Chapter 11: Family Life

Months went by and Alisa was growing bigger and stronger everyday. One morning, Andros came downstairs and he saw Alisa playing on the floor, banging two of her blocks together. "Andros…" Alana called. She came out of the kitchen and she saw Andros in uniform. "I thought you had the day off?" She asked.

"Sorry, they called me in," he answered.

"We were supposed to visit Karone…"

"Tell Karone I got called in and I couldn't make it."

Andros left the house and Alana let out a sigh.

(Karone's House)

Karone sat next to her sister-in-law and she saw Alana watching Alisa play with her cousin, Liam. "Your son's beautiful," Alana commented. Karone smiled.

"Thank you, Alisa's beautiful too, you and Andros must be proud," Karone answered.

Alana smiled. "Yeah, we are…" she trailed off. Karone looked over at her.

"You okay?" She asked.

Alana sighed and she rubbed her forehead. "I just can't believe they called Andros in," she murmured. Karone bit her lip and she placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey," Leo called as he walked up.

He walked over and he picked Liam up. "What are you doing here? I thought you had things to do on Miranoi?" Karone asked. Leo shrugged his shoulders.

"I thought about it and I realized that I haven't had fun in awhile," he replied.

"So you just hopped on your ship and flew right back over here?" She asked.

"Yep."

Alana and Karone laughed. Leo walked over and he kissed her cheek. "So where's Andros?" He asked.

"He was called into work," Alana replied.

"Guess I wasn't the only one who was asked to work on his day off," Leo commented.

Alana looked over at Alisa and she stood up from the chair, picking the infant up from the ground. "This isn't the first time he's left me to go to work when we were supposed to do something as a family," she commented. Leo handed Liam over to his wife and gave Alana a quizzical look. "Lately it seems like he doesn't want to be around Alisa and me," she added.

"Alana, you know that's not true. Andros loves you both more than anything," Karone answered.

"Then why does he keep choosing his work over us?" Alana asked.

"Because that's Andros," Leo replied.

Karone nodded her head slowly. "Andros loves his work a lot that sometimes he forgets that he as a personal life," she put in.

"He sees Alisa and me everyday before he goes to work," Alana pointed out.

"That don't mean anything. He'll see you guys, but sometimes it's like the work half of his brain takes over and it's like the rest of his brain shuts down," Karone answered.

Alisa started whimpering and Alana sighed. "I should feed her," she murmured. Karone nodded and watched as she went inside.

(Andros and Alana's House)

Andros came home and Alana was sitting on the couch. "Hey," he greeted. He threw his jacket on the chair and he saw Alana staring at him. "What?" He asked.

"You know what," she muttered.

Andros sighed and he rubbed the back of his neck. "You keep doing this to Alisa and me, Andros. You keep taking days off but then you go to work anyways!" She snapped.

"Look Lana…things come up…" he started.

"A year ago you'd just blow them off because you just couldn't wait to stay home with me."

"This is my job. I'm trying to give you and our daughter a great life."

Alana stood up and she held his hands. "I don't want a general," she told him. She pressed her forehead against his. "I want my husband," she added. Andros let out a sigh and he closed his eyes. Alana let his hands go and she hugged him tight. "I just want you," she murmured. Andros picked her up from the floor slightly and he kissed her shoulder.

Next morning Andros woke up and he went into the bathroom. He took his shower and he brushed his hair out. He looked down at his wedding ring and he closed his eyes.

Alana was in the kitchen making breakfast when Andros walked up behind her and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Good morning," he greeted.

"Morning," she answered.

He kissed her neck before pulling back. Alana looked over her shoulder and she looked at him. "Andros what did you do?" She asked. Andros shrugged.

"I just trimmed it a bit," he replied.

Alana smiled. "I like it, it's cute," she commented. Andros smiled and looked over at Alisa. "So when are you coming home from work?" She asked. Andros looked over at her.

"Work? I'm not going to work," he replied.

She gave him a quizzical look. "I'm on vacation," he reminded. Alana smiled.

(Three Weeks Later: Earth)

Andros sighed as he got off his ship. "Welcome back, General Andros," the admiral greeted. Andros saluted.

"So what's the status down here?" He asked.

"It's going well, follow me please," the admiral replied.

Andros went into the meeting room. He crossed his arms over his chest as some blueprints were brought out. "This is the new SPD Academy," he informed. Andros nodded his head a he looked at the designs.

"How much of this have you actually built?" He asked.

"We have a few of the floors built," the admiral replied.

"How much is a few?"

"About half."

Andros looked it over and he looked up when the door opened. "Admiral I need to talk…" the person trailed off.

"Ashley?" Andros murmured.

Ashley stood there. "Andros…" she trailed off.