Clementine bustled around the kitchen of their small home. Vacation was over, if you could even call it that. Incredibly stressful trip to the beach that somehow had every annoying person from their past there at the same time, was more like it. Now they were busy preparing for Luke's first birthday party. Everyone would be coming to their house to celebrate the next day.

"Slow down Clem!" Violet said, catching her wife around the waist, stopping her from clearing the dishes off of the table.

"I can't." Clementine looked more than a little flustered, "The house is a mess, we still haven't unpacked everything from the beach, we're way behind on laundry, I have to start making the birthday cake and I haven't even made the snacks yet." Clementine got more and more overwhelmed as she listed all the things off to Violet, tears started brimming in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey, calm down." Violet pulled her into her chest, kissing her head. "It's just a birthday party for a baby."

Clementine started to cry at that, "H-he's not going to be my baby anymore!" she hiccuped as she cried, soaking the front of Violet's 'No Doubt' t-shirt.

"He's growing up. It's okay. He's healthy and happy." Violet rubbed her back reassuringly, "He's going to be a baby for a long time. Is that what has you all stressed?"

"Yes... and no." Clementine admitted, pulling her head back to look at Violet, "All of our family and friends are coming to our tiny house, everything has to be perfect and rain is in the forecast, we need our yard, everyone is not going to fit inside here." Clementine pulled out of Violet's arms and continued cleaning the dishes off the kitchen table, loading the dish washer as she mumbled to herself. "first i'll clean the kitchen, then i'll make the cake, then i'll have to clean the kitchen again,"

"The party isn't until tomorrow night, we have plenty of time to get everything done." Violet sighed, watching as her wife started the dish washer and began sweeping the floor, "Here's what's going to happen." Violet took the broom out of Clementine's hands, receiving an agitated glare from the brunette as she put her hands on her hips, tapping her foot in frustration. "You start working on the cake, I'll finish unpacking, clean the house and keep the laundry rotated. When we're done we can go shopping together. I'm going with you to make sure buy something already made, none of this pinterest garbage, you always try to stress yourself out over. Got it?"

"Sounds like you're trying to boss me around Mrs. Everett." Clementine's glare softened, "I like when you take charge, you should do it more often." Clementine pecked Violet on the lips and started pulling out cake pans and ingredients. Violet smiled at her success and continued the task of sweeping the floor before Luke started crying, waking up from his nap.

Clementine's ears perked up and she stopped what she was doing heading straight for Luke's room but Violet cut her off. "I'll get him, you make the cake."

"But I have to feed him." Clementine patted her chest in reminder, "only a couple more weeks before he's weaned completely."

"Fine, new game plan!" Violet held Clementine by her shoulders, "You feed Luke, then hand him off to me, then we resume our original game plan." Violet nodded at the idea of her own plan. Clementine pulled the blonde into a hug.

"I love our team." Clementine chuckled into Violet's shoulder.

"Me too." Violet kissed the side of her head before pushing her gently away, "Now go! I hate listening to our tiniest teammate cry." Clementine rolled her eyes as she left the room.

Violet went to the closet and pulled out the baby carrier, she attached it around her body like a reverse back pack, leaving a big baby sized pocket in the front. After she had it attached and ready to go she continued sweeping the kitchen, started a load of laundry and began unpacking the beach bags that were laying in a pile in the dining room.

Clementine came out carrying Luke on her shoulder, patting his back, a few tears running down her cheeks.

"Clem," Violet frowned when she saw her, "why are you crying? I thought you were so excited to be done with breast feeding?"

"I am. I hate it, but I'll miss it. I know that sounds stupid." Clementine leaned into Violet's chest, asking for a hug without saying anything. Violet obliged, wrapping both her and Luke in a tight embrace. Clementine laughed lightly to herself, quickly kissing Violet on the neck before pulling away. "Aren't I supposed to be comforting you? You're the one that's pregnant."

"I'm a rock, this pregnancy's going to be a piece of cake." Violet said confidently. Clementine 'hmm'd' her response, raising an unsure eyebrow but not saying anything. "Speaking of cake, go make it!" Violet snatched Luke from Clementine's arms and stuck him in the baby carrier pouch attached to her chest. "You're coming with me bud, you're going to help Mommy clean the house." Luke gurgled in excitement as Violet tightened the straps, securing him in. Violet continued putting up beach gear and cleaning, Luke pulling at things in Violet's hands if she held them too near.

"Alright! The cake is done, I can't frost it until tomorrow morning. It needs to cool at room temp and then freeze over night. Ready to go to the store?" Clementine announced as she took off her apron and rehung it in the pantry. Violet was now vacuuming, Luke wasn't afraid of the vacuum like a lot of babies were. He smiled every time Violet pulled the handle close to him and frowned as she pushed it away.

"Almost," Violet shouted over the roar of the vacuum. As Violet continued her work Clementine began unloading the dishwasher and cleaning up the mess left by the cake ingredients. Violet appeared in the kitchen doorway minutes later, Luke still attached to her chest, hands on her hip in victory. "Finished! The house is clean!"

Clementine grinned at her two favorite people. Walking over to the them she grabbed Luke's squishy hands. "Did you help Mommy? Were you a good boy?" Luke laughed and reached for Clementine, who unlatched him from the carrier and brought him into the kitchen, "You deserve a treat for being such a good boy!"

Violet frowned as Clementine grabbed a baby snack from the cabinets and handed it to Luke who accepted it eagerly. "What about me? I did all the work... I don't want to tattle but Luke really didn't help very much." Violet jokingly pouted.

Clementine winked as she walked past Violet, patting her softly on the cheek, "You can have your reward tonight." Violet grinned as she unfastened the baby carrier and grabbed the keys.

"Let's go!"

"Welcome!" Violet cheered as she opened the door to their home. "Oh, it's you." Violet's face fell when she saw Louis at the door, "And Soph!" Violet ducked around Louis to hug Sophie, leaving him fake crying at the door.

"That's fine. I'm fine." Louis pouted as he stomped past with a large wrapped present in his arms, "I'm here for Luke and Clementine, not you. Where's the birthday boy anyway?"

Violet whispered, leaning her head in near Louis and Sophie, "The grandmas are at war, I'd be careful about getting between them if I were you. Presents go in the backyard. Thank goodness it didn't rain, Clem was about to go insane with worry." They both laughed as Louis carried his gift into the backyard. It was overcast outside, but warm.

Clementine was hurrying around the yard, making sure the snack and punch bowls stayed full, bringing out extra chairs and making light conversation with guests. Clementine hugged Louis and Sophie as they walked out of the house.

"I'm so glad you could make it!" She told them.

"I knew you were my favorite!" Louis grinned hugging back.

"You can put the present over there," Clementine waved at a nearby pile of presents, "Please tell me you didn't over do it Lou, he's only one."

"Yeah," Violet said, coming up behind Clementine, wrapping her arms around her waist, "he likes to play with grass and eat dirt, I hope you didn't spend too much."

"No such thing as too much when it comes to my god son." Louis set the gift at his feet and grabbed a cup of punch, offering it to Sophie with a charming smile, she accepted, kissing him on the cheek. Violet made a gagging sound. "Really? That was the smallest pda ever! Look at you two," Louis gestured at Violet as he poured himself some punch. "You're always hanging all over Clem, so clingy!" Violet stepped away from her wife, crossing her arms at Louis.

"I'm not clingy, I'm cute!" Violet argued.

"This is a child's birthday party Vi, how about you show some decency!" Louis argued back. Clementine stared back forth at the two, knowing that they were just getting started.

She grabbed Louis's gift, "I'll just take this to the pile for you Lou," Clementine offered, just trying to get away from their silly argument. She set the gift among the rest and walked over to check on Luke, currently being held by Carley, who was sitting on the ground. Clementine grinned, Luke looked like he just wanted to walk around the yard, but Carley was holding him tight.

"Can I get you a drink or anything Carley? Since you're holding Luke." Clementine offered.

"More like she's holding him hostage." Lee chuckled, Carley glared at him, not finding his joke funny. Clementine tried to hold back her smile as she noticed Luke struggling against Carley's grasp.

"I am not! He wants to be with his CheeChee!" Carley said, hugging Luke tight as he squirmed in her arms, "Don't you Luke?"

Clementine raised an eyebrow, "CheeChee?" she said, trying not to laugh.

Carley set Luke on his feet, looking grumpy as she watched him waddle across the yard, only to be swept up by Violet's mom, who had a plate of snacks ready to feed the boy. "Look what grandma's got for you!" She cheered.

"See, I knew that would happen." Carley whispered angrily as she stood up from the ground.

Lee wrapped his arm around his wife, "Shhh, it's okay, you know Luke loves you. Just because he loves someone else doesn't me he doesn't still love you." Clementine tried to hide her smile as she walked away from the pair.

Louis now had Violet in a headlock, as he casually sipped at his punch. Sophie was now sitting and chatting with Brody and Ruby. Aasim and Marlon were over at the snack table digging in. Clementine sighed, heading over to help her wife when she over heard Sophie's conversation. "She punched her, right in the face!" Clementine held her face in her hands as she diverted her course over to Sophie.

"I'm sorry I punched your sister Sophie... It was pretty immature of me." Clementine looked embarrassed as she spoke, rubbing at her still sore knuckles.

"You punched Minerva?!" Brody yelled with glee.

Ruby chuckled, "Way to go Clem!"

Sophie grinned up at Clementine, "I was talking about the UFC fight last night."

Clementine's face reddened as she backed away from the group, "I-uh, never mind, continue your conversation..."

"Forget the UFC fight, I wanna hear about Clem punching Minerva." Clementine could hear Ruby say as she headed back towards her wife. Louis was now on the ground face first, Violet was sitting on his back, drinking punch with one hand and holding his face down in the grass with the other.

"How's everyone doing? Need me to help with anything?" Violet asked with a smile.

Clementine shook her head, she wanted to get frustrated at her wife's childish antics but she just couldn't. She loved Violet and Louis's sibling like relationship. Was a little jealous of it if she were honest with herself. She loved AJ, but they hadn't lived together long and it was a completely different dynamic. "Actually, could you get Luke from your mom and put him in his high chair, I'm going to bring the cake out."

"I'm on it." Violet swallowed the rest of the punch in one gulp, dropped the cup in front of Louis on the grass and got off his back as he groaned exaggeratedly. Louis hopped off the ground, dusted himself off and went to join Marlon and Aasim as if nothing had happened.

Violet grabbed Clementine's hands and pulled her in close, leaning in to whisper in her ear, "You did a great job planning this for Luke, thank you." and she was off to pry Luke out of her mother's arms.

Clementine smiled at her wife as she walked away, and at her friends and family as she looked around their back yard. They had all come to support Luke, her and Violet's son. Never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined herself surrounded with so much love, it made her heart swell. She pulled her eyes away from her family and ran into the house to get the platter with the cake on it, carefully she carried it out to the snack table before going back and getting the cupcake for Luke to smash.

Violet had Luke strapped into his high chair in the backyard and was gathering everyone around as Clementine stuck the candle in the cupcake. AJ excitedly stood next to Luke. Violet crouched down next to AJ, "Hey, do you think you can help Luke blow out his candle? I don't think he knows how to do it yet."

"Really?" AJ grinned from ear to ear.

"Yeah, Luke needs his cool uncle AJ to show him how it's done." Violet smiled as AJ did an excited dance next to Luke as Clementine put the lit cupcake on the high chair, just out of Luke's reach. AJ put his arm around Luke in anticipation as Clementine gave Violet the nod to start singing. They all began to sing the happy birthday song to Luke as he looked around confused at all the people singing at him. Clementine, Carley, Violet's mom and Sophie were snapping pictures and taking videos, not missing a second of the special moment. As they got to the end, AJ was vibrating, ready to help Luke, waiting for the song to end, but Louis was holding out the "YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU" as loud and long as he could before Sophie rolled her eyes and smacked him in the stomach. He doubled over, clutching his gut as everyone waited in anticipation for Luke to blow out his candle.

When Luke did nothing AJ looked at Violet for the go ahead, she shot him a thumbs up. A grin spread across his face as he blew out Luke's candle to the raucous applause of everyone in the yard. Violet pulled the candle out of the cupcake and scooted it closer to the boy so that he could reach it. The yard was silent now, everyone waiting in eagerly to see what Luke would do with it. Luke looked at the cupcake questioningly, Clementine tried to make sure that he ate little to no sweets, though Violet was known to sneak him bites of cookies or other treats from time to time but only little bites, nothing like a whole cupcake.

Clementine and Violet had one walked in on Carley feeding droplets of soda by sealing her finger over the top of the straw to create pressure, holding the liquid in and then moving the straw to Luke's mouth, removing her finger and allowing the soda to poor in. Violet had laughed at the face he made, scrunching his face, looking like it burned going down like his first drink of alcohol. Clementine was not amused but was forced to let it slide on account of free babysitting.

Luke stuck one finger in the cupcake, getting some of the white frosting on it, pictures snapped as they all waited to see what he would do. "Eat it!" Louis yelled, breaking the silence, everyone laughed as Luke stuck his finger in his mouth, grinning bright before digging mouth hands into it, cramming it into his mouth.

"That's my boy!" Violet smiled, leaning in to take a selfie with her messy faced son. Clementine reached forward to take the plate away before he could he eat the rest, thinking that he would make himself sick, but his high pitched wail had her placing it back in front of him to the laughter of everyone around. Clementine huffed lightly and began slicing and handing out birthday cake slices to everyone around.

After everyone had finished their cake, and Luke had eaten every sugar crumb off his tray, Violet changed his clothes. Pulling a t-shirt on that had a big number 1 on the front. She patted his full belly as she sat him down in the grass next to his presents.

"Can I help?" AJ asked, running over to sit next to Violet.

"Of course, can you hand Luke a present? Then after he opens it, you can hand him another one?" AJ nodded eagerly.

Violet sat down behind her son, ready to help him as needed. Clementine watched from the back, taking pictures and yelling out thank yous to the guests for the presents. He got clothes from his grandparents, Brody and Marlon got him a toy baseball and bat, Aasim and Ruby got him some books and toy doctor kit, Sophie and Louis got him an child sized easel with a chalkboard side and a dry erase board side and a small child size but very expensive looking piano.

"Lou..." Clementine said, "that's too much!"

"It was either this or I was going to have him a treehouse built, but I thought that might be a better Christmas present." Louis grinned. Clementine and Violet looked at each other worriedly knowing that Louis probably wasn't kidding.

"Thank you everyone!" Violet said, standing up with Luke, only to have Carley take him out of her arms just before Violet's mom could. "Thank you all for the presents and all the love and support you've given us while we've gone through this journey of having kids." Violet put a hand on her stomach, "I'm so grateful my kids will be surround by so much love." A tear formed in her eyes and she wiped it away before it could fall. Clementine had her arms wrapped around Violet before anyone else could get to her but Violet's mom and all their friends weren't far behind to give her their hugs and well wishes.

"Those pregnancy hormones huh?" Sophie said with a grin, nudging Violet with her elbow, gaining an eye roll and a hug in return.

Everyone hung out, talking and eating for a while longer, Lee and Carley stayed after everyone left to help clean up the yard. It was so late by the time they put Luke down to bed, Clementine reluctantly agreed to put him down without his evening bath just this once. The two women collapsed next to each other on the couch. Though they had fun and loved their family, they were happy to be done entertaining and just be able to relax and be nothing but themselves next to one another.

Violet grabbed the remote and clicked it on, "There's a new show on netflix called 'Awesome Sasauge', want to watch it? Might be a cooking show? Even though sausage is spelled wrong..."

Clementine crinkled her nose, "Sounds dirty... let's watch something else."

"There's an action movie called 'I'm Already Widowmaker? How about that?" Violet asked.

"Whatever you want. I'm just going to fall asleep on you anyway." Clementine said as she pulled a blanket out and laid down on Violet's lap, getting comfortable. "I love you Vi, thanks for helping out with the party."

"Don't thank me, it's my duty to help, we're in this together." Violet said, leaning down and kissing Clementine on the cheek. "I love you back."