Through at the rest of the day, all Egon thought about was the phone call.
All these years after of not speaking to his family, birthdays and holidays passed and not a call not even a card was sent to either side.
"Why do they want to see me now?" Egon thought.
Later on that evening, Egon was giving Jeanie a hand at cooking dinner.
Everyone was set to come over for their weekly ghostbusters family dinner.
A chance when once a week, all four ghostbusters and their wives or soon to be spouses and families have a nice meal and catch up on their lives.
Even while cutting up some vegetables, Egon's mind was still preoccupied.
Suddenly, he felt something sharp.
"Ow!
Damn it!" he yelped.
"Egon! carefully what you say in front of Lila," Jeanie pointed out, as their daughter was in the kitchen with them, sitting in her highchair.
"Sorry, but I got myself," said Egon.
"What happened?" Jeanie asked, as it was a rarity for him to curse.
As it turned out, Egon had accidently poked his index finger with the knife and some blood appeared.
"I'll go get a Band-Aid, " she said, as Egon ran his finger under the sink with soap and water.
After washing and drying the finger carefully, Jeanie returned to the kitchen with a Band-Aid and wrapped it around the still lightly bled finger, after compressing it with a paper towel.
Lila looked in curiosity, before Egon showed her his finger and said, "Sorry I said a bad word baby girl.
But this is what happens when you don't pay attention with sharp objects."
Lila responded by gripping her hand onto Egon's finger and giving it a kiss, which made him smile.
"Aww, sweetpea, you kissed Daddy's boo-boo," said Jeanie.
Lila then began to suck on the tip of Egon's finger.
A habit that she picked up since she started teething.
"I noticed she only does this with my fingers," said Egon.
Jeanie took a teething ring out of the freezer, and handed it to Egon, who them was able to release his finger and place the ring into Lila's mouth.
About a half hour or so later, the four ghostbusters, Jeanie, Dana, Grace, and Jenny, along with Lila, Oscar, Peter Jr. and Tabitha sat at one table, while Jessica and Christopher shared a smaller one, as they all enjoyed dinner and conversation.
During the course of the meal, Winston and Grace told everyone the great news that both Christopher placed high honor at the school's science fair with his home-made solar system project, while Jessica nailed her choir audition at the church, Ray and Jenny had picked the band for their wedding and had an appointment to meet with the florist the next day, and meanwhile, Dana had great news that the twins are now crawling and getting teeth, and Oscar is going to be learning how to use the p-o-t-t-y as Peter called it, before asking Jeanie and Egon, "So what about you two?"
"Lila's teething as well, and her 5 month check-up went great today," Jeanie added.
"Also, my brother Elon called," Egon added.
"Your brother called you?" asked Ray.
"Yes."
"What does he want?" asked Peter.
"Actually, he called on my parents behalf, they want to see us," Egon answered.
"Why do they want to see you now after all these years?"
"I don't know.
I told Elon I was going, but after doing some thinking today.
I'm calling him back in the morning that I've changed my mind.
I mean, why all of a suddenly do they want to see me.
They weren't there for me as a child, they didn't want anything to do with me during my years in college, or my adult life, why now?"
"Egon, not that it's any of our business, but don't cancel your plans seeing your parents and brother," said Dana..
"I know I didn't loss any family physically, but rather emotionally," said Egon.
"Egon, I would give anything to have my Sister back," said Grace.
"I feel the same way about my Dad, Jenny added, Nearly all of us have lost a parent or sibling."
"Egon, you know I had a major falling out with my brothers after my parents died.
I wish they would reach out for me," said Ray.
"I agree with Ray.
Reguardless of what your family wants, get in touch with them, Peter pointed out, I was able to do so with my Dad before he passed, and my Mom as well."
"You should be lucky both you parents are still alive.
I never knew mine, Winston pointed out, My Dad left before I was born and my Mom died when I was still a baby.
I was just my grandma and I."
After hearing what was said to him, Egon agreed, "You're right.
I will give me a chance to tell them how I really feel."
"I'm proud of you Egon for making that choice.
It will give you a chance to show your family just how great of a person you have become," said Jeanie, as she held his hand.
A few days later, Egon, Jeanie and Lila were packed and headed out to meet his family.
Despite being her first trip on a plane, Lila did very well, as she didn't cry and slept the whole ride.
After the plane arrived, Egon rented a car and the three of them headed to a city, just outside the Chicago area.
Even though it had been a long time since he had been in his home town and state, Egon was quite familiar with the area and gave some history of the town to Jeanie and Lila on the car ride.
After about an hour of driving later, Egon pulled the car up in front of a house.
As she got out of the car, Jeanie couldn't be her house at the look of the home, which turned out to be a mansion.