Triton's Bay

Send Him Back!

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Without further ado,

Chapter 6

Lonnie covered her mouth as her breath hitched. Jay looked up at Lonnie and sighed. Was this really the right time to tell her? They hadn't talked about it. They hadn't talked much about anything yet. He wasn't going to waste any more time, though. Jay scooped up Jaylian in one arm and grabbed Lonnie's hand with the other. This was between them and them only right now. He quickly walked them out of the kitchen, down the hall, and into Lonnie's bedroom and slammed the door behind them.

"Sit down, pumpkin," Jay said softly as he set the child down and looked at Lonnie, who nodded slowly. They needed to tell Jaylian the truth sooner rather than later.

Jay guided Lonnie over and had her sit on the bed next to Jaylian. Jay knelt in front of his girls and took a few deep breaths to calm himself. Reaching out, he took hold of Jaylian's hand. It was so tiny compared to his own. He struggled with the right way to say this.

"Yeah, kiddo. I'm your dad."  Jay whispered softly. He had no idea how to handle this.

"I always wondered if you'd come back someday," Jaylian smiled up at him with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

Jay searched Lonnie's face for something to tell him that he wasn't too late; anything that said she still wants him. Lonnie stared at him for a long moment, tears glistening in her eyes. She wanted him here for their daughter, but she was so sure he had moved on. The kiss they had shared last night was just for comfort. She was sure of that. Riley made it clear to her, Jay was with Riley now. Riley had made that message very clear over the past few years.

"Jaylian, Daddy and I have a lot we have to talk about. Daddy's here to help..." Lonnie didn't think about how she was going to explain their whole situation to Jaylian. The girl was too young to understand the concept of death.

"I'm here for your birthday, pumpkin. Then we'll see what happens." That would give him a week to mend things with Lonnie. Jay's anger was still just below the surface. He still had a lot of questions that needed to be answered before he could make any decisions.

"Yeah!" Jaylian squealed and leapt off the bed and onto Jay. Her small arms wrapped tight around his neck. "Best birthday ever, Mama!"

"Damn!" Tyler growled as he sunk down into one of the chairs. He had never seen Jay this mad and he had been pretty mad for a long time over Lonnie. "Do you think he's calming down?"

"He doesn't want Jaylian to see him angry," Carlos explained. "Jay saw how scared she was and stopped yelling. He's beyond angry, but he's not gonna let her see that."

"Well, he can't contain his anger forever. Remember what he used to be like?" Jordan asked, thinking about how he had almost punched a hole in Lonnie's kitchen wall.

Seven Years Ago

It was the first college party of the semester. Jay made Lonnie promise not to drink any alcohol while they were there. As adorable as Lonnie is when drunk, Jay didn't trust any of the guys at the party. He didn't know many of them very well yet, but he had overheard enough "locker room talk" to know how some of them treated women. He was not taking any chances.

The music blared loud enough to shake the large house. The beer kegs and shots were set up in strategic places inside and out. Bodies were grinding against each other on the makeshift dance floor, couples were heavily making out off to the sides, and some couples were even sneaking upstairs. Lonnie walked through with Jay's hand on hers, her wide eyes taking everything in. The parties at the castle in Auradon didn't come close to this wild event.