Title: A Chance at happiness 79/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh people I have been reading the reviews and the very least I can see if first OMG! I am so shocked I have gotten so many reviews. If you have any other questions then email me at purplehaysc@netscape.net Oh and after finding out about the cancellation of the show I've found it harder to write some reason because when I watch the show inspiration comes so…
Oh and I wanted to thank someone who really helps me out a lot with my stories, she's kind of my sounding board and it's sad that at the 79 chapter I finally remembered to say something. So to my sounding board, Kris and my best friend thanks for helping. Ok on to the story.
"Lily?" Eli asked as he came into the house.
Lily looked up from her lunch. "Yes?" She asked.
"I need you to do something for me." Eli said as he sat down.
"Sure, what is it?" Lily asked as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"I brought Grace a dress but I don't want to give it to her." Eli said.
"Why exactly don't you want to give it give to her? Because understand this I'm not going to fix her other dress if you already have another one for her." Lily said.
"No, it's not that. I just want it to be a surprise. Plus I'm not sure that she'd take anything that I give to her right now." Eli said sadly.
"So you want me to give it to her?" Lily said.
"With out telling her though. That's if you don't mind." Eli asked.
"You do realize you could just give it to her and that would be a lot easier?" Lily asked confused.
"I know that but I want it to be surprise and her not to see it till she has to change." Eli said.
"You know she's going to be mad at you till she sees the dress. Are you ok with that?" Lily asked.
"Yeah but it will be worth it." Eli said as he left but slipped Rick's wallet back on the counter first.
"So how you feeling buddy?" Rick asked Sam on the phone.
"Well if Judy doesn't kill me this headache sure will." Sam said laughing.
"I know the feeling but you know what I found helps the headache?" Rick asked.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Beer." Rick said smiling.
"Don't you think you and I have both had enough of that for a long time." Sam said.
"You sure you haven't talked to wife recently because it sure sounds like some thing she would say." Rick said sarcastically.
"No, I wouldn't dare. She hates me right now just as much as Judy does. You know what next time we decide we're upset and we need to talk, how about we not drink." Sam suggested.
"Yeah good plan. Got a question though how are you going to tell Judy about why we got drunk?"
"I don't know, I'm going to try the truth. I know she want like it all together but it's the best think I can think of right now."
"I guess I'll tell Lily too but she'll think I don't want the babies."
"She's know you do just like I hope just Judy knows I want our baby too."
"Hey guys we're home!" Jessie screamed upstairs as her, Zoe and Grace came in the house.
"I'm going to call Jamie. We still have some stuff to discuss." Zoe said.
"You really think that after what happened last night, we're even allowed to use to phone." Jessie said.
"Well all I know is until they tell me not to, I'm going to keep doing it." Zoe said as she started to head up stairs.
"No unless you beat me there first." Jessie said as she ran upstairs trying to get there before Zoe.
Grace just laughed.
Eli came in the door. "What's so funny?" He asked.
"I'm not talking to you." Grace said getting serious.
"Ok, fine. I'll guess I'll be going out tonight then." Eli said as he went to get something to drink.
"Going out? Who exactly are you going with?" Grace asked suspicious.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Eli said smiling. "But you're not talking to me so my mouth is closed." He said as he headed into the living room.
"I don't think so." Grace said as she followed him into the living room.
Eli just sat there watching TV.
"Eli, talk to me." Grace said pleading.
Eli just smiled.
"What in the hell did you do with my boyfriend!" Grace screamed at him.
Eli sat there just trying not to smile.
"Yeah I'll make sure to call you when I get back in town." Peg said and then she laughed. "Yes I know, you just can't wait to see me but watch what you say, one of the kids might pick up the phone."
Jessie came up to the door of Grace's room
"I love you too, Tom." Peg said as she hung up the phone.
"Um… who's Tom?" Jessie asked as she came in the room.
"You were listening in on my conversation, I see." Peg said as she got up.
"No I just happened to be passing by and I wanted to see if you were using the phone, I wanted to call Katie." Jessie said as she sat down the bed.
"Well I'm off and what was your question?" Peg asked as she sat down next to her.
"Who's Tom?" Jessie asked again.
"That would be my boyfriend back home." Peg said smiling. "Would you like to see a picture of him?"
"Sure." Jessie said.
Peg went and took a picture out from under her clothes. "That's the both of us. We had gone to a party of some sort."
"You look happy."
"I was, I mean I am."
"Then why didn't you tell us about him?" Jessie asked questionably.
"Well you know how your father doesn't really like the idea of you dating?" Peg asked.
"Yeah but I think that's mainly because I'm dating a girl." Jessie said.
"No I think it's because he likes to look after the girls in his life. He is the same with me. I just don't think he'd be comfortable with the idea of his mother having a boyfriend. You understand?"
"Yeah I guess. Don't worry grandma I want tell dad. And you know I'm glad to see you happy." Jessie said as she got up.
"I'm glad to see you happy too." Peg said.
"You know you really don't have to touch that." Karen said as the nurse started to close the blinds of her windows.
"But it's dark out side." The nurse pointed out.
"Look, ever since you've got here you've been rearranging my stuff, turning on the lights, then turning the off, same with the TV…" Karen said as she started to ramble.
"That's my mother for you, always wanting everything perfect." Eli said smiling as he came in the room.
"Hey Eli." Karen said as she smiled.
"Um, Emily you can go. I'll stay with her." Eli said to the nurse.
"But Henry…" The nurse started to say.
"He is ok with it, I already talked to him." Eli said.
"Ok, well then Mrs. Sammler, I hope you get better soon." Emily said as she started to leave.
"Her name is Emily?" Karen asked Eli shocked.
"Yeah, you've spent most of the day with her and you haven't figured this out yet?" Eli asked equally shocked.
Karen laughed. "Well I guess I've been too busy screaming at the girl to get her name."
Eli laughed too. "In that case I feel sorry Emily."
"Ok so is everything in order for Sunday?" Barbara asked Judy, Jake and Tiffany.
"Yeah it seems that way." Judy said sadly.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Barbara asked concerned.
"Nothing really. Would it be ok with you guys if I go?" Judy asked.
"Yeah sure we're done here." Jake said.
"Thanks." Judy said as she left.
"So how are you guys?" Barbara asked as she turned to Jake, Tiffany, and Mady.
"We're doing good, right?" Tiffany asked Jake as she put her hand in hers.
"Yeah, we are. We're doing great." Jake said smiling.
"Good, I'm really glad to here that." Barbara said. "And I'm going to go." She said as she got up.
"Bye, B." Jake said as he gave her kiss on the check.
"Good night Jake." Barbara said as she left.
"Are you tired?" Jake asked Tiffany.
"Yeah, a little." Tiffany said as she yawned.
"I think you're more than a little tired." Jake said.
"Maybe I am. Is there something you wanted to do?" Tiffany asked.
"No, it can wait for later." Jake said as he put the box back deep in his pocket.
"Good, let's go home." Tiffany said smiling.
"Yeah, sounds like a good plan." Jake said as he took Tiffany and Mady home.
"Lily?" Rick asked as he came into their bedroom.
"Yeah, is something wrong?" Lily asked as she looked up from her book.
"No, well yes. Look Lily we need to talk." Rick said as he sat down on the bed.
"Yeah we do. Are you sober enough to talk this night?" Lily asked.
"About as sober as I'm going to get tonight. Look Lil I wanted to explain about last night." Rick started.
"And I'm listening." Lily said waiting.
"Yesterday, Sam came over and told me about Judy and I guess we both just I don't started to think about all we were giving up for the babies..." Rick started to say.
"So you're unhappy about the babies? Rick, you should have told me." Lily said.
"Wait let me finish. But after that night and a couple of time of rolling off the couch, it hit me. It's not that I'm not happy about the babies. It just that I don't know Sam was so depressed about the possibility of Judy having twins and he's my friend and so I become sad but…."
"Rick, what are you saying?" Lily asked confused.
"I'm saying that I'm happy we're having the twins and that last night was a mistake. That I love you and I can't wait for you to have the babies." Rick said smiling.
"You mean that?"
"If you promise you me that you want spill any more ice called water on me or fed me any more oatmeal, I' won't do that again." Rick said.
"Well I'll try not to." Lily said.
"Hey are you ok?" Zoe asked as she came into Grace's room.
"I'm fine." Grace said as she put her journal away.
"I don't believe you." Zoe said as she sat down on the bed. "You're still mad at Eli, right?"
"What are you doing in here?" Grace asked annoyed.
"Trying to talk to my sister, is that so hard to believe?" Zoe asked.
"Yeah it is." Grace said sarcastically.
"Fine, I'll leave but I just wanted to tell you that Eli is at Karen's." Zoe said as she closed the door.
"Hey I'm glad you came over." Sam said as Judy came in.
"So you headaches are finally gone?" Judy asked as she sat down on the couch next to Sam.
"Yeah just about look Judy can we talk?" Sam asked.
"Sure I have something to tell you to." Judy said.
"Oh really?" Sam asked suspicious.
"Yeah but you go first." Judy said.
"Ok I wanted to say I'm sorry for last night I shouldn't have gone out with Rick and gotten drunken. It was just everything just kind of hit me and I had to do something. But I want you to know something. I'm very glad to be having this baby with you." Sam said smiling.
"I'm glad to hear that so do you want to hear my news?" Judy asked.
"Yeah, I hope it's good news."
"It's great news. I went and I got an ultrasound done today. And I know what sex the baby is." Judy said.
"Oh really? So what are we having a boy or a girl?" Sam asked.
"A girl which means we need to start thinking of names." Judy said.
"Ok any suggestions?"
"How about Tammy?"
"No, how about Taylor?"
"Ok not bad, how about Alex?"
"For a middle name?'
"Yeah, it's that ok with you?"
"How about Alexander?"
"That's not bad so Taylor Alexander Blue?" Judy asked.
"Yeah I liked that, I like that a lot." Sam said smiling.