Sean walked through the market, picking out things for Emma and the household. It made Sean happy to be shopping for Emma and Drew, and he walked around the store with a grin on his face. As he reached for a loaf of bread, he heard someone call his name.

"Sean?"

Sean looked up, and about 10 feet away stood Spinner Mason. He smiled and said, "Spinner! Hey, man, how are you?"

"I'm good!" Spinner walked over, they hugged, and Spinner asked, "What's going on with you?"

"Just doing some shopping."

Spinner peeked into the cart which Sean filled with potato chips and other assorted snacks, and said, "Real healthy, Cameron."

Sean laughed, "It's not for me; it's for Emma."

Spinner raised an eyebrow, "Oh, are you and Emma finally together?"

Sean nodded, "Yep. Me, Emma, and our son Drew."

Spinner nodded, "Yeah, I saw Drew last year when they came into the Dot, and I didn't say anything, because Emma gave me a death glare, but I knew he was yours."

"It's uncanny, huh?"

"It was like being transported back to Degrassi." Spinner looked in the cart again and asked, "Is Emma pregnant?"

"God, no!" Sean chuckled, "I would love that, but no. Not yet."

"So, everything's okay?"

Sean nodded, "Yep."

"Are you taking a break from work?"

Sean shook his head, "I'm not at work because someone robbed the shop last week, and he pistol-whipped me."

"Holy shit!" Sean turned and showed Spinner his wound. Spinner sucked in a breath and said, "Ooh, man..."

Sean turned back around and said, "Yeah, I also bashed my face into the file cabinet as I fell, which is why my face looks like this. It wasn't much of a fight." Spinner shook his head, and Sean said, "I was in the hospital for a couple of days."

"Jesus. That's scary. Did they catch the person who did it?"

"Yes, thank goodness. I've been taking it easy per doctor's orders, but I'm allowed to go back in tomorrow and boy, am I glad. I'm so bored."

Spinner laughed.

"So, what are you doing here? I mean, I know why you're here, but shouldn't you be at The Dot?"

"I needed some stuff for home and figured I'd do it now. I have someone taking care of things while I'm out."

Sean smiled at Spinner and said, "Look at us all grown up and responsible."

Spinner laughed, "I know it's weird, right? So, back to you and Emma, are you guys going to make it official?"

Sean nodded, "Yes. I just need to go out and get a ring. Manny showed me something she thought was—" Sean stopped himself, then said, "Wait! Did you hear about Manny and Jay?"

Spinner shook his head.

"Jay proposed to her in my hospital room."

"Are you serious?"

Sean nodded, "Yep. He will be moving out to L.A. within the next month."

"Wow! That's incredible." Spinner smiled and asked, "Did he get down on my one knee?"

Sean laughed and nodded, "He did, yeah."

"Good for them. It's about time. And it's about time for you and Emma."

They chatted for a few minutes, and then Spinner had to go back to the Dot.

"Cameron, don't be a stranger. Maybe you and Emma can come over one night and have dinner with my wife and me."

"That would be great."

They exchanged numbers, did the half-handshake, half-hug thing that guys do, and they parted ways.

Lunch was uneventful. After Maddie and Drew spoke, they were fine. It was as if everything was back to the way it was before Maddie's admission. Ethan was too busy looking at a wrestling magazine to talk to either Drew or Maddie, which relieved Drew. He was afraid he divulged too much to Ethan just by his reaction to the news of Ethan's brother being gay.

Drew walked to his locker with Maddie and got his books for the afternoon. He had a free study period before math class and planned on doing more research for his project with Oliver.

"Oh, I texted my mom about Thursday, and she said it's fine."

Drew nodded and said, "Cool. I want to do well on this test, and I know you can help me do that."

Maddie smiled, "You are turning things around. Last month you were always scowling, and you didn't care about school at all. And now you hardly ever scowl, and you actually care about school."

Drew shrugged and said, "I just want my dad to be proud of me."

"Well, he should be."

The first bell rang, and Maddie groaned, "Ugh, freedom is over. See you later?"

Drew nodded and smiled, "Yep." He watched as Maddie walked down the hall then shut his locker.

Sean put all the groceries away and brought his clothes up to the third floor. He didn't unpack because he wanted Emma to let him know where he could put his things. She had an extremely organized bedroom and closet, and Sean didn't want to disrupt the harmony. He left his suitcases near the closet and flopped onto the bed. He was asleep within moments.

Emma sat in her car, looking at emails while she waited for Drew to come out of Degrassi. Drew opened the door and smiled at his mom.

"Hey, kiddo. How was school?"

"Okay." He shut the door and put on his seatbelt. "I talked to Maddie, and everything's okay now."

"That's good!"

"Can she come over on Thursday? We're going to study for the Lord of the Flies test."

"Sure! She can even stay for dinner if she wants."

"Great, thanks." Emma pulled away from the curb and Drew said, "So Ethan was teasing me about Maddie, and he asked me if I liked anyone. I didn't say anything, and after he named a few girls, he joked that maybe I liked guys."

"Really?"

"Mom, my entire body felt hot. My heart stopped when he said that because I figured he was about to say something homophobic."

"But, he didn't?"

Drew shook his head, "No, he said, 'Love is love and something about it being 2020 and who cares,' then mentioned that his oldest brother is gay and that his partner is cool."

"You still didn't tell him?"

"Not yet. I think I'm going to confide in Maddie first."

"Ah, I see." Emma stopped at a red light and turned to Drew, "I really love you, kiddo, and I'm so proud of you."

Drew blushed and said, "Thanks, mom."

When Emma and Drew walked into the house, Emma called out Sean's name. He didn't answer. "Hmm, that's odd."

Drew looked at her and said, "Maybe he's sleeping?"

"Could you check downstairs for me?"

Drew nodded and walked over to the basement stairs. Emma waited for him, and he called up the stairs, "He's not here."

Emma climbed the stairs, and when she got to her room, she smiled at the sight of Sean curled up on her bed. She walked over and sat next to him. She caressed his face, and he smiled, "How long was I out?"

"I have no idea. We just got home."

He stretched and sat up, "I brought my clothes upstairs intending to unpack them, but then I realized you have a pretty tidy system up here, and I didn't want to disrupt that."

Emma laughed, "Don't be silly. This is your room now, too, so you can put your stuff wherever you want."

"Thanks. I would still like your help."

"Okay," She kissed him, then pulled away, "We can do it later." She stood up, and Sean swung his legs over the side of the bed.

"I got us a bunch of groceries, and I ran into Spinner."

"Oh yeah? How's he doing?"

"Well, he said he would love for us to go over to his place for dinner one night. We exchanged numbers."

"That could be fun."

Sean nodded, "Yeah, it was good to see him." He stood up and walked over to Emma, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay. Tomorrow will be a bad day."

"I got you lots of chips and more ice cream."

She kissed him and said, "Again, you're the best."

"Spinner assumed you were pregnant again because of the stuff in my cart."

She laughed and said, "Oh yeah?"

He nodded, "I said no, she's not, but I wouldn't mind it if she were."

Emma smiled, "So I can admit that I was a little disappointed when my period started?"

"Of course you can."

"I realize we haven't been together long at all, but I do want to have another baby with you." Sean smiled and kissed her. When they pulled away, Emma said, "Come on, let's go downstairs and spend time with our son."

As they walked down the stairs, Sean noticed Drew was on the couch texting.

"Hey, buddy."

Drew looked up from his phone and said, "Hi! How are you feeling?"

"Almost 100%. And I have some news."

"Oh?"

"Drake will be in tomorrow night to have us look at his car."

Drew jumped up off the couch and screamed, "ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

Sean laughed at Drew's reaction. "Wow, I didn't know your voice could get that loud, Drew."

"Oh, man, I wish I could be there."

Sean nodded, "I know, but you can't. Sorry."

Drew pouted at his father, but he understood why he couldn't be there. "As long as you give me every detail."

"Deal."

Emma called from the kitchen, "Hey, boys, what would you like for dinner?"

Sean walked toward the island and said, "I got some pasta. All different types, so if you wanted to do that, you could."

"Did you get ziti?"

"I did."

"Great! Baked ziti it is!"

Drew grabbed his backpack, walked over to the dining table, and took out his books. Sean sat with him and asked, "How was school today?"

"Enlightening."

"Again?" Sean laughed recalling a couple of weeks prior when Drew printed out all the articles about Sean and the shooting.

Drew nodded, "Ethan told me that his oldest brother is gay."

"Really?"

"Yep. I didn't tell Ethan anything, but it was nice to know that if I did tell him, he'd probably be supportive."

Sean smiled at his son. "That's great."

"Yeah. Oliver wasn't in school. He had a fever. So I did most of the research for our project during my free period."

"Oh, well, I hope he's okay soon."

Drew scoffed, "I just hope I don't get sick."

Emma called out from the kitchen, "Take some vitamin C just in case!"

Drew asked, "Do we have some?"

"Hello? Who's your mom?" Emma laughed and walked it over to Drew with a glass of water. "Take two of these."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Drew looked at Sean and said, "It would bum me out if I were too sick to go to the shop this weekend."

Sean smiled, "I'm glad you like it there."

"I do! I enjoy watching you work."

Sean rubbed Drew's back and said, "Thanks, buddy. That means a lot."

"It's true. You're good at what you do."

Emma said, "He's right, you know. You wouldn't have your business if you weren't good."

"My two biggest fans." Sean wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Well, yeah." She leaned down and kissed his head. "Your wound is looking better."

"Oh yeah? Good."

Emma laughed and walked back into the kitchen. "I was thinking of just making a simple salad to go along with the ziti."

Sean stood up and walked over, "I can help you with that."

"Oh?"

"Sure." Sean looked around and said, "You know what else could be good? Garlic bread."

"That's easy enough to make."

"I can do that too."

"Fantastic. I think I'm going to like having you here all the time."

Sean smiled and kissed her cheek.

While Sean, Emma, and Drew were eating dinner, Emma's phone rang.

"That could be work." She stood up and walked over to her bag. She grabbed her phone, smiled, and answered it, "You were supposed to call me when you landed."

Manny smiled at her end and said, "I know. I'm sorry. I was exhausted, but I just wanted to let you know I'm alive and well."

Emma chuckled, "Well, that's good."

They chatted for a few moments before Manny said, "Shit. I thought I was going to have time to talk to you, but I need to call the director. He wanted to go over some things, and I lost track of time. I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry. I get it. So, break a leg, and we all will cross our fingers for you."

"Thanks. Bye, babe."

Emma ended the call, "Manny is alive and well."

Sean smiled. "That's good."

"Maybe you and dad and Jay and Manny can have a double wedding."

Emma laughed, "I'm pretty sure they'll probably want to get married out there."

Drew shrugged and said, "Maybe they won't."

Sean grabbed Emma's hand and said, "Is it wrong that I want our wedding to be just about us?"

She shook her head and smiled, "No."

"Okay, good."

Drew asked, "Will I be there?"

Sean scoffed, "Of course you'll be there! I'll need a best man."

Drew's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Who else would it be?"

"I figured it would be Jay."

Sean looked at Emma, then looked at Drew and said, "We want you to be a part of the wedding no matter what kind of wedding it is."

"So, you still don't know what size you want?"

Emma laughed, "My mind changes from day to day. Sometimes, I want a big wedding, in a church, with a white dress and all the bells and whistles. Other times, I just want to go to the courthouse with you and your father and just do it."

Drew asked, "How about you, dad?"

"I'll take either way as long as the result is your mom being my wife, I don't care how we do it." Sean looked at Drew and asked, "Are you sure you want to change your name?"

"Yes. All I'm doing is switching the names I already have. And people will just have to get used to calling me Cameron instead of Nelson."

Sean smiled, "Well, given how you look just like I did at your age—"

Drew joked, "Minus the Eminem hoodie, right?"

Emma laughed, and Sean shook his head, "That was nearly 20 years ago, and I will never live it down."

Emma said, "Nope."

"Oh! Speaking of not living something down." Sean stood up and said, "I will be right back."

Emma said, "Oh no, what are you getting?"

Sean made it to the stairs and smiled, "You'll see." He jogged upstairs.

A few minutes later, Sean came back downstairs and handed a picture to Drew.

"No way!" He looked at it, looked at his parents, and looked at it again.

Emma asked, "Which one is it?"

"The original."

She yelled, "No!" and tried to grab it out of Drew's hand, but he turned his body away from her. "Oh, my God. How embarrassing."

"This is amazing." Drew looked at it. "I cannot believe how much I look like you, dad." He turned to Emma and asked, "So that's what crimped hair is?"

Emma had her head in her hands. "I can't believe you still have that."

Sean smiled and said, "Of course, I do." He took out his wallet, opened it, and took out another picture. He handed it to Drew. "That was right before they sent me to Afghanistan."

Drew asked, "Was this before or after you guys made me?"

Emma smiled and said, "It was the morning after."

"Wow." Drew looked at both pictures, "I think it's great that you still have these pictures, dad."

Sean smiled, and Drew handed them back to him.

"Mom, your hair."

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Emma looked at him and said, "Finish your dinner."

After dinner was over, Sean and Drew cleaned the dishes while Emma lounged on the couch. She looked at them and joked, "I could get used to this."

Sean said, "Well, it's only fair. You made us a nice meal, so we should wash the dishes."

"Thank you." She flipped through the channels until she found something to watch—a home improvement show.

Sean peeked into the living room and joked, "You and your home improvement shows."

"What can I say? They relax me."

When the guys finished the dishes, Drew went up to his room to complete his homework, and Sean joined Emma on the couch.

"So, are you excited about going back to work again?"

Sean nodded, "Yep. It'll be good to get back to normal."

"Are you nervous about your meeting with Drake?"

"A little, but I know I'm good at what I do."

Emma turned to him and smiled.

"What's that look for?"

"Can't I look at the man I love?"

"Well, yes, you can."

She kissed him, then pulled away, smiling, "I'm proud of you."

"Oh yeah?"

She nodded, "Yes. You accomplished what you set out to do when you were 18, and your business is a success." Sean smiled and kissed her. After a few moments, Emma pulled away and said, "I'm sad that I'm under the weather."

"So am I."

"I should be okay by Sunday. I hope."

Sean shook his head, "I really don't know how you deal with that."

"I often wonder how people dealt with it before they invented pads, tampons, and cups."

Sean grimaced and asked, "Cups?"

Emma smiled, "Yes, menstrual cups."

"You stick a cup in there?"

"Yes. It's amazing. I don't feel anything, and I can keep it in there for a while without worrying about it."

Sean shook his head and said, "I'm so glad I'm a guy."

"You should be. If men got their periods, the world would shut down."

Sean laughed and kissed her. When he pulled away, he said, "Okay, that's enough period talk for now. How about we talk about how incredible our son is."

Emma said, "When I think about how he was acting just a month ago and then think about how much better he's doing because of you, I get so angry with myself, Sean."

"Em—"

"No, really." She caressed Sean's face and said, "We should have been a family this whole time. We could have had more children by now."

"I'll admit, I get sad when I think about all the time I missed with him and with you, but we're here now, and I'm not going anywhere."

"Good."

He smiled and said, "I hope our next child is a girl who's just like you."

"That would be something."

"And that she inherits my height genes. A short mini-you and tall mini-me would be pretty funny."

Emma laughed, "You act like you're 4'10" or something."

"I'm just glad you didn't grow to be six feet because it looked like you were going to at one point."

"You think so?"

Sean nodded, "You were so much taller than everyone else in seventh grade."

"I wasn't taller than you."

He smiled and said, "We were the perfect size for each other."

Emma said, "We still are."