"So, when is your turn to move in?" Sara asked and sat next to Tanya.
"Me? How do you come up with this idea?" Tanya laughed.
"You and Don spend more and more time together, you've been together for quite a while, he wants you close, but with the babies here, he won't move out because he's a wonderful and loving father; a part of his personality you love. His apartment isn't huge, but it's big enough for two and you have the rest of the house and the garden."
"Sounds like you really want me here."
"We all do."
"Don and I did think about it, we wanted to talk to you about it soon. You're right, he wants to stay here, close to his kids. I can understand it and have no problem with his decision. Like you said, it's a part of his personality I like. He takes responsibili-ties and is reliable."
"You can't get a better man."
"How about a better woman?"
"Sorry, Sofia is taken."
"Pregnant with the babies of my boyfriend."
"Pregnant with your godchild."
"Yes. My second. And this time I'll have a boy."
"Let me guess: you want the one, who looks like Don."
"If one of them looks like him. His DNA didn't have a chance against yours."
"This time one of them should look like him. Wouldn't it be nice to be close to your godchild? Play family with your boyfriend and his kids on the weekends? Breakfast together, family trips."
Tanya laughed. Sara really tried to make her move in. Somehow it was funny. "What happened to the part he has no responsibilities and doesn't have to care about the kids?"
"We both know Don, he wants to be involved."
"Yes. Okay, I'll talk to him later, there shouldn't be a reason why I don't move in soon. Which means, I'll rent my apartment out, get the most important stuff over. Care to carry a few boxes?"
"Sure."
"Your wife thinks the same about me moving in?"
"Sofia is sure you'll move in soon because when the twins are born, Don will be all over them. His sons, little Dons."
"Should that make me jealous?"
"No, only aware of the fact, you won't be his number one anymore."
"Who said that?"
"I did."
"Honey, I'm always the number one or I'm not interested anymore. Being second best was never an option."
"I sense trouble in dentist - detective paradise."
"Your sense is wrong. I'll be mommy number three for your kids. Take them on vacations, go to theme parks. Everything except for the pregnancy shit. I feel sorry for Sofia the whole time. The heat, the weight, the pain. Walking up to your level is hard for her, work is hard, hell, everything is complicated when you put on thirty pounds within a few months."
"A nightmare."
"Your wife wanted this nightmare."
"She wants babies."
"Both of you want them."
"Yes. But I'm like you, I don't like the idea of being pregnant."
"It's why you liked me right away. After you knew I was not a baby kidnapper."
"Better safe than sorry. I had to protect my godchild and my friend."
"Then we protected them together. Which reminds me, Jules wants a party at her place. With her friends and us."
"Doctor friends. No offense."
"No offense taken. We'll make the boring doctors understand what party means."
"I can't let Sofia alone."
"She can come too, she's invited."
"Great, a lot of strange women looking at us like we're aliens, taking about Sofia's pregnancy and feeling for sorry for the babies because they don't have a father. Only two lesbian mothers, you can't give the babies what they need. Poor Susan will become a lesbian too with parents like us"
"Don't you love all the prejudice?"
"Especially from educated people - or people who call themselves educated."
"You, Sofia and I will share a table, don't talk to the rest."
"Jules won't be happy about us."
"And not surprised." Tanya bopped Sara. Her cousin didn't expect anything else from them.
"I can smell pizza." Lea came into Steve's room.
"In the oven, you can get it to me later."
"Go get it yourself, food is your job."
"My job are the drinks. They're in the fridge, ice is in the freezer. Chips and chocolate?"
"Are almost there. Lauren has them, she got stuck with Susan, who has to show her a new toy."
"Your little sister is stealing is your girlfriend?"
"Yes, she likes her."
"Looks like."
"Where is Jenny?"
"On her way. She had to look after her siblings for a while because her mother worked overtime."
"That sucks."
"What sucks?" Lauren came into the room.
"Jenny looking after her little siblings and being late."
"True. Your little sister is happy and on her way to bed now." Lauren sat next to Lea and kissed her. Finally she didn't have to pretend anymore they were only friends. Here they could act like an ordinary couple, hold hands, kiss each other.
"Finally."
"Why?"
"She was in one of her moods earlier. Not sure what made her cross. Guess it's a women thing. I'm glad the twins are boys."
"Idiot. You will spend the night with women."
"I know, all women like me, want to be with me."
"Sorry to destroy your fantasies, macho man, I'm here because of my girlfriend, who is here to play some video games and have some time with me." Lauren said amused.
"To be honest, my main reason to be here is you. The video games are not that important anymore."
"I'm sure Jenny will come here because of me and not because of the video games." Steve grumbled a little bit.
"Probably. She'll stay, won't she?"
"The plan is to play the whole night, isn't it?"
"Not for me. I prepared the couch in the twins' room. My parents don't expect me back until tomorrow afternoon. Lauren?"
"My parents believe we play the whole night."
"They won't know if we play the whole night or play until two and go to bed then, will they? There's no reason for you to go home, you could stay with me."
"Sex in my little brothers' room?"
"Who said anything about sex? I want my girlfriend with me, we never have the chance to be alone somewhere. Don't tell me you have a problem with that."
"Not at all." He grinned and pulled Lea in his arms. "You know you can tell your folks you stay here as often as you want. My moms and I back you up, no matter what."
"Thanks. We can use a little support."
"My parents would support us."
"I know but…one day I want to tell my parents about us and I'd feel strange when they ask if your parents knew about it and I say yes, from the beginning."
"It's not like they do anything to deserve honesty. You'd tell them about your relationship if they talked in a more open-minded and educated way about your love. They're okay with my moms, there's no difference to you and Lauren."
"There'll be for them."
"I guess there'll always be people, who think it's wrong. Why can't they mind their own business? I don't tell anybody with whom they should or shouldn't be. It's love, so it can't be wrong." Lauren shook her head. "Anyway, doesn't matter. Let's get the pizza and start the game. Not sure if I want to play the whole night, the thought of having Lea in my arms and fall asleep is nice too; nicer than video games."
"If I had to choose between Jenny in my arms and video games I'd choose my girlfriend. I think. Of course I would… unless… maybe not when there's a new edition of my favorite games."
"We better don't tell Jenny." Lauren laughed. A video game was more important than she was, not what a girl wanted to hear from her boyfriend.
When Sara pulled Sofia into her arms and kissed her throat gently the blonde purred like kitten. The lips of her lover were like magic and they made all the pain and all the stress disappeared, replaced them with happiness and security. In the arms of her lover, with her lover by her side, nothing could ever happen to her.
"I love what you're doing."
"I love you, no matter what you do."
"One more week and I'll be available for you in bed all the time."
"While I have to earn the dollars."
"Money moves in next week. You like Jon?"
"Yes. So do the others. He'll be fine here, we'll be fine with him. I prefer to have him here than a stranger because we know him and don't have to worry about the kids."
"Our oldest son is already happy about him, another video games fan."
"Yeah. More video games nights. Well, better that than cruising around the city and getting into trouble." Which was one of the not so nice thoughts she had since Steve had his own car. He was mobile now, could drive to wherever he wanted and they had no control over him.
"Exactly. They're having another long video games night today." Sofia wished she could join them for a few games, but she was way too tired to stay awake a little longer and she had her doubts, that when she didn't have to work anymore, she had enough energy to sit a few hours in the evening in front of the TV. At the moment her body was happy about every break and every opportunity to sleep. Preferably with her wife in her arms.
"Tomorrow is no work, they can enjoy their weekend. Lea prepared the couch in the twins' room."
"Does that mean Lauren stays here too instead of going home?"
"Maybe. Are we bad mothers because we let them stay together although we know, Lea's parents are not happy about this. If they knew about it."
"No. We decided a while ago we're on Lea's side because it's the right side. It has nothing to do with being parents, it's about her right to choose with whom she wants to be and Lauren is not a person, you have to protect somebody from. One look and you see how happy they are together, we're doing the right thing. And if that means, we give them a place to have sex, so it will be. I feel more comfortable with them sleeping together in the twins' room than on the backseat of a car in park or somewhere on the road."
"Me too." Sara sighed and pulled Sofia closer. She was glad nobody gave her a hart time because she was in love with the blonde. In fact, the only one, who gave her trouble about it, was she herself.
"Oh, I got a call from JJ today. Agent Jareau."
"Your back doppelgänger."
"Yes."
"How is she?"
"Fine, her pregnancy makes her slow down a lot, but she's fine. She says, she lets me know the next time they come to Los Angeles and asked if we could meet."
"Do I have to be jealous? A sexy blonde calls you and wants to meet you."
"No reason to be jealous, this sexy blonde - and this was a quote of you, not what I said - is married and I'm married to the most wonderful woman in the world."
"She'll be here spontaneous, won't she?"
"Yes, you can't plan cases. Is it okay when she comes over or we meet her somewhere for dinner?"
"Of course it is, why wouldn't it?"
"I don't know. There is no reason and yet, I want your permission because I don't want to do anything, that makes you unhappy or uneasy."
"I love you and I trust you, why would I be unhappy when you meet a friend?"
"Because women get jealous all the time."
"True, mine does."
"Hey." The blonde protested. "I'm not jealous."
"No, you're not. You let Greg sleep in my bed…oh no wait, you fucked another woman while Greg SLEPT in my bed, you had no time to be jealous. Like you were fine with Mel complimenting me and inviting me to dinner and beers. Oh no, you made her your personal number on your personal United States Enemy List. Yes, you are so not jealous."
"If I'm jealous, you're jealous too."
"Not when it comes to JJ, I like her too much. It was nice when she was over for the barbecue."
"Now I am jealous."
"I knew it." Sara kissed Sofia and laughed. "I like JJ and I love you."
"Better. Ouch."
"Kicking in for the night?" Sara placed her hand on Sofia's belly. To her it was a wonderful feeling when their sons kicked and she could feel their movements. But she didn't have to feel the pain of the kicks. But in a few weeks she could feel them kicking, hear them laughing and crying and hold them in her arms. And then they'd ruin their nights too.
"Yes. I tell you sons, when you're out, I'll find a way to tire you out so you will sleep at night."
"Imagine two babies, who fall asleep around ten and don't wake up until seven the next morning. A dream."
"Susan never did that the first weeks." In fact, their daughter gave them quite a hard time. Hopefully the boys would be better sleeper and don't ruin the nights of their mothers. Weren't boys easier?
"We have the secret medication from her grandmothers, we use that for the boys."
"Good idea. Want to catch some hours of sleep as long as we can?"
"Absolutely." Sara snuggled deep into Sofia's arms. A few hours with her wife before work pulled them apart. It was about time for their next vacation…