Shaun was doing his homework when his father rose and walked to the window, looked down at the street and smiled. He didn't know how his father did it, how he knew when Madison was coming back, knew just when to walk to the window and see her car turn off the busy street and into the parking garage. But he liked it, liked knowing that his father was happy with her, that they were happy together.

He watched his father at the window, face lit with sunlight. Ethan was still pale, still thin, but he radiated peace and confidence. Across the room from where Shaun sat was his father's office area, a drafting table and computer with a desk piled high with books and papers. On the drafting table was a rough sketch of an office block, on the wall above it was the long unfinished concept art that his father had been working on when Jason was killed.

Jason glanced back at his father as he turned from the window.

"Homework done?"

"Almost."

"Finish it up and I'll check it while you wash up for dinner, okay?"

"Okay. Dad?"

"Yeah?" Ethan asked smiling as he walked into the kitchen area and pulled three glasses from the cupboard and reached for a bottle of scotch.

"Agent Jayden is coming with Madison right?"

"That's the plan."

"Where will he stay?"

"We have the guest room."

"Right."

"Are you nervous about meeting him Shaun?"

"Maybe?" He said blushing slightly. Ethan smiled and set the liquor aside, walked to his son and knelt at his side.

"Don't be nervous Shaun, Norman is a good man and he needs us right now, it might be hard to have a stranger here but he's family and we'll adjust in time. I'm proud of you Shaun, you know Madison and I weren't sure about asking him to stay here at first."

"Why?"

"Well we were worried about you and our lives, how we could make room for him –"

"But he saved us." Shaun said indignantly.

Ethan laughed and hugged his son.

"That's right and you made us change our minds."

"I did? How?"

"Do you remember when we were watching TV after Madison left for her interviews?"

"The news was saying mean stuff about him."

"That's right and you got upset and said you were worried about him."

"So …that's why you and Madison changed your minds?"

"You're just a kid Shaun but you knew he needed someone. You have a good heart Shaun, I'm very proud of you." He hugged the boy again.

"I love you Dad."