'Ty? Hurry up we're going to be late.'

Seth and Maddie were waiting at the door of her house, ready to drive to the Family Guy studio to meet the PR team. Seth had convinced Maddie to bring Tyler along after school so he could meet the team and know what was to be expected. Even though he was only 8, Maddie thought the sooner her son came to terms with Seth's fame, the better.

Tyler came downstairs with his overnight bag on his back. Maddie smoothed down the collar of his shirt and looked at her son proudly. 'You look so smart Ty!' Tyler smiled and ran out to the car.

'You ready for this?' Seth said to Maddie as they followed.

'Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I be?'

'Good! Well just so you know a few of my colleagues are dying to meet you so I hope you're prepared for a Q&A session.'

'Oh wonderful!'

'Sorry babe, but as soon as this afternoon is over we can have a nice relaxing evening with Rachael and Spencer.'

'Ok.' Maddie said as she got in the car. She turned around to make sure Tyler was settled in the back seat, and turned to Seth for another one of his confident and reassuring smiles before driving off.

Maddie concentrated on the road, but Seth was still trying to explain the Star Wars movies to Tyler, who seemed interested but lost at the same time. When they arrived, Seth flashed his employee pass at the security team, allowing them to go and park. Tyler bounced out of the car immediately, excited to go and see an animation studio for the first time. They all walked in together. Seth lead the way inside, holding the doors open for them. When they got inside the main hub of the studio, a surprising amount of Seth co-workers were there. He shook hands with a few of them before Alex Borstein came walking out of one of the recording booths.

'Macfarlane! You've finally showed up for work! And brought a few friends with you.' She said eyeing Maddie from head to toe.

'Alex, I'd like you to meet Maddie and her son Tyler.' Seth said holding his arm out and pushing Maddie forward a little bit.

'Hi.' Maddie said politely shaking Alex's hand. She turned to her son. 'Are you going to say hello sweetie?'

'Hi. Who do you play on Family Guy?' Tyler said looking up at Alex.

'Oh, I play Lois sweetie.' Alex said using Lois' voice, making Tyler laugh.

Maddie looked at Seth and smiled at him who smiled back but rolled his eyes slightly. Alex turned to Maddie. 'He's so sweet!'

'Yeah he is isn't he?' Maddie smiled proudly.

'Maddie, we haven't got long and we need to meet the PR guys.' Seth said trying to coax Maddie and Tyler away.

'Well it was lovely meeting you.' Maddie said to Alex. 'Come on Ty, time to go.' Tyler waved excited at Alex and held his mother's hand.

'What other characters do I get to meet Seth?' Tyler said as they sat waiting for the PR team in Seth's office. Seth and Maddie were sitting either side of him in big armchairs.

'Off the top of my head you'll get to meet Mike who plays Cleveland, Mila who plays Meg and if he is still here Patrick who plays Joe.'

'Awesome! Can stay and meet them all Mom? Can we?'

'Well only for a little while sweetie. Seth and I are going out tonight so we can't stay long.'

Tyler was about to reply when the team came in. Seth introduced Maddie to each of them and shook their hands. The next hour was all very confusing to Tyler. He fidgeted a lot, not sure what was really happening. He didn't know why his Mom was so worried about photographers taking his picture, but went sat as quietly as he could. Seth would look over and smile at him and make sure he was ok. Tyler grinned knowing he would soon be able to meet more characters from Family Guy. At the end of the meeting, the PR team told Maddie they would need Tyler's photo so they would be able to recognize him if he was ever photographed. Maddie let them take her son's photo, all the while reminding herself that it was for his own good.

She was relieved when the meeting was over. She held her son's hand as they walked back the hub, and were greeted by even more of Seth's co-stars. Tyler broke away from his mother's grasp and confidently ran over to talk to them. They all talked happily to him and Maddie listened to Tyler's laughter which made her happy too. Seth held her hand and was about to say something to her, when Mila bounded over.

'Hello, you must be Maddie!' Mila took Maddie by surprise and hugged her. 'I've been so looking forward to meeting you.'

'Lovely to meet you too.' Maddie said smiling. She was secretly very happy that Seth's friends had all accepted her as one of their own.

'Hi Maddie! Remember me?' Mike Henry came over to where Maddie, Seth and Mila stood. He knew Maddie from when she used to visit Seth at RISD and he would consequently visit his brother.

'Oh my God! Of course I remember you!' Maddie smiled and chatted to him for a little while.

'So your son knows a lot about the show for an 8 year old!' Mike said.

'Yeah, I can't believe you let him watch the show.' Mila said looking over at Tyler, now running back to join his mother.

'He's 8 and it's a cartoon with a talking dog; of course he's going to watch it!' Maddie laughed.

'True!' Mila said ruffling Tyler's hair.

They talked for a little while longer. Mila kept talking to Tyler about the show and even took him over to the snack machine to buy him chocolate. Maddie kept her eye on Tyler but trusted Seth's friends to look after him.

'Right Maddie, we had better go. We don't want to be late to another one of Rachael's dinners!' Seth said looking at his watch.

'Ty, have you said thank-you to Mila for the candy?' Maddie said.

'Thank you Mila!' Tyler said happily looking up at her.

'My pleasure buddy.' Mila hugged Tyler and then turned to Maddie. 'He's adorable. I hope you don't mind me saying!'

'Not at all.' Maddie and Mila hugged again and smiled. Tyler said his thank-you and goodbyes to Seth's friends and colleagues, as Maddie did the same. Most of the cast walked out with them having finished their work for the day. When they got to the car Seth gave Maddie a reassuring smile.

'You were a big hit in there buddy!' Seth looked at Tyler before turning to Maddie 'so were you honey.'

'I was so nervous!'

'You don't need to be. Mila has wanted to meet you for a while and she was impressed with you!'

'How do you know she was impressed?'

'I just got a text from her that said "Tyler is really sweet and Maddie is a lovely as you said. You are really lucky." So you see? You have nothing to be nervous about.' He kissed Maddie.

'I love you Seth.' As soon as Maddie said this, the couple heard Tyler's giggling, reminding them he was there. 'Alright sweetie, let's get you to grandma and granddad's house!'

After dropping Tyler off at Andy's, Maddie and Seth made their way to Beverly Hills to meet Rachael, Spencer, Sean and Lee at the Hilton hotel. The valet took the keys to Maddie's car as the couple went inside. They went to the bar to find everyone already there. They greeted everyone with hugs and kisses. Maddie kept looking round at the deep red carpet, velvet lined chairs and thick gold curtains that reached from the ceiling to the floor.

'Lovely here, isn't it?' Rachael said as Maddie continued looking around.

'Amazing! I have never seen a place so elegant.' Said Maddie, eyeing up the chandeliers that hung above her.

'Me and Spencer had our engagement party here.'

'Oooh, how glamorous!' Sean had wandered over and joined the girls. 'I hope you don't mind ladies. Lee is a more masculine gay than I am so I'm leaving him with the boys, so I can be one of the girls!'

They all laughed as the men came over with drinks for them. Lee, who only knew Sean and Maddie, made a wonderful addition to their evening, chatting to Spencer about NFL players and to Seth about running a business. They went to their table in the restaurant and enjoyed dinner. Maddie and Rachael had begun sharing stories of their school days and reminiscing about the 'Connecticut years'. The evening went on until closing time, where the maƮtre d had to ask them to leave.

'Oh come here girls!' Sean hugged Maddie and Rachael at the same time. 'I have missed this. How about a ladies night soon?'

'Ha, sounds like a plan.' Rachael kissed him on the cheek.

It was midnight by the time they had finished bidding each other goodbye. Maddie drove back to Seth's house feeling happy that she had spent the night with her best friends. They got back and Maddie turned the car engine off, but the pair remained seated for a minute as Seth leant over and kissed her, holding her face. She did the same. When they broke apart and smiled, they didn't say anything, as they knew they were both thinking the same thing.

'Fancy a nightcap?' Seth asked as they went in the house a few minutes later.

'That would be lovely' Maddie said kissing Seth gently on the lips. Seth went to the kitchen to get drinks while Maddie settled herself in the lounge. A minute later, Seth returned with a glass of chardonnay for Maddie and a Jack Daniels for himself. He put one arm around her and she snuggled on his shoulder.

'I think today has been very successful.' Seth exclaimed tiredly.

'Yeah.'

'Are you ok?'

'I'm fine; it's just been a very overwhelming day for me.'

'How so?'

'Let's just say I'm still getting used to the PR rules and your loud friends and glamorous 5 star hotels!'

'That's quite a list.' Seth took a sip of his drink. 'Are you worried about this Maddie? Because if you are, I don't mind scaling things down a bit of it'll make you feel more comfortable.'

'I'm not worried! I like it a lot; I just think it is going to take a bit of getting used to.'

'Believe it or not, it took me a while to get used to all of this!'

'Yeah right!'

'It's true! We grew up in the same small town Maddie! What makes you think I had no trouble adjusting to this?'

'I suppose you're right. Sorry.'

'Apology accepted. Now I have a way you can really make it up to me.' Seth said in his playful seductive tone.

'What did you have in mind?'

Their drinks went unfinished as they were already upstairs. When they reached the top, Seth spun Maddie around and began kissing her passionately. They started removing each other's clothes hastily and left them lying on the floor all the way down the hall. By the time they reached the bedroom they were completely undressed. They both entered the room and before Maddie could do anything else; Seth had her against the wall and continued kissing her with no escape. After a while Maddie, still kissing Seth, pushed him towards the bed. They collapsed on each other laughing, which quickly subsided as they began making love. It was physical, passionate, fanatical, obsessive love making. The kind that made them both gasp with pleasure at the point of climax.

They finished and were tired but not enough to want to sleep. Seth rolled off Maddie, who was breathing deeply with a smile on her face.

'No offence babe, but I thought having an 8 year old would slow you down a bit!'

'Well it's quite obvious you've never had kids, because if you did, you'd know you don't have time to slow down!'

'Makes sense.' Seth pulled Maddie close to him and then lay in bed, holding onto Maddie who wrapped her arms around him. Neither of them felt tired anymore.

'I love this.' Maddie said turning to look at Seth.

'Me too. I really wish we didn't lose those 14 years.'

'Don't say that. What's done is done. There's nothing we can do about it.'

'Yes there is.'

'There is what?'

'There is something we can do about it. Move in.' Seth said with a tone of certainty in his voice.

'Is that a question or a statement?'

'I love you Maddie. And I love Ty too. And I want you both to come and live with me.'

'Really?'

'Yes. I am just so happy when I'm with you. And I don't want to waste any more time away from you and I know it seems really fast, but I want nights like this all the time.' Seth looked cautiously at Maddie who hadn't answered yet. 'Do you need time to think about it?'

'You would be happy with me and Ty coming to live with you? You wouldn't mind your girlfriend and her son living with you?'

'Yes. It would make me insanely happy if you and Ty would come and live with me. What do you say?'

Maddie glanced away for a second while she thought, but to Seth it was like waiting an eternity. 'I'll have to make sure Ty can still get to his school every day and wait a until the end of next month when I can finish paying my mortgage and put the house on the market, so if you're willing to wait for 2 months-'

'Oh my God, is that a yes?' Seth said with a hopeful smile.

'Yes. It's a yes! I love you too much to say no.'

Seth held Maddie tightly and kissed her intensely. He felt like his life couldn't get any better. But he still began planning bigger and better things for the two of them in his mind.