Well it seems that you all liked the first chapter, so here's the second one! Enjoy!

Weekend Family Fun

Something, or more likely someone, was trying to wake her up. As much as she had been trying to ignore them and go back to sleep, they were running their hands through her hair and down her back, something that always soothed her, but today was slowly bringing her from her peaceful sleep.

Opening her eyes, Gabriella found Troy laying on his side of the bed, fully dressed, his left hand propping his head up, while his right continued to trail up and down her back and through her hair.

"Hey," she greeted him, her voice a little hoarse from just waking up.

"Hey beautiful," Troy replied, as he moved his left hand from under his head so he could lay it down on his pillow and be eye to eye with his wife. "How you feeling this morning?"

"Sore and achy," Gabriella answered honestly, knowing that lying to Troy would be no use, he always found out the truth eventually.

"I thought as much, that's one nasty bruise you gained yourself there, but don't worry, I came prepared," Troy said, sitting up and picking up two tablets and a glass of water from his bedside table and holding them out to Gabriella, who slowly sat and gratefully took them from him.

"Thanks," she said to him after she'd drunk the rest of the water and had settled herself into his arms, as they both lay back down. "Troy?"

"Yeah?"

"Where are the children?"

"Well, Chloe is at nursery and Matty and Oli are with Mum, she's going to pick Chloe up from nursery at half twelve as well and then take them to see Jake, Jazzy and Tabatha 'cause the girls got discharged early this morning."

"Oh okay, did you do all that while I was asleep?"

"Yup, Oli woke up at six forty five, so I got him dressed and we played with his cars for half an hour 'til Matty woke up and then we went in his room and repeated the process and then when I went in to wake up Chloe at about ten to eight she was already awake and starting to get dressed. She let me do her hair, but she was really quiet this morning, she barely spoke to the boys and only did me when she had to."

"That's strange," Gabriella replied. "I know she's a quiet girl, but she's not normally quiet around us and the boys, we'll have to see what she's like later. When are we getting them back?"

"Well they all wanted to see Grandpa, so sometime between Dad getting home from work and Mum wanting to start tea, unless she keeps them for that, I dunno, she said she'd phone when she's on her way, either way, so we're good and we have the whole day to ourselves."

"Really? Do we have plans?" Gabriella asked, as she relaxed more into Troy's embrace, happy that she's taken the pain killers before getting out of bed.

"Yep, I was thinking, although I may regret it later, that we could go shopping. It's Amber and Lillie's birthday soon, then Oli's and then Christmas, so we need to start shopping for that, but of course yours is coming up as well, so while we're there, maybe you can hint at some things you want, so I know what me and the littlies can give you, 'cause I really have no idea Gabs."

Gabriella laughed. "Well at least you're being honest and yes shopping sounds great, though while we're at it I think we should get something for Tabatha, I went and saw them straight from work so I didn't take anything and then Dad walked in with a balloon making me feel worse, I'm not sure what we should get her, but we definitely need to get her something."

"Okay, so now that we know what we're doing for the day, why don't you give me your breakfast order and I'll make it while you're getting dressed. So Dr Bolton, what will it be? Waffles or pancakes?"

"Erm…waffles and fruit sounds great please hon, but I'm buying lunch, you always sort out breakfast and then buy lunch, well not today dearest hubby, so don't even try and argue with me."

"Wouldn't dream of it," Troy answered, as he gave Gabriella a quick peck to the lips before getting up and heading off downstairs to make her breakfast.

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"Brie, they're back," Troy shouted up the stairs where Gabriella was finishing putting away their shopping in their bedroom.

The pair had had a great day shopping, even with their little tiff because Troy somehow managed to pay for lunch. They bought everything they needed for up and coming birthdays, made a good start on their Christmas shopping and Gabriella even managed to give Troy a few good ideas on what she wanted for her birthday.

Twenty minutes ago Lucille had phone to say she and Jack were now on the way with the children, but while on the phone to Troy, she had also expressed her concern for how quiet Chloe had been all day, apparently she barely spoke to anyone at nursery, apart from her favourite assistant, Shelley. This information, along with Chloe's quietness this morning told Troy and Gabriella something was obviously bothering their daughter and that they would have to talk to her later.

Troy opened the front door just as Gabriella came down the stairs and Jack pulled up out front. Leaving Gabriella to stand in the doorway, Troy went down to help unbuckle the children from the car and to get their car seats back. Troy received a sloppy kiss from Oliver, as he took him out and handed him to Lucille, who then also received an equally sloppy kiss.

Unbuckling Chloe, Troy expected a big hug and kiss but didn't get either, as soon as he'd lifted her from the car, she ran straight towards the house, straight towards Gabriella. Troy watched as Gabriella took their daughter into her arms and held her close, having not seen her since before work yesterday morning.

Seeing as Jack had taken care of Matthew and his car seat, Troy turned his attention back to removing the other car seats and putting them back in his car.

Ten minutes later, after fixing the car seats back into his car and waving off his parents, Troy finally went back inside. He found his family in the lounge, the television on quietly in the background, as the two boys played together with their cars and Gabriella sat on the couch with Chloe cuddled up in her lap. He walked over and took a seat next to his girls and it was only then that he realised that Chloe was crying against Gabriella's chest, as she did the best to stop their daughter's tears.

"Chloe I need you to stop crying for me honey so that you can tell me what's wrong and then Daddy and I will try and make it all better." Gabriella rocked her daughter from side to side, as she tried her best to comfort her.

"Daddy?" Chloe asked, lifting her head from against Gabriella's chest, giving her the chance to wipe away her daughter's tears.

"Yeah Daddy's behind you sweetie," Gabriella told Chloe, who immediately turned around and reach out for Troy who pulled her across into his lap, while moving closer to Gabriella so that Chloe's legs were resting in her lap, but also enabled him to wrap an arm around them both.

"Okay princess, why don't you tell us what's gotten you so upset today?" Chloe looked from Troy to Gabriella and then from Gabriella to Troy, as if seeking reassurance, something they both gave her in the form of a smile.

"I don't like it when you're sad," Chloe said softly while looking at Gabriella.

"What do you mean sweetie?" Gabriella asked, as she allowed Chloe to twist her wedding and engagement rings around her finger.

"Last night," Chloe answered while looking up at Troy.

"Chloe did you get up after I put you to bed last night?" Chloe nodded at her Dad. "Why sweetie?"

"I wanted to see Mummy and I heard the door so I got up to come and hug her," Chloe answered honestly.

"Sweetie, did you see me crying last night?" Chloe only nodded, as more tears rolled down her cheeks, but they were immediately wiped away by Troy. "Honey I just had a really bad day at work yesterday and needed to cry a little and get a hug from Daddy to make it all better, like you're doing now. We don't like seeing you crying Chloe, especially over me, I'm okay now."

"Promise?" Chloe asked, still absentmindedly playing with Gabriella's rings.

"I promise honey," Gabriella replied, as she reached forward and gave Chloe a hug, only for Troy to wrap his arms tightly around them both, claiming a group hug was needed.

"So what do you say to pizza for tea princess? You can choose some of the toppings." Chloe nodded enthusiastically, as she moved back over to Gabriella's lap for a proper mother daughter hug.

"What about you boys?" Troy asked his sons, who both stopped their playing to look at their Dad. "Want pizza for tea?" The boys both copied Chloe's enthusiastic nodding and after trying to remember what everybody wanted, Troy headed off to go and order, while Gabriella and Chloe joined the boys on the floor to play race cars, something that soon became a tickling fight when Troy finished ordering in.

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"Uncle Sam! Uncle Sam! Come in the sea with me?" Chloe asked, after being told she'd waited long enough after eating her sandwich.

Sam paused up from his sandcastle making with Matthew to answer Chloe. "I don't see why not, you wanna come as well Matty?"

"Gwampa come?"

"I don't know bud, I'll ask him." Sam responded, knowing Jack would do just about anything for his Grandchildren anyway.

"Dad, Matty wants you to come in the sea with us, you game?" Sam asked, his Dad who was making sand castles with Oliver.

"Yeah I'm game, you want to come in the sea with us Oli?"

"No, no, no," Oliver answered, clearly quiet happy with his bucket and spade.

"Okay then you stay and play with Auntie Sophie, let's go then guys," Jack got up and picked up Matty; while Sam picked up Chloe and went charging off towards the sea.

"You not gonna join them Troy?" Sophie asked, as she helped Oliver to refill his bucket with sand.

"Nope, I'm good where I'm at thanks," Troy responded, as he pulled Gabriella further back against his chest, as she sat contently between his legs.

"I'm so glad I was only little when you two got together, you're all lovey dovey now, I don't even wanna know what you were like when you first got together."

"We were a very reserved pair thank you very much," Troy told his youngest sister, while pulling a face at Oli who in turn completely missed putting his next spade full of sand into the bucket, he wasn't fazed though, just started dug the spade back in and this time the sand made the bucket.

"Yeah it wasn't long after I moved in with you Soph, so I wasn't exactly up for being overly lovey dovey in public or just around the house, as time went on yeah, I got more confident with things, but when we first got together I was really reserved."

Sophie laughed slightly. "I don't remember much from when you moved in Gabs, only that you were someone new for me to play with; I didn't really understand anything else."

"It's okay Soph, I wouldn't expect you to remember much, other than that I played with you, but that was good for me sometimes as well, being with you and Sam I didn't have to talk about my feelings and sometimes I would play with you on purpose just to forget for a bit and have fun instead, you two never failed to make me laugh or smile, even when I was at my lowest."

"I never knew that Gabs, thanks for telling me," Sophie replied, happy that her sister-in-law had shared something like this with her.

Gabriella simply shrugged not wanting to take the conversation any further, before grabbing her purse from her bag and standing up. "Come with me and get ice creams?" She asked Sophie, holding her hand out to her. "Troy can play with Oli and Mum can be ready with towels for when the others get back, please?" Sophie nodded and ruffled Oliver's hair quickly before taking Gabriella's offered hand and linking arms with her as they headed up the beach and towards the ice cream van.

TGTGTGTG

"Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama," Oliver chanted the following afternoon, as he crawled around Jack and Lucille's house trying to find Gabriella. He knew where she was, he'd just left that room to try and find the toy he wanted and now that he'd found it he wanted to give it to Gabriella, the only problem being he couldn't seem to remember where Gabriella was.

Getting bored of crawling around and trying to find his Mum, Oliver plopped himself down in the hall way out side the dining room, where Gabriella and the rest of the adults were all sat talking, and proceeded to play with the small toy piano he'd gone to collect.

"Oli you little Wally, what are you doing sat in the hallway?" Craig, who'd, left the dining room to go to the toilet, asked as he crouched down in front of the little boy, who stopped his playing and smiled up at him.

"Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama," Oliver once again chanted and emphasised each word with a noise from his toy.

"Mama's in the dining room where you left her," Craig supplied, as he stood up with Oli and his toy in his arms and walked him into the dining room. "See," He told Oli, making everyone in the room look at them. "She's still in her chair, right where you left her." Everyone laughed at Oliver's confused face, as he was passed from Craig to Gabriella, who thanked Craig for picking him up.

"Did you forget where you left me, little guy?" Gabriella asked Oli, who didn't reply, but hit some buttons on his toy, causing it to make a noise and wake up a sleeping Tabatha. "Okay you noisy thing, we'll go and play in the lounge with the others before you disturb Tabby even more," Gabriella said, as she stood up with Oliver and headed for the door. "Say come on Daddy."

Oliver laughed. "Dada come," Oli commanded and sure enough Troy got up and followed, making everyone laugh at just how much he was wrapped around his youngest child's little finger.

"So Jakey boy, how sleep deprived do you feel right now?" Troy asked, as Jake came into the lounge and flopped down onto the couch next to Troy and Gabriella.

"Eh, I'm tired, but not as much as Jazz. She always gets to Tabby before I do, even if I'm lying awake in bed, she gets up and gets her and when I go through and offer to burp her and change her, Jazz just tells me to go back to bed and that she'll do it. I feel so helpless because she's so tired, but she won't let me help her. I think she thinks, that because she's the one that has to do the feeding she has to do it all, but she doesn't, I don't want her to, but I don't know how else to help her without upsetting her."

"I did the same thing," Gabriella confessed, as she cuddled herself closer to Troy. "But Troy worked through it and helped me out; you can do the same Jake."

"How? I'm seriously willing to try anything, Tabby is only three days old, if things carry on Jazzy's just gonna wear herself out."

"Whenever Chloe would wake us up crying, I wouldn't even let Brie leave the bed. I'd go and get her and bring her back to Brie in her our bed so that she could feed her there, all she needed to do for that was sit up and arrange Chloe against her. Then when she was done feeding her I'd take her back and burp her and change her and then rock until she was asleep again, by the time I got back to our room Brie was already asleep or well on her way to it."

"That sounds great to me, but how do I get her to let me go and get Tabs, how do I convince her to stay where she is?"

"Talk to her before you go to bed, set down ground rules, tell her that when Tabatha starts crying she's not allowed to leave the bed, tell her you'll bring Tabby to her. If she tries to argue, don't let her, there's no arguments to be had because that's the way it's gonna work. You'll be fine Jake, you're both new at this, everyone takes time to adjust after their first child is born, you'll get there eventually, it just takes time."

"I'll try it tonight and if it works, I will love you forever Troy," Jake responded making everyone laugh and him lean back and close his eyes for a minute. It was only a minute because Oliver decided he needed to disturb his quiet time.

"UG!" Oli announced loudly and pulled on Jake's trouser leg until he picked him up and settled him on his lap, allowing Oliver to wrap his tiny arms around his Uncle and cuddle him close.

"And that my dear family is why everyone needs a toddler," Gabriella announced making everyone laugh and causing Jake to bounce his legs making Oliver laugh and giving everyone a little bit of his baby Bolton joy.

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It's a little later than planned and I'm sorry but I've been having a little trouble writing recently, it's in my head but simply didn't want to come out :)

I…erm, cried myself to sleep last night guys and so my day has been pretty rubbish, I'm not asking for sympathy just for you to give me some lovely reviews about my hopefully lovely chapter!

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