Drew was in his room, working on his project for Perino's class when his phone rang. He looked at it and smiled. It was Oliver. Drew took a deep breath before he answered the call. He didn't want to sound too excited and wanted to play it cool, "Hey."

Oliver said, "Hey man, I'm sorry I couldn't make it in today."

"It's fine. I found a lot of stuff for the project and I'm working on it now."

"Okay. I probably won't be in tomorrow either."

Drew looked disappointed and said, "No?"

"My fever hasn't broken yet. It's not as high as it was this morning, but I still feel awful."

"That sucks. I'm sorry."

"Yeah, I just hope I didn't get you all sick."

"Don't worry, my mom is already pumping me with vitamin C."

"Is she?"

Drew laughed, "Oh yeah. She'll be in here soon to give me more."

Oliver laughed, then coughed. "Ugh, I gotta go. Coughing is making me dizzy."

"That sounds awful."

"It is. Again, I really hope I didn't give this to you."

"We'll be fine. It's not like we made out or anything." Drew grimaced as soon as the words left his mouth. He meant it as a joke, and he hoped Oliver realized that. Oliver coughed again and Drew said, "Feel better, man."

"Thanks. Bye."

Drew ended the call and put his head on his desk, "I can't believe I just did that." A few moments later, there was a knock on his door, "Come in."

Sean peeked his head in, "Hey, kiddo."

Drew lifted his head and said, "Hey."

Sean chuckled and asked, "You okay?"

Drew shrugged.

"So you're not okay." Sean walked into Drew's room, shut the door, and sat on the edge of his bed, "What's going on?"

"I was just on the phone with Oliver."

"Oh yeah? How's he feeling?"

"He sounds awful. He won't be in school tomorrow either."

"So what happened on the phone?"

Drew took a deep breath then said, "He said he hoped he didn't get me sick, and I said, 'It's not like we made out or anything.' He shook his head and said, "Then there was silence."

Sean grimaced, "That's rough."

"I just hope he realizes I was joking."

"He probably does."

Drew rolled his eyes and said, "I hate this feeling of pining away for someone and not knowing how they feel about me or if they feel anything at all."

"Ah, yeah, that's not a fun feeling. I never enjoyed that."

Drew asked, "Did that happen with you and mom?"

Sean nodded, "After our first breakup and believe me, I deserved to be dumped by your mother, but I pined for her all summer and when we got back to school. She went on with her life and I couldn't. I tried and failed miserably."

"How did you try?"

"I asked a girl named Ashley out."

"And she rejected you?"

"Not exactly." Sean laughed, "There's an entire story behind this but let's just say that high school nonsense came into play and after saying yes to going out with me, she changed her mind because of her friends."

Drew nodded then asked, "And then you got back together at Grandma and Grandpa's wedding?"

Sean smiled, "Yeah. Aunt Manny tried to get me invited to the wedding. Or she told me I was, but I actually wasn't. She just wanted me and your mom back together because she could see how miserable I was and she knew your mom was lying when she said she was over me. Then your mom got mad at Manny for doing that, but she ended up asking me to the wedding herself."

"So what happened the second time you broke up?"

"It was bad. I was a jackass." Sean shook his head, "Ugh, I hate even thinking about it."

"But what did you do?"

Sean took a deep breath and told Drew the story about Snake's cancer, feeling neglected by Emma, about stealing Snake's laptop and about dumping Emma.

Drew's eyes widened, "Wow, dad."

"I told you it was bad. I ended up confessing what I did to your Grandpa after he helped me get a passing grade. This was when I was on student welfare, and I needed passing grades to keep my apartment. He really helped me and I felt awful about what I did. So I told him, and he was so angry with me. But even worse than that, I disappointed him."

"Sometimes that's worse."

Sean nodded. "Yep. Then something happened to his car, and I helped him figure out what happened and I told him I could fix it for free for him. He didn't want my help at first, but I insisted because I needed to make it up to him."

Drew nodded. "Then you and mom got back together?"

Sean shook his head, "No, I was still with Ellie then."

"So you were with Ellie when you saved mom's life?"

"Yep."

Drew smiled, "You really loved mom. You stepped in front of a gun for her. Sorry. I know you don't enjoy talking about it." Sean nodded and Drew asked, "So how did you get together again?"

"That's another long story," Sean explained how he went back to Wasaga Beach after the shooting and stayed there for over a year. He told Drew about how he returned to finish high school at Degrassi, he told him about the street racing and about the pot Peter planted in his locker, his expulsion from Degrassi, then he told Drew about the hit and run, and his time in jail. "Jeez, now I feel kind of bad that you wrote that glowing paper about me after all the crap I pulled as a teenager."

"Dad, you're still a hero to me." Sean smiled and Drew said, "And you persevered."

"I'm glad you feel that way. So yeah, that's why I went into the Army. I wanted to make something of myself."

"And you did."

Sean nodded, "It took a while, but yes, I did." He leaned forward and said, "I'm so happy to have this chance with you so I can steer you in the right direction. I don't want you to make any of the mistakes I made."

"Well, at least we don't have to worry about me being hung up on any girls."

Sean laughed and shook his head, "Okay, I have taken up more than enough of your time." He stood up and said, "I'll let you get back to your work."

He walked to Drew's door and Drew said, "Dad?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks."

Sean smiled and said, "You're welcome."

Later that night, Sean sat up in bed, waiting for Emma to get ready. He flipped through a magazine but read nothing. He was too busy thinking about the next day. When she walked into their room, he smiled at her.

"What's that smile for?"

"I can't smile at the woman I love?"

Emma laughed at his call back to what she said to him earlier in the evening, "You can." She climbed into bed and cuddled against him. "So are you excited about tomorrow?"

"I am. I cannot wait to be back at work and with the guys."

"And you can't wait for Drake to come in."

Sean nodded and said, "I'm nervous. I know it'll be fine because I've worked with other famous clients but as Drew said, he is the most popular person on the planet right now and that's a little intimidating."

Emma raised her head up and kissed his cheek, "It'll be great and you will impress Drake with your work."

Sean smiled, "Thank you. I needed that."

"You're welcome."

"So I had an interesting conversation with our son earlier."

"Oh?"

Sean nodded, "I told him how much of an asshole I was when I was a teenager."

"You did?"

"Yep. I told him about everything. About stealing Snake's laptop, the car racing, the hit and run, my time in jail."

Emma asked, "And what did he say?"

"I joked about feeling bad that he wrote that paper about me being a hero when I was such a shithead in high school. I didn't use that word, obviously. He said he was still proud of me because I persevered."

Emma smiled at him, "You did." She kissed him and leaned her forehead against his, "You really did."

Sean kissed her again and asked, "Not until Sunday, huh?"

"Nope." She quickly kissed Sean's nose then turned, reached over, and shut her lamp. "Now let's get to sleep so I can wake up early and cook you breakfast."

"Em, you don't have to do that."

"I know I don't have to but I want to." She snuggled up against his chest. "Goodnight, babe."

He wrapped his arms around her, kissed her hair, and said, "Goodnight."

The next morning, Emma woke up early and stretched. She turned and looked at Sean. He looked so peaceful sleeping and that made her happy. He hadn't had a nightmare in a few days. Sean continued to sleep while Emma went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, took care of some things, and walked back into the bedroom. She sat next to Sean, bent down, and kissed his cheek. He stirred, then she kissed his forehead and his other cheek. He opened his eyes, and she smiled at him. "Good morning, handsome."

He smiled and said, "Good morning, gorgeous."

"Go take a shower, I'm going down to cook your breakfast."

"Okay." He pursed his lips, and she kissed him. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." She stood up and asked, "Are you in the mood for anything in particular?"

He shook his head, "Surprise me."

She winked at him and walked down the stairs.

By the time Sean finished his shower, got dressed, and walked downstairs, Emma was plating his breakfast. "Perfect timing!"

"It smells incredible down here."

"I made some cheesy potato hash."

Sean looked into the skillet and said, "Wow, Em. You didn't have to do all this."

"Again, I know I didn't have to. I wanted to because I love you."

"Thanks." He kissed her cheek and walked around the island and sat down. "I love you too."

She smiled and asked, "Want some coffee?"

"Always."

"You got it." She placed his food in front of him, poured him some coffee, and sat next to him with her own plate.

Sean took a bite of his food and smiled.

"Good?"

He nodded and mumbled, "Mmm-hmm."

Emma giggled and kissed his cheek.

When he finished his first bite, he asked, "How are you feeling this morning?"

"I'm okay for now."

About a little while later, Drew came downstairs and said, "Mom, it smells so good."

Emma hopped off her stool, walked over to the warming drawer, and took out Drew's plate of food. "Here you go, kiddo."

"Thanks!" He sat on the other side of Sean and asked, "So, are you nervous about tonight, dad?"

"A little."

Drew said, "You shouldn't be. You're the best."

Sean smiled at Drew.

"Okay," Emma kissed Sean's cheek, "I have to get ready so if I don't see you before you leave, good luck, kick-ass, and all that jazz."

"Thanks, babe."

Drew took a bite of his breakfast and nodded.

Sean said, "Good, right?"

Drew said, "You should have Drake come into the shop every day if mom's going to cook stuff like this for us."

Sean laughed.

Sean pulled up to the shop and felt nervous. He hadn't been back since the robbery and he hoped he wouldn't have a PTSD flashback at the wrong moment. Pete pulled up next to him and waved. Sean waved back and shut off his truck. He took a deep breath before he got out of the truck, and Pete walked over to him.

"Hey man, I'm so glad you're back." They hugged hello.

Sean pulled away and smiled, "Me too."

Pete looked at Sean's face and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Almost 100%."

"Good."

Sean unlocked the shop door and let Pete inside.

"So, I left you the list of jobs we completed while you were out and a list of all the current jobs."

"Great."

They walked toward Sean's office together, and when Sean unlocked the door, he hesitated before opening it. Pete asked, "Are you okay?"

Sean nodded, "Yeah, sorry." He opened the door, walked inside, and looked at the file cabinet, then at the floor behind his desk.

"We cleaned everything."

"Thanks, I appreciate that." He sat at his desk and turned on his computer. "So we should decide who will work on Drake's car."

Pete sat across from him and said, "I think it should be you, me and Jay."

Sean nodded, "I agree."

"Cool."

"You have no problem working extra hours?"

Pete shook his head, "Nope. It's fine."

"I really owe you for the past week."

Pete held up his hands, "Sean, you don't owe me anything. I did what anyone else would do. I'm just glad you're okay."

"So am I." He looked around and said, "I'm so happy to be back. I missed this place."

"Well, we missed you too."

Sean smiled, "Oh, just a heads up, Drew will be in on Saturday."

"I like Drew. He's a good kid."

Sean smiled, "I'm just glad he is interested in what I do for a living."

"Maybe he can start working here in a few years."

"Wouldn't that be something?"

Jay knocked on Sean's door and said, "Welcome back, Cameron."

"Thank you. Come in and sit."

Jay walked over and sat next to Pete.

"Can you work with us on Drake's car?"

"Hell yeah, I can."

Sean laughed.

"He's definitely coming in tonight, right?"

Sean nodded, "Yep."

"Cool, I'm stoked."

"I'm glad you're stoked." Sean took a deep breath.

"You okay?"

Sean nodded. "It's just a little weird being here because the last time I was here..."

Jay nodded, "We cleaned everything for you. We didn't want you to be reminded of what happened."

"Thanks. And how are you doing?"

"I'm fine."

Sean looked at Pete and said, "Did this one tell you about his proposal in my hospital room?"

Pete laughed, "Yes, he did. So are you next?"

"I hope so."

"Again," Jay leaned forward and said, "I got a guy for you."

Sean smiled, "Thanks."

Emma dropped Drew off at Degrassi, then headed to her first appointment. She was meeting a couple who were looking at a nearly $7M house with an elevator, a wine cellar and a movie theater. When she pulled up, the couple was already waiting at the house which made Emma grimace. She loathed being late. She got out of her car and walked over to the couple. The man had his back turned to Emma while the woman waved at her.

Emma said, "Hi, I'm so sorry. I got stuck behind a guy who was afraid to pass a streetcar."

The woman smiled and said, "We got here extra early because I'm anxious."

Emma smiled, and they shook hands.

"I'm Aubrey and that is my husband Jim."

The husband ended his call, turned around and he smiled. It was Jimmy Brooks. "Hi, Emma."

"Jimmy? Oh, my goodness!" They hugged, "How are you?"

"I'm great."

"Obviously, if you're looking at this place."

He chuckled and said, "Yeah, well. This is my wife, Aubrey."

Emma said, "We just met."

Jimmy looked at his wife and said, "Emma and I graduated high school together."

"Oh! It's so nice to meet you. I love meeting the people Jimmy grew up with."

Jimmy asked, "What's going on with you? I mean, besides this."

"Well, my son just turned 14." She could tell Jimmy was doing the math in his head, "Yes, I had a kid right out of high school."

Jimmy asked, "With that guy Damien?"

Emma shook her head and said, "No. With Sean."

Jimmy smiled and shook his head, "You two."

"Yeah."

"I know about Sean's shop. He's doing well?"

"He's doing very well." Emma didn't want to say anything at first but then she couldn't help bragging about Sean, "Drake is stopping by tonight so Sean can mod his car."

"No shit! That's incredible. Wow!"

"Yeah. Sean was a little nervous before he left for work this morning."

"I'm sure he was but I'm also sure it'll be great. He's always been good with cars."

Emma smiled, "Okay, how about we look at the house?"

Jimmy held out his arm and said, "After you two lovely ladies."

"Still as charming as ever, huh Jimmy?"

"I try."

"Mr. Nelson, how are things going with your project?" Drew walked over to Mr. Perino and showed him everything he put together for the project. Perino looked through it all and said, "Looks real good, Drew. I can't wait for you to present this to the class."

"Thanks, Mr. Perino."

"Hopefully Oliver will be back at some point this week and can contribute."

"He won't be penalized for being sick, will he?"

"Nah. I understand that stuff happens. You can't help getting sick."

Drew nodded and walked back to his desk. He was still thinking about what he said to Oliver on the phone the previous night and rolled his eyes every time it replayed in his head.

After Perino's class, Drew walked to his locker and said hi to Maddie.

She smiled and said, "You missed another scene a few minutes ago."

Drew laughed and asked, "Oh boy, what now?"

"Olivia and Travis, again."

Drew shook his head and scoffed, "Straight couples are so hilarious. They'll fight in public like it's no big deal."

Maddie laughed and said, "It's true, you wouldn't see gay couples pulling this crap."

Drew nodded and smiled.

"Oliver is still out?"

"I talked to him last night for a few minutes and he sounded awful. He said he hopes he didn't get us all sick."

"Yeah, no kidding. So far, so good."

"Me too."

Maddie closed her locker, "See ya later."

"Bye." Drew got his books for the afternoon and shut his locker.

Emma, Jimmy, and Aubrey had made it to the house's third-floor terrace and Jimmy looked around, "The only thing I don't like is all those terraces looking down on our property."

Emma said, "No naked sunbathing for you."

Both Jimmy and his wife laughed. The threesome made their way back down to the main floor and to the front door of the house. Jimmy said, "We'll let you know later this week."

"Okay, and if this isn't the place for you, I have a few places in mind."

"Great!" Jimmy hugged her, "It was good seeing you, Emma."

"You too." She looked at Aubrey and said, "It was so nice meeting you."

"You too!"

Jimmy said, "Give Sean my best."

"I will." Emma watched Jimmy and Aubrey make their way to their car and she texted Sean, "You will not believe who my client was just now."

Sean had just finished looking over a car when his phone vibrated. He took it out, read Emma's message, and typed back, "It wasn't Drake, was it?"

Emma sat in her car looking at her emails when Sean's text flashed across her screen. She laughed, "Almost. It was Jimmy Brooks and his wife." She put her phone into her bag and started her car. She had to go to the office before her next appointment.

Sean laughed at Emma's response and texted back, "Okay. That's pretty funny."

Later that afternoon, Archie let Drew into his office. "Hey, kiddo."

"Hi, grandpa."

He asked, "Everything okay?"

Drew nodded.

"So why did you want to see me?"

"I wanted to thank you again for my birthday present."

Archie smiled and said, "You're welcome. Did you have a fun time at your party?"

Drew nodded, "I did. It was great to have my dad there."

"You really like him, don't you."

He nodded again. "He told me about what he did to you, with the laptop, I mean."

That shocked Archie, "He did?"

"Yeah, he told me a lot of stuff last night." Archie nodded and Drew continued, "And I'm fine with all of it because my dad made something of himself, you know? He didn't continue down a destructive path."

Archie nodded, "That is true. You know, I always had a soft spot for your father and it disappointed me when he confessed that he stole the laptop."

"He said he made it up to you by fixing your car."

"Yep. He spent nearly a month fixing that thing, and it worked like new after he finished." He smiled and said, "It was a real piece of junk."

Drew smiled, "Mom told me he was always good at fixing cars."

"She's right. Are you interested in fixing cars?"

He nodded, "I'm going to the shop again this weekend."

"That's great."

"Yeah, I can't wait."

Archie looked at his grandson and asked, "Is there something else, Drew? It feels like you're holding back."

Drew shook his head, "I guess I'm just tired or something."

"Okay." Archie looked at the clock and said, "Well, it's almost time for last period."

Drew stood up, "Yeah. See you tomorrow, Grandpa."

"Have a good afternoon, kiddo."

Drew smiled and walked out of Archie's office.