A few days pass and after the weekend Grayson was ready to go back to school.

"Come on, Gray, time for school." Jessica said moving the covers off of him.

"Momma, I don't wanna go to school."

"Grayson, you have to, honey."

"But I don't like them anymore!  What if I get sick again and they won't let daddy pick me up?"

"Honey, I promise you that's not gonna happen again."

"But what if it does?  What if they think you're not my momma and don't let you take me home--What if I'm stuck at school forever!!" Grayson begins to panic.

"Grayson honey, calm down!" Jessica says placing her hand on him and looking into his wide little eyes.

"Momma they didn't believe me.. They didn't believe that he's my daddy!"

"Momma fixed it and it's all better now, okay?"

Grayson nods his head and looks down with sadness in his eyes.

"Gray, please don't be sad."

"I wanna be legal.  I don't understand!  Why is everyone legal but me!  Nova is legal but I'm not!  Does daddy not love me?" Grayson looks up to his mother with a pout.

"Of course he loves you, Grayson!  You're his little boy.. He loves you so so much."

"Why am I not legal?  I don't even know what that means!"

"Nova is legally your father's because me and daddy are her mommy and daddy."

"But you're my mommy and daddy too."

"Yes Danny is your father, but Sam is your birth father..
Danny and I made Nova together, and your daddy Sam and I made You together.  He's your blood.. He's your legal father."

"But he's in heaven.. He can't pick me up from school... Can you make Danny my legal daddy?"

Jessica paused for a moment before answering.  Danny adopting Grayson would be like completely erasing Sam from the picture to her and that was something she did not want at all.

"We'll talk about it, okay?  For now we have to get you ready for school."

*Sighs* "Okay, I guess I'll go.. But I won't like it!!" Grayson hops out of bed then looks up to Jessica and points his little finger to her as he speaks.

"Okay." Jessica smiles softly and chuckles.

**

Grayson wasn't the first one to bring up adoption.  Just last night Danny came to her with the same idea.

"Jessica, can we talk?"

"Sure.  What's up?"

"Jess.. I've been thinking about this for a while, and this whole mess with the school really made me think about it.  I've been wanting to talk to you about..uh.. 
Um.. I wanted to ask you if uh.."

"What is it, honey?"

"... I want to legally adopt Grayson."

Jessica just stares at him not knowing what to say. She loved Danny and felt like he was already Grayson's father. Danny does everything for Grayson. She just didn't know how she felt about him adopting him. It was something she never thought of before.

"I'll let you think about it.. I know it's a lot to take in, but.. I love him like my own and if anything... *Sighs* If anything ever happened to you.. I'd have no say.. Like he's not even mine at all... I hate to think that way, but that's what has been on my mind!  I love our son.. and I want more than anything to make him mine.. I respect Sam as his father.. But I truly do believe that we are together for a reason.. Someone up above knew we both needed each other.. They knew Grayson needed a father.. I'm him, Jess."

Jessica blinked a few times and let what he just said process.

"Danny--"

"I know you have to think about it.. I just wanted to tell you how I feel.. He's my little boy.. and nothing will change that. I just want to make it official."

Jessica nods and looks down.

She never gave him an answer. She had a lot of thinking to do before she gave him one.

***

Present time.

Jessica went to work and George could tell there was something on her mind.

"What's up, sis?"

*Sighs* "..Nothing.. Everything is fine."

"I'm not too sure I believe that.
Come into my office so we can talk."

Jessica sat down and immediately started to cry.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. Everyone is fine.. I just don't know what to do!"

Jessica goes on and explains everything that happened at the school just days before, then she tells him what Danny brought up.

"Then last night Danny brought up adoption."

"Jess, you just had a baby, I don't think adopting another kid would be a good idea."

"He's talking about adopting Grayson!" Jessica says in an irritated tone.

"Oh!  Oh that makes sense.. Well I think that's a great idea.. Don't you?"

"I don't know.."

"What do you mean?"

"Well like I feel like he's already his dad.. I'm worried about just totally erasing Sam from his life.  He'd be a Huston now."

"Well no, he can keep Shepard too.  That's who he is.  Plus you're Shepard Huston.. He'd be like you."

"Yeah that's true.. Grayson asked me this morning if Danny could adopt him.. Of if he could be legal."

"What did you say?"

"I said we'd think about it."

"Do you want Danny to adopt him?"

"I do.. I just can't help but feel bad for Sam.. I know he's not here, but.. *Sighs* I don't know, I can't explain it."

"Jessie, I understand why you're feeling this way, but he'll still be his father.  Sam will always be his dad.. However you have to think about Grayson.  He wants Danny to adopt him.  Danny is a great dad to him.  Sam will always be his father, but he's gone, Jess.."

"George--"

"I'm sorry.  I uh.. I don't really know what to say, Jess.  I'm sorry.. I know I usually have all the answers, but uh..."

Jessica chuckles and rolls her eyes.

"It's fine..  I do feel bad for Grayson though.. He doesn't understand, George.  He loves his daddy so much and I'm so grateful to have met someone that loves my child like his own.. Maybe I'm just over thinking all of this..
I'll talk to Danny later.  Thanks for talking me."

"No problem.  Good luck.  I know none of this is easy.  It's a happy thing, but I understand it being a difficult thing as well."

Jessica nods her head as she stands up to hug him.

"Thanks again, George."