Getting to the hardware store out of town. They walked in and went right to the paint section. Leah holding his hand the entire time.

"Your aunt Diana was thinking of a pink or purple", he said, as they looked at all the possible sample colors.

"What about this one uncle Roman?", she asked, lifting the small sample.

He took it. Diana had said she hated pink, so nothing too bright. The one Leah showed him was called dark mauve pink. It looked like a mixture of pink and purple, which he knew Diana wouldn't mind.

He sent a picture of it to Diana and she had replied that she loved it. He smiled and nodded at Leah.

"Your aunt said yes, good job little miss", he said.

Once he let the worker know, they walked around a bit to look for some borders for the windows and door.

"I'm getting hungry", he mentioned.

"Me too", she replied.

"I say we grab a lunch after", he said.

She nodded. They stopped to get the paint and brushes. Once paid for, he drove them to the diner around the corner.

They took up a booth and ordered.

"So, I hear you saw uncle Dean this morning with your mommy", he said.

Leah nodded.

"Mommy wasn't in her room when I woke up. So I went looking for uncle Dean, I knew he slept in the guest room. Then I saw him and mommy", she explained.

"I see", he nodded.

"Does this mean her and uncle Dean are getting married? Mommy slept with my daddy in bed, and they were married. Daddy said only mommy and daddy's that are married can share a bed", she said, her little face showed she was confused.

She obviously didn't know what went down on said bed, but it was clear Vic explained the only way he knew how. It was also clear that Brie and Dean really had to sit down with Leah and explain things.

"You don't like that? Uncle Dean to marry your mommy", he said.

"But what about daddy?", she asked.

"Princess, your mommy will always love your daddy, just like you will. Uncle Dean loved your daddy too. He is in your heart forever", he said.

"So will uncle Dean be my daddy too?", she asked, confused.

Roman smiled.

"That is up to you, only if you want him to be.", Roman said.

They set their food down.

"Uncle Dean loves you very much, he will be happy with whatever you call him. Just like I am, he will always be there for you.", he said.

"Like when I'm scared?", she asked.

"Especially when you're scared.", he said.

She smiled.

"Daddy use to turn my Princess night light on when I fell asleep. He said it keeps the monsters away", she said, before eating some of her eggs.

"It does, your daddy was a smart man", he nodded.

She smiled bigger before continuing to eat.


Dean got to work and texted Brie to see if they were still on for tonight.

"Yes, I can't wait", she had replied back with a winking face.

"Dean", he stopped at the sound of that familiar voice.

He turned and came face to face with Liv Morgan. She looked a bit different to him.

"Hey, it's good to see you again", she said, nervous.

He nodded and cleared his throat.

"Yeah, I heard you were back. I was about to go looking for you at your parents house.", he said.

She smiled. They both laughed softly before hugging.

"So how have you been?", he asked.

"Good. Just got back from Bali, brought my mom back a few things from my trips.", she replied.

"How cool.", he nodded.

"And you? I see you still own the bar. I like the way you fixed it up. You always talked about making a family friendly side. Glad to see you did", she said.

"Yeah, Rome helped design it. You know they're on their second kid", he said.

"Yeah, I ran into her and Roman earlier this morning. They were picking up a few baby things", she said.

Dean felt a bit awkward. He didn't know how to tell her they needed to talk about back then.

"So…", they both started.

They laughed nervously.

"You go first", he said.

She nodded.

"I want to apologize for the way I left. I should have understood you better and why you didn't want to leave. I didn't hear about Victor till a year later. My mom had no way of contacting me, I had lost my charger and it took me forever to find a new one. Then when I did, my phone broke.", she explained.

He nodded.

"Then when I did have everything up and working, I couldn't find the words to say when I wanted to call you. I know how much Vic meant to you", she said.

"Its okay. Brie got your flowers and letter. She said it was sweet", he replied.

"How is she? I haven't had the time to go and see her", she said.

"Good, happy. Dating", he said.

"That's great, I was worried", she said.

"Kids are good too. Growing fast", he said.

She nodded.

"But um, why'll we are on this apology thing. I'm sorry too, you were right. I was afraid to leave with you, I mean, I know nothing outside of our town. I should have taken the chance, even if I only left for a few months", he said.

She smiled.

"You can still do that, you know. I mean, you don't have to go to Bali or anything", she said, nudging him.

He chuckled.

"I'll think about it", he replied.

"Single?", she asked.

"Um, it's complicated", he replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Isn't it always with you", she winked.

He laughed softly.

"How long are you in town for?", he asked.

"For good, for now. I actually came back for something important.", she said.

He raised a brow.

"Like?", he asked.

"There you are", he watched as Liv's mom walked in with a baby in her arms.

Dean's jaw dropped open. Liv took the baby and smiled.

"Dean, this is my son Max. Max, meet mommy's friend, Dean", she said.

The baby smiled at her.

"He's not yours, don't worry", she chuckled.

"No, I know, I mean, obviously. We haven't seen each other in a long, long while", he said.

"He just turned one, took him with me to Bali. We both enjoyed every minute of it", she said happily.

"Well, congrats Liv. You said you always wanted to be a mom", he said.

She nodded.

"So, is this the important reason?", he asked, tickling the baby.

She nodded.

"So that means you met up with someone from our town. Now the question is, who?", he asked.

She met his eyes.

"Seth", she replied.

He sighed.

"Does he know?", he asked.

She shook her head no.

"We had hooked up a few months before. I followed him on his small tour, but I wanted to continue traveling the world. Well, as luck would have it, while in Tokyo, I felt sick. I thought maybe it was something I ate", she said.

"It was little Max here", he said.

She nodded.

"I never asked Seth for his number and he never asked for mine. Like you, I just picked up and left, I shouldn't have. If I would have known.", she said.

Dean nodded.

"You came to tell him?", he asked.

She nodded.

"I found out from his fan pages about him leaving L.A. in search of a fresh start. I checked out his Instagram page, noticed a few places around town, realized he came home.", she said.

"Yeah, Roman helped get him sober", Dean said.

"He told me", she replied.

"Well, I know he's home, if you want me to join you. Make it easier", he said.

"Would you?", she asked.

He nodded.

"Sonya, I'll be back in a few. Let Brie know and take care of the bar while I'm gone", he said.

Sonya sent him a thumbs up. Liv let her mom know where they were going. Dean set the car seat in his truck.

"Whoa, it took me forever to learn how to set the car seat", she chuckled.

He laughed softly.

"Well, when your best friends keep popping out kids and you become cool uncle Dean, this is required. I learned with Noah", Dean said.

"Man, you are a catch. Any woman would be lucky to have you as a husband and father, or even just a baby daddy", she said.

He laughed.


Brie watched from her car as Dean helped Liv with the baby. Was that his child? Is that why she came back? Roman didn't tell her about the baby. Did he and Diana know?

He was also laughing with Liv and she playfully pushed him. Fuck, was she jealous? Is this what he felt when she told him she was going out with Shane?

She didn't like this feeling. Not at all.


Roman arrived with Leah in tow. Brie let him know she dropped Luis off with Seth and Noah. Leah went and hugged her aunt.

"Uncle Roman said I could help him paint", Leah said.

"Great, this means I don't have too. You should tell him to pay you for your work", Diana said.

Roman glared at her and she laughed softly.

"Yeah uncle Roman", Leah said.

Roman chuckled.

"You will be paid. How does ten dollars sound?", he said.

"Make it twenty", she said, hands on her hips.

Diana laughed. Roman shook his head with a smile.

"That's my girl", Diana said proudly.

"Twenty it is. Little miss, you are an expensive employee", he said, pulling his wallet out and handing her the money.

She giggled and pushed it into her pocket.

"I'm going to take the brushes to the room", she said.

"I'll be right behind you babe", Roman replied.

Roman went over to Diana and pulled her in by her hips, her belly pressed against his stomach. She giggled.

"Woman, I just had to pay my niece twenty dollars to help me. You owe me", he said with a smile.

She kissed him.

"Dinner?", she asked.

He nodded.

"You know, since you won't have sex with me", she said.

He laughed softly.

"You know that I love you though. As much as I miss touching you and making love to you, we gotta wait my queen", he whispered.

She nodded.

"I know", she pouted.

He kissed slowly. She sighed happily when he pulled away. They heard a giggle and looked towards the top of the stairs. A smiling Leah stood there. They smiled at her.

"Alright, let's go paint", Roman said.


Liv and Dean pulled into Seth's house. They could see Noah and Luis playing basketball.

They waved as soon as they got off. Liv smiled at how much Noah looked like her son. That meant he looked a lot like Seth.

"Hey bud, where is Seth?", Dean asked, as he hugged his godson.

"Inside making lunch", he replied.

Dean pointed at Liv.

"You remember Liv, right?", he asked.

Noah nodded.

"Its good to see you again. Man, you got big kiddo", she said.

Noah blushed before going back with Luis. She and Dean made her way to the door. He could tell she was nervous.

He rubbed her back before opening the door. Seth stopped and smiled at him before noticing Liv.

"Hey", he said.

He noticed the baby and looked between them.

"We have to talk", she said.