"What is he talking about Jayce?" Chris asks.
"Sit down you two." Justin states.
Lance and Chris both sit.
"Now explain why the three of you are acting like you're holding a national secret?" Lance says.
"Well..." Joey starts.
"I'll tell them Joe," JC cuts in. "Haven't you wondered why I've been so nice to Joey for what happened?"
"Yeah, I've been a little suspicious. You did forgive him awfully quickly. And this thing with Justin, although we all knew he was in love with you, has seemed a bit rushed." Lance states.
"Well..." Justin smiles. "There is a reason for that."
"Oh?" Chris asks. "And what is that?"
"Well...Joey and I had actually broken up several months prior to my....change."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Lance asks.
"Um...I didn't want to deal with the I told you so's." JC says, lowering his gaze. "I had defended our relationship to so many people and said that he was so perfect for me, I couldn't face all of you and tell you that you were right."
"What? Why not?" Chris exclaims.
"Are we that bad? You were afraid to tell us?" Lance asks.
"Yeah...You are. And with the way it happened, I knew I'd never hear the end of it."
They are both quiet for a while then Lance speaks up, "Well...If you and Joey had broken up, why were you so upset that he turned his back on you when you changed?"
"I was upset because someone I thought I could trust and tell anything to had turned his back on me. I was also still realing from the fact that I had caught him in bed with Kelly."
"Oh." Chris glares at Joey. "So is that why you two broke up or was this after?"
"It was after. We broke up because he had found someone new."
"And I'm assuming that someone was Dan here?" Lance states.
"Yes."
"Ok, now we've covered that. I still have a question." Lance says.
"Sure." JC smiles and looks at Justin.
"If you weren't dating Joey when you changed and you were, what, a month along? Who's the (looks around to make sure no strangers are listening) father?"
Justin smiles and raises his hand, "That would be me."
"What?" Chris yells. "What else are you all not telling us?"
"Um...." JC ponders. "That's it. You've been brought up to speed."
"Can I ask why you felt you couldn't tell us that?" Lance asks quietly. "What did we do that made you feel you couldn't tell us?"
"I'm sorry," JC states quietly. "It's just with all the stuff that's happened and with all the problems, it just didn't seem like the right time to sit you down and tell you."
"It's not that we meant to keep it from you all, it's just not something that seemed important with all the other things that have been happening." Justin says.
"So that explains why you named him Justin Randal," Karen states from the foot of the bed.
"You mean..." Lance begins.
"No Lance. I didn't know either."
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you all before. Please don't be mad at us. We just couldn't find a good time to tell you." JC states.
Karen walks over to JC, leans in and kisses his forehead, "Baby I could never stay mad at you. You have given me the one thing I thought I would never have from you, not only one but three. I'm so proud of you."
"Thanks mom."
Lance looks at JC, then down at the baby in his arms, "I never could stay mad at you." He smiles.
All eyes turn to Chris who is playing with the baby in Karen's arms. Karen elbows him.
"Hmmm. Oh. No I'm not mad. A little hurt that you didn't tell me but, hey, I got three new kids to corrupt." He smirks.
"Good. Now one of you hand over a child." JC states with a smile.