"What's up with you?" Beck asks as he enters the office "You look upset."

Jade is sitting at her desk with her laptop in front of her, and a perplexed look on her face as she reads what's on the screen.

"M'not upset." She sighs, closing the browser "Just a little frustrated."

"What's got you frustrated?"

"Nothing." She assures him as she shuts the laptop and stands up from her desk "It's nothing. I'm fine."

"Jade." Beck grabs her hand as she walks by him and pulls her close to him, wrapping his arms around her waist "We've been together for what, close to thirteen years now? You really think I can't tell when something is upsetting you?"

"The girls need me." Jade says as she tries to break away from him

"The girls are napping." Beck reminds her as he hugs her tighter "C'mon, what's wrong?"

"I don't want to tell you." Jade pouts "It's going to make me seem like a bad mom."

"Somehow I doubt that."

"I..." Jade sighs "I just had to turn down another role because it would require me to travel and I don't want to leave the girls."

"That doesn't make you seem like a bad mom." Beck smiles "It makes you seem like a great mom."

"Yeah, but the only problem is I'm upset about it." Jade admits "I want to be able to work, but I don't want to be limited to stuff that is only in the city or like, within an hour. It was different when we were young and desperate for work, but now that we can afford to be picky..."

"You wish you had other options?"

"Exactly." Jade nods "And it's not like I'm unhappy with anything that I've done, but I want to be able to explore new areas without feeling like I'm abandoning my kids, you know?"

"I do know." Beck tells her "And actually I've been thinking lately-"

"Uh oh." Jade smirks "You? Thinking? That can't be good."

"Hear me out." Beck chuckles "New York isn't necessarily a bad place for actors and actresses to be based, but it's not necessarily the best place either. The best place would be-"

"Los Angeles."

"Possibly." Beck shrugs "And the girls are getting older, they're going to need a bit more space. Not that we don't have space here but we live in an apartment building and as soon as you walk outside you hit the street."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that maybe it's time to go back to LA." Beck tells her "The city has really offered us all that it can, and if we move back you and I instantly have way more job opportunities that aren't limited to just one specific theme. And we won't have to travel all over to get to them or spend time away from each other. Not to mention we could buy a real house, with a backyard and a pool for the girls. Plus we could be near our families."

"Being near our families is a good thing?"

"For the girls it would be, yeah." Beck laughs "C'mon, Jade. I had such a special relationship with my grandparents, I want them to be able to have the same. Especially because they have a bonus pair on your side."

"That's fair enough."

"And you'd be closer to Cat." Beck adds "I mean, I'm sure as soon as she has the baby and gets married, she'll be touring again but home would be the same city for you two. And Tori and Andre are there too."

"So you're saying we should move back to Los Angeles then?"

"I'm just throwing the suggestion out there." Beck assures her "What do you think?"

"I think you make a very convincing argument." Jade admits

"So you think it's a good idea?"

"I do." She sighs

"You don't seem very happy about it."

"It's the right choice. It's just a hard one." She assures him "I mean, we've been here for almost ten years. We got engaged here, I graduated from school here, we found our first acting jobs here, both of our kids were born here, Broadway...I know Los Angeles was our first home but New York is home too."

"Aw..." Beck smiles a bit as he presses a kiss to her forehead "New York will always be home to us too, especially because of all of those reasons you listed. We could always keep this place, you know. For when we need to come for work, because you know eventually work will bring us back here again it's inevitable. Or we could spend summers here or school breaks-"

"School." Jade gasps "I'm not ready for them to be in school."

"Well, we still have about another year before we really have to worry about Lennon. And Charlotte can't even sit up on her own yet." Beck reminds her "But if we are serious about doing this, we should start looking into it. Because I don't want to have to put Lennon in school here and then uproot her once she's already settled in and made friends."

"We'd already be uprooting her, don't you think?" Jade points out "I mean, this is all she's ever known. She's visited LA a few times before, but never for longer than a week."

"It would be an adjustment for her." Beck nods "But I think she'd be okay."

"You do?"

"Oh yeah." Beck laughs "Being around Cat and our parents way more? She'd love that. Throw in a pool, maybe even a swing set? She's fine."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Jade smirks "It's the little things with that kid."

"So, what do you think?" Beck asks his wife "Should we go home?"

"Yeah." Jade admits with a smile "Let's go home."

"Let's swim!" Lennon exclaims, running towards the glass doors out to the patio

It had been quite a big day for her already. She got to ride on an airplane, and then in a fancy car. Now Mommy and Daddy have brought her to a big house with lots of room for her to run, and there's a pool in the backyard.

"Not right now, Len." Jade tells her, pulling her out of the way of the movers "There's too much going on."

"But-"

"No buts." Jade sighs, adjusting now four month-old Charlotte on her hip "We talked about this, remember? I know it's new and exciting but we still have to be on our best behavior, okay?"

"Okay..." Lennon sighs

"Excuse me?" Beck says to one of the movers as he passes him with a box "Please be super careful with that one. It's worth probably more than this house is."

"Of course, Mr. Oliver."

"What's so special about that box specifically?" Jade asks him

"That's my Oscar, your Emmy and Tony, and all five of our Golden Globe awards."

"You put them all in one box?" Jade exclaims "Beck! What would have happened if that had gotten lost?"

"It didn't though!" Beck points out "And they're insured. Aren't they?"

"You're so lucky they all made it here in one piece."

"Well technically we don't know if they're in one piece." Beck shrugs "I haven't opened the box yet."

"Beck!"

"I'm sure they're all fine." He smiles nervously, holding his arms out to take Charlotte "Need a hand?"

"Yes please." Jade nods as she hands the baby over to her father

It took them about a month to find a house in LA that they loved enough to purchase, and then two additional months after that to actually go through the buying process and to set up the logistics of the move. They purchased most of the furniture entirely new, so there wasn't much besides clothes and personal items that they actually needed to worry about bringing across the country.

The house itself is tuscan style and sits at the end of a long, private driveway. There's eight bedrooms and fourteen bathrooms, providing them with significantly more space than their apartment in New York, even though that was quite spacious as well. The property is nine acres total, and there's a pool and hot tub in the backyard along with plenty of room for Lennon and Charlotte to play. Beck has even contacted a company about putting in a swing set and a trampoline. They can see the Hollywood sign from their backyard, and the sunsets are absolutely gorgeous.

All three sets of Lennon and Charlotte's grandparents live within thirty minutes of them. Jade's younger brother is in college now, attending University of California, Berkeley, but will come home every once and a while to visit his parents. Tori and Andre, who are now living together, aren't that far either. And Cat and Robbie...

"Helloooo?" Cat singsongs as she walks through the door, a bottle of champagne in hand and Robbie following close behind her "Anybody home?"

"What are you guys doing here?" Jade laughs, taking the bottle from Cat "You shouldn't have this."

"She wanted to carry it." Robbie sighs

"I can carry alcohol, I just can't drink it." Cat rolls her eyes "And we're here to meet our new neighbors."

"I wouldn't exactly call us neighbors..." Jade shrugs "You live four blocks away."

"Living in the same gated community makes us neighbors." Cat says matter-of-factly

"Yes ma'am." Jade laughs "I'll go put this in the kitchen."

"I'll take it." Robbie offers "Is Beck around?"

"Yeah he and Charlotte are bossing the movers around." Jade tells him "He's here somewhere."

"I'll find him." Robbie laughs as Jade hands him the champagne

"Aunt Cap!" Lennon exclaims, running over to Cat

"Ca-t, kiddo. With a 't'." Cat sighs "Why is it just my name she has problems with?"

"It's not even your name, it's just you." Jade laughs "She can say 'cat' like the animal no problem."

"Why me then?"

"C'mon, it's cute!" Jade assures her "It's like her own little nickname for you."

"Aunt Cap!" Lennon groans, pulling at Cat's shirt

Beck and Jade had warned her multiple times not to jump up on Cat the way she sometimes does with adults. Now seven months pregnant with her son, Cat most likely wouldn't be able to catch her and they would both end up falling over.

"I know, I'm sorry." Cat apologizes as she kneels down to hug her goddaughter "Hey, kiddo. I missed you! I'm so happy you get to be close to me again!"

"I happy too!" Lennon grins

"Jadey..." Cat extends a hand to her friend "Help."

"I gotcha." Jade smirks as she helps her friend back to her feet, then places a hand on her baby bump "How's baby Jaden doing today?"

"He's fine." Cat chuckles "But that's not his name."

"Are you sure?" Jade asks, pressing an ear to her friend's abdomen "He says it is."

"He knows his name." Cat promises her "He just won't tell you."

"Yeah, neither will his mom."

"You kept both of your names from me until they were born." Cat reminds her "This is payback."

Cat and Robbie stay for a few hours. Beck and Jade give them a tour of the house, and Lennon shows them the pool. After they leave and the movers have cleared out the Oliver's order a pizza and eat it out on the patio by the pool, except for Charlotte who still mainly relies on milk for most meals. After dinner, Beck takes Lennon swimming while Jade feeds the baby. Then it's bath time for both kids and off to bed.

"When are we going home?" Lennon asks as Beck helps her climb into bed

"What do you mean, silly goose?" He laughs "We are home."

"No, back to our house." Lennon clarifies

"Len, this is our new house." Jade reminds her as she sits down on the edge of her bed "We're going to live here now instead."

"Why?"

"So we can be closer to your grandmas and your grandpas." Beck tells her "And Aunt Cat and Uncle Robbie and the baby. And Uncle Andre and Aunt Tori."

He doesn't dare mention work.

"But..." Lennon pouts, her voice quivering "I like the old one."

"Oh Bubs, we did too." Jade sighs, looking to Beck "But sometimes change can be good."

"No change!"

"Lennon..." Back says calmly "It's just weird right now because it's new and different. It's weird for me and Mommy right now too but-"

"And CharChar." Lennon adds

"Yes, I'm sure it's weird for Charlotte too." Beck nods "But after we get used to it, it's going to be so much fun! We have a pool, remember?"

"Yeah..." Lennon smiles as bit as she stifles a yawn "Pool is fun."

"It sure is." Beck agrees, leaning down to kiss her goodnight "But you've had a big day. So you need to get some sleep, okay?"

"Okay." Lennon yawns "G'night..."

"Goodnight." He smiles, then moves so Jade can kiss her as well

"Goodnight, Bubs." She whispers "I love you, see you tomorrow."

Beck and Jade walk quietly out of Lennon's room. Jade bends down to turn on her nightlight, then closes the door tightly behind her.

"Did we make a mistake?" She asks her husband immediately "Moving here? She's upset."

"What?" He laughs "Jade, she's not even three yet. She just doesn't get it."

"What if she doesn't ever adjust?"

"She will." Beck assures her "You worry too much."

"I'm a mom, it's my job."

"Well, can you worry a little less? At least for right now?" Beck smirks "We have a new bedroom to christen."

"Right." Jade grins as she jumps up and wraps her legs around his waist so he can carry her "Lead the way."

"Oh Cat, he's beautiful." Jade gasps as she peeks into the baby's bassinet "Absolutely adorable."

"I know right?" Cat smiles, looking at Robbie "We got a good one."

They opted not to visit the baby at the hospital, they didn't want to draw any additional paparazzi. But as soon as Cat and Robbie brought the baby home, Beck, Jade, Lennon, and Charlotte were their first visitors.

"I see?" Lennon asks

"Sure." Jade nods as she picks the toddler up "Remember to be quiet, okay? Just like when sissy was born, we don't want to scare the baby."

"Okay." Lennon nods as Jade holds her up to the bassinet "Hi baby..."

"Elijah." Jade tells her daughter quietly "That's his name."

"Elijah?"

"Yeah." Robbie smiles, reaching into the bassinet to pick up the baby "Elijah William Valentine-Shapiro. But you can call him Eli."

"Hi Eli." Lennon smiles "He's cute."

"Don't get any ideas, Lennon." Beck says flatly

"Oh my god, Beck." Jade rolls her eyes "She's two and a half."

"I don't care. She's not dating anyone ever." Beck tells her as he bounces Charlotte on his hip "And neither are you, Little Miss."

"Is my son not good enough for your daughters, Oliver?" Robbie asks, pretending to be offended

"No." Beck says "But don't take it personally. No boy is."

"When can he play with us?" Lennon asks Cat, oblivious to the conversation happening around her

"Oh, not for a while, kiddo." Cat frowns "He's still little."

"Like Char?"

"Littler than Charlotte."

"Oh."

"Don't worry, Len. You'll all get to play together eventually." Jade assures her daughter "We'll make sure of it."

"Okay." Lennon nods "Can I see Aunt Cap?"

Jade looks to Cat for some indication of an answer, and Cat nods her head.

"Don't jump, okay?" Jade tells Lennon as she sets her on Cat's bed "Aunt Cat is still a bit sore."

"Okay." Lennon agrees as she crawls over to Cat, who wraps her up in a hug

"Do you want to hold him, Jade?" Robbie asks

"Yes please." Jade grins, holding her arms out

Robbie gently transfers the baby into her arms, and Jade adjusts him so he's resting comfortably in the crook of her arm. Even though Charlotte is only six months old at this point, it still feels strange to be holding a baby so tiny again.

"Hey Eli..." She smiles, rocking him a bit "I'm Aunt Jade. And no matter what Tori tells you, I'm the fun one."

"He looks like you, Rob." Beck says, looking over his wife's shoulder at the baby

"You think?" Robbie smirks "I see more Cat in him."

"He has her eyes." Jade remarks "But everything else is you."

"You look good holding a little boy." Beck tells her with a smirk

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Jade laughs "You want one."

Jade wants one too. She wants at least one boy, and would prefer their next one to be a boy. That way they could stop after three.

"Like you don't?"

"Well not yet." Jade laughs "I just popped out the one you're holding."

Beck smiles and kisses Charlotte's cheek, which makes the baby giggle.

"I'm only teasing." He assures her "But we will try for one one day, won't we?"

"One day." Jade nods with a smile "Just not any day soon."

"Alright." Beck grins as he kisses her cheek "I'm willing to wait."