Jason paced across the floor of the living room, tracing his footsteps from the door to the fireplace. Finally, he stopped to inspect the row of frames that lined the mantle. There was a simple snapshot of his sister on the day she gradated from medical school and another of him with his grandmother. On days like this, when he had so much on his mind, he missed Lila the most. Next was a photograph of the boys at the park, Morgan and Michael sitting together on a bench near the gazebo. There was another photograph of himself with Carly, the one she had had taken the night her club opened. Finally, on the end, was his favorite.

This photograph was of his family. It was the night that they all came home for good nearly three weeks ago, when everything had fallen into place. It wasn't just a photograph of himself with the boys and Carly. Max and Leticia were there, too. Just as he had become part of Sonny's family once upon a time, Max was becoming his family, not only his most trusted confidant but also his best friend next to Carly. Leticia was a second mother to the boys. Max had asked her out two days after they had come home, and personally, Jason couldn't be more thrilled. Although the relationship was not public quite yet, he had a feeling that it would last.

As he started his route back across the room once again, the door swung open and in poured the boys. Leticia and Carly walked in behind them, discussing something animatedly. Jason smiled at the sight of it all.

"What's got you smiling?" Carly asked Jason as she paused long enough to kiss him on the cheek.

"What's got you talking?" Jason laughed.

"Just talking about what dress Leticia should wear when she goes out with Max tonight," Carly replied as she handed a blue shopping bag to Leticia. "We got the boys."

"That's fine," Jason said, nodding slightly at Leticia. She returned his smile and then guided the boys upstairs to change.

Jason walked over to where Carly had flounced on the couch, shopping bags littering the floor near her feet. "Buy much?"

"Just a few things for the boys, and something for you."

"Not another shirt, Carly."

"No, not another shirt, Jason," she mimicked. Picking up a pink and white bag, she pulled a filmy black negligee from the bag and held it up in front of him. "This."

"Mmm," he said softly as he leaned over to kiss her.

"Ewww," Michael groaned, breaking the moment.

"Ewww," Carly and Jason repeated in unison as they got to their feet.

"I think I'm going to go make dinner," Carly said.

"You're making dinner?" Michael asked skeptically.

"Fine, I'm going to order to dinner."

"Where from?" Morgan questioned innocently.

"What do you all want?"

"Jason's favorite!" Michael exclaimed, happy that he happened to share a favorite food with the man.

"Burgers and fries from Kelly's? Again?" she sighed.

"Yeah!" the boys cheered as Jason smiled at her over their heads.

Carly grabbed her keys as Leticia walked down the stairs. "You look stunning. I'll walk you out." Throwing a look over her shoulder at her boys, all her boys, "I'll be back in a few minutes. Love you."

As soon as the door was shut and Jason was sure they were in the elevator, he asked the boys to sit on the couch. He had had this night planned for awhile. Yesterday, he had asked Max and Leticia to go out so that he could have the night alone with his family. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but only one was clear. It had been clear for as long as he could remember, but only now did he feel comfortable enough to voice it aloud. Besides himself, only one other person knew what he was about to do.