Baze and Cate sat beside each other on the couch in Cate's living room doing homework. Well, Cate was doing homework anyway. Baze's attention was divided between his daughter and his…Cate.

He didn't really know what Cate was. She hadn't brought it up. In Baze's experience, girls were usually the ones to ask if you were dating exclusively. In the past he'd always dreaded that moment.

He'd been expecting Cate to bring it up. For the first time in his life, he was only interested in one girl. Well, technically two, but the other girl wasn't even one yet and didn't really count. Somehow he didn't think Cate would get jealous of the other girl in his life.

Baze knew Cate wasn't interested in anyone else. And no one else would dare ask her out. Baze had made sure Dewey Johnson kept his distance.

But Baze didn't really know how to make it official. It was the nineties, not the fifties. It's not like Baze was going to ask Cate wear his pin or go steady with him.

He felt possessive of her, but he felt weird calling her his girlfriend. Was she his girlfriend? Baze didn't really know.

He did know he was having a hard time keeping his hands off her. Always, but now especially. They were sitting so close. Their legs were touching and Cate's arm kept brushing against his as she wrote in her notebook. Her scent was irresistible.

Baze's hand caressed Cate's thigh. His fingers crept under her jeans.

Cate moved his hand gently but firmly. "Lux," she reminded him. The baby was in her playpen a few feet away.

"You said she wouldn't remember anything," Baze pointed out.

Cate rolled her eyes. "That doesn't mean we can do whatever we want."

Baze opened his mouth to protest.

Cate narrowed her eyes. "I'm not having sex with you in front of our daughter," she said firmly, giving Baze a hard look.

Baze sighed, but held up his hands in defeat. He knew Cate was right. He just wished she wasn't.

He loved Lux, but she was making it hard for him to find time alone with Cate. He needed time alone with Cate. He was having trouble sleeping because he couldn't stop thinking about Cate. She was like a drug that he couldn't get enough of.

"Valentine's Day," Baze said aloud as the thought occurred to him. Valentine's Day was next week. They would go out. They had to go out.

Cate stared at him in surprise.

"I mean, we should do something," Baze mumbled.

"Aren't your parents going out? I'll have to stay in with Lux," Cate said.

Damn it. His parents usually did go out to dinner for Valentine's Day. "Can Abby babysit? She doesn't have a boyfriend."

Cate raised her eyebrows. "Do you want Abby to babysit our daughter?"

"Do you have any better ideas?" Baze said.

"Do you really trust my sister with Lux? Keep in mind, this is the same sister who told the entire school about Lux because she was jealous." Cate reminded Baze.

Baze shrugged. "I really want to go out with you for Valentine's Day. I really, really want some time alone with you."

Cate sucked in her breath. She had a feeling her little sister would be less than thrilled about babysitting so she could have time alone with Baze. "I'll ask her," Cate said doubtfully.

"You won't be sorry," Baze promised.

Valentine's Day would be the first time he actually took Cate out. They'd spent a lot of time in, but he hadn't actually planned a date yet. He would plan the most romantic date ever, Baze decided.

"Don't get too excited. She hasn't said yes yet," Cate warned.

Cate waited until Baze left to approach Abby. She knocked on her sister's door.

"Come in," Abby called out.

Cate sat down beside Abby on her bed. "Can you babysit Lux next Tuesday?"

"Sure," Abby replied absentmindedly.

Cate smiled. "Thanks."

Cate was surprised Abby had been so quick to agree. Maybe Abby had gotten over her crush on Baze.

Cate returned to her own bedroom. Within minutes, Abby stormed in.

"How stupid do you think I am?" Abby asked angrily.

Cate looked up in surprise. "I don't think you're stupid."

"Did you think I wouldn't realize that next Tuesday is Valentine's Day?" Abby said, glaring at Cate.

"Of course not. Do you have plans?" Cate said.

Abby blushed. "No, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna babysit so you and Baze can-"

"I didn't know I had to give you a reason," Cate interrupted. "I thought that maybe if you weren't busy, you would help me because you're my sister and Lux is your niece."

Abby stared at Cate. She'd never really thought of Lux as her niece. She'd just thought of Lux as Cate's daughter. The reason she had grown apart from the sister she used to be so close to. The reason her crush was only interested in Cate.

Lux cried from her crib. Cate started to get up.

"Let me," Abby said, surprising herself and Cate. She reached into the crib and pulled Lux out. She'd barely held her niece.

Lux looked up at Abby with her baby blues. Abby smiled slightly. Lux was a very cute baby.

"Hi," Abby said brightly.

Cate watched Abby with her daughter. She smiled slightly. Abby was looking at Lux the way Cate used to look at Abby.

Cate missed being close with her little sister. She'd practically raised Abby because her mom was usually either too drunk or with her latest husband.

"I'll watch her," Abby decided. She set Lux back in her crib gently.

"Are you sure?" Cate asked skeptically, wondering if Abby was going to change her mind again.

Abby smiled at Cate. "Yeah, I'm sure."

"Thanks, Abby," Cate said, meeting Abby's gaze.

"No problem. Hey, why didn't you ask mom? She broke up with the cage fighter," Abby said.

"Would you leave your daughter with Mom?" Cate said doubtfully.

Abby smirked. "No, I guess not."

"She'll probably start drowning her sorrows before Baze and I even go out," Cate said lightly.

"She'll probably be passed out before you get home," Abby added. She hesitated. "Cate, I missed this. I missed you."

Cate knew exactly what Abby meant. She missed her sister, too. "So do I."

Abby grinned. She hesitated before getting into bed beside her sister, like she used to when they were little.

Cate hugged Abby.