AN: Sami has lots of (possibly) false hope over how well she'll do on her midterm tomorrow so she's here doing this instead of studying and doing her equation sheet.

Disclaimer: the Victorious characters belong to Nickelodeon and Mr. Dan Schneider and all others either are mine or someone else's.

{{ Oh, I would carry you over fire and water for your love and I will hold you closer' hope your heart is strong enough. When the night is coming down on you, we will find a way through the dark. (Through The Dark, One Direction) }}

"You're insecure, don't know what for," I could hear the boys singing. It was their last concert, like, for forever. It was so unreal, for all of us. The boys had a really great time, but they were all family men now and it was time for them to settle down a little. They took a five year hiatus right before Ian was born. They all did their own solo things, but came back for a final album and tour. For their last song (which I guess was also their first) they were bringing all the families out onto stage. We very carefully made sure Ryleigh and Dylan kept the twins close and I'd take Lizzy and Ian. They were both getting a little restless and nothing, not even the concert, was distracting their bodies from the fact that bedtime was quickly approaching. Unlike the other times we'd brought them out on stage, they'd be appearing at the end, rather than the middle. Please, please let both of them stay awake until we got off stage! The song reached the chorus and everyone ran out onto the stage. Ryleigh took Audrey and they headed straight for Niall. The boys headed toward the center of the stage ready to show off their dance moves. I headed towards my husband, whose face immediately lit up when he saw our two youngest. Everyone was singing along and dancing and having a great time. As his solo neared, Harry took Lizzy from me. He tried to take Ian but the little guy was having none of it. He just wanted his Mommy. Still my shy little Ian-bug. Harry set Lizzy down in front of him and knelt down in front of her.

"Baby you light up my world like nobody else," he sang to her and I felt like my heart was going to explode. He moved closer and pulled her close so she could sing into the microphone too.

"The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed," they sang together. The whole stadium was silent watching Harry and Lizzy. "But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell. You don't know!" Harry drew the note out then swiftly flung our daughter over his shoulders. I quickly rushed over to grab her before she got hurt and so the boys could finish their song. Confetti rained down on everyone and I was showered in multicolored paper. Lizzy and Ian tried to catch it and Lizzy's excited squealing made my heart melt. Everyone gathered towards the back of the stage and the boys took their final bows as a band. We all rushed back out to Harry and hugged him tight.

Someone rented out an old fashioned ice cream parlor as a sort of after party. All the kids were definitely enjoying staying up past their bed times and eating ice cream. Plus, Robbie came too. And Amanda's here with the baby. It was still weird seeing Robbie like this, especially with a little boy. He was so…gentle and…fatherly. I was happy for him, but a part of me still wished Dylan could've had this relationship with his dad. Nonetheless, Robbie figured himself out and he was a wonderful father to both Matty and Dylan. Amanda was like a second mom to my kids, and now that they were in the area, we got to see everyone on a weekly basis. The four adults liked to joke that if I couldn't be Robbie's wife at least she was doing a good enough job.

It was getting more rare to have all the lads and their families together between all of our careers, but it was times like these that I had looked back on the last ten or so years. All the happiness and all the pain. From fragile beginnings to touring the world. Life truly gave us all some great memories, and as much as it hurt, I was glad Robbie and I didn't work out.

When I was fourteen, I fell in love and dreamed of marrying a curly haired boy with thick nerdy glasses. When I was seventeen, we made a baby, and, at eighteen, the curly haired boy broke my heart and left us. The winter before I turned twenty, I met a boy in the park. He was in a band and we quickly fell in love. We adopted a little girl and soon had twins. We got married, had another baby girl and baby boy and we were living happily ever after. Just like how the fairytales went.

Dear Diary,

Tonight was so much fun! Thankfully, Audrey, Cam, Lizzy and Ian fell asleep the moment their heads hit their pillows. Dylan passed out pretty quickly too and Ryleigh's upstairs reading. I'm lying against my husband as he scrolls through all his social media accounts. Even with a five year break, One Direction stole the heart of billions for eleven years. It's become such a big part of all of our lives. The kids, three of whom were basically born on tour, have gone to so many of their concerts and are naturals on stage (sans Ian who's still getting used to it all). I think it's safe to say that tonight was all of their favorites, though. Fans have been sending me videos of the kids, especially Lizzy's little duet. It really is the absolutely cutest thing in the whole entire world. Everyone's really impressed by how good she is for being only seven, but you have to remember who her parents are. She's always been our little performer. It was just bound to happen. Matty was pretty cute tonight, too. Gah it makes me want another baby, but I know that ship has sailed far far away! Six kids is definitely enough and I'm more than content with being Auntie Cat. We've moved past sleepless nights and diapers to the much more exciting topic of real school and about a million extracurricular activities. It's pretty cool to see all of their personalities shine in what they love to do. Harry's sat through more dance classes than he'd like to admit (and yes, all the mothers were swooning over my husband, much to our daughters' chagrin), and I might as well be a Sensei with all the karate I've watched. The older kids are involved in some music theater and the theater in our home is producing shows constantly. It's a nice little life we've all built for ourselves.

Love,

Caterina

AN: For the record, still not entirely sure I'm including any of their current children (i.e. Freddie and Bear) in this story. They all have kids or what not but no one ever gets named. Also as more "behind the scenes", I'm pretty sure this was one of the first three chapters I wrote, the other two being the one where Dylan is born and when they run into Robbie at the supermarket. It's crazy how much this story has changed and how it's evolved from this little chapter you just read. Also, may or may not have been a good 2 or so years in the making from the original to what you see today. Wild!

-Sami