apply it when you are able to run it."

Jake was quiet for a while, letting what she told him sink in. It was different when he heard the advice from Josh. He was pissed at his brother for saying, but with her it was different.

"That's why I love you." He smiled. "Because you're so smart."

He planted a bunch of kisses on her face.

"Jake." McKenzie said giggling.

Soon she was being attacked by two Harris's.

"Your turn." McKenzie told her daughter.

The little girl laughed so hard as Jake and McKenzie kissed her cheek.

LATER THAT NIGHT

They had just had dinner and McKenzie was giving her daughter a bath before they all sat down to watch a movie. Jake was flipping through the t.v. channels with a smile on his face.

"I got my family back." He said to himself. "Operation Get My Family Back was a success."

A/N: Should I continue with a few more chapters?