Emma woke up early, one) to get straight to looking for another place, and two) to avoid Sean..since he'd probably sleep in and be hungover.

It was now Monday, and all the kids were already at school.

She stood up, leaning on the kitchen counter and circling ads in the paper. She was concentrating so hard she didn't hear Sean come into the room.

"Hey" he said after finding the courage to speak up, running a hand through his hair and looking like hell.

He'd have to kill Lucas today for giving him tequila shots. They were the worst.

Emma tensed but tried to casually look over her shoulder, "hi." she greeted and focused back down.

Sean stood there in the entrance, nothing but wife beater and black sweat pants and he tried to see what Emma was doing and his heart twisted painfully seeing her looking for a new place and he remembered more from last night.

FLASHBACK...

Emma had yelled at him, "Fine! I'll be out of your hair soon. I'll start looking for a new place tomorrow and we won't need you to 'sacrifice' anything else."

"Fine! Good!" he snapped and turned, storming off.

END OF FLASHBACK

"I'm sorry about last night." he said, swallowing hard and looking at Emma's turned back, so sadly.

"It's fine." Emma said, still not glancing at him.

"Yet you sound likes it's not." Sean half joked and looked down, "And it isn't" he admitted. He was an asshole last night, and things didn't come out right and were taken the wrong way. .

He wanted Emma to stay. He didnt even want the kids to go. He liked having them here, with him.

"I didn't mean what I said last night." he insisted desperatly.

"You seemed pretty sure of it." muttered Emma, still reading the damn newspaper that Sean wanted to grab and rip up.

"I was drunk." he declared.

"Which just makes things easier to say." sighed Emma.

"Emma you've seen me plastered once before.. I do and say the dumbest shit I don't mean." he said and she still tried not to look at him. She didn't want to forgive him for this, she was pretty hurt.

Sean painfully watched her not accept his excuse and he saddened, "Please don't go." he begged.

Emma turned, and finally looked at him and was actually taken back at how he looked right now. Other than looking like a car hit him because he was probably hungover.

Emma shook her head, "Liberty even said it and she's right, I should look for another place. The kids can't get use to it here... it's not a forever home right?" she asked him..and noticed herself..almost looking for him to reject.

Sean stared down, wishing he could ask her to stay forever. . he tried to come up with an excuse to make her stay longer, "But you just switched their schools, if you do it again, it'd effect them."

Emma looked off.. that was kind of true.

Sean nodded, seeing her fallling her for it, "And you know how Jake reacted the first time, imagine the second."

"but we need our own place." she insists

"just stay, til..til you can find a place around this neighborhood, so they can stay in the same school." Sean said.

Emma softened... that wasn't a bad idea.

Sean slowly smiled, seeing her begin to nod and cheered happily in his head. This would maybe give them months, year tops.

"Fine. But just til then." Emma pointed and he nodded, digging his hands into his pockets and trying to look innocent.

They both then got ready for work, and as Sean entered his repair shop, he glared madly at Lucas who raised his hands like a cop was pointing a gun.

"woah there tiger." said Lucas.

Sean pointed warningly at him, "Never again am I going out with you." he snapped.

Lucas' mouth dropped.. he was loosing his partner in crime!? "What'd I do!?" he exclaimed.

"I can't go home drunk out of my mind anymore, Vaughn." Sean shot back madly, "i have three kids at home, a baby!"

"They aren't yours." shrugged Lucas.

Sean gave him a look like he was insane, "They damn well feel like it! And it still doesnt change anything, they're under my roof and I swore Id watch over them."

"to who?" Lucas then paused and shut his mouth. To Jay? Up in, if it was real or not, heaven?

Sean looked off, sadly but nodded and shrugged, "Just... no more." he confirmed and Lucas' shoulders dropped.

Damn.

There goes his wing man.

"Maybe you should start focusing on your kid too." taunted Sean.

Lucas gave him a bittered look and then rolled his eyes but sighed, sadly thinking about it. He just didn't know how he was suppose to win over Mias trust again.

Meanwhile with Emma..

She was in the office today, and sighed rubbing her forehead that was just pounding and trying to take notes on her computer.

Her works fashion show was coming up and everyone was walking on egg shells. Good thing the kids were at their grandparents this weekend, she could relax and figure this out.

"Heyy." she sang, coming into the house and worked last tonight since Sean said he could grab the kids today. Seemed he was really trying to make up for last night.

She smiled to the scene around her, the movie Shrek was on tv and Jake was so into the movie that he was standing infront of the couch instead of sitting and Darla was lying on it, giggling to Seans tickling as he sat on the floor with Dakota, who played with her blocks and giggled when Darla did.

Sean looked over and took his hands off Darla, letting her breath, "hey." he greeted and nodded as he itched the back of his neck, "dinners on the stove."

Emma nodded, still smirking and put her bag down. Sean was pretty damn good with the kids, she was shocked herself he didn't ever find another girl and have his own family, he had everything else going for him... though, she wasnt MISERABLE that he didn't have own.

Emma ended up bringing the plate of dinner into the tv room with them and sat on the other side of Dakota on the floor, eating the stir fry and as she was finishing it, she watched Jake finally sit down on the couch and the movie was wrapping up, the kids settled and even drifting to sleep.

Dakota was wide awake, still playing with her blocks until she got distracted by Sean who laid back on his elbows on the ground to watch the movie and she climbed onto his chest.

Emma laughed, setting the plate down on the coffee table and Sean smirked, letting Dakota giggle and shriek on his chest and then lay her head down on it.

Sean put his hand on the back of Dakotas little body, holding her safely and Emma's heart fluttered.

She looked to the kids on the couch, sharing the same blanket and eyes getting heavy, "Bed time already guys?" she teased.

it was only 7:30. They must of had a long day.

"No!" yawned Jake and cuddled more into the couch.

Sean looked over and chuckled, and Emma leaned over the couch, grabbing two pillows and laid one under Sean and then one for herself, laying beside and watching the end of the movie.

Sean blinked and noticed the pillow and smirked a bit, laying on it and was more comfier, Dakota now looking like she was ready to pass out on him. Dakota's hair was beginning to grow out, and had hair like Jay, but brown eyes like Manny..oppisite from Darla and Jake. Dakota could of seriously passed for Sean's own.

Emma got as comfy as she can, watching the movie and giggled softly to the part of Donkey in Shrek having dragon slash Donkey mutant babies.

Sean smirked over to her, keeping his voice low but so husky, "You would still think this movie was funny."

Emma smiled over to him, cuddled up in her spot and Sean kind of wished she could also cuddle to him and Dakota.

He remembered a time back in highschool, when he lived with her after being released and her parents wanted him to stay on the couch.. for good reasons..but he'd still sneak down in the middle of the night, just to sleep with her. . as in lay, and hold her. Him and Emma never got .. there.. though he swore if they didn't break up, they would of, cause they were alot more playful and closer then they use to be... then again, the age they were before THAT break up was 13..but anyways... he knew he wrecked that chance of being her first and some lucky other idiot probably got it. Sean had heard around that she dated a guy named Kelly after him, or atleast that was her next serious boyfriend and got pretty serious with him so it was probably him she gave it to.

It bugged Sean knowing that.

By 8, Emma noticed everyone passed out, even Sean, and the movie was over as she softly gazed at Sean's sleeping features. He was honestly still such a stud..

She leaned over, lightly picking up Dakota from him and Dakota instantly wrapped her arms around Emma's neck who carried her to her small napping crib in the same room and put her in there. Probably more comifier than Sean's firm chest..but if Emma could recall, he was pretty comfy to sleep on or against. He use to complain when she took up the bed or kicked him in his sleep back when they dated..but Emma knew it still didn't stop him from keep sneaking down to her room, AGAINST her parents' wishes.

She went back to her spot and then shook his shoulder, he groaned and grunted a bit and she laughed, "Sean, if you sleep now you'll never go to bed later." she teased.

He groaned and rolled onto his stomach, closer to her but nodded, trying to wake up.

He needed up carrying Darla up and then Jake too, over his shoulder. Emma leaned on the stairs and giggled as he brought them to bed.