Another week with out him past it felt as if my heart was taking the pattern of the moon piece by piece was disappearing but I knew it would be full as soon as I had him back in my life for good. Walter and Audrey left without seeing Drake; they just kept saying they didn't want to see him that way. Drake refused to see his father he said he was the reason he was that way. I told him it was no ones fault besides his own. But he was stubborn and there was no use forcing him to do something he didn't want to do. I just decided to pick my battles.

The baby was now 5 weeks olds and rolling over I played with him on the floor of our new house. The house was cute right outside the city in the suburbs, 3 bedrooms 2 baths nothing fancy but it was what I wanted. Colton cooed and laughed constantly it made me feel as if I was doing a good job! Halloween was coming up and I decided to make a costume for him I was thinking about a baby Elvis in his white jumpsuit days. Of course Drake was mad he was going to miss it but what was there to do really act like life wasn't going on around me and just be depressed and wait around for him. He only had one week left but after that he would only have 2 days to spend with us. But if the best thing for him he needed to get better if not for himself then for us.

I started packing the babies bags so that I could be ready to visit Drake tomorrow, when I heard a knock at the front door. I didn't know anyone in the neighborhood so I peeked out the front window and put the baby in his swing I couldn't see anyone only a yellow taxi. I opened the front door in my sweats and a torn tee shirt.

"Honey I'm home!"

"Drake!" I screeched wrapping my arms around him. "What are you doing here?"

"I couldn't take it anymore I wanted to be with you guys! I missed you's so much."

I opened the door letting him in. I couldn't believe it he looked so different from 3 weeks ago he had put on some weight his tight jeans weren't baggy anymore his eyes just beamed with love and light. He threw his bags on the coach and wrapped his arms around me kissing me overpoweringly. I didn't object I just went along with it I missed kissing him everyday I missed him so much, sometimes it hurt.

"Drake!" I whispered trying to pull away from his grasp.

"Shhh… Please." He shushed me. I knew what he wanted but even though my body wanted it my heart wasn't up for it.

"Drake, Colton's awake he's in his swing." I said pushing him away but still wanting him close.

"Oh I'm sorry I just missed you so much I just…" He said putting my fingers to his lips.

"I know." I said sliding my fingers down his face and through his shaggier then ever hair.

"Can I see him?" Drake asked looking around the room.

"Of course god he's going to be so happy to see you. He rolls over now!"

"Are you kidding? I missed it!" He said bending over to pick up Colton. I could hear the sorrow in his voice.

"Its alright you're here now. I'll give you guys a minute."

"No… no I want to spend some time with you." He said taking my hand so I couldn't walk away.

"Okay… are you sure you don't want something to eat or something to drink?" I asked kissing him on his fore head my heart felt so warm watching Drake sitting on the couch holding his son so close to his heart.

"Oh my god… are you making dinner?"

"I was going to make dinner."

"Ashlee the stuff they give us in there tastes like cardboard and sludge."

"I can make you something nice and hot how about some chicken stew? With some home made biscuits."

"That's why I love you."

"For my home made biscuits? So they let you out early why didn't you call and tell me I was packing to come visit you tomorrow I would have come and picked you up."

"They didn't exactly let me go."

"Drake you escaped?"

"No I signed my self out I was in rehab not prison." He said with a smirk.

"Jesus Drake! What am I going to do with you? You can't commit to anything not even for a month."

"Ashlee don't give me grief I just wanted to see you and the baby I'm gonna still go to meeting and things like that."

"Okay I mean you only had a week left so I guess what would one week do right?"

"Exactly!" He exclaimed then hushed up quickly seeing the baby had fallen asleep on his chest.

"Here, I'll put him in his room."

"So how do you like the house?"

"It's nice did you buy it or are you just renting."

"Just rented I thought it was good for me and the baby it's small and in a nice neighborhood." I said making myself comfortable on his lap.

"Why didn't you get something in the city?" He asked putting his arms around my waist. "Did you get skinnier?"

"A little I saw myself on the TV when I went to the Ivey with your parents I looked like a cow."

"No you looked beautiful. Not that your not now. I'm just saying you didn't have to lose any weight." He fumbled over his words I didn't want to make him to dig himself any deeper so I just kissed his lips forcing him to shut up.

"So does it have a pool?"

"No but it has a nice back yard."

"Why did you pick somewhere so far from where I live?"

"I don't want him growing up in the city. If I needed to go into the city it's only a 45 minute drive."

"I guess so. So where can I put my stuff?"

"At your house! Drake I meant it when I said we were going to take it slow let's see if we even want to be close like that again. I mean I love you don't get me wrong its just I think you need to be able to alone and be okay. I don't want to have to baby-sit you."

"Are you serious?" He said pushing me off his lap.

"That's what we agreed on! I'm sorry you can come over anytime you want plus I definitely need you to baby-sit when I'm at school and it would be easier if I didn't have to take the baby all the way down there."

"Ash so you just don't want me to sleep over? You don't want to get to close just incase I mess up?" He said gently laying his hand on my arm rubbing it ever so slightly. "I won't disappoint you. I promise." His voice was so innocent yet scary.

"I want to believe you but you've fooled me one to many times."

"Ash I'll sleep on the couch! In my car I don't care!" He shouted dramatically falling to his knees and clasping his hands together to beg.

"You don't have a car!" I said trying not to look at him, in fear that I might laugh.

"I'll buy a car and sleep in it." He said now waving his arms around.

"Drake please don't do this to me I mean if I let you stay I could end up worse then I am now but if I don't let you stay I'll feel like a monster." Drake could hear the serious in my voice and see the sorrow in my eyes I was so confused.

"Ashlee I swear to god I'll sleep on the couch if that's what you want."

"Fine! Fine you can sleep in the spare bedroom!" Drake picked me up by my waist and spun me around until we fell on the floor. I laid there on top of him looking into his beautiful brown eyes.

"I love you so much Ashlee." He said sliding his finger gently across my forehead moving the loose strands of hair out of my eyes. He put his lips to mine and I knew I had made the right decision.