Oops! I forgot on the last one. I own nothing and I am making no money from the characters that Janet Evanovich has made. What a shame!! This is the first fic I have ever posted, so please review.

"Connor, Micah, come here." I sat on the rocking chair and took a boy on each knee.

"It hurts people when all you do is tell them that they are bad at something. Instead of telling Micah that he is wrong, why don't you show him how to do it right?"

"He makes fun of my singing." Connor fought.

"How about this compromise. Connor, you show your brother how to paint right and help him with his coloring and in return, Micah, you can teach Connor how to sing better and maybe even how to play the piano or the guitar."

"I can do that. I wanna learn how to paint just like you Connor. You are so good."

"You sing real good too Micah. I always wished I could sing like you." The boys hugged each other and I smiled. Maybe this motherhood thing wasn't going to be so hard after all.

Ohio Ranger's POV

"What are you going to say to her?" I asked Lester.

"That I didn't know. That I still love her and hope to God that she hasn't moved on. It has been close to seven years. I have been hopping from girl to girl never getting serious because you convinced me it was the right thing to do."

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you that."

"No. You shouldn't have, but I don't blame you. I guess that somewhere in the back of my mind I was thinking the same thing because it didn't take much to convince me. Besides, I know you meant well. I could see how much you loved Stephanie. You truly believed that it was better. How could I hate you?"

"You are a good man Lester."

"I just hope that I am good enough for her."

"Me too Les, me too."

Steph's POV

"Danea! Jake is here!" I went downstairs and met Jake in the living room.

"Hey Jake!"

"Dani, you are looking good. How much longer?"

"Hopefully I'll go full term. I still have about two months."

"Did you decide to find out the sex?"

"No. I decided to wait it out. A lot of mothers in my parenting group said that they waited and it made the delivery go quicker because of the anticipation."

"Good. Is Crystal going with you?"

"Yeah. She had a C-Section with the twins, so she'll be right there. I need her. Her parents are going to watch the boys."

"I could watch them if you guys want. I could bring them to the hospital and everything so they can take part. I know how excited they are to have babies around." At that moment Crystal yelled up the stairs.

"Boys! Wash your hands! Dinner is almost ready!"

"Oh, I am sorry. Am I interrupting dinner?"

"No, not at all. Would you like to join us?"

"Sure. It smells delicious."

"That is Crystal for you. She can whip up a meal like no other." I smiled as she peeked her head into the room and winked.

"We'll be right there nosy." She pulled her head out of the door and I heard her laugh as she walked to the kitchen.

Dinner was pretty uneventful as usual. It was so much different than at my parents house in Trenton. It was peaceful. The boys had impeccable table manners and ate all of their food.

As I closed the door after Jake I thought about what Crystal had said about moving on. Jake was a great guy and he loved kids. He volunteered at my daycare at least twice a week and the kids love him. Maybe it was time to move on. I think I deserved it. We settled down in front of the TV after dinner. It was a nightly ritual at our house. Crystal was my neighbor, but most nights we ate together and watched TV and when it was time for the boys to go to bed they went home and I took a shower and went to bed as well. I babysat the boys often enough at night when Crystal was delivering babies that they had their own room here as well. It was nice. I even had a room for Crystal to stay in because she was going to help with the babies after they were born. Life was pretty sweet.

We were watching Scooby Doo 2: Monster's Unleashed on ABC Family when I heard a knock at the door. Crystal was closer, so she went to answer it. I heard the door open and then a thump. I jumped from the couch, as fast as my belly would allow, and went to the door. When I saw the group of men and the familiar brown eyes darkness took me as well.