Summary: 'You're the only truth I know, you're the road back home.' After years apart, Andros and Ashley can finally start building their life together with their children. Sequel to Secrets Untold.
Phantom Rogue: Yeah, Andros threatened James, isn't he the best? They're buying a bigger car, no worries.
Narnia365: Glad you like my story. I hope you keep reading.
PrettyDiva: Glad you liked that, who would have thought Andros knew himself that well. Well, yeah, I've decided James is going to be the bad guy, kinda. Here's chapter 7.
Johnny: Well, I DO have some more medical knowledge then most other people. I'm glad you liked that little father-daughter moment. There's another one in this chapter. Um, yeah, Noah will be able to ghost… I think Danne can too, but I'm not sure. Cevil can't, that's for sure. Yes, James is going to do something really bad.
Lavonne Adams: Andros will get his hands on James, but for something different, but it does involve Ash.
Zeopurple: Well, this is what's happening.
Star Fata: Hehe, enjoy this chapter. Think there'll be an update for Mischief soon?
AA Lover: Andros could tell many stories, but he won't.
Alexandra Khayman: -drools- James is definitely a candidate.
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Dragoneyes5000: Glad you liked it. James is not evil, just really bad.
Jessica01: Too Much Information.
Angelofadevil: I know, I guess everyone knows that scene from personal experience.
C.C.C.: He's definitely the perfect man… WHERE THE HELL IS KO-35 HIDING! TMI means Too Much Information.
Tal: You'll see why she refused later on. And you can stop singing now.
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SweetSas: Yeah, Andros will definitely want to go on a murder-spree later on. Andros is fun when he's naughty! Here's the update, we miss you too.
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Living Truth
Chapter 7: Welcome Home
"Daddy, I wanna go home." Tal whined, tugging on Josh's pants.
"We will in a moment, sweetheart." Josh promised. "They'll be home soon. Don't you wanna strangle Chris anymore?"
"I don't strangle Chris." Tal protested. "I hug him."
"Same thing." Josh shrugged.
Just then the front door opened and Tal bolted away. Josh laughed when he heard loud chocking noises come from the hallway. It was just an act from Chris and it amused him greatly to see the twin was just as good with little children as their parents.
Moments later Chris walked in with Tal lifted into his arms, her arms locked around his neck. He was grinning wildly at Josh as he walked with his legs wide to keep from Tal's feet kicking him at every step. Chyler and Danne followed him, giggling madly at the sight of their brother. The front door fell shut and Andros and Ashley walked into the living-room.
Andros's arm lay snugly around Ashley's waist and the little bundle of joy rested in Ashley's arms, now wrapped in a red baby blanket.
"Let me see that little trouble maker." Atalya squealed when she spotted her friends and walked over. "Oh Ash, he's adorable."
"Yeah." Ashley smiled tiredly.
Andros easily caught on to her fatigue and guided her to the nearest chair. Ashley sat down gratefully as Andros dropped down on the armrest next to her. Josh got up from the couch and caught Bea storming through the room towards Ashley.
"Calm down, brat." He told her lovingly. "You're aunt Ashley is tired. Come on, let's go see your new cousin, shall we?"
Bea squealed, but calmed down. Josh crouched down in front of Ashley, carefully balancing himself and settling Bea to sit on his knee. Together the two smile at the baby boy in Ashley's arms. His tiny eyes squeezed shut as the young baby yawned tiredly, leaving his eyes closed as he settled contently against his mother and started to nod off.
"You're both tired." Josh observed as he glanced up at Ashley. "We'll come to admire this little darling longer some other time. Right now you should eat, crawl into bed and get some sleep."
He got back to his feet, Bea still in his arms. Tal reluctantly let go of Chris who had been trying to get her to stand on her own two feet again for quite a while and Atalya walked over to the couch where Josh had been sitting. Sergey lay curled up there between the backrest and a pillow, grumpy when his mother disturbed him in his peaceful late afternoon slumber.
"Take good care of your mother, you three." Josh smiled, looking at the twin and Danne. "And enjoy the last few moments of peace before you are confronted with the joys of a new born in the house."
Chyler teasingly stuck out her tongue as Josh and his family waved and retreated out the back door back to their own house.
"He's right though. You two should get some sleep." Andros commented to Ashley.
She just yawned and nodded, leaning against him, but her stomach grumbled in protest.
"I'll make some quick dinner." Chris offered. "I'll bring it up if you want."
"I'll help." Danne smiled, wondering off to the kitchen already.
"I could put Noah to bed, then you'll have an easier time getting up stairs." Chyler opted.
Ashley nodded and carefully handed her baby boy to his big sister. Andros got back up and helped Ashley to her feet. He wrapped his arm around her waist again and guided her to the stairs. Chyler walked up the stairs in front of them.
"I wanna see the nursery first." Ashley suddenly remembered. "I don't want Noah to sleep there if it's a mess."
"Josh and Atalya fixed it up a bit… at least, that's what they said." Andros assured her as Chyler opened the door to the nursery telekinetically.
"I knew having you father my children would come in handy somehow." Ashley giggled teasingly, leaning a bit more heavily on him.
Andros squeezed her slightly as they stepped into the room. Their eyes widened at the result. The light oak crib stood right in between the two windows. The red wallpaper shone happily in the sun. A band of wall paper rand across it about a meter from the floor, a golden decorative band running along the top and bottom, sealing in yellow stars and moons. The skirting board was painted a cream yellow colour mildly lighter then the cream coloured carpet. The small shelves were the same colour as the skirting board, filled with stuffed animals and some toys. One shelve was half filled with story books and on the free part lay a star shaped rattle and the baby monitor.
"Wow." Ashley breathed, looking around the room with tears springing into her eyes. "Josh and Talya did a great job."
"They definitely did." Andros agreed, eyeing Chyler for a moment. "Do you want to put Noah to bed yourself or trust Chyler with it?"
"I want to do it." Ashley replied. "But let Chyler. Right now, I want to lay down more."
Chyler smiled and watched her parents retreat from the room and she quickly changed Noah into some pyjamas before putting him down in his crib. A smile formed on her lips when the baby yawned again, his little hands curling up into fists.
Watching the baby boy she was suddenly struck with an idea and quickly hurried out the room, barging into Chris's. Her twin's bedroom was well on its way of looking like a small nuclear bomb exploded (again), but the one thing she was looking for was easily found.
She picked up the audio-diskreader from his nightstand and returned to Noah's room. She hung the reader on the edge of the crib and activated it, a soft warm voice filling the room as it told her favourite story. She sat down in the rocking chair that was placed next to the crib for nursing and listened to the voice, watching Noah as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
A soft noise at the door made her look away and she spotted Andros in the doorway, looking at the reader in obvious surprise.
"How?" He asked her softly.
"Mom had Deca make two datadisks of it, one audio, one both audio and video. She still has the video one, this one she gave to me and Chris. It's been our bedtime story since the day we came home from hospital." Chyler explained softly. "It's one of the reasons we took on Karovan in school."
Andros looked at her and smiled softly holding out his hand. Chyler got up and walked over, wrapping her arms around her father's waist. In return Andros wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"I should have always been here for you." He muttered regretfully. "But I'm glad your mom did everything she could to include me in your lives as much as she could."
Chyler shrugged helplessly.
"We listened to it every night until we were 10. After that we still listened to it sometimes, not always together either. When either of us was upset or scared and just being with the other wouldn't work, we'd listen to it. It soothed us more than anything else in the world, except maybe mom's embrace and love."
Andros didn't reply, tears in his eyes.
"I want it to mean the same to Noah." Chyler continued in a soft whisper.
"This time I'll actually be able to tell it myself." Andros grinned softly, hugging Chyler closer.
"Whenever you're home." Chyler replied innocently. "You're still going on that honeymoon with mom, remember?"
"You can't wait to see us go, can you?" Andros laughed softly, letting go and steering Chyler out of the room so they wouldn't wake up Noah.
"No, I just think you two deserve those three weeks away from here and us." Chyler shrugged.
"You can suck up all you want, your grandpa and grandma Hammond are still coming over to keep an eye on you while we're gone."
"It was worth a try." Chyler smiled before pulling out of his arms and running downstairs with a fleeting call over her shoulder. "I'm going to help Chris and Danne."
Andros chuckled and shook his head. His children truly were incorrigible just like him according to Ashley and Karone.
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