Elliot was lying on the couch watching TV with Olivia stretched out on top of him. He was flipping through the channels when Zachary suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Zach?" he said, confused.

Olivia looked at their son as well, "El, did…did he walk here?"

They both got up, watching Zachary who stared back at them. Olivia walked a few feet backwards, "Zach, come to Mama." Slowly, Zach walked towards his mother with wobbly feet.

"Oh my god…" Olivia breathed out, "He's walking."

Elliot scooped up Zachary in his arms, holding him above his head, "Look at our little man!" he said as Zachary giggled.

"Madison didn't start walking until she was one," Olivia rec, "Is this normal?"

Elliot settled Zachary in his arms, "I'm sure kids start walking even earlier than this."

"You're probably right," Olivia said. She kissed Zachary on the head, "What a big boy!"

Zachary clapped his hands, "Foo!"

Olivia rolled her eyes, "He's a little man alright, already thinking with his stomach."

Shae stood nervously outside of Andrew's house. She was having dinner with his family just like he had, had dinner with hers. She took a deep breath before ringing the doorbell. She was relieved that Andrew was the one who had opened the door..

"Hi," he said, kissing her, "I was wondering when you would finally come in."

Shae blushed, "You were watching me?"

Andrew laughed and led her into the living room. Shae recognized Andrew's parents from prom night. Who she didn't recognize was a little girl with grey eyes, milky white skin, and long raven hair. Andrew had never mentioned he had a little sister.

"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Haggerty," Shae greeted politely. Jocelyn Haggerty wasted no time hugging Shae where as Connor Haggerty was a bit more reserved.

"Welcome to our home," the woman said, "Make yourself comfortable."

Shae smiled and pulled away. She looked down at the little girl on the floor, "Hi there."

"That's our daughter, Paige. She's deaf." Connor explained.

Shae then understood why Andrew didn't tell her about his sister. She knelt down on the floor next to Paige. What she did next surprised both Andrew and his parents.

My name is Shae, she signed.

The little girl grinned, My name is Paige. You're pretty.

Shae laughed a little, Thank you. How old are you? Paige held up six fingers and Shae smiled, I have a sister that is your age. You should meet her one day. She gave the child one last smile before standing up.

"I didn't know you knew ASL," Andrew said, baffled.

Shae shrugged, "Summer camp will do that to you."

Andrew got the feeling that they needed to talk, "Mom, Dad, we'll be in the TV room if you need us."

"We'll call you when dinner is ready," Jocelyn smiled.

Shae followed Andrew into a room and waited until they were out of earshot from his parents before asking, "Why didn't you tell me about Paige?"

Andrew sat down on a recliner, "I don't know…I just," he sighed, "Two years ago I brought my friends over and introduced Paige to them. I left for a minute to help my mom with something and when I got back they were teasing her, playing tricks on her. I know you'd never, ever do that, but I just felt like I had to protect her."

Shae nodded with understanding, "I forgive you, but no more secrets, okay?"

Andrew smiled, "Okay," he pulled her down onto his lap, "I think you scored brownie points with my parents."

Shae kissed her boyfriend, "You think so?"

"I know so," he mumbled and kissed her back.

Angel was lying on her living room couch when the phone rang. She picked it up and pressed 'TALK'.

"Hello?"

"Angel? It's Mrs. Monroe."

Jeremy's mother… Angel sat up, "Is everything okay? Is Jeremy okay?"

"He woke up," Meghan said, and you could hear the smile in her voice.

Angel's head was spinning, "What? When?"

"About half an hour ago," she replied, "He's been asking for you."

"I'm on my way," Angel said before hanging up. Looking at the phone she began to laugh, a bubbly laugh that vibrated through her.

She jumped up from the couch and grabbed her coat, "Dad!" she called, "We have to go to the hospital, Jeremy's awake!"

Angel raced through the halls of Bellvue Memorial Hospital , practically trampling the staff. Her father was far behind her at this point. Angel finally reached Jeremy's door and stopped. His eyes were closed but there was color in his face. She jumped when she heard a voice.

"Are you just going to stand there all day?" Jeremy asked in a hoarse voice.

In one swift moment Angel was sitting on his bed, hugging Jeremy as hard as she could, considering his injuries, "You're okay…" she whispered.

Jeremy put a hand on the back of her head, "Yeah, I'm okay," he pulled away from her, "You've lost weight," he noticed, looking her up and down.

Angel shied away from him, "You're the one in the hospital bed, stop worrying about me."

Completely ignoring her, Jeremy put a hand on her cheek, "Have you been sleeping okay?"

Angel stood up, "I'm fine, okay? I think I'd better go…" She headed towards the door.

"Wait," Jeremy said, "Please don't go." Angel hesitated by the door.

"What's wrong?" he asked, "Why are you acting so…so…"

Angel turned around, "What do you want me to say?" she asked quietly, "That I couldn't sleep knowing that you could be gone the very next day? Or that…that I couldn't eat because the thought of you being dead just disgusted me? And…and…"

Jeremy stared at his girlfriend with tears in his eyes, "Come here."

Angel obeyed and sat down on the bed. Jeremy put his hand on the back of her neck, "Why would you torment yourself like that?" He shifted over, wincing a bit at the pain. He pulled Angel so that she was lying down next to him. He wrapped his good arm around her carefully and began to play with her hair, murmuring, "My darling Angel."

Melinda was on the couch in Fin's living room with Janelle. They had invited her over for dinner and Fin was now washing the dishes. Melinda and Janelle had a blanket tossed over themselves and were watching an old movie. Janelle was unconsciously leaning into Melinda's side.

"Melinda?"

"Hm?"

"Do you love Fin?"

The ME was silent; she wasn't quite sure how to answer that question just yet, "Honestly, I don't know.

Janelle shifted so that she could look up at the woman, "Are you falling for him?"

Melinda chuckled and nodded, "Oh yeah," she said, "Big time."

Yesterday I saw a movie that forever changed my life. What movie you ask?

Piranhas 3D

So the trailer has been on TV for awhile now and it looked kinda stupid, but it was anything but. Jaws has nothing on that movie. I've never seen so much blood in my entire life (which is probably why it was rated R and the ticket lady was so reluctant to let me in…). There's this part where this teenager is parasailing and her waist down is underwater. The piranhas start attacking her and she yells "Pull me up!" but by the time the boys on the boat do, she's dead and her legs are bloody bones. It was AWESOME! If you haven't seen it, go see it! And if you get nightmares easily, go see it TWICE!

Love and Light (the Real Housewives of NJ say it a lot…)

-serenityrayne417