As the two of them did the dishes, Jeanie said to her husband, "Egon, I'm sorry I as well as everyone else talked you into coming here.
You didn't tell me that your parents were really that awful."
"They're not awful, they just have a different way of life than we do," Egon pointed out.
"Don't tell me you're sticking up for them."
"I'm not."
They basically hate me, and they don't want anything to do with our child."
"Jeanie, that's just their personalities."
Just then, Edward and Eleanor, who was holding Lila entered the kitchen.
"She started getting fussy and drooling," said Eleanor, handing Lila to Jeanie.
"Sorry, as I mentioned earlier, Lila is teething," said Jeanie, as she bounced her daughter in her arms.
"We just finished the dishes," Egon pointed out.
Edward and Eleanor looked over the dishes.
"You must have experience dear," said Eleanor.
"What do you mean?" asked Jeanie.
"You must had worked in the food industry to know how to clean dishes the proper way," Edward pointed out.
Jeanie wanted to tell her in-laws off, but bit her lip and said, "Actually, I've only been a receptionist."
"In fact, that's how Jeanie and I met, she works for me and the other ghostbusters, Egon added, In fact if you like to hear the story, we.."
"Oh, you're a type pool girl then," said Eleanor, who inturupted.
"Simplest form of proffesion," added Edward.
"Simple proffesion my," said Jeanie who was about to say something colorful, but Egon stopped her, "Actually Jeanie's quite the workaholic and balances motherhood as well.
The team and myself would be lost without her," he said.
A smile appeared onto Jeanie's face and mouthed "thank you" to Egon.
"Do you think you two can wait till tomorrow for telling us this fairy tale story?" asked Eleanor.
"I'm sure you what to retire yourselves from your trip," added Edward.
"That's fine,
We have to give Lila a bath and her teething gel," said Jeanie.
"Good night Mother, good night Father," said Egon.
"Good night Egon, Jeanie, Lily," said Eleanor.
"It's Lila," Jeanie pointed out.
"Yes Lila," said Edward, as he and his wife left the kitchen.
A short time later, Egon and Jeanie headed upstairs as well, gave Lila a bath, changed and dressed her for the night, and gave her some teething gel.
After playing with her for a bit, it was time for Lila to go to sleep.
Jeanie made a spot for the baby on the bed, a trick Egon showed her from the time he took care of Lila, while Jeanie was in the hospital after donating her kidney to Peter.
Egon then sang his lalaby to his daughter.
"Hush little Lila Daddy's here
Please don't you cry another tear
I love you so much sweet baby girl
You and Mommy are my whole world
I'll always keep you in my heart
Forever, until the day we part."
Lila fell asleep in an instant.
Egon kissed Lila's forehead, placed her into the 'nest' and said "Sleep tight baby girl."
Jeanie leaned over and kissed Lila as well and said, "Sweet dreams Lila."
After the two got themselves ready for bed, Egon asked as he carefully got on the cot," Jeanie, do you think we spoil Lila?"
"Of course not, Jeanie answered as she got into bed, then asked, Does this have anything to do with what your parents said to us?"
Egon didn't answer.
"I knew it.
Egon, I may not be a licensed therapist, but judging by what I saw, you never had a relationship with your parents, the way I do with mine, or the way we do with Lila."
"I guess you can say I want to give Lila what I never had.
Sure my parents took care of Elon and me, but never really expressed any form of love to us.
Elon seemed to always act out and pick on me, just to get attention, even if it was for the wrong reason, as for me I just bottled up my feelings."
Egon couldn't help but noticed that Jeanie was giggling.
"May I ask what is humorous?" he asked.
"Sorry Egon, but it's hard to take you serious the way you're lying on the cot," Jeanie chuckled.
She was right, as due to his height, Egon's legs were hanging over the cot.
Egon couldn't help but give a slight smile.
That night, Egon tried his best to sleep, but he had a lot on his mind.
How much it was a mistake it was to come here, how even after all these years, his parents were still cold, not just to him but to his wife and child, and what was to happen tomorrow when Elon shows up.
Early the next morning, Egon woke up off the cot, feeling slight soreness in his back.
Since Jeanie and Lila were still sleeping, that gave Egon an opportunity to take a fast shower, shave and get dressed.
When he returned to the bedroom, Egon, saw that Lila had woken up.
Seeing his daughter made Egon forget his problems as well as his back pain.
"Good morning baby girl.
Did you just get up?" he said picking up Lila and planting a kiss on her face.
Lila babbled and giggle, which of course made Egon smile.
"What do you say we let Mommy rest and have some Daddy and Lila time?"
Lila babbled in response.
"I'll take that as a yes."
Egon then changed Lila, dressed her up warmly, placed a jacket on himself, and quietly walked down the stairs holding Lila in one arm and a stroller in the other.
He quickly made up a sippy cup of formula for Lila, which Egon gave her after placing her in the stroller and the two went outside.
Egon pushed the stroller around the grounds on the house and pointed out birds and plants to Lila.
"Are you enjoying the ride?" Egon asked her.
Lila accidently dropped her empty cup.
"Oops, you lost your cup.
Let me get that," Egon spoke.
He bent down to reach for the cup.
"Very cute.
How old?" a voice asked.
"Thank you she's 5 months old," Egon answered.
He then looked to see who was speaking to him, and a look of shock appeared onto his face.
"Elon?"
