Andy was stretched out on the bed, his hands behind his head, waiting for Sharon. She poked her head in the door, and he turned toward her.

"I'll have her down in a few minutes," she smiled at him. She had Hannah in her arms and turned her in toward the room, "Hannah, who is that?"

Hannah grinned as Sharon pointed at Andy. He sat up on his side and flashed his bright smile at them there at the door. Sharon stepped in with Hannah, fresh from her bath and smelling of baby lotion, and she moved toward the side of the bed. Andy patted it, and Sharon sat down with Hannah on her lap for a minute.

Andy reached over and squeezed Sharon's hand before he then put his hand on Hannah's leg there by him. She was dressed in her pajamas, white and pink striped ones. "She is so beautiful, Sharon," he said again, giving her a small smile. "After today, I'm just glad to still be here. I thought your family might throw me out after I dropped the turkey platter."

"Not the finest moment of the day," she sighed, shaking her head and chuckling. "That was a first."

Andy groaned and closed his eyes, "My first Thanksgiving with your family, and I end up looking like a total idiot. I drop the platter with the main course," he opened his eye to look at her. "Again, I'm sorry about that."

Sharon started to laugh, "My favorite part was when Ricky just got up from the table, moved around to the side where you were trying to pick up the turkey, and he just took a fork, stabbed a piece of meat, and he started eating."

"I can't believe he did that!" Andy started laughing now too. "Your dad stood there, horrified. He'd just spent all that time carving that turkey, though he could trust me to carry it to the table, and nope, I'm the idiot. Here, I was trying to help him, worried that with his age and all he might be unsteady carrying such a heavy platter. He'd sliced it, and putting it on the table seemed to be the easy part," he grumbled. "That sucker just slipped out of my hand."

Sharon, now laughing so hard she was almost crying, "I'm glad we are laughing about it now. Dad wasn't laughing at dinner. You know he had been talking about that turkey all day."

"I think he thought I did it on purpose when he realized I was a vegetarian," Andy sighed. "He was not excited about that dish you made for me, but, "he reached over for her hand again and squeezed it, "it was really sweet of you to make me a new dish."

"Was that any good, honestly?" Sharon grimaced and looked at him. "You can tell me. It won't hurt my feelings. I'm sorry, but I didn't even want to eat it. Ricky telling me it was good gave me no confidence, as he eats anything. Case in point," she gestured with a nod of her head, "the dropped turkey."

"Hey, at least your dad's place is clean, and there were no animals moving in to eat that turkey. I'm glad it was salvageable," he said. Hannah, who was now really tired, just sat there, watching the interaction between her parents. She stared to rub her eyes, and Andy reached for her foot to squeeze it.

"Someone is ready for bed," Andy added. "It was very kind of Emily to share her room with Hannah."

"I may have politely persuaded my older daughter that was a good idea," Sharon shrugged, winking at Andy. "It's not that I mind having Hannah in here with us, but it does kill the mood."

Sharon hummed and smiled brightly at Andy, "Good sisterly bonding time."

"Well, let me get this one in bed, and we can have some of our own bonding time," Sharon smiled at him as she leaned to him to kiss him. "Dad was exhausted. He didn't sleep well last night, so he was going to climb into bed and watch some television before falling asleep. I just left his room with Hannah. Honestly," she gave Andy a small smile, "I think he's trying with you, with us. I think he's trying to let us figure out things, letting us work on being a family here with everything so strange."

"I appreciate it, and I got that impression from him too," Andy nodded. "Of course, that was before I ruined the turkey."

"You didn't ruin it," she shook her head. "After we cleaned up the turkey, we had a lovely meal, which reminds me-the vegetarian dish I made?" Sharon eyed him, "Was it any good? You dodged my question earlier."

Andy raised his eyebrows and nodded, "It was good, different," he offered. "I know no one else liked it, but yeah, I did. I appreciate the effort more than anything else. It was almost like a version of a green bean casserole, but with kale, spinach, and a lot of other things. I've never had a vegetable casserole topped with tofu, and even more interesting," he chuckled, "I've never seen your dad make a face like that after trying it."

"He hated it," Sharon rolled her eyes. "Like I said, I know he's trying, but I'm sorry he wouldn't stop harassing you about you being a vegetarian."

Andy waved his hand and grinned when Hannah yawned. She started to kick at Sharon, wanting to get down from her lap. Sharon took the opportunity to lean over Hannah and point at Andy, "Daddy." Andy grinned, and he looked at Hannah.

"Daddy," he repeated pointing at himself.

"Mama," Hannah put her hand on Sharon's face and patted it. Sharon kissed her hand, and she took Hannah's hand to point at Andy.

"I'm Mama, and he's Daddy," she told her again.

Andy gave a small shrug, "She said it once."

"Daddy!" Hannah blurted and grinned at the two of them. Sharon and Andy smiled at each other and turned back to look at her.

Sharon grimaced, "I know I've confused her, calling you by your name so much. I'm sorry about that."

Andy shook his head, "Don't say a thing. I'm the idiot who signed those stupid papers. You don't owe me anything after that mess."

"Stop," she leaned in again, kissing him sweetly. "We aren't talking about that now. It was a different time; we were in a different place in our relationship. I'll be back," she said seductively now as she stood with Hannah. Andy's eyes sparkled, and he smiled at Sharon, gesturing for Hannah. She leaned Hannah down toward him, and he kissed her goodnight.

"Goodnight Pumpkin," he kissed Hannah. "Daddy loves you."

Sharon winked at him when she stood with Hannah in her arms, "Don't go anywhere. Don't move. You're mine as soon as I get back."

"Yes m'am," he gave her a slight salute. "What time will the kids be back from shopping?"

"The morning," Sharon chuckled. "As they were getting ready to leave, I heard Ricky trying to talk Emily into going for pancakes when they finish. I think we have all night to just be alone together."

"Happy Thanksgiving indeed," Andy muttered.

"I'll get her to bed," Sharon said moving to the door. "I'll even change into something more comfortable on my way back."

Andy raised an eyebrow, "Really? It's comfortable, hmmm?"

"Actually, no," she dropped her head in a chuckle. "Let's say it's more festive," she winked. "It's not kid-appropriate, not suitable for the general public, but it's something that is perfect for a private showing."

"I'm dead," Andy groaned. "Want me to take care of Hannah while you prepare this ensemble?"

"No," she smiled brightly. "You made my day by being here. This is just something to make it even more memorable. Stay right there," she pointed and ducked out of the room.

As soon as Sharon closed the door, Andy jumped up to grab the gift he'd brought her. It wasn't anything fancy or expensive, but he thought she would really like it. He'd had a picture framed from Sharon's visit in October. The three had spent some time at the beach, doing a lot of walking, and from that, he had a very nice picture framed of the three of them. He'd told Sharon the picture hadn't come out well, hoping that she would forget about it, and instead, he was glad he could now surprise her with it. He'd found a beautiful frame for it too and could see it on her desk at work or her bookshelf at home. He put it on her pillow and turned off the lights, wishing he had candles or something to set the mood. It didn't matter. They were almost giddy to have time together here at her dad's house, time he was sure they wouldn't have because of the family all being there. It was working out well that the kids were out shopping while her dad and Hannah were going to bed.

There were things he wanted to discuss with Sharon, and he knew she felt the same. This long distance thing was manageable, but it was also difficult. It was worth it, something he was going to keep doing because he loved his family. Days like this, holidays, almost killed him. It had been a wonderful day, but it was just further proof that time was precious; days like this were rare, and he found himself wanting to be with Sharon and Hannah more and more. It would be hard to leave them after a weekend like this, just as it was hard to send them home after they'd visited him in October. There were so many things to think about and discuss. It was almost exhausting just thinking about their situation.

Sharon returned several minutes later, and with the faint light from the hallway, had to pause and just smile at the sight. While she had other ideas for the night, it was hard to be upset seeing the man she loved fast asleep there on the bed. He'd put forth so much effort to get to them, to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with them. She knew he hadn't slept during the afternoon, even though he'd tried. Now, he was finally getting some rest, much needed rest after the last few weeks at work. She loved this man, and that was something she never saw coming, not until it was right here in front of her. Andy Flynn. He'd surprised her in so many ways, and now, she had this man right here and their daughter, THEIR daughter, in the room next door. Sharon looked down at her attire and just chuckled. She'd have to change before the morning. This was NOT something she wanted any of the kids or her dad to see, but for now, she just wanted to climb into bed and curl up next to Andy. She could see something on her pillow and bent down to pick it up, pulling it toward the doorway so she could see what it was. She grinned at the photo and found herself tracing the outline of each of them with her hand. He was so thoughtful, and the picture gave her an idea for Christmas too. She set up the photo on her nightstand, closed the door, and she climbed into bed. The day had been hard without her mom, but somehow, Sharon had found many reasons to be happy today.