"Who was that on the phone?" Vivian asked coming out of the bathroom in her bathrobe.

"Roger. Thanks for giving him our number." she smiled looking up at her.

"What did he say?" Vivian asked sitting on the couch next to Emily.

"He wants to go on a date with me." she smiled leaning back on the couch.

"That's great. It's about time. You guys have been flirting for almost a year." she smiled looking over at her.

"Viv, he's been getting over his wife's death. The way she died could not be easy for him. So suddenly like that. And leaving him to raise 2 little girls by himself. I can understand him being reluctant to get into another relationship." she said looking over at her.

"And he's positive." Vivian added looking over at her.

"And then there's that." she said looking over at her.

"Do you wanna go into the city tonight?" Vivian asked smiling at her.

"Yeah, I really do. I mean, I know he's working but I really want to see him." she smiled looking over at her.

"OK sweetie. And I'll even be your DD." she smiled looking over at her.

"Thanks Viv." she smiled leaning over to hug her.

"So how was the kiss?" she asked smiling at her.

"It was incredible. Imagine what a great kisser he would be and then magnify it by like a thousand." she laughed looking over at her.

"Oh yeah. I figured." Vivian laughed looking over at her.

"Yeah, pretty much." she laughed folding her arms across her chest thinking about Roger.

"Good for you. You deserve some happiness for once." Vivian smiled getting up from the couch.

"Thanks again Viv." she smiled looking up at her.

"No problem. What are friends for?" she smiled going into her room.


"Hey kid, did you call Emily?" Bill asked as Roger walked into the bar.

"Hey Bill. I'm fine and you?" he asked smirking at him.

"Yeah, yeah, did you call Emily?" he asked smiling at him.

"Yeah I called her. I asked her out." he said looking over at her.

"Good for you. Did you talk to the girls about it?" he asked leaning on the counter.

"Yeah I did. They're excited. Kylie actually convinced me to call her." he smiled taking his jacket off as he walked around the bar.

"They just want you to be happy Roger." he smiled looking over at her.

"Yeah, now all I gotta do is remember how to date." he said looking over at him.

"It hasn't been that long since you started dating Keira." he said looking over at him.

"Things were different with Keira. She was positive. Emily's not." he said looking over at him.

"It'll be OK. It's not much different you know. Except the sex." he said looking over at him as the door opened.

"Yeah, that's what I'm worried about." he told him with his back to the door.

"Well for now, don't worry about it. Just worry about dating her." he smiled directing his eyes towards the door.

"Emily." Roger called out smiling as he turned to the door.

"Hi Roger." she smiled sitting at the bar.

"Hi Roger." Vivian smiled looking over at him.

"Hi Viv." he smiled still looking down at Emily.

"Why don't I get you a drink Viv so these two can talk." Bill smiled looking over at Roger and Emily whose eyes were glued to one another.

"I'm not drinking tonight. I'm the DD." she smiled as Emily looked down at the bar.

"Do you wanna go outside for a minute?" he asked as his hand crept across the bar towards hers.

"Yeah, I'd like that." she smiled getting up as he came out from around the bar to follow her outside.

"Hi Em." he smiled standing in front of her as they stepped outside.

"You said that already." she laughed looking up at him.

"I know." he smiled wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I'm sorry I didn't call you and tell you we were coming in tonight. Viv asked if I wanted to come after I got off the phone with you this afternoon and I really wanted to see you."she smiled looking up at him wrapping her arms around his neck.

"That's OK. I'm glad you came." he told her quietly leaning in to kiss her. As their lips touched, they felt the sparks travel through their bodies. The longer they kissed the more intense it became. When they parted Roger reached up to caress her face.

"That was better than last night." she smiled looking up at him.

"I was hoping. I actually wasn't at my best last night. I was so nervous." he smiled looking into her blue eyes.

"I understand. It's been a while, hasn't it?" she asked running her fingers through his short golden blond hair.

"Yeah, you can say that. You're the first woman since..." he started when she cut him off.

"Keira. I figured. I mean, you told me that you hadn't dated since she... but you don't exactly have to be dating someone to kiss them." she said looking down.

"I've been just trying to move on with my life and raise my girls. The last thing I was thinking about was dating, but then I met you and..." he started when she leaned up to kiss him again.

"I'm glad Roger. You can trust me. I'm not gonna hurt you." she whispered as she broke their kiss.

"I can't promise that I'm not gonna hurt you, but I won't do it on purpose." he said looking down at her.

"I know. I trust you Roger." she smiled as he held her close.

"Hey Rog, it looks like it's gonna be pretty dead in here tonight, so if you wanna cut out. It's cool with me." Bill smiled as he opened the door.

"Really? You wouldn't mind?" he asked looking up at him.

"No of course not. Go have fun. I'll see you Tuesday." he smiled looking down at him.

"Thanks man." he smiled looking down at Emily. "Do you wanna walk around or something?" he asked looking into her blue eyes.

"I wanna go meet the girls." she said looking up into his green eyes.

"You wanna meet the girls?" he asked in disbelief.

"Yeah I do. I want them to be a part of this Roger." she smiled up at him.

"I think they would really like that." he smiled leaning down to kiss her again.

"What am I gonna do about Viv?" she asked looking up at him.

"We'll take her with us. It'll be OK." he smiled kissing her one last time before going into the bar to get his stuff.