That evening when Aaron picked Jack up from Jessica's house, he told her all about how he was off work from Thursday until Monday and then told her all about the Friday night plans and Jessica said she wouldn't miss it for the world and would make sure she had a bag packed. He told her how Dave had offered to let them, Jack, Will, J.J and Henry go over on Friday morning so that the boys could sleep all afternoon until just before the karaoke fun started so that hopefully they could stay up a lot later. She agreed that was a brilliant plan and Aaron agreed to pick her on Friday morning on his and Jack's way to Dave's mansion.

Just before driving him and Jack home he'd sent Dave a quick text saying 'Jessica coming Friday morning with me and Jack and is looking forward to the karaoke. Aaron.'

Only after they had gotten home and were eating a dinner of Spaghetti Carbonara, did Aaron tell Jack the plans.

"Hey Jack, do you remember the fun we had singing that karaoke around the campfire when we were camping for that whole week last summer?"

"Yeah, that was awesome."

"Well I got 2 lots of good news. First we've been given from Thursday until Monday night off so apart from having to work tomorrow, I don't have to go back to work until Tuesday morning so I can hang out with you instead."

"WICKED! COOL! AWESOME! Wait what's this gotta do with the campfire karaoke we did last summer?"

"I'm just getting to that buddy. Dave decided at last to hold a karaoke night at his mansion for all the team, us, your Aunt Jess, Matt Cruz, your Uncle Will and little Henry on Friday night! Do you wanna go?"

"Do you really need to ask dad? Of COURSE I wanna go!"

"Dave said that if we go over to his place on Friday morning you and Henry, who will be sharing a room by the way, can sleep all afternoon and wake up just before the karaoke fun starts. Sort of like you and Henry took naps during the afternoons when we were camping. Hopefully if you sleep in the afternoon, you both can stay up late with all us having fun. How's that sound? Would you be willing to at least try to sleep in the afternoon?"

"Yeah. But would you read me a story?"

"Of course I would buddy. So you don't mind sharing a room with Henry?"

"No, it'll be like a sleepover here. Where are you, Aunt Jess and Henry's mom and dad gonna sleep if not with us?"

"Dave has arranged it so the room you boys are sleeping are between my room and the room where J.J and Will will be sharing. Jessica will have a room next to mine, so we'll all be close to you boys if you want or need us. And Dave said there's a small adjoining bathroom in your room so you don't have to go looking for a bathroom if either of you need to go pee in the night."

"COOL!"

After working the whole of Wednesday, everyone promised to see each other on Friday night before they all left for the night.

When Aaron picked Jack up from Jessica's house that evening, reminding her that he was off until Tuesday morning, he drove Jack back to their apartment whilst the boy bounced up and down with happiness in the back seat.

"Buddy what's wrong? You don't need to go pee do you?"

"No, I'm just so happy cos you can stay home with me until Tuesday morning! That and I can't wait til Friday!"

"I'm happy that we get to spend 5 whole days together too buddy. And I can't wait for Friday night either! Tell you what, as it's the start of a very happy few days together how about I cook us something special for dinner tonight?"

"What you cooking?"

"Be a surprise buddy!"

They got back and, whilst Aaron had Jack occupied by cartoons on the TV, he cooked a dinner of Mac n Cheese with some salad for himself. Even though, due to the amount of it that Jack ate, Aaron was kind of sick of the stuff, it was Jack's favourite food of all time.

Luckily for him, Jack stayed occupied in front of the T.V until dinner was almost ready. He set the table and got a couple of plates out ready and put a cover over the saucepan so that Jack wouldn't see it before he was sitting at the table, before calling to Jack.

"Jack can you go wash up? Dinner is ready!"

He watched Jack run to the bathroom. Whilst his son was in there, he put 2 glasses of water at their places and put his bowl of salad beside where his plate would go. Jack reappeared and sat down ready at his table place. With his dad's back blocking the view of what he was spooning onto their plates, Jack wasn't sure what was for dinner until his dad turned around to bring the 2 plates to the table and put Jack's plate in front of him.

"MAC N CHEESE! Thank's dad!"

"Thought this would be special for you buddy!"

"Oh yeah!"

As Aaron ate, he watched Jack tuck in to his favourite dish of all time. He was only halfway through his own plate of food when he saw Jack had polished off his plate. Jack had been taught to wait until his dad had finished his own food before asking for seconds so he sat there impatiently watching his dad.

Aaron, knowing what Jack wanted, smiled at him and put his fork down.

"You want some more buddy?"

"Yeah please. But you're still eating…."

"I don't mind this time…here give me your plate and I'll get you some more."

"Can I have some more water as well dad?"

"Sure you can buddy."

Aaron stood up and took Jack's plate and glass that the boy held out. He put more Mac n Cheese on Jack's plate, refilled his glass with cold water and took the plate and glass back to the waiting boy before sitting back down and resuming his own meal. Jack ate a little slower so that his dad would hopefully finish his own food before he finished his second portion.

"After you finish that Jack, how about some ice cream?"

"Yeah! I never turn down ice cream!"

Once they had both finished eating the main meal, Jack helped clear up before Aaron put ice cream into 2 bowls and, along with spoons for each of them they sat down and ate the ice cream.

"I know you're almost 10 and probably too old to want to but maybe you'd like to bunk with your old dad tonight?"

"Yeah. Don't think I'll ever get too old to not want to!"