"Good morning, Honey" Quinn said as she walked into the kitchen wearing only her night robe, to find Clay making a cup of coffee. She took the coffee cup out of his hands and took a sip before smiling at Clay and handing the warm drink back.

"Its for you" he said passing it back to Quinn and kissing her on the forehead. "I'm going to go pick up the kids" he said walking to the door, "and babe, don't try and cook anything while I'm gone"

It was Thanksgiving and Logan and Kayla had spent the night before at their grandparents house. Today, Clay, Quinn, Logan and Kayla had a day planned full of food and games. Normally they would spend thanksgiving at the Scott household, but this year Nathan and Haley had decided to visit Taylor in New York. Clay and Quinn would of loved to join them all there, but couldn't because Logan had planned to stay at his grandparents house many weeks ago and couldn't let them down.

Quinn dotted around the kitchen, wondering what she could do to pass the time in her big and silent house. She looked at all the food Clay had got out of the cupboards, which he has prepared to cook later on that day. She knew that Clay would kill her if she touched any of the food, she'd ruin it, burn it, drop it, and the entire thing would be a disaster and a giant waste. Instead she decided to set the dining table, something she did better than Clay, then have a shower to kick start her day.

When Clay returned with Logan and Kayla, Quinn was in the bathroom and hadn't even heard their return. She was looking at herself in the mirror wearing only her underwear when Clay walked in. He noticed she had her hands on her stomach and was looking directly at it in the mirror.

"Quinn?" Clay said causing Quinn to snap out of her trance.

"Oh hey. I didn't realise you were back" she replied and walked passed him and into their bedroom where she had 2 dressed laid out on the bed. "Which one should I wear?" she asked.

"Hang on, what was that?" Clay asked and pointed back to the bathroom.

"What was what?" Quinn asked confused.

"Are you?... Are you pregnant?" He said with a raised eye brow. He was confused as to what Quinn had been doing, why else would she be staring at her stomach?

Quinn took a deep breath "No I'm not" she replied with a sad face.

"Oh, I'm sorry I asked, come here" he said and pulled her in for a tight hug. She still wasn't pregnant.

"Its okay. Im just not feeling very thankful today" Quinn sighed against his chest.

"Hey. You're here, Logan's here, Kayla's here and i'm here, and we are all together and safe and loved. You have a lot to be thankful for Quinn" he said and kissed the top of her head.

"I know, i'm sorry, I just.." she stopped talking before tears threatened to fall.

"Shh, I know baby... Anyway, you don't need to dress up today, its just us 4, I say wear jeans, besides you know Logan's gonna get us running around on the beach" Clay said when he pulled out of the hug and looked at the dresses Quinn was deciding between. He wanted to change the subject as fast as he could and regretted even bringing up the whole baby situation.

"You make a good point, jeans it is. Shouldn't you be in the kitchen?" she teased, trying to cheer herself up.

"I never thought I'd hear my wife say those words, women are supposed to be in the kitchen, just my luck to choose the girl who can't cook!" Clay replied and Quinn gasped. "Come on you goof." Clay said and pulled Quinn by her hands towards their bedroom door.

"Clay" she squealed so he would let go of her hands.

"What?" he asked thinking he had done something wrong or hurt her.

"I need to get dressed, you dork" she laughed, and caused Clay to laugh.

"oh yeah, hahaha, I will see you out there then" Clay said and kissed Quinn on the cheek then left her to get ready.

When Quinn was dressed and ready, she decided to join her little family. Logan was sat on the couch reading a comic that his grandparents had got him. He still had his little green cast on his arm, and was excited to get it off in a weeks time. Breaking his arm made Logan realise how much he would usually use his right hand. Since breaking it, everything was made difficult, he couldn't play guitar on his own, he couldn't carry a plane and the controller on his own, even playing video games with Clay or Quinn was hard. School work was even harder for him, because he would usually write with his right hand, but couldn't do that any more. When Clay saw Logan struggle with anything he tried to do, it instantly reminded Clay of when he was recovering from the shooting. Quinn was working away and Clay was helpless. Clay remembered how frustrating things were for him, so he knew exactly how Logan was feeling now. Whilst Logan was occupied with his comic, Kayla was sat on the couch beside him, trying to look at what Logan was doing. She kept poking the comic which was annoying Logan, but she was his little baby sister, so he let her continue. Quinn could see what was going on and had to giggle a little at the scene in front of her. Logan was so good with Kayla and never got angry with her, even though she would often try to annoy him. Being so young, Kayla didn't actually understand what she was doing. Quinn's giggle was loud enough for Logan to hear.

"Mom!" He shouted as soon as he noticed her. He quickly placed the comic on the table in front of him and ran to Quinn. She scooped him up and gave him a big hug.

"Hey little man" she said squeezing him tight. He had only been gone for one night, but she missed him like crazy while he was away. "How's grandma and grandpa?"

"They're good, they got me a new comic and got Lala a new teddy bear" he said excitedly.

"Awesome" Quinn replied as she set Logan back on the ground and followed him over to the couch, where she then picked up Kayla, who was holding tightly onto her bear with one hand. "Hey baby girl" Quinn said and kissed Kayla's cheek.

"Mommyyyyy" Kayla squealed and hugged Quinn around her neck, still not letting go off the teddy bear. Quinn put Kayla back down on the couch next to Logan, before walking off and into the kitchen to see Clay.

She snook up behind Clay and wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her chin on his shoulders whilst standing on her tip toes. "Something smell's amazing"

"Well its not going to be ready for a few hours. Shall we get the kids and play a game?" Clay suggested as a way to make time pass. He turned around to face Quinn and looked into her eyes, to check that she was now okay. He needed to make sure that she wasn't still sad from their conversation that morning, and knew that by looking deeply into her eyes, he would know the truth.

"Let's go get them" she smiled. It was an honest smile. Clay was relieved she was okay. Quinn took hold of Clay's hand and lead him towards the couch where they could see both of their children staring at Logan's new comic.

"So Wolverine, wanna play a game before mom tries to eat all the food?" Clay asked Logan who put down his comic again and turned around on the couch to face his parents.

"Hey!" Quinn said and weakly hit Clay on his chest.

"Ouuuccchhh" Clay pretended to be hurt, making Logan laugh. Quinn shook her head and rolled her eyes with a cheeky smile.

"What can we play where I only need one hand?" Logan asked and held up his cast.

"We could play catch? You only need one hand to catch a ball and throw it" Clay said trying to compromise.

"But what will Kayla do? Won't she get bored just watching?" He asked looking at Kayla who had now also turned to face Clay and Quinn.

"I don't think thats gonna be a problem buddy, it doesn't look like she's planning on letting go of that bear" Quinn replied and leaned down over the couch to pick up Kayla.

The family walked out onto the beach, where there was a cool breeze. Quinn sat Kayla down on a blanket with her teddy bear whilst Clay and Logan ran further onto the beach and began to play catch.

"What's this then Lala?" Quinn said to Kayla and pointed towards the bear. She wanted to get Kayla talking as much as possible, so she could learn new words and make up for all time she had gone without talking.

"Bear!" Kayla replied in her cute 2 year old voice.

"And does this bear have a name?" Quinn asked.

"Bear!" Kayla repeated.

"A bear called Bear?" Quinn said with a raised eye brow and Kayla nodded. Quinn pulled out her camera and took a few pictures of Logan and Clay playing, and some of Kayla and her bear.

"Mom, come on!" Logan shouted. Quinn looked away from Kayla and up to Logan and Clay. The smiles she saw on both her boys faces made her smile even more. She couldn't not join in the fun they were having.

"I'm gonna go play with daddy and Logie" Quinn said to Kayla and pointed to the boys. "Stay here and look after Bear okay" Quinn said then did Kayla coat up tighter on her to keep her warm, before heading over to Clay and Logan. Whilst playing, Quinn kept looking over to Kayla to make sure she was alright. Kayla didn't take her eyes off her new bear for a second. Clay kept running back to the beach house to check on the dinner that was cooking, until the wind picked up and it got too cold for the family to stay outside. They all returned inside where Clay continued cooking, Kayla had a nap and Quinn and Logan made stuffed turkey toys, a tradition that had been passed down the James family for years.

A couple hours later, dinner was ready and Kayla had woken up from her nap.

"So you know the tradition, we all say what we are thankful for" Clay said implementing another one of the James family traditions that he had become accustomed to when he spent his first thanksgiving with Quinn. "Who wants to go first?" he asked the table. Clay was sat next to Quinn and opposite Logan, whilst Kayla was sat opposite Quinn.

"I am thankful for our entire family and for all this yummy food" Logan said quickly. He gathered the quicker they all said what they were thankful for the quicker they could eat.

"Bear!" Kayla said with her bear sat on a chair beside her, causing the 3 remaining family members to laugh.

"Yes baby, you're thankful for your bear" Quinn smiled to Kayla.

"I am thankful for my beautiful wife, my superhero son with his secret identity and my little princess daughter" Clay said then looked to Quinn to hear what she was thankful for. He knew she wasn't feeling thankful earlier because the one thing she really wanted was the one thing she didn't have. Clay put his hand on Quinn's thigh and gave it a little squeeze for a comforting bit of support.

"I'm thankful that I have all of you here and we are all safe and loved" Quinn said and shot a smile at Clay, repeating was he had told her earlier on that day.

"Alright, dig in!" Clay announced so they could all eat.

After dinner, they all watched a movie together in Logan's bedroom. Kayla fell asleep straight away, still holding on to her bear, so Quinn took her to her own bedroom and placed her in her bed. Then Quinn went into to kitchen and got the wishbone from the turkey, so she could pull it will Logan.

"Hey Wolverine, let's see how strong you are" she said as she walked back into his room, showing him the wishbone. Logan took hold on one side and Quinn held the other. "1..2...3" Quinn said.

"I won!" Logan said with a big smile. "My wish will come true now!"

"Lucky boy" Quinn said and smiled at him. She hadn't actually tried to pull it because she knew it would make Logan happy if he won. Even though she already knew what she'd be wishing for. Not long into the movie, Logan had also fallen asleep because of all the food he had eaten and from spending the day running around on the beach. Clay and Quinn didn't want the movie to wake Logan up, so they turned it off and quietly crept out of his room. Clay told Quinn to go and have a hot relaxing bath while he cleaned up the kitchen. After the kitchen was clean, he sat down on the couch with a bottle of beer and a glass of wine for Quinn, while he watched the football waiting for her to return. Not too long later, Quinn joined Clay on the couch, with her hair tied back loosely and slightly damp.

"I poured you a glass of wine" Clay said after Quinn snuggled beside him. She looked at the glass and shook her head.

"No thanks, not really in the mood for wine" She replied.

"You haven't been in the mood for alcohol for weeks, whats happened?" Clay asked. Normally Quinn would be first to accept a drink.

"I don't know, just not been feeling it" she said followed by a yawn. Then she went to get up from the couch.

"Hey, I just got you back" Clay said as he put his hand around her to try and stop her from leaving his side. "Where are you going?"

"I want to develop the photo's I took today, I'm really excited, then Im going to bed" she said and leaned down to capture his lips. "I'm exhausted"

"Quinn" he called when she was almost out of sight.

"Yeah babe?" she said back and turned to face him.

"I love you and I'm thankful for you, everyday." Clay replied.

"I love you too" Quinn smiled and carried on walking away.

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