"But I'm not tired," Jack moaned as CJ tucked him in.
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Mom, he's young. He'll do that all night if you let him," Patrick mentioned.
"Yeah," CJ nodded.
"What's going on?" Toby walked in and sat on Patrick's bed.
"Mom can't get Jack to sleep," Patrick smirked.
"What about you?" Toby asked.
"I'm ready to sleep. All I need is the lights off and for people to stop talking," Patrick glared over at Jack.
"Goodnight," Toby kissed Patrick on the forehead.
"Night dad," Patrick smiled and rolled over on his side.
"I guess someone wants to hear one of my stories," Toby smiled and sat next to CJ on Jack's bed.
"Your stories are boring," Jack mentioned.
"I'm going to brush that one off," Toby glared. "I'll make a deal with you."
"What?" Jack smiled.
"If you go to sleep right now. I'll go swimming with you tomorrow."
"Really?" Jack smiled. "But you said the only way you'll get in the water was if mom threw your dead body into the ocean."
"Daddy was kidding," CJ smirked.
"I'll do it for you," Toby winked and kissed Jack on the forehead.
"Goodnight," Jack smiled.
"Thanks dad," Patrick whispered as CJ and Toby walked out.
"That was sweet of you," CJ kissed Toby on the lips.
"Get a room," Josh said as he walked passed them.
"I'll go check on Noah and Erik," Toby mentioned.
"I'll wait downstairs," CJ kissed him again and followed Josh.
"Why do I have to share a room with the baby?" Noah pouted. "He's loud."
"Because I trust you," Toby sat down. "I need my best buddy to watch over the baby."
"That's me?" Noah smiled.
"Yep," Toby smile and tucked Noah in. "Get some sleep."
"I'll make sure the baby stays safe," Noah smiled as Toby kissed him good night.
Toby walked over to Erik and noticed him sleeping. Toby rubbed his belly lightly and smiled. He still couldn't believe that he had four kids.
DOWNSTAIRS
"What about Josh's plan to fight inflation?" CJ smirked.
"I don't want to talk about it," Josh pouted.
"Why not?" Toby smiled while walking downstairs.
"Because it was not my fault," Josh glared.
"Did anyone ever think we would meet up like this, ten years after we left the White House?" Jed asked.
"I didn't," Sam smiled. "But I'm glad I was proven wrong."
"Hell, I didn't think I would ever have kids and be married," CJ smiled.
"Neither did I," Donna smiled.
"Well, I don't think I ever told you guys this, but I'm very proud at the way you all turned out," Leo smiled.
"Thank you," Everyone smiled back.
"So Toby, CJ tells us you're writing a book," Jed mentioned.
"She did?" Toby glared at CJ.
"What's it about?" Josh asked.
"My time in the White House," Toby smiled. "A total of three people may wind up buying it."
"Very funny," Jed threw a pillow at him. "Listen, for the next week, I want everyone to go out and enjoy yourselves. This is the main reason I wanted you all to come. Be with your family and have fun," Jed smiled. "And no taking pictures of Toby when he's swimming tomorrow."
"Thank you," Toby smiled.
"Damn," Everyone else moaned.
THE NEXT DAY
"He's good with the kids," Donna mentioned to CJ as she noticed Patrick, Noah, and Jack getting tackled by Toby.
"He's a really good father," CJ smiled at her family. "What about Josh?"
"He was really excited about coming. He doesn't get to see Katie and Anna that much."
"That's too bad," CJ nodded. "That's the same with Toby. They made him head of the English department last year. It takes up a lot of his time."
"I bet," Donna smiled as she saw Josh swinging Anna around.
"I'm cold," Toby came walking up to CJ and Donna.
"That's the ocean for you," CJ laughed as Toby flopped down next to her and rested his head on her thigh.
"Dad! Come on!"
"Hold on," Toby said. "I'm too old for this Claudia."
"I know," CJ laughed and kissed Toby on the lips. "The three stooges are waiting for you."
"Yeah," Toby moaned and got up. "I'm coming," He said as he walked back down to the water.
"How do you keep the spark there?" Donna asked. "I mean, after four kids?"
"I think the biggest thing is Toby and I waited over twenty years before we got together. When we finally did, everything fell into place," CJ smiled as she saw Toby running away from a wave.
"I got beat up," Josh moaned and sat next to Donna.
"By who?" Donna smiled.
"Us," Katie smiled as she sat next to her father with Anna.
"I'm tired," Josh rested his head on Donna's shoulder.
"Can we go play with them?" Katie asked, pointing to Toby and the boys.
"Sure, I'll be there in a minute," Josh nodded.
"Great," Katie grabbed Anna and they ran over to them.
"Josh, I thought you were in good shape?" CJ laughed.
"I was until five years ago," Josh smirked.
"Dad, look!" Anna screamed. Josh waved as Toby picked her up onto his shoulders and started walking into the water. "I'm in big water," Anna yelled.
"Very cold water," Toby moaned as he dipped Anna's lower body in and then walked back out of the water.
"Cold water. But water is fun," Anna smiled, jumping on Toby's shoulders. "More!"
"I'm going to freeze to death," Toby moaned as the rest of the kids followed him in.
"I better go rescue him," Josh said, but not moving. "He's got six kids wanting rides into the water."
"Seven," CJ smiled. "There goes Sam."
Sam ran out and helped Toby with the kids.
"He's going to make a good father too," Donna smiled.
"Yes he is," CJ smiled.
"Who knew ten years ago we would all be married to someone and have kids?" Josh smiled. "Life has weird turns."
"But they're nice turns," Donna smacked him.
"Very nice," Josh smiled and kissed her.
"Very nice indeed," CJ smiled as Toby fell to the ground and let the kids cover him up with sand. "It's good to be back home with my family."
The End
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Mom, he's young. He'll do that all night if you let him," Patrick mentioned.
"Yeah," CJ nodded.
"What's going on?" Toby walked in and sat on Patrick's bed.
"Mom can't get Jack to sleep," Patrick smirked.
"What about you?" Toby asked.
"I'm ready to sleep. All I need is the lights off and for people to stop talking," Patrick glared over at Jack.
"Goodnight," Toby kissed Patrick on the forehead.
"Night dad," Patrick smiled and rolled over on his side.
"I guess someone wants to hear one of my stories," Toby smiled and sat next to CJ on Jack's bed.
"Your stories are boring," Jack mentioned.
"I'm going to brush that one off," Toby glared. "I'll make a deal with you."
"What?" Jack smiled.
"If you go to sleep right now. I'll go swimming with you tomorrow."
"Really?" Jack smiled. "But you said the only way you'll get in the water was if mom threw your dead body into the ocean."
"Daddy was kidding," CJ smirked.
"I'll do it for you," Toby winked and kissed Jack on the forehead.
"Goodnight," Jack smiled.
"Thanks dad," Patrick whispered as CJ and Toby walked out.
"That was sweet of you," CJ kissed Toby on the lips.
"Get a room," Josh said as he walked passed them.
"I'll go check on Noah and Erik," Toby mentioned.
"I'll wait downstairs," CJ kissed him again and followed Josh.
"Why do I have to share a room with the baby?" Noah pouted. "He's loud."
"Because I trust you," Toby sat down. "I need my best buddy to watch over the baby."
"That's me?" Noah smiled.
"Yep," Toby smile and tucked Noah in. "Get some sleep."
"I'll make sure the baby stays safe," Noah smiled as Toby kissed him good night.
Toby walked over to Erik and noticed him sleeping. Toby rubbed his belly lightly and smiled. He still couldn't believe that he had four kids.
DOWNSTAIRS
"What about Josh's plan to fight inflation?" CJ smirked.
"I don't want to talk about it," Josh pouted.
"Why not?" Toby smiled while walking downstairs.
"Because it was not my fault," Josh glared.
"Did anyone ever think we would meet up like this, ten years after we left the White House?" Jed asked.
"I didn't," Sam smiled. "But I'm glad I was proven wrong."
"Hell, I didn't think I would ever have kids and be married," CJ smiled.
"Neither did I," Donna smiled.
"Well, I don't think I ever told you guys this, but I'm very proud at the way you all turned out," Leo smiled.
"Thank you," Everyone smiled back.
"So Toby, CJ tells us you're writing a book," Jed mentioned.
"She did?" Toby glared at CJ.
"What's it about?" Josh asked.
"My time in the White House," Toby smiled. "A total of three people may wind up buying it."
"Very funny," Jed threw a pillow at him. "Listen, for the next week, I want everyone to go out and enjoy yourselves. This is the main reason I wanted you all to come. Be with your family and have fun," Jed smiled. "And no taking pictures of Toby when he's swimming tomorrow."
"Thank you," Toby smiled.
"Damn," Everyone else moaned.
THE NEXT DAY
"He's good with the kids," Donna mentioned to CJ as she noticed Patrick, Noah, and Jack getting tackled by Toby.
"He's a really good father," CJ smiled at her family. "What about Josh?"
"He was really excited about coming. He doesn't get to see Katie and Anna that much."
"That's too bad," CJ nodded. "That's the same with Toby. They made him head of the English department last year. It takes up a lot of his time."
"I bet," Donna smiled as she saw Josh swinging Anna around.
"I'm cold," Toby came walking up to CJ and Donna.
"That's the ocean for you," CJ laughed as Toby flopped down next to her and rested his head on her thigh.
"Dad! Come on!"
"Hold on," Toby said. "I'm too old for this Claudia."
"I know," CJ laughed and kissed Toby on the lips. "The three stooges are waiting for you."
"Yeah," Toby moaned and got up. "I'm coming," He said as he walked back down to the water.
"How do you keep the spark there?" Donna asked. "I mean, after four kids?"
"I think the biggest thing is Toby and I waited over twenty years before we got together. When we finally did, everything fell into place," CJ smiled as she saw Toby running away from a wave.
"I got beat up," Josh moaned and sat next to Donna.
"By who?" Donna smiled.
"Us," Katie smiled as she sat next to her father with Anna.
"I'm tired," Josh rested his head on Donna's shoulder.
"Can we go play with them?" Katie asked, pointing to Toby and the boys.
"Sure, I'll be there in a minute," Josh nodded.
"Great," Katie grabbed Anna and they ran over to them.
"Josh, I thought you were in good shape?" CJ laughed.
"I was until five years ago," Josh smirked.
"Dad, look!" Anna screamed. Josh waved as Toby picked her up onto his shoulders and started walking into the water. "I'm in big water," Anna yelled.
"Very cold water," Toby moaned as he dipped Anna's lower body in and then walked back out of the water.
"Cold water. But water is fun," Anna smiled, jumping on Toby's shoulders. "More!"
"I'm going to freeze to death," Toby moaned as the rest of the kids followed him in.
"I better go rescue him," Josh said, but not moving. "He's got six kids wanting rides into the water."
"Seven," CJ smiled. "There goes Sam."
Sam ran out and helped Toby with the kids.
"He's going to make a good father too," Donna smiled.
"Yes he is," CJ smiled.
"Who knew ten years ago we would all be married to someone and have kids?" Josh smiled. "Life has weird turns."
"But they're nice turns," Donna smacked him.
"Very nice," Josh smiled and kissed her.
"Very nice indeed," CJ smiled as Toby fell to the ground and let the kids cover him up with sand. "It's good to be back home with my family."
The End