At the house, I find Lisa with Harmon who I assume is on the line with Patrick. I can see Lisa and her banker Simon in deep conversation.

Harmon places the phone on the desk and we all hear Patrick's voice filter out of the phone.

"Ma'am we can get the judge's approval with the appropriate documentation once the transfer is done."

She notices my presence but those arctic blues escape my gaze.

I see Lisa place her finger on some type of device which I assume is for authorization of a transfer. With that done Simon leaves with his job done.

"Patrick you should have confirmation coming through. Please let me know when you're in the air and tell the judge and Detective Constable Keller thank you."

"Will do Ma'am."

The room quiet now that Harmon has left to make plans with the team.

In a daze, Lisa makes her way to me.

"That was Patrick at the Milestone Foster home awaiting documents from the judge before the boys can be handed over to him."

"Tonight Lise?"

"Yes, hopefully in a matter of hours we will finally see our sons for the first time."

I take Lisa's hands before enfolding her in my arms in utter joy. We both hold onto each other basking in the good news.

I keep Lisa in my embrace while I bring up the elephant in the room.

"What did you mean by you don't know if you can be what I want you to be?"

Lisa unfolds herself from my arms before placing herself in front of the great room fire place in contemplation.

I don't push Lisa, I know she will open up to me in time she just needs a beat before doing that.

Seated on the couch directly behind her I can see her body tense up before turning around to face me. I can see her lips move but barely a whisper escapes.

"I'm not Lyndy, Jack."

I get up and before I can say anything Lisa carries on.

"I need help Jack to be a mother. And few things from my lifestyle will help me be someone that can do right by my children. I know Lyndy and you managed to raise Marion without any outside help but I'm not her."

I can see Lisa is not finished so I don't say anything yet.

"I need a few things that my type of lifestyle provides and I'm scared you'll want me to do things like she did and live the way she did."

I can see the sadness on Lisa's face, her brow furrowed and her lips pursing. She looked at me wordlessly for a moment, then looked down at her feet. That's a sure sign she's ashamed of what she just said. I'm taken aback because Lisa is a bold, confident woman and this is out of character for her. I have no idea where she got the notion about my expectations from but I need her to know it's not true.

"Lisa, I don't expect you to be like her. I never have. You are so different from her that it hasn't even crossed my mind."

Lisa still hasn't looked at me and I need to see those arctic blues to know what she's thinking. I gently use my hand to tilt her face up before continuing.

"I don't want you to be like Lyndy. Lyndy and I were young and we struggled to make our family work but we managed and had good years but it doesn't mean everything was hunky-dory."

Lisa is deep in thought and I hope she knows I meant what I just said.

"Lyndy and I lived a good life together and when she passed; I never thought I'd find someone to love again but then this five foot-four blonde with the most breathtaking eyes the world has ever seen; walked into my life and took away my breath and my heart."

Finally, I see those arctic blues light up and a smile lights her face and my heart. She gets up on her toes and brings my face down towards her lips for a kiss.

I take her hands into mine remembering something I'm sure will amuse Lisa.

"Maybe I have a type. A thing for women that love traveling and enjoy leaving me for long periods of time."

"For the record, I don't enjoy being apart from you and defiantly don't enjoy leaving you. I can manage to do it but I don't enjoy it."

That admission warms my heart and I softly press my lips to hers celebrating that revelation.

"Your heart is so big and I know Lyndy holds a special place in your heart and life and I would have it no other way. I would give anything to have saved you from losing her. It would mean there wouldn't be an us but I could have lived with that knowing you'd never had to suffer that type of heartbreak."

"I need you to know this Lise; you know I can't see my life without you in it, it's been that way since the day I laid my eyes on you."

"I know that cowboy."

Lisa takes my face into her hands before pressing a soft kiss on my lips.

"Lisa we will find the balance we need to make our life with our sons' work. I need you to trust me when I tell you that."

"But the differences between us are stark and having children to raise will definitely bring that to the forefront."

"On the surface yes we might seem to be opposites. But here," I take Lisa's hand in mine pressing it over my heart," where it matters we aren't all that different. Your kindness and generosity surpass mine but you do a damn good job of hiding it, you're loyal, and you hide how much you care behind your aloof facade the way I hide mine behind my reserved nature."

"Okay granted that's what makes us work together but our differing lifestyles is something that can tear us apart Jack, especially now."

"Tell me what you need Lisa and this time no running away from me."

"Okay but first can you tell me what you had in mind."

"Adding three bedrooms at the back."

"When I said there will be other factors we have to consider I don't think you got what I was actually saying."

"Then tell me Lise because I've no idea what it is you want. Do you want another 'Fairfield type mansion' at Heartland is that it?"

"You see that the way you said 'Fairfield type mansion' like its something to be ashamed of, I don't know whether to be offended or hurt."

"Lisa you know that's not what I meant."

"Do I? Because let's be honest to a certain extent it is the way you feel about Fairfield and about the money and sometimes maybe me."

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