"Dylan buddy, you don't have a dad.."

"What?  But that's so sad!" Dylan looks up to Jessica with sad little eyes.

"No honey, it's not sad!  You have two Mommy's!  Your brothers and sisters don't have two Mommy's!  Well I guess Addy and Nathan call her momma, but still!  It's good, Dylan!  It's not a sad thing."

"Yes it is!  Danny always plays with Lessi!"

"Well he plays with you too!"

"Yeah but.. when Lessi gets hurt, he takes care of her and fixes her boo boos!"

"Me, Danny and your momma do that for you too.  Babe, there's no need to be upset."

"I still am.."

"Aw babe." Jessica wraps her arms around the small boy.

"Mommy.. you put me in momma's tummy?"

"Uh well no!"

"Who did? My daddy?!"

"Dylan.. no, not your dad.. more like.. more like a helper!"

"A helper?"

"Yeah!  There was this man that helped us out with a few missing ingredients we needed to make you!"

"Like sugar?"

"Something like that, yes!" Jessica nods.

"He then he gave it to the doctor, and the doctor put the sugar in your momma! Oh gosh, what am I saying?" Jessica mumbles that last part.

"Do you understand?" She asks.

"I guess so.. I still wish I had a dad. I want Danny to be my dad cause I love him!"

"Aw babe, he loves you too!"

"Can he be my dad?"

"Uh well.. he can't just beee your dad. I mean! Um.. well uh.."

"Are you confused again, mommy?"

"Yes honey, I am! Why don't you go play with your brother and sister now?"

"Okay.."

"I love you, Dilly."

"I love you too, mommy.."

Jessica let's out a deep breath, laying her head back on the couch.

"Dad!" She hears Dylan shout.

"Oh gosh." Jessica slumps down.

Hearing that made Danny so excited.

"Dylan!!  My boy!!
Jess! Did you hear what he called me?! He called me dad!" Danny says with so much happiness.

"Yeah honey, I heard!" Jessica smiles.

"Dylan, that's so sweet, buddy! What did you want to ask me?"

"Will you play with me?"

"Of course! Let's go!"

It warmed Jessica's heart seeing and hearing them together. She was happy that Dylan felt close enough to Danny to call him dad, but she knew Sarah. She knew this was not going to be allowed.

**

Later that evening Danny laid beside Jessica in bed.

"The way he says it in his cute little voice.. Dad!" Danny says imitating Dylan's voice.

"It was so cute!" He laughs.

"It was.." Jessica chuckles softly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"It's something. Are you not happy about this? I figured you gave him the okay."

"No. Danny, I'm happy about it, believe me! I just think that it's only going to cause a mess once Sarah finds out."

"Oh.. well Sarah and I are never around at the same time, and if she wants to say something about me not being his dad.. she's not the twins' mom. Fire one right back at her."

"That's true." Jessica nods. "Danny, it really does make me happy. I swear to you it does. I love how much my kids love you.. it just sucks we're in this tangled up mess."

"I know, honey.. it'll be okay." Danny wraps his arm around her and kisses her head.

"Maybe he can call me something else rather than dad.. like Pops or Papa.."

"Yeah.. I don't know, he sounds pretty cute saying dad." Jessica smiles.

"He does, doesn't he?!  Oh gosh, I know Sarah won't like it but.. I just love him so much, it made me so happy.  I love all of your children.  Just like they're my own."

"They love you too, Danny." Jessica lays her head on him and Danny places his hand on her bump.

"And we have another one on the way!"

"I know!  Another boy.. can you believe it?" Jessica smiles.

"I can't.  I'm so excited!"

"Me too!"

"Have you though of any names?"

"Not really, I wanted to know the gender before I started looking."

"Well I couldn't help but look. If it was a girl I really liked Evangeline but-"

Jessica gasps. "Evangeline! I love it!"

Danny chuckles.

"Oh right! We're having a boy!" Jessica laughs.

"I mean we could always try for another girl."

"I don't like the name that much, Daniel." Jessica says with a serious face.

"Heh! Well anyway, I kinda like the name Timothy."

"Timothy? Heh! Timmy! Sounds like a little turtles name." Jessica smiles.

"Alright." Danny chuckles. "I also liked Oliver."

Jessica gasps. "We could call him Oli!"

"That's cute!"

"Isn't it?!"

"Dad?" Danny and Jessica hear Dylan outside of their bedroom.

Jessica chuckles and sits up.
"My boy!" Danny smiles and quickly walks over to open the door.

"What's up, Dylan?"

"I can't sleep. I had a bad dream." Dylan rubs his tired eyes.

"Aw bud! No problem, you can sleep with me and mom."

"Yay!" Dylan lifts his arms.

Danny picks him up and brings him to the bed.

"We've got a guest, mommy." Danny says.

"Well hello!" Jessica smiles.

"Hi mom."

Jessica chuckles then asks, "You had a bad dream, baby boy?"

"Yeah! The bad guys we're gonna take me away!"

"Aww! It was just a dream, baby boy. You're safe with us."

"Good!"

Danny sits Dylan down and lays beside him.
Jessica faces him and he takes her hand.

Danny places his hand on Dylan's waist as he yawns and says, "Goodnight, mommy."

"Goodnight, love."

"Goodnight daddy."

Danny smiles softly. "Goodnight, buddy."

***

The weekend came and it was time for Dylan to go to Sarah's.

"Bye baby boy. Have a good time with momma." Jessica smiles.

"I'll miss you guys."

"Aw honey, we'll miss you too. But we'll see you soon!"

"Yeah, come on, Dil. You me and Lily are gonna have so much fun!"

"Okay.." Dylan then perks up and says, "Momma, I'm gonna have a baby brother! My mommy has a boy in her tummy!"

"That's pretty cool, buddy." Sarah smiles softly.
"Now let's go and start our week of fun!"

"Okay, momma!" He smiles.

Sarah took him out and put him in his car seat. As she buckled him in Dylan started talking.

"Momma, my mommy and daddy said that the baby is going to come in the summer!" Dylan smiled so big. He was so excited for his new baby brother.

"What?"

"The baby's coming in the summer!" He raised his little voice.

"No. Who told you that?"

"My mommy and daddy!"

"Dylan, you don't have a father."

"Yeah I do! Danny's my dad!"

"He is Not, Dylan!"

"What? But he ISSSS!"

Sarah huffs before storming back to the house.
She bangs on the door until Jessica opens up.

"What's wrong?!" Jessica had a look of panic.

"That man is not his father! How dare you let him call him that!"

"Sarah, it's not a big deal-"

"Not a big deal?! Jessica, this man ruined his mother's marriage!"

"No. No he did not, Sarah. You and I ruined it. Do not blame Danny!"

"Oh God!" Sarah scoffs.

"Don't let it happen again, Jess."

"Sarah, I let my kids call you mom. What's the difference?"

"Oh Jessica, don't even try that! I raised those kids from day one!"

"Well Danny has been in his life since he was just a few months old, Sarah. You earned that name just like he has."

"Whatever. I just hope it's worth it."

"What?"

"I'll see you in court, Jess."

"What?! You'd fight me for custody? Over him calling Danny Dad?"

"Yes. Don't think I'm joking, Jess, because I Am going to do it!" Sarah stormed off leaving Jessica outside of her house.

Danny came out to see what was wrong. He found Jessica sobbing by herself on the porch.

"Jess, what's wrong?" He asks walking closer to her.

"She's gonna take him away from us!" Jessica bawls.

"What?"

"She doesn't want him calling you dad.. She said she's taking me to court."

"Oh wow.. she can't! Jessica, she's just upset. She won't take him away from you."

"I don't know, Danny. She was so mad!"

"I'm sorry, I should have correct him-"

"NO!" Jessica screams. "No, she doesn't know how much you do for that little boy! How much you love him! You deserve for him to call you dad!" Jessica sobbed so hard her stomach began to cramp.

Jessica makes a painful face and holds her stomach.
Danny sighs and wraps his arms around her.

"Shh, shh.. calm down. Relax, honey. You have to think of the baby."

"I know.. I'm sorry!" Jessica struggles to say.

"It's okay! Calm down.. deep breathes, baby."

"I'm scared, Danny." Jessica spoke in a heartbroken, tearful voice.

"There's no need to be, baby. She won't do it."

Jessica held Danny tightly as she cried into his chest. She was so scared. If Sarah got custody of Dylan, Jessica wouldn't know what to do with herself.