Seth sighs as he leaves the house and then starts walking down the street. Roman was off doing something and everyone else was busy or at work. Seth hadn't walked in this town since he left almost a year ago and since he had no friends here there was no reason for him to have come back until now.

Seth walks towards the centre of town and pauses when he sees some kids around his age walking towards him. He jumps when he hears his name and looks closer at them, "Jeff?"

Jeff grins at him and walks over to him, slapping him on the shoulder. Seth looks confused at Jeff. Jeff and him had been friends when they where both children but then they hit junior high and Jeff stopped talking to him. Seth looks at him and Jeff smiles softly, "I heard what you did to the Dudley's."

Seth nods, "awhile back?"

Jeff nods and grins brightly, "I'm glad you did it."

Seth shrugs, "you..."

Jeff sighs, "I know I stopped talking to you.. I screwed up."

Seth raises his eyebrow, "Oh?"

Jeff sighs, "some of the older and more popular kids where.. they where saying I was cool and started to invite me out to things. I started to go to parties and everything. You couldn't do any of those things and they started saying if I wanted to be in their circle I had to ditch you."

Seth snorts, "so you listened to them."

Jeff sighs, "I'm sorry."

Seth shakes his head, "so why are you so interested in me now."

Jeff looks at him, "I realized too late, that I lost a real friend."

Seth eyes Jeff and then states, "They ditched you huh?"

Jeff sighs, "more used me and then dumped my ass like a piece of trash."

Seth nods, "I'm sorry to hear that." He turns and starts walking down the street.

Jeff sighs, "I did mean what I said about a real friend."

Seth looks back and waits, "Yeah."

Jeff grins and runs catching up to Seth, then grabs his arm and pulls him along, "come on you need to fill me in on what's going on and where you where.. EVERYTHING and over.. fries and a soda."

Seth chuckles and relaxes, "Fine but your buying."

Jeff grins, "Matt works at the dinner now."

Seth chuckles, "sounds like he's doing well."

Jeff nods and smiles brightly, "He is. And so is his girlfriend Madison."

Seth gasps, "He finally asked her out?"

Jeff nods and smirks, "Yup. It was painful you should have seen it."

Seth grins, "Tell me the details."

a little bit later Jeff leads Seth into a Beth's Dinner as Seth laughs, "damn Matt is smooth."

Matt eyes them from behind the counter, "Seth.. bro.."

Seth grins at Matt and hugs him back when Matt wraps his up in a hug, "I missed you Matty."

Matt pulls back and holds Seth at arms length, "Christ kid in a year.. you've grown so much."

Seth laughs, "I'm still smaller then you though."

Matt flexes, "I've been working out."

Seth shakes his head and looks at him, "completely shows."

Jeff rolls his eyes, "stop stroking his ego."

Seth laughs softly and all three boys sit down to catch up. After Seth filled them in Matt taps his lip in thought, "they need to talk Seth or nothing will be settled."

Seth nods, "I know. Just they won't listen."

Jeff thinks, "make them listen."

..

Hours later Seth walks up to Sika's house and looks around. There doesn't seem to be anyone home. He tries the door and it's locked so he moves and sits on the porch swing and watches the road, wondering where everyone went. He finally moves and lays on the swing trying to figure out what he was going to do next. He hadn't seen Dad since they left that night and he was worried. Roman hadn't said anything to him about what was going to happen. He closes his eyes and wonders if maybe he should just confront His father and make him talk to him like Jeff said. He then stops and nearly laughs at himself, really confronting his father has never worked but it's all he has.

Seth looks up when he hears a car driving up and looks up when he sees his father getting out. Roman walks over and cocks his head, "what are you doing out here."

Seth shrugs, "it's locked."

Roman cocks his head and then flops down by Seth who's sitting up, "Damn I don't have keys either."

Seth looks at his father, "What is the plan."

Roman sighs, "Wait for them?"

Seth shakes his head, "No i mean... when are we going home?"

Roman shakes his head, "when your dad stops being .."

Seth looks at him, "Stops being him. I don't think that's possible."

Roman looks at him, "what do you mean?"

Seth shrugs, "Dad.. forgives. He missed his parents and .. he always forgives people. Even you when you mess things up. He forgives me when I really screw up.. He also is family. I mean I get it now as to why but he always pushed family and that no matter. I mean every Christmas and holiday He would bring everyone together. You can't ask him to be anyone but himself."

Roman sighs, "How did you get so smart."

Seth laughs softly and then moves Curling against Roman's side, "I had great parents."

Roman hugs his son and then sighs, "I'm going to go talk to him tomorrow."

Seth nods and then looks up at Jey comes to the house, "Thank you Daddy."

Roman kisses the top of Seth's head, "Don't thank me just yet."