Damien's POV:

My father and I had a business meeting early the next morning. I kissed Phoebe, who was still sleeping, on the cheek. Even in her sleep she was able to take my breath away. I resisted the urge to crawl back in bed to be with her but I knew that my father would not appreciate me being late. It felt weird getting ready in someone else's house so I tried my best to not leave a trail. Gail was already downstairs cooking breakfast for Mr. Grey. Just my luck, Mrs. Grey was already gone.

"Morning Mr. Grey," I greeted him.

He barely acknowledged my presence but I would not let him get to me. Today was the day that I presented to my father and his West Coast branch my map for expanding to a wider, hipper audience. I had been cramming for months to get the presentation ready and I was proud of what my team came up with.

"Morning Gail."

She smiled warmly at me, "What can I make you today?"

"I'll just have a coffee and some toast please."

"Coming right up."

I sat down beside Mr. Grey who was checking something over on his tablet, "Did you see the Seahawk game last night?"

"No, I was busy."

"Did you read about the new solar energy project from the White House?"

Mr. Grey sighed, "Enough with the small talk Damien. You know I don't like you and instead of asking why you're trying to get me to like you. This is more than likely never going to happen because I already have the son-in-law that I want which is Blaine. I appreciate your effort but it's a waste of time for the both of us. We'll put on a good show when Phoebe and Ana are around but other than that, there is no need for us to interact. Now, please let me finish my morning read in silence."

I had bigger things to worry about, my presentation for example, than to make Mr. Grey change his mind right now so I sat in silence going over my own tablet. If Phoebe had not been sleeping I would have woken her up to go over the presentation with me. She was still one of my favorite people to work with. Instead of joining my team within the company, Phoebe decided to go a different route and join the design and advertising aspect of the company. Her projects were always well put together and praised from my father. The crazy part was that he was not even showing favoritism when he praised her, she was just that good. I wanted her to go back to school and get a degree but she was fine with where she was in the company.

"I'll see you guys later," I wiped my mouth.

Mr. Grey said nothing.

"Good luck on your presentation, you're going to nail it," Gail handed me a travel mug, "When should I tell Phoebe to be expecting you?"

"I'll call her when it's done. Thanks for the coffee."

Phoebe's POV:

My sleep was ruined by the doorbell ringing. I ran to open the door since no one else seemed to be home. Expecting it to be a package, I was surprised to see Caden standing on my front steps.

"Hi!" he giggled.

I stooped down to his level, "Why hello. Where is your father?"

"Dadda!" Caden pointed towards the black car in my driveway.

I picked him up and carried him to Blaine who was in fact sitting inside the car, "You're using your son to bribe me into coming with you?"

"I was thinking that you couldn't say no to a kid as cute as Caden so I hope he changed your mind. Get dressed, we'll wait."

Caden was squirming in my arms and I did not know what to do.

"Put him down, he needs to run his energy off. I swear the moment we can put him on Ritalin the better," Blaine teased.

"I can't come with you, I told you that yesterday."

"I don't think you meant to say that you couldn't come. The old Phoebe I knew would never let a guy tell her who she could and couldn't hang out with. I seem to remember a time when I told you that Gavin couldn't stay at your place and you said something like if you wanted to let the world's five most dangerous criminals to stay at your place you were allowed to."

I laughed at the memory, "I can't believe you remember that."

"I remember a lot of things."

So did I but it did not matter.

"Come inside while I get dressed."

Blaine climbed out of his seat and followed me inside the house with Caden running circles around him. He scooped him up with one arm and threw him over his shoulders. Caden erupted into a giggling fit. He was a great father, I had to give him that.

Gail came in from the back garden, "I couldn't tell if I heard the doorbell or not. How are you Blaine?"

"It's nice to see you Gail."

"And who is this little man?" Gail tickled Caden.

"Can you say hi to Ms. Gail?" Blaine turned Caden to face her.

"Hi!"

"Would you like to come with me into the kitchen for a snack?"

Blaine looked worried, "No sugar please."

She nodded, "Alright, peanut butter and jelly it is."

Gail took Caden off of Blaine's hands and brought him to the kitchen leaving me alone with Blaine. We stood awkwardly in the foyer, waiting to see who would break the silence.

"I really want you to come with us. At the wedding rehearsal dinner, you said that I was your best friend. Why can't we at least be friends?"

Blaine was and would always be considered one of my best friends. He had been with me as I grew from a high schooler to a freshman who had no clue what they wanted to do with their life.

"You don't look at me like a friend should."

"I'll work on it. I want us to be in each other's lives even if it's just as friends. Everyone needs friends."

"Can the two of us truly be just friends?"

He shook his head, "I don't know but it wouldn't hurt to try. I'll respect the boundaries, you're with Damien. You've made it more than clear that you and Damien are together. I want you in my life and if I can only have you as a friend then I'll take it."

I was not giving Blaine the benefit of the doubt. He had been trying all this time to work on repairing the past and I was being a bitch.

"After all this time you really want me as a friend?"

"It's better than not having you in my life at all."

"Alright," I held my hand out, "Friend."

"Friend," he shook my hand, "As a friend I should warn you that if we don't get Caden out of here soon he'll ruin anything nice in here so you better hurry up and get dressed."

"Good idea. Give me twenty minutes."

Blaine stopped me as I ran up the stairs, "I've really missed you."

"I've really missed you too."

Thirty minutes later we were on our way to Play World. Caden sat in his car seat singing along to the CD that Blaine was playing in the car.

"I wanted a rocker baby but Heather insists on these children's CDs. I've learned to tune them out," Blaine explained, "Some of the songs aren't that bad."

"How is Heather?" I was trying to be polite as a friend would be.

"She's good," he glanced at me from the corner of his eyes, "She's really happy that we're hanging out."

Before the wedding, Darcy called me to ask if it would be okay to have Heather stay at the apartment. I told her that I could care less but appreciated the phone call. Her sympathetic voice changed when yesterday she called me ranting about how she had gotten stuck hanging with her while the boys went to the park with Caden. Also to get me to go to Play World with Caden and Blaine.

"You're really going to let him dictate who you can hang out with? Tell him to grow a pair of balls and stop being jealous. Better yet, I'll tell him."

"No you won't," I stopped her, "He has a right to not want me to be with Blaine but it was my decision."

"Why, are you afraid that Blaine is going to and try grope you while Caden's in the ball pit? He's not the same guy that he was before Phee. He's really grown up and Caden is his main priority now."

"It has nothing to do with Blaine, it has to do with myself. What if I fall for him again Darce?" I finally allowed my fears to be voiced, "What if I fall in love with Blaine again and I ruin things with Damien?"

"Would that be such a bad thing?"

She did not know the half of it. I had really tried to not let Blaine interfere with my relationship with Damien, going as far as moving to London to be with Damien, but the feelings never went away no matter how hard I tried. I heard stories of being in love with two people but I did not think that it was fair. I wanted to only be in love with Damien.

"I'm glad."

We let the music do the rest of the talking before getting to Play World. Caden's excitement became contagious as we walked through the doors. We checked in and let Caden run around for hours. It was like watching the Energizer Bunny running around until Caden finally became tired and cranky.

"It's nap time," Blaine carried Caden out, "Literally my favorite time of the day."

"I didn't think that he was ever going to stop playing."

I had grown to love Caden even more. Damien and I always talked about having kids but he did not want them until he was thirty or forty. I wanted one now. Blaine drove me back to my parent's house, Caden fell asleep along the way.

"Thanks for coming with us today. Caden really seemed to like you."

I looked back at the sleeping Caden and smiled, "I really like him too."

"I'll see you Thursday for the party."

Stepping out of the car, I did not want this day to end, "Right, see you then."

Damien was in my room, working of course. I climbed into the bed next to him and breathed him in.

"How was the proposal?"

"My father hated it."

That made me sit up, "What? You worked so hard on it."

"Apparently it was too juvenile to even consider it. I have to find a way to make him see me as a more serious partner. I can't go to the party, I'm sorry."

I was disappointed but understood, "Alright."

"How was your day?"

I told him about hanging with Caden and Blaine and I saw Damien try his best to listen without becoming jealous.

"It seems like you had a better day than me, I'm glad," he kissed my hand, "I'm sorry but I really need to get this done."

"Okay, I'll go downstairs but you will eat dinner with me."

"Yes ma'am."

I left Damien to go find my parents.