Emily wiped her eyes as she moved into the kitchen. She smiled as she leaned against the counter, watching Jack sitting at the table with a pancake in his hand. "Honey, do you want a plate for your pancake? Maybe some milk and syrup?"

Jack jumped up and down in his seat excitedly. "Yes pwease!"

Emily laughed as Jack bit down on his pancake as she went to a cabinet and pulled down a plate. She covered half of it with maple syrup before setting it down before Jack.

She put a glass of milk on the table before she sat down across from Jack, smiling as he used his fork to cut his pancake. Emily turned as something landed on her shoulder, to see Billy smiling down at her. She squeezed his hand as he sat down beside her at the table. "So Jack, what do you want to do today?"

Jack looked quizzically at Billy. "Pway with Emmy! That's why I asked daddy to stay."

Emily smiled at the boy before turning to Billy. "What do you want to do with him?"

He shrugged. "Play games, I guess. I've never been around kids a lot, but they like board games right?"

Emily laughed as she nodded. "Yes. Kids like board games."

"Em'ly?"

Emily and Billy both looked over to Jack, who was playing with the leftover syrup from his pancake. "What is it baby?"

Emily smiled as Jack licked his finger. "Why are they called board games? Do I gotta be bored to play it?"

Billy laughed while Emily stood up and took Jack's plate to the sink. "Jack, I think they're called board games because you play them on a playing board."

Jack tilted his head after sipping his milk. He wiped his milk mustache before itching his head. "Billy, why are you here with Em'ly? Only family and friend come into the home, not strangers, so you gotta know Em'ly."

Billy smiled at the boy's innocence. "I am a friend of Emily's."

"Really?"

Billy nodded as Emily stood next to Jack's chair. "Honey, go wash your hands and then we can find something to do. Alright?"

Jack jumped off of his chair and raced up the stairs to the bathroom. Emily was washing the glass Jack had drank out of when two arms encircled her waist. She smiled to herself as Billy laid his chin on her shoulder. "I'm dealing with hot water, what are you doing?"

Emily smiled against his girlfriend's neck as she turned off the water and put the glass back into the cabinet. She turned in his arms so their chests were pressed together and her back was against the sink. "I'm going to kiss you now." He smiled as Emily laughed and nodded. "Go right ahead."

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Ok, so there's a sweet side to our Billy… but of course we all know that it's not there for long. Review and give me ideas for my next chapter. Whichever I think is the best, I'll use. Thanks!