Loud, obnoxious ringing woke Andy from one of the deepest slumbers he could remember. An irritated groan slipped from his lips as he fumbled for his phone on the nightstand, not even bothering to open his eyes before he answered it.

"Flynn."

"Good morning to you too, Dad." His daughter's voice broke through the haze of sleep over his mind, sounding entirely too cheery for whatever time in the morning it was.

"Oh, Nicole. Hi." He sat up in bed, stretching with another soft groan. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry, did I wake you? That's why you sound so grumpy," she teased. He could hear Tommy and Harry playing in the background and realized that was how Nicole sounded so chipper.

"I just had a late night, it's fine. But is everything okay?" He ran his fingers through his hair and looked over at Sharon who was somehow still sleeping soundly beside him.

"Everything's great. Just, Dean and I have a thing tonight and our babysitter canceled. I hate asking you last minute, especially because you probably work, but there's really no one else to call and they're insisting we ask you." She started rambling and he held back a sleepy laugh. It was enough to disturb Sharon who started shifting and yawned.

"Tonight? I'm off but—"

"Andy? Is it work?" Sharon reached her arms out toward him and shifted so her head rested in his lap and she could look up at him.

He tilted the phone away from his ear, missing Nicole's response as he looked at Sharon. "No, it's Nicole. Something about babysitting the boys tonight."

"Dad, is someone there with you? Oh. Oh, shoot. I'm sorry. Late night, woman with you early in the morning. I'm so sorry I bothered you." Nicole started rambling again and Andy flushed, delaying any response.

"Nicole, hey. It's okay. Really, it's fine. What time are your plans tonight?" He needed to get the subject changed.

"The dinner is at seven, so we'll have to leave by a quarter to six," his daughter answered after a moment. He could barely make out her muffled laughter.

"Yeah, that's fine. Could you drop the boys off at home? I don't mind them staying the night. Even if you have to drop them off earlier." He glanced at Sharon, offering her an apologetic smile and a look that he would explain soon.

"Let me check with Dean, but I'm sure that'll be fine. I'll call you back in a bit." He could hear the boys start to argue loudly in the background and smiled knowingly.

"That's fine. Talk to you later, honey."

"Bye, Dad."

He hung up and tossed his phone back onto the nightstand before he shifted Sharon and laid beside her with a tired groan. "You kept me up late," he grumbled.

She laughed sleepily and gently slapped his chest, her hand lingering where it landed. "No, it was already late when you came over. What did you expect?" She smiled and leaned up to kiss him softly. "So what was that about?"

"Nicole and her husband have some big thing going on tonight and their babysitter canceled. I said she could bring the boys over and I'd watch them." He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her closer.

"But we were spending all day together," she pouted, moving her hand along his chest.

"I thought you loved my grandsons." He kissed her head and raised an eyebrow.

"I do, but some of my plans for tonight won't work with others around." She continued pouting and he squeezed her side gently.

"We'll have to wait until after Nicole picks them up, then." He smiled and kissed her nose. "I'm sorry about tonight."

"You love your grandsons. I wouldn't come between the three of you." She smiled too and rolled onto her stomach to better see him.

"You're welcome to stay with us, you know. The boys love you. We can order pizza and watch movies. You can ask them about all the rehearsing they're doing." He looked at her, raising an eyebrow to question why she wouldn't say yes.

"Andy…" she hesitated and looked away.

He furrowed his brow and sat up a little to look at her. "What? It's just a quiet night in. Not too different from what we planned."

"I-I know…" She stopped and bit her lip. "Andy, your daughter and grandsons would see us together… Me. Not Miss Sharon, not the boys' ballet teacher. Me. Us. Together." Her brow furrowed and she shook her head a little.

"What's wrong with that? We're not hiding our relationship, our we?" He was genuinely confused as he watched her.

"Well, no… But we haven't said anything…" She pushed herself up so she was sitting and ran her fingers through her hair.

"We haven't said anything because it hasn't come up, not because we're hiding it." He sat up fully too and watched her. "If Nicole and the boys see us together tonight, so what?"

"You don't mind them knowing?" Her voice softened as she looked at him and he immediately shook his head.

"I don't mind anyone knowing. I don't mind if your kids know or if my kids know. I don't want to hide our relationship." He rubbed her arm and then pulled her closer.

"I think some of the mothers at the studio are gossiping anyway," she murmured after a moment.

He laughed a little and kissed her softly. "We're okay? You'll stick around tonight?"

"I suppose," she hummed. He rolled his eyes and pulled her closer, tangling the blankets between them.

Several hours later, they were curled up on Andy's couch together with a movie playing in the background. The doorbell rang and he patted her thigh, smiling as he stood up. She paused the movie and stood up with him, pressing a kiss to his lips.

"There goes our peace and quiet," he joked, leading her toward the front door.

"Oh, you've been waiting on edge for an hour for them to get here," she teased him in return.

He smiled and opened the door; the boys were inside in a minute and then stopped just as quickly as they started. "Miss Sharon?" Harry looked up at her with such confusion in his face. Tommy's face matched.

"Hi, boys." Sharon smiled, ruffling their hair and causing them to giggle.

"Why are you here with Grandpa Andy?" Tommy asked, crossing his arm as he looked at them.

"Well, we were watching a movie together and when your grandpa said you two were coming over, he thought I might want to see you two." She pulled her hand back and continued smiling at them.

"Oh. Okay." Tommy shrugged and hugged Andy's legs.

"Hi, guys. I pulled out your favorite movies and Miss Sharon ordered the pizza so it'll be here soon." He bent and picked Harry up, hugging him before he set him back down.

"Yay! Bye, Mom!" Harry waved to Nicole and darted into the living room, his brother following right behind him.

Andy laughed and turned to face his daughter standing by the door with an arched eyebrow. "This must be the woman from this morning." The conspiring tone of voice wasn't lost on him. "It's nice to see you, Sharon."

"It's lovely to see you too, Nicole. You don't mind my presence tonight, do you?" Sharon shook Nicole's hand and glanced into the living room where the boys were already waiting for the movies to start.

"No, of course not. You've spent enough time out to lunch with us and all the recitals. I don't mind." She smiled and looked between her dad and Sharon. "And thanks for watching the boys tonight."

"It's no problem, honey." Andy smiled and leaned over to kiss her cheek. "Call me when your dinner is over, okay?"

"I will. You sure you don't mind if they have to stay the night?" She shifted her purse further onto her shoulder and looked at Andy.

"I don't mind at all. They still have stuff here and it would be better than waking them up. Now get going before you guys are late. We're good here." He nudged her toward the door and she laughed before quickly hugging him.

"Thanks again, Dad. I'll call you. Thank you too, Sharon. And we're so discussing this all later." She waved and then hurried out to the car where her husband was waiting.

Andy shook his head and shut the door, flipping the lock before he turned to Sharon. "Well…"

She laughed too and kissed him softly. "Well. We have two children to occupy until food gets here," she reminded him.

"Oh, right." He grinned and wrapped his arm around her, leading the way into the living room where the boys excitedly waiting.

After the pizza arrived and they settled down to the movie, Andy was surprised to see how welcoming his grandsons were with Sharon there. They acted like it was completely normal for her to be there and it made both him and Sharon beam happily.

"And you were worried about this," she told him softly as the credits started to roll for the last movie.

"Hey, you were the worried one." He laughed quietly and kissed her quickly before looking at the boys sprawled across their laps. "And they're sound asleep."

"Have you heard from Nicole?"

He shook his head and ran his fingers through Tommy's hair. "Not yet, but I'll text her that they're asleep. I'll just move them into the guest room."

"I'll help." She smiled down at Harry in her lap and rubbed his back.

"Oh, I've got them." He shifted Tommy and slowly stood up with him. The boy shifted a little and wrapped his arms around Andy's neck.

"And you're incredibly stubborn." Before he could argue, she stood up with Harry and followed Andy down the hall to the guest room.

They settled the boys into bed and tucked them in, both pressing kisses to their heads. Andy turned the nightlight on and closed the door partially, his arm wrapping around Sharon as soon as they were out of the room. He smiled and kissed her slowly, his hand rubbing her side.

"Thank you for being here tonight," he murmured.

"Oh, I enjoyed it. Your grandsons are amazing and you know what I think of you." A sly smile crossed her lips and she kissed him again.

"I do, but I always enjoy hearing it again." He grinned to match her smile and pulled her closer. "We'll have to wait a night for that though." He rubbed her side and added, at her pout, "I'm sorry."

"Why don't we finish our movie from earlier then?" She rested her hand on his chest and looked up at him.

"That sounds wonderful." He smiled and kissed her again before they returned to the living room.

She settled against him with a blanket thrown over their laps, but they spent the remainder of the movie engrossed in each other. Only when Nicole texted Andy and confirmed that the boys would stay the night did they retreat to the bedroom, Sharon once again settling into Andy's side beneath the blankets.