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Chapter Twelve
When Joey went to get Daniel, Miss Potter told Joey "your son is an absolutely sweet little boy. He likes to learn and it's like he absorbs everything I teach them and he really likes to play with all of the kids in our class. Joey thanked her for saying nice things about his son and as he bent down to pick his son up to carry him out to the car, Daniel woke up, wipe his eyes and said "daddy I love you." and then he went back to sleep.
Joey fastened Daniel into his car seat and drove home, he was so glad that his son liked school. When they got home and Joey carried Daniel inside, Mary met them and as he told her what Daniel's teacher said Daniel woke up and wanted down and he ran to the bathroom and as he came back into the living room he said "daddy, grandma look what me know, and he stood there reciting his ABC's and counted to ten."
Mary and Joey clapped and told him that they were proud of him and Daniel then said "Miss Potter told me to come back tomorrow, can I go back please?" Joey smiled and opened his arms and Daniel ran to his daddy and as Joey held him in his arms he said "little man, yes you can go back tomorrow." Then Daniel asked "please me have lunch, me hungry." Mary laughed out loud and she said "come on, lets go get something to eat." Joey carried his son and they followed grandma to the kitchen where she fixed toasted cheese sandwiches and they had chips and a big glass of milk. As he ate his lunch, Joey couldn't help feeling like he wanted to take his son and keeping him for ever leaving him, but then he loved the idea that Daniel loved school and was making lots of friends.
Soon after having his lunch Daniel started yawning and Mary told him "I think you need to rest your eyes for a little while" and Joey picked him up and carried him to their room and as he laid Daniel on his bed, Joey laid down next to him and they both fell asleep. When Joey opened his eyes, Daniel was sitting on the bed and he had found one of his tablet and was drawing his numbers as he quietly said them and then he did his ABC's. Joey smiled to himself and then he rolled over and Daniel saw that he was awake and he asked "help me make my name." Joey sat up and took Daniel's tablet and drew his name in big letters and Daniel sat beside his daddy and as he drew each letter his tongue stuck out of his mouth as he concentrated on making each letter the way his daddy did.
When he was done he said "daddy look, me do it." And he showed Joey that he smiled so proudly that he drew his name. "Why don't you go show grandma what you did." Joey said. Daniel then took the tablet and ran out of the room calling "grandma see what me do."
Joey then took the phone and called Seto and asked "could I come over and talk to you tonight?" Seto closed his eyes as he realized that what Joey was asking and he then told him "listen why don't we go out to dinner tomorrow and talk about this first."
Joey had tears in his eyes because he knew that what Seto was saying was that they should take it slow and not rush into anything that could jeopardize their chances, and he said "you're right and I'll see you tomorrow." Then Seto asked "what's wrong?" Joey went on to tell him how he's a little mixed up because his little boy is growing up and I guess I am too, all I know is that I really love you and at times I can't wait to be with you and I guess today was one of those times."
Then Seto said "Joey I love you too, but we nearly lost each other before and this time I want it to be better then before and if that means that we just talk then that's what we'll do. Yes, I want to be with you too, but we're not the only two in the equation, there's your son whom I love to death and I won't take a chance of him getting hurt just because we're both horny."
Joey was nearly in tears as he realized how much Seto did love him and Daniel and right then and there he too made up his mind to make sure that this relationship was based on more then pure sex, they needed to really understand each other and then he said "I love you so much and thanks for having more sense the I did." They talked for a little while longer and then they said "good-bye, and Seto said that he would be over around six tomorrow evening to take him to dinner."
Joey then went to the kitchen to find Daniel and his grandma and they were drawing different letters to spell grandma, daddy and Serenity, and Joey smiled as he watched how Daniel would concentrate as he tried to make his letters like the ones that his grandma wrote and when he would do it the way that Mary would praise him and how big his smile was when she did. Just then Daniel looked up and said "daddy me spell your name, see." Joey walked over and sat down next to his little man and smiled as he drew daddy, and the was his son smiled when he did it right. "You're doing great" Joey said.
Mary then stood and said "I think I'll make some fried chicken have corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and I'll make some Jell-O for dessert, how does that sound?" Daniel and Joey shouted "YUMMY!" and Mary laughed because they were so much alike those two. So as Joey and Daniel practiced his letters and numbers, Mary fixed dinner and she was so damn proud of her son for giving that little man a chance to know what real love of a family was by adopting him. Serenity came home and when Daniel saw her he showed her his letters and she told him "that's really good" and he smiled so proudly and after dinner, Joey told him mom about going out to dinner with Seto and asked what she thought about it?"
Mary smiled and she gave her son a big kiss and said "just be real careful not to go to fast and get hurt, and don't worry I will make sure that our little man gets his bath and he can lay on the couch till his daddy comes home." Joey wanted to tell the entire world what a great mother his mother was. He kissed her and went to have Daniel take a bath and get ready for bed, because tomorrow he would be going back to school. Daniel laughed as his daddy tickled him and took off running towards there room yelling "can't get me!" Joey ran after his son and they laughed as he took his bath and then after his prayers Daniel kissed his daddy good-night and went to bed. Joey sat there watching his little man and a tear fell down his face as he realized just how damn lucky he was to have such a great son. Then he took a shower and got into bed and went to sleep.
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