Already a week had passed since Eddie had left, as Lilly tried to balance taking care of two kids. Somehow her own relationship with Scotty was growing worse, even since their little spat. However her father had heard about the news, and even showed up to help her out with raising her kids. That day, as he walked with Lilly through a park; Cooper could sense that his daughter was a bit overwhelmed.

"Samantha keeping you up all night", he asked

Lilly nodded, "Nothing that I haven't experienced before, it's just harder with him gone", as he continued to listen, "I was scared to have another baby; knowing that he might leave again. Samantha doesn't deserve this and either does Nicholas".

" I know that your overwhelmed with this, but I want to help you", he said trying to be there for his own daughter, " My wife knows that I'm here, right now I have three people that need me ", indicating that he wasn't just going to let his own daughter and grandchildren left out in the dust.

However as Cooper then took Nicholas down to his soccer practice, Lilly remained at the park with Samantha. Upon getting up, she then pushed her in her stroller while enjoying how beautiful it was outside; since it wasn't so hot out.

While walking along, Lilly grabbed a smoothie before bumping into both Kat and Vera; whom could tell that this wasn't the same hard-nosed detective that they had known. Despite all of this, the two were in awe over Samantha; seeing that she was a perfect specimen of a baby. With her blue eyes; and light blonde hair; already people took notice of the one month old.

Over at a field, Cooper watched his grandson at soccer practice; seeing that he basically looked like his father. Though there was some of Lilly, mostly he was Eddie to a tee. Nicholas was extremely good at soccer; as he then kicked it across the field. Shaking his head, Cooper watched how focused the four years old was.

Suddenly he took a hard fall, as he rushed over to check it out but that didn't even faze Nicholas for a single second. While cleaning up the blood, Cooper saw that his grandson was fearless like his own mother.

After that, practice was over for the night but he then took Nicholas to get some dinner. By the time he had came back to the apartment with the bags, Lilly seemed more refreshed.

"You brought dinner, you didn't have to Dad", she said taking the bags from him. As Cooper then planted a kiss on her cheek, he could see that Lilly hadn't been usual to having a real parent to love her all the time, "I didn't want you or Nicholas to starve".

She smiled while putting some plates onto the table, before the three of them sat down to dinner.

"Miss work or something", he asked?

Lilly nodded, "The two of them take up my time, but I rather am home with them then there", but was missing the normal drama that had come with working in homicide. For now, she had both Samantha and Nicholas to care for. He even seemed to be much quieter than usual, "I miss Daddy", he whined, "I want Daddy".

She could see the sadness in his face, "I miss Daddy too, I think Samantha does as well", trying to help him cope with not having Eddie around, "He has to get the bad guys".

Shunning away, Nicholas then got up and ran into his room. Both Cooper and Lilly exchanged looks, as he then touched her hand, "Is there a way that you can contact Eddie"?

"No it's an undercover job, which could blow his cover completely. Plus I don't want put our kids in any danger by doing it", knowing how the dealers might react, "It's much safer this way".

With that the two finished up their meals, before Cooper helped cleaned up. Then Lilly went into Nicholas's bedroom, seeing how he was holding Eddie's necklace, "I miss Daddy, but he'll be coming back".

"Are you sad Mommy", he asked?

Lilly nodded, "You are my little man, nothing can take how much I love you away", before he held onto her. While holding him her arms; she knew that her mothering skills were of what a mother should be; but felt upset that her own mother didn't do the same when her dad had left.

Not wanting to blame her for past mistakes, instead Lilly then let go, as Samantha's cries were now being heard. In the midst of that her dad had to return back to New Jersey; since his wife complained that she needed him back.

Back at an FBI office, Eddie argued with several of the agents trying to explain that he needed to come home. Nothing prevailed as he then thought of his sweet infant little girl, needing his attention and love.

" I already had put in for Paternity leave three months ago, that had already been granted", as one of the agents in charged looked at him, " My fiancé doesn't have much of a way of family to help her out, I need to come home and take care of our daughter. She's only a month old".

His boss wasn't that pleased, "This will be the biggest bust Saccardo, and I need you on this one".

"I can't not when I have an infant daughter who needs me", putting his kids first. Eddie wasn't about to give up without a long fight, "Find someone else to do this," before storming out of the place.

Outside Eddie stood there; wanting to just leave but still had to argue with his boss, "Look you Okayed for me to be on paternity leave. This isn't fair to Lil or our daughter". Somehow since he was entitled to it, he was shipped back; however things were starting to get extremely rocky back at him; especially when it came to financial stuff.