Hallie awoke Randall the next morning and she made them some pancakes and sausage for breakfast.

She watched him walk to the table and how he used one arm. He had a limp in one of his legs and his lower left arm didn't look like it did before. She noticed the scars on his face too.

"Randall, I know I was mean to you last night and didn't notice so quick, but what happened to you? I've never seen those scars before, and how you limp when you walk, and that arm, it looks bad."

"When Sullivan threw me through the door, I was met by humans and the mother hit me in the head with a shovel. She also broke my leg and my arm. It did damage and I did the best I could to splint them in the swamp. But they never healed the way they should have. If I could have visited a hospital and had them repaired, they might not be so mangled looking. That human woman nearly killed me."

"I'm so sorry you went through that. But I am glad you survived. It proves just how much of a fighter and survivor you are. All that you faced in your life, despite all the punishments and others not liking you, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Randall had to smile at that. Perhaps it was true.

He soon had his first bite of her pancakes and when he tasted it, he began to stuff them into his mouth faster. He had missed her cooking and homemade food.

"Randall, slow down. You'll make yourself sick." Hallie warned.

He stopped. "Sorry, it's just that I have missed your cooking and the monster world's food. I had to struggle to find food out there. It was just a habit of just feeling I didn't know when the next meal was coming."

"Yeah, you do look thinner than I remember. I'll help you bring up your weight again, and I have plenty of food in the cabinets and fridge. But then, I wonder what we are going to do. You can only hide out for so long before someone finds out you are back."

"We'll worry about it later. Right now I'm just glad to be back in your company."

"Randall, sooner or later, you will need to face your rivals about what you did. I love having you here too, and I can help you."

He really didn't want to face anyone else right now.

"Can it wait for awhile? At least let me get my health back first."

"Yes. That's fine. But whatever happens, I will support you. But you have to promise that you won't harm them again."

"I don't know if I could ever forgive them for what they did to me. But no, I won't try to harm them again. I promise." He said.

"I know facing them will be a problem, as will be facing the city. But while you recover, we can talk and make it the pure truth of what it is about what happened. With me being with you when you tell the story to them, they can't just go and call the CDA on you." Hallie said. "I want them to hear your side."

"Someone needs to hear my side. If it wouldn't be for you listening to me, if they found out I was back, the CDA would lock me up and throw away the key without letting me have a say in the matter."

"I want you to be in your son's life and in mine. But you have so much work to do in gaining trust back. From me and my parents, and to your family."

"I will do anything to stay with you."

Hallie could see this was the side of Randall that she had loved.

"I do want to marry you, but we should still date awhile longer and make sure we trust one another again before that happens, as well as being able to afford the wedding."

"I promise I'll get you a ring, but yes, I know there are issues that have to be dealt with first. I don't care if we wait three years for the wedding to happen, as long as we get to say the 'I dos.'"

To her, he was already being funny without probably meaning to be. But she was glad he was being honest with her. They would plan their wedding, after everything was over with.

Soon after breakfast, Hallie had to give him kisses goodbye for the day as she had to work. For now, she would have to supply their income.

But before she left, Randall asked, "Hallie, can you get the things from my locker? They might still be in there. If I was to ever get into my apartment, I need my keys." He then told her the combination and number to it. She could give it to one of the guys.

"I promise I'll get your stuff."

"Thanks."

"I have to go. Stay here for now." She said.

"Like I want to go anywhere."

She could understand he didn't want to go anywhere, from all the stresses he had mentioned from the swamps and just wanting to relax and get his health up to par. She left to go to work.

After she was gone, Randall went into the nursery. With the blind being up, letting light come in, he sat in the chair in there and he looked at the incubator. He saw his egg was just sitting in there.

"I wish I had known about you sooner." He started talking. "Maybe something could have been different between me and your mom. I only wanted the best for us. I didn't mean to be such a big jerk. I guess I just got so caught up in just wanting to finish that machine so I could have a real life back outside of my job, but my boss was just so hard to push me to get it done too. He wasn't letting me have much of a life for two long years."

"But now that that's over, I can have a life with you and your mom again. I will be a good dad to you, whatever your name will be. But I am concerned that if the city finds out I'm back, or Sullivan and Wazowski for that matter, I know they won't hesitate to throw me in the slammer or banish me again. But if I go to jail, I worry about missing out on your life, and hers. I may have only known about you for less than a day, but I want us to be a family, son."

Randall began looking around the room. He saw that Hallie had everything that a baby would need and for the parents to need to take care of it. He wondered how she had been able to afford all this. He knew she wasn't rich. But then, maybe others had helped her out? But if they knew the child was his, why would they help? He knew that the majority of people hated him.

Randall did wonder though if the egg was truly his. Hallie could have been with another male while he was gone. He would find out, but not in a threatening way this time. He just had to know.

He got up and went to look at the books on the shelf. He saw many reading books, but then came upon the name book. He took that one off the shelf. Maybe he could help decide a name. It was the least he could do. He sat down and began looking through the names and meanings to see which one might make a good one.

Throughout the day, Hallie thought about Randall. What was he doing at home? She hoped he wouldn't harm the egg. She really wanted to be able to trust him again. She was anxious about her child all day. She didn't tell anyone that Randall was back. But she asked Mike if she could have Randall's locker cleaned out and the things given to her. She had the combo for it.

Mike was amazed she even knew the combo. But he cleaned out the locker, not really wanting to give respect to Randall's things. He was glad to get rid of them when he gave them to Hallie. It was amazing that Sulley hadn't thought to have the locker cleaned out sooner.

When her job was done for the day, she hurried home as fast as she could. She wanted to make sure the egg was safe.

When Hallie got home, she hurried to the nursery to see Randall asleep in the rocking chair, with a book on his chest. She looked into the incubator and the egg was still sitting in there. She opened it up to look for cracks or damage. There were none. Randall hadn't touched it. She sighed in relief. She closed the door again.

She walked over to the chair where Randall was and saw the book was the name book. He must have been looking for a name. She didn't mind if he looked through it. She still hadn't decided on a name for their son yet. Maybe he could find a good one.

She picked up the book and gently shook his shoulder. "Randall, wake up."

He came to and saw it was her.

"I'm home."

"Hey." He said sleepily.

"Hi. I did get the things from your locker today. They are out in the living room."

"Thanks. Now that you're home, there is something that has been on my mind."

"What's that?"

"Hallie, tell me the honest truth. Were you with any other male while I was gone? Is the child really mine?"

"Randall, I have loved you for a long time now. How can you ask that?"

"I need to know."

"No, I was never with any other male. Not even while you gone. You were the only one I have ever mated with. The conception could have been from our fun drunken night or the other time, if the condom broke. I don't know which, but I swear I was not with anyone else. The baby is yours. When it hatches, you could even have a paternity test if you want."

From her answer, it sounded serious and sincere enough that he had to believe her. She had never really lied to him before. He knew he had let things get to him a lot before.

"Randall, you have been the love of my life. Your rivals are my friends yes, but they are just friends. Everyone needs everyday friends." Hallie said. "Even you. I know I can't force you to like them, but you could at least get along with them. They supported me while you gone, and it was through besides just my parents that Celia even gave me a beautiful baby shower to be able to acquire all the things you see in this room for the little one. I couldn't afford all the big stuff."

"Do they know the baby is mine?"

"Yes. I told them. I know Sulley feels bad when he heard you were the father and he had no idea. But what he told me was that you were dangerous. That's why I acted the way I did last night. I figured you might be back for revenge or something."

"I was power crazed, tired, and desperate at the time. Yes, I guess I was at the time. My anger with them and Waternoose was so strong. I just wanted the plan to work and I could get on with our life. I just wanted to help the city and the scarers wouldn't have to work so hard anymore if the machine had worked successfully."

"What was it's name exactly?"

"The Scream Extractor."

"It would have required kidnapping more children. I'm sorry, Randall, but I'm with Sullivan on that one. It wasn't right to have made it. But I do appreciate the thought you wanted to help the city and not make everyone have to work so hard, but it also would have put many out of work. They all seem to love their jobs. But our new energy is way higher and better than ever. And we want the best for our son."

"Yes. I do too. I sat in here a good portion of the day actually talking to him. Even if he can't hear me, I figured I better get started trying to be a good dad. I even tried to find a name for him. Have you settled on one?"

"No, not yet. Now that we are together again, we can decide on one together." She said.

"Now that I'm back, I have to find out what I'm gonna do with my life. I know I'll be there for you and him, but what am I gonna do for a job? If most of the city knows what I did, no one is going to hire me."

"Well, you did build the machine. What if you did something in mechanics and engineering? It's something you enjoy. Just don't build another scream extractor."

He giggled. "I won't."

They left the nursery to go spend the evening together.