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"So..." Joe said. "What now?"
"we go mingle" Frank told him.
They had arrived at Michelle and her husband, Steve,'s house. They were now sitting in the car, debating what to do next. In truth, none of them had been to a one year old's party.
Someone rapped on the door. Nancy turned from her position in the passengers seat to see Michelle with a curious expression on her face and on her hip was a beautiful baby girl. Her hair was a blond color, but Nancy guessed it would change to her mother's brown hair over time and her eyes were a beautiful sea blue color, Nancy thought the color matched her mother's eyes, but they may, over time, change to green, like her father's eye color.
Nancy rolled down her window.
"what are you waiting for?" Michelle asked.
"nothing" she drawled.
"uh-huh" she said skeptically, then added sternly."out. Lizzie wants to see her Auntie Nancy"
Nancy turned to Joe, but she already knew the expression his face would be holding. It, of course, was a smirk.
"Auntie Nancy?" he asked.
"Joe?"
"yes"
"shu-" she stopped herself when she noticed Lizzie watching her, "be quiet.".
If possible, he smirked harder when he noticed her change of language around her 'niece'.
She opened the door to the passenger side and climbed out. Immediately, Lizzie started reaching for her.
"I didn't think she'd remember me" Nancy said, astonished at this.
"she must have a good memory" Michelle shrugged as she planted Lizzie into Nancy's arms.
Frank got out next and made his way over to a gleaming Nancy. Frank never noticed how much she loved children.
"are you a big girl, Lizzie?" she asked.
Lizzie just giggled and tried to climb up Nancy. Nancy, realizing this, lifted her up and spun her around.
"you know the airplane?" Joe asked as he to climbed out of the SUV.
"yes" Nancy said as if this should have been already known.
They stared walking to the house, which was a typical family sized house with off white shutters and a cherry door. The whole house was made out of brick, but not just red bricks, there was brown and gray also.
The door was wide open so guests could just walk in, so they didn't need to open it to get in. A man with green eyes greeted them once they were inside.
"Nancy!" he greeted her. "It's so good to see you again!"
"You too Steve" she replied, then turned to the Hardy's and said, "this is Steve, Michelle's husband" She then turned back to Steve and said, "Steve this is Frank" She pointed to him, "and Joe" she then pointed to him as well.
"so your the Frank Nancy talks about so fondly" he said.
"I guess I am" he replied, giving Nancy a curios glance, which she noticed.
"I don't know any other Frank's, sweetie" she said looking at him, as Lizzie squealed at the attention she wasn't getting.
Steve gave them a curious glance as well, but when he looked at Michelle, who was looking at them with a dreamy expression, he realized they were now together.
"your just like Joe" Nancy remarked as she turned back to the squealing Lizzie.
"I think I'm offended" Joe told her.
She smirked at him, which made him glare, which made Frank glare at Joe, which made Michelle talk.
"who wants to go meet my mother?" she asked.
They looked at her, but Nancy was the first to reply, "haven't I met her already?" she asked. "Wasn't she the one who stopped by in an angry fit?"
"No" Michelle said, but at the same time Steve said, "Yes"
"Thought so" she said, ignoring Michelle's answer.
"come on!" Joe complained. "let's get on with something. I'm getting bored standing here"
Nancy sighed, good ol' Joe.
A/N: Sorry for the short-ish chapter, but all will change with the next installment!
Your devoted writer,
Mrs. Frank Hardy