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To those who were wondering about Alex's gift in the first story-it will be revealed in this story. Just be patient with me please.

"One tall hot chocolate and one grande café mocha."

"That's us Will," said a woman as she finished texting someone. The two made their way to pick up their order. The boy stretched out his hand for his drink but the woman shook her head. "I'll carry it back to the table for you." The pair was about to make their way back to their table when something caught the woman's eyes. "Hold on, Will. These cakes look absolutely delicious." As his grandma was trying to decide which cake she should get, Will got a whiff of her coffee. It smelled delicious. He suddenly wished his grandma hadn't ordered hot chocolate for him.

"Grandma?" asked the little boy.

"Yes darling?"

"Can I have coffee too?"

"No."

The boy pouted. "Why not?"

"It's a grown up drink, Will."

"Oh." Will pursed his lips. "So does that mean you have to be a certain age to drink it like mommy's and daddy's special drinks?"

The woman took her eyes away from the cakes and looked at her grandson. She didn't want to lie to him. "No, but it's not good for kids."

"Why not?"

"It stunts your growth."

Will let his grandmother's words sink in. "What does 'stunt' mean?"

The grandma gave a little laugh. "Are you ever out of questions?" The boy shook his head. "It basically means to stop or slow down. So when I say that coffee will stunt your growth, I mean that it'll keep you from growing. Trust me, with half of your dad's genes in you, you are already at risk for being short."

The boy looked at his grandma amazed. "Coffee can't really do that, can it?"

"That's what my mom told me."

"You drink coffee and you're not short. So does Mom, and she's not short too."

"Yes, but we didn't start drinking it until we were adults."

Will crossed his arms and looked skeptical. "Grandma I think you're making this up."

The woman couldn't help but smile. "Now why would I do that?"

"Mom says that you sometimes make up things to make you sound smart."

The woman rolled her eyes. "Your mom doesn't know what she's talking about."

"That's what she says about you. Hey look-there's a doctor. I bet she knows if it's true of not. Let's go ask her!" Before the woman could protest, Will was already walking very quickly towards the doctor.

Will walked directly up to the doctor and asked, "Does coffee really stop people from growing?"

"Excuse me?" The brunette doctor was waiting by the door to the boy's bathroom when she noticed a boy making his way rather quickly towards her. She figured he had to use the bathroom, so she was surprised when he stopped in front of her.

"Well, grandma said-"

"William Alexander Atwood! You know you are not supposed to run off by yourself!" huffed the angry woman.

Will dropped his eyes. "I know, but I wasn't running. I was walking very fast."

The grandma narrowed her eyes. "Don't get smart William. It's still the same thing. What if someone grabbed you and took you away. Away from your mommy and daddy. You'd never see them again. Is that what you want?"

Will continued to keep his eyes on the floor. "No."

The woman softened and hugged her grandson. "I didn't mean to yell. It's just, you know you're not supposed to that."

"I'm sorry grandma."

She let out a sigh. "Just don't do it again, okay?" She felt him nodding his head against her. She then remembered the doctor. She looked at the doctor. "I'm sorry about…." The grandma let her words trail off. There was something familiar about the doctor. Then it hit her. Her eyes widened. "Alex?"

Alex nodded her head. "Hey Julie." Alex couldn't believe the sight in front of her. One minute she was just standing there. Then, out of nowhere, a boy was asking her something about coffee. Before she could even register it, she heard a familiar voice. Better yet, she heard a familiar yell. She looked up to see that it belonged to the one and only Julie Cooper. Having been on the receiving end of her yells before, Alex couldn't help but feel a little bad for the boy. Seeing Julie softening up actually surprised the brunette. When the older woman finally acknowledged her, she saw the look of curious wonder spread on Julie's face. Alex saw the moment when Julie realized who she was. "How are you?"

Julie just continued to look at Alex. She just couldn't believe that she ran into Alex of all people. Then Alex's questioned registered. ""Uh, fine and you?"

"Good."

"Your hair…."

Alex reached out to touch her hair. "Yeah. I forget that I dyed it sometimes."

"It looks great," Julie said, still a bit shocked.

Alex smiled. "Thanks." Julie nodded absently. It wasn't until she heard her grandson's voice that she was brought back to reality.

"Do you know her grandma?" asked Will.

Julie shook her head clear. "She was a friend of your mom's. Alex this is my grandson Will. Will, this is Alex-is it still Kelly?" Alex nodded her head. "Oh, where are my manners? This is Dr. Alex Kelly."

"Just Alex is fine."

Will looked at the doctor. "You're really pretty."

"Thanks," replied Alex.

"But my mom's prettier," stated Will.

Alex nodded her head in agreement. "Of course."

Will gave her a smile. "My middle name's Alexander."

"I heard." Alex also heard his last name. Atwood.

"Yep. Mom says it's after a special friend of hers. Since I'm special too, Mom decided to give me the name too."

Alex remained silent. She wasn't sure what to think of that.

Julie let out a small nervous laugh. "This is certainly a nice surprise. Not to sound rude," began Julie, "but why are you standing outside the men's bathroom?"

As if on cue, two boys came out of the bathroom. "Mom! Joey splashed water on me," said the younger one.

"I did not," protested the older boy.

"Boys…" Alex said in tone that told them to stop arguing.

"Sorry mom," both said in unison.

Alex turned to face Julie. "Julie, Will-these are my sons Joey and Kyle. Joey, Kyle,-this is Julie Cooper-Nich-"

"Oh it's just Cooper now," interrupted Julie.

"Right. Joey, Kyle-this is Julie Cooper and her grandson Will."

"Hi," both boys said shyly.

"Hi, Nice to meet you two." Julie looked at the two boys. They didn't look much like Alex, apart from the hair. However, they didn't even have that since Alex was naturally blonde.

A silence fell upon the group, but it was quickly broken by Alex. "So Joey, Ms. Cooper thinks my hair looks great."

A smile crept over Joey's face. "I told you so."

Alex let out a laugh and rolled her eyes. She saw Julie's questioning look. "He was the one that told me I should dye my hair. He said I'd look great."

"Well, you've got a really smart kid there, Alex."

Alex noticed the triumphant smile on her son's face. "Please don't remind me. So, what are you doing in LA?"

"Just a little weekend getaway with my little man here," Julie answered as she ruffled Will's hair. "We have a table if you guys wanna-"

"Actually we are on our way out. Sorry, we just-"

"It's okay," assured Julie. "I guess…it was good to see you again."

Alex nodded her head. "Yeah." She took her sons' hands. "Boys tell Ms. Cooper and Will bye."

"Bye," Joey and Kyle said.

"I'll see you around Julie," Alex said. She turned her gaze towards Will. "It was great meeting you." Will smiled at her. "Bye." Alex and her sons left leaving a still surprised Julie Cooper.

"Darn!" exclaimed Will.

Julie looked at her grandson. "What is it?"

Will had a look of disappointment on his face. "I never got my answer."

Julie chuckled. "Don't worry. Something tells me that won't be the last time we see her."

"What do you mean grandma?"

Julie shook her head. "It's nothing. Now, tell me more of what your mom says about me."