After All (A Jordan Knight/Joe McIntyre Fanfiction)

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Jordan and the guys spend the day doing their Game Show. Andi and Amber get to watch from the side of the stage. They don't stop laughing the entire time. The guys are joking with each other and with the fans. A few lucky fans get to join the guys teams on stage. Donnie tries to get Amber to join his team, against her dad and Joe's team. But she doesn't feel right taking a spot that belongs to a fan. Donnie does make her come on stage with him though. "Okay my beautiful blockheads. You all know about Jordan's daughter now. Isn't she fucking beautiful? Okay I've been getting a lot of questions that it's not my place to answer. So I thought we could take ten minutes for Jordan and Amber to address them. How's that sound?"

Jordan and Amber are both totally caught by surprise. They hadn't expected this. But they're both more than happy to answer a few questions. Jordan joins Amber and Donnie and they all sit at the front of the stage, legs hanging off the stage. Donnie pulls out a piece of paper. "I've been trying to write down each question I've been asked. So I'm just going to start, in no particular order. You two ready?"

Jordan looks at Amber, she nods her head "We're ready."

Donnie- "Okay here goes. Jordan, how old were you when you had your daughter?"

Jordan- "Well....I was seventeen when her birth mother got pregnant. I was eighteen when she was born. But I didn't know about her until last year."

Donnie- "Amber, the next question is for you. How did it feel to find out Jordan Knight was your dad?"

Amber- "I want to get something out there first. Jordan is my biological father, but my Dad is James Carson. I was raised by two amazing parents, who told me I was adopted at a very young age. I had a very happy life with my parents. I wasn't out trying to find my birth parents when I found out I was adopted. I was twenty before I even looked for my birth mom. She wasn't hard to find, her name was on my original birth certificate. And she met my parents before the adoption. I didn't even ask her who my birth father was, there was no name on birth certificate so I left it alone. But to answer the question, I was happy to find out Jordan was my biological father. He's an amazing man and we've grown very close over the last year. I've grown to really lean on him. And I love him."

Donnie-  "I can tell you all this...Jordan's the lucky one here. Amber is the amazing one. And so damn talented. She such a great addition to our family. Next question: Amber again. Are you and Joey dating?"

Amber panics just a little. She and Joe hadn't discussed what they were telling people about them yet. She certainly didn't want to tell anyone they were engaged until she told her parents. Thankfully Joe saves her.

Joe- "I think I can answer this question. If Amber doesn't mind I'd really like to answer this question." Amber nods and Joe squats down behind her. "We started dating last year before the tour began. A misunderstanding tore us apart right before she ended her part of the tour. Now she's back in my life and I'm so happy about that. I don't plan on ever letting her go again. I love this woman and I hope you'll all love her too." Joe squeezes her shoulder and she reaches up and squeezes his hand. Amber leans her head back and whispers "I love you" as he kisses her gently on the lips. Then he goes back to his group.

Donnie- "Okay one last question before we start our game. Jordan, how does it feel having a grown daughter who obviously takes after you so much?"

Jordan- "I don't think I have the words to express how blessed I am to have found Amber. She's brought so much to my life. I'd give anything to have the last twenty years back, but I  have the rest of our lives to spend with my beautiful daughter. And the fact that she's so obviously got my talent is a huge added bonus."

Jordan pulls Amber against him and hugs her tight. Amber feels so relaxed and safe with Jordan. She can't believe how much she loves this man. Like he was really her dad.

The Game Show is hilarious, Amber's not sure she's ever laughed so hard in her life. The guys have so much fun with their fans.

When the shows over Amber and Joe head back up to his room to nap. Donnie, Danny and Jon head off to do whatever they're doing today. Jordan finds himself with nothing to do. He heads up to his room to call home. He misses the boys, and Evie, a phone call home seems like just what he needs.

"Hey babe how's everything going? How're the boys? Do they miss me? Do you?"

Evelyn's quiet for a second. "Jordan everything's fine here. The boys are fine and of course they miss you. They always miss you when you're not home."

Jordan sighs, "Do you miss me when I'm not at home Evie?" It's quiet on the other end of the line. It hurts him. He can't understand why she can't love him anymore. "Can I just talk to Dante please?"

After he and Dante finish talking he gives the phone back to his mom. But instead of getting back on to talk to Jordan he just hears her hang up. No I love you, no talk to you later, not even a goodbye. Jordan thinks maybe it's time to start talking about a separation. He can't take feeling this way anymore. As much as he does still love his wife, he's honestly not sure he's still in love with her. And he knows she's no longer in love with him. It's really time for them to have a serious conversation.