Dougie's POV

The four of us-Cassie, Stan, Lee, and I sat at the table. Cassie had a cup of coffee in her good hand, but she hadn't drunk it yet.

"So you're our Daddy?" Stan asked. Lee looked at me with big eyes sucking his thumb. I nodded staring down at the table. "How come no one told us?" He added frowning.

"It's a long story." Cassie sighed.

"I like stories!" Lee piped up hopping off of his chair and climbing into my lap and snuggling against me. Stan did the same.

"It's a story we'll tell you when you're older…" I began.

"When we're 6?" Stan asked.

"Stan do not interrupt your father." Cassie reprimanded him. I held back a giggle and managed to snort. Cassie looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Momma, me and Lee decided on a name." Stan said that night. Cassie and I were in the living room watching a movie.

"For who?" She asked not taking her eyes off of the TV.

"For Daddy." Lee said climbing up next to me.

"Stupid! I wanted to say it!" Stan scowled at Lee and snuggled up next to Cassie on her good side.

The two of us exchanged a look. Cassie gestured toward me to say something. "Stan." I said to him in what I hoped to be a warning tone. He looked at me, scowled, and cuddled under Cassie's good arm whilst Lee leaned against me.

"Daddy, can we go to the park tomorrow?" Lee asked.

"I don't know, kiddo." I sighed. "We have to meet with some dude from the record company tomorrow."

"Then on Saturday?"

"We'll see."

The four of us sat there for about 15 more minutes before Lee spoke again.

"Are you and Momma gonna get married?"

I choked on the beer I was drinking. Cassie put her hand over mouth in either shock or to stop herself from laughing.

"We don't know…."

"Fanny from Gymboree's mommy and daddy weren't married when she was born." Stan informed me.

"And then they married before we lived with Aunty Lois." Lee added.

"What about Jerry, Momma?" Stan asked smirking.

"Whose Jerry?" I asked feeling my heart sink. Cassie looked down at her lap. "A friend."

"No. He was your-Momma! Stan's hurting me!" Lee wailed as Stan jumped off from the couch next to Cassie, ran over to where Lee and I were, and pulled Lee off of the couch I was on. The two began to wrestle.

"Stan! Lee! Stop right now!" I hollered feeling irritated. They stopped in mid-fight and stared at me. I took a deep breath. "Go to your room now. Momma and I have to discuss something." I glared at Cassie who didn't look at me. The twins left the room.

"Who is Jerry?" I asked standing in front of her.

"No one." She muttered.

"Seriously babe…Cassie…" I sighed.

"Fine…" She muttered. "Jerry O'Hara was my boyfriend for a few years…We broke up before I moved in with Lois. But…"

"But what?"

"But he was, like, stalking, me up to the month before we left for here." She sounded a bit upset. "He basically dropped off the face of the Earth."

"Shit." I sat down next to her and took her in my arms, but she remained stiff. "Do you think he came here and…"

"Yes I do." She sighed and lay her head against my chest.

"I think we should hire a bodyguard then…" I suggested.

"I don't know…But, we should be careful from now on…"

"Fine…So, when do you wanna get married?" I grinned.

She cuddled up next to me. "We'll see."

"That means yes, right?"

"Ask me again in a year and we'll see…"