Emma yawned, and Sean smirked, watching her from beside her on the couch, she was wrapped around her couches knitted blanket and leaning back on the couches arm, facing him. She circled an ad for an apartment and sat up to show him, sitting shoulder to shoulder.

Sean coughed slightly and Emma even paused but shook her head to snap out of it and showed him the newspaper

She couldn't help but notice the tingles run through her as they touched and Sean cursed at himself, feeling like a 13 year old kid again, happy just to be near a girl.

"How about this?" she asked him, pointing to the ad with her finger and he read it through.

It was around 1 am and they'd been looking forever for an apartment or small house for Emma and the kids to move into

"On main street huh?" joked Sean, giving her a look, "Im sure Jake would like the nightlife, but Darla's going to have an awful time trying to sleep on that street with the constant sirens and gang fights."

"there aren't ANY gang fights." Emma said, giving him a look and he gave her one back, winning and she frowned.

He was right.

"Okay, then..what would you suggest, huh?" Emma teased him back, shoving the newspaper at him as he clenched his jaw, and seemed to be in thought.

"Most of these apartments wont be ready til another month." he admitted to Emma.

She frowned and nodded, knowing that. If she had to pay more to get a house sooner than later, then so be it. It might be tough a few weeks but.. the kids needed their own room.

"I suggest.." Sean drifted, "Moving into my place."

Emma turned her head to stare at him, her jaw dropping . Did he just ask to move in with him?

Sean nervously watched her reaction and insisted, "Til you find a good place. I just... have a bunch of rooms in the house I don't use..so.." he coughed, looking down and not wanting to feel like such an idiot but the way Emma looked at him.

She raised he eyebrows. Well... that WOULD be good until she found the right house.

"Okay." she declared.

Sean turned his head back towards her quickly, now his mouth hanging open, "Okay?" he repeated and she laughed, nodding.

"If Darla and Jake share one more night in the same bed, they might end up killing another." she joked.

Sean smiled wide, nodding, and he felt his heart pounding. Not the perfect way he pictured Emma moving in with him, but it was enough. He'd have to clear out the basement for her or something..

"You're sure about this?" Emma eyed him, just incase, "Thinking clearly at 1am in the morning?" she teased..

"Crystal." he promised, staring into her eyes as they shined brightly and missed that look she gave him. He swallowed almost painfully and looked down at his hands when she got up.

"They'll be so excited when I tell them." Emma said, glancing at her bedroom where the kids were sleeping and walked to her fridge with a sigh, "This puts a lot of stress off me."

He nodded, looking over his shoulder, "Good."

And laughed softly, grabbing a pear in the fridge, "I'm so happy but appetite is back again." she admitted out loud and grabbed a knife to cut the pair.

Sean gave an odd look and stood up, turning around and asked, "What?"

Emma looked over from starting to cut the pair on her counter and gave him a look and then went over what she said, then coughed awkwardly, "Not like that, I just.. the whole funeral and stuff I've just been overwhelmed and busy.." she explains.

His looked at her worriedly, and walked over, "Emma." Sean said, completely serious, "Have you been eating?"

Emma sighed, putting her knife down and rolled her head back, "Yes Mom, I have." she confirms, giving him a look and pointed at the pair.

Sean nodded, but crossed his arms. He just knew Emma had her body issues before... he didn't want that for her, nor would it be a good situation for the kids..but he trusted her, and she looked fine and healthy... really fine ..actually.. Sean snapped out of it and looked away from her.

Jesus Christ, this is why he only went to SOME of the events Jay and Manny threw, so he didn't have to see Emma too much and feel the way he BLOODY feels for her. But...that was just his luck. It wasn't going to go away, was it?

"So I guess I'll go home to get some sleep." he joked, walking to the door, "Be up by 11 for the move?"

Emma nodded and gave him an amused disbelief look, "Are you really sure about this?"

"Emma." he gave her a look.

"Jake... Darla.." she drifted, "Screaming baby." she reminded, "Me."

Sean raised an eyebrow. She was the best part.

"I may at times get annoyed at the constant whining." he joked, "But I'm sure you'll contain yourself."

"Sean!" she exclaimed, laughing and thought he was talking about the baby. He laughed as he went out the door, dodging the piece of pair she threw at him.

Emma smiled and shook her head, to find herself blushing and groaned. She couldn't do that, not right now. This was for the kids and they were her number one.

She glanced at the door Sean left out of.

"Girls!" yelled Lucas, the next day. It was a bright sunny day and they stood outside of Sean's house, with a big moving truck outside of it.

Emma, Darcy and Jane sat on Sean's porch steps and gave Lucas a 'what' annoyed look.

"You going to sit and gossip all day or help?" Lucas taunts, standing at the truck when Spinner was inside it with Sean and came out, holding a bed mattress.

"Gossip." Darcy easily insisted and he snickered, rolling his eyes and got back to work. Darcy whispered to Jane, "Your brothers kinda cute."

"Oh is he?" Jane taunted her, "I for SURE didn't notice." she confirms, "Cause that'd be creepy."

Emma giggled, and watched the guys move out the other mattress. She couldn't help but stare and curse the God who gave Sean biceps and a 6 pack.

"So." Smirked Darcy, seeing Emma in a daze, "Moving in with the ex."

Emma blushed.

"And you swear nothings going on?" Jane asked her.

"Nothing." Emma snapped at them and whispered.

Sean was shirtless, as Spinner, but ofcourse we know who stood out more. The three girls gawked him carrying heavy boxes.

"Spinner looks like a ghost." Jane said, wrinkling her nose.

Emma and Darcy bursted into laughter.

Emma tilted her head, watching Sean interacting with Darla on the sidewalk as he worked and she played hop scotch. It was adorable.

Emma heard a cry inside and sighed, "That'd be Dakota up from her nap." she told the girls and stood.

"Wow, Em." Darcy said pretty amazed, "You're really doin this whole mother thing."

Jane gave a tight smile and nodded to Emma who did so back, "Yup. Thats me.. a mother thing." she joked and went inside.

Sean turned from lifting something with Spinner and couldn't help but glance where Emma once was but didn't sit anymore and frowned. But today, couldn't of been a more happier day.

"drinks?" Darcy asked the guys as they sat in Seans kitchen and brought over a beer pack.

"Now you're speaking my languge." Spinner said, and they all grabbed one.

Jane and Emma sat on the other side of the counter the boys also sat on and the kids were in the tv room playing.

"You got a really nice place." jane told Sean.

Sean nodded ,"Hope so, put a lot of money into it."

"It's got that home sense." Spinner pointed out.

"Which is good for the kids." Darcy bluntly pointed out and they all awkwardly nodded as Emma and Sean shared a look.

"So.." Lucas said, getting back to work, "where are all these beds and furniture going?" he asked.

Sean took a deep breath and exhaled, itching the back of his head as he glanced at Emma, "Your things can go in the master room upstairs." he informed.

"A-are you sure?" Emma asked, "I'm use to a basement. I don't want to take your room."

"It's not my room." lied Sean and even Spinner and Lucas gave him a wierd look, knowing that indeed was his room and the guys shared smirks.

"Ok." Emma shrugged, "we can go set up my room then and you guys do the kids?" she said, glancing at the girls who nodded and back at Sean who nodded back.

The girls began to once again gossip as they walked off and up the stairs, going to go set up Emma's new room.

"Wierd." taunted Spinner with a smirk and Sean rolled his eyes, knowing what was coming, "I remember a certain party like a year ago, when you moved into this place and that masterroom upstairs, was your room."

"Yeah and I was over just two weeks ago." Lucas added, "And STILL it seemed like the masteroom was YOUR room-"

"Alright." Sean snapped at his idiot but comical friends, and he tried to shrug innocently, "she needs a good place to sleep and have her own space, she's a new mom, wasn't prepared, and I want to make her feel comfortable."

"By... giving her your room?" Smirked Spinner, not getting it.

"Just admit you have the hots for her still man." Lucas said and smirked, "Or I'll go after her."

Sean sneered at him and Spinner laughed out loud, "I knew it! Emma STILL has you wrapped around her finger!"

"I broke up with her." reminded Sean, trying to hide his nerves.

"Yea, years ago and your an idiot for it and your STILL not over it" Spinner admitted and shrugged when Sean's mouth fell, "Dude, shes still smokin hot, and now she's a mom without the stretch marks. Bonus! Now you got that family with her you always dreamed of, and an auto shop!"

Sean froze, and glanced up the stairs, happy that the girls seemed to of turned on music and didn't hear that.

He glared harshly at Spinner "Don't ever repeat that again."

"Dude, it was your plan when you came back to Degrassi back in highschool." Spinner reminded, "You told me the night you asked if I'd let you and Emma have the Dot for the night for a romantic dinner after you got out of jail, remember that?"

"you were in jail?" stared Lucas

"I remember it you idiot, it's just been years and things have changed and she can't hear you say that I said that" snapped Sean.

"Why not?" Lucas asked, not seeing the big deal.

"Cause... we're just friends." bittered Sean, not liking it either.

"You aren't friends Sean." Spinner said, giving him a look, "And you know that. She'll always be Emma to you, just like you're her Sean."

"I'm not hers." Sean declared and shook his head gazing down, "Not anymore."

"I didn't know you were this much of a pansy." Lucas told Sean, eyeing him closely and jokingly. It's just, he's known Sean for years. Strong, attitude, humor, heart throbber...what was ONE girl? whyd he seem so nervous?

"Its Emma." Sean explained, frowning sadly and his heart twisting, "I don't want her out of my life..this is the best I can get and don't wanna ruin it."

Both guys frowned deeply but nodded, undertanding

"well, good luck with this man." joked Lucas, looking around the house and hearing the girls giggling upstairs and the kids in the other room screaming and laughing together.

Sean snickered and noddded. oh yeah. it was going to be interesting.

And if you said, "This life ain't good enough."
I would give my world to lift you up
I could change my life to better suit your mood
Because you're so smooth

[Chorus]
And it's just like the ocean under the moon
Well, that's the same as the emotion that I get from you
You got the kind of loving that can be so smooth, yeah.
Gimme your heart, make it real
Or else forget about it

(santana_smooth_)