Sean and Emma were getting ready for work when Sean said, "I hope it's okay that I said Oliver could come over today."

Emma smiled and said, "It's perfectly okay. You're his dad, and you live here."

"I know, but I'm not home when he comes home from school." Sean kissed her cheek and walked into the bedroom.

Emma followed him, "I'm having my dad pick Drew up today. I have a busy day lined up, and I won't be home until later."

"Oh?"

Emma nodded and sat on the bed, "I got in touch with this production company that makes slick real estate videos, and I'm meeting with them to see if we can shoot one for the house in Rosedale." Emma grabbed her phone and showed Sean one of their videos while she put on her shoes. She said, "I like the cuts and transitions they do."

Sean held Emma's phone, watched the video, and nodded, "The music is cool too." He watched more of the video and said, "I should make a video about the shop and show people our work."

"Sean! You should! You could put it on the website!"

Sean laughed.

"Why are you laughing at me?"

"You were a little too excited for a Monday morning."

Emma smacked his arm, then she took her phone from him and put it into her work bag.

"Seriously, though, let me know if they know someone who can do that for me. It seems like they only do real estate videos." Emma smiled, and Sean said, "Oh, I nearly forgot, I am interviewing someone Pete knows for the assistant position in the shop."

"Oh yeah?"

Sean nodded, "She goes to school but needs a job to help pay for it."

Emma asked, "Is she cute?"

"No idea. I haven't met her yet." Sean kissed her nose and said, "Doesn't matter. I only have eyes for you."

"Damn right, you do."

"Okay. I gotta go." Sean grabbed his phone and kissed Emma, "Love you."

"Love you."

Sean jogged down the stairs, and Drew was sitting at the kitchen island. "Good luck with your test today, kiddo."

"Thanks, dad."

"See you later." Sean walked out, and Drew took a deep breath.

A little while later, Emma pulled up to Degrassi and turned to Drew, "Good luck on your test."

"Thanks."

"And good luck with everything else."

Drew asked, "Do I look okay?"

"You look great, sweetie. Really."

"Thanks." He took a deep breath, "I hate that I'm this nervous right now."

"I know you are. Just try to relax, okay? I don't want you so stressed out that you screw up your test."

"I won't. I promise."

Emma said, "I'll be working late, so your grandpa will be dropping you and Oliver off later."

"Oh yeah?"

"So just wait by his office at the end of the day."

Drew nodded, "Okay. See you later."

"Bye, kiddo."

Drew got out of the car, and Maddie walked over to him. Emma waved at them both then pulled away.

'Wow, Nelson, you look…"

Drew looked down at his outfit and asked, "Do I look bad?"

Maddie shook her head, "No. You look different."

"Good different or bad different?"

"Good different."

Drew nodded. "I hate this. I shouldn't be this nervous."

"Why are you so nervous?"

"Oliver is coming over after school so we can work on Perino's project."

"Oh right, you're taking the Lord Of The Flies test during your free period." Drew nodded, "You'll be fine."

"No, there's more."

"Okay."

Drew whispered, "We're going to be at my house alone together."

Maddie smiled and asked, "Hasn't that happened before?"

"Yes, but it's different now. I was suppressing how I felt about him, and now that you and my parents know about me, everything's changed. And it's more real."

Maddie patted Drew's shoulder and said, "You will be fine. I promise."

Ethan walked up to them and said, "Nelson, what's with the hair today?"

"I wanted to do something different."

He snickered, "Oh, you did something different, alright."

Drew rolled his eyes. "Come on. Let's not be late for homeroom."

Sean sat at his desk and looked through some paperwork from the previous week to make sure everything was okay; there was a knock on his door. "Come in."

Pete opened the door, and a tall blonde walked into the office. "Sean, this is Hannah."

Sean stood up, "Hello, Hannah." He stuck out his hand, and she shook it. "Please sit."

"Thank you."

Pete said, "Well, I'll leave you two alone."

Sean could see the other guys behind Pete looking into the office at Hannah. Sean wanted to roll his eyes but didn't want Hannah to think he was bothered by this interview.

Pete closed the door, and Hannah said, "Oh, this is for you." She reached into her bag and handed Sean her resume. "There's not much, but I do have some administrative experience."

Sean looked at her resume and nodded, "I see that."

She asked, "Would I be the only girl here?"

"For now. I'm looking to expand my roster of mechanics, and I'm hoping to hire a woman or two."

Hannah smiled, "Oh, good."

"And don't worry, if you get the job, I won't allow the guys to do or say anything that would make you uncomfortable."

Hannah nodded as Sean continued to look through her resume. "So, what kind of stuff would you have me do?"

"Well, we have a bunch of work orders to keep track of, billing, payroll. It's all super boring. I do most of it, but my first love is cars, and I'd much rather have more time to work on them and less time to worry about paperwork."

"That's understandable."

Sean said, "I'm sorry. Would you like something to drink? Coffee? Water?"

"No, I'm okay."

"We also have high-profile clients, and we need discretion at all times. I don't need paparazzi trying to get pictures of people we work with."

Hannah raised an eyebrow and asked, "Like who?"

"Can't tell you just yet, but if you get the job, I will."

Hannah smiled and asked, "So if I get the job, will I be in here with you?"

"Uh, yeah. But as I said, I'm hoping that if we fill this position, I won't be in here as much." Sean put her resume down and said, "You'd have a desk. I'd get my computer guy come in and set up a second workstation."

She nodded, "Right."

"And don't worry, the systems are easy to use. Even a dope like me can use them." Hannah smiled, and Sean asked, "Do you have any more questions?"

"What are your hours?"

"Oh, right. That would help. We're open 8:30-5 Monday through Friday and 8:30-noon on Saturdays. We're off on Sundays." Sean said, "Pete said you could only work part-time."

"Well, things have changed so I can work whenever you need me."

"Oh! That's great."

"Does that help my chances?"

Sean smiled and said, "Yes, and it would also raise your salary." Hannah smiled, and Sean stood up, "So I'll call you tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest, to let you know if you got the job."

"Cool." She stood up and shook Sean's hand. "Thanks for the opportunity, Mr. Cameron."

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

Hannah walked out of the office, and Sean sat back down. Pete peeked his head in and said, "So?"

"She seems great."

"Are you going to hire her?"

"We'll see."

"She's hot, right?"

"Pete..."

"Sorry." Pete walked away and Sean shook his head and chuckled.

When it was time for his free period, Drew headed to Marco's classroom. Drew opened the door, and Marco said, "Hey, Drew. Come on in."

"Hi, Mr. Del Rossi."

He asked, "So are you ready for the test?"

Drew nodded, "I think so."

"Good. Take a seat anywhere."

Drew sat in the middle of the classroom, put his books on the floor, and waited for Marco to hand him the test.

Marco placed the test on Drew's desk face down and said, "Okay, you have 45 minutes starting now. Good luck."

"Thanks."

Drew turned it over and smiled when he saw the first question. He knew the answer.

Drew didn't need the full 45 minutes to take the test, but he spent the last five minutes of the period making sure his answers were right. He felt good about his chances of getting a good grade.

Marco asked, "So, how do you think you did?"

"Pretty well. I didn't have trouble with any of the questions."

"That's great." Marco picked up the test and said, "I'll have your grade for you tomorrow."

"Okay." Drew grabbed his books, stood up, and was about to walk out of the classroom when he stopped and walked back over to Mr. Del Rossi's desk.

Marco asked, "Is everything okay?"

"I told Maddie everything."

"And how did she take it?"

"Well. Too well, actually. Now she wants to set me up with Oliver."

Marco smiled, "Yeah, friends tend to do that once they find out about us."

"And Oliver's coming over to my house later. We're working on a project for Perino that we couldn't do last week because we were both sick."

"By the way, it's good to see you healthy." Drew smiled at Marco, and Marco said, "Wow, that was freaky."

"I looked like my dad again, right?"

"Yes. You always look like your dad, but it's uncanny when you smile."

Drew said, "I'm nervous about being alone with Oliver. Maddie thinks he may like me back, but I'm afraid of finding out either way."

"Oh, I can relate to that problem."

"So, what do I do?"

The bell rang, and Marco said, "You'd better head to your next class. You don't want to be late."

Drew nodded and turned to walk out.

"Hey, Drew." He turned back to Marco, and Marco said, "Come by after the last bell of the day."

Drew nodded and walked out.

Emma was meeting with the cameraman from the production company for the video shoot and taking him through the home in Rosedale. It had six bedrooms, seven baths, a pool, a pool house, and a detached garage.

David looked around and said, "These are my favorite houses to shoot. They make it easy for me."

Emma nodded and said, "Yeah, this one is pretty special."

"I already know which song to use."

"I looked through some of the videos on your YouTube page while I was waiting in my car earlier, and they're wonderful."

"Thanks."

She asked, "Do you only do real estate videos?"

"For this company, yes, but I have my own small production company that I'm trying to get going. Why?"

"My partner has an auto shop where he repairs cars and customizes them."

"Cameron's Custom Cars?"

Emma smiled, "Yes."

"I know that place. I haven't had to customize a car yet but," He reached into his pocket, took out his business card and handed it to Emma, "Tell him to get in touch with me. I'd love to help him out."

"Great! Thanks so much!" She looked at his card, "I'll have him call you soon." Emma put the card into her phone case and said, "Oh, I'll be talking with the stager tomorrow. She has some ideas for the basement and the master bedroom. I think we can make that space look a lot nicer."

David nodded, "I agree. That needs a bit of sprucing up. I think the backyard should stay as is. I think it sells itself."

"Definitely." Emma nodded, "I'd love to have that pool house."

He chuckled, "Me too."

"So, David, I was hoping we could get this done next week? Say Monday or Tuesday?"

"Tuesday would be better for me. I have a couple of places to shoot on Monday and there across the city from each other."

Emma laughed, "Isn't that always the way?"

David smiled, "Yep."

"Tuesday would be great. And I have all of your info already on my phone, and we will be in touch."

Emma said, "Sounds good." They shook hands. "Talk to you soon, Emma, and I look forward to hearing from your partner."

"Thanks again!"

After David left, Emma called Sean. Sean smiled when we saw Emma was calling him. He walked off the shop floor, into his office, closed his door, and answered, "Hello gorgeous."

"Hi there. How is your day going?"

"It's going pretty well."

Emma asked, "How did the interview with the cute girl go?"

Sean laughed, "Oh, stop."

"Seriously, did it go, okay?"

"It was great. Hannah can work full-time now, so I think I'm going to hire her. And Hannah being here full-time means I can work on cars more."

"That's great, babe."

"And how is your day going? Did you meet with the video guys?"

"I met with one guy, and he said he's excited to shoot this house."

Sean sat back in his chair, "Rosedale, huh? Must be gorgeous."

"It is. I don't want to leave." Sean chuckled, and Emma said, "And I have some news for you."

"You do?"

"I do. So the company we're working with for this listing only does real estate videos."

"Okay."

"But the guy I met with—his name is David. He has his own side business, he knows your shop, and he would love to help you produce something."

"That's incredible, Em!"

"Yep, I have his business card. I'll give it to you later."

"This is very cool. I'm excited."

"Good. I'm glad."

"I'm gonna have to thank you later."

Emma smiled, "Oh yeah."

"Oh yeah."

Emma said, "I can't wait."

Sean smiled, then asked, "Oh! So how was Drew when you dropped him off?"

"He was nervous."

He shook his head, "Poor kid."

They chatted for a few more minutes, then Emma said, "Okay, I have to go. I am taking pictures of all the rooms for the stager. We have some ideas on how to make this house even more sellable."

"Sounds good."

She asked, "What time do you think you'll be home?"

"Probably closer to 7. We're putting the finishing touches on Drake's car."

"Is he picking it up tonight?"

"Nope. Tomorrow so that will be another late night."

"Oh, okay. I have some of that eggplant dish leftover so I may reheat that and make some pasta to go with it."

Sean smiled and said, "I'm sure whatever you make will be great. I'll call you when I'm on the way."

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"Andrew Nelson, welcome back to class."

Drew looked at Mr. Perino and said, "Uh, thanks."

"We all are waiting with bated breath for your project with Oliver. You'll be ready on Thursday?"

Drew and Oliver looked at each other then looked at Mr. Perino and nodded.

"Good!"

Drew looked down at his notebook, and Oliver watched him for a few moments before looking forward again.

When the class ended, Drew and Oliver walked out together. Drew asked, "My God, have all the projects been that boring?"

Oliver laughed, "Yep. I nearly fell asleep during Sophie and Ava's project."

"What? You didn't want to hear about Coco Chanel?"

"No. I'm not into fashion." He looked down at himself and laughed, "Obviously."

Drew laughed when he noticed a stain on Oliver's shirt. "Please tell me it happened at lunch and that you didn't come to school with a stain on your shirt."

"I plead the fifth."

Drew shook his head.

"So we're meeting by the front office later, right?"

"Yep. My mom is working late, so my grandpa is taking us to my house."

"Okay, see ya after the final bell."

"Oh, I might be a couple of minutes later. Mr. Del Rossi wants to see me."

Oliver asked, "Is everything okay?"

"I hope so."

"Okay, see ya." Drew watched Oliver walk down the hall and disappear around the corner.

Ethan walked up behind him and said, "Nelson, I think I finally figured out who you like."

Drew turned to his locker and opened it, "Oh yeah?"

"Yep. I should have known."

Drew's heartbeat sped up, and he felt clammy.

"Luckily for you, I know the person likes you back."

Drew turned to Ethan and said, "Oh, really."

Ethan nodded, "Yep." He opened his locker, took out a book, thumbed through it, and closed the door. "I've talked to them about you."

"Let me guess; you think I like Sophie or Ava."

"Nope."

"Then, who?"

Ethan leaned forward and said, "It's Oliver."

Drew's heart skipped a beat.

Ethan whispered, "I'm pretty sure he feels the same way about you."

Drew felt faint. "You're not going to say anything, are you?"

"Nope. But I'm cool with it, okay?"

Drew exhaled and leaned against the lockers. "Thank you."

"No problem. I told you about my older brother."

Drew asked, "So you think Oliver might like me?"

"I catch him sneaking looks at you."

Drew nodded, "Maddie said the same thing."

Suddenly, they heard a commotion near Perino's classroom. Ethan turned around and Drew looked past Ethan's shoulder to see the most popular couple in school, Olivia and Travis, yelling at each other as they were making their way down the hall. They usually put on a weekly show but their fights were becoming more frequent.

Ethan joked, "Oh boy, the 'it' couple is fighting again."

Drew shook his head.

Olivia yelled, "So you wouldn't be jealous if another guy was all over me?"

Travis turned to her and said, "No, I wouldn't care!"

"Oh, really?"

"Yep."

Out of nowhere, Olivia grabbed Ethan and started kissing him. The entire crowd who gathered in the hallway to watch their latest spectacle gasped, and Travis said, "That's it! We're through!"

Olivia pulled away from the kiss, Ethan nearly fell into Drew, and she screamed, "Good!" Olivia looked at Ethan, smiled, and said, "That wasn't too bad of a kiss, Ethan."

"Uh, thanks?"

Olivia quickly kissed him again, then turned around and walked in the opposite direction of Travis. Drew laughed at Ethan. "Oliver is going to be so pissed he missed this."

Ethan watched Olivia walk away and asked, "Did that actually happen?"

Drew put his hand on Ethan's shoulder, "It did, loverboy."

Ethan turned back to Drew and asked, "What were we talking about again? Oh, right, you and Oliver."

Drew's eyes bugged out, "Keep your voice down."

"Oh, right, sorry. Anyway, I don't think you have anything to worry about. I think he likes you."

Drew's nerves got the best of him, and he felt like he was going to hyperventilate.

"Dude, are you okay?"

Drew shook his head.

"Are you having a panic attack?"

Drew nodded.

"Okay, deep breaths. Slowly."

Drew remembered what Sean taught him, did the exercises, and he began to feel better.

"Better?"

Drew nodded, "Yeah, sorry."

"It's okay." The bell rang for their last period, and Ethan said, "Good luck later."

"Thanks." Drew slammed his locker shut and jogged to his last class.

Emma called Archie from her car, "Hey, dad."

"Hey, Em. Is everything okay?"

"Yes. I just wanted to let you know that I can pick up Drew. I got done with everything earlier than expected."

"Oh, good. I mean, I'd like to spend some time with my grandson, but he would have had to wait. I have a couple of students I need to meet with after school."

"Sounds fun."

"Yes, tons."

"Okay, I'm going to hang up with you and text Drew to let him know."

"You got it, kiddo."

Emma ended her call with Archie and pulled her car over. She texted Drew, "I can pick you up, so I'll meet you and Oliver out front."

Drew's phone buzzed as he was on his way to Marco's classroom. He wrote back, "Oh, okay. I may be a couple of minutes late. Mr. Del Rossi wants to talk to me."

Emma read Drew's message and said, "No problem. See you soon."

Drew put his phone back into his pocket and knocked on Marco's door. He opened the door, and Marco smiled at him. "I saw you were in the middle of the Travis and Olivia drama earlier."

Drew rolled his eyes, "Straight couples are ridiculous."

Marco laughed.

"So, you wanted to see me?"

"I just wanted to give you some advice."

"Oh?"

Marco nodded, "I know things seem scary right now, and you're not sure about how Oliver feels about you."

"Ethan told me he thinks Oliver feels the same about me."

Marco asked, "You told Ethan everything?"

Drew shook his head, "He guessed."

"Ah, I see. My advice to you would be to try to act as if everything is normal. Or even wait to see if Oliver makes the first move."

"Oh God, why do I have to be gay?"

Marco laughed and said, "How many times did I ask that question myself."

Drew shook his head, "I'm sorry. I'm a jerk."

"You're not at all, Drew. Being a teenager can suck." Drew smiled, and Marco continued, "It can and adding being gay on top of it? Just let things happen naturally and don't force them, okay? Oliver may like you but also may not be ready to come out just yet."

"I wasn't exactly ready, either."

"I know. Just try not to worry so much. I realize that's easier said than done sometimes."

"But what if he makes a move?"

Marco smiled and said, "Try to breathe and try to relax."

Drew nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Del Rossi."

"You're welcome. Good luck."

Drew nodded and walked out of Marco's classroom.