Sean sat at his desk, looking at the clock on the computer. It was 5:15. The guys were finishing up their work, and Sean just wanted the day to be over. It felt as if the afternoon dragged and minutes felt like hours. He wanted Drake to get there so they could make a plan for his car. Sean went through some paperwork and kept himself busy as the guys began checking out and leaving.

Sean's phone vibrated, and he opened the message. It was a video from Emma and Drew wishing him good luck. He wrote back, "Thank you, and I love you both." Sean smiled as he watched the video a second time. He felt lucky to have Emma and Drew in his life, especially now. And especially while he was in the hospital.

After the last mechanic left for the day, Jay and Pete closed the bay doors and locked up the shop. They all sat in Sean's office, waiting for the phone call.

Sean said, "I hate this."

Jay smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about you and Emma."

"Why?"

"Because we need to pass the time and because I'm nosy."

Sean laughed, "Fine. What would you like to talk about?"

"When are you proposing?"

Sean shrugged, "I'm not sure. I want to surprise her with the proposal as much as I can. We've already talked about being married, so she knows it's coming."

"And a ring?"

"Your fiance showed me a ring, and I think it will look good on Em."

"I'll go with you. I'm not leaving for L.A. for six weeks."

"Six weeks?"

"Yeah, Manny booked something else after the pilot, so she'd rather me go out there when she has time to be with me."

Sean nodded and said, "That makes sense." He looked at Pete, "I'm sorry if this conversation is boring."

Pete smiled, "I don't mind. I'm enjoying the distraction."

"I just thought of something," Jay cocked his head to the side and asked, "How are you explaining your face to Drake?"

Sean laughed, "Do you think he'll say something?"

"You never know. You're still pretty bruised."

"Should I say I was in a fight?" Sean answered his question and said, "No. He may take his business elsewhere. And I don't want to tell him about the robbery because I don't want him to think we have poor security here."

"Just say you fell or something."

The phone call finally came at 6:15. Sean said, "Here we go," He took a deep breath, picked up the phone, and said, "Cameron's Custom Cars." Sean nodded, "Okay. We'll be right there." He hung up the phone, looked at Pete and Jay, and said, "It's showtime."

All three of them stood up and walked toward the front door of the shop. Sean opened the door, smiled, and said, "Welcome, come on in."

Emma and Drew sat at the table in the dining room. Drew attempted to do some homework, but he was too busy thinking about how things were going in the shop. Emma also tried to look at some of her paperwork, but she again was nervous and thinking about Sean.

After a while, Drew shut his notebook and said, "Mom, I can't concentrate. I'm nervous for dad."

"Me either." She moved the paperwork to the side, looked at Drew, and said, "I'm sure things are fine. They're better than fine. Your dad's great at his job."

Drew nodded, "I know he is. It's just that Drake is Drake, and this is monumental."

Emma smiled and said, "It is."

"If Drake likes what dad does to his car, he may recommend dad's shop to all his friends."

"That would be something." She stood up and said, "How about I cook us all some dinner? That might relax me. Are you in the mood for anything particular?"

Drew shrugged, "Not really."

"Okay. I'll think of something good to make for us."

"Want me to help?"

Emma raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you want to help me?"

Drew nodded, "It'll help me relax too."

Emma smiled and said, "Well, come on over." Drew walked over, and Emma opened the refrigerator, "Hmm, I want to cook something nice for your father."

Drew said, "Well if you really wanted to be nice, you'd cook a steak or something."

Emma laughed, "No can do. We don't have one."

"Would you make a steak for dad?"

"Sure. I've made burgers for you, haven't I?"

"That's true."

Emma looked at what they had in the fridge and said, "I have an idea." She started grabbing things, closed the door, and walked over to the counter next to the stove. "Want to cut some veggies for me?"

"Um, I'll leave that to you, mom."

Emma giggled and said, "Okay, that's fine."

After Drake and his two assistants left, Sean locked the shop door and walked back into his office. Pete and Jay were standing near his desk, and they smiled at him.

Sean said, "That went well, I think."

Pete said, "Man, it was fantastic! Your ideas were brilliant."

Sean smiled and said, "Thanks."

Pete looked at Jay and Sean and said, "I can not wait to get started on that car."

Jay nodded, "Same. And I think it's an excellent idea for him to bring it in late on Friday."

Sean nodded, "Me too. So you're both absolutely sure you can do this?"

They both answered with an emphatic "Yes!" which made Sean laugh.

"Okay, okay!" He walked over to his computer, saved the file with Drake's car's plans, and shut down for the night. "We will celebrate when this job is over."

Pete asked, "Oh yeah?"

Sean nodded and walked over to them, "Yep, a fancy steak dinner, wine, cigars, the works."

"Strippers?"

Sean shook his head and laughed, "No."

"Boo. Live a little, Cameron."

He looked at Jay and said, "No."

They walked out of Sean's office, and he locked the door. Sean looked around the shop and asked, "Does everything look okay?"

Both Pete and Jay nodded.

"Good. Let's get out of here." Sean said goodbye to Pete and Jay, locked the shop, and got into his truck. He called Emma.

Emma's phone was on the dining table by Drew, so he turned it over and said, "It's dad!"

"Oh, good." She picked it up and answered, "Hey, babe."

"Hey. I just wanted to let you know that I'm on my way. Do you need anything?"

Emma looked around and said, "No, I think we're all good over here."

"Okay, I'll be home soon."

"Great, see you then."

"Bye,"

She ended the call, looked at Drew, and said, "I couldn't tell from his voice if it went well or not."

Drew said, "Guess we'll find out when he gets home."

Emma nodded and walked back into the kitchen to finish dinner.

As soon as Sean walked into the house, Drew jogged over to him and bombarded him with questions. "How did it go? Was he cool? Did he like your shop? What happened?"

"Whoa!" Sean laughed and put his hands on Drew's shoulders, "I promise to tell you everything. I just need to take a quick shower first. I worked up a sweat waiting for him to show up, I sweat while he was there and I feel disgusting right now."

Emma called out from the kitchen, "Dinner will be ready in another 10 minutes."

Sean said, "Perfect!" Then he looked at Drew and said, "I'll be back in a few minutes."

Drew pouted and said, "Oh, all right."

Sean jogged up the stairs and Drew walked back over to the table. Sean stripped out of his clothes as soon as he got up to the third floor. He couldn't wait to shower. He also couldn't help but smile. Things went well with Drake, and it appeared the shop's work impressed Drake.

After his shower, Sean changed into his pajamas. He put on a robe and walked downstairs.

Emma called out, "Perfect timing!" Then she got a good look at him and asked, "Pajamas already?"

Sean smiled as he walked over to the table. "Yes." He kissed Emma hello and sat down next to Drew. "So, how was school?"

"Who cares about school!? Tell us everything!"

Sean laughed, "Okay!" He smiled at Emma and said, "It went well. Really well. He loved all my ideas, and we'll start working on it this weekend."

Drew's eyes lit up, "Please tell me he's coming in on Saturday."

"Sorry, kiddo. Friday night, but you will see his car on Saturday."

"That's so cool!"

Sean nodded.

Emma said, "I'm so proud of you, babe."

"Thank you." She set his food down in front of him, and he said, "You didn't have to serve me. I could have gotten it myself."

"Don't worry about it." She grabbed Drew's plate and said, "I enjoy doing this for my boys." She kissed Drew on his head and placed his food in front of him.

"Thanks, mom."

"You're welcome." Emma grabbed her plate and sat down. "So, how was your first day back otherwise?"

"It was fine. I was so happy to be back, but the afternoon dragged. Every minute felt like an hour."

"And you were okay being there?"

"I felt a little uneasy when I first got there, but Pete showed up, and we walked into the shop together. That made it a little easier for me, although I hesitated before walking into my office. Luckily, the guys cleaned everything, and it looks like nothing happened."

Emma placed her hand on Sean's and smiled at him. "That's good."

Sean winked at her then turned to Drew, "So how was school?"

"Fine. Mr. Perino said he was looking forward to seeing our presentation on James Naismith. He even smiled."

Sean joked, "Wow, that's big news."

Drew laughed, "Yeah, no kidding."

After dinner, Sean and Emma relaxed on the couch while Drew did his homework upstairs.

"I'm exhausted."

Emma caressed Sean's face, "That's because you stressed yourself out while you were waiting for your big client to show up."

"I know. I'm just relieved because it went as well as it did." He asked, "How did your appointment go with Jimmy?"

"I think it was okay but I'm not sure if they will take that place. I have a few more in mind for them."

"That's good."

"This one had an elevator, a wine cellar, and a rooftop deck."

"Wow. Must be nice."

Emma smiled, "Sorry, you have to walk up two flights of stairs to get to our bedroom."

Sean laughed, "It's keeping me in shape." He held her hand then kissed it, "I love this house because you and Drew are here."

Emma kissed him and rested her head on his chest.

"Anyway, I understand why Jimmy would want a place like that. I know he can walk now but having to walk up so many stairs can't be easy for someone who had to relearn how to walk."

Emma nodded, "He's really come a long way." Sean nodded and Emma continued, "I also may have told him about Drake."

"Oh, yeah?"

She looked at him and said, "I couldn't help it. I wanted to brag about how great you are at your job."

Sean smiled and said, "I appreciate that."

Emma kissed him, then asked, "You want some ice cream?"

"Sure."

They both stood up and walked into the kitchen. "There's still cake left too if you want a piece."

Sean nodded. "Should I go see if our son would like some?"

"I'll fix him a bowl, and you can bring it up to him."

"Okay."

A few minutes later, Sean knocked on Drew's door.

"Come in!"

Sean opened the door and said, "Here's some cake and ice cream."

"Ooh, thanks!"

"You're welcome." Sean handed the bowl to Drew, then asked, "How's homework going?"

"I'm almost done."

"Good. Come down and hang out with mom and me, you know, if you want to."

"Give me 15 minutes."

"Don't rush. We're just watching HGTV, as usual."

Drew laughed, "Yeah, mom loves that channel."

"I know. But at least she's not addicted to those awful housewives shows or the Kardashians."

"Oh, she is, but I think she doesn't want you to know that."

Sean laughed, "Really?" Drew nodded. "Maybe I'll suggest it and see what she says."

Drew laughed, and Sean left his room.

Later that night, Sean, Emma, and Drew were all in the living room watching T.V. when Emma asked, "Maddie is coming over tomorrow, right?"

Drew nodded, "Yep. We are studying for the Lord of the Flies test."

Sean asked, "Did you like the book?"

Drew shrugged, "It was okay, I guess."

Sean said, "I didn't like most of the books they made us read in school."

Emma laughed, "You really didn't like Shakespeare."

Sean smiled, "I hated Shakespeare."

"I don't mind Shakespeare. It's not the best thing in the world, but it's okay."

Emma asked, "Can Maddie definitely stay for dinner?"

"Yep. Her mom said yes."

"Great! I'll make something nice for all of us."

Drew smiled.

Emma asked, "So things are okay with you and Maddie again?"

"Yeah. I just hope she'll be supportive when I tell her my news."

Emma smiled, "I think she will be, sweetie."

Drew took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk about something else."

Sean looked at Emma, then said, "Okay, kiddo. Whatever you want."

"Are we still going to IKEA on Saturday?"

Sean said, "If you want to, or we can go on Sunday. Either way is fine with me."

Drew thought about it for a second and said, "Let's do it Sunday."

Emma clapped her hands together and said, "Great! We can all go. I need to buy some stuff for the master bedroom closet and the bathroom."

Sean raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh?"

"Yes, we need to organize your part of the closet. I love organizing!" Sean laughed. "Why are you laughing at me?"

"I don't know. You just look so excited about getting storage cubes."

"I can't help it!"

Drew shook his head at his parents and chuckled. He stood up, stretched, and said, "I'm going to bed."

Emma looked at the clock and asked, "Are you feeling okay?"

He shrugged and said, "I'm just tired."

Emma stood up, reached over, and felt Drew's forehead, "Sweetie, you are warm."

"Ugh, I can't get sick. Not now."

Emma got up and said, "Come on. We are taking your temperature, and I am giving you some Tylenol."

"Mom, I can do it myself, I'm 14."

"Knowing you, you'll lie and say you're fine." Drew rolled his eyes, and Emma said, "Upstairs, young man."

Drew looked at Sean, "Goodnight, dad."

"Goodnight, kiddo. Feel better."

Sean watched Drew and Emma walk up the stairs, then sat back on the couch and smiled.

A few minutes later, Emma helped Drew get into bed. "I can't believe I have a fever. This sucks."

"Well, it's a low-grade fever, so maybe we can stop it from getting too bad."

Drew pulled his blanket up to his chin and said, "I hope so. I have too many things to do this week, and I don't want to miss them."

Emma smiled and said, "IKEA will always be there. And if you're too sick to go, we can always go next week."

"But, I wanted to go to the shop with dad this weekend."

"I know you did. But the shop will always be there too."

"Drake's car won't always be there."

Emma caressed his face and said, "Try to get some sleep." Emma walked over to his door, "If you feel worse in the middle of the night, wake me up, okay?"

"Okay."

"Goodnight, sweetie.'

"Goodnight, mom."

Emma shut Drew's light and closed his door. When she walked back downstairs she looked at Sean and said, "He's disappointed about the possibility of not being able to go to the shop with you this weekend."

"Poor kid."

She looked at him and asked, "Would you like to come upstairs with me to bed?"

"Sure." He stood up and joked, "I already dressed for the occasion."

She grabbed his hand, and they walked up the stairs together. When they reached the master bathroom, Emma said, "Just give me a few minutes, and you can come in and get ready."

"Okay."

Drew woke up at 4 a.m. He was sweating, had a terrible headache, and felt nauseated. Suddenly, he felt sick, ran into the bathroom, and threw up. He just made it to the toilet in time. Emma woke up when she heard him, and she walked downstairs. She peeked her head into the bathroom and said, "Sweetie?"

Drew was sitting up against the toilet with his head on his arm, "I think I'm dying."

Emma smiled and sat with him on the floor.

"You don't want to be in here, mom."

"But I want to help you."

Before he couldn't answer, Drew threw up again, and Emma rubbed his back until he finished. When he finished that round, he said, "Oh my God, this is the worst." He reached up to flush the toilet then rested his head on his arm.

Emma stood up, grabbed a washcloth, wet it, then kneeled down and placed it on the back of Drew's neck.

"Thanks, mom."

"You're welcome."

Sean appeared in the doorway, "Uh, oh."

Emma looked up at him and nodded.

"Can I do anything?"

Emma shook her head, "I think we've got it covered."

"Okay." Sean walked downstairs and made some coffee for him and Emma. They would not be getting back to sleep that morning.

Emma called Archie early and let him know that Drew would not be in school.

"Poor kid."

"Yeah, he threw up, and his temperature is 102."

"Oh, boy. I wonder if Maddie and Ethan will be next."

"Speaking of Maddie, Drew had invited her over to study tonight, and that's not happening, so can you let Maddie know about Drew?"

"Not a problem."

"Great, thanks, dad."

"I'll bring his assignments over after school."

"Perfect. I'm staying home with him. I'm not feeling great myself, and I just want to make sure he's okay."

"Sounds good. I will let all his teachers know and I'll let Maddie know."

"Thanks again."

"Bye, kiddo."

Emma ended the call and looked into Drew's room. "Your grandpa will let Maddie know that you're sick today."

"Okay."

"Try to sleep a little." She walked over to his bed, sat next to him, and felt his forehead. "You're really burning up."

"I hate being sick."

"I know. I don't like it either."

Sean walked down the stairs and peeked into Drew's room, "Hey, I'm heading out." He looked at Drew and said, "Feel better kiddo."

"Thanks, dad."

Emma stood up and walked over to Sean, "Have a good day."

He smiled, kissed her, and said, "Let me know if you need anything, okay?"

She nodded, "I will."

He kissed her again and said, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Sean jogged down the stairs, grabbed his coat, and walked out of the house. Emma turned back to see how Drew was doing, but he was already asleep.