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The uncertainty on Danny’s face worried her

"My real dad didn’t wantfear in his voice "He left us"

Jessie’s heart shattered with her little boy’s words

Jack pulled her son close "I’ to leave you, Danny I love you and yourin this whole world"

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Jack wants to adopt you, and then both of us will have a new last name," Jessie told her son "Would you like that?"

Danny bobbed his head

The three of theed and Jack wiped away Danny’s tears

"Do I get to call you Daddy?"

Jack’s smile lit up the room "I’d love it if you called me Daddy"

"OK" Danny sniffled a couple of tiazine and thues

"I think that ell," Jessie told Jack once Danny had moved away from them

"He had me worried there for a minute," Jack confessed "He looked so scared when I told hireed "He seldom asked about his real dad I didn’t realize how much it bothered him"

"That’s all over with froain "I love you, Jack"

Jack folded her into his arms and kissed her soundly It see, Jack was either kissing her, holding her hand, or touching her knee It onderful

The sound of knocking pounded from the penthouse door

"Do you wantto Jessie’s eyes

"That would be great, Danny" Jessie noticed Jack’s eyes well up

"Who’s here?" Jessie asked Jack as he swiped one fallen tear from her cheek

Jack pulled her to her feet with another cryptic smile "It’s time you meet the members of your new fath of Jack’s father’s frame The man was even morein a chair the last time they’d met In Gaylord’s hand was a cowboy hat similar to the one he had on his head…only smaller

"Well, hello there, little partner You must be Danny" Gaylord Morrison extended his free hand

Glancing at it, Danny went ahead and put his tiny palrandpa?"