"Fee, we gotta go." Roger called out from the kitchen where he was washing out his coffee cup.
"I'm coming." she yelled standing in the baby's room with Mark giving him directions. "And if he gets fussy, try to sing that Rod Stewart song I sing to him. He loves it, for some weird reason. Oh and don't forget Blinky. He looks for him when he wakes up." she said handing Mark the baby.
"I got it Fee. I know how to take care of my nephew. Go. Have fun at school. Don't worry about me and Caleb. We'll be fine. I promise." he laughed amused by her over protective mothering nature.
"Well this is the first time I'm leaving him all day and I'm gonna miss my little man." she smiled leaning over to kiss Caleb's head. "I love you my baby boy. Mommy's gonna miss you so much." she smiled looking over at him as he reached out for her.
"Not now little man. Mommy and daddy have to go to school. You be good for Uncle Mark, OK?" Roger smiled kissing Caleb's head.
"Go Fee. He's gonna be fine." Mark smiled holding the baby back from her as he started playing with Mark's glasses.
"Don't let him break those on you, OK? Soon we're gonna have to look into getting you contacts or something. He's obsessed with those." Fiona smiled looking over at him.
"Don't worry. We'll be fine, just go. You don't want to be late for your first day at school. Now stay away from the bullies and don't get mixed up in the wrong crowd." Mark teased looking over at them.
"Too late. I married the leader of the wrong crowd." Fiona laughed looking up at Roger who had wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her.
"And you know you love it." he laughed leaning down to kiss her neck.
"Good bye Mark. I love you. I love you too my little man." she smiled as she and Roger left the loft.
"Are you OK Baby?" Roger asked looking down at her as they closed the loft door.
"Yeah, I'm OK. Separating anxiety. I'll be OK once we get to school." she laughed staring at the door.
"Come on Baby. Collins is waiting." he laughed looking down at her.
"I know. He's really excited about having me back in his class." she smiled looking up at him.
"Yeah well, he always did call you his favorite student." he laughed looking down at her.
"That's only because I married his best friend and gave birth to his Godson." she laughed looking up at him.
"You know that's not the only reason. He always said you were his smartest student. You're the only one who really got what he was teaching." he smiled wrapping his arms around her.
"Yeah well, I guess I'm a think outside the box type of person like he is." she smiled looking up at him.
"And you're the smartest chic I know." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"And then there's that." she laughed looking up into his green eyes.
"Come on Baby. We gotta get to school." he smiled looking down at her.
"OK Baby. Let's go." she smiled as they went down the stairs and left the building.
"I'll meet up with you after class, OK Baby?" Roger smiled standing outside the music building.
"OK. We can go for coffee." she smiled looking up at him.
"Good luck Baby. I love you." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"I love you too Roger. Bye." she laughed watching him go into the building.
"Your husband looks good. It would be a shame if he got his pretty little head beat in again." a voice asked as she walked across campus to the philosophy building.
"Jake, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in jail?" she asked as she slowly turned around.
"I'm out awaiting appeal. My lawyer said it could take up to a year for a decision." he said walking over to her.
"What do you want Jake?" she asked folding her arms across her chest.
"I just want to see how you were doing. I'm glad you're back in school. You're too smart to be a baby making groupie for that guy." he said looking down at her.
"That guy happens to be a million times that man you will ever be. He doesn't have to hurt and intimidate people to get places in this world. He's talented and giving." she said looking up at him.
"Is that why you're still living in that crappy loft in the village? You know, you always deserved better than that place." he said looking down at her.
"I happen to like that crappy loft in the village. At least we live an honest life without hurting people." she smiled looking up at him.
"Yeah well, I could have given you and your son the kind of life you deserve. You could have lived like a princess. How is your boy by the way? He's getting so big." he told her moving closer to her.
"You don't talk about my son Jake. You have no part in his life." she yelled pointing in his face.
"He could have the best of everything Fiona. Just like I tried to do for you until you turned me in." he said looking down at her.
"Jake, it's over. I will never go back to you. My life is with Roger. You chasing after us, beating Roger up and threatening our lives didn't make me go back to you. What makes you think promising me the world for me and my son will? Just move on Jake. I have." she said walking away from him.
"This is not over Fiona. It's not over until I say it's over." he yelled as she walked away.
"You're not gonna want to talk to her like that, friend." Roger said coming up behind him.
"And what are you gonna do about it, rock star wannabe?" he asked turning to find himself face to face with Roger.
"Whatever I have to do to protect my family. You came near my wife or son, you're gonna be praying for prison." he said looking down at him.
"We'll see pretty boy." Jake said leaving Roger standing in the quad.
"I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch. Mark my words Fee. He comes near you or Caleb, that's it. It's over for him." Roger said as they walked home from the college.
"You're not gonna kill him Roger. Just ignore him. He's not gonna come after me or Caleb." she said stopping in the middle of the sidewalk trying to calm him down.
"I gotta call Mark and tell him to keep a really close eye on Caleb. Because if he does anything to him..." he said as Fiona cut him off.
"No Roger. I'm not gonna live my life looking over my shoulder again. We did it once and I'm not doing it again. We're not the criminals and I'm not gonna put Caleb through that." she said looking over at him with tears in her eyes.
"Fiona, I have to at least warn Mark that Jake is back on the radar. He needs to know so he could protect Caleb." he said reaching over to hold her hand.
"Maybe going back to school was a bad idea. At least for me. I should be home to protect Caleb." she said looking down at the table.
"No way Fee. You belong here. I'll stay home with Caleb. I'm his father and I can protect him better." he said moving closer to her.
"How can you protect him better Roger? Last time he beat you up so bad. He has a lot of friends who are willing to do anything he asks. This time, broken bones and stitches is not gonna be on the agenda. He'll kill you." she said looking up at him.
"So, I'm gonna have to be packing more than a back pack and my fists this time." he said looking over at her.
"You are not gonna get a gun Roger. I won't allow it." she said walking away from him.
"So what would you have me do Fee. Wait for him to make his next move? I have to do something to protect you and Caleb." he said quietly going after her.
"Yeah well, you're gonna have to do it without a gun. Because I am not gonna have him turn you into a criminal. That's not what I signed on for when we got together. You're better than that." she cried looking up at him.
"But Fee, being a good man is gonna get you and Caleb hurt." he said looking down at her.
"He's not gonna hurt me and Caleb. He wants me back. He's not gonna hurt me or Caleb. I'm just worried about you. If you get a gun, they're gonna get something better. No one is gonna win this." she said looking up at him.
"So what do we do Fee?" he asked looking down at her.
"I don't know. Just promise me that you're not gonna go looking for trouble." she told him quietly before burying her face in his chest.
"Fine Fee, I promise." he whispered kissing her head.