Thursday evening Miranda got a call from her lawyer and by Friday afternoon, Stephen was officially a thing of the past. Andréa went with her to the courthouse as she signed the documents making her a legally free woman once more. The car ride home was filled with passionate kisses and heavy cuddling to prevent Roy from too much embarrassment. Once home the two ladies barely made it up to the bedroom before clothing was shed and they spent time reaffirming their love for one another until the girls got home just before dinner.

Xena and Gabrielle had started coming over every day for dinner that week and then lessons for the girls and Miranda. Tonight was no different as Miranda found herself once again on the floor after another bout of hand-to-hand lessons with Xena. At least she had lasted 5 minutes this time. She looked over to her girls watching as Cassidy was pinned by her twin. Yes Caroline was definitely Andréa's mini while Cassidy tended to take after her. Getting up and stretching her back out the editor once again took her stance across from the dark warrior ready for yet another thrashing but hoping she could last just a bit longer.

"She is learning quickly," Gabrielle observed watching the fight while keeping an eye on the girls as well.

"Yeah. Miranda is a great study of anything she deems worthy," the pride in her daughter's voice made the queen smile

"Cassidy watch her foot when she moves. That right toe turns just before she releases her fist." The blonde had Caroline throw her punch again against Andy so Cassidy could watch her sister. The girls were learning the same basic hand-to-hand but this lesson was more about learning to read their opponents to be better at acting instead of reacting. Having them start once more the two women cheered when Cassidy was able to block several of Caroline's moves before landing on her backside from a leg sweep. The girls got up and hugged before turning to watch as their mother and Xena circled again.

As Miranda ducked under the flying fist she twisted to come up beside the warrior and got in a few shots of her own down the woman's solar plexus before bending back and catching the knee in her own abdomen Andy winced knowing just how much that hurt. Watching her love fighting her older mother gave her an enormous sense of pride and turned her on like no other. Her girls were getting better every day and the improvements were leaps and bounds even in the few days since they had started. They would be a very formidable family one-day and one she knows will rule the Nation with a fair but firm hand. Seeing her mama drop her fiancée once again she sauntered over to the two women and offered her hand to the one on the ground. Instead of pulling her editor up she found herself on the ground on top of a very sweaty body. Laughing she leaned down and kissed the woman deeply only breaking when they heard the girls singing out their disgust.

The ladies made their way back into the kitchen as the doorbell rang and Andy made her way to the door as the others stopped to grab some water and then get ready for some history lessons. "James? This is a surprise."

"Hello, I was wondering if you had a moment," the man looked hesitant but wasn't slinging curses at her so she allowed him in. "First of all I want to apologize for the way I acted the other day. My daughters could not stop talking about you and you obviously share something pretty strong with Miranda or you would not have been here."

"I love them, plain and simple James."

"I know you do and I love them too in my own way. That's not the reason I came though. I'm here because I was in town and wanted to see if it would be alright if I took the girls out for a movie. I heard Steven was gone and thought it might be good to kinda step back in to their father position. Plus it would give you and Mira a couple of hours alone if you wanted." James was no longer speaking to the brunette as his ex wife had walked into the doorway. He had watched as the woman in front of him changed demeanor and smiled a bit even without turning to look behind her in the middle of his confession. He was amazed at how in tune she was to Miranda. He hadn't even known she was there until he looked up.

"I think they would enjoy that but they need showers first but ultimately that is up to you Ra," Andy turned to the other woman and opened her arm to her.

James got a good look at his ex as she walked into the room. Her presence was normally strong and commanding but now. Words were not enough to describe just how different she looked and acted. Her body was even more fit than two weeks ago when he saw her last and it was odd to see her in workout clothes but the joggers and well-fitted long sleeve tee looked well on her. Her hair was damp around the edges and he could tell she had just got done doing whatever it was. "Damn Mira," was all he could think.

"Thank you James but I believe you lost your chance a long time ago," Miranda put a stop to his ogling just as their children were heard in the hallway. "I think that is a wonderful idea as well but I think you should ask the girls. We were just getting ready to start something with Andréa's mothers. Girls," twin tornadoes rushed into the room and seeing their father piled on top of him for a hug.

"Want to go for a movie or would you rather stay here for whatever it was you were doing?" He looked at his girls noticing a more innocent version of his dressing down of Miranda. The girls were also sweaty and in work out attire. "What have you all been up to?" He asked seeing another pair of women walking in noticing the darker and scarier of the two was also in the same state.

Turning to their grandmothers they put on their biggest puppy eyes. "May we please skip lessons Amma? Dad never comes during Mom's week." Seeing the smile their blonde grandmother gave them they shouted and hugged the man again. "Oh dad we started Amazon training. Yaya and Andy are training us so we can go to school in the fall with the others our age. Mom has started training too so she can marry Andy and be her consort," Caroline began telling her father everything excitedly but Andy cut her off. "Alright my loves, go take showers and then you can tell your father everything next weekend when you go over there. You don't want to be late for the movie." She smiled at them as they barreled out of the room again. Turning a pensive eye to the man in the room she waited for him to digest everything.

Miranda pulled her just a bit tighter into her body as they waited for a judgment from the girls' father. Xena and Gabrielle walked quietly back to the kitchen and began to pack up before leaving the quiet house. James still stood head bent until realization finally dawned on him. His great grandmother, gods rest her soul, was an outcast Greek Amazon and she had told him many stories about her life in the small village before she had left to marry his great grandfather. "You are Amazon? You are a queen?" At the sake of chestnut locks the tension was dropped and he bowed deeply before her. "I know you will take care of our girls," the depth of trust and understanding passed between two sets of locked brown eyes as he righted himself.

Andréa placed her fist over her heart and replied with tears threatening to fall, "On my life and with all of my heart."

Thundering steps from the stairs pulled the adults back from the touching moment and James was hurried out the door by two ecstatic girls as the two women watched with smiles on their faces. James was now on their side and they knew that their family was now complete. Yes there was room for more but the most important people in the here and now were beside them and that was all that mattered.