"How did it go?" Asked Sonny eagerly as soon as Matt stepped out of the car. He was anxiously tugging on the blanket Stella had draped over his shoulders, she had tried for ages to coax him inside but she had eventually accepted that the blonde wasn't going to give in. She was still stood in the door way of the house watching Sonny carefully, but the teen was paying her no attention his focus was entirely on Matt.

"I'm going to be fine Sonny, you have nothing to worry about" assured Matt but the young teen eyed him sceptically.

"You're sure?",

"Positive" replied Matt as he approached the young boy. Despite the man's insistence's Sonny still found himself filled with doubt. He could tell by Kelly's tight smile that there was something they weren't telling him. His eyes quickly scanned Matt looking for any sign that something was wrong but he couldn't find anything. Finally Sonny's shoulders slumped, Matt's calm composure was unwavering. Therefore Sonny resigned himself to refrain from any further questioning for the time being, he knew from years of experience with Ryder that if someone was lying it was best to just play along with it and wait for them to inevitably slip up. Suddenly he felt Matt's hand gently tipping his chin upwards, as his eyes locked with Matts his earlier fear returned. There was a warmth an a kindness in Casey's eyes that had been sorely missing from Ryders. He didn't want Matt to leave, now he knew how it felt to be truly loved he never wanted to loose that feeling again.

"I don't want to loose you" whispered the teen,

"You're not going to Sonny" Matt promised as he brushed the blonde straggly hair out of sonny's eyes. He loved the boy more than anything in the world and he would never leave him by choice.

As Kelly glanced at the back seat a small smile graced his lips,Matt was sat in the back with a sleepy sonny nestled against him. They'd started their journey over an hour ago with Matt in the front seat. The ups and doctor of the day had taken a toll on on Sonny and the young teen had succumbed to sleep within minutes of leaving their drive way. They had been on the road for only half an hour when Sonny began to whimper in his sleep; Kelly had promptly pulled the car over to allow Matt to join the distressed teen in the backseat. It was heartbreaking to know Sonny was still being plagued by horrible nightmares and it was even more painful to know that they stemmed from true memories. But at least they'd learnt how to comfort him, even when he woke up screaming hysterically they could always calm him down, which after a decade apart was a huge 'd earnt the boys trust but they still had a long way to go, there was still too many things they didn't know about Sonny. The teen was trying hard to hide all of his scars both physical and mental. It scared Kelly to think what things Sonny was hiding from them and consequently dealing on his own. The teens secretive behaviour reminded Kelly far too much of Matt.

Lightly Matt carded his fingers through Sonny's hair, they boy was pressing heavily against him but Matt didn't mind. He'd sit there with his son forever if he could. When the car inevitably came to a stop Matt felt a pang of sadness, he wasn't ready to wake Sonny, his reluctance was increased by the his knowledge that a peaceful sleep was a rare occurrence for the young blonde.

"Hey Sonny we're here" announced Matt gently shaking the teen. The tired boy let out a small moan before burying his head back into Matt's shoulder. Before Matt could attempt to wake Sonny again Kelly's soft voice cut through the air.

"I'll go set up the sofa bed quickly, then one of us can carry him inside".

"Good idea" agreed Matt and with that Kelly disappeared.

When Kelly returned he gently eased Sonny off of Matt and held the boy in a sitting position long enough for Matt to manoeuvre himself out of the car. Once free Matt scooped the still sleeping teen into his arms. The boys light form and Matt's experience as a firefighter meant that carrying Sonny was a relatively simple task. As he stepped inside the toasty Cabin Matt was hit with a wave of happiness, it was in that moment he realised how much he had missed the place that used to be there refuge from the outside world.

Delicately Matt placed Sonny on the comfy sofa bed, Sonny gave out a small whine when Matt moved away. The teen began to stir at the loss of warmth but quickly settled down when Kelly covered him over with a thick quilt. Both men smiled at the sleeping boy, but as they looked over Sonny they were both hit by the reality of how different things were now. The last time they stayed at the cabin they read Sonny a bedtime story, before settling him and his toy rabbit Robbie onto a small blow up mattress in their room. At some point in the night the two men awoke to Sonny climbing up into their bed, and as they had done countless times before they lifted up the covers enough to allow the little boy to snuggle in between them. Now Sonny, no longer a bubbly four year old but a kind hearted teen was fast asleep on the sofa bed in the living room. All parents had to come to terms one day that there child had grown up but Matt had been robbed of watching Sonny grow, he'd missed so many milestones and memories that even tough Sonny was alive and well he sometimes found himself grieving for his four year old son.

Once all the bags were inside the two men were hit by the other major difference from the last time they were at the cabin.

"where did you put that air bed you brought?" Asked Matt as he rummaged through their bags,

"Air bed?" Asked Kelly confusion evident in his tone.

"Yeah, the one you were supposed to buy when you went shopping" Matt reminded, as they were no longer a couple he had asked Kelly to purchase an air bed, as they wouldn't be sharing a bed like they used to.

"Oh it uh sort of slipped my mind" Kelly admitted sheepishly causing Matt to freeze.

"Please tell me your kidding" said Matt as he looked up at Kelly annoyance creeping into his expression.

"I got distracted, I was just excited we were going away" explained Kelly like a child who'd forgotten to do his homework,

"You got distracted, where am I going to sleep Kel?" asked Matt an exasperated look on his face. Kelly remained silent for a few seconds until all of the sudden a cheesy grin broke out across his face.

"Well I suppose it'll have to be like old times". He had really missed waking up to Matt every morning, his heart was bursting at the prospect of being able to listen to the gentle snores of the blonde once again, being able to soak in the others man warmth and comfort.

"But what about sonny, I don't want to leave him in a strange place on his own"Matt responded as he gestured to the sleeping teen.

"Matt he's exhausted, he'll sleep in until at least ten and if he has a nightmare we'll hear it", Kelly understood Matt's worry but realistically sharing a bed was their only option, unless Matt intended to sleep on the floor which come to think of it wouldn't actually surprise Kelly.

"I don't know" sighed Matt, and Kelly looked at the man in surprise. He really had expected stubborn Matt to end up sleeping on the floor next to the sofa bed.

"I'll leave the door open, if he so much as rolls over your hear it" referring to the fact the sofa bed was incredibly old and had a tendency to creak at the slightest moment.

"Oh well i guess it's our only option" replied Matt in mock annoyance, inside he was exploding with glee much like Kelly.

"You guess do you? I'm not sure if I want to share a bed with that attitude " responded Kelly folding his arms across his chest. The dark haired man's heart leaped when Matt leaned in close, he could feel Matt's warm breath grazing his ear.

"Like you'd pass up on that, you missed sharing a bed with me" remarked Matt before pulling away and flashing Kelly a mischievous smile.

"I did, I missed you" breathed Kelly. He knew Matt would never really understand how much he had been missed but he wanted to spend the rest of life making sure he knew how much he was loved.