He woke the next morning and I knew that he hadn't even remembered that I woke him up. His hair was in disarray showing that he had not slept still. I wanted him to see help, I didn't know the full nightmare but I knew his horrors from the job had gotten to him. I looked to Tyler and he knew what J.T was going through. I smiled sadly before I turned back to watch my fiance play with Sam. He tried to be stand offish making sure he didn't get close but now, I see his barriers have broke and he is falling in love with our son. I haven't seen J.T care free in a while, and knew that it would be a few years before we would be able to even think about having another child. I thought of how we would start our sophomore semester come fall, since I convinced J.T to take college classes before we graduated. Only three years left and we will have our degrees. Mine in business and J.T in theater and acting. I smiled when son and father waved. How Sam looked like J.T, it was bitter sweet we would leave at the end of the week, thus bringing the visit to our son over. I saw J.T walk over to me with our son on his hip. Both of their faces were flushed from the summer heat and running around. He was tickling his belly.

"Hey babe we were going to go for some ice cream care to come?" He said giving me that one sided grin. Sam clapped his hands at the word ice cream.

"Ok. Boys lets go." We told the Smiths we were going to go out and piled into the car, driving by a working gps to go get some ice cream. We arrived at cold stone and J.T picked up Sam.

"Ready? Were going to get a big bowl." I smiled seeing his facial expressions as he talked to Sam. His brown eyes were alight just like our son's. We walked up to the counter and looked through all the options. Sam had to try like five flavors before he was satisfied with one. J.T of course couldn't get one flavor and mixed Chocolate, cherry and vanilla. I sided for a simple cherry. We got our ice cream and sat. Sam had fun getting it mostly over his face while J.T tried to help him out and clean him up a bit his attempts were futile. But alas we got some ice cream into the small boy and made our way back into the summer heat. J.T of course not finding this at all hot. I just rolled my eyes when he made a show. I looked into the mirror to watch my son look out the window and it didn't seem real that two years ago that I gave birth to this little child. We arrived back at the house and handed our son over. We walked hand in hand back to the car and I turned and got one last look at our son before I saw J.T run up to Kathy. He handed her something and then got in the car.

I handed Kathy a picture of Liberty and I.

"Every son should know his father." She just nodded before I ruffled my sons hair and ran to the car. Slipping away from the house before I wouldn't have the drive to any longer. I noticed Liberty kept wiping at her face and I saw a park near by. I pulled over and got out. I opened her door and held my hand for her.

"What are you doing J.T?" She asked while she wiped away another tear.

"Helping you out. Come Walk with me." She took my hand and stepped out of the car I led her over to the pond where I had my man to man talk a while back. We sat down on the bench and I held her in my arms.

"You know, I thought of something while I was out here with Tyler." She looked up at me.

"What?"

"We aren't bad people for giving Sam up. We are merely trying to make him as happy as can be. We could never afford to give him what he needs on fireman pay and going to school. We make just enough for us. But one day we can really start our family. I mean I am one step there with the ring."

"That you are." I reached into my pocket and pulled out my cell phone ignoring the messages and going to my photos, I showed her all the candid pictures I took of her and our son.

" He has a picture of us. I made sure of that." She nodded and dried her tears. I looked to the pond.

"Take this and throw it into the pond." I handed her a heavyish log. She looked at me like I was crazy. I just encouraged her.

"Throw it as hard as you can. Let go of any resent or anger, throw it into the pond." I instructed and she did.

"Why did I do that?" I smiled.

"A way nicer way than I did." I pointed to the broken bark on a tree and then showed the knuckles on my hand.

"So that's how you did that?" I nodded sheepishly, we made our way back to the car and to the airport where we return to Toronto.

A.N- sorry it has taken me so long to update. Hopefully i will have more time coming to work on this and my other stories.