A/N: Hey all! Thank you so much for all your comments! They really help me get back on track when I'm having a hard time with the updates. Also I don't know how many of you have read Gangsta Redux and are waiting for an update but I've been having problems getting that story to where I want it to go. If anyone has any ideas feel free to email or pm me. Anyways on with the story.

Chapter 10

When they got back in the house Mike went upstairs to play with his toy cars Snake and Spike had sent up to him. Just as he was taking them out of the toy box Alyssa came into the room and closed the door.

"Daddy says don't close the door." he said placing the toy cars on the carpet that looked like a race track.

Alyssa glared at him slightly and sat down on his bed. "Daddy's not here remember?"

"I don't think Momma will like the door being shut either." he told her sitting down on the carpet to play with his cars.

Alyssa just shrugged and pouted. "So?"

Mike rolled his eyes. "Daddy said be nice remember? I don't like making them mad at me anymore and I don't like making Momma sad either cuz then I get sad." he said rolling one of his cars around the carpet track.

"I don't think Daddy's coming home." she said softly as she laid down on her side.

Mike shook his head. "Daddy always comes home. Daddy won't leave us. Besides Uncle Jay will make him come back."

Alyssa smiled slightly at her brother. "I know how to make him come back. Come on!" she whispered excitedly as Mike shook his head.

"No I don't wanna do it." he told her. "I like having Momma here, I don't want her to go away again."

"Wouldn't you rather have Daddy here?" she asked folding her arms over her small chest.

"I like it now." he said holding up two of his cars. "Which do you think is better the blue car or the green one?"

Alyssa scoffed. "The green one silly. It looks cooler." she said joining him on the rug to play and slowly forgot about her plans to get their dad home sooner.

About an hour and half or so after they left the two boys pulled up in front of the small one story house that Ellie and Jesse owned. They got out of the car and noticed that Jesse's wasn't in the drive way. Wondering if anyone was home Sean walked up to the door and rang the door bell.

A couple minutes later after ringing the bell a second time Ellie opened the door. "Oh hey Sean." she said surprised. "I forgot you were coming down this week." she said running a hand through her hair. "Come on in." she said opening the door wide enough for them to enter the house.

Sean motioned for Jay to come on as he followed Ellie into her home. "You sure it's alright for us to stay here then El?" Sean asked looking around. "We could go stay with Spike and Snake."

"Yeah it's fine." she told him. "There's another room down the hall that one of you could sleep in and the couch pulls out."

Sean wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Thanks El."

As Jay came into the house he saw them hugging. He noticed Ellie's small smile and her close her eyes as she breathed in his scent. He frowned and walked in the door. "Sean where do you want the laptop?" he asked causing the two to break apart.

"Uh just put it on the table along with the rest of the stuff." Sean told him before heading out to help finish unloading the car.

Jay sat the laptop case on the table along with a couple files. "So Ellie where's Jesse?" he asked her. "Didn't like the idea of your crush staying under the same roof?"

Ellie glared at him. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Jay chuckled. "Whatever you say. Just remember they are engaged and you're married. You can't touch him."

Ellie chuckled harshly. "You're insane Jason." she said as she heard Sophia start to fuss in the other room.

"And you're gonna lose Jesse if you haven't already." Jay shook his head sadly. "Five years later and you still can't keep a man."

Before she realized what she was doing Ellie raised her hand and smacked Jay across the face. "How Manny could stay with you after all this time amazes me. You are still the same despicable teenage boy you were in high school and you always will." she spat at him before going to check on the now screaming baby.

Jay was rubbing his sore jaw as Sean came back into the house carrying his bag. He raised an eyebrow in Jay's direction when he noticed the redness in is cheek.

Jay just shook his head. "Let's get the rest of the stuff inside. Mama Santos wants to see her favorite son-in-law."

Craig walked into the house that evening to find the two girls on the couch relaxing as they watched what looked to be some soap opera on television. He looked at his watch to see what time it was before looking back at the girls.

"What are you two doing?" he asked them.

Neither of the two girls looked over at him. "Watching T.V." Manny responded not moving her eyes from the drama show they were watching.

"So why aren't you going out and doing whatever it is girls do? Why are you just sitting here?" he asked sitting down on the arm of the lounge chair.

This time it was Emma that responded, "Normally either the guys or kids have the T.V. beside we don't have a babysitter."

"I'll baby-sit for you." he offered.

Manny looked over at him this time and raised an eyebrow. "All three of them?"

Craig nodded. "Yea. It can't be that hard." he replied and the two girls traded looks.

"Alright. Danny's sleeping but he'll probably be hungry when he wakes up. His food's in the pantry." Many said turning off the television and sitting up.

Emma nodded getting up of the couch. "And Mike and Alyssa are going to want dinner soon. Also depending on how long we're gone all three of them are going to need their baths."

Craig nodded. "Go I got this." he told them. Emma went upstairs to let the twins know that Craig was going to watch them leaving Manny alone with Craig.

She placed the baby monitor over by him. "Keep this near by that way you know when he wakes up." she told him as she stood up so she could get her shoes and purse. "His room is down the hall, first door on the left. He loves his stuff puppy that's in his crib. It was one of his birthday presents from Jay."

Craig stood up and placed his hand on Manny's shoulder. "I got this, alright. Just go have fun."

"You'll take care of him?" she asked still weary of leaving her little boy alone with someone she hadn't seen in years.

Craig nodded his head. "As if he was my own." he told her. "Now go." he said shooing her to the door as Emma came back downstairs.

Both of them walked out the door and as they were getting into Emma's car Manny realized something. "Did you remember to tell him about Mike's fear of strangers bathing him?"

"Oops?" she said as they pulled out of the driveway.

Craig turned around to see the twins standing on the steps. "Hey so what do you guys want for dinner?"

Mike glared up at him before looking him over. "We want pizza. And chocolate cake."

"And chocolate milk." Alyssa chimed in behind her brother.

Craig sighed as he went to look for the phone book to find the number for the pizza place. He would hopefully get them to change their minds about the cake, Emma would probably kill him if she came home and found them hyped up on sugar. He had a feeling he was in for a long night.

The girls were gone for about three hours while they went out to get something for dinner and stopped to treat themselves to manicures and pedicures before going home. They opened the door to find Craig tied up to the lounge chair and Alyssa and Mike sitting in front of the television playing one of Jay and Sean's video games.

Emma's jaw almost hit the floor when she saw the living room. "Michael Jason!" she yelled and noticed the boy's back straighten. "Alyssa Madison! What did you two do?" she asked as Manny worked at undoing the makeshift rope that was around Craig.

Mike turned around and pouted. "Sorry Momma." he said sounding unapologetic.

"Michael." Emma said sternly.

Mike pouted again and turned to Craig. "Sorry Craig." he said and went to help Manny untie him.

Alyssa tried to slink her way towards the stairs when Emma spotted her. "Alyssa help me clean up then we have to get you both ready for bed." Alyssa sighed and went to help her mother clean up their mess.

As soon as the living room was some what in order and Craig got the feeling back into his hands Emma had them apologize again before taking them up to get their baths.

"So how'd those two get you tied up?" Manny asked him.

Craig shook his head not wanting to remember what had happened. "They did it when I told them it was time for their bath. Why does Mike panic when it's bath time?"

Manny chuckled. "Something Jay told him about a year or so ago. Emma just recently got it to where he will let me or her bath him instead of one of the guys. Did Danny behave himself at least?"

Craig smiled at her. "Yea he was great. He's a really good kid."

Manny returned his smile. "Night Craig." she said before going to check on her son before going to lay down.

After giving the twins their baths Emma took them into their room to get them into their pajamas. Just as she finished helping Alyssa get her shirt over her head she heard her cell phone ring. "Hello?" she answered after she grabbed it off of their nightstand.

"Hello gorgeous." she heard the voice of her fiancé say on the other end.

"Hey baby. How are things in Toronto?" she asked him as the kids tried to grab the phone when they realized it was their dad she was talking to.

"Thing's are good. Jay's already pissed Ellie off and we went for dinner at Snake and Spike's after he got back from visiting Manny's parents." he told her.

"What'd Jay do to her?" Emma asked as she moved away from the twins.

She heard Sean sigh. "I don't know but it made everything tense for a bit. It'll probably blow over though." he said. "Anyways I just called to tell you all good night. Are the kids around?"

Emma told him to hold on and put the phone down in between the twins and turned it to speaker so they could say good night.

"Hi Daddy!" they said as Emma handed the phone to let Mike hold it.

"Hey are you guys being good for your mom?" he asked them.

He heard them giggle slightly. "We kinda tied up Uncle Craig." Mike told him. "But we told him we were sorry and I helped undo it."

Sean sighed on the other end and looked to see what time it was. "Well it's way past your bed time so hurry up and get in bed. I love you. Good night." he told them and they both returned it before Mike handed Emma back her phone and they both crawled into their beds.

Emma tucked them in before turning their nightlight on and walked out of the room. "I should probably get to bed too." she said as she went into their bedroom. "I miss you."

"I miss you, too, Em. So much." he told her. "I love you. Sweet dreams babe."

"Good night handsome. I love you." she said before hanging up.

Ellie came into the room just as Sean hung up with Emma. "Hey haven't gone to bed yet? Thought you'd be tired from driving." she asked sitting in the chair next to him.

"I tried but I've gotten used to having Emma next to me. Kinda hard to sleep without her you know." he told her and she nodded.

"Yea. It's hard when you've gotten used to somebody being there next to you." she said sadly remembering Jesse.

Sean turned to look at her. "What's going on with you and Jesse?" he asked her remembering he hadn't seen his friend's husband come home.

Ellie sighed. "We got into an argument a couple weeks ago and he went to stay with Marco and Eric for awhile." she told him.

Sean furrowed his brow slightly. "Everything okay?" he asked her and she shrugged.

"I don't know. He comes by to see Sophie but he doesn't really say anything to me." she responded.

He placed a hand on her shoulder and gently rubbed it. "You guys will be alright. You've been together too long not to be."

Ellie smiled slightly at him. "Thanks Sean." she said not hearing the front door open or notice Jay walk into see the exchange between the two. He frowned slightly and made a mental note to watch them while they were staying there.

TBC...