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Development.

"So how are we gunna do this?"

"Do what"

"Kiara I wanna help"

"I don't expect anything from you ok"

"no, there's no way my kids gunna grow up not knowing me ...... it sucks .... Trust me"

"JJ we barely even know each other...."

"So let's change that"

They both pause and just stare into each other's eyes for a minute. Kiara breaks there eye contact after a while and turns away, deep in thought.

"What are you thinking?" He asks softly

"I'm just trying to figure out what happened "

"We had sex" he shrugs

"no. After that"

"You went back to your boyfriend"

"My boyfriend?" Kie almost laughs

"Yeah, I saw you cuddling up to him the day after"

"Are you talking about frankie?"

JJ nods

"He's gay, by the way"

"Oh ..... shit"

"Then why did you ignore me?" He adds

"I ignored you?" Kie laughs "I think you have this the wrong way round"

"Well it seemed to me like you were just pretending I didn't exist, you wouldn't even look at me?"

"That was you?!" Kie says confused

"Look clearly there some confusion about what happened between us, but I felt like we really connected ... I just .... thought you felt the same"

"I did" she whispered

"Kiara! Are you out here!" She hears her mum yell

"I've gotta go"

"Wait! Can I ... see the baby"

"She's sleeping"

"She?" He smiles

"Yeah" she smiles back

Kiara looks to her house and then back at JJ.

"Look wait over there"

"Ok?"

Kiara returns inside.

"Pssstt" JJ hears her from an upstairs window.

"What do you want me to do?" He shrugs

"Climb up"

"Seriously"

"Seriously" she repeats sarcastically.

He sighs looking at the gutter and then starts climbing up.

"Why was that necessary" he pants climbing through her window.

"I can't let my parents see, I don't want them to know about this.... Not yet."

"Well your mum already saw me soo"

"Yes but she thinks your some guy delivering my math homework, not the ..... father of my child." She says the last few words very slowly, she couldn't believe they were actually coming out of her mouth. And they clearly took him by surprise aswell.

"Erm we'll do you want to see her"

"Yeah"

They wonder over to her crib.

"She's so beautiful" JJ can't take his eyes of her.

"Lilly"

"Lilly?"

"Do you ... like it"

"I love it"

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JJ wonders slowly through the door of the chateau, looking a bit out of it.

"So how'd it go?" John B asks hesitantly

JJ stays silent

"J you good man?" Pope asks

"I ..... have a daughter"

"What! No way!"

"Wow, we'll this is certainly a development"