A Second Chance at love

Chapter 58: A Double Whammy!

I didn't give it much more thought and dropped off to sleep. I was released the next day, But Tyler had to stay an extra day because he was a little jaundiced. Jon, Emma and I went and picked him up the next day.

A couple hours after we got home, Jim stopped by to visit and see Tyler. Emma was changing him when Jim arrived. When she came out with him she handed him to me and said, "he was very good for me while I changed him." I nodded as I was listening to Jim.

"Think he'll be working with us as soon as he's old enough Jon?" Jim asked as he sat down.

"Maybe Jim, who knows." Jon laughed. Tyler started fussing so I settled in to feed him-it was then that I noticed his hat, booties, and blanket were all a pretty mint green color and on the blanket under a bear sleeping on the moon it said Tyler Jonathan Knight and had his weight, length and date of birth done in a shade of mint green that was a 4 shades darker than everything--it was soooooo adorable!

"is this cute set from your mom?" I asked Jon he shook his head "I've never seen it before but its really cute-looks handmade" he said.

"Mom, Dad- I made that for Tyler- I finished adding his name and such last night." Emma said. "I started on it as soon as I saw you were having a boy."

"home ec and weekends at grandmas have paid off" Jon smiled hugging her.

"how did you know we were having a boy, when we didn't even know?" I asked her as I switched sides with Tyler.

"when you gave me your sweater to wear at your shower there was a blank crumpled envelope in your pocket since it was open I took a peek." she said. All I could do was laugh.

"I totally forgot about that envelope" - I said "I got it the day of my ultrasound, but, I didn't want to know and neither did dad so I was going to put it in my jewelry box.--but, I couldn't remember what I had done with the envelope!"

Jon cracked up. "getting old are we?" he chuckled.

"if I wasn't holding Tyler right now I'd smack you!" I laughed"

Jay remained elusive when I would visit Jon at work and Jon said he avoided him like the plague too.

13 months after Tyler was born we welcomed Nathaniel Allan Knight into the world.

One hot July day we were having a big BBQ and Jon had invited Jim and Jay from work. They said they would come -I had my doubts about Jay as he no showed several other times when we invited him to a get together.

Amber and Kayla were having fun playing and Brianna and Emma helped me with the boys while Jon got the grill ready. Once Jim arrived he, Jon and Jordan manned the grill. Katie and Mariah were next to arrive and we all chatted happily. Katie ended up not being able to stay for the food as she got called into work. as we sat down to eat and laugh, I fed Nate. an adorable little poodle ran over to where we were and jumped up by me. I was so startled all I could do was laugh.

Chapter 64

She was a very friendly little dog. As I juggled Nate and tried to read her tags, a male voice called out "Tinkerbell get back here!!- you are going to be on this leash whether you like it or not!" I looked up and saw a decent looking guy with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes running towards us.

"Hey Jay!" Jon called out as he took the burgers and hotdogs off the grill "stay and eat with us, the food is ready." Mariah took Nate from me so I could grab tinkerbell before she ran off again.

"She seems very friendly" I giggled as she licked my arm.

"She is" a female voice called out as a pretty redhead came over by where we were. She was carrying a diaper bag and an infant seat. I glanced inside and smiled "he's adorable"

"Thanks" she said smiling "Our daughter Sara is over playing on the playground, with her big sister Kristal.

Before I could respond, I spotted Brianna coming back with Amber and Kayla there were two other girls with them whom I suspected were Sara and Kristal.

"Wash up quickly girls" I called out cheerfully "The food is ready"

I turned back to face the redhead. "I'm terribly sorry" I said "My Name is Chrissy"

"I'm Robyn" she smiled this little guy is our 3 week old son Jacob Matthew Wilson Jr.--we call him 'little Jake'

As I watched tinkerbell get put on her leash and the girls sit down, I felt an oddly familiar sick feeling in the pit of my stomach as my skin began to crawl.

"Jacob Matthew Wilson Jr?" I repeated very softly---"Oh My God!" I exclaimed quietly as I turned tail and ran like hell over to the playground and hid in the little playhouse.

I was shaking horribly as I heard HIS voice outside the house-- "Chrissy? We really need to talk...please come back and eat"

I was definitely hungry, so I slowly made my way out of the play house and followed HIM back to the picnic area. As soon as the kids were done eating, we sent them over to the playground with Mariah.

"So, I, uh, take it you know my husband somehow" Robyn said as she helped gather up the paper plates and plastic silverware and dispose of them.

I said nothing at first watching him interact with her and little Jake-he was so sweet and gentle with both of them.

"yes, I know him" I replied sort of coldly. "we dated for several years and when my oldest daughter was barely 2 weeks old he knocked us down the stairs and I ended up hospitalized." I told her.

She shook her head. "I heard about that." "did that jerk tell you he is medically unable to have kids and that he RUINED Jon's and my wedding night by barging into our room with my psycho mother and trying to force himself on me? I said--"Jon jacked his jaw and a buddy of his kicked him a good one where it hurts the most." I added.

"Yes" she said quietly "I know about all that." Jake walked over and sat by us and said. "I've changed Christina, I really have"

I raised and eyebrow at him as he told Jon and I how being locked up for 7 years really made him think and how he was let out early for good behavior. "they had me on a monitoring bracelet for another 2 years after that." he added.

"during that time I could only go to my therapists office, my NA meetings, my anger management classes and to school where I was learning to be an electrician." I had a lot of free time in the evenings and I thought many nights about how horrible I was to you and how miserable I made you." he went on "I often wondered how you were and what you were doing." he said.

As we talked some more he said his first electrical job had him working for a company in Florida-- "I was able to get back in touch with your mom" he added.

I worked down there for over a year and fell madly in love with Robyn before being transferred to Boston which was closer to my mom and my sister-who still wants nothing to do with me...mom has at least put the past behind her, but, not Katie. He chuckled.

"that's Katie" I smiled. "you did some work for my mom?" "yes" he replied "I installed new lights in her kitchen, living room and dining room." "all she talked about was how much she missed you and missed being part of her granddaughter's life.-- she's beaten breast cancer twice"

I was stunned, I put my hand up in front of my mouth as I fought the urge to cry. "don't feel guilty" Jake said "she told me what she had put you and Jon through and she knew you did what you had to do.. that's why she didn't try to contact you either time and let you know."

We continued to talk and Jake told us he told her all about the kids that way if something happened to her, she would at least know she had (at the time he was working for her) 4 amazing grandkids. And now she has two more he said.

I was speechless- had the jerk really turned over a new leaf??