Whew! I'm actually doing a sequel for one of my stories. I know the title sucks, but I couldn't come up with anything...

Quote of the day:

When you figure out love is all that matters after all, it sure makes everything else, seem so small. Carrie Underwood, Song - So Small

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Change Part 2

It had been two years since Maureen and Joanne took Jake in and adopted him. They're bond as a family had grown stronger than ever during those two years too. Not only had the family bond grown, but their little three person family had grown too.

A year after the whole Jake situation, Maureen had grown up a little, so Joanne asked if they could adopt another kid. After taking almost a month to decide, Maureen finally made up her mind, and the couple, plus Jake, went down to the adoption agency and adopted a three-year-old girl named Aliyah, Ally for short.

A year later Joanne huddled over Maureen in bed, trying to shake her awake.

"Maureen please wake up." Joanne sighed in annoyance. "It's Ally's first day of school, and she wants you to come with us."

"Fine!" Maureen huffed and sat up in bed, her sleepy eyes shooting daggers towards Joanne. "But just to let you know, tonight I am noting giving you any. I am coming in here to use this bed for sleep only!"

Joanne shrugged then crawled off the bed. "Okay…that's your decision."

Maureen pouted and crossed her arms, she hated waking up early. However the thought of being tired left her mind, as soon as she realized what she had said to Joanne. "Wait Joanne!"

Joanne turned around with a knowing smile. "What?"

Maureen flashed an innocent smile. "I take that back…I would give up sleep for sex any day."

Joanne giggled as she headed out of the bedroom. "I thought so."

"Mama!" Ally shouted with excitement as she ran for Joanne and jumped in her arms. "Wanna see something?"

Joanne smirked as she walked into the kitchen and set her down on the counter. "Sure."

"Okay…" Ally said and took in a big breath. "This is how old I am." She brightly smiled while holding up her little hand, and four little fingers. "Four."

"That's very-"

"I'm not done Mama." Ally cut in and then held up both hands, with all ten fingers. "And this is how old Jake is!"

Joanne smiled and waited for her cue to speak. When Ally didn't speak anymore, she walked over and kissed her on the forehead. "I'm very proud of you; you're like an adult."

"You think!?" Ally excitedly asked.

"Morning mom." Jake replied while walking into the kitchen, giving Joanne a quick hug.

"Morning." Joanne smiled at the nice hug from her son. "Are you ready for your first day of fifth grade?"

Jake shrugged and pulled out a juice from the fridge. "I guess…"

"Guess what Jake?" Ally taunted and didn't wait for her brother to answer. "Mama said I was just like an adult."

"Good for you Al." Jake said and then retreated out of the kitchen to get his school stuff ready.

Just then Maureen came staggering into the kitchen, not at all ready for the surprise attack from Ally.

"Mommy!" Ally yelled while jumping on the diva's back.

"Fuck Ally!" Maureen shouted, earning herself a slap on the shoulder from Joanne. "I mean…jeeze Ally…mommy isn't ready for your attacks so early in the morning."

"Sorry mommy." Ally shyly said her eyes then shifted to Joanne. "Mama, what does fuck mean?"

Joanne rolled her eyes towards Maureen, it had been nearly two years since they had kids, you'd think the diva would have learned to watch her mouth by now. "It means nothing. It is also a word you will never use ever. You got that! Mommy has a potty mouth, and it needs to be washed out with soap."

Ally nodded in understanding towards her mama's stern voice, knowing that nothing but bad would come out of using that new word she just heard. She didn't quite comprehend why she couldn't say some things, but she understood that if Joanne told her not to say something in her lawyer/mother voice, then she couldn't say them at all.

Ally then giggle in Maureen's ear. "Uh oh, mommy you're in trouble!"

Maureen slid Ally off her back. "I am not in trouble, now go get ready for school."

"Okay!" Ally cheered as she skipped out of the kitchen and to her bedroom.

"Maureen…you have to watch your mouth around the kids, how many times do I have to tell you?" Joanne scolded.

Maureen sighed. "I know, I know." She then arched an eyebrow, and a smirk hit her lips. "Maybe your mouth should talk to mine, then maybe it will learn a lesson of what words I can and can not use."

Joanne smirked and walked forward, wrapping her arms around Maureen's neck. "Like this?" She questioned before placing her lips softly against Maureen's.

Maureen nodded as they pulled away. "But you know…I think if you added a little tongue, I would understand what you were saying a little better…"

"Show me how you talk then…" Joanne whispered before leaning back in. However before their lips connected, Jake walked back into the room.

"Mama, I can't find my sweat shirt." He called out causing Maureen and Joanne to jump apart.

Maureen pinched Joanne's ass, "Well carry on later…" She winked before leaving the kitchen.

Joanne giggled before turning her attention to her son. "Did you check your closet?"

After a successful first day of school, Maureen picked up her children and brought them home, and sat them in front of the TV before Joanne arrived home from work.

"Mommy?" Ally pouted. "Can we play?"

Jake quickly turned his head away from the screen, his head nodding. "Yeah! Can we? Before Mama comes home and makes us read…"

Maureen sighed. "Well…only because I feel sorry that you have to read."

Jake and Ally both stood up, pulling Maureen to her feet. All three stood in a line in front of the coffee table, and then the diva signaled for their game to start.

"It's morphing time!" Maureen shouted connecting her two wrists together.

"Red Ranger!" Jake yelled.

Maureen giggled. "Pink Ranger!"

"Mommy!" Ally whined. "I'm the pink one."

Maureen nodded. "Right how could I forget?" She cleared her throat and tried again. "Yellow Ranger!"

"Pink Ranger!" Ally shouted and the three battled imaginary villains in the living room, until someone got hurt.

"Mommy!" Ally shouted her lungs screeching out a painful cry, due to hitting her head on the coffee table. "IT HURTS!"

Jake rolled his eyes, his sister always did this when she was hurt…over exaggerate. And he hated to hear her cry, so he left for his room. "I'm going to go get a start on reading…"

"Oh come here Al…" Maureen said and pulled her daughter into her arms, checking her head for any damage. "No blood."

"There's blood!" Ally screamed.

"No blood, no blood!" Maureen quickly said. "You're fine; you're going to be fine."

Ally relaxed into her mommy's touch, soaking in all the attention she was receiving. She finally calmed down about two hours later, and laid comfortably against Maureen's chest, with her thumb in her mouth.

"Are you all better now?" Maureen asked.

Ally slowly nodded.

Shortly after Joanne entered the apartment and announced her presences. "I'm home."

It wasn't long until Ally began to cry again. "Mama!"

Maureen's eyebrow knitted together in confusion. "I thought you said you were better?"

Ally shook her head, wanting to get noticed by Joanne. "Mama it hurts!"

Joanne was quickly in the living room, holding Ally close to her. "What hurts?"

Ally mumbled something and then buried her face on Joanne's neck. Before Joanne could ask any questions there was a knock on the door.

"Honeybear could you get that?" Joanne asked while she took a crying Ally into the master bedroom to calm her down.

Maureen stood up and walked over to the door, and pulled it open to reveal a woman, someone Maureen had never met before.

"Hi…" Maureen said unsurely.

The woman smiled. "Hi I'm Jakes mother…his real one."

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I'll have more Jake in the next chapter, I wanted to introduce Ally in this one.

ps. I don't own Rent.