"You really cooked all these stuff alone?" Lea asked Steve when they were all seated at the big table.

"Most of it, with granddad supervising so you can be sure it's not poisoned. Nobody will suffer from dinner."

"What did you prepare for dessert?"

"Salty tears for the gambling loser chick."

"So you're a chick now? Interesting."

"Don't fight at the dinner table or you go to bed without dinner." Marie said firmly. "Behave. Thanks for cooking us dinner, Steve."

"You're welcome Captain."

"Why do you call your grandmother captain?" Zoe asked.

"Because if I call her grandmother I get in trouble. She's the Captain, she rules the family."

"At least she thinks she does." Sofia told the blonde girl. It was the first time she met Zoe. The sixteen year old girl was Marlene's best friend and seemed to be a little bit shy. Or she needed a few moments to feel comfortable in a room with a lot of strangers, who were all older than she was.

"Careful Sofia."

"Always mom, always. Steve, we need to talk to you later for a moment."

"Oh, oh, somebody is in trouble."

"I'm not, shut up." He kicked Lea under the table.

"No, he isn't. It's something good. I hope."

"Good news? Spill it. But not in a way Susan spilled her tea." He took the little bottle his sister knocked over. "Careful, baby sis."

"Actually…it has something to do with Susan. Or both of you but she's too young to decide."

"You want another baby?"

"How do you…is it this obvious?" Sara looked surprised at her wife. How could Steve know what they were about to ask him?

"Mom, you're crazy for the little stink bomb, the way you look at her, I sometimes wonder if you want to eat her. She looks like mom, she has her DNA, it's no surprise you want a baby, that looks like you, has your DNA."

"It's amazing how good you know us."

"I might not have your DNA, but I'm not stupid."

"You're a bright kid and you don't need to have our DNA to be our son."

"So, we'll have the pregnancy problems again? Mom eating all the candies, having mood swings, a conehead crying all night and the double amount of stinky diapers?"

"He is such a loving big brother, isn't he?" Sara asked Marlene.

"Yeah." The girl laughed. "He is. And he's good with babies. Whoever marries him later gets a husband, who knows everything about babies and can change diapers. And cook dinner. The perfect househusband."

"I'm a man, I don't stay at home and do the laundry. I go out and earn the money. Unless my wife earns enough to pay for a housekeeper. Than I stay at home and watch TV the whole day."

"Every real woman will kick your ass when you do this."

"Not if she understands who rules the place."

"In a marriage both should rule the place. It's not a battle. Am I not right, Darling?" Marc asked Marie.

"Of course, it's all about respecting the other one - and the fact the woman is always right and a man is supposed to do what he has been told."

"She makes it sound like I'm henpecked, which is not the case." He patted her wife. "We always decided everything together, it were the men at work she told what to do."

"So you are okay with another brother or sister?" Sofia wanted to make sure Steve was fine with their plan.

"Sure. I mean, I'm out here in two years."

"Don't. Say. Things. Like. That." The blonde held her heart. "You'll stay with us forever."

"In your dreams. We have college plans. And university plans" He looked at Lea. "Don't we?"

"Sure."

"UCLA is not that far away. You can take the car every day."

"I could, but we want our own place. A baby free zone, no diapers, no crying all night, no milk spilled over the table."

"Go for it, campus life is something you have to experience. You can come home to your moms when you're hungry and need clean laundry." Tanya grinned. "That's what I did. You see them this way, they can ask you question and by doing your laundry, they're still involved in your life. I hope I get invited every once in a while for a movie and games night. If wanted, I bring a pizza along."

"Of course."

Will it be a shared apartment for just the two of you?"

"That is something we know when it's time for it. Fact is, we'll go to college and university together and share an apartment."

"You sound like an old married couple." Marlene teased. "What if your girlfriend doesn't like the idea of you sharing an apartment with another woman?"

"Well, that's her problem. Lea and I are friends, when my girlfriend has a problem with this, she has to look for another boyfriend. You don't send your best friend away for a love relationship. the chances a love relationship survives longer than a friendship is small. And how can you say you love somebody, when you want him to give up his best friend?"

"Your point."

"My moms are huge fans of Lea, if I mess our friendship up, they'll kick my ass."

"That's right, we love our blonde daughter." Sara blinked at Lea. "How do you like the idea of a new sibling?"

"I like it. Will Don be the father?"

"Can you think of somebody better?"

"No, he's perfect."

"Thanks, I should adopt you." Don said. "Although for a second I thought you might suggest a movie star as the father."

"Lou Lee? Oh, he'd love the idea. He still has a crush on Sofia. But he didn't take me with him to the premiere of his new movie, I don't like him anymore. A real disappointment. We could have been so good together."

"And your parents would have so not agree with this." Steve pointed out.

"They never agree with things I like. Spoilsports."

"A movie premier and it's party is not a place for a fifteen year old girl." Marie said. "It's illegal for you to be there without a legal guardian."

"I'm sixteen."

"Doesn't change the fact it's illegal."

"See." Steve looked at Marlene. "This is why she's The Captain. And not grandmother." To Marie the law was still highest priority.

"Okay, I understand."

"Captain, do you want to play grandmother tomorrow? By driving Lea, the stink bomb and me to the beach?"

"You don't want to go for a swim, do you? In December?"

"No, it's the best place for stinky to learn how to walk."

"Your sister's name is Susan and not stinky, nasty boy. Yes, I can take you to the beach, if you look after your sister."

"I always do. Next summer, we'll go swimming together, right Susi?" He tousled his sister's hair. "You on my arms, I make sure you won't end up as a shark bite."

"And who makes sure you don't drown?" Lea asked sweetly.

"You of course, my personal Baywatch chick, my personal Pam. Just that you look much better and are not full of Botox and other unnatural extras."

"Women do these things to impress men."

"I think, if a woman needs to have faked boobs, color her hair and face and add all other strange things women do, she can't be happy with herself, must think she's ugly. So why would a man think she's beautiful?"

"Because of all the things she does to look beautiful."

"If you ever look like one of these ugly dolls I don't talk to you anymore. You're beautiful just the way you are."

"Thanks." Lea bent over and kissed his cheek. "I love you too."

"They're so cute together." Sofia sighed. "Such a shame it's all strictly friendly."

"Mom, it's better, because it will last forever."

"Besides, did you forget, he's my brother." Lea grinned. "My baby brother."

"I'm taller than you are."

"Doesn't make you older."

"Makes you get wrinkles first. And gray hair."

"While you lose your hair."

"They reall fight like siblings. Horrible, Be nice to each other or you're banned from the table. Sofia, can't you teach your children how to behave?"

"Sorry, my mother never taught me so I can't teach them." The blonde grinned and was happy, she sat far away from her own mother, so didn't get a slap for her comment.

"Hey Beauty." Greg kissed Sara's cheek. "How are you?"

"Greggo, my favorite lab rat." Sara jumped into his arms. "I missed you."

"Wow, what did I do to deserve this greeting? Tell me and I'll do it more often. Sofia doesn't have to know about it."

"What about Jules? She stands right behind you. She knows about it."

"Right, that was bad timing. Sorry." He let her back down and kissed her cheek again.

"It was, we try it later again. I send you a text message, hide your cell phone."

"Okay." He chuckled.

"You are both lucky I am such a patient person." Jules said and pulled Sara in her arms. "You are the only one, who is allowed to say these things to my fiancé without getting in trouble. How are you? Why haven't I seen you lately at my office? Don't you like the muffins and coffee anymore?"

"I was busy with work and family. I'm a married woman now, I can't just hang around with another woman, have coffee and muffins with her."

"But you can jump into the arms of another woman's fiancé and tell him, you'll send him messages later?"

"I did that, so yes, I can do that."

"Stop doing that, he's mine, you had your chance."

"Oh, don't worry, I'm happy with my wife. In fact, we have great news for you."

"Great news? We love great news. " Jules let go of Sara. "Hi Sofia."

"Hi doc, hi colleague, long time not seen you." Sofia blinked at Greg. "You forgot to bring my godchild."

"She's with her grandmother. Where are your children?"

"My daughter is in bed, my son is in his room with three girls. I'm not sure if we did something extremely right or wrong."

"Extremely right. Which fifteen year old boy can say he spent the night with three girls? How did he manage to get all these girls into his bed?"

"First he cooked for them, then he invited them to video games. And as much as I want to correct you, I assume they're in bed, they don't want to sit on the floor. Sara, our son is in bed with three girls! We should check on them; like every five minutes."

"Yeah, make your son feel embarrassed for his mothers. Perfect."

"All you have to do is cook and put on a video game? I had no idea it was so easy to get women into your bed." Greg smirked. Why did nobody tell him when he was young?

"Honey, you can have three women in your bed if you want. Your two daughters and me, all you have to do is collect them at your parents-in-law and take them and me home."

"Not exactly what I had in mind…but much better."

"He'll be fine, Lea takes care of him."

"Oh, his shadow or better half. Who else is in there? The chick he's after?"

"Marlene? Yes. And a friend of hers, who is also a friend of Lea, if I understood at correctly." Sofia opened a bottle of juice. "Who wants juice, who wants beer?"

"I take a juice." Sara said.

"We walk home, we can have a beer." Greg said. "Why do you drink juice?"

"I don't feel like beer."

"She's lying!" Jules stabbed Sara with her finger. "You are such a bad liar! There's just one reason for you not to drink beer and that's when Sofia can't drink. She's not on new heavy medication, so there's another reason. I can think of only one, in a combination with the good news you want to tell us. A baby."

"Why do they all figure this out so fast?" Sara wondered.

"It's my job to figure out people. Are you pregnant already? I assume it's Sofia again, who will be the pregnant one. And Don as the father? Or is he happy with one child?"

"Yes, it will be me and the baby will have my DNA. And Don's, he's the perfect daddy and he loves children. Your cousin doesn't want children, he wants to be with her, so he has his children without her; and without cheating on Tanya. And no, I'm not already pregnant. First I have to talk to my doctor …comes to my mind, maybe we should have told everybody after we knew I'm pregnant. What, if it doesn't work out? You'll be disappointed."

"No, we'll feel with you." Jules took Sofia's hand. "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. I know it's easy to say, you decided to have another baby for a good reason. Don't be too disappointed when it doesn't work out the first time."

"I did work out the first time when we tried to have Susan. Three times is what I give us, if I'm not pregnant then, I accept that we're blessed with two and not three children and my wonderful, exclusive DNA won't be passed on."

"Not to mention of your huge ego." Sara kissed her lover. "You'll be fine."

"We'll be fine."

"And we'll be there for both of you, no matter if it works out or not." Greg promised

Don watched Tanya sitting in front of the TV, not really following the movie, that was on. His girlfriend was more concentrated on the magazine in her hands. Dentist magazine. He had no idea how somebody wanted to spend their pastime with articles about drills. Then again, she spend her days with drills and other tools, that reminded him more of torture than health.

"Why are you staring holes in my back?"

"I don't."

"You're such a bad liar, detective. I hope you're better when you play your suspects, otherwise they know exactly what you're up too." Tanya put the magazine away. "Sit down, tell me what's going on."

"Can't I look at my beautiful girlfriend?"

"Stop sucking up."

"I don't."

"You want something, have something to tell to me. Do it. Tell me what's going on."

"Okay." He sat down next to her, took her hand, his look all serious.

"This bad? Are you going to dump me before Christmas?"

"What? No! Why would I do that?"

"I don't know. A sexy new colleague."

"Don't be silly. There is no other woman."

"Actually, there are three other women in your life, one is your daughter and two are the mothers of your daughter."

"They have nothing to do with you and me." Don paused. "But they have something to do with what I want to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"Sara and Sofia want another baby and asked me to be the father."

"You accepted."

"I did. Which was…stupid because I should have talked to you first."

"You don't sleep with them, you don't betray me."

"No, I don't. But I'll have another child and I want to be with you, so you should be fine with it too."

She nodded silently.

"I'm sorry I didn't talk to you first. The idea of having another baby …I love children and I want more than one kid."

"And I don't want to be pregnant. So when we want to be together and happy, we have to figure out a way to make our wishes come true. I don't mind you having a child or children with another woman as long as you don't sleep with her."

"I won't."

"I know."

"So it's okay for you?"

"Yes. Of course." She kissed him. "Will there be another Don and Sara baby?"

"No, this time it will be a Don and Sofia baby."

"A baby with wonderful blue eyes. If this baby will be a boy, he will be the crush of all teenage girls. Like his father was when he was young. And I'm sure his mother was also somebody, who had a lot of admirer. A future movie star."

"Movie star? My son will be a cop."

"Your son will become whatever he wants to be because his mothers won't push him in a job, he doesn't want to do. You might have more luck with his grandmother."

"Yes, the Captain knows what's important."

"He could be a dentist."

"No way!"

"You don't want to be scared of your own son? If it will be a son. Maybe I can get Susan to become a dentist. Your daughter workign with me."

"My babies don't want to be tortures."

"A brave detective and scared of the dentist. How comes you date me?"

"You're way too sexy to be ignored. I can't stay away from such a sexy chick." He pulled her on his lap. "Sexy Latina, loves beer, pizza and video games. The perfect woman. You could be whatever you want, I'd fall for you."

"A criminal."

"I had to arrest you and then sex would be very difficult. Or I had to put you under house arrest. Tie you to my bed….I like the idea."

"Do you?"

"Yes. Why don't we switch off the TV, forget the magazines and change rooms. I'd highly suggest the bedroom."

"Don't you have to save yourself for the baby?"

"You're a doctor, you know that's bullshit."

"I do. Do you want me there? Do you need a hand when it you're in hospital?" Tanya let her hand ran down Don's pants.

"I think I do."

"We can practice for this event."

"We should." He got up, lifted her up and carried her into the bedroom. Time to practice.

It was around two in the morning when Steve opened the fridge to get some more cold coke.

"The man, who spends the night with three women in his room."

He almost dropped the bottle when Sara talked to him. Where did she come from? He thought she was asleep in bed and not walking around.

"Mom, you scared me!"

"Sorry."

"Why are you awake?"

"Susan cried, I looked after her. How is it the night going?"

"Great, they're all naked and we plan to lick the coke off from our bodies. I just put on some clothes in case I ran into somebody."

"My son, the Don Juan." Sara chuckled.

"Yes, are you proud of me? The womanizer."

"I'm proud of you because you're a great boy. Do Marlene and Zoe stay and need the room? Or do you guys plan to play all night they go home in the morning?"

"The room is prepared, if they're tired they can crash there. Lea stays with me."

"Who is winning?"

"I hate to say it, not me."

"What are you playing at the moment? Beside the naked lick coke off each other game."

"The goal of the game is to shoot the other one."

"Just what I want to hear. I like the naked thing more." She pulled him in her arms and kissed his hair. "Have fun, don't let them beat you too often. I catch some more sleep as long as your sister decides to sleep too."

"You want another baby, you can't really like your night sleep."

"Maybe your new sibling likes to sleep at night." She studied him. "Are you really fine with another baby?"

"Mom, you and mom love children and every child can be happy to be here."

"Can he? Or she? How about school?"

"There are idiots everywhere and they always find something to pick on when they want. It has nothing to do with having two mothers. Only with too many idiots living on this planet."

"You tell me when there's something Sofia and me can do?"

"Sure. So far I fight my own battles and I'm doing quite good."

"The day you come home with a black eye or scratch I send your grandma to high school and she'll handle it."

"Makes me the grandma-boy. Interesting nickname."

"Yeah, but nobody will mess with you when Marie is done."

"Nope, they won't. Hey mom, what would you say when we have alcohol in the room?" He smirked.

"Depends. If we were talking about a bottle of beer for each of you? I'd pretend I don't know about it. If we were talking about a bottle of vodka I'd let your grandmother know. There's no reason for me to come up with a punishment for you when she can do it much better."

"Luckily we're happy with coke. Sleep tight, mom." He kissed her cheek. "Love you."

"Love you too. Be nice to your women."

"Of course, I'm a gentleman." Steve gave her his best macho smile, which made Sara laugh. Her son was so cute.