AN: I'm sorry that I haven't updated this story in close to a month. I decided that, because of that fact, I'd make this chapter longer. Please review. I would love to hear what you think. Thanks! Please enjoy!

Chapter 2

"No way!" muttered David as he ran a hand down his shocked face. "NO WAY!"

David promptly slapped himself across the face to make sure he wasn't asleep.

"OW!" he screamed, clutching the side of his throbbing face where his hand had just slapped.

Nope, he definitely wasn't dreaming.

The phone started to ring in the other room. David quickly whipped his head around to look at the alarm clock on his dresser and saw that, not only was he seventeen again, but he was late for work.

"SHOOT!"

David raced over to the phone and picked it up. Before he put it to his ear, he knew exactly who would be on the other end of the line.

"Addison just because I think you're a waste of space doesn't mean you don't show up for your job!" screeched Maddie on the other line.

"I'm sorry Maddie! But I have a viable excuse!..."

"And you haven't in the past?" asked Maddie sarcastically.

"No really Maddie! I'm..."

"Late," she retorted. "You're late. You can explain yourself once you get to the office."

"But..."

"No buts Addison. I expect to see you in a half hour!"

The other line went dead as Maddie hung up the phone.

"Shoot, shoot, shoot!" exclaimed David as he raced around the apartment. How was he possibly going to explain himself? She'd never believe him!

Well, he had to try. It was better than nothing.

David dug through his drawers in an attempt to find some clothes to put on. He finally decided on a sweatshirt and a pair of jeans. He was such a toothpick now that he had to tighten the belt all the way just to get the jeans to stay on him. David rolled up the sleeves of his sweatshirt, which was also too big for him, and quickly rushed into the bathroom. He had to get his cowlicked hair to lay down some before he tried to present his case to Maddie. When David had tried to get his hair to lay down as best as he could, he walked out of the bathroom and grabbed the keys to his car. It was time to get to the Blue Moon Detective Agency and confront Maddie.

David stood in front of Miss DiPesto's desk, waiting for her to get off the phone. He was rocking back and forth on his heels, anxious to get the ball rolling. He could feel the stares of other employees, but he didn't dare look at them. He needed to talk to Maddie.

"If you need a fix, we'll be there real quick. Is something lost? We'll find it at a very low cost..."

"UM HUM," coughed David, wondering if she even noticed that he was standing there.

Miss DiPesto looked up from the phone in her hands and stared at him.

"...oh excuse me for a second," said Miss DiPesto to the person on the other end of the phone line, temporarily placing the phone on her shoulder so she can address David. "Can I help you?"

"May I talk to Miss Madelyn Hayes please?" he asked, trying to remember he had to be polite and call her by her full name. He had to act like a respectable teen and not a punk. He didn't want to get kicked out of the office.

"May I ask who wants to see her?" she asked still staring at him and his attire.

"Oh...um..."

David wasn't sure what to say. He didn't know whether it was best to be upfront with Miss DiPesto or wait until he tried to straighten things out with Maddie.

"My name is Davie," he said.

It was close enough to the truth that he didn't feel too bad about lying.

"I see...well Davie, let me just see if Miss Hayes is busy," said Miss DiPesto.

She put the phone back up to her ear to tell the person on the other line that she'd be right back, but the other line was already beeping. They had hung up. Miss DiPesto just shrugged her shoulders and placed the phone back on its perch before walking off to Miss Hayes office.

"Ok David. Take a deep breath. It'll all work out," thought David as he anxiously awaited what happened next.

Seconds later David saw Maddie come out of her office and toward him. Here was the moment of truth.

"Don't panic. You've always managed to act cool under pressure before. This should be no sweat."

"Hi. I'm Miss Madelyn Hayes. Is there something I can do for you?" she asked.

"Um...well yes. I was wondering if I could talk to you alone in your office," he said.

"You have a case then?" asked Maddie.

"Yes," said David. Technically it was a mystery as to how this happened to him.

"Well then, I guess I can see you in my office for a moment. It's not like we're that busy at the moment," said Maddie.

"Like we're ever busy," thought David as he followed Maddie into her office.

Maddie shut the office door behind them and David took a seat in front of her desk.

"So, state your case. What seems to be the problem?" she asked as she sat down behind her desk.

"Something happened to me. Something that has drastically changed me," started David, trying to figure out how to best approach the subject.

"What do you mean?" she asked as she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms.

"I mean, I...um...I'm not what I appear to be," said David. "Something has made me look like this."

"You're beating around the bush. Can't you just cut to the chase?"

"Okay, if that's what you want." David took a deep breath.

The next thing that David wanted to come out of his mouth was the truth. Instead it was a lie.

"I'm David Addison's son," he blurted out. "He left town very suddenly without any reason. His absence in my life has put me on edge and I'm not quite sure what to do."

"That's interesting. I just talked to him this morning," said Maddie.

"Yea, I know. I heard him talking to you. After he hung up, he told me he was leaving town and he'd be back in a couple weeks hopefully. He didn't tell me where he was going or anything or why he was leaving so suddenly," said David.

"I see," said Maddie. "I didn't know David was married, let alone that he had a son."

"Well I was born illegimately if you know what I mean," he said.

"Why are you lying you knucklehead!"

"Are you staying at your father's place?" asked Maddie.

"I was, but I can't stand being there under these circumstances. I would like to wait until he gets back before I go back home," said David.

"I suppose you can stay at my place until he gets back to town. So you don't know why he left?" she asked.

"No," said David. "I really wish I did know how this happened."

"So...Davie is it?"

He nodded his head "yes".

"Well Davie, I'll take care of you until your father gets back. I can't believe he's being so irresponsible like this."

Before David could say anything, the door to Maddie's office opened and Miss DiPesto stuck her head in.

"You have another client."

Maddie looked at David and said, "You can follow Miss DiPesto out. She'll make sure you have money for a cab in order to get to my house."

"I took Dad's car," said David. "Just give me a key to your house."

"Ok, I'll give you one of my spare house keys and my address. Weird your father hopped town without taking his vehicle," mused Maddie as she quickly scribbled out her address on a small piece of paper. "He must not want to be found."

David just shrugged his shoulders.

Maddie handed him the piece of paper and her spare house key, which he quickly pocketed.

"I'll see you in a couple of hours. Help yourself to anything in the house, just behave. If you're anything like your father, you're sure to be quite a handful," commented Maddie.

David didn't say anything except, "Ok, I'll be careful. See you soon Miss Hayes."

"Please. Call me Maddie."

"Alright, see you soon Maddie," said David with a small smile.

David left Maddie's office, even though he would have preferred to be there to help her with the case. But he had his own problems to worry about. He had to figure out a way to return to his original age because he discovered one thing while being in Maddie's office.

He still loved her. He loved her more than he thought he was ever capable of and he couldn't be in love with her as a seventeen year old. There was just no way.