Sean got home from work at 6:30. He told Emma he'd be home between 6:15 and 6:30 so she'd know when to start dinner. He walked into the house and smiled at Drew, who was lounging on the couch, watching T.V. "Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling?"

"Better." Drew sat up and fixed his blanket.

"Good." Sean hung up his coat and walked into the living room.

Emma called out from the kitchen, "Hey babe! How did everything go?"

"It went well. I can't wait to get to work on that car. It's an incredible piece of machinery."

Drew smiled at his dad and said, "Drake is the biggest person in the world right now, and you're working on his car. That's so cool."

Sean nodded, "I know."

"Is he nice?"

Sean smiled at Drew and said, "He seems perfectly nice. Hopefully, he'll like our work."

"He will. You're the best."

"Thanks, kiddo." Sean walked into the kitchen and kissed Emma's cheek, "Hello, beautiful."

"Hi."

Sean grabbed a beer from the fridge and asked, "Whatcha makin'?"

"Just some pasta. Nothing too crazy. Drew's having soup again. I don't want him to eat anything too heavy yet."

"Good idea." Sean sat at the island and watched Emma cook.

She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Having fun?"

Sean nodded, "I could watch you do anything."

Emma smiled, "Liar."

"How dare you." He took a sip of his beer, "How about I bring a pizza home tomorrow night?"

"Okay."

Sean watched as Emma finished their dinner.

Emma called out to Drew, "Sweetie, you want some crackers with your soup?"

"Sure." He walked over and sat next to Sean. "Dad, you look a lot better."

"Yeah?" Drew nodded, and Sean said, "Thanks."

"And you're feeling okay?"

Sean nodded, "Yep. I'm all good, I promise."

"Good."

After they all ate dinner together, Drew headed straight for the stairs. "Ugh, I'm still feeling so blah. I'm going to lie down in my bed for a while."

"Okay, sweetie." Emma felt his forehead. "You're not warm, which is good, but you still need to take some Tylenol before bed. And you're still staying home tomorrow."

Drew nodded, "I know. But if I'm better on Saturday, can I please go into work with dad?"

"Maybe."

"Ugh, mom! Come on!"

Sean laughed, "We'll see how you're feeling tomorrow night, okay?"

"Fine." Drew plodded up the stairs, and Emma giggled.

Sean shook his head, "He's so much like me at that age. I'm still shocked by it every day."

Emma walked over and sat on the couch with Sean. "I kind of lost it in front of him earlier."

He looked at her and asked, "You did? Is everything okay?"

Emma nodded, "Yeah. I had a good cry, and I'm fine now."

"What happened?"

"It was right after you left earlier. Drew said that he had the coolest dad. Sean, he had such a happy, proud look on his face, and at that moment, I just lost it because he should have had you around this whole time." She cried again, and Sean hugged her. "You guys can't get back that time together, and it's all my fault." He didn't say anything. He just let Emma cry for a few moments. She pulled away and said, "I'm sorry."

"Em, we can't change the past. Do I get sad when I think about all the time I missed with you both? Yeah, I do, but I'm thrilled to be here now. Being a dad is the best thing to ever happen to me. I just love that kid so much." She caressed her face, and he continued, "I never realized I could feel this way about another human being, you know?"

Emma nodded and smiled, "You're a wonderful father. It's like you've been doing it this whole time. You've adapted to it so easily." She shook her head, "I should have known you would."

He smiled and said, "Well, I'm a lot older now. Would I have been this good at it at 19 or 20? Probably not."

"But you still would have loved him, right?"

"I probably would have been scared right along with you, but I would have been so happy to be a dad and have a son."

Emma wiped her face, "Helping take care of Jack helped me a lot when Drew came along."

"I can imagine."

"And of course, my mom and dad helped me for a while, which was a godsend."

Sean asked, "What was their reaction when you told them you were pregnant?"

"They weren't thrilled, but I was 18, and there wasn't much they could do about it. And my parents wanted me to tell you. They knew I wouldn't have an abortion, and they didn't want me to do it alone."

"I can't believe we haven't talked about this yet, but how was the actual giving birth part?"

"Well, I pushed for a while, but he was stubborn, and they had to do a c-section."

Sean smiled, "Of course he was stubborn, just look at his parents."

Emma laughed, "Yeah. It was incredible. One minute he was in my belly, and the next, they were holding him up, showing him to me and my mom."

"I'm glad she was there with you."

"So am I, but it should have been you."

Sean nodded, then asked, "Did you know what you were having?"

Emma shook her head, "I could have, but I wanted it to be a surprise."

"And how did you come up with Andrew for a name?"

Emma shrugged, "I liked the name Drew. I thought it sounded good with Nelson, and then I figured Andrew would sound good with both Cameron and Nelson."

"It was nice of you to give him my name."

"That was the only nice thing I did back then."

"Em."

She looked down, shook her head, and said, "Sorry."

Sean leaned forward, put his finger under her chin, lifted her face, kissed her softly, then pulled away, "We have the rest of our lives to make up for lost time, okay?" Emma nodded. "I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere."

Emma smiled and said, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Emma snuggled into Sean, and they watched T.V. together until bedtime.

Sean woke up early the next morning. So early that he left the house before Emma even woke up. Sean left a note next to the bed for her explaining why. He wanted to get the shop early to start working on Drake's car as soon as possible.

When she woke up, she reached over, and Sean wasn't there. She sat and noticed the note, "Hey babe, The guys and I are starting on Drake's car early, and I didn't want to wake you. Call me if you need anything or if something happens with Drew. I love you."

Emma smiled and set the note back on the nightstand.

Meanwhile, Sean, Pete, and Jay were in Sean's office, going over the plans for Drake's car one last time.

Jay said, "We're working on the biggest person in the world's car."

Sean nodded, "Yes. So we can't screw up."

Pete shook his head, "We won't screw up. We're the best at this."

Sean smiled and said, "You're right. We are."

Jay said, "Damn straight."

Sean chuckled and stood up, "Ready?"

Pete and Jay nodded.

Emma peeked into Drew's room, and he was still asleep. She didn't want to bother him, so she went downstairs, turned on her computer then walked into the kitchen to make coffee. Emma was going to work from home again. She didn't have any showings, and the only important part of the day was the agency's quarterly meeting, but she didn't need to be in the office for that.

"Hey, mom."

Emma turned around, "Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling?"

"Better. But sore. My body is still achy."

"Okay, well, take some Tylenol. It'll help."

He nodded.

"What would you like for breakfast?"

He shook his head, "I can grab some cereal."

"Are you sure? I have no problem making you something."

Drew smiled, "I'm sure. Thanks." After he took some Tylenol and grabbed his cereal, he sat at the island. "I wonder how things are going in the shop."

Emma said, "Your dad left early this morning. He was gone before I woke up."

"Oh, wow."

She nodded, "He left a note. He just wants to make sure everything is done correctly."

"I still can't believe he's working on Drake's car. That's so cool."

Emma smiled.

Later that morning, Sean stepped away from Drake's car for a moment to call Emma. Emma smiled when she saw Sean's name pop up on her screen.

"Hey, babe."

"Hey. How's Drew feeling?"

"A little better. He's still achy, but his fever finally broke."

"Good."

Emma asked, "How are things going over there?"

Sean looked at Jay and Pete at work and said, "They're going well. I think Drake's going to like our work."

"Well, of course, he is. You're the best."

He smiled and asked, "Do you want to come here and give me that pep talk in person?"

Emma laughed, "I can text you words of encouragement all day."

"I wouldn't mind that at all."

Emma looked at the time on her computer and said, "Ooh, it's almost time for my meeting. We get to find out who the biggest seller was this quarter."

"Oh yeah? Are you in the running?"

"I'm pretty sure I am. I'm up against Miriam. We'll see what happens."

"By pulling out of bidding for that apartment probably screwed her, huh?"

Emma smiled and said, "Probably."

Sean said, "I know I should feel bad, but I don't. I hope you win."

Emma laughed.

He looked at the car and said, "Okay, I have to get back to work, so, again, good luck."

Emma laughed, "Yeah, thanks. All I get is a plaque if I win."

Sean smiled and said, "That's still pretty cool, though."

"I know."

"Alright. I love you."

"I love you."

Sean ended the call and looked at Jay, "You got any lunch plans?"

"No, why?"

"There's a jeweler I need to go see."

Jay grinned, "Atta boy."

Emma had her AirPods in and tried not to nod off during the quarterly meeting. She usually had trouble staying awake when she was actually in the office, so being at home was even worse.

Her boss Dylan said, "So it's time to reveal who our biggest seller was this quarter."

Emma rolled her eyes and waited for Miriam's name to be announced.

"It's Emma Nelson."

People began to applaud, and Emma said, "Really?"

"Yep, you were our biggest seller by far this quarter. In fact, you set a new first-quarter record for the agency, so congratulations."

"Thanks. I appreciate it." Once her boss moved on to the next item, Emma muted the call, stood up, and started dancing around the living room. Drew was making his way down the stairs when he noticed Emma dancing. He stopped, sat down in the middle of the staircase, and watched her for a few moments. When she finished, Emma sat back down, unmuted the call, and rejoined the meeting.

"So Emma, will you be on Monday?"

"Yes. My son's fever finally broke, so I'll be in on Monday."

One of her coworkers John, said, "Ugh, my 13-year-old's been sick all week. Something's definitely going around."

A bunch of her coworkers started talking about their sick kids, and Emma just wanted the call to end. She planned on opening a bottle of wine and celebrating her accomplishment.

"Mom?"

Emma turned around and smiled. She muted the call again and asked, "Hey! how are you feeling?"

"Better."

"Good. I'll only be a few more minutes."

Drew nodded and headed to the couch, "No worries." He grabbed the remote, flopped down onto the couch, and turned on the T.V. but kept it at a low volume.

Before Sean and Jay left for the jewelry store, Sean texted Manny and asked her for the picture of the ring she showed him when he was in the hospital. He wasn't going to get that exact ring, but he wanted the jeweler to make something similar for Emma. He liked the shape of the diamond but wanted to design it to be a little different than the picture.

"Should I have asked Emma if she wanted to help design the ring? It feels so old fashioned to get a ring without her having any input." Sean rolled his eyes, "Shit, and what about Drew?"

"Maybe he can help you with the proposal. As for Em, I don't think she would mind you being traditional and getting her a ring."

"I hope not."

Jay asked, "What are you willing to spend?"

"I am willing to spend as much money as I need to as long as the result is Emma saying yes and loving the ring."

"Of course she'll say yes."

Sean smiled, "I really cannot wait to be married to her, man."

"Isn't it like you're already married?"

"Yes, but I want it to be official." He asked, "Did I tell you Drew told me he wants to change his name?"

"Yeah? That's great, man!"

Sean nodded, "He's a terrific kid, and I just want to protect him all the time, you know?"

Jay asked, "What's with wanting to protect him, and why were you and Emma so caught up in what he was doing at his—" Jay stopped and smiled, "He likes that Maddie girl doesn't he."

Sean shrugged, "I'm not saying."

Jay narrowed his eyes and said, "No, you two wouldn't be reacting like that about your 14-year-old son liking a girl." He looked at Sean and asked, "Is Drew gay?"

Sean didn't want to tell Jay and break Drew's confidence, "Hogart, we don't have much time. I want to get back here to work on our project for as long as possible today."

"Fine."

Sean walked ahead of Jay, "We'll take my truck."

"Okay, boss, man."

Emma's meeting was about to end when Dylan asked her to stay on the call. He waited for everyone else to leave the call and leave the conference room, then said, "I just wanted to repeat congratulations for all your hard work this quarter."

"Thanks, Dylan. I appreciate it."

"Locking up the Indian Road house helped put you over the top."

"I figured as much."

"Anyway, the big bosses were very impressed with your work this quarter, and now they expect this level of production from you all the time."

"Well, I will certainly try to live up to their expectations."

"Sounds good. So other than Drew, everything's okay?"

"Yep. I'll probably be in the office tomorrow morning to file some stuff. Drew, if he's feeling better, is going to work with his dad."

"And Sean is okay?"

"Yes, thank goodness."

"Good. So this is a good week for you, besides Drew being sick."

Emma smiled, "Yes. I'm looking forward to getting my plaque."

"Well, you're getting two since you broke the record."

She laughed and said, "Even better!"

"I'd better go. I have some work to finish up, and then I am heading out for the weekend. Leaving the kids with their grandparents and going on the train to Montreal with my wife."

"That sounds nice."

"Yeah, so I won't be in on Monday or Tuesday."

"Well, have fun and tell me how it is when you get back. I've always wanted to go to Montreal."

"Will do."

Emma hung up, turned around, and smiled at Drew.

He asked, "So what happened?"

"Not only did I sell the most this quarter, but I set a record for the agency."

"Wow, mom, that's amazing!"

Emma nodded, "I know! So I'm getting two plaques instead of one, and I wasn't even expecting the first one!"

Drew asked, "You love doing real estate, don't you?"

"I do. Selling houses was not what I was expecting to do with my life at all, but it turns out, I'm pretty good at it."

Drew smiled at his mom and said, "When you're done with work, we can watch HGTV together."

"Oh yeah? You wouldn't mind doing that?"

Drew shook his head, "Maybe I'll get some ideas for my room."

Emma smiled and said, "Give me about ten more minutes."

"Okay."

Sean walked into the jewelry store and became anxious. Just over a month ago, he didn't know he had a son, and now he was in a jewelry store looking for a ring to give to Emma. "Holy shit, this is happening."

"Having second thoughts, Cameron?"

"No, not at all. Being here just makes it real." They walked over to a display, and Sean looked down at the rings. "These are beautiful, wow."

An older gentleman with gray hair, glasses, and a mustache walked over and asked, "May I help you?"

"Yes. I am looking to buy an engagement ring, but I think I'd like to design something rather than buy an already-made ring."

The jeweler smiled and said, "What did you have in mind?"

Sean took out his phone and opened the picture Manny sent him, "Something like this."

The jeweler grabbed Sean's phone, inspected the picture, nodded, and said, "We can do something like this. How much are you willing to spend?"

Sean thought about it for a moment and said, "$10,000."

Jay said, "Holy shit, dude."

Sean turned to him and asked, "What?"

"That's a lot of money for a ring."

"Emma deserves a beautiful ring." He looked at the jeweler and said, "That's my limit, not my minimum."

The jeweler nodded and said, "I understand. We can design something like this for a lot less than that."

"Perfect."

Jay looked at the jeweler and said, "So you're not going to gouge him?"

The jeweler laughed and said, "If your friend likes how I do the engagement ring maybe he'll want to have us to the wedding bands as well."

Jay nodded, "Smart man."

The jeweler winked at him and Sean laughed.

Drew and Emma were watching T.V. when Drew asked, "So are you going to get a promotion?"

Emma shook her head and said, "I don't think I'd want one. I'd have to be in charge of other people, and I like working for myself."

Drew nodded, "It's a good thing that both you and dad are good at your jobs. Maybe I will be when I'm older."

She smiled and said, "I'm sure you will be, sweetie."

"Maybe I'll work with dad then take over when he retires."

"He would probably love that."

Drew asked, "So, you wouldn't be disappointed if I didn't want to go away to school?"

"I didn't go away to school, and your dad didn't go away to school. You don't need to go to university to be a success."

Drew nodded. His phone buzzed, and he turned it over. "Oliver's at school today."

"Oh yeah?"

Drew typed back, "Is it good to be back?" with a wink emoji. Drew knows that Oliver was probably hoping he wouldn't have to go back to Degrassi until Monday. Oliver texted back right away with an eye roll emoji. Drew smiled.

Emma watched as Drew texted Oliver, and she smiled. While she was afraid Oliver might break Drew's heart, it still made her happy to see Drew this giddy over someone. She wasn't sure it would ever happen.

"Why are you looking at me like that, mom?"

"No reason."

Drew rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, right."

"You really have to stop doing that. I'm having flashbacks to your father constantly rolling his eyes in eighth grade."