Corrine and Justin walked up to the door with the baby. They were excited to see everyone. "I'm so glad we can put all this behind us."

"Me too," Corrine replied. "I'm glad Randy and Annie have put things behind them as well and they are happy. Like we all are."

Justin smiled. "Everything is working out like it should."

Annie answered the door. "Justin, Corrine, glad you could come." She smiled.

"Thank you for the invitation."

"You guys are welcome anytime." She replied.

"Thanks." Corrine smiled. "You look very happy."

"I am. I'm the happiest I've been in a long time."

"That's great."

Annie looked at Corrine. "You look happy too. But motherhood will do that."

"That and being with the right man."

Annie laughed. "That too."

"I'm glad things are working out."

"Me too," Annie replied. "After everything, I'm hoping for a nice, quiet life now."

"You'll have it."

"I certainly hope so." She replied. "But I believe I will now. Randy and I are building a great life for the kids and each other."

Corinne smiled. "I'm so happy for you both."

"Thanks." Annie smiled. "And this little guy is so handsome."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Annie replied."Well, how about we get some food?" Corinne nodded and they headed to the kitchen.

Randy smiled when he saw her. "Food is ready."

"Great. We are all starving." He kissed her. Everyone sat down and they were soon eating.

"Corinne and I have decided to move here."

Annie smiled. "That's great. It's going to be awesome to have you guys here." Corinne smiled.

"So, have you guys found a house yet?" Randy asked them.

"No. But we're looking."

"You know there are two for sale in this neighborhood," Annie replied.

"Really?"

"Yes." Annie smiled. "It would be great if you guys lived closer."

"Maybe we could take a look."

"I think that's a great idea," Randy replied. Annie smiled. She still couldn't believe how much her life had changed. But she felt happy and content in her life. And that was something she hadn't felt in a long time.

"Have you seen your parents?"

"I have," Randy replied.

"And how did it go?"

"They hate me," Annie added.

"Why?"

"Because they blame me for everything. Randy being presumed dead. Keeping Jacob away from them." She looked at Corrine. "And I understand that. I guess I just wish they were more understanding about how things came to be."

"Give them time."

"I hope time is what they need," Annie replied. "I just don't want any of that to effect Randy and Jacob's relationship with them."

"It won't." She looked at Randy. "It' won't affect it. I won't let it." He replied.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Corinne smiled. "It's great that you two are together and making a life together. I can see how much you love each other and how committed you are to each other."

"We are," Randy replied. "And if it wasn't for you and Justin, we wouldn't have this. I can't thank you guys enough."

Corinne smiled. "We only helped things get to how they were supposed to be."

"Well, let's eat." They headed into the dining room and sat down to dinner. Things were as they should be.

Over the next few months, Randy's parents visited more and Annie hoped it was a building bridge to them all getting along. She always tried when they would visit. Randy's mom didn't do much to hide her disdain for Annie. But she was at least civil. Randy's dad, on the other hand, was never civil with her. She sighed.

"Don't worry so much." She heard as Randy wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I don't mean to." She replied. She turned to him. "Your parents are coming because we are telling everyone what the baby is going to be. And I guess I'm just wondering if they will ever like me or forgive me for keeping Jacob away."

"You shouldn't stress about that."

"I can't help it. I don't want to be the reason things are tense when your parents come to visit with the kids and you."

"They'll come around."

"I hope so." She replied. "Maybe the new baby will do that."

"I know it will." He replied. She nodded in agreement. He hoped his parents would come around. He was finally getting his chance with Annie and they were building a family together. He wanted a relationship with his parents but he loved Annie and their children. And that came first. He pulled away from Annie just as the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." She nodded as he headed that way. "Mom, dad, glad you guys could come."

"Of course," Elaine replied. "You guys said you wanted to tell us what the baby was."

"We do," Randy replied as they walked into the living room. "Well since we are all here, Annie and I wanted to tell you all what the new baby is going to be."

"A brother," Jacob replied.

"A sister," Payton replied.

Annie smiled. "Well, you each get your wish." She replied. "We are having a boy and girl."

"Twins?" Elaine replied.

"Yes," Randy replied. "We were shocked too. But we are happy and we hope you all are too."

"Of course we are," Bob replied. "We have two more grandchildren to go with Jacob and Payton. It's a wonderful thing."

Randy nodded. "Good." He looked at Jacob and Payton. "Kids, why you don't you guys go in the playroom until dinner is ready." They nodded and headed out. Annie wondered what Randy wanted to say to his parents. "Mom, dad, I wanted to talk to you both."

"Alright," Bob replied.

"I know you both don't like Annie and you haven't hidden that fact." He started. "I want it to stop. Annie is my wife and I love her. She and I are making a family with the kids. She and my kids come first. Either you started treating her with respect and see what a wonderful person she is, or don't come around."

"Randy, we have missed so much time with you and Jacob," Elaine replied. "We don't want to miss anymore."

"Well, it that is true, then you need to change your attitude and make the effort with Annie. I don't want you to pretend. I want you to actually make the effort and see what a wonderful person my wife is. I'm not going to stand for you being rude to Annie anymore. So, which is it? Do you behave and be a part of me and my family's life? Or do you continue to be hateful and not be apart? The choice is yours."

Annie hoped they would choose to be apart of things. She didn't want Randy and the kids to miss out with them.

Elaine looked from Randy to Annie. "Annie, we are sorry about how we have been but I know you understand our reasons. But we want to be apart of our son's life and our grandchildren's life." She looked at Randy. "We will get to know Annie more and not let the past dictate our feelings."

"Good," Randy replied. He looked at his dad. "Do you agree with mom?"

Bob looked at them. "I will get to know Annie more. I don't want to miss out on anything with you or the kids. So, Annie, I apologize for how I have been and will change that."

Annie nodded. "I hope we can all put the past behind us. We have a wonderful future ahead. We have two new babies coming and two great kids. So, let's leave the past behind and start anew."

Both Elaine and Bob nodded in agreement. Annie was relieved. She hoped this was a new beginning for them all.