A/N: So I got this idea today and just started writing it, it takes place about ten years after "Henry's Mistake" (not the epilogue) I think it's kind of a weird beginning but I know where I'm headed so far and it gets better XD

Henry watched as Amie practiced, he was instantly reminded of Natalie in the way she played, completely unaware of anything other than her fingers and the keys. She finished the song and finally noticed him standing and he thought of when she was little and used to play with their little keyboard, putting on shows with Gabe for him and Natalie, standing up and bowing dramatically at the end of each song as he and Natalie applauded laughing. He sometimes wondered where that little girl had gone.

"Hi dad," She smiled brushing back a curl of hair from her face "did the bell ring already?"

"Yeah, need a ride home?"

"If you don't mind. I think I missed the bus."

"No problem," He grinned "I was leaving anyway, I have to pick up your brother."

She rolled her eyes grabbing her bag and following him out of the practice room, seeing a group of kids from his guitar class packing up their things.

"Just a sec," Henry mumbled "I forgot to lock the practice room." and he grabbed a set of keys off his desk and ran back around the corner to the practice room.

"Your dad's cute." One of the girls giggled, an eighth grader who was in Amie's math class, the other girls all giggle in agreement.

"Ew." Amie muttered.

"Is he seeing anyone?" Another asked.

Amie eyed her "Uh yeah. My mom."

"Oh." The girl looked disappointed, Amie wondered if these girls were actually dumb enough to believe that even if her parents were divorced, that they had any chance with a teacher, let alone a guy who had a daughter the same age as them. She hoped not.

"Bye Mr. Parker." The girls all waved as he came rushing back and turned to a stack of papers on his desk.

"Have a good weekend," He said distractedly without lifting his head, shifting though some of his papers before grabbing a few and setting the rest down "Ready?" He looked at Amie.

"Yup." Amie smiled following him to his car.

"So you want to tell me why you skipped class to go to the practice room?" He asked pulling out of the parking lot. She had come into his room last period of the day begging to use the practice room, in the middle of teaching a class he had agreed without question, but now he wanted an explanation.

"It was just independent study, and I wasn't skipping. I had permission."

"Okay, but shouldn't independent study be used for, I don't know, studying? I thought you have a Science test Monday."

"I do, but I have auditions for all-state Sunday."

Henry sighed "I was talking with Frank at lunch duty today," He told her, referring to her Science teacher "and he said you failed his last test, and you have a C- in his class. You need to bring your grades up, school comes before music."

Amie rolled her eyes, one downfall of going to the same school your father taught at was that he was on a first name basis with all of her teachers, at least next year when she went to the high school she wouldn't have to worry about this. "You sound like mom." She crossed her arms "What if I'm not the straight-A student she was? What if I'm not a genius? What if I'm not perfect? You weren't, you said you were terrible in school."

"I got my grades back up in college, but don't follow my example, I'm not proud of the grades I got back then. And we don't expect you to be perfect."

"You are turning into mom. Well even if she denies it, she expects me to be. Just like her."

"Are you saying you think that she's perfect?" He raised an eyebrow.

"No," Amie admitted "but she thinks she is." They pulled into the elementary school, Henry looked at her with a slightly disappointed expression.

"I thought you knew her better than that." He said, Amie was saved from coming up with a response as Gabe bounded into the car.

"Hi dad! Amie!" He grinned from the backseat, tossing his backpack behind him.

"Hey," Amie laughed fixing his glasses which were slipping down his nose.

"How was school?" Henry asked heading back onto the street.

"Great! I got a hundred on my spelling quiz!"

"That's awesome," Henry smiled, his eyes not leaving the road "You used to get A's too when you were his age." He added to Amie.

"It isn't hard to get straight-A's in fifth grade." She grumbled

"Hey!" Gabe said indignantly, Amie stuck out her tongue, he returned it gleefully, beaming at her afterwards. Henry's phone started to ring.

"Can you get that?" He asked handing it to Amie, he never talked on the phone while driving since getting in that accident years ago "I think it's your mother."

"Hi mom," Amie sighed, answering the phone "what's up? No, he's driving." She looked at Henry "She says she really needs to talk to you."

Henry sighed taking the phone "Nat I… what's wrong? Calm down. Just tell me what happened. Wait, she what? It's okay… I'm on my way with the kids right now… Yes I know… It isn't fair for her to do this again… I know, she was doing well… I know it's been years since she last saw... Listen to me, just calm down. I'm here, it's going to be okay, we'll be there in five minutes okay? I love you." He hung up and made a swift u-turn without saying anything to Amie or Gabe.

"What's wrong?" Amie asked looking at him, "Where are we going?"

"The hospital." He told them, glancing in his rearview mirror at Gabe "Your grandmother, she's um, sick."

"We're not little kids dad." Amie told him angrily "Just tell us what happened."

"She tried to kill herself." He breathed.

A/N: Thoughts?