Walking out of the bathroom drying the ends of her hair with a towel Stephanie was half expecting Hunter to have disappeared whilst she was in the bathroom but as she entered her room fully she saw him sat on the end of the bed just watching for her. Dropping her towel onto the vanity table she picked up her comb as she took a seat in front of the mirror and started to silently comb her hair.

The silence he was getting from Stephanie was a little unnerving for Hunter so he did the one thing he used to do when she was mad at him when they were married and he wanted to talk to her, he got up from his seat on the bed and walked the short distance to where she was sat at her vanity table and took the comb from her hands and started to comb her hair for her, "are you mad at me?"

Staring at him in the mirror she had to remind herself not to shake her head so she didn't end up getting her hair pulled, "no."

Well at least he now knew she wasn't mad at him but he didn't know why he was getting the silent treatment, "are you having second thoughts about telling Mikey about us? If you are I don't mind if you just want me to leave and we continue to date in secret until you are comfortable telling him."

Sighing softly she didn't know what her problem was other than just sheer panic that her life was actually coming together and in her head she thought it was going to fall apart again any second as she never was happy for long. She wasn't sure how to explain her problem to him without sounding a little crazy, "it's not that, I'm just a little afraid that everything is going to fall apart any minute. It isn't you, there is nothing you can do to make me feel better, it's just something I need to work on within myself."

Frowning he felt bad that she thought it was all going to fall apart, not that he could blame her as the last time they had been happy he had kicked her to the curb, "I'm not going to make the same mistakes that I made before a second time, I promise. If there is anything I can do to make you feel better then please let me know."

Smiling softly in the mirror at him she appreciated the sentiment, "thank you."

Silently Hunter finished combing her hair before he put the comb back on the vanity table, "all done."

Standing up she turned around and gave him a quick kiss, "thank you."

Taking his hand in hers she led him down the stairs towards the kitchen pausing briefly just outside, "stay here a minute, I just want to talk to Mikey first and then I'll invite you in."

Nodding his head he would allow her to do whatever she wanted because he was nervous about how Linda was going to react to him still being here.

Linda looked down at her watch aware that she really needed to get going soon but also aware that Stephanie needed her so she was torn between her campaign and her daughter. Watching her Grandson happily eating his toast completely oblivious to the drama that had unfolded around him but over him she was relieved that Stephanie had been so smart when it came to her relationship with Hunter and Mikey because it meant her Grandson was not going to get hurt.

Inhaling deeply Stephanie turned and walked into the kitchen smiling softly at her Mom before she turned her attention to Mikey, "have you been a good boy for Grandma?"

Nodding his head vigorously he looked up at his Mom proudly, "yups, I eats my toast."

Walking over to him she smiled at her Mom before she pressed a soft kiss to her son's head and took a seat across from him, "okay good because Mommy would hate to have to send your surprise away."

His eyes widened at the news that he had a surprise, "a su'pise? For me? What is it?"

Tilting her head to the side Linda was confused, "yes Stephanie, what is this surprise?"

Biting down on her lip nervously she hated to think that her Mom would disapprove of this, "if I told you what it was it wouldn't be a surprise now would it? Seeing as you've been a good boy though I guess you can have it now." Turning to the door she gulped hoping and praying that Mikey was excited, "you can come in now."

Hearing the permission to enter the kitchen Hunter took a few steps until he was stood in the doorway, "why hello there."

Mikey flew off his seat and ran over to Hunter throwing his arms around him, "Hunner! Mommy you gots Hunner to comes to sees me?"

Smiling at the way Hunter picked Mikey up and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before he walked him back to his chair sitting him down in front of his breakfast she shook her head, "he came to see me actually but he wanted to see you too."

Hunter took a seat next to Stephanie at the table and discreetly held her hand under the table.

Stephanie smiled at her boyfriend holding his hand, "Mikey, there's something serious that I want to talk to you about."

Frowning Mikey looked up from his toast, "kay."

"You know how you've been staying with Grandma and Grandpa a lot as Mommy has been going out?"

Nodding his head he didn't quite understand what she was saying, "yups. I likes staying wiv Poppy and Gramma, they's fun."

Chuckling she knew that, "I know you do baby. Well what I wanted to tell you is that Mommy has a boyfriend."

"Does that mean Poppy will be happy now?"

Laughing she shrugged, "I don't know, your Poppy is hard to predict. Do you want to know who my boyfriend is?"

Mikey nodded his head, "will I likes him?"

Squeezing Hunter's hand gently she lifted their joined hands and placed them on the table, "Hunter and I are together, he is my boyfriend."

"I likes Hunner."

With that said Mikey immediately turned his attention back to his breakfast seemingly uninterested in her having a boyfriend but that was okay with her as any reaction other than a bad reaction was okay.

Linda was surprised firstly that Stephanie had told Mikey about her and Hunter but she was also surprised by how little Mikey cared. Looking at her watch she realised that she needed to leave so she moved to grab her jacket to pull it on, "okay well I had better get going. Stephanie will you walk me out?"

Gulping she nodded her head figuring her Mom was going to have a go at her after what she had walked in on this morning, "sure."

Smiling at her daughter Linda picked up her bag and put it over her shoulder before she walked back over to Mikey and kissed the top of his head, "you be a good boy for your Mom and I will see you soon."

Tilting his head back he smiled at his Grandma before he turned his attention to his Mom, "can Hunner stay p'ease?"

Letting go of Hunter's hand she shrugged her shoulders as she stood up, "why don't you convince him to stay whilst I let your Grandma out?"

She knew that Hunter had already agreed to stay but if Mikey was the one that asked him to stay she felt it might go a little easier than it could.

Hunter turned his head as he watched Linda and Stephanie leave the kitchen, he really hoped that Linda didn't have a go at his girlfriend because she sure as hell didn't seem happy right now.