Following her cousin down the thin hall way Kendall asked.

"So, did you make your decision?"

"I have." Devin replied.

"So, what is it?" Stacy asked.

"Not, that it has anything to do with me." Stacy continues.

"It has everything to do with me, so tell me!" Kendall says as she pushes her way past her older cousin.

Looking back to her younger cousin Stacy says.

"Umm, you just pushed me!"

Waving her hand Kendall says.

"Yeah yeah, so Devin are you going to tell me!"

Rolling her eyes in annoyance Devin replied.

"Fine, I`ll tell you."

Clapping her hands together Kendall says.

"Great, so what`s it going to be?"

"I`ll tell you-when I tell Shane and Carrano." Devin says as taps her cousins shoulder.

Watching her older cousin turn the corner, leaving out of her sight Kendall smacks her teeth and says.

"Man, she plays too much!"

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Devin, Joe and her whole family were sitting in Shane's office with Shane and Carrano with their decision.

"So here is my decision, I will do it…"

"Yay!" Kendall said jumping up.

"BUT- only if you give us, Joe and I a month off to spend with our kids, with pay." Devin finished.

"But we were planning on bringing the twins up next week." Shane said.

Throwing her hands up not willing to budge Devin says.

"Those are my circumstances."

Sighing, knowing it was a take it or leave it situation Shane replied.

"Fine."

Stretching her arm out to her boss Devin says.

"Nice doing business with you."

"So, when does our vacation start?" Joe asked.

Folding his hands on top of his desk Shane replied.

"Today."

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As Devin and her husband walked out of their boss office Devin could hear her name being called.

Looking up Devin says.

"Huh?"

Walking up to Devin Darcie looked completely fidgety almost like this was elementary school and the teacher was making her apologies.

"Can I talk to you?" Darcie asked.

Completely caught off guard Devin looked to the side and then over to her husband who looked equally confused.

"Sure."

"Alone?"

"Uuhh-no?"

"Okay, um I just wanted to apologize, you know for the way I`ve been acting towards you, Kyle told me that none of what your cousin said was true - I don't know why I believed her." Darcie says.

"Apology excepted."

Watching his wife`s sassy coworker walk off Joe lifted his eye brow and asked.

"What was she talking about?"

"Remember when I told you I was having problems with the other writers?"

Joe nods his head.

"Well Kyle, who was like the only person not out for blood, told me Jezebel lied and told them that I pretty much thought I was better than them and apparently, I said I could do whatever I want because of the family I married into." Devin continued.

Scoffing Joe says.

"This is why you can`t trust anyone named Jezebel."

Devin laughs and says.

"Right."

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With his hand on the wheel Joe lowers his right hand and places his hand on top of his wife's as she rested her hand on the divider. Looking up as Joe glances down Devin flashes him a closed smile. Lacing his fingers with hers Joe brings her hand to his lips as he kisses them.

Cupping his hand with hers as they brought their hands down to rest on the divider, Joe glances over again and asked.

"So, where are we off too?"

"I was thinking Jamaica, it`s been a long time since we`ve been there."

"Yeah, the kids should have fun there."

"Then Jamaica it is." Devin replies.

Joe smiles as he continues to drive.

After a few moments of silence Devin says.

"I know this is our family vacation…."

"Buutt." Joe says.

"I was thinking we should invite, Rach and Kel on the first day and the rest of the family for the next day then the rest will be just us."

"I don`t know Dev." Joe replied.

"I mean, I won't let them take over the trip, I mean we did take this for the kids but…."

"No, I get it, and I don't think Rocky or Rachel would try and take over it`s your family."

"I`ll let them know, this won't be one big party trip for us."

Joe remains quiet.

"Well at least let us take Charlotte, she`s literally been our nanny when we got super busy, this could be a huge thank you."

Rolling his gray eyes Joe says.

"Fine you can invite them all, but as soon as it gets too crazy I`m kicking everyone out, and I won't be nice about it!"

Kissing him on his cheek Devin says.

"Thanks babe!"

"Yeah yeah."

"Should I call Char and tell her to make sure they`re packing?" Devin asked.

Charlotte and the kids had left a couple of hours before the two couples did and were already at the house.

"Sure."

After another moment of silence as Joe glanced down and then quickly back at the road and says.

"I talked to your dad."

"Oh, did you?" Devin asked.

"I did."

Glancing up at her husband Devin asked.

"What did he want?"

"He wanted to know if everything was alright."

"Why?"

Glancing down Joe says.

"I don't know, you tell me."

"I have no Idea."

"He said that you called him, saying you were overwhelmed about everything that`s going on."

"So, you did know why he asked if everything was alright?" Devin questioned.

"It was a rhetorical question yes."

"But, I wish you would have called me and let me know that you were feeling overwhelmed by everything, I could of took some of the load for you."

"You do as much as you can, it`s just I`m always the one with the bigger load."

After pausing for a moment glancing out the window Devin continues with.

"And it`s not like I could of just stop showing up to court, quit my job and stop being a parent, and pretend you might not have gotten another woman pregnant…."

"Even if I could it`s not like any of that is an option." Devin mumbles.

Turning her face to him Joe say.

"Let`s make a deal, the next time either of us feels overwhelmed will tell each other."

Glancing back and forth between the road and her face Joe asked.

"Deal?"

"Deal."

Glancing back down for the final time Joe says.

"Hey, this vacations, not just for us to spend time with the kids but for us to spend time with each other too."

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Looking at her watch and then back at her two oldest Devin says.

"Alright, I have a game, whoever gets their bag packed the fastest and gets it down to the door for daddy wins!"

"What do we win?" Joelynn asked.

"The knowledge of knowing your faster than the rest of your siblings."

JoJo put her hand on her hip.

"Oh, you don't like that?"

JoJo shakes her head.

"I guess the reward will be getting to the airport quicker."

"Really mom?" Joelynn asked.

"And if we get to the airport faster we get to Jamaica faster."

"Mom, you`re losing your touch."

"Oh, am I?"

"Yes, besides we all know I`ll kill JoJo in a race!"

"Oh really- you think so?" JoJo asked her younger sister.

"I know so!"

"Then let's race and see!"

"Where too?"

Coughing Devin says.

"Packing."

"That`s a great idea mom, will race and see who can pack the fastest!"

"You`re such a kid, that would be easy!" JoJo says.

"Fine AND we have to see who gets the stuff down stairs the fastest."

Watching her two oldest pushing each other out the way to get down the stairs the fastest Devin stood at the top of the stairs wondering what she started. Reaching the third to last step each of them leaped to the bottom

"I won!" JoJo yelled.

"No I won- I landed first!" Joelynn yelled.

"Nuhuh!"

"Yeah huh!"

"Fine will race and put our stuff in the car!"

Watching his two oldest push past him Joe stood there in confusion.

"What just happened?" Joe asked.

Laughing Devin says.

"This might be my fault, I was trying to get them to pack faster, so I made it a competition, and being that they`re your children, they couldn't pass up a good competition."

"So, it`s my fault?"

"In away."

"Good to know."

"I think we`re going to have to re pack their bags after the second shirt they started throwing anything in there."