Dear God
(title credited once again… what is this like the fourth time? To Avenged Sevenfold)

Johnny and Lilian smiled when they woke up in one another's arms. Lilian moved closer to him and he held her tighter. Had it seriously only been a month and a half since they had found each other? Lilian smiled to herself as she buried her head against his neck. She was in love. She didn't care what anyone said about it. They had been together for the past week nonstop and they were happy. They were both going to have to go their separate ways for couple weeks, but that didn't mean that they couldn't still talk on the phone or IM each other.

Jessicka smiled as she walked to her mothers with Jessica her best friend. They had De, Trinity and Faith and were getting Grace from her mother's Brook was at Jessica and Jimmy's taking a nap, so she could stay up late that night when the guys got in and see Jimmy. She loved her stepfather and she wanted to ask him immediately when he got there if he would take her to get her dyed before they went to the school to get paperwork and everything for Brook and Grace. They walked together passed houses to the five blocks it took to get to Jessicka's mother's house. Her mom greeted them and smiled at Jessicka hugging her, and then taking De out of her stroller. Jessicka hadn't told her mother that she was pregnant. She smiled as Grace ran to hug her and laughed when her mom passed her De and picked one of Jessica's twins up out of the stroller Jessica smiled. They may not have had a grandmother because her mom was dead, but Jessicka's mom was making sure that they were spoiled. Jessica smiled at her and laughed when Mike walked over and picked up Trinity from the stroller before Jessica could. The Jess' walked in and smiled as Mike one handed got glasses out of the cabinet and set them on the counter.

"Mom, Mike, I have something I need to tell you." Jessicka said. Her parents looked at her and you could tell there was a slight look of concern in her mother's eyes.

"Is something wrong sweet heart?"

"No, Mom, nothing's wrong. I'm happy."

"Okay, so what did you want to tell us?" Mike asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm pregnant!" Her parents looked at her and it was evident that they were in shock. They hadn't taken the news of her slipping off to Vegas to marry Matt very well, and this was just something they hadn't expected. Jessica smiled and Grace grinned.

"I'm gonna be a big sister again… twice!" Grace said.

"Twice?" Mike asked

"Dad's girlfriend, I mean fiancé Ashley is pregnant too. She's really nice."

"Uh…" Karen stood there speechless.

"It's okay mom, Ashley is nice, and trust me she's been good for Randy."

"You're just saying that because me and Grace are standing here." Jessica told her friend.

"No actually I'm not." Mike laughed.

"Well we had better get going, Brook is at home asleep and I need to cook dinner for her and feed the twins."

"Grace had a snack about an hour ago."

"Okay thanks mom."

"Your welcome sweetie."

They placed the twins in the stroller and De in hers. Grace asked if she could push her little sister and Jessicka nodded. They were half way back to Jessica's when Monica Madison called both Jess's whores. Jessica rolled her eyes, and she wasn't able to stop the confrontation from happening. She told Grace to stay where she was and went over to pull her friend away from the other woman. When Monica punched Jessicka, Jessica stopped dead in her tracks as Jessicka swung back and next thing they all knew there was blood pouring from Monica's face. Jessica pulled her friend back and sighed when the cops showed up two seconds later. It was Monica's word against the Jess' because Jessicka really didn't have a bruise. Jessica got home ten minutes later and got the kids inside and Brook was up and helping with the twins and De. Grace was still in shock and when the phone rang Jessica answered it.

"Hello"

"JD" a sweet and innocent Jessicka said in her sweet and innocent voice.

"No I am not bailing your pregnant ass out of Jail, I can't leave the kids. I'll call Matt."

"NO you can't!"

"That's your only option sweetie. OR you could call your parents."

"Okay call Matt I called you anyway because I can't remember his new cell number anyways." Jessica hung up the phone and then shaking her head watched as Brook grabbed a pan out from under the counter and set it on the stove. She was glad her daughter knew how to cook. She dialed Matt's cell and he answered on the second ring.

"What?" he said somewhat frustrated sounding.

"Wow damn don't go off on me man."

"Sorry what's up JD, it's been a long day and I just want to get home. And Johnny hasn't called there has he?"

"No, and your days about to longer."

"Why?"

"You kinda need to pick Jes up…"

"From where?" He asked cautiously

"Uh she kinda got in a fight…"

"Where is she? The hospital?" He asked hoping that wasn't the case.

"Jail"

"WHAT THE FUCK!" Matt yelled

"Man, Matt what the hell's wrong?" Jessica smiled when she heard Kate ask that in the background.

"Dammit, yeah okay, I can bail her ass out." Jessica heard several people chorus what the fuck at once in the background before she hung up the phone. She turned back to the kids and sighed. De was pulling Grace's sleeve.

"'Ace, 'Ace pway wif me"

"Aunt Jess tell her to leave me alone." Jessica was about to say something, but she heard one of her girls crying. She glanced toward the living room and saw that Faith had hit Trinity with a toy. She picked up De, and went to separate her own girls. Five minutes later she smelled something burning. She jumped up from playing with De, to keep her distracted from the girls in the kitchen. And sitting in between the twins to keep them from fighting. There was going to be a bruise on her arm from a block being smashed into it several times. She sat De on the floor as she ran to the kitchen.

"Shit, Grace Ann Orton, Brooklyn Marie Hardy, move." Jessica yelled and pulled the pan off the stove and turned the burner off. Thank god it wasn't a gas stove. She ran water over the burned hamburger meat in the pan.

"Grace open the patio door! Brooklyn…" She turned in time to see Trinity and Faith crawl into the hallway and toward the stairs. One of the older girls had forgotten to shut the gate. Jessica dropped the pan in the sink and ran to close it. She got there faster than the fighting twins. She closed the gate and picked them both up and placed them in two separate play pens. They started screaming. Which caused De to start screaming. She glanced around the kitchen for the older girls. They weren't there. She picked up De and placed her in a high chair and grabbed a sippy cup from the fridge and placed it in front of her. With the three littlest ones confined for the moment she took off to find the older two. It was no secret where they were. She climbed the stairs two at a time and slammed into Brooklyn's room. She turned off the CD player that was blasting DIVA by Beyonce. She pointed toward the stairs and both girls went. Once they were downstairs she made them begin to clean the kitchen, and their mess from attempting to make hamburger helper. She thought things were calmed down enough to let the twins loose so she did. Next thing she knew there was a loud yell from the kitchen.

"Dammit Delilah what was that for?" Grace yelled

"Watch your mouth Grace!" Jessica yelled as she walked in. She was losing her sanity and fast.

"She threw her cup at me."

"Okay, didn't mean you needed to yell at her…" Jessica looked up as she heard the door open and she looked relieved when she saw her husband walk through the front door. He took one look at her and pulled her to him. He sent Grace to sit on the couch, he told Brooklyn to finish cleaning the counter. Then he grabbed a package of hot dogs from the fridge and took out four, he heated them slightly, and while they were heating up he put the twins in high chairs. Taking the hotdogs out of the microwave he cut them up into little pieces for the twins and placed them on their trays. He sat two in front of Delilah. He then grabbed three sippy cups and filled them with milk. He warmed up the twins, and sat them down in front of the kids, and handed Delilah hers. He pulled a chair out for Jessica and she collapsed into it. He then only had to point to the living room for Brooklyn to go in and sit in the chair. Both of the girls knew they were in trouble. They didn't talk at all. Jimmy picked up the phone and ordered enough pizza for them and the others that would be showing up as soon as they bailed out Jessicka. Finally he grabbed Jessica's hand and pulled her up wrapping his arms around her. She leaned into his embrace and laid her head on his chest.

"Thank you"

"Yeah I figured you might have gotten stuck with all the kids."

"You're a life saver honey." Jessica said and then she kissed him. "Let me know when the pizza gets here, or when the others do, whichever comes first. I'm going upstairs."

"A life saver huh, what flavor?" he grinned at her and she shook her head.

"Mine, now I'm going upstairs." She said grinning.

"That's fine; I've got everything under control down here." Shaking his head he watched her walk out of the room. She was fucking perfect for him. He saw the heart tattoo on her back briefly as she leaned down to undo the baby gate. He was going to have to talk her into those angel wings. He heard her mutter something under her breath as she walked away.

"I'm just glad none of them are boys right about now!" Jessica muttered as she walked up stairs. Jimmy shook his head and walked into the living room to talk to the older girls. Almost two hours later, the twins were worn out and asleep in their cribs upstairs. Brooklyn was pouting because Jimmy had said she had to wait to get her hair dyed after the episode that happened today and Grace was sitting on the floor in front of the couch waiting for her mom to get there. They had already eaten and were just waiting on the others to show up. Jessica looked up from where she was putting a finally asleep Delilah into a playpen. She glared at Jessicka. None of them ever knocked when they knew they were expected. The house was too quiet and Jessicka took one look at her friends face, looked from Grace to Brook and then to Jimmy who had a semi bemused expression on his face. She was in deep shit.

"Arrested… damn Jessicka…" Jimmy said. She grinned.

"Bitch fucking punched me."

"And you got her right?" Johnny asked walking in behind them with Lilian. Heather turned raising her eyebrow at him and Lilian hid a slight smile as she bent down and picked up Plague who had just bravely wondered out into the open to see who was there. She put the kitten to her cheek and smiled.

"Broke her noise." Jessicka said finally smiling. The others laughed.

"So Johnny…" Matt began

"Oh no wherever those two have been can wait. Jessica you have a daughter to deal with."

"What she do?"

"Oh not just her, Never again will any of you leave me with that many kids at once unless there is someone here to help me."

"Grace and Brook…"

"Ha, tried to make hamburger helper… didn't work. De threw her cup at Grace… the twins were fighting, Grace yelled at De and cussed, never again!" Jessica went off then she turned to Johnny and Lilian who kinda shrunk back a little. Lilian cuddled Plague and smiled, she missed her kitten. She would see her in an hour or so though when she and Johnny went home. "And where the hell have the two of you been?"

"Uh…" Lilian sputtered out. Johnny bit his lip and looked at Lilian.

"Vegas…" Johnny muttered under his breath. But as quiet as the room was everyone stopped dead and looked at them. Matt looked at him shocked. Jessica looked at Lilian and was definitely shocked.

"WHAT IN THE HELL" Brian was the one to yell it.

"We got married…" Lilian whispered. She ducked her head down and tried to hide the slight smile on her face behind the tiny ball of fur in her hands.

"Where you drunk?" Was the first thing out of Matt's mouth after that.

"Why do you automatically assume that?" Johnny asked. Jessica rolled her eyes and the look in Jessicka's eyes made Jessica try not to laugh.

"Uh because we know you Johnny." Jimmy said

"Right." Jessica agreed with her husband

"Well dammit where you?" Zack asked.

"No" Johnny and Lilian said at the same time. The shock on their faces was evident when they looked from Lilian to Johnny.

"Holy Shit!" They all said at once.

"Aww… you guys…" Jessicka said she was the only one that hadn't gone off the deep end. Lilian looked at her and smiled.

"What the hell is it just me or does it seem like everyone is getting married?" Brian asked. Zack hit him over the head. No one said a word. Five minutes later everyone was headed out the door and somehow Brian and Heather ended up with Brooklyn, and poor Jessicka and Matt ended up with the twins. After everyone was gone, Jessica turned to her husband and sighed.

"I need a fucking drink." Jimmy grinned.

"Don't blame ya, come on lets go." And the two of them took off. Hand in hand they walked into the bar together both happy to be alone together.

Kate lay on the couch staring at the ceiling the next morning waiting for her parents to get there. She watched as Zack nervously paced the living room. She stood up and walked over to him. She touched his arm with her hand and he turned to her. She smiled into his green eyes.

"It's going to be okay Zack, they'll love you." Zack looked down at his girlfriend, the woman that in so short a time he was in love with. Hell he was in love the minute he laid eyes on her. He smiled at her.

"Kate, they're gonna want to kill me."

"No, they won't, look we don't have to tell them today, that I'm pregnant. They're gonna be here for a few days, we can tell them when they leave."

"That just wouldn't be right though."

"Why do you have to be right."

"Katie…" He whispered her name even though there was no one else in the room and pulled her into his arms, "…I love you but I can't lie to your parents."

"Alright" she said as she laid her head on his chest. He stood there holding her and they both looked up as the door bell rang. Swallowing hard Kate took his hand and together they walked through the kitchen, down the hallway, past the family room, into the entryway and to the front door. Kate saw Zack take a deep breath and she opened the door. She found herself staring at her parents. Zack who was standing behind her swallowed hard her mom looked nice enough, but there was a small amount of anger in her father's eyes. Kate smiled at her parents and hugged her mom. She stood in front of her dad to hug him but he wasn't paying attention to her. He was staring at Zack.

"uhm, let's not just stand here, come on inside." Zacky said and moved aside to let them in. Once they were inside Kyle turned to his daughter. They were standing in the living room.

"Mom, Daddy, this is my boyfriend Zack Baker, Zack my mom Emmie and my dad Kyle."

"Nice to meet you." Zack said and Emmie Montgomery hugged him, but Kyle refused to shake his hand. He however didn't take his eyes off Zack. Kate who had her hand in Zack's couldn't help but smile when she laid her head on his shoulder. Emmie could see it in her daughters eyes that this was where she wanted to be. But she knew that her father wanted to talk to Zack.

"Kate, why don't you show me around and we leave the men here alone to talk?"

"Sure mom. Dad, play nice, or so help me god I will never talk to you again." Kate said turning to her father. He was taken back at that comment. But the way that she had said it he knew that she meant it. Kate wrapped her arm around her mother and sighed as she heard her father begin to speak a few moments later. Her mom kept her from turning around and going back in the room.

"Do you love my daughter?" Zack who was still nervous about being alone with the man actually smiled.

"Yeah"

"Kate, honey come on I think he'll be okay. Why is there a low cut box in the bathroom?"

"You're right, and oh, well we just got back and have to go buy a litter box for the kitten still."

"Oh"

"Mom, what was your first impression of Zack?"

"Shock"

"Why?"

"His appearance just took me by surprise that's all, you should have warned us, you're father…"

"Yeah mom, I know."

"How long have you known Zack honey?"

"Uhm maybe two months… but mom, don't criticize I love him more than anything in this world, other than you and dad of course… oh there you are Misfit." Kate trailed off picking up the little bundle of fur that was scurrying out of a spare room. Emmie looked at the little Kitten and smiled. Her daughter had always had a way with cats.

"As long as you know what you're doing baby I'm behind you one hundred percent you know that." Kate looked at her mom and swallowed and taking a page out of Lilian's book she hid behind the kitten as she began to speak.

"Mom, I'm not a baby anymore, I'm all growed up, and having a baby of my own."

"Kate it's 'grown' not 'growed' and… wait What?!"

"Me and Zack, we're gonna be parents." Emmie stared at her daughter and was in shock. Her little girl was… oh lord.

"Oh lord… how are we going to tell your father?"

"Uh, right now before he kills my boyfriend?" Kate said as she heard the yelling coming from two floors down. Still holding Misfit close she took off down the steps that they just came up and with her mom behind her they skidded to a stop when they saw what was going on. Brian was there and was so drunk it wasn't funny and he had a open bottle in his hand and Zack was the one yelling at Brian trying to get him to calm down and put the bottle down and talk. Brian wouldn't listen so Kate set Misfit down and watched as she ran from the room.

"PREGNANT FEMALE CAN'T STAND THE YELLING SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I GET PISSED OFF!!" Kate yelled and all heads turned to her. Kyle Montgomery turned to his daughter and next thing any of them knew he was passed out on the floor. No one moved.

"See I'm not the only one!" Zack said. Despite the circumstances, Brian and Kate laughed.

"Okay, Brian now that you've put the bottle down what the hell is going on?"

"Alexis…"

"Dude what about her?"

"That chick that we ran into in Colorado?" Kate asked at the same time. She noticed that her mom was tending to her father and just ignored it. Her dad would have to deal with her being pregnant.

"She… I'm… oh shit… I think Heather's gonna leave me now."

"Okay that's it kitchen now. You obviously need coffee; Kyle will be fine until he wakes up." Emmie said.

"Who the hell are you?" Brian asked.

"I'm Kate's mom, now kitchen move." Brian looked at Kate but she said not a word. And followed her mother into the kitchen. Once the four of them were in the kitchen and Kate had the coffee started. Emmie took the bottle of Jack from Brian and put it on the counter behind her. She waited patiently for the coffee to be finished and poured them all a cup.

"Now, Brian why is Heather going to leave you and you act as if you're living together… Holy shit did she move in with you and you guys not tell us?" Kate asked… go figure the hormonal one would be more worried about her friend.

"I have a kid." Brian said and the room got quiet.

"Since when?" Zacky asked

"Since Alexis never fucking told me thirteen years, no I'm sorry fourteen years ago!" Brian yelled. Kate's mouth fell open. Zack reached over and closed it for her and looked at Brian. Emmie grabbed the bottle from behind her and poured a shot into Brian's cup. Brian drank it down rather quickly. They all sat there for a moment before they decided to get up. Brian was the last one sitting, and Kate turned around and walked back into the room.

"Brian, Heather isn't going to leave you. You didn't know about your kid."

"Her name is Ashton" Was all Brian said.

"You wanna crash for a while; you know where the spare bedrooms are. I have to go deal with my dad." And with that Kate walked out and Brian smiled. 'Damn Zack is so lucky to have found her.' He got up and walked upstairs. He walked past the bathroom and picked up Misfit as she walked out and stepped into the room across the hall. He kicked off his shoes and lay down. Misfit curled up next to his head and fell asleep with him. An hour later he was woke up by all the yelling.

"I don't want to hear it Katelund, he probably doesn't have a job that can support you and a baby. Just look at him!"

"So who cares that he has piercings and tattoo's dad. I love him. And his hair, I'm the one that dyed it! I Love him and there is nothing that you can say or do to change how I feel. And I don't need anyone to support me! And as for having a job, he does. And he's damned good at what he does."

"What does he do Kate? Work in a factory? Look at his friend! He hangs out with alcoholics! He probably is an alcoholic!"

"Brian's going through some shit right now. He isn't an alcoholic! None of them are…" Kate was crying now and her mother was trying to comfort her. Her father had done just about everything she had feared he would do. If telling her parents hadn't been the right thing to do, then this wouldn't be happening. So her mom was fine by it because she could see past the man beside Kate and into her own daughter's eyes to the love that shown through when she looked at Zack. Sure the man was a little unorthodox, it wasn't about what she and Kyle wanted right now it was about what her daughter wanted. And Kate obviously wanted Zack.

"Hey if I worked in a factory I wouldn't be able to afford this house!" Zacky said defending himself.

"You know what dad…" She saw Brian walk in and got an idea. "Let me formally introduce you to Zack and Brian." Zack immediately knew what was coming and so did Brian so he walked over and handed her Misfit as she reached for her. "Dad, this is my friend Brian "Synyster Gates" Haner, and my boyfriend, and father of my baby Zachary "Zacky Vengeance" Baker. The two guitarists for the band Avenged Sevenfold." Kate's mom smiled, no wonder she had recognized them. They were friends of Jimmy Sullivan, Jessicka Sullivan's cousin. Kate watched her father and she cried when he turned around and walked out the door saying he wasn't staying in the house another minute and was going home. He told Emmie to come on but she said she was staying to visit with her daughter and Zack. Kate smiled and wrapped an arm around her mom's shoulder and kept one hand in Zacks. Together with Brian they watched Kyle walk away.

"So, uhm you don't seem surprised at who we are?" A somewhat sober Brian said.

"I met you all once about four years ago. You guys stopped by my house with Jimmy to pick up Jessicka when her dad and she got into it and she ran to me for advice." Zack looked at her for a moment.

"I remember that day."

"Hey where was I?"

"Out with your friend Michaela."

"Oh…because I would have remembered meeting Zack." Kate grinned. And let him wrap her in his arms. She snuggled into his embrace and he moved his hand up to pet the kitten that was in Kate's hands.

"Just do me a favor and take care of my daughter. She's right my baby has growed up." Emmie said smiling.

"Hey how about we take this to Jessicka and Matt's, you can meet her kids."

"Jessicka has kids?"

"Two" Brian said. They all walked out. "I have something I need to do, so I will see you guys over there."

"Brian she'll understand." Kate called over as she opened the passenger side door letting her mother sit up front. She got in the back seat and leaned over the center console in her SUV and kissed Zack on the cheek as he put on his seatbelt. Then she leaned back and held Misfit close. Twenty minutes later they pulled up to Jessicka's and saw that Jessica and Jimmy were there as well.

"Probably picking up the twins." Zack said aloud. Kate nodded and the trio walked up the front walk dodging around Grace and Delilah's toys. It was almost two in the afternoon, the front door was open and you could hear kids playing inside. Kate looked at Zack and then they looked back at the driveway and realized that it was more than just Jimmy and Jess that were there. They called out as they walked in. Emmie was carrying Misfit and Kate took the kitten and set her down behind the baby gate that they had all just stepped over. Grace flew past followed by Brooklyn, who was followed by a laughing Kyra and Xavier. Looked like the Cena clan was there.

"Hey Kate, so how was it?" Jessica asked looking up and she stopped speaking and along with Misty and Jessicka lunged forward and hugged Emmie. Emmie hugged Jessicka and Misty and Jessica and smiled at them. The girls had been friends for a while now and she was glad to see them all happy. She looked around and noticed that there were several little kids in the room. She counted five. No make that six she thought as a tall dark haired man walked in carrying a little red head that looked to be about one, maybe two years old. She recognized him somewhat immediately.

"My dad flipped out." Kate said as she watched Trinity look at the kitten that was sniffing her. She smiled. It was Shadows. Syn was curled up on the floor beside the table away from all the kids asleep. She saw Plague was in Jessica's lap. She shook her head as three more Kittens appeared out of nowhere. Diva, Soldier, and Juice Box, the three newest additions to what had been dubbed the Cena clan.

"Flipped out how?" Matt asked. Kate smirked and let Zack say it.

"He passed out." Zack said with a smirk. Jessicka, Jessica, Misty, and John who had just walked in laughed.

"See Zack wasn't the only one." Jessicka commented. Everyone of course ignored her.

"Um, so who's kids?" Emmie said breaking the silence and looking around. The red headed little girl had to be Jessicka's and so did the little Auburn haired girl running around.

"Wow, you know it seems like we do this introduction thing way too much." Misty muttered under her breath.

"Cena Kids!" John yelled and suddenly Xavier, Kyra, and Krystina all ran to their dad. Kirsten and Katelyn looked up at him from the floor where they were playing with blocks. Misty bent down and picked Katelyn up and John picked up Kirsten.

"This is my husband John Cena, and these five are Kyra, Xavier, Krystina, Kirsten, and Katelyn Cena, our kids."

"Okay, I already kinda know Jimmy over there." Emmie said nodding toward the man who was currently playing with his stepdaughter Trinity. Jimmy looked up and nodded. Jessica smiled and sat down beside him pulling Faith to her.

"And Emmie these are my girls, Brooklyn Hardy, and the twins are Trinity and Faith Sullivan. The twins officially took Jimmy's name middle of last week." Emmie smiled and watched as Jessica began to stand and take one of the girls to change her.

"And of course Miss Emmie, I don't know if you remember Matt here or not, but uhm, this is Matt Sanders, my husband, my daughters Grace Orton and Delilah Sanders. Matt kinda officially adopted her about two weeks ago." Emmie smiled and watched as they all looked so happy.

"Where's the other one that was always hanging around with you girls… the blonde… the…"

"The fire starter?" Kate asked. The girls just laughed as Emmie nodded.

"Momma V is in Cameron with dad and the other twins." Brooklyn said smiling. Emmie raised an eyebrow.

"Vanessa is her stepmother. And yes mom I had the same reaction, she got married, she no longer has wacky colors in her hair and well she's pregnant again. But she is happy, we all are." Kate told her mom.

"I can see this. I'm glad, I always considered you girls my daughters and you know it."

"We know." Jessicka, Jessica, Misty, and Vanessa echoed at the same time. Everyone turned as Vanessa walked forward and hugged the woman. Emmie tried not to cry. Emmie had practically been a mother to Vanessa since she was little. The same could almost be said for Misty. Although Misty did have a mother, at least until she was 17.

"And I hate the term fire starter. But whatever, Emmie, this is my husband Jeff Hardy, and my kids Megan and Jake." Vanessa only moved when she handed over Jake when Emmie reached for her.

"Damn now I feel like my place is grand central station or something." Jessicka said.

"Oh now you know how it feels." Jessica exclaimed.

"How what feels?" Brian asked walking in. He was smiling, that was a good start Kate thought. When he saw Kate he walked forward and hugged her. "Thanks"

"Not a problem." Zack knew that whatever Kate had said to him back at the house had obviously been helpful, especially if Brian was smiling.

"So was it funny when Mr. Montgomery passed out?" Jessica asked Brian.

"Hell yeah, and Zack was all like I wasn't the only one, which made it all the more hilarious."

"Awesome, I never really did like him." Vanessa muttered.

"He thought you were to eccentric dear." Emmie said and smiled. They all laughed.

"Where's Heather?" Matt asked suddenly.

"She and Serena went shopping for school clothes. She wanted Brook to come along but Serena said she wanted to spend time with just her mom."

"So is everything going to be okay?" Kate asked.

"Just about." Brian said but he was smiling.

"Wait did we miss something?" Matt asked as he handed De to Jessicka so she could go change her clothes into something that wasn't covered in stains from eating.

"I just got insecure about me and Heather that's all." Brian said and the three that knew said not a word, he would tell them when the time was right. They had a feeling that he wanted Heather with him when he did. "I mean with her just moving in and all, and getting full custody of Serena at the same time it's a lot to handle. Especially for a guy that's used to living alone." They all stood there in shock. No one had known that Heather had moved in with Brian. The conversation was soon forgotten however in the chaos that followed of feeding kids and putting them down for naps.

That evening after everything had calmed down, Jimmy kissed his wife and kids good-bye as he and Brooklyn headed out to get her hair done. Jimmy had offered to take her because it was his birthday present to her. She would be fourteen in three weeks and in the fall she would be starting high school. Brooklyn smiled at her dad and he shook his head, but there was a smile on his face. When Jimmy got in the drivers seat Brook rolled her window down as soon as the car was started. They were taking Kate and Zack's SUV because it wasn't blocked in.

"So what do you want done, you're mom, dad, and I agreed that you could do whatever you wanted to your hair."

"I want the bottom layer black, and I want to keep the blonde on top, but I want some other color streaked in too."

"Alright" Jimmy said and smiled. Three hours later they were leaving the salon and Brooklyn was pleased with how her long hair was at the middle of her back, because she hardly ever got it trimmed or cut, was now black, blonde, and a really pretty shade of turquoise. And there were two thick strips of hot pink around her face. Jimmy had a feeling he was going to catch a little bit of hell from his wife on that one. He was also damned sure the school wasn't going to like it, but he could care less. When they got to the house, Zack and Kate along with Vanessa and Jeff and their kids were the only ones still there. Everyone else had left. Brooklyn ran inside and showed her parents her hair. When Jimmy made it inside he was met with a shake of the head from Jessica and Jessicka was trying not to laugh.

Brian was sitting in the kitchen staring at the clock on the wall. He couldn't sleep and normally he would have decided to start drinking but he couldn't do that now. He glanced up as Heather walked in. She walked over to him and draped her arms over his shoulders from behind and rested her chin on his shoulder.

"It's gonna be okay. Everything is gonna be just fine Bri, I promise."

"She tried to tell me Heather. In Colorado."

"Don't think about it. Just don't worry about it tonight. Worry about it in the morning. We'll take Serena to the school like we originally planned to do with the Jess's and then we'll worry about your daughter. You don't have to go through this alone Brian. You have me. Even better than that you have your friends, who no matter what even though they aren't blood, they are family. You wanna know what it's like when you first find out. Go talk to Jeff."

"You're not gonna leave me?" Brian still wanted her to say it, even though she had earlier.

"I love you. I'm not leaving you." Brian turned. She had actually said it. For the first time since they'd been together she had said it. He smiled at her and she leaned down and kissed him on the head.

"I love you" Brian said smiling.

"Now, come on you need sleep, let's go to bed." And they did exactly that. They lay there just holding each other until they fell asleep together. Heather smiled softly in her sleep as she was pulled closer to Brian. They woke in the morning encircled tightly in one another's arms.

Johnny and Lilian had spent the day cooped up at home. They really hadn't even made it out of bed, except to go downstairs and get food. And even then they barely ate because they were all over each other. Before they had made it back upstairs they had somehow found themselves on the couch. The next morning Lilian woke up with a smile on her face. She cuddled closely to the man beside her and lifted her left hand so she could see her ring. It had been a spur of the moment decision, and no they hadn't been drunk. They were happy with their decision and so what if their friends were shocked. It seemed Lilian seemed to be shocking people right and left lately. She felt him place a kiss on her neck and grinned. Something told her since he had to leave tomorrow they probably wouldn't be leaving the bedroom again today. She whispered something about feeding Mortita and he let go of her with the promise that she was coming back to bed. Grabbing her short robe off the floor where it had landed when they got upstairs yesterday after lunch and sex on the couch she put it on and went downstairs to feed the cat. She came back upstairs a few minutes later and grinned as she let her robe fall and joined her husband in bed.

Jessica was smiling as she and Jimmy joined Jessicka and Matt in front of the school. Sure Grace wasn't going to be going to high school but they were getting all the registration stuff for all three girls done there. Heather and Brian walked up two minutes later with Serena, looking like she just rolled out of bed. Brook was the only high schooler out of all the kids, and they would be headed over to the elementary school for the other two to have a tour there as soon as they did the same for Brook here. The nine of them walked in and Brook held her moms hand really tight. She was nervous. Jessica felt nauseas. She had hated high school but then again she had been stoned most of the way through and barely graduated. They were met by the principal who didn't look to pleased to have to be there on a Saturday. They would have done this during the school day but that hadn't been such a good idea.

"Hello I'm Mr. Roche, and I'm the principal here. Welcome." Brook raised an eyebrow at her mom who just looked at her daughter and elbowed her in the side as they walked. Brook may only be getting ready to turn 14 but she was about five foot five, like her mother. But hello her dad was six foot tall. They walked into the office and Jessica almost had a panic attack.

Five hours later Jessica, Jessicka, and Heather were all out shopping and the guys had all left. They had to get back out on the road. Jessica had kissed Jimmy good-bye and told him that she loved him. Jessicka and Heather had done the same thing with their men and now the girls were all out on a shopping trip. Brooklyn still didn't have school clothes. So now they were walking through stores just looking for clothes. They were having fun and they were all bonding with the kids. Karen had the twins and De, so it wasn't like they were in a hurry.

They were headed back to the house when Jessica's phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket and answered it.

"What's up Jenn?"

"Can I come out and stay with you and the girls for a few days while my ankle heals?"

"What happened?"

"Brie decided that she was gonna team up with Rosa and in the process my ankle got severally sprained because a couple of us had to pull Nikki off of Brie."

"Yeah sure, you can come stay for a few days."

"Thanks, I really appreciate this sis." Jessica smiled.

"Yeah no problem. There's plenty of room at the house as you know. See you in a day or two."

"Okay." The twins hung up and Heather glanced her way.

"What was that about?"

"Jenn got hurt thanks to Brie and needs a place to stay for a few days, that's it. Don't look at me like that Jes."

"I just think that it's really sweet."

"Oh shit, don't go hormonal on me now girl."

"Can't help it." Heather rolled her eyes.

It was almost two weeks later and Jessica was sitting on the floor of her locker room staring at the wall. She wished he could be here but he wasn't. Her friends where there, but they were preparing Amy and Misty for their title matches running over stuff with them at the last minute. It kinda sucked for her though because little did any of them know that she was going to be leaving the WWE permanently after tonight. She wanted to go home and live a normal quiet life, well at least as normal as she could. She wasn't normal by anyone's standards, being a WWE diva and the wife of the drummer from Avenged Sevenfold. But in her life, she was normal. She watched match after match that night and she watched as Maryse lost to Amy and then she sighed. Standing she walked out to the curtain. It was time for action. Her friends looked at her and she smiled weakly. She looked at Misty and the two friends hugged one another. It was time to go out and give her best to the crowd in Dallas. She watched Misty go out and from there it was just a blur. When she heard the bell ring for the second time during her match and she found herself crawling to the ropes she looked at Misty who stood with the WWE Women's championship in her hands. She was crying. She was also laughing as John ran to the ring and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. He had the WWE Championship around his waist. Jessica smiled, loosing hadn't been the problem. What was about to come next was. She got to her feet and Misty wrapped her arms around her friend and hugged her. The crowd cheered. Jessica leaned over the ropes and took a microphone from the ring tech.

"I just…I just want to congratulate Misty on her win, and say that I am desperately sorry that there will be no rematch for me. I won't be taking it. It's time for me to move on. It's time for me to leave." And with that the shocked crowd and the two people that she considered friends watched her walk from the ring. She got backstage and all of her friends were watching as she grabbed her purse, her duffel bag and her keys and walked out of the arena. There was no turning back. Her kids were in California with their Aunt. Jessica headed straight out with tears rolling down her face.

In Columbus Ohio Jimmy sat staring at the Television set shocked. The others were just as shocked as he was. The guys all missed their women and not only was this unexpected from Jessica. She hadn't even told Jimmy that she was going to do it. Maybe it had been a last minute decision. As they sat there watching they said not a word.

The next night they performed song after song, finally it was time for the encore. Jimmy who normally didn't say much at the shows was the one to introduce the song, and he did so from a standing position beside Matt before walking to his drums and sitting down.

"The song that we would like to close tonight with is for all our women waiting on us back home. They know how much they mean to us, and this, this song is for them."

A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
When I recall all those words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish I was there
Back Where I'd love to be, Oh yeah

Dear God, The only thing I ask of you is
To hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
(Dear God – Avenged Sevenfold)