A Second Chance at love

Chapter 7: More questions than answers

"Chrissy?" I heard his voice call out as he closed the door behind him "I'm home." he chuckled.

"I'm in with Emma!" I called back. I heard the telltale thump of his bags being set down and his footsteps as he came quickly down the hallway.

A few seconds later he was in Emma's room and scooping her up out of her playpen. "how's my emmie?' he said making her giggle as he kissed her cheek.

"I think she's happy to see her buddy." I said smiling as I put the last of her clothes away.

Jon put Emma in her swing and asked me how I was doing now that the court thing with Jake was behind me.

"better." I said "What were the results of the DNA tests?" he said as he attempted to give me a hug--he was unsuccessful as I tensed up and pulled back.

"there is absolutely no chance in hell that the loser is her father, he is unable to have kids." I told him.

"and the world say a big thank you for that." he said with a laugh. "what about my results..." he said looking at me questioningly.

"I don't know there was some whole legalese mumbo-jumbo thing because it you weren't there they couldn't open it-- my lawyer got the judge to give him the envelope under the grounds that loser boy didn't need to know who my baby's father is since it wasn't him." I told him.

"I sat the envelope on your dresser. As soon as I got back, Allison was over later that day and I caught her messing with it, but it is still sealed." I added.

"Oh" I told him. "she really seems to be warming up to Emma, but is still ice woman towards me."

He really didn't say much , he just sat on the couch by Emma's swing and was playing with her. I walked over and sat at the opposite end of the couch from him.

He looked up, chuckled and said "hey now, you can come closer I don't bite... and I had a shower this morning, so , I know I don't stink." I laughed, but, I stayed where I was.

Whenever he tried to give me a friendly hug, I would get tense and pull away, a few times when he would grab my wrist lightly to get my attention to see what silly thing Emma was doing, I would yank my arm away like it was on fire.

"im going to go up and unpack my things" he said "I'll be back down in a bit"

So many questions were racing through my mind-

-what was going to happen to Emma and I now that I was healed?

-what is this feeling I get whenever I see or hear Jon?

-why won't I let him hug me?

-why is Jon being so nice to us?

-could he possibly still have feelings for me?

There were others as well. I also kept thinking about the results that were in the envelope in his room.

I looked up several minutes later to see Jon coming downstairs and taking Emma from her swing and sitting down on the couch, she had fallen asleep, I also noticed there were tears in his beautiful hazel eyes.

"whats worng? I asked him "are you ok?"

"there is no doubt about it, he said with tears in his eyes, this beautiful sleeping angel is my daughter." he said softly.