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Here is part 2...

"This is a terrible, terrible idea." Callie collapsed down next to Brandon and his new girlfriend who were sat together on the couch as the room slowly filled.

"Well good luck stooping the twins, they seem pretty set." Brandon replied, not quite providing the comradery Callie was hoping for.

"I don't even know how Jesus persuaded Mariana. I thought she at least would process this is a one-way ticket to ass-kick land." She continued to stress. She wasn't sure if she was more worried about getting caught or more just disappointed in the turn her evening had taken.

"Come on Cal, it's not like Moms are gonna throw us out the house."

"I had a friend who had a party when his parents were out of town once." Taylor weighed in. "He got busted and his parents sent letters to like everyone who was there with a list of all the damage. He was grounded for like, ever." Taylor sipped at her beer as Brandon and Callie looked to her, unimpressed.

"Oh but, that totally won't happen to you guys, I mean...you're a lot smarter than him." she desperately tried to assure them before muting herself with her can.

"OK look, worst case, Moms find out. This wasn't our doing anyway, it's Jesus and Mariana's party."

"We aren't exactly shutting it down though, are we?" Callie reasoned. "We're the older kids, we're in charge when Moms aren't here."

"Well we're not to meant to be here either so we're not technically in charge." Brandon smiled, his own beer maybe clouding his judgement.

Callie sighed nervously, playing with her necklace as Brandon nudged her arm.

"Just relax Callie, honestly. It'll be fine."

"I think you need a drink." Taylor smiled, hopping off the sofa and grabbing a beer from the side.

"Really, I'm good. At least one of us needs to stay sober." Callie replied, resigning to her fate.

"Well good for you. I totally admire that, you know. Not drinking when everyone else is." Taylor smiled. "Like when we all go online tomorrow and there'll be all the drunken photos but like not you, because you think ahead and that's like really admirable. I mean 'cause you know what it's like then there's all of the liking and comments and you wonder well do they like it because I'm making an ass out of myself or are they liking it because they like me or…"

As Taylor's babbling went on Callie was suddenly feeling more like that beer.

"Well, thanks." she decided to cut her off sooner rather than later at the first hint of a gap. "If you excuse me I'm gonna go find Mariana." she moved off the sofa rubbing her temple.

"Hey no party pooping!" Brandon order through a playful tease before pulling Taylor closer to himself and into a kiss.

"OK...this is my favourite moment ever. There has never been a moment so perfect or pleasurable ever in the history of the world. Don't you agree?" Stef murmured, her eyes closed and body in bliss.

"Well, I kind of enjoyed the wedding and the moments each of the three adoptions went through but no, hot tubs. That's gotta be it." Lena teased, her own head back against the edge of the tub.

"A hot tub with my beautiful wife who every time I look at or touch I re-experience all those moments at once." Stef leaned over to caress and kiss Lena's hand.

"Oh, nice save!" Lena laughed, opening an eye to peer at a smiling Stef.

"I am a pretty remarkable lady, just ask my ever satisfied spouse."

"I'll be sure to, I'm sure she'd give you a glowing report." Lena crawled on top of her wife, finally prying open her eyes.

"Well hello there." she kissed her on the lips as Lena floated on to her lap before Stef cleared her throat and pointed to the entrance. They had already enjoyed 20 minutes of the empty pool room though the arrival of another couple indicated their privacy had come to an end.

Spotting them, Lena settled back to her place beside, Stef pulling her under her arm as the other couple splashed into the pool. The interruption of the moment cast Stef's mind back to other things.

"You know, speaking of those adoptions..."

"Stef..." Lena cut her off before she even had to say it. "You said yourself, they'll be fine. Everything was sorted."

"Hey you had your mini-freak-out in the car, now I can have mine."

"And you were the one who convinced me in the car that we deserve this and the kids are old enough to be OK. We probably could have even left them in the house. Callie or Brandon at least."

"Yes, yes. I know." Stef sighed dipping down further into the water.

"Then let's just focus on us. Why is this coming out now all of a sudden?"

Stef closed her eyed again, resting her head back to hopefully recapture some of that relaxation.

"Maybe I'm just not good at relaxing. As soon as I fall into it I know it can't last so I have to think of everything that will ruin it. Right?"

Lena moved to her side, wrapping an arm across Stef's chest.

"Well get back your car mentality, shall we?"

"Ha! I'm always more relaxed when I'm driving. Maybe it's because it clears my head and demands my focus."

"Well how about I demand your focus then?" Lena whispered flirtatiously, her hands wandering around Stef's body and piquing her attention.

"We've done the fancy meal thing, the spa thing, the inappropriately hands on in the hot tub thing." she added with a husk as Stef raised an eyebrow.

"How about now we do the room thing." she leaned up and kissed her cheek. "And you let me do some backseat driving."

Stef purred slightly, leaning down to Lena'a gasping smile.

"Well I'm not entirely sure what that means but I reckon it's is a pretty head-clearing offer."

"Oh it is..." Lena bit her tongue as they both got possessed by urgency and hopped out, grabbing towels.

As they quickly gathered their things Stef spied a missed call on her phone. The number wasn't a recognised one but she noticed there was a message left.

As they moved through to the changing area, she put it to her ear, taking it in and sighed.

Think we may have to hold that thought." she informed Lena, hanging up the answerphone.

What's the phone message? Will Callie ever relax? Will Taylor ever stop talking? Would love to know your thoughts...

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