Emma walked Sean to the staircase and said, "Stay here."

Sean puzzled yet intrigued, said, "Okay."

Emma took off her cardigan and left it on the railing. She walked up a few more stairs and took off her blouse and left it on the railing at the top of the second level.

Emma stripped her way up the stairs, leaving an article of clothing on the railing or the floor, depending on where she stripped. When she got down to her panties, she turned to Sean, who was following her slowly. Emma threw them at him like a slingshot, and he caught them with a smile. By the time they got up to Emma's room, she was naked.

"So, where do you want me, Mr. Cameron?"

Sean licked his lips and raised his eyebrow. "Lie back on the bed."

She obeyed his command, and he walked over to the bed. He took off his t-shirt and his pajama pants and asked, "Can we do something?"

Emma smiled and asked, "What did you want to do?" He looked at her goody drawer and smiled. Emma sat up, opened the drawer, and grabbed the vibrator. She closed the drawer and said, "Have at it." She handed it to Sean, and he smiled.

Maddie gathered her things and said, "I need to get to my locker before art class."

Oliver said, "Have fun."

"Yeah, loads." She rolled her eyes and looked at Drew, "See you in math."

Drew smiled and watched Maddie leave the cafeteria, then sighed.

"Okay, what's up with you two? You're both acting weird." Oliver smiled at Drew and said, "She likes you, doesn't she? She's the one who left the rose."

Drew didn't want to tell Oliver the truth because Oliver would probably tease him for the rest of the day, and Drew wasn't in the mood for that. "I still don't know who left the rose."

"It's been like a month!"

Drew shrugged.

"Anyway, do you want to come over today? We can start working on that project for Perino's class."

Drew's eyes widened, and he said, "Oh man, I forgot about that."

"You've had a lot of your mind lately. How is your dad, by the way?"

"He's great, but he's still not going to work because the doctor wants him to take it easy."

"Do you think he'll be afraid to be at work after what happened?"

Drew shrugged, "I think they're going to make sure that no one is ever left alone in the shop."

Oliver nodded, "That's a good idea." Then he said, "Okay, text your mom and ask if it's okay. You can come straight to my house after school."

Drew took out his phone and texted Emma, "Would it be okay for me to go to Oliver's after school? I forgot about a project we're doing for Perino's class." As Drew waited, he continued his conversation with Oliver. "So, what are we doing again?"

"We have to pick a historical figure to do a presentation on, and it has to be the 19th century. I was thinking about doing it on F.D.R."

Drew smiled and said, "He's from the 20th century."

"Oh, right." Oliver shook his head, and Drew had a grin on his face. He found Oliver's mistakes endearing.

Emma and Sean were lying on her bed, out of breath and sweaty.

"Wow."

"Yeah."

"Wow."

Sean chuckled and went up on his elbow. He looked down at Emma, "That was amazing."

"Sorry, I was so loud."

Sean scoffed, "Why are you apologizing for that? It was hot." He smiled and said, "I love that I can get you that crazy."

Emma giggled, "It's a good thing we were home alone."

"I think the neighbors may have heard you."

Emma grabbed Sean, pulled him on top of her, and they made out for a few moments. Sean had moved down to Emma's neck when her phone vibrated. Sean pulled away, and she said, "Ugh. Maybe it's work." She reached over to the nightstand to grab her phone. She smiled when she read the message. "Our son wants to go to Oliver's after school. They have a project to do for Perino's class."

Sean said, "Oh yeah?"

"Yep."

"So that means we'll have more time to have even more fun."

"Lucky us." Emma texted back and said, "Of course you can. Just let us know when you need to be picked up." She placed the phone on her nightstand, then turned, pushed Sean onto his back, and straddled him.

He rubbed her thighs and asked, "Ready for another round?"

"Yes, are you?"

He smiled and said, "Always."

Drew waited for Oliver by the front doors of the school. Archie noticed his grandson standing there and walked over.

"Are you waiting for mom?"

Drew shook his head, "Nope. I'm going to Oliver's to work on a project for Perino's class."

"Ah, I see. So did you have a nice time yesterday?"

"I did, and thanks again for the present."

"You're welcome, kiddo." He looked beyond Drew and noticed two kids getting in each other's faces. "Uh, oh, duty calls." Archie walked away from Drew and over to the two boys. As Drew watched, his grandpa diffused the situation. He was so engrossed in what was happening on the other side of the Degrassi lobby; he jumped when Oliver placed his hand on his shoulder.

Oliver asked, "Dude, are you okay?"

"Yeah, sorry. Guess I'm anxious or something."

"So, are you ready to go?"

Drew nodded, "Yep. All set."

"Cool."

Drew followed Oliver out of the school and cursed himself for being such a dork around Oliver.

"Still pining away for Nelson, huh Maddie?"

Maddie, who had seen Oliver and Drew's exchange from the media room doorway, turned to Ethan and scowled, "Leave me alone, Ethan."

"I really don't know how he didn't know you left him the rose. Your crush on him is so obvious, and Nelson is totally oblivious."

"He's not oblivious anymore."

"You told him?" Maddie nodded, and Ethan teased, "And he didn't say he loved you back?"

"Ethan, I swear to God..."

He held up his hands and said, "Fine, I'll stop." They walked towards the front doors, and Ethan asked, "So do you wanna go to the Dot? We can start our project for Perino's class."

Maddie shrugged and said, "Sure, but if you say anything else about Drew, you're getting a drink poured over your head."

Sean and Emma were relaxing in the bathtub when Sean asked, "Is it strange that I am nervous for Drew right now?"

Emma shook her head and said, "No. I am a little nervous for him too."

Sean massaged Emma's feet while they took a bath. He said, "I just don't want Oliver to hurt him."

"I know. I don't want that to happen either."

"But it's a real possibility." Emma nodded. Sean looked at her and said, "I just want the best for our son."

"Me too."

Sean smiled and said, "It's crazy to think about how much our lives have changed." He continued and said, "A month ago, I was alone and miserable, and I had no idea I was a father."

"And now?"

"And now? I have everything I've ever wanted."

Emma smiled and got out of the tub, "How about we go inside and have some more fun?"

"You don't have to ask me twice." Sean stood up, and Emma handed him a towel.

Drew and Oliver were in Oliver's room, drinking some White Claw and figuring out which person to write about for their project.

Drew looked at the computer screen and said, "How about James Naismith?"

Oliver asked, "Who's that?"

"He's the guy who invented basketball."

"Oh, cool!" Oliver typed Naismith's name, misspelled, into his computer.

Drew laughed and said, "No, it's spelled like this." He reached over and leaned against Oliver as he typed the correct spelling of Naismith's name. "You dork. How did you make it this far in school with your spelling ability?"

"Who knows?" Drew lingered a little too long, and Oliver joked, "Dude, you're right on top of me."

Drew sat back and apologized, "Sorry."

"You wanna sit on my lap next time?" Drew shook his head. "I'm just kidding."

"Oh, so you want me to sit on your lap next time?"

Oliver laughed, and Drew joined him.

After a few moments, Drew stopped laughing and said, "Anyway, we picked our person, so let's look up as much about him as possible. I want to get a good grade on this project."

Oliver turned to him and said, "Your dad is a good influence on you."

Drew shrugged and said, "I just want him to be proud of me." Oliver nodded, and Drew continued, "Plus, if I behave, he'll let me work in his shop again."

"That's so cool. You helped your dad fix a car?"

Drew smiled and nodded, "Yep. He taught me a few things. I also watched one of the guys work on Randal Grichuk's car."

"What kind of car was it?"

"It was a shiny black Jaguar. It was a two-door, and it has to be at least 100K."

"Nice!" Oliver asked, "Do you think your dad could get us good tickets to a Blue Jays game?"

Drew shrugged, "I don't know, but I can ask."

"Oh my God, that would be so cool."

Drew smiled and blushed as soon as Oliver turned back to his computer. There was a knock at the door, and Oliver's mom peeked in, "Drew, would you like to stay for dinner?"

"Oh, um..."

Oliver nodded at him, "Yeah, stay for dinner."

Drew looked at Oliver's mom and asked, "Are you sure it's alright?"

"I wouldn't have asked if it wasn't."

Drew smiled and said, "Okay."

"Great, just let your mom know."

Drew nodded and took out his phone. He texted, "Oliver's mom invited me to stay for dinner. Can I?"

As Drew waited for Emma's answer, he started typing some facts about James Naismith into his phone.

Sean and Emma were sitting on her bed together when Emma's phone vibrated. She reached for it and smiled, "Drew's been invited to eat dinner at Oliver's."

"That's nice."

Emma typed back, "Yes. You can stay over for dinner. Just let us know when you need to be picked up." She put her phone back on the nightstand and turned to Sean, "Today's been a lot of fun."

"Yes, it has."

"And you're okay, right?"

Sean nodded, "Yep. No headache, no dizziness."

"Good." She caressed his face, "I'm glad."

He smiled and kissed her. When Sean pulled away, he leaned his forehead on hers, "So I'm thinking that tomorrow, I could head over to my apartment and pick up more stuff for me to bring here."

Emma smiled, "I would love that."

"I just need to get my truck."

"That's no problem. I can drop you off at the shop in the morning to get it."

Sean kissed her and sat back against the headboard, "I want to be here all the time."

"Well, that's good because we want you here all the time." She cuddled up against him and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"I am famished."

"Want me to heat up some leftover pizza?"

"Sure. Let's do that. And then maybe we can have some ice cream and cake for dessert."

Emma's eyes lit up, "Ooh, yes. I want to be bad."

Sean smiled and said, "I'm sure we were both pretty bad earlier."

Emma giggled and kissed him. When she pulled away, she said, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Drew was quietly eating his dinner with Oliver and his family when Oliver asked, "Hey mom, can Drew sleepover for my birthday?"

"Of course, he can!" Oliver's mom looked at Drew and asked, "Would your mom allow it?"

Drew nodded, "Yeah, I don't think it would be a problem."

Oliver smiled and said, "Cool."

Drew looked at Oliver and smiled. He was giddy on the inside. Even if Oliver didn't return his feelings, just being around him made Drew happy. And if that's all he could get, he'd be okay with it.

Oliver's mom said, "Drew, text your mom and let her know I can drop you off."

Drew asked, "You can?"

She nodded and said, "I forgot to pick up a prescription from the drug store, and I have a couple of other errands to run so I can bring you home."

"Great, thanks."

"You're welcome."

Drew took a bite of his food and looked up at Oliver, who was looking at him. Oliver quickly looked away and went back to eating his dinner.

"So I told Drew we could go to IKEA after work on Saturday."

"Is he going with you to work?"

Sean smiled, "He wants to see Drake's car."

Emma nodded, "Ah, I see." She smiled and said, "You really like having him there, don't you."

"I do. He's really into the work, and that makes me happy."

"Maybe you can have a father and son business when he's older."

"And maybe he can take over the business when I retire."

Emma smiled, "That would be amazing." Emma's phone buzzed again, "Oh, here he is. Oliver's mom is dropping him off." She laughed and said, "I'm glad. I didn't want to get dressed and go out."

Sean smiled.

Emma stood up and walked into the kitchen, "Manny never called me."

"I'm sure she's fine."

"I know." She put the dishes into the dishwasher and walked back over to Sean, "I cannot believe they're engaged."

Sean nodded, "It's about damn time."

"Tell me about it. They wasted so much time."

"Sounds familiar."

Emma sat on Sean's lap and wrapped her arms around him. "I have a question for you."

"Yes?"

"When we do get engaged, would you want a big wedding or a small wedding?"

"I will do whatever you want, Em."

She shrugged, "I don't know. Sometimes I wish we could have a huge wedding and then other times, I want it just to be you, me and Drew at the courthouse. We'd get married there and have a party somewhere for the rest of our family and friends."

"Either one sounds good to me. As long as the end result is us being husband and wife, that's all I really care about."

Emma smiled and kissed him. "You're the best."

"I try."

Sean was coming down the stairs when Drew opened the front door, "Hey, kiddo."

Drew walked into the house and put his backpack on the entryway floor. "Hi."

"How was your day?"

"It was okay."

"Just okay?" Drew rolled his eyes, and Sean laughed, "I'm just teasing you."

Emma walked in from the kitchen, "Hey, sweetie. Would you like some leftover cake and ice cream?"

"Yes! Thanks."

"You got it."

Sean and Drew walked over to the kitchen island, and Drew sat down.

"So, I found out who left the rose on my locker."

Emma's eyes lit up, "Who was it?"

"Maddie."

"Really? How did you find out?"

"She admitted it and admitted she likes me."

Sean looked at Drew and asked, "Did you let her down easy?"

"I tried to. After I talked to Mr. Del Rossi."

"Oh yeah?" Sean asked, "Is everything okay in class?"

Drew nodded, "Yeah. He just noticed that Maddie has a thing for me before I did, which is kind of embarrassing."

Emma said, "Well, sometimes, when you are interested in someone, you have no idea another person might be crushing on you. That happened to me."

"It did?"

She nodded, "I was crushing on your dad, and our friend Toby was crushing on me."

Sean smiled, "I remember that. He had it bad for you, and he was not happy about us getting together."

Emma shook her head, "He really wasn't."

"But Toby didn't stand a chance."

"Well, no. I liked you the first second I saw you."

Seam smiled and said, "And at that point, he came up to your nose."

Emma giggled, "Poor Toby."

Drew asked, "He's short?"

"He's Mr. Del Rossi short." Sean winked at Drew, and Drew laughed.

Emma placed the cake and ice cream in front of Drew.

"Thanks, mom."

"You're welcome."

"Oh, can I sleep over at Oliver's for his birthday?"

Sean and Emma shared a look, and Emma asked, "When's that?"

"In two weeks."

"I don't see why not."

"Cool, thanks."

Sean asked, "Is anyone else invited?"

Drew shrugged, "I don't know, but I'm assuming yes. Probably Ethan and Jake and possibly this guy Thomas from Oliver's music class."

Sean asked, "Oliver plays an instrument?"

"Yep. Guitar."

Sean nodded and said, "That's pretty cool. You don't have any interest in music?"

"Nah, I'm more into sports. I mean, I like listening to music, but I have no interest in playing an instrument."

"I see. Well, who do you listen to?"

"I like the new Harry Styles CD, but I can't tell any of my friends that. They'll just make fun of me."

Sean said, "I thought Sign of the Times was a good song."

Emma looked at Sean and asked, "You did?"

"Yeah, it sounded like an old school song from the '80s. Like something Tracker would listen to."

Drew said, "His first album was good too. Again, no one knows I feel that way."

Emma shook her head, "I'm sure guys like Harry Styles, Drew."

"It's mostly girls and gay guys, and I don't need people knowing I fall into the second category." He shook his head, "Not yet."

Emma asked, "Did you talk to Mr. Del Rossi about it?"

Drew nodded, "Yep. He told me a friend of his was homophobic at first and not supportive."

Emma nodded, "Ah, yes, Spinner."

Drew said, "I'm afraid I will lose my friends."

Sean put his arm on Drew's shoulder and said, "If they stop being friends with you because you're gay, it's their loss. You being gay doesn't change anything about how you treat your friends, and if they're not supportive, again, it's their loss."

Drew shrugged, "I know, but I'm still afraid."

"I know, kiddo." Sean rubbed Drew's shoulder, "I know."

Drew put his head in his hands and said, "Why couldn't I be straight? Life would be so much easier. I could like Maddie or something."

Emma looked at Sean then looked at Drew, "Sweetie, don't say that. You're perfect the way you are."

Drew lifted his head and took a bite of his cake, but didn't say anything.

Emma said, "Well, we have some good news to share with you."

"Good. Please, take my mind off this."

Sean smiled and said, "I'm going to my apartment to pick up the rest of my stuff tomorrow so I can officially move in here."

"Dad, that's great news!"

Sean nodded, "I know." He looked at Emma and said, "I'm going to find out if I can sublet it to someone until my lease is up. I'll keep all the furniture there and just bring the essentials."

"Good idea."

"I'm really excited about this, dad. You'll move in, and you'll ask mom to marry you, and then we can finally be a family."

"We already are a family, buddy."

"I know, but I want you two to be married."

Sean smiled.

"And then I can change my name."

Emma asked, "What would you change it to?"

"I figured I could switch my middle name and last name, so I'm Andrew Nelson Cameron."

Sean turned to Drew and asked, "You would do that?"

"Of course, I would. We all should have the same last name."

Sean wiped his eyes and smiled, "You just made my life, kiddo."