Hey guys! I know it's been a long time since I updated and I'm really sorry. I ran out of space in my old notebook so I had to go and try to find another one and I couldn't until just recently. Sorry! Well, without further adieu, the chapter!

I sprint out of the shower in just a towel, chanting shit shit shit shit shit under my breath as I slide down the wooded floors of our apartment. I hear laughter behind me.

"Shut it Austin!" I yell. He just laughs more and retreats into his room. Meanwhile, the phone continues to jingle obnoxiously. "I got it, I got it, oh god, will you just shut the fuck up!" I scream at the phone. I pick it up and calm myself. "Hello, Woods residence, Mikkie speaking," I say pleasantly; most people outside the CIA think I'm married to Austin. Another lie fabricated to make me seem less skanky.

"Hello Mrs. Woods, this is Abigail Sykes, your daughter's teacher," a sweet voice says on the line.

"Fuck," I mutter under my breath.

"Excuse me?" She asks, sounding taken aback.

"Pardon?" I reply, regaining my calm demeanor.

"Oh, I just thought I heard you say- never mind. Well anyway, I was calling about your daugher, Livvie." Well, who ever could have seen that coming? It's not as if this is the first time Liv's gotten herself in trouble. There was the time she came to school with my old iPod, blastind DESTROYA as loud as it would play, the time she brout my dad's favorite shotgun to school for show and tell, the time she taught the class Austin's favorite colorful vocabulary word- and that word was not bubble wrap or gummy worm if you catch my drift.

"Oh, she isn't in any trouble again is she?"

"Mrs. Woods, I don't like to conference with parents over the phone. Would you be able to come in and meet with me? Your husband as well." Doesn't she know the rule?

''I would love to Ms. Sykes, but my husband and I have been banned from entering the school building," I say. You see, there was this issue with Austin being the mystery reader for Liv's pre-school class, and me sharing a few choice words with and eighth grader who grabbed my ass. Needless to say, the staff aren't exactly fans of ours, and it certainly doesn't help that we're only 25 and have a seven year old.

"Yes, I've been informed of your situation, but the principal has agreed to make an exception." Oh no. That can't be a good sign.

"She hasn't injured anyone has she?" Ms. Sykes laughs.

"No, no. Nothing like that," she assures me. "So, would you be able to meet with me after school today?" I sigh.

"Yes, we can." I get the feeling she's grinning right now.

"Great! I look forward to meeting the both of you."

"I look forward to meeting you too." We say our goodbyes and hang up. "Austin!" I call, needing to tell my 'husband' why we have to leave work early. I look in his room and see he's not there. "Where the hell..." I head to the bathroom; Austin can wait until I'm showered and clothed.

I scream as I walk in and see someone lying on the bathroom floor. It's Austin, wrapped and tangled up in toilet paper and duct tape. God knows how that happened. The look on his face is absolutely pitiful.

"Austin, what the hell are you doing?" I shriek, still surprised.

"I'm a toilet paper mummy," he says, sounding and look like a little kid with a whipped puppy expression on his face. "It's hard to walk when you're a toilet paper mummy." He nods, then adds, "I fell." I sigh and quickly pull on the emergency sweatshirt I keep in the bathroom in case things like this happen, then crouch down and start untangling him.

"Honestly, I can't leave you alone for five seconds," I mutter. I look up at him once he's de-mummified and see that his lip's bleeding. "I'll get you a tissue for that. I get up and start walking to the closet.

"Hey Mikkie!" Austin yells. I turn back and he points to his bleeding lip. "Kiss it better?" I laugh.

"Yea, sure. Only if you'll kiss this first." I point to my ass. He smiles his deadliest (and by that I mean shmexiest) smile.

"Don't tempt me babe." I laugh and go to get his tissue.

Austin and I walk into the school building. He scratches his head uncomfortably.

"Did we really have to gel my hair back?" He asks.

"The old crocs here get enough gossip out of us already without you looking gay," I say. He looks insulted.

"I don't look gay!"

"With that hair style you do. Sorry hun, but it's nearly as bad as your Justin Bieber haircut." He smooths his hair back and sticks his tongue out at me. "Kay, we're here." I say as we reach the classroom. I give him a warning look. "Be good."

"Please KK," he says, grinning. "Good is my middle name."

"And my last." With that, I knock at the door. "Hello? Ms. Sykes?"

"Oh, Mrs. Woods, come on in." We walk in and sit down by her desk. Off to the side, Liv is curled up in a bean bag chair reading. A surprisingly young woman sits down behind the desk. When she looks up at us, she seems caught off gaurd. "Oh, um, hello Mr. and Mrs. Woods. I apologize, it's just, I had no idea you're so-"

"Young?" Austin fills in. She nods. Well she's one to talk! She can't be much older than us! "We get that a lot.''

"Liv was a nice surprise," I say.

"Well, thank goodness for that. She's a very sweet little girl," Ms. Sykes says, covering up her blunder nicely. "Anyway, down to business."

"Right. What's she done?" Austin asks.

"Well, she did bite one boy, but she wrote an apology letter and gave him her fruit snacks at lunch, without being asked I might add. But that's not what I called about." She says, smiling sweetly. "I've actually got very good news for you."

"Really?" I ask, trying not to sound surprised.

"As you probably know, each year students take tests that help us judge their learning abilities."

"Like an IQ test?" Austin asks. Ms. Sykes nods.

"Exactly. Well, through these tests and her schoolwork, we've learned that Livvie is much more advanced than her classmates. She has a genius IQ," Not unlike her parents, "and she absorbs information much faster than the average seven year old. The reason that I'm telling you this is that I believe it would be in Livvie's best interest if we move her ahead a grade, or even two depending on how she does."

"That'd be incredible!" I exclaim. "Thank you!:

"Don't thank me! You've made this a lot easier. Some parents are reluctant to let their kids move forward because they worry about the change in atmosphere and how they'll manage with making new friends. But at this age, it's usually not a problem," she says. "Well then, that's all we need to discuss at the moment. I'll call you with anything else you might need to know."

"Well, thank you very much Ms. Sykes," Austin says, trying to be mature. "I'll go get the squirt." He runs over to where she's reading and throws Livvie over his shoulder.

"Austin, put me down!" She shrieks.

"Not a chance short stuff!" He runs out with her still over his shoulder. I laugh.

"Well, I'd better go. It was nice meeting you," I say, walking out.

"It was nice meeting you too." As soon as she goes back in the room, I start running after them, laughing.

"Hey guys! Wait up!"

So what'd you guys think? I know, it's not really all that important to the story, but I'm trying to show that Liv's taking after her parents with her talents. I'm trying to involve her as much as possible to lead up for a potential story. I'm considering writing a story about Liv and the COC. I probably won't, but it's a possibility. Believe it or not, a lot of the unnecessary details in this story and That Was Then are in case I write that story. Do you guys think I should? I know some people think that's taking it a bit too far since these are all original characters. So I have a few requests for your reviews
1. Pro/Con lists would be nice. I need advice on how to improve my writing
2. Should I write a story after this about Liv when she's older?
3. Who's your favorite character?
4. What do you think will/should happen in this story?
5. Which character do you want to see more of?
6. Michael vs. Austin. Who did you like more in the role of best friend?
Okay, and also, as mean as I feel doing it, I'm using the usual system.
5+ reviews- I'll update in two weeks
10+ reviews- I'll update in a week and a half
15+ reviews- I'll update in a week
20+ reviews- I'll update in a few days
25+ reviews- I'll update tomorrow
So review like crazy!
~Hammsters~