Manny asked Drew, "How's the paper going?"

"I'm done."

"Oh." Manny smiled and asked, "Do you want me to look it over?"

"Would you?"

"Sure! Go get it."

"Great!" Drew jogged up the stairs to retrieve his paper.

Jay said, "I still cannot get over how much he looks like Cameron. It's like being transported back in time."

Manny laughed, "I know."

Drew came back downstairs, "Here it is."

"Okay," Manny took it from him, "Want me to go somewhere else to read it, and you can hang out here with Jay?"

Drew nodded.

Manny smiled, "I'll be back." She walked to the basement stairs, "Behave boys."

Jay said, "Come on, I won't corrupt the kid."

Manny laughed, then walked downstairs.

About 10 minutes later, Manny came upstairs, and Drew looked at her. "Is it bad?"

"No, Drew, it's great. Honestly."

Drew exhaled, "Good."

She handed it back to him, "I see an A in your future, kiddo."

Drew scoffed and said, "That would be a first."

Manny laughed, "So you're more like your dad than your mom when it comes to school?"

"Grandpa made me get a tutor, and my grades are going up."

"Well, your grandpa should be happy with this paper."

"Good." Drew stood up, "I'm going up to my room."

"Okay, kiddo."

He walked to the foot of the stairs and said, "Thanks for last night and today. I had fun."

"You're welcome."

Jay smiled as he watched Drew walk up the stairs. "Come here, Santos."

"Yes?" She sat next to him, and he wrapped his arm around her, "What do you want?"

"Nothing. I just wanted you to sit with me."

"Oh."

He said, "I've had a nice time today."

"Yeah?"

"Yes. And I even had a nice time with the kid."

Manny turned to him, "My godson is pretty cool."

"Godson, really?"

She nodded, "Yep."

Just then, the front door opened, and Sean and Emma walked in.

Emma said, "Hey there."

"Welcome back. Have fun?" Jay smirked.

Sean rolled his eyes and looked around, "Is Drew upstairs?"

Manny stood up and said, "He just went back up to his room."

Emma took off her coat, "Everything was okay?"

Manny nodded, "Everything was great. He finished his paper about you, and I read it."

Sean asked, "And?"

"It's a great paper, Sean. Really."

Sean smiled.

Emma asked, "So should we order pizza or Chinese food?" She looked at Jay, "I assume you're staying?"

"Uh, I guess?"

Sean said, "Stay, man. We'll have some fun."

Jay smiled, "Okay."

Sean looked at Jay and asked, "Wanna see the rest of the house?"

"Sure."

Emma said, "Wait! What about food?"

Sean answered, "I'm up for anything."

Manny said, "Let's just get pizza."

Sean smiled and walked over to the stairs. "We'll be back in a bit."

Jay followed Sean up the stairs, and Sean gave him the tour of the rest of the house. Once they got up to the master bedroom level, Sean sat on the bench in front of the bed.

Jay said, "Dude, you're a dad."

Sean nodded, "Yep."

"So what was your first reaction?"

"Shock then anger. I first saw Em when she showed me an apartment. My regular realtor was ill and she was filling in. You cannot imagine my surprise when I saw her."

"I can imagine."

"Yeah, it was a little taken aback when I saw her and it was kind of awkward because we hadn't seen each other since the morning after we conceived Drew. We didn't say a lot, it was strictly business and a couple of days later, I was going to her office to meet with my realtor but when I saw Emma leaving, I followed her instead."

"You did?"

Sean nodded, "It felt as if she was keeping something from me. That's when I saw Drew walking out of Degrassi. I couldn't believe it. The resemblance was unbelievable."

"When did you two sleep together?"

"When I came back here for the weekend before I went to Afghanistan. I stayed with Emma and her family. On the last night, she snuck me down to her room and it happened. If she hadn't gotten pregnant, it probably would have been our little secret."

"Wow." Jay looked at him. "Wait, she was still with that Damien dude, right?" Sean nodded and Jay said, "I can't believe Emma would keep your kid from you."

Sean shrugged, "She explained everything, and I forgave her."

"You're a better man than me, Cameron."

"Well, we already knew that, Hogart." He winked at Jay.

"Very funny." Jay looked around, "This is a really nice house. You're smart wanting to move in here."

"Em and I want to get married, and I want to be here with my son."

"Do you think you two are going to have another kid?"

Sean nodded, "We've talked about it, and we both want at least one more."

"Wow." Jay looked out at the patio, "Emma must make good money."

"She's one of the best real estate agents in Toronto."

"Good for her."

Sean nodded then pointed at the lounge part of the top floor and said, "Em said we could make that the nursery, and we'll give Drew the basement bedroom."

"Drew will love that. What 14-year-old doesn't want to be left alone." Jay looked at Sean, "He's a good kid, really. I enjoyed spending time with him."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yes, even though it's a trip looking at him. He looks so much like you." Jay laughed and said, "Especially when he rolls his eyes or is annoyed."

Sean laughed, "Yeah, I did that a lot when I was younger."


Emma ended her call with the pizza place and said, "Okay, pizza will be here in 20-30 minutes."

Manny smiled, "So…"

Emma lowered her voice, "It was amazing."

"Yeah?"

"He really knows what he's doing."

Manny giggled, "Well, that's good."

"And the sex just keeps getting better and better." Emma sat down at the dining table, "I'm getting more comfortable with my body."

Manny joined her and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Well, you know I have my c-section scar and some stretch marks in places."

"So?"

"So, I'm kind of self-conscious about them."

"You shouldn't be. It happens to lots of women."

She nodded, "I know." Emma continued, "Sean said they're barely noticeable and that they happened when I was pregnant, so they're beautiful because I carried and gave birth to Drew."

Manny smiled, "He always knows what to say."

Emma nodded and said, "He does." Then she smiled and said, "I love the man he's become. He's wonderful with Drew, and he's stepped into fatherhood so well."

"And he loves you."

Emma raised an eyebrow and said, "Speaking of love and men, what's up with you and Jay?"

Manny shrugged, "Oh, you know us. It's nothing serious."

Emma nodded, "Uh-huh."

They heard the guys heading down the stairs.

"Time to change the subject." Manny looked over at the stairs and smiled at Jay as he made his way to the kitchen.

He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's that look for?"

She asked, "I can't look at you?"

"I guess?"

Sean laughed, "When's the pizza arriving?"

Emma said, "20-30 minutes."

"Cool." He walked over to her and kissed her hair. "Anyone else want something to drink?" He walked over and opened the fridge.

Jay asked, "Have any beer?"

Emma said, "Ooh, I don't think we do." She turned to Sean, "We'll have to go shopping and get some of that stuff for you."

Jay stood up, "Pizza's not coming for 20-30 minutes? I'm going on a beer run."

Manny jumped up, "I'll go with you."

"Okay." They went to the front door, and Sean and Emma looked at each other.

Sean asked, "Why does it seem like they want to get away from us?"

Emma laughed, "I don't think that's it."

"Wanna cuddle on the couch until the pizza arrives?"

She nodded and said, "Of course."

They walked over to the couch together, and Emma cuddled up against Sean who wrapped his arm around her.

"This is nice."

Sean smiled and said, "It is nice. This whole weekend has been nice."

Emma smiled and rested her head on his chest.

Sean said, "I like just being with you. It relaxes me."

"Oh yeah?"

He nodded and said, "I like that we can just sit together and not have to talk."

"We're comfortable with each other."

"Yep. We fell back into everything with ease."

"I still can't we slept with each other so quickly."

Sean laughed, "Yeah, I had to have you that night."

Emma smiled.

A few moments later, Drew called down the stairs, "Mom? Dad?"

Emma called up to Drew, "We're here!"

Drew jogged down and stepped into the living room, "Hi."

Emma sat up and said, "Hey, kiddo, how was your time with Jay and Manny?"

"It was fun. Jay's pretty cool."

Sean smiled, "Yeah, he is."

Drew looked around and asked, "Where are they?"

Emma said, "They went out to get some drinks."

Sean said, "And the pizza will be here soon."

Drew nodded, "Cool." He looked at Emma, "Mom, can you come upstairs?"

"Sure, is everything okay?"

"Yes. I just want to show you something."

Emma stood up, "Okay," She turned to Sean, "I'll be right back."

Sean smiled and said, "Take your time."

Emma followed Drew up the stairs and into his room. "So, Manny said you finished the paper on your dad."

"That's what I wanted to show you."

Emma next to Drew's bed and Drew handed her the paper.

"I don't think I can stay here while you read it, so I'm going to go downstairs and hang with dad."

Emma nodded, "Okay. I'll come down when I'm done." She sat at his desk and started reading the paper.

Drew walked down the stairs, and Sean asked, "Is your mom reading the paper?"

Drew nodded.

"So we haven't spoken since yesterday afternoon."

Drew nodded again.

"Did you enjoy hanging out with Aunt Manny and Jay?"

"Yeah, Jay's pretty cool."

Sean smiled and asked, "Can I ask you another question?"

"Sure."

"Are you sure you're okay with me moving in here?"

Drew nodded, "Yes."

"Because I know it all happened pretty quickly, and honestly, you barely know me, so if this is too much for you, please tell me."

Drew shrugged and said, "Sure, it's been quick, but I felt like I knew you my whole life after the first night we met."

Sean's eyes teared up, "Yeah?"

Drew nodded, "Yeah. And you're better than I imagined."

"Really?" Sean wiped his eyes and smiled. "Wow."

"I'd lie in bed a lot of nights, and I'd imagine what it would be like to meet you."

"I'm sorry I wasn't around."

Drew shrugged, "It's not your fault. You really had no idea I existed?"

Sean shook his head, "Nope. Not one inkling. If I did, I would have come to see you much sooner. When I saw you, I couldn't believe it."

"Mom said you were pretty mad."

Sean nodded, "I was because I missed so much time with you, but as I told her last night, I don't plan on missing any more time with you." He smiled at his son and said, "You're stuck with me, kiddo."

Drew smiled back and said, "Good."

Sean asked, "Should we hug it out?"

"Okay."

Emma walked down the stairs and saw Drew and Sean hugging, and she wiped tears off her face.

Drew noticed her and asked, "Mom, are you okay?"

She nodded, "I'm fine."

"So, what did you think?"

"Drew, I loved it. It's the best thing you've ever written."

"Aunt Manny thinks I'll get an A."

Emma smiled and said, "I think you will too."

"Okay." He turned to his dad, "Would you like to read it?"

Sean said, "Of course!" He stood up and looked at Emma, "Where is it?"

"On Drew's desk."

"Okay, I'll be back."

Sean climbed the stairs two steps at a time and went into Drew's room. He grabbed the paper and sat at Drew's desk.

Emma smiled at Drew, "So what would you like to drink with dinner tonight?"

"Just water."

"Okay." Emma walked over to the kitchen and said, "Might as well set the table."

Drew walked over and said, "I can help." Emma reached out to touch his forehead to check if he had a fever, and Drew laughed, "Mom, I'm fine."

"Just checking."

"I promised Dad I'd behave so I can go to his shop again."

"Oh yeah?" Drew nodded. "You like your dad, don't you."

Drew nodded again, "I'm glad he's here."

Emma smiled, "So am I."


Sean wiped away tears as he was reading Drew's paper. When he finished, he left it on Drew's desk. Sean walked over to the washroom and splashed water on his face. He didn't want to look like a mess in front of everyone. As Sean made his way down the stairs, Manny and Jay walked in with both the pizza and the beer.

Sean asked, "Did you pay for the pizza?"

Jay said, "Yes, I did. We got here at the same time as the delivery guy."

"Great, thanks." Sean grabbed a box and walked it over to the kitchen island. Jay followed him with the other box, and Manny walked the beer over to the fridge.

Emma looked at Sean and asked, "Everything okay?"

Sean smiled and nodded, "Yes. Everything is better than okay."

"Good." She kissed his nose and opened one of the pizza boxes. "Okay, everyone, take what you want."

When they all sat down at the table, Drew asked his dad, "So what did you think?"

"I thought it was excellent, kiddo. It made me cry."

"I'm sorry."

Sean shook his head, "In an 'I'm so proud of my son' kind of way."

Drew smiled, "Oh, okay."

Jay took a sip of his beer. "I'm the only one who hasn't read this paper."

Manny leaned over and asked, "Aw, do you feel left out?"

"Kinda."

Drew looked over at him and said, "You can read it too if you want to."

Jay held up his hand, "I was just kidding. Me and school never mixed anyway."

Sean looked at Emma and asked. "Shall we discuss the thing we were talking about earlier?"

Emma laughed, "Refresh my memory because, to be fair, we talked about a lot of things this weekend."

"About the basement."

Emma nodded, "Ah, yes." She looked at Drew, "Sweetie, for your 14th birthday, we think you should move down into the suite in the basement."

Drew nearly fell off his chair, "Are you serious?"

Both Sean and Emma nodded. Emma continued, "Now, of course, this is only happening if you keep up the good work at school because one sign of bad behavior, and you'll be back upstairs."

"I promise I'll behave. Dad already told me that if I keep up the good work and stay out of trouble, I can go into work with him again."

Sean said, "That's right."

Emma said, "So it's settled."

Drew nodded.

Jay looked at him and said, "Congrats, buddy."

Manny smiled, "Yeah, that is a great space. I would have loved to have privacy like that when I was 14."

"Um, excuse me," Emma joked, "We were in my basement when we were 15."

"No offense, Em, but downstairs is so much better than your old room."

"Good point."

Sean looked at Emma and said, "We have some good memories in your old room."

Emma smiled.

Drew asked, "Is that where you conceived me?"

Sean took a drink, and Emma took a bite of her pizza.

Drew shook his head.


After dinner, Drew went up to his room while Manny, Jay, Sean, and Emma remained at the table.

Jay looked at Emma, "He's quite a kid, Em."

She smiled, "I know."

"You did a good job with him."

"Thank you."

Sean grabbed her hand and smiled at her.

Emma looked at Jay and asked, "Are you sleeping over again tonight?"

"No, I have to go back to my place and get up early for work."

She nodded.

"I think I'm going to give them two weeks notice because I want to work for Seany."

Sean asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"I'd be happy to have you." He leaned forward and joked, "You just want to be around when Drake brings his car in, right?" Jay winked at him. "Seriously, man, it's gonna be great."

"I know."

Emma asked Manny, "How long are you staying in Toronto?"

"Until next weekend, I have a new project starting the following week."

"Oh yeah?"

Manny nodded, "Yep. A pilot they're hoping will be picked up to run mid-season. We'll see what happens."

Emma smiled and said, "That's great!"

Sean nodded, "Yeah, I hope it works out."

Jay was silent.

Emma looked around and said, "So, should we watch a movie or something?"

Sean said, "Sure. Then I can head home afterward."

Emma looked at Sean and asked, "You're going home tonight?"

He nodded, "I have to get to work early tomorrow."

"Oh, right, it's Monday."

"Plus, I'm running out of clean clothes, so I need to do laundry and I have some things to do at the apartment."

Emma nodded and took a drink.

He laughed, "I almost forgot what day it was."

Jay asked, "Are Mondays busy for you?"

"Not particularly, but I like to have all the paperwork straightened out and line up the jobs for the week, so I go in early and do all that before the guys start showing up."

Jay nodded, "That makes sense."

Emma asked, "Have you ever thought about hiring someone to do that for you?"

Sean shrugged, "Not really. I like doing it. Plus, I have a system that works and I think someone else would screw it up."

Emma took another sip of her drink.


When 9 o'clock arrived, Sean stood up, "Okay, I have to head out." He walked over to the stairs, "I'll be back in a few."

Manny, Jay, and Emma were sitting in the living room.

Jay looked at Manny and said, "I'd better get going too." He stood up and stretched, "I'll be back." He walked toward the basement stairs, "I'm just going to make sure I have everything."

Manny nodded.

As soon as he went downstairs, Emma whispered, "What's really going on with you two?" Manny shrugged. "Do you still love him?"

"I think I always will, but he's here, and I'm in L.A. 99% of the time. It just wouldn't work."

Emma shook her head, "This is why you're single, you know."

Manny nodded, "I know."

"Is it wrong that I'm disappointed about Sean going home tonight?"

Manny smiled, "No."

"Okay, good because I am. I understand why he needs to go home, but I like having him here."

"Soon, he'll be here all the time."

Emma nodded and said, "I know."

Sean came down the stairs and asked, "Where's Jay?"

Manny joked, "I think he got lost downstairs."

"Hilarious," Jay walked over to her. He looked at her and said, "Walk me to my car."

"Okay."

Jay said, "Bye, Em. Thanks for the hospitality."

"You're welcome."

Manny and Jay walked outside. Sean walked over to Emma and wrapped his arms around her waist. "This was another good weekend."

Emma smiled and said, "Just good?"

He smiled and said, "Fantastic."

"That's better."

They kissed, and Sean said, "Have a good night."

"You too."

He put on his coat and grabbed his bag. He was about to open the front door, but he turned around and looked at Emma. "I love you."

"I love you."

He smiled and walked out.

Emma took a deep breath and sat down on the couch. A few moments later, Manny walked in and locked the door.

"Em? Are you okay?"

Emma nodded.

"Liar."

"I don't know. Maybe I'm tired."

Manny smiled, "Could be from all that sex you had this weekend."

Emma laughed, "True."

"He loves you. He adores you. You know that."

Emma nodded. "I know."