Well, chapter 2 is finally up! Thank you so much for your kind reviews! I appreciate knowing that my little project is enjoyable to others! Without further ado, chapter 2!

Chapter 2

The week before Klaus came home dragged on longer than any of the Baudelaires or Quagmires could have imagined. Sunny tried to keep busy at school, but even the exciting conversations she has with Scott Spats couldn't hold her attention. Violet tried to keep busy with her inventions, but the gears in the clock she was repairing were no match for the gears that turned in her mind as she eagerly awaited the arrival of her sibling and best friend.

Meanwhile, in a room very far from the Baudelaire and Quagmire homes, the two remaining siblings frantically packed their bags.

"Klaus, have you seen my black boots?" Isadora Quagmire called across the room. "I can't find them anywhere and we leave in a half an hour!"

Klaus Baudelaire smiled at her. "Izzie, you packed them last night! Don't you remember? You were so worried about forgetting where you packed them that you wrote a couplet about it! 'Don't forget your boots of black/in the suitcase they'll be packed!'"

"God, why did you have to remind me of that?" Isadora laughed, "That poem was awful! 'black' and 'packed' don't even rhyme!"

"Don't blame me, you're the one suggested an extra bottle of chardonnay at dinner!" Klaus gently teased her.

"Another brilliant idea by the great Quagmire!" Isadora chucked with a bow.

"Anyways, we better head out if we want to catch our plane. I figure we should get there early enough for the pilot to find us." Klaus said as he escorted Isadora out of the room and into the taxi waiting outside.

"Klaus, are you sure we're ready to tell the family? Aren't you worried about how they might take it?" Isadora asked Klaus as she slid into the cramped taxi.

"It'll be alright. After all, the world is quiet here." He said as he kissed her forehead.

As the tedious week reached its end, the Baudelaires and Quagmires all gathered at Quigley and Violet's house, eagerly awaiting Klaus and Isadora's arrival. The kitchen and dining room were buzzing with excitement. Sunny was putting the finishing touches on her meal. She had prepared a delightful Caesar salad as an appetizer, fettuccini alfredo as the main course (she knew it was one of Isadora's favorite meals), and Klaus's favorite custard eclairs for dessert. Violet and Quigley were busy setting the table and hanging some decorations, while Duncan made an exciting playlist of songs to entertain the guests. It was shaping up to be a great party! The only thing missing were the two guests of honor. However, before anyone could open their mouths to ponder where the missing guests were, the front door whipped open.

"Someone said there was a party here?" Isadora said, striking a pose as she walked through the door.

"Now there is!" shouted Klaus as he burst through the door, striking an even goofier pose than Isadora.

Immediately the entire room burst into laughter and hugs. It had been quite some time since the entire family was reunited and everyone was very happy about it. After the initial hugging had died down, Quigley ushered Klaus and Isadora into the very finely decorated room. Shortly after everyone had begun eating, everyone seemed to have a million questions for Klaus and Isadora.

"Listen, we can't really go into detail about where we were or what we were doing, as that is confidential, but we do have some exciting news." Klaus began, anxiously looking next to him at Isadora, silently begging her to do the rest of the talking.

"Right, and much of our work was excruciatingly boring so you probably wouldn't want to hear about it anyhow." Isadora continued, also not wanting to break the news.

"Okay, but what did you want to tell us about?" Violet asked nervously.

"Well, we got to see some truly remarkable locations and-" Klaus continued but was cut off by Duncan.

"Guys, if I wanted to see some beautiful locations, I'd have Quigley draw us a map! What did you want to tell us?" Duncan urged.

Klaus and Isadora looked nervously at each other. Although they had been great friends for years and it was known they had childhood crushes on each other for many, it wasn't until they began their travels together that they had decided to explore their relationship further. In addition to working together on research and writing, the two had enjoyed going on dates together, far away from the watching eyes of their siblings, friends, and associates. However, they knew that carrying on a secret relationship while back home would not be sustainable. Still, they worried about how their siblings might react. Would they think they were rushing into things? Would it make working together awkward? Of course, they knew that everyone would most likely be happy for them, as evidenced by Violet and Quigley's marriage, but they still liked the thrill of keeping things hush-hush, a word which here means "quiet and away from the distractions of everyday life".

Isadora looked at Klaus "I think it's time to let the cat out of the bag." She said to him with a smile. "Everyone, Klaus and I have decided that we want to officially be a couple." She said.

For a moment, the entire room was silent. Klaus and Isadora scanned the room, trying to read everyone's facial expressions. Suddenly, he noticed that small smiles spread across everyone's faces.

"That? That's what you were so nervous about telling us?" Sunny said. "Why would you be so nervous about that? That's great news!'

"Seriously! There's no one out there that deserves happiness as much as you two do!" Quigley said.

"A toast," Duncan said raising his glass "to my sister and her new arm candy! "

"DUNCAN!" Isadora laughed kicking him under the table.

"Alright, but in all serious, congrats to Izzie and Klaus!" Duncan said as the laughter died down.

"Here, here!" Violet said, raising her own glass.

The happy group clinked their glasses and continued talking and hoping for more insight into Klaus and Isadora's adventures abroad. Suddenly, Sunny felt her phone vibrate. She excused herself from the table to see that she had a message from none other than Scott Spats.

"Hey, Sunny-side-up! Hope you have fun this weekend! Can't wait to see you in class this Monday! " the message read. Sunny smiled at the message from her friend. She especially liked that he had given her such a charming culinary themed nickname. She wondered to herself if maybe Klaus and Isadora would be the only new people in love. She wanted so much to tell Violet about her new crush, but was worried that she wouldn't approve. She knew that she remembered the last name Spats, but couldn't remember where. Perhaps it was an associate of her sister's? Violet had so many people and so many secrets that Sunny had lost track. She decided the best person to ask was her best friend and pseudo-cousin, Beatrice.

"Hey Bea, I've got some fun-ish news for you! When are you free?" Sunny typed into a message to send to her friend.

Instantly Bea responded "Uncle Lemony is making me go to some research class in the morning, but let's get together tomorrow afternoon!"

Sunny was excited to share the news of her new crush with her friend. Although Sunny didn't see herself as the type of girl to get wrapped up in such matters, she was excited to have a secret of her own.