Boston, MA

'You're absolutely sure he liked me?'

'He does, but I'm not sure if I will if you ask me again.'

'At this point I think impressing him is more important than impressing you. You have to like me by now, he's still on the fence.'

Sawyer laughed, and closed the small distance between them to kiss Danny softly. 'It's cute how you think you've finished wooing me.'

The pair lay together in Sawyer's childhood bed, huddled close together as they chattered softly about the recent events. Particularly the recent introduction of the two men in Sawyer's life.

Danny started sweating bullets the moment he was brought into that house. When he was outside it was easier to occupy himself with thoughts of Sawyer (and whether or not she would kill him for showing up unannounced). The fact that everything up to that point had gone far better than expected only seemed to increase his anxiety. It was rare for Danny Kelly to be lucky twice in one day.

Sawyer gave him a smile which was somehow both comforting and filled with a kind of delight caused by the knowledge of the discomfort he was about to go through. Every inch of that smile told him that he had brought all of this on himself.

'Dad, you awake? There's someone special I want you to meet...''

Sawyer grabbed his arm more tightly and yanked him to her side, clearly not willing to give him any opportunity to escape. Smart girl.

Danny glanced around the living room as he was dragged in. There was the expected, furniture and various family photos and mementos. Then there came the slightly more unusual; the floor was littered with various medications and the couch had been turned into a makeshift bed to save Sawyer's dad the stress of climbing up to his own room. Danny only barely took these features in however, as he was more distracted by Dr. Jared McDermid.

Admittedly the man was far less intimidating than he may have been on any other day before all of this. He sat unshaven and in his pyjamas, clearly too tired to view the world as sharply as he would have normally liked. Still, he carried the same presence with him that his daughter did, and that was enough to send any potential son-in-law into a state of panic.

Jared glanced up at his daughter, and seemed to take a few moments to understand the significance of the man standing next to her. He seemed nearly as shocked as Danny felt, but recovered quickly.

'Well, well...this is a surprise.' He sounded calm, and shot Danny a reassuring smile. He felt any man who had had the experience of meeting his in-laws for the first time should display the same sympathy. He closed the gap between them to shake Danny's hand firmly.

'Welcome to my home, please know that you're welcome here for as long as you like'. He gave Danny's hand what he hoped was a reassuring squeeze before letting him go.

Danny gulped, determined to at least keep his voice at a normal level. 'It's a pleasure to meet you Dr. McDermid...I really hope I'm not intruding.'

Jared laughed, clapping Danny on the back, 'It's Jared, and you definitely are not. Besides, I think Sawyer and I might need someone else to talk to before we get sick of each other's company', he said, giving his daughter a soft wink.

Jared put a hand in Danny's back and motioned him gently towards his kitchen, 'Come on, I have a cheesecake in the fridge. I've heard you have a sweet-tooth, so this should be perfect getting-to-know-you food for the three of us.'

Danny beamed, clearly thrilled that the man had yet to murder him. 'Sounds perfect to me!'

'And to me...by the way, could I possibly get your parent's address? I wanted to thank them for the sweater they sent...Sawyer always did say that red was my colour.'

The three chatted well into the evening, before exhaustion finally took over Jared and he was forced to return to his bed. After what felt like hours of Sawyer convincing Danny that of course her dad wouldn't care of they shared a bed, they headed off too. That wasn't to say that much sleep was actually happening.

'I just wanted to make sure I made a good first impression. If I don't win him over that's 100% of your immediate family who hate me. There's a little bit of pressure.'

Sawyer laughed, 'I have like 10 times as many people to impress on your side, you don't get to complain.' She leaned up to kiss him again, 'Besides, you flew across the country to be with me. It's not like he's gonna think you don't care.'

That did help him, and he leaned in for one last kiss, before stalling. 'You sure you don't wanna talk about the stud-'

Before he could finish, Sawyer wrapped a hand around the back of his neck and pulled her in for a firm kiss. 'Not right now...'

Danny woke with a start, only to find that it was barely 4 am. He sighed at that; a mixture of a change in time-zones and a strange sleeping pattern meant he felt fresh as a daisy, worse luck. He stood up, prepared to get a drink from the kitchen to at least fill some time.

He at least had a vague idea of where the kitchen was, and attempted to find a glass for himself when-.

'You couldn't sleep either?'

Danny jumped and spun around, only to be met by the form of Jared, sitting at his table and doing damage to what was left of the cheesecake. Jared smirked at him in a way which bore an uncanny resemblance to Sawyer, but was kind enough to drop it after that.

'Join me? I'll feel better about finishing this thing if someone else at least helps me.'

'Be happy to!' Danny chose a seat opposite Jared, before beginning work on the dessert. 'Not exactly part of the heart attack diet, huh?'

Jared laughed, 'Definitely, but I think I may have to kill someone if I see another salad. Your mom sent a box of cookies in her package that I had to hide from Sawyer. I need this.'

Danny laughed, 'Your secret's safe with me, sir!'

'Much obliged...and it's always Jared to you, my boy.'

The pair ate in silence for a few moments, when Jared turned to look at Danny. 'Listen...I don't want to panic you or anything, but there is something I wanted to say to you.'

Uh-oh. Danny gulped, barely meeting the older man's gaze. 'Sure, what is it?'

'Don't worry, it isn't anything bad...' he took another bite before continuing. 'Listen, not many man would have gone out of their way to be here, and certainly not many of the men Sawyer has dated...I just wanted you to know that, I've never seen Sawyer this way before. I think you're good for each other.'

Danny blushed, 'Why, thank you-'

'Basically you two have my permission to start popping out grandkids for me as soon as you like.'

Danny choked on the piece of cake in his mouth, only to feel Jared's hand coming round to clap him on the back. 'Sorry about that, I suppose you probably see Sawyer didn't get any kind of sentimental side from me.'

Danny managed to regain his composure, as he gave Jared a weak smile. 'I think we're probably gonna get married before that becomes an issue, but we'll be sure to let you know'.

Jared beamed, 'Oh, so it's marriage you're thinking of then?'

Whatever reply Danny may have given was cut off by the sound of a light switch being flipped; soon Sawyer appeared in the doorway, wrapped in a bathrobe and looking moderately unimpressed. She glanced between the food and the two guilty faces staring back at her.

'You would think a doctor would take better care of himself.'

'Worst case scenario, we could always turn to Disney.'

'Stop, there's a time and place for twee, but I don't think I could face it on a day-to-day basis.'

One could only deny reality for so long, and by the following morning both Danny and Sawyer had accepted the fact that they may have to consider alternate plans for if (and as far as they were concerned, when) Mammoth Studios terminated their contracts. They knew that getting hired shouldn't be nearly as difficult as choosing somewhere they would both enjoy.

Danny threw an arm around Sawyer. 'I think we're just going to end up picking somewhere out of a hat when the time comes. We might as well give it a rest.'

'Couldn't agree more. So how do you plan on spending the day then?'

'Well, I-'

The pair were interrupted by the entrance of Jared, 'Hey, did either of you order a cab?'

The pair looked at each other, confused, 'Nope', Sawyer said, 'why do you ask?'

'Cause there's one waiting outside for you. Told me to mention someone called Peebo Pudgemeyer.'

The cab ride passed in relative silence. Their driver didn't even have much to tell them, bar the name of the caller and the location. Why on earth Pudge was sending them to some warehouse on the opposite side of town was beyond either of them.

They paid the driver, and began to walk towards the building, still unsure of why it was they were there.

'Hey, they're here!' a small voice yelled out.

The couple turned at that, only to be met with the site of their friends. Cranston, Woolie, Pudge...they had all made it out.

They barely had time to process it before Tillie rushed over to cover both of their eyes. 'No questions, and no peeking! Oh, I hope you're going to love this!'

They could scarcely have gotten in a question of they had tried, as they were both half dragged towards an undisclosed location. The only hint was the sound of a warehouse door being rolled

back when suddenly-.

Tillie released the two, and they struggled to regain their composure. Pulling themselves together, they looked up and-

They could barely believe their eyes. The sets, camera equipment, actors...everything was there. They glanced back at the others, as if asking for permission, before heading out to explore.

The two found themselves standing in front of the set. Admittedly, there was far less there than there was in the Mammoth Studios set, but what they had managed to actually get out there was amazing. Danny was about to speak when the pair both felt hands being placed on their shoulders. They turned to find themselves facing LB Mammoth.

He removed the cigar from his mouth to speak. 'Let's just say that Muntz was put firmly in his place after Danny left...Get yourselves into hair and makeup and we can get this show on the road.'