I'm fine if I can fool myself tonight

"I love you too." Brett replied.

Alex smiled and held his arms open for his grandchildren.

Cody wrapped his arms around Brett's neck, burying his face against Brett's chest.

Cole slid down from Dante's arms and went over to hug Alex.

Brett picked Cody up carefully.

Kari climbed down as well and went to hug Alex.
Alex hugged them close.

Cody wrapped his arms a little tighter around Brett's neck, relaxing against him.

Cole grinned as Alex hugged them. "Where's Aly?" he asked.

Brett carried him to their room.

"She's still asleep, she was woken up by granddaddy last night." Alex answered.

Cody smiled, kissing Brett's cheek.

"Oh..." Cole frowned. "Where's granddaddy?"

Brett smiled.

"He's out getting breakfast." Alex said.

"I'm sorry..." Cody said quietly, unsure if he'd annoyed Brett or not.

"What breakfast?" Cole asked.

"Why do you have to be sorry for baby?" Brett asked.

Ted stared at the test Grel had handed to him, "Are you sure this was from Julian's room?"

"Doughnuts." Alex said.

Cody shrugged his shoulders.

"You really think I'm stupid enough to get the wwrong room?" Grel asked, frowning.

"Yay!" Cole cheered.
Jasper smiled and shook his head at him.

Brett kissed the top of his head.

"No.... I just need to make sure....." Ted said before shaking his head and throwing the test down. "Damn it!"

Dante smiled as he watched.

Cody sighed softly and closed his eyes.

"What's so bad about it?" Grel asked curiously.

"Papa!" Alyssa called as she walked into the room, holding Mikey's hand, who had a nervous look on his face, hinting that he wasn't used to dealing with little kids.

"There's a chance its Remy's......" Ted growled, "It wouldn't be bad if it was just some strangers...."

Alex smiled, "Baby girl!" He said as he held his arms open.

"...you don't want your son to have a family?" Grel asked, simply because he knew Ted wouldn't try and do anything even if he annoyed him.

Alyssa let go of Mikey's hand and ran over to Alex. "Hi papa!"

"Yes! But not with that whore!" Ted said angrily but continued sitting, he wasn't going to get in his partner's face just because he was pissed.

Alex hugged her tightly, "How are you this morning baby girl?"

"Oh..." Grel said. "Well maybe you should have kept him living all alone like he had been...?"

Alyssa shrugged her shoulders, curling up against him, yawning.

"And have Cody hate me more....." Ted muttered.

Jay looked up as someone ran in the room, "What is it?"

"Still sleepy baby?" Alex asked.

"Good point." Grel said. "Why don't you actually try this thing where you're nice to him?"

"Hailey? What's up?" Seth asked when he saw his sister.
"I saw Grel hanging aroung Julian's room before...and...and Ted's talking to him in his office..." Hailey said, looking worried.

Alyssa shrugged her shoulders, not wanting to admit she was. "Wanted to see you and daddy." she mumbled.

Ted sighed, "Yeah and we can be friends while he is with my brother...."

Julian bit his lip hard, "T-The test..... Oh no i left it on the desk...."
Jay bit his lip, "He knows... We got to get Jude out of here!"

Alex hugged her close.

Grel rolled his eyes. "Thought you were a DiBiase? You lot, besides Brett, are meant to be good at getting what you want."

Seth frowned and hugged Julian close. "I won't let him near you." he said. He'd told his boss before he'd come home that he was taking time off, not wanting his family to get hurt again.

Alyssa yawned again and closed her eyes.

Ted snorted, "Brett is a puppy in this world of wolves..... My baby brother...."

Julian curled close.
"We have to get Julian out of the house soon....." Jay said scared for his son.

Alex rocked her gently.

"That's exactly my point." Grel said. "If you're actually nice to Cody, you might be able to get him back."

"I know." Seth said, nodding. "I have somewhere we can go...for now."

Alyssa relaxed against him, curling close.

Ted thought about it.

"Julian get your stuff ok...." Jay said before looking at Seth, "Where?"

Dante smiled as he watched.

Frankie rubbed his eyes as he felt someone touch his hair.

Grel waited quietly, leaning back in the chair he was sitting in.

"I'm sure you know where..." Seth said quietly.

"Aly okay?" Cole asked Alex quietly.

Raven pulled Frankie close, stroking his hair, calmer than he had been earlier.

Ted sighed, "How do i start being nicer to Cody......" He asked, "And its only going to be my Cody...."

Jay nodded. "I remember."
"Is papa coming to dad?" Julian asked as he came back, all his stuff in two bags.

"She's just tired." Alex answered.

Frankie blinked sleepily, he was slowly slipping into the same mind set he had had as Raven's pet.