"Crissy, can I come in sweetie" Angell tapped Crissy's door lightly

"GO AWAY!!!!" Crissy's voice travelled through the door

Jess ignored her comment and walked, only to have a big pink teddy bear collide with her head.

"Bumble bee, I know you're missing you Mommy, hell we all are" Jess stared not really knowing where to go with the conversation

"Why did she go Auntie Jess? Was it because I wasn't good enough?" Tears started cascading down the young girls cheeks.

Jess looked horrified at her comment "No, no sweetie of course not, you are wonderful and smart. Sometimes" She paused trying to find just the right way to justify Lindsay's actions "Mommies and Daddies need to get away for a while to understand some hard situations"

Jess knew she had no idea where she was going to take this, but she hoped the small explanation she could offer would help make things easier for Crissy. Lindsay was her best friend, they had been through so much together starting their families, pregnancies and the hardship of life in the job that they worked. She'd tried to contact Lindsay so many times over the last couple of days but no matter how many times she called she never answered, her cell was switched off so Adam couldn't trace it.

"Why don't we make a scrap book? My mum died when I was really little and I wasn't very good in school, so when we had to do a family project my brothers helped me make a scrap book. We could use photos and you can tell me all about the memories and what you did."

A small smile crept across Crissy's face "We could show Daddy and he could look through it with us"

"Yeah, hey Auntie Stella, Crissy and I have an idea"

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Danny wondering into Hall's Bar, it was good to get away from the kids for a few hours, he didn't like to drink around them in case he would do something he would later regret.

"Can I get a beer" as quickly as the young bar tender placed it in front of him, he picked it up and guzzled it down hoping if only for a few hours that it would ease the pain he felt. There was a normal hustle and bustle around the bar large groups of loud guys enjoying their afternoon other couples in looking for a quiet drink. When he looked at the couples Lindsay always managed to creep into his mind, she was there smiling, playing with the children, at the scans waiting for the little one to come. He had always wondered how one person could make him feel like this, before her girls were easy they came and they went and he would move on to another. Simple. But it was all different he couldn't just use them, because with every woman who walked in all he saw has Lindsay. Half way through his third beer he noticed something, a woman was standing at the opposite end of the bar, be could see she was pregnant and that was when it hit him, it wasn't just the love of his life he had lost it was a baby too. Even if it wasn't his baby, he had been there for the morning sickness, the scans, Lindsay's mood swings and everything else which was more than the other guy had. Yet now he was going to have Lindsay, his Montana, and the baby all to himself leaving Danny to pick up the pieces of his own and his children's broken hearts. It just wasn't fair.

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The scrap book Stella and Jess learned was a great idea, the children were all enjoying gluing the photos into the large colourful notepad Stella had found hidden in a box with the arts and crafts stuff. Louie liked seeing the pictures of himself as a baby in sports jerseys watching different sports games with Danny, Flack, Donny and Kyle. Gracie would smile every time there was a photo of Lindsay pregnant she would point and giggle 'baby'. Crissy enjoyed the memories and talking about what happened when these pictures were taken, she smiled and laughed along with Jess and Stella when they told her embarrassing stories about herself and her parents. The hours flew by and the twins soon became sleepy, Stella took them to bed and left Jess and Crissy to choose a movie.

"Can we watch this one?" Crissy smiled holding up Finding Nemo. "No, wait this one" She held up Hoodwinked.

"Which ever one you want" Angell smiled at the little girl trying to decide which would be the best movie. Crissy was still un-decided when Stella returned

"Aunt Stella which one?" She had narrowed the list of choices down to High School Musical and Camp Rock.

"Ooooohhh High School Musical, defiantly" Angell remarked quickly. Only to receive looks from Crissy and Stella "What? I like Troy Bolton." Crissy and Stella looked at each other and said in unison "Camp Rock"

"Awww why? The boys like Camp Rock, I never get to watch High School Musical" The other two simply laughed at her. "That's so mean. You'll never team up on me with Aunt Stella will you?" she subconsciously placed a hand on her small, almost unnoticeable bump.

Stella immediately stopped laughing when she noticed this action "OH MY GOD!!!!!" she squealed. Jess smiled as her friend hugged her. "Can I be god-mother, please, oh please oh please oh please"

"No, your Gracie's and Donny's" she lowed her voice "I was going to ask Crissy"

Stella sat back ginning "Go on then" until this point both women had forgotten about the confused six year old watching the commotion unfold before her.

"Hey Bumble bee come here a moment" Crissy moved over to sit on Angell's lap "I want to ask you something really important" Crissy looked slightly apprehensive for a moment and nodded. "Well I am going to have another baby soon, and I wondered if you wanted to be god mother"

Crissy's face lit with excitement "Yes, oh yes please wow, what do I get to do?"

"Well it means you get to be a special part of the baby's life and you can come for scans and help me with the shopping" Crissy looked happier and happier with each thing Jess suggested

"And you get to help me plan the baby shower" Stella added.

"Wow" was all the young girl could muster.

They then settled down to watch Camp rock together the worries of the world outside forgotten and looking forward to the arrival of the newest member of the family.

So I know it took a long time and there wasn't any Lindsay there but I'll explain more of her and Rikki in the next chapter. If you have any thing you want to say good or bad just let me know :].