A Second Chance at love

Chapter 6: the darkest hour is just before dawn

"You?" I said totally stunned.. "Why would he want you tested, the last time you and were together was several years ago, before we split up..."

"Well, he probably figures if he's not Emma's father than obviously someone is. He told me. "Why don't we wait and talk about this after she's in bed for the night?, right now I just want to spend the rest of the day with you two." he added.

The three of us spent the rest of the day relaxing and playing, after I made dinner, He cleaned up the kitchen and helped me with Emma's bath.

"I never noticed it before, but she is getting quite the tan from her walks in her stroller." he said as he grabbed the towel from the vanity ""I always use lots of sunscreen on her so she doesn't burn, and she's never out long enough to 'tan'" I said wrapping her up in the towel and drying her off while he emptied the baby tub and grabbed her lotion.

"I burn easily so I am certain she doesn't get that from me." I laughed. "her daddy must tan easily and or have olive skin tones in his DNA..... I said getting lost in thought..... he smiled as he got her lotioned up and in her jammies.

"There is nothing sweeter than the scent of a freshly bathed baby." he said with a smile. I smiled and nodded in agreement. As soon as she was asleep, we went into the living room and sat down to talk.

We were interrupted by the phone a few seconds into our conversation. Seeing who it was, he put it on speakerphone.

"Hey little brother" Allison said. "baby brother told me he was at the house earlier when you received a mysterious envelope while the tramp was out catting around with Danny."

I could tell by his face he was angry, but, he kept his cool.

"I just KNEW she would try to pin that little girl on you, I am sure she has no real idea of who her father even is!!" she snarled "you need to kick her to the curb and run while you can, she is no good!"

"ALLISON!!" he spat angrily "YOU LISTEN AND LISTEN GOOD-- CHRISSY AND I ARE FRIENDS, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, AND EVEN IF THERE WAS MORE TO OUR RELATIONSHIP, THERE WOULD STILL BE NOTHING YOU COULD DO ABOUT IT!!!!"

"JONATHAN RASHLEIGH KNIGHT--how dare you raise your voice at me like that!" she admonished him "I am just trying to look out for your safety and best interests little brother I don't want to see that gold digging wench break your heart again."

"Allison, I know you just want wants best for me and your 'big sister protection instincts' took over, but, I am a grown man now- I'm 22 years old and I can make my own decisions."

"Chrissy isn't trying to 'pin her baby' on me" he went on "Jake and his lawyers are the ones saying they want me tested for some odd reason."

"Well, do YOU think the little rugrat is yours?" she huffed angrily.

"I don't know" Jon said, but until you can talk to me civilly and treat Chrissy with the respect she deserves please don't call here unless it is an emergency." And he ended the call.

"Wow! She really despises me for our split back in high school doesn't she?" I said as he shook his head in disgust.

Turning back to the conversation we had started before she called, I said, "I just don't know how he could even think that you are Emma's father-the last time we were together was the night before we broke up."

"Wait a minute.....he said suddenly, we split in January, and You came with me to Donnie's 22nd birthday party 7 months later in August, it was the day after Donnie's birthday, he added you came as a friend since I didn't want to go to it alone.. At the time you told me that you and Jake had had yet another fight and he stormed out." Jon said.