Triton's Bay

Are You My Daddy?

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Thanks again to Kellygirl46 for letting me continue with her work, and thanks to Disney Channel for blessing us with the Descendants franchise.

Chapter 5

Four Years Ago

Sian paced the floor of his apartment, holding his cell phone up to his ear. He couldn't take Jay anymore. The anger issues were getting worse. He had been reprimanded numerous times for fighting and no one wanted to work with him. On top of that, Sian had caught him drunk at work again. If this continued, Jay would be out of a job. Things were getting out of hand and the only way to fix Jay is to tell him the truth. He waited for Lonnie to return to the phone. She is the only person who can help Jay.

"Sorry, she's really fussy tonight. How are you and everyone else?" Lonnie asked as she settled the newborn onto her breast for feeding. She asked about everyone each time, but Sian knew that was only concerned about Jay. Sian was her main link to Jay and her friends in Auradon. Even Jane, one of her best friends, she only spoke to by phone now.

"Honestly, I'm about ready to kill your boyfriend, Lonnie. He's driving everyone crazy," Sian grumbled. Poor old Jay was getting worse by the day.

"Sian, he isn't my boyfriend anymore. You know that. Jay left on his own. I didn't ask him to," Lonnie spoked softly as the baby suckled at her breast.

"Take him back, Lon. Get your miserable ass back here, tell him he has a kid and take him off my hands. The guy's a dick to everyone! I can't take much more of his shit." Lonnie cried softly into the phone, breaking her brother's heart. Sian sighed and decided to try a gentler approach. "Don't cry, Lon. Jay misses you. He loves you. Please, just talk to him. Come back and talk to him. He has a right to know about Jaylian."

Present

While the other men got to work on finding Sian, Jay walked back to the bedroom and looked in on Lonnie. She had rolled over and curled herself into a ball facing the door. She looked the most vulnerable he had ever seen her. Her father was dead, her mother was missing, and no one had seen or heard from her brother in days. No wonder Lonnie was so upset. She was scared, grieving, and on top of all that, running on steam trying to take care of her little girl. Our little girl, Jay reminded himself. He was still trying to understand why Lonnie and Sian had kept his daughter a secret from him for so long. Jay walked over and knelt next to the bed, his fingers gently brushed Lonnie's hair from her face.

"Why didn't you tell me we have a kid? Jay whispered. He sighed softly, resting his head next to Lonnie's face on the bed and watched her sleep. He thought he had lost Lonnie forever. "I never would have let the last five years happen, Lonnie. Baby... I wish you had told me."

The little girl silently crept into the room and gently placed her hand on Jay's shoulder. Jay turned his head and smiled softly at her. She had inherited his skills to sneak up on someone. Jay was impressed that she was as silent as a mouse, especially considering that earlier that morning she had been giggling and hopping like a rabbit.

"Why are all these people here? Mama said it was gonna get better soon, but I don't know what's wrong. Is that why you're here?" Jaylian's big brown eyes searched his face for an answer.

Jay nodded, his eyes glistening with his own tears that he would never let fall. "Yeah, pumpkin. I'm gonna do everything I can to make everything better. I promise." It was his first promise to his daughter, and Jay knew it wouldn't be the last.