Lisa leaned on the frame of the door and brought her hand to her chin thoughtfully. From the creaks of the floorboards she could hear Jack walking quietly up behind her as she watched Lou sound asleep in Katie's bed. The little girl had been up for hours now, she had eaten her breakfast and even taken her pills. Jack and Lisa had been willing to assist Katie with her morning routine, but when she had wanted to go to her room to play with Remi, Lisa had discovered Lou where she had probably crawled in the night before.

"You suppose she slept there?" Jack whispered.

"Well, it's only natural to want to be near your child after something like that, isn't it?" she mused, glancing over her shoulder. "And the main thing is that she's getting some sleep. After the last 48 hours she's had, it's a blessing."

"Yeah, it is", Jack agreed, still speaking lowly. "Should we wake her up?"

"No, absolutely not", Lisa said, gently pushing Jack out of the doorway and then closing the door behind them quietly so Lou would get some privacy. "She should sleep as long as she can. We can handle everything else."

"And what do you suggest we do with the princess in the living room who insists on having the tea party in "her castle" right now?" Jack wanted to know. He knew how hard it was to resist that face - Katie knew how to work it in her favor - let alone how tempting it was to let her get her way if she decided to threw a tantrum.

"Well, we just do something else?" Lisa suggested.

"Oh, good luck with that…" Jack chuckled, rolling his eyes, knowing all too well how that was probably going to go down.

That was when they heard the screen door slam shut.

"Hello…? Anybody in?" Peter's voice echoed from the mud room.

"Daddy!" Katie yelled and ran in her princess dress to jump into his arms all the way from the living room and through the kitchen.

Peter picked her up, laughing in delight. "Hey, Katie-Kat!"

Both Jack and Lisa walked to the kitchen to greet the him. Jack gave Peter a nod and smiled.

"Morning, Peter", Lisa said.

"Good morning", he replied. "Sorry, I wasn't sure if I should knock or just walk in. I don't really know what my... status with you is right now, but I figured since it looked like no one was in the kitchen, that I'd just come in. Lou said I could come for the breakfast."

"Well, of course. Let me fix you something", Lisa offered immediately.

"Thanks", Peter said, walking inside with his daughter in his arms. "Have you eaten your breakfast already, princess? And taken the medicine?" he checked as he sat down on the chair.

Katie nodded enthusiastically. "Uh-huh".

When Jack noticed Peter had broken a sweat, he had to ask:

"You walked all the way from the Dude Ranch?"

"Yeah. Lou took me there last night and she preferred to have her truck here, so I said I didn't mind walking back. Besides it'll do me some good, not only because I can work on my thoughts, but also because I'm not hitting the gym while I'm here."

"Well, you won't find any gyms nearby, that's for sure, but good old ranch work will help you stay in shape if you're interested", Jack joked.

Peter laughed a little, pointing his finger toward the old man as a sign of point taken. It was times like these when he realized he and someone like Jack were from two different worlds. Peter didn't mind the ranch work, it just wasn't his go-to way to exercise. Maybe that was one of the reasons he felt so out of place at Heartland, as no one else besides Lou really understood the kind of lifestyle he preferred to lead.

Though, as he looked over at Lisa, who was preparing him breakfast, he realized that she might as well. He wondered how Lisa had been able to adapt so well to the Heartland way of life. She had always been - or still was - a woman of the world, so to speak.

"I'll keep that in mind, thanks", Peter said.

"So… speaking of you staying here…" Jack began as he sat down at the table to keep Peter company while Lisa was preparing his breakfast.

"Oh - oh, I can pay the rent, you don't even have to ask", Peter offered, figuring he knew what this was going to be about. "I mean, I get you could easily be renting the cabin to someone else, but you are stuck with me. Just because I'm somewhat family and because something like… this happened, doesn't mean I should be a freeloader."

"Don't be silly", Lisa cut in before Jack had a chance to answer. "The house is full, so where else are you gonna sleep? The couch? The truck? I don't think so. You stay as long as you want. As someone who is helping Lou to run the Dude Ranch, I insist. We are not going to go bankrupt because of you."

"I wasn't going to talk about that, actually", Jack felt he had to clarify as he felt like he been made out to look like a not-very-hospital guy, "but I'm glad that's now cleared. I was about to ask how long are you planning to stay? Not that there's any problem, but… if you don't mind me expressing an opinion, I feel like this is the kind of time when you want to focus on your family."

"Oh, yeah, I completely agree with you there, Jack", Peter said, not wanting to seem like he was only here for as long as it was necessary, but because he wanted to be there and because he also wanted to show that even though he and Lou were separated, they were all still a family. "I don't know how long I will be staying, but I will be here as long as it's necessary. I don't want to do a half-ass–" he realized they were in the presence of a small child, so he quickly rephrased himself, "I want to do this properly. Georgie needs our support right now as well, it's crucial we turn this whole thing around before it's too late."

"I'm with you on that", Jack said, happy to see that Peter was putting his family first at last - or at least that was how he saw it.

"Speaking of Georgie; have she and Lou had their breakfast yet?" Peter inquired. He had been looking forward to eating with his family, but it seemed like he had missed the window with Katie at least.

"Well, Georgie's in the shower, but Lou's still sleeping", replied Jack. "Georgie hasn't eaten much, so hopefully you'll be able to help with that."

"I hope so. She really needs to eat", Peter agreed.

"And so do you", Lisa stated, setting an omelette before him on the table with some sides and a fresh cup of coffee. "So dig in."

"Thanks, Lisa", he said, looking at her with appreciation. Even though he was an outsider in this house, right now he didn't feel quite so much so.