DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DEGRASSI or ANY of IT's ChArAcTeRs!

Authors notes: As promised, here is the next chapter:) Got it up before midnight my time so it's still Tuesday! Enjoy!

Chapter 10

Emma looked down at her watch. It read 2:55pm. Five minutes and the bell would ring and as it was Friday they would all be off school for the weekend. Emma finished her last five minutes of class by writing a detailed note for Sean with Hope's feeding schedule. Emma had to attend the student council meeting after school and Sean would be looking after Hope by himself for the first time. The bell rang as Emma finished writing the note. She packed up her books and headed towards her locker.

She saw Sean leaning on her locker looking as cute as ever. "Hey beautiful" he said to her as she approached. She gave him a quick kiss on the lips and handed him the note she had just written.

"This is Hope's schedule for feeding times. There are extra diapers in the upstairs closest if you need them. If you take her outside please remember to put on her hat and mittens as it is getting cold out now. If you need anything you can always call my cell." Emma rambled on. "Oh yeah, and…"

"Relax Emma. We'll be fine." Sean said cutting her off and reassuring her by putting his arm around her.

"I know you'll be fine. I'll be home by 5:00pm." They exchanged goodbye and Sean headed out the front door of Degrassi towards his car. He started his car and headed towards Hope's daycare.

Fifteen minutes later he and Hope were back home at the Simpson-Nelson residence. Sean found it hard to believe that one small child could need so much stuff. He dropped the diaper bag at the door and headed to the kitchen with Hope. He took a bottle out of the fridge and warmed it up. After it was ready he headed upstairs to the nursery with Hope and her bottle.

He rocked her as she drank the bottle. He talked to her about everything from what happened in school that day to car engines. She just stared at him with her huge eyes and appeared to take everything in. Sean was happy that his life seemed to be going right for once. Everything seemed to good to be true.

After Hope finished her bottle Sean changed her diaper and got her dressed to go outside for a walk. He figured a walk would kill the rest of the time until Emma got home. They had planned to stay in tonight and watch some movies together after Hope went to sleep. Mr & Mrs. Simpson had taken Jack and went away for the weekend. Manny had a date that night so after Hope went to sleep around 8:00pm the house would be all theirs. He had been looking forward to tonight ever since he found out on Tuesday that they'd have the house to themselves.

The air was warm for November but still cool enough that Hope needed her hat and mittens. Sean was wearing his black hat as well. He pushed the stroller down the street heading towards the park. He knew most guys his age would be embarrassed to be seen out in public alone pushing a stroller but he didn't care. Hope was his daughter and he was proud of her.

He stopped at a park bench and sat down. He grabbed a toy out of his pocket and waved it in front of Hope's face trying to make her laugh. A familiar rev of an engine caught his attention and he looked up towards the road. Slowed down in front of him was Jay's orange Honda Civic.

Jay got out of the car and ambled across the park towards Sean. "Hey Cameron. What's up?" Jay asked as he sat down beside him.

"Not much man. Just watching Hope while Emma's at her student council meeting." Sean replied still focusing his attention on the baby. Sean was still friends with Jay but hadn't really spent any time with him since he got back. Jay usually ended up getting him in some sort of trouble so he had decided to keep his distance, especially having Hope now.

"So this is Emma's baby. She's a cutie." Jay replied staring at the baby. It was the first time Jay had laid eyes on the baby and he was looking for any sort of resemblance.

"Actually it's not just Emma's baby. It's our baby." Sean stated. Sean was just getting used to the fact that she was half his.

"So she told you that you were the father?" Jay asked.

Sean looked at Jay with a puzzled look and thought back to the night when he had ran to Emma's house after hearing about the baby. "I guess she never came out and said I was the father but I know I am. She came to visit me in Wasaga around the time she would've gotten pregnant. It was our first time together and in the heat of the moment we didn't use protection."

"Greenpeace isn't as innocent as she looks you know." Jay said to him. Sean could feel the anger rising in his body. He did not like Jay talking bad about Emma.

"Listen Jay, enough's enough. I know about Emma and you in the ravine so you can stop beating around the bush. When she came to visit me that weekend in Wasaga she told me about it and how she earned the bracelets from you. I got upset at first but I've learned to deal with it." Sean shook his head. This was the last conversation he wanted to be having right now. He just wanted to hang out with Hope and forget about his and Emma's past relationship problems.

"Well someone had to pick up the pieces after you ran home to Wasaga Cameron. Just thought you should know that maybe that wasn't the only time I had to help Greenpeace forget about her broken heart." Jay looked down at Hope again knowing that she could possibly be his.

"What are you talking about Jay?" Sean asked annoyed.

"Just that Greenpeace took a little detour on her way home from Wasaga that weekend. I ran into her at the ravine and one thing led to another and 9 months later there was a baby." Jay said calmly with a smirk on his face which annoyed Sean even more.

Sean got up from the park bench and began to pace in front of it. This could not be happening he thought. Jay could not possibly be Hope's father. Sean was unsure of what to do next. He heard Hope crying in her stroller which stopped him from thinking for a moment and concentrated on her.

"I can't deal with this right now Jay. I can't deal with you. So you better get going before I make you get going." Sean tried to console Hope as Jay quickly left the park bench and headed to his car. Jay had been on the receiving end of Sean's punches before and didn't want to be again anytime soon. Jay knew he had said enough already.

Sean walked briskly back to the house and put Hope in her crib. Luckily she had fallen asleep on the way back. The clock in the living room read 5:00pm and Sean began to pace the floor as he waited for Emma to return. He wanted to scream and yell. He really wanted to punch something but again controlled his anger from becoming physical violence.

He heard a cab pull up outside the house and heard Manny and Emma laughing and carrying on as they climbed the stairs and entered through the front door. Emma's face dropped as she looked at Sean. She could tell by the looking at him that he was angry and she already knew why. Manny could tell by looking at Sean that he was angry as well and took that as her cue to exit quietly to the basement.

"Sean?" Emma asked carefully.

"How could you Emma? How could you not tell me about Jay? How could you…." he began to yell but then turned his back to her. He was not going to let her see him cry. He couldn't deal with this right now. He needed to be anywhere but there in that room with her. He headed towards the door.

"Wait Sean! Wait!" Emma called after him.

"I'm out of here." he said and slammed the door behind him. Emma leaned against the door and her body crumpled to the floor as tears streamed down her eyes.