The ‘den’ Triplets
by: E Walk
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Chapter 12  

The Tests Show?

The afternoon flew by with regularly scheduled appointments and taking care of paperwork.  It was almost five when Jeff and David returned.  David was laughing when he came into the office, “Boss, you’re not going to believe this.  I think there are fewer young people in town that haven’t had an experience with the prostitution ring operators than have had thought.  It seems that as soon as the young people got their drivers’ licenses, they became targets for the ring operators.  I think that would definitely indicate that someone in the driver’s license issuing department was involved.”

I groaned, “Next, you’ll be telling me Aiden, Jaden and Kaden are behind the ring.  Guys, be at my house this evening at seven, so we can develop some plans.  There may also be some fireworks that will take place.”

On the way home, I was thinking about the case.  ‘If one of Antonia’s daughters, isn’t Jacob’s daughter, whose daughter is she?  How could the girls be born about the same time and have different fathers.  You don’t suppose that Aiden, Jaden and Kaden were meant to meet Nina and Tina?   What if neither of the girls is Jacob’s offspring?  What do we do then?  I need to slow down and take one thing at a time.’

When I walked into the kitchen, Mother and Jacob were feeding Jaden and Kaden.  I looked at Jacob, “Good Evening all, Jacob, you look as if you have taken care of infants before.”

“Hey, in order to get some money, I had to do something, so I took the babysitting course so I could baby-sit.  My parents, especially my father, didn’t believe in allowances. He thought that if a kid wants something other than the basics, then they need to work for it. Even then, he thought that the first ten percent needed to go to the church, barf to that.”

After we were seated, Jacob asked, “Mike, how long am I going to be confined to your house?”

“Jacob, the best thing for you is to stay here and not be seen.  How many people know you’re in town?”

“I just hit town last night.  I slept in my car and froze to death.”

“Why didn’t you go to your parents’ house?”

“Ha, a lot of good that would have done me.  The good reverend threw me out when the blackmailers showed him pictures of me performing sexual acts because I had told them I wasn’t going to be working for them anymore.”

“Why did you finally decide to stop working for the blackmailers?”

“Mr. Naylor, they were becoming more and more demanding and I had had it.  I realized that I didn’t need them and besides, I thought I might be falling in love with Antonia.”

“If what Antonia says is true, then you obviously had sex with her.”

Jacob frowned, “Do we have to talk about this in front of your mother?”

“Jacob, my Mother is a doctor.  She may be able to help us, tonight.  I have the DeLucas and District Attorney Howard coming to see us at seven o’clock to see if you are indeed the father of one Nia’s daughters.”

I turned to mother, “Mom, how can twins be born and they not have the same father?”

Mother looked perplexed, “Mike, I don’t know how it could happen?  Why do you ask?”

“When Mr. DeLuca was in my office today, he said that Antonia’s daughters had been tested and that they had two different fathers.  He claimed that Jacob was the father of one of them and that someone related to Jacob was the father of the other, based on DNA results.  Jacob says the only male relative that he has in the area is Reverend Stocker.”

Jacob started, “Mike, you have to be kidding.  I doubt that my father knows what his penis is for.”

“Jacob, we’ll worry about that problem later.  Did you or did you not have sex with Antonia DeLuca approximately nine months ago?”

“Yes, it was the day before Easter.  I remember because that was the day my father threw me out and accused me of ruining the most holiest of days with my actions, He accused me of being a disciple of the Devil.”

I turned to Mother, “Mom, you know the Stockers, don’t you?

“I know Mrs. Stocker, but I’ve only briefly met here husband.  I don’t think I want to know him any better than I already do.”

“Mom, it's worth a try.  Call Mrs. Stocker and invite them here to the house at seven.  Just tell her it’s very important but don’t tell what it might be about.  If Reverend Stocker is Jacob’s only male relative in the area, we need to get a DNA sample from him to see if he’s the father of the second girl, if Jacob is the father of the first one.”

Surprisingly enough the Stockers agreed to come to the house.  After Mother hung up, Mother laughed, “Reverend Stocker thinks that you’re asking him to the house to ask for his help with the case.”

It was almost seven o’clock when Mr. and Mrs. DeLuca and Antonia arrived with two babies.  After the introductions were made, and everyone was seated, Ray and Diane Howard arrived with the DNA expert, a Miss Seymour, and David and Jeff.

I thanked everyone for coming and Miss Seymour took DNA samples of the two girls and Jacob.  As she finished taking Jacob’s sample, the door bell rang.  I had Jacob leave the room, “Jacob, if that is your parents, I don’t want them to know that you’re here, just yet.  I want to get your father’s DNA sample before we do anything else.”

Todd, Jacob, Jeff and David went to take care of the boys.  I ushered the Stockers into the living room where Mother, Mr. and Mrs. DeLuca, Antonia and her two daughters and Ray and Diane Howard were seated.  I introduced the people present. 

Reverend Stocker wasn’t looking too happy, “Mr. Naylor, why did you bring us here?  I thought you wanted my input on the prostitution case.”

“I do, in a way, but first I need a sample of your DNA.  Miss DeLuca claims that Jacob is the father of one of her infant daughters.  Testing indicates that the second daughter is not his daughter, but the daughter of a very close relative of Jacob.”

Reverend Stocker turned bright red and sputtered, “If you’re suggesting that I had sex with Miss DeLuca, then you’re completely out in left field.  I’ve never seen the young woman before in my life.  Furthermore, I’m not even a blood relative of Jacob, We adopted Jacob when he was three days old, much our chagrin.  He has caused us nothing but grief; he was truly a child of the devil, especially after this latest revelation.”

Mrs. Stocker stood, “Joseph, you’re out of order.  Jacob did nothing that other children and young people his age didn‘t do.  You’re upset because you are the person who can’t perform as a man.  Let them take the test to prove that you couldn’t possibly be the father of either of the girls.  Lucky girls.”

Mrs. Stocker looked at the rest of the people assembled, “We did adopt Jacob when he was three days old.  He was one of a set of twin boys.  Jacob’s brother had been adopted by someone else before Joseph would accept the fact that we could take care of both boys.  I hope the other young man hasn’t had to put up with someone who thinks he is holier than thou as Jacob has had to do.”

Jacob entered the room and the Stockers went white, “Good evening to you, too, Mr. and Mrs. Stocker.  It’s so nice to know what the righteous Reverend Stocker thinks of me.  Thank goodness, any children I ever have will not have to refer to him as Grandfather.”

My mother, out of the blue, asked, “Antonia, did you have sex with Jacob sometime in March?”

“Yes, it was the day before Easter when he vanished.”

Mother asked a more poignant question, “Did you have sex with anyone else the same day or the day preceding or the day following?”

“Yes, Dan Howard and I had sex the night before Jacob and I did.  Danny came to me because he was so upset by what the ring had made him do.  They had a client who wanted Danny to dress like a woman.  Danny was so afraid that his parents were going to find out what he was doing and was thinking of running away.”

“Danny found out a few days later that his best friend Jacob was gone and that’s when he had his accident.”

Mrs. Howard was crying, “Danny committed suicide because he couldn’t handle what the ring was having him do and he felt that the world deserted him when Jacob disappeared.  Danny was adopted as well and he was one of a pair twin boys, What was Jacob’s birth date?”

Mrs. Stocker answered, “His birth certificate says his birthday was September 4, 1989.”

Mrs. Howard looked befuddled, “That’s the same birthday as Danny‘s, You don’t suppose that Jacob and Danny are brothers and that’s why they have been so close all these years.”

Reverend Stocker made a statement that was totally inappropriate, “That explains how Jacob became so obsessed by the devil.”

Ray Howard sprang from the chair where he was sitting and was about to hit Reverend Stocker but I stopped him, “How dare you insinuate that Jacob was caught in the ring because of Danny,  If you would have stopped to watch your son’s activities, you would have realized he was at our house more than yours.”

I stood between the two gentlemen, “Gentlemen, it’s too late to cast stones at this point in time.  We have two major tasks ahead of us; first and foremost we need to get all of those people who were behind the ring behind bars, and that includes any users who knowingly participated.  Secondly, we need to make sure that Nina and Tina are provided for.”

Jacob asked, “How long will it be before, we’ll know the results of the test.”

Miss Seymour looked at her watch, “I can have the results of the test for you in about two hours.”

I asked, “Is there anyway to get a sample of Danny’s DNA?”
 

Ray shrugged his shoulders, “They did an autopsy of Danny’s body when he drove himself into the river.  I don’t know if they might have taken a sample of it or not,”

Miss Seymour grinned, “I’m betting they did.  I’ll check to see.  Where do you want me to call with the results?”

I offered, “Miss Seymour, why don’t you call me, since I requested the information, No one is going to be able to do anything with the information tonight.”

Jacob asked, “Will I be able to find out which of the girls is mine, if I am the father of one of them.”

There were four resounding no’s.  Mother, Todd, Mrs. Howard and I had responded.

Reverend Stocker stood, “Well, I, for one, want to know which of them is my granddaughter.”

Jacob started to laugh, “In that case, I have no desire to know which if either of the girls is my daughter.  I’ll treat them both the same assuming that Nia’s other daughter is Danny’s.”

The looks Jacob received from the Reverend Stocker were some of the cruelest I have ever seen.  I decided to intervene and add salt to the wound, “Jacob, since your adopted parents threw you out, you’re welcome to stay here and help take care of the triplets until we get the issue of the girls’ father resolved.  You can also be a witness in the prostitution ring,”

Jacob laughed, “Great, I can see the headlines, ’Young father instrumental in putting those involved in the prostitution behind bars to protect his infant daughters',”

Mrs. Stocker frowned, “Jacob, be serious, let’s go home and await Mr. Naylor’s call with the results of the tests.”

Jacob gritted his teeth, “I have no intention of living under the same roof as that man who thinks he is greater than God.  His world is about to crumble, and I for one, do not want to be part of it, He has belittled me for the last time.”

Jacob left the room and Antonia went to talk to him.  When she returned, she said, “I think we need to give Jacob time to assimilate everything that is happening.  He needs to decide what to do next.  It’s too bad that he can’t or won’t turn to his parents.  Mr. and Mrs. Howard, you will need to help him, since he respects you so much. The girls and I will make it no matter what the DNA tests show.  Mr. Naylor, I apologize for my father involving you,  I want you to concentrate your energies in making sure that the people behind the ring get what they deserve,”

“It is also important that you protect the people whom they were using, I know of at least two young women, who were impregnated during their encounters with clients of the ring.  I also was personally forced to submit to one of the county commissioners over my objections, that’s when I informed my parents what was happening.”

My mother asked the next question, “Antonia, have you worked for the prostitution ring since you became pregnant?”

“Only once and that was with another female.  Don’t look so shocked, Mr. Stocker.  Women have needs the same as men.  You need to start living in today’s society instead of the Dark Ages.”

The Reverend Stocker turned red in the face, but his wife prevented him from saying anything, “Come on Joseph.  Antonia is right.  You do need to get your head out of the sand.  Mr. Naylor, please call me and advise me of the results of the tests.  Jacob, call if you need anything.  You’ve been our son for twenty years and nothing can change that.  We’ll talk to you later.  Come on, Joseph, before you say anything else unbefitting a man of the cloth.”

After everyone had departed, we were sitting feeding the triplets, Jacob was perceptively nervous, “When will Miss Seymour be calling?  I’m almost afraid that the one of the girls isn’t going to be mine.  What if the other is Danny’s, who will take care of them?  How is a bum like me going to be able to adequately provide for two young girls?”

Todd looked at Jacob, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.  You talk as if you’re ready to get married and take full responsibility of Nia, Nina and Tina.  I thought you professed to being a homosexual.”

“Todd, if anything, I’m bisexual.  I enjoy sex any way I can get it. The truth is that I’ve been working in the pornographic movie industry for the past six months and decided that wasn’t the lifestyle that I wanted to lead.  I’ve always dreamt of having a family and providing them with a good life.  I’ve really screwed up my chances of that ever happening.”

Jacob’s dissertation was interrupted, by the phone. 

To be continued...

Editor's Notes:  Now, who on Earth could be on the other end of that phone?  I wonder. 

Jacob is a fine young man.  He respects Nia, and quite possibly loves her.  I must admit that I didn't think of Danny as being the father of the other child.  I am glad that Rev, Stocker is not related in any way to the boys and the little girls.  Passing on his DNA would be a terrible tragedy. 

I certainly don't blame Jacob for not wanting to go back to the Stocker house.

We will have to wait for the next chapter to find out what happens next.

Darryl AKA The Radio Rancher

Posted: 11/26/10