Kirsten Cowen awoke to her husband shaking her violently by the shoulders. "Honey wake up!", Sandy Cowen commanded of his wife. "Huh?", she responded sitting straight up in bed. "What's wrong? Are Seth and Ryan ok?" She found herself already out of bed and getting dressed when Sandy stopped her. "The boys are fine", Sandy assured her. "Then what's wrong?", Kirsten asked in confusion. "Nothing, besides the fact that you were having a nightmare", her husband replied. "Oh", Kirsten said feeling the blood rush to her cheeks. Sandy's face burst out in a grin. It was all he could do to keep from laughing. "You know what?", Sandy said pulling his wife into a hug. "What?", Kirsten asked leaning back against her husband's broad chest. "I love you", he said. "I love you too", Kirsten responded.
The next morning Kirsten found herself waking up to an empty bed. "Great", Kirsten said spotting the note her husband had left telling her he had to work all day. "Guess this means I'm stuck with the guys." When Kirsten finally made her way downstairs she found the boys sitting on the sofa watching reruns of the Simpson's. How educational she thought to herself. Finally the boys noticed her standing there and smiled. "Hey Mom", Seth said his eyes still focused on the TV. "Hey Seth", she responded. "Morning Mrs. Cowen", Ryan said turning his whole attention towards Kirsten. "Morning", she responded with a smile. "You guys hungry?" "Ummm…that would be a definite yes", Seth said finally focusing his attention on his mom. "Ryan?", Kirsten asked. "Sounds good to me Mrs. Cowen", he responded. "Ok, you boys wash up and I'll be back with food soon", Kirsten said walking into the kitchen. "Ok Mom!", Seth yelled back. Kirsten had just put the pop tarts in the toaster when the phone rang. "Hello?", Kirsten said picking up the phone. "Hello Kirsten", a dark voice spoke from the other line. "Remember me?"