After All (A Jordan Knight/Joe McIntyre Fanfiction)

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Amber comes to Jordan's bus for their usual song writing session the next day. "How were the wife and kids?" She asks him, because she figured that's where he'd went on the day break they had between shows. "They're good. But that's not where I went yesterday. I had to confirm a suspicion I had."

Jordan can't believe how nervous he's feeling at this moment. His forehead and his hands are sweaty. He almost feels sick to his stomach. But he wants to get through this while he's still got a little courage left in him. He wipes his hands on his pants and takes both Amber's hands in his. He pulls her up off the piano bench and leads her over to his couch. "Amber would you come sit with me for a minute? I really need to talk to you about something." He sits down and has her sit next to him. They sit there in silence for what seems like an eternity to him. Amber keeps looking at him, "Jordan, you're making me a little nervous. What's going on? Am I fired or something?"

"Oh God no, it's nothing like that. Amber, I want to tell you something but don't quite know how to say it. I, um...I need to tell you this and fuck, it's a lot harder to say than I thought it would be. Um..." Jordan's at a loss of the right words. He doesn't want to just blurt it out. He wants to find the exact words. His nervousness gives Amber the wrong idea though. She pulls her hands away from his. "Jordan, I'm dating Joe, you know this. I know we've been spending more and more time together working on this song. But the song is for Joe, I love Joe. Nothing can happen between you and me. I'm sorry, it's not that you're not good looking because you are. I mean you're..."

Jordan jumps up and turns towards her, cutting her off before she says anything else that will only make her and him want to puke after he says what he's got to say. "No, Amber, it's not that. Look..... I'm your father. After I saw Sara Beth in your dressing room that night, she and I talked, she'd told me when you were born and well that was nine or so months after I'd met her over spring break. I put two and two together, then I flew to New York yesterday and saw Sara Beth. She confirmed that yes, I'm your father." Jordan watches Amber's reaction closely. But her facial expression never changes. She just stares up at him. Until she finally says, "Holy shit, Jordan Knight's my father. Didn't see that one coming." Then more silence.

"Well I guess I know where I got my musical talent from. Are you okay with this? I mean how do you feel finding out you have a twenty year old daughter? Oh my gosh, I have brothers." She looks back up at Jordan and he's just staring at her. "What?"

He smiles at her and sits back down, taking her hands in his again. "Nothing. I'm just in awe. I have a beautiful, very talented daughter. How could I feel anything other than happy and so blessed. How are you? Are you okay with this?" Amber throws her arms around his neck and hugs him tight. "I'm thrilled Jordan. This is great news. It seems a little too good to be true, but hey I'm not going to question it. Wow! I've got to go tell Joe. He's going to shit himself. Oh and not only do I find my birth father is on tour with me, but I've got an uncle as well. We probably need to discuss who we're telling and who we aren't."

Jordan can't believe how well she's taking the news. They decide to tell only family and close personal friends right now. They aren't ready for it to get out to the press or the rest of the world yet. Jordan knows first and foremost he's got to call his mom, then his wife. He thinks his mom first because she'll be able to tell him the best way to break the news to Evelyn. Amber just wants to tell Joe right now. She hugs Jordan one more time and then leaves to find Joe.

"Hey Joe, there you are. I've been looking all over for you. You're never going to believe what I just found out. Let's go somewhere private." She pulls him into "their" bus. He thinks she's just using code so they can sneak off for a quickie before the show. So no sooner are they alone on the bus, he's all over her. Kissing her neck and lips as he starts to undress her. She tries to stop him but then she gets swept up in his passion and decides her news can definitely wait.

Amber lays breathless in Joe's arms after their earth shattering love making. She lifts her head off his chest to look at him. "Now that we got that out of the way, can I tell you my big news?"

"Oh you really had something to tell me? I thought you were just trying to get me all alone so you could ravage my body. Yes love, tell me your news." He kisses the top of her head when she lays it back on his chest. "I found out who my birth father is today." Joe rolls her onto her back so he can look at her. "Oh babe that's great. Did you finally ask Sara Beth who he is?"

"No, better than that, he came to me and told me." Joe looks concerned. "He found you on tour and told you this? How'd he know where to find you? Did he come here?"

"Calm down babe. It wasn't just some stranger. I already know him." She pats Joe on the arm and giggles. "You already know him too."

"I know him? Amber how would I know you're father?" Joe thinks maybe someone is messing with her and he doesn't think it's funny. Amber gets up and walks to the bathroom.

"It's Jordan."