Daniel wasn't too sure what was going on here. His brother seemed to recognize Ryan's friend, and it didn't seem like a very happy meeting. He walked over to the window with Ryan and shook his hand at her question, "No...I didn't know they did, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him along." He looked back, seeing James look over their shoulders and outside at the kids. His brother suddenly got really pale and looked sick. That made Daniel even more confused. He allowed his girlfriend to go off and get the kids, sitting down by the window with his suddenly strange acting brother next to him.
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This just couldn't be happening. Why? Why, out of all the people in the world, did James Rivers have to walk into her classroom. She hoped he would leave soon. Very soon. Before he had a chance to see Lily. But, it was too late, because James had followed Daniel and Ryan to the window. He saw her. But, maybe if she was lucky enough, he might not see the similarities and put two and two together. But, luck just didn't seem to be on her side today. The look on his face showed everything. He had figured it out. He knew the little girl outside was his. She could only hope he wouldn't act on this information. Maybe he would pretend like he didn't know? He was that type of person after all. He was immature, irresponsible. Hardly the fathering type. She would be more than happy to say good bye to him and forever keep her baby girl to herself. 

And as much as that would sound selfish if she said it out loud, she wasn't thinking all of this for just herself. Yes, she didn't want this ass in her life again. But she even more so didn't want him in Lily's life. This man had done so much to hurt Amelia. She didn't want him to do the same thing to that little girl. To give her false hope that she could have a loving father, only to watch him leave and never come back. No, she would not let that happen to her daughter.

She watched as Ryan left to go get the children from the playground and there was a long awkward silence until she did come back in with them. Amelia quickly went over to her crying daughter and quickly began soothing her, brushing her brown hair back from her face and wiping the tears from her bright blue eyes, "I'm so sorry you tripped sweety. Do you want Hello Kitty Band Aids or My Little Pony?" 

The little girl thought for a moment and spoke with a pout, "Can I have Barbie?"

Laughing slightly, she kissed her daughter's forehead and nodded, "Of course." 

Holding Ayden in his lap, he chuckled at the little boy's innocent comments about James. Leaning down, he whispered in the boy's ear, "That's my brother. He's also a big bad wolf. And you know, wolves don't know any better then to be big and bad." 

Amelia walked over to her desk, and though she could feel James's eyes on she and her daughter, she did her best to ignore his gaze for now. She walked back and after cleaning up the cut, she put a band aid on it, which made all the difference. She thought it was so funny how one could kiss a boo-boo or put a band aid on it for a kid and the child would think that made it all better and act as if it never happened at all. It was silly, but it made kids all the more cuter. The little girl smiled and hugged her mother as she picked her up. Amelia hugged her back closely to her before setting her back down and running right back over to Ayden, pulling him off of Daniel's lap by his hand, "Come on Ayden! Lets go back to the playground! I want to play princess! And you can be the dragon!"

The two kids, as if nothing had happened, ran back out down the hallway, Lily squealing gleefully as Ayden chased her, roaring. 

Shaking her head and smiling softly after the kids, she turned, her smile going away and her eyes on James for the time being. It was silent in the room for a long time, but Amelia decided she wasn't going to be the first to say anything about the little girl. If he wanted to know, or wanted it to be confirmed that is, he would have to bring it up. Not that it made a difference since she had also already decided she wouldn't let him anywhere near their daughter if she could help it.

Daniel, feeling the tension boiling in the room, took Ryan's hand, "Um, we're going to go sit out on the playground with the kids for a little bit." Then without another word, he walked out of the room, his girlfriend in tow and when they were out of ear shot, he spoke, "How do they know each other? What's going on Ryan?"