Justin grabbed Jake’s diaper bag hanging at his stroller in the hallway and followed Josh to the bathroom. Luckily there was a changing table at the men’s bathroom as well. Josh wanted to lay Jake down, but Justin stopped him. 

„Changing pad first.“ He explained and put the pad at the table. 

Josh finally laid Jake down carefully and waited for further instructions.

„Dress off his pants.“

Jake was giggling and kicking, not making things easy for Josh. But somehow he managed to get rid of his pants. 

„Now comes the unpleasant part.“ Justin warned him. 

Josh gave him an concerned look, before opening the diaper.

„Jesus! What the hell is he eating?!“ Josh said with disgust. 

„Leberwurst.“ Justin answered. 

„Really? She’s giving him Leberwurst?!“ 

„He loves it.“ 

Somehow Josh managed cleaning Jake and putting on a fresh diaper.

„Please tell me he’s doing this just once a day.“ 

Justin scoffed. 

„Nope.“ 

When Jake was ready, Josh sighed relieved and smiled at his son.

„Stop eating Leberwurst.“ He joked. 

„Da-da… da-da…“ Jake babbled happily. 

Justin stared at the baby in pure disbelief. 

„Are you serious, bro?“ 

Josh gave Justin an irritated look.

„What’s wrong?“

„He’s calling you da-da.“ 

„Does it mean, he knows I’m his dad?“ Josh asked carefully. 

„Eve brought him to the hospital every day, telling him, that you’re his daddy. I guess he remembers your face and how she called you.“ Justin said. 

„Wow… that’s cool… isn’t it?“ Josh replied. 

Justin just looked at him, without responding. 

„Thanks for your help, T.“ Josh said next, putting Jake onto his arm again. 

„No big deal.“

They left the bathroom and returned to the party.

„I’m surprised you didn’t show up with Jen.“ Justin said on their way to the table.

Josh frowned. 

„Why should I show up with Jen?“ 

„Well, you’re together, right?“ 

„What makes you believe we’re together, T?“

„Come on C, stop shitting me. You’re in Florida for two months now. And when I called you I heard her dog barking in the background.“ 

„I’m in Florida because I found a therapist who is specialized in cases like mine.“

„And what about the dog? I heard a dog barking.“

„The night you called, I slept with open window, as the air-condition in my parent’s house stopped working. Probably you heard the neighbor’s dog barking, as he’s having his doghouse in the backyard.“ 

Justin suddenly stopped walking and turned pale. Josh looked at him, not understanding his reaction. 

„Are you saying you’ve been with your family in Orlando the whole time?“ 

„Where else should I have been, T?“ 

„Your apartment in Daytona.“ 

„My brother is renting the apartment to tourists.“

„No, he’s not. Eve redesigned it and made it your second home.“ 

Josh frowned again. 

„No one told me about that.“ 

„So… you didn’t meet Jen at any time?“ 

„I didn’t see her or talk to her since she showed up at the hospital.“ 

Justin’s heart was beating fast and his palms were sweaty. 

„I believed you went back to her. After I called you and heard the dog, I was convinced you are with her in Daytona.“

„This is not what happened, T. All I did was focusing on my therapy and spending time with my folks.“

Justin grabbed his face, not knowing what to do next. 

„Are you alright?“ Josh asked a little concerned. 

„Not really. But this is not the right place or time to talk about it.“ Justin replied. 

Both returned to the table. The waiters started serving the first course. The twin’s nanny just arrived to pick up the kids. 

„I can take this cute little man as well, if you like?“ She suggested, pointing at Jake. 

„Oh, this would be awesome.“ Eve replied. 

Josh gave Jake to the nanny. She carried him on one arm, while having the twins in their double stroller. 

„Enjoy your meal.“ She said friendly and disappeared with the kids in the next moment. 

Justin returned to his seat next to Eve. Josh sat down at the free chair next to Eric, who also showed up in the meanwhile. 

„Matty…?“ Eric suddenly said. 

„Yes, honey?“ Mateo replied. 

„I wanna sit next to you.“ Eric answered. 

„Oh.“ Mateo said, feeling flattered. 

„Eve? Would you mind changing seats with me?“ Eric asked. 

Eve nodded and switched her seat with him. She was sitting next to Justin on her left and Josh on her right side now.  

Josh was aware of that this wasn’t about Mateo. Eric wanted to help him being closer to Eve to engage her into conversation during dinner. 

Justin didn’t see what was happening. He was glad Eve was still sitting next to him and put his hand back onto her thigh under the table cover. 

Lance was watching the scene and gave Eve a dirty smile.

„What the hell is wrong with him?“ Eve was thinking, glancing back at him. 

In the next second her heart dropped. She suddenly felt Josh’s hand touching her other thigh. As Lance was still staring at her, she tried very hard keeping her pokerface. 

„What the fuck???“ Eve thought.

„Her skin is so soft…“ Josh noticed, squeezing her thigh a little bit. 

Eve felt hot and cold and the same time, slowly moving her head into Josh’s direction. She looked at him and waited for any kind of reaction. Josh just stared back, enjoying her confusion about his unexpected behavior. His hand was resting at her thigh now. Luckily Justin’s hand was a little higher that their fingers didn’t touch each other. 

Eve bit her lips, still trying hard not acting suspicious. 

„Is something wrong, Eve?“ Josh asked with a sassy look in his face. 

„I need to see the restroom.“ She replied and stood up in the next second. 

Justin and Josh immediately pulled away their hands. 

„Are you okay?“ Justin asked irritated. 

„Yes, I will be back in a second.“

Arriving in the bathroom, Eve grabbed the edge of one sink and took a very deep breath. 

„What is going on…? Why is he doing that…?“

She needed a moment to calm down and sort her mind. Then she washed her hands and left the bathroom. Right in that moment, Lance suddenly showed up. Eve frowned. 

„What are you doing here?“

Lance sighed annoyed, pointing at his chest. 

„I just spilled Champagne over my shirt.“

„Come on, let me help you with this.“ Eve replied and followed him into the men’s bathroom. 

As all guests were busy with dinner, there was nobody else around. Eve grabbed a fresh towel, made it wet and started cleaning Lance’s dirty shirt carefully. 

„What is going on with you tonight, hm?“ She wanted to know. 

„I have no idea what you’re talking about.“ Lance replied, trying hard not to smile. 

Eve gave him a stern look.

„I know, that you know something. Now spill.“

„I know nothing. But I have eyes.“ Lance explained. 

„Okay. And what do you see with those?“ 

„I see that T is still madly in love with you. But your husband is back in the game as well.“ 

Eve stopped rubbing his shirt, looking into his eyes. 

„How do you came to this conclusion, Lance?“ 

„I know something happened after T’s gig. His first song he sang just for you, I have no single doubt. Then he suddenly disappeared and didn’t respond to any of my messages for the rest of the weekend. Since then he avoids talking to me about you. This is very suspicious, don’t you think?“ 

„Yes, it is.“ Eve replied. „And what about Josh? What do you mean when you say he’s back in the game?“ 

„C and I didn’t talk much since he went to Florida. But he talked to Joey. And Joey talked to me…“

Eve rolled her eyes and sighed. 

„What did Joey say?“ 

„Joey said that C wants you back.“ 

Eve confusion reached its peak.

„It doesn’t make any sense, Lance. He is with Jen.“

Lance frowned.

„No, he isn’t.“

„Yes, he is.“

„Then explain to me why he came to the wedding without her, hm?“ 

Eve shrugged her shoulders.

„Probably because Lucy threatened him to kill both of them, if he dares showing up with her.“ 

Lance chuckled. 

„Eve, listen to me. He’s not with Jen. I guarantee you he didn’t see her at any time since he went to Florida. He was just doing therapy.“ 

„Did Joey say that?“ 

„Yes.“

Eve needed to sort her mind. 

„How comes that gossip Joey didn’t talk to Lucy about all of this?“ 

„Because he knew she would talk to you. And that’s not what C wanted.“

„Since when is Joey able keeping his mouth shut?“ 

„You better explain to me why you believed C was with Jen.“

„Justin told me.“ 

Again Lance frowned. 

„It makes no sense.“

„Justin said he called Josh after his gig and that’s when he found out.“ 

„Look, this must be a giant misunderstanding. Or… T lied to you to…“ 

Lance didn’t dare finishing his sentence. 

„No. Justin would never be that low. Now way.“ 

„Then there must be another explanation.“ 

Eve closed her eyes for a second and took a deep breath.

„What a mess…“

Lance gave her another dirty smile.

„Stop complaining and just pick one.“ 

„I already did…“