A/N: Here is the sequel to Lord of the Rings! Please review, it honestly improves my life. :)

"Kate!" Rachel said. "Dinner is for eating, not making things with."

I glanced over at the more outgoing twin, who had sculpted five little people with her food. They had mashed potato bodys, giant meat ball heads, and curly pasta hair. I laughed before I could stop myself.

Rachel shot daggers at me. "Jesse!" she hissed. "As much as I want to encourage my daughters creative streak, children need to eat! They're growing!"

I smiled. "Sorry." I said.

Kate didn't look up from her plate. She and Lily seemed to be admiring her artistic brilliance.

Then Lily spoke. "Katie." she said. "Who are they?"

Kate lifted her head, and launched into an explanation. Wow, she was very verbal for her age. But then again, her mother was Rachel.

"Those two." she pointed at the smallest ones, "Are me and Lily. Then that one is mummy."

I tried not to laugh. Rachel's body seemed to be missing a carrot stick arm. "That one right next to her is daddy."

Rachel gasped quietly, but then shook her head when Lily looked at her.

"Who's that one?" I asked, pointing at the figure on the other side of Rachel.

Kate's answer surprised me. "That one is Jesse." she said softly.

What?

Kate seemed to realise that everyone was waiting for more, so she continued. "Jesse's mummy's friend, he's part of the family too."

That answer surprised me. Did Kate really think of me as family? It had been two months since my arrival in Seattle, and I had been coming over alot to hang out with Rachel and her kids. We were just friends though, but I guess toddlers wouldn't understand that.

Kate and Lily were almost two now, and for their birthday, Rachel was taking them to Ohio to see her dads. They hadn't seen much of their grandchildren before.

I thought I wouldn't be included in the holiday, why would I be? But then Lily said something which made me shocked.

"Mummy." she said. "Is Uncle Jesse coming to Lima with us?"

UNCLE Jesse?

A small part of me wondered whether Rachel had told them to call me that, but I brushed the thought away. I was just a friend, and the twins thought of me as a very close family friend. That was all.

I wouldn't intrude on their little family, try and be anything more. They had a dad. I couldn't replace Tyler. I was perfectly content with just being back in Rachel's life, wasn't I?

I had to be.

Rachel answered quickly. "Um, Lily, Jesse might be busy..."

"I'd be happy to come." I offered.

Oops. Just friends, Jesse.

Well, the twins obviously wanted me there, so that wouldn't hurt anyone, would it?

But it would hurt Rachel, if I came on too strong. If she thought I was looking for something more than friendship.

"But." I added. "I'll have to check with my boss."

To stay in Seattle, I had to take a while off from work. But I wasn't in any shows for a while anyway, after Spring Awakening. I had the money, I had the fame.

So I'll just have to hope nothing comes up yet.

Because every single moment with Rachel was worth it.

"Yay!" Lily and Kate shouted. Rachel smiled at me. "I guess thats sorted then." she said.

I prayed I wasn't imagining the happiness in her voice.

A/N: What did you think? And yes, the twins are quite mature, but they are nearly two, and Rachel's their mum.

Oh, and the reason I spell mom mum is because...

I AM A KIWI!

(If you don't know what that is, its what they call us New Zealanders.)

(If you don't know what that is, look it up.)

Should I continue? :)