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Will went to get Maddie ready to go to the Jareau's house for dinner.

"Daddy where are we going?

"JJ called and asked if we wanted to go to come to her mom's for dinner." As he found her a new shirt.

"We are going to Ms. Sandy's. Will Mia there?"

"I think she will." As he found a pair of jeans.

"Do you think JJ will let me pet Ginger again?"

"I bet if you ask her real nice she might. I need you to change in to this outfit then I am going to brush your hair. I am going to go change my shirt then I will be waiting for you in the living room."

"Okay daddy."

/

JJ went back into the house after hanging up the phone with Will.

"Will and Maddie are coming to dinner." She announced.

"Okay then I will start cooking." Dave as he stood up.

"Do you need any help?" Jamie asked.

"You can help."

"Can this be a casual dinner?" JJ asked.

"It can be." Dave before he walked out of the room.

JJ watched as Jamie followed him, then she looked at Sandy and Penelope.

"Where is Mia?" as she sat down in the chair

"She took her school stuff upstairs." Penelope

"Why do you look nervous?" Sandy asked.

"Dave looked like he was up to something."

"He likes Will."

"Mom."

"Jen, you know how protective he is of you. That doesn't change because this time the guy is Will but I will make him promise to be good."

"Please I don't want him running Will off."

"I will talk to him now." Sandy as she stood up.

"Thank you."

"Dave has ran guys off?" Penelope asked.

"Once when I was sixteen the boy that lived down the road asked me to go to a school dance with him. When he came to pick me up Dave told him that if he put even one finger on me that Dave would know and he would lose that finger." JJ explained.

"Please tell me you are kidding."

"No I am not. The boy wouldn't even dance with me."

"Wow."

"You should be prepared as much as Jamie is like our dad, he also very much like Dave."

"Jamie said they were a lot alike."

"I think so too."

"Are you nervous?"

"A little, I mean I think we have been pretending that no one else knows that we are seeing each other but I am sure a lot more knows then I think does. "

"I can tell you nothing has been said at dance. I think it's great that you are getting to know each other."

"Thank you. I am so glad my brother found you and Mia."

"That makes two of us." Penelope has she hugged JJ.

/

Thirty minutes later.

JJ heard the car pull up, she had been in the living room with Mia, they both decided to go out to greet Will and Maddie. She watched as he took Maddie out of the car.

"JJ, Mia." As Maddie came running towards them.

"Maddie." Mia they met in the middle of the sidewalk.

"If I didn't know better I would think they hadn't seen each other in months." Will laughing.

"Tell me about." JJ laughing.

"Daddy said we were eating dinner here."

"Mr. Dave is making dinner."

"Well then we know it will be good." Will

"Why don't we go in?"

"Come on Maddie." As both girls took off running towards the house.

"I should warn you." As they slowly walked towards the house.

"About?"

"Dave knows and he may not be his normal self."

"He is trying to protect you."

"Yes, so he may try to intimidate you."

"I will be okay and you are worth anything he puts me through."

She couldn't help but smile at him.

/

When they walked in the house Jamie, Penelope, Sandy, and Dave were sitting in the living room, JJ was hoping that with Mia and Maddie in the room it would be okay but neither girl was in the living room.

"Will it's good to see you." Sandy

"It's good to see you. Thank you for inviting us to dinner." He replied as he looked around the room.

"They went upstairs. Mia wanted to show Maddie her room." Penelope explained.

"Is dinner almost done?" JJ asked looking at Dave.

"It will be in a little bit."

"Okay." As she sat on the loveseat.

Will sat down next to her, waiting for someone to talk.

"Will how is your mom doing?" Sandy asked.

"She is being mom but they are letting her out on Tuesday."

"Good. Is she going to be able to stay home?"

"According to her yes but the doctor has said that someone needs to be with her."

"Have you and Alex decided on who is going to stay with her?" Dave asked.

"We have. Maddie and I will be staying with here most of the time but Alex said she would stay a couple of nights."

Will glanced over at JJ he was hoping to tell her alone.

"Are you going to New York this weekend?" Dave asked again.

"Unfortunately not. I have the weekend shift."

"Maddie is going." JJ told him.

"You are keeping Maddie this weekend." Dave

"She is staying in my room but Alex, Emily and I volunteered to take her."

"Maddie has worked hard helping the girls learn their dances." Penelope jumping in.

"I thought she wanted to start competing." Sandy

"She does. Emily and JJ thought this weekend would be to much for her."

"It's the Starlight competition." JJ told Sandy.

"That one is huge."

Dave decided to get Will alone but he knew he had to do it without JJ or Sandy getting upset.

"Gentleman, why don't we step outside for a cigar?" he asked looking at Will and Jamie.

"Sure." Will as he stood up.

Dave and Jamie stood up, going towards the door with Will following.

"Mom"

"He promised he would be nice."

/

Outside

Will watched as Dave lit his cigar and then Jamie's before he turned to Will to light his cigar.

"Will, I know that you and Jamie have already talked. I also hope you know that I like you."

"Yes sir."

"If you hurt her, I will hurt you."

"I understand."

"I have told Jen and Jamie that I can't replace their dad but I feel like they are mine children. Jen is an amazing young women I want to make sure that you are with her for the right reasons."

"I won't lie to you. The fact that Maddie loves JJ makes us being together easier but it is not the reason that I want to be with JJ. I am also not excepting her to be a mother for Maddie."

"Why do you want to be with Jen?"

Will looked at Jamie before answering Dave.

"She is smart, stubborn, independent, strong, and she is beautiful inside and out. We can sit and talk about nothing and everything all at the same time. I have sat back and watched her with all the girls she teaches and she listens to everything they have to say and then answers any questions they have. She is amazing and she makes me a better person just by being around her."

"Good because she is all of things. I know that she cares about you and Maddie, I want to make sure that you understand just how special she is."

"I do."

"Then the two of you need to stop hiding things. Maddie is going to be just fine."

"I want to take things at JJ's pace and right now she wants to things slow."

"Word of advice." Jamie finally speaking.

"Yes."

"You may need to push JJ a little, she has a great tendency to think about things to much and not go with her feelings."

"Thank you."

Dave stood their finishing his cigar, he was glad he spoke with Will now he knew that he was with JJ for the right reasons.

/

In the house.

"What do you think they are talking about?" JJ asked.

"You but it will be okay." Sandy told her.

"They both like him. Jamie told me that the two of you are good for each other."

"He definitely is good for me."

"Everything will be fine." Sandy told her as Mia and Maddie came running in the room.

"Girls you both no better than to be running in the house." Sandy told them.

"Sorry Ms. Sandy." Maddie as she stopped in her tracks.

"Sorry."

"Why were you in such a hurry?" JJ asked.

"Is dinner ready?" Mia asked.

"Not yet but I will go get Dave so he can finish." As she stood up.

"Can we see Ginger?" Maddie asked.

"Well I do need to feed her, so if both of you eat all your dinner then you can go with me to feed her."

"We can do that." Mia told her.

"Okay. You both have to ask if it's okay with your mom and dad."

"Momma can I go with Aunt JJ?" Mia turned looking at Penelope.

JJ and Penelope both smiled, this is the first time Mia had called JJ Aunt; she was still working on calling Sandy anything but Ms. Sandy.

"Yes you can."

/

After Dinner.

JJ, Will, Maddie and Mia walked out towards the barn. Maddie and Mia were walking ahead of Will and JJ giving them some time to talk.

"How bad was Dave?"

"He wasn't that bad, he was making sure that I wanted to be with you for the right reasons and that I know how special you are."

"That was the only reason he wanted to talk to you."

"Yes, he is trying to protect you. JJ, he loves you. He said that we should stop hiding."

"He is really the only father I know, I don't remember a lot about my dad. Are you ready for everyone to know?"

"I told you I would that we would move at your pace and I mean that."

"Will, I would like for us to be able to go on dates and not hide."

"But?"

"I worry about Maddie. If this doesn't work out how will it affect her?"

"First, neither of us can predict the future. Second, I am not letting you go without a fight. Third, I would never keep you away from Maddie. She loves you."

He watched her think about his words, then glance towards the girls.

"We leave on Saturday morning and I know that you have to be at work early that morning. What if Maddie stayed here tomorrow night?"

"With you?"

"I thought maybe with Mia, I'll talk to Penelope and my mom. Maybe we could go to dinner."

"A real date."

"If you want honestly I like spending time with just you but I don't think we can keep sneaking around."

"JJ, I would love to take you on a real date."

"Sounds like a plan." She told him with a smile.

Once they made it to the barn, JJ and Will laughed at Mia and Maddie they were both jumping up excited. Once they went in JJ let the girls each feed Ginger a carrot before she feed her and then gave her some water.

"I am going to have to get out here and ride you this week." JJ told the horse.

"She is so pretty." Mia

"How old is she?" Maddie

"Ginger is six and thank you Mia."

"She is older than me."

"Can you teach me to ride?" Mia asked.

"Me too."

"We will see and I will have a long talk with your mom and dad. Right now we need to let her rest and head back to the house."

"Okay good night Ginger." Maddie rubbing her one last time.

"Night Ginger." Mia.

JJ shook her head, while Will smiled.

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