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A/N: Thanks again for all the reviews! Hope that you like this chapter.
Sorry that this took so long for me to get up!!! I got sick (I still am :'-
( ) and my computer kept shutting itself off when I hadn't saved. I
swear, I must have re-typed the last section 4 or 5 times - no joke!
One month later, Mary laughed as she held her 6 months pregnant stomach.
"She's kicking!" She exclaimed. Ben laughed and felt her stomach. A smile spread across his face and he too laughed.
"You're right, she is!" He said. Marry looked at him oddly for a minute, then spoke seriously.
"She? SHE needs a name! Right now, she is only-she." She said with a sigh. Ben nodded his head in agreement.
"What about-Jessica?"
"No." Mary told him quickly. " I don't really like that name. Um, Jane!" She exclaimed.
"Nah-it's to-I don't know. I just don't like it." He sighed. "What about Jen?" Mary shook her head slowly. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she looked up and Ben quickly.
"Natalie!" She said. He smiled.
"I like it-a lot. Natalie Marie?"
"It's perfect!" Mary exclaimed, throwing her arms around her husband. They both smiled.
"Natalie Marie Kinkirk." Mary whispered to her self, and she hugged Ben even tighter.
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"Mommy!" The shrill cry echoed through out home. Lucy sighed as she stood up slowly, making her way into her oldest son's bedroom. Jacob sat with his hands on his hips while his little brother laughed joyfully as he surveyed the mess of blocks all around him.
"Yes?" Lucy asked, wondering what had gone on. Jacob stood up angrily, accusingly pointing his finger at Alex.
"I was building a HUGE tower for my castle and stupid Alex knocked it all down!" He told her, bursting into tears. Lucy got on her knees and wrapped her arms around her son.
"shhh" she told him. Trying to calm him down. When he finally stopped crying, Lucy looked at little Alex.
"We don't knock down anything that brother is building unless he says that you can, okay sweetie?" she asked her younger son. He looked up at her and sadly nodded.
"Now, help Jake rebuild his tower and make it all better, kay?" she asked. A smile grew on Alex's face as he nodded happily, and he set to work to make the tower bigger and better. Lucy smiled and left the room.
When she stepped back into the family room, she smiled once again. She saw Kevin entering the room, smiling back at her. She went over to him. He dropped what he was holding to hug her. After a tight hug, they picked up his things and went into the kitchen to make dinner. As they entered the room, their sons' voices chorused "Daddy!" and Kevin was ambushed with hugs and kisses.
"Hi guys!" He said, hugging them and picking Alex up. The little boy giggled happily as this father flew him around the room like an airplane. Jacob waited impatiently, jumping up and down.
"Daddy! Daddy! It's my turn! Come get me now! Dad!" He shouted. Kevin zoomed by and grabbed Jacob under his other arm and flew both laughing boys over the sofas and behind the desk.
Lucy stood back, smiling at the sight of father and sons. Quietly, she got her camera, clicking pictures of the trio. They soon stopped, and Alex ran to his mother.
"Did you see that, mom? I was like a super-hero!" He cried. She laughed as he took of around the room pretending to be super man.
Kevin came over to Lucy. They made sandwiches for the boys for dinner and sat them on the table. In a flash, both children were seated, happily eating. Lucy took Kevin by the hand and led him into the next room, keeping their sons in view. She turned towards him.
"I need you to buy me a test." She told him seriously.
"What kind?" He asked. Lucy raised her eyebrows at him.
"Oh. That kind, OK. I'll pick one up on the way home from work tomorrow, all right?" He asked, rubbing her back.
"OK. Thanks." She said, hugging him. They smiled and together walked back into the kitchen.
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"Here we are!" Simon said happily. He lifted his bride up into his arms and carried her inside. She laughed as he put her down. Simon began to be the tour guide.
"To our left, you'll see the family/television room. In the hall on our right you will see the bedroom, and two spare rooms. In front of us is the kitchen. It's a bit small, but it'll work for now." He told her
"Simon, it's wonderful!" She said excitedly. "I've never lived away from my parents before- this is amazing!" Simon leaned in for a kiss, which Haylie returned. Haylie laughed as she turned around to see all of her four suitcases.
"Time to unpack." She said with a laugh.
"Work?" Simon asked, "We just got back from our honeymoon! We aren't lifting a finger!" He said, slyly picking up the phone. He dialed.
"Hey! It's Simon! --- Yeah, we just got home --- Maui was beautiful! --- But ya know, we're so tired and we were hoping that maybe you could help us unpack? --- Thanks so much --- Okay, bye mom." Simon turned to Haylie and smiled.
"Help is on its way!" He said. Soon after, they heard footsteps coming up the stairs leading to the garage apartment and a knock on the door. The couple went to answer it. When the opened the door, they saw Annie, Ruthie, Sam, and David standing there. "Simon!" Cried David who excitedly hugged his brother. Simon laughed. "Hi guys. Come on in!" He told them. Annie entered first, going over to Haylie and hugging her warmly. The women went to sit on the sofa and began to chat about the trip. The twins entered soon after, running across the room and plopping themselves down next to Annie on the couch. Ruthie entered, followed closely by Simon. "How long will this take?" Ruthie asked with worry in her voice.
"Oh, not too long. 45 minutes at the most. Why?" He asked her.
"No reason!" She answered, all too quickly. Annie laughed.
"Ruthie." She said with a laugh. Ruthie threw a glare in her mother's direction before turning to face Simon again.
"If you MUST know, I have a date." She told him. Simon's jaw dropped.
"You're WAY to young to date!" He cried. Ruthie rolled her eyes. " I didn't start dating until I was" Simon paused.
"13." Annie told him. His eyes got even wider.
"But Ruthie's only" He was interrupted by his sister.
"15." She said. Simon stood in silence for a few seconds.
"Well then, how old is this-guy?" He asked. Annie and Haylie laughed at how protective Simon was being.
"My BOYFRIEND is 16." She told him.
"But Ruthie-16-year-old boys only want" He stopped and looked at her seriously. "You know." She shook her head angrily.
"No all of them. For your information, Brett is one of the nicest guys I've ever met!" She cried. Annie stood up.
"Ruthie, calm down. Simon." She said, taking him by the shoulders, "You're isn't stupid. Give her some credit. Your father and I have met Brett, and we approve." She told him. Simon sighed. Haylie laughed, getting to her feet.
"I can't believe that you had to just break up a fight between my husband and his little sister." She said, laughing harder. Annie laughed as well.
"It's sad, hush?" She asked her. Haylie nodded her head.
"Any way!" Simon began, changing the subject, " Let's unpack!" He told them. The family set to work, and soon, all of Haylie's things were unpacked. While they finished up, Haylie slipped away and made a pot of coffee for the group. A few minutes later, they all came out into the kitchen.
"Annie, Simon, coffee." She told them. They all sat down. Ruthie came over.
"Can I have a glass too?" She asked.
"Oh!" Haylie said with surprise in her voice. "Of course you can Ruthie, I didn't know that you liked coffee." She said, getting up and pouring her new sister-in-law a glass. They sat back down again. The twins both got glasses of juice and sat down with them. Ruthie finished her drink, and got up quickly.
"I have to go get ready. Brett's picking me up at 6:45 for dinner." She told them. They all looked at the clock, seeing that it was already 6:00.
"Ok sweetie. Take the boys back with you." Annie said. The three left, and the room seemed to get 10 times quieter with out the two 8-year- olds.
The adults talked for another fifteen minutes, and then Annie had to leave to go make dinner. They bid their good byes, and she left.
"Spaghetti sound all right?" Simon asked.
"Sounds great." She said. They spent the rest of the evening making their first meal together, and enjoying it, just the two of them
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One month later, Mary laughed as she held her 6 months pregnant stomach.
"She's kicking!" She exclaimed. Ben laughed and felt her stomach. A smile spread across his face and he too laughed.
"You're right, she is!" He said. Marry looked at him oddly for a minute, then spoke seriously.
"She? SHE needs a name! Right now, she is only-she." She said with a sigh. Ben nodded his head in agreement.
"What about-Jessica?"
"No." Mary told him quickly. " I don't really like that name. Um, Jane!" She exclaimed.
"Nah-it's to-I don't know. I just don't like it." He sighed. "What about Jen?" Mary shook her head slowly. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she looked up and Ben quickly.
"Natalie!" She said. He smiled.
"I like it-a lot. Natalie Marie?"
"It's perfect!" Mary exclaimed, throwing her arms around her husband. They both smiled.
"Natalie Marie Kinkirk." Mary whispered to her self, and she hugged Ben even tighter.
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"Mommy!" The shrill cry echoed through out home. Lucy sighed as she stood up slowly, making her way into her oldest son's bedroom. Jacob sat with his hands on his hips while his little brother laughed joyfully as he surveyed the mess of blocks all around him.
"Yes?" Lucy asked, wondering what had gone on. Jacob stood up angrily, accusingly pointing his finger at Alex.
"I was building a HUGE tower for my castle and stupid Alex knocked it all down!" He told her, bursting into tears. Lucy got on her knees and wrapped her arms around her son.
"shhh" she told him. Trying to calm him down. When he finally stopped crying, Lucy looked at little Alex.
"We don't knock down anything that brother is building unless he says that you can, okay sweetie?" she asked her younger son. He looked up at her and sadly nodded.
"Now, help Jake rebuild his tower and make it all better, kay?" she asked. A smile grew on Alex's face as he nodded happily, and he set to work to make the tower bigger and better. Lucy smiled and left the room.
When she stepped back into the family room, she smiled once again. She saw Kevin entering the room, smiling back at her. She went over to him. He dropped what he was holding to hug her. After a tight hug, they picked up his things and went into the kitchen to make dinner. As they entered the room, their sons' voices chorused "Daddy!" and Kevin was ambushed with hugs and kisses.
"Hi guys!" He said, hugging them and picking Alex up. The little boy giggled happily as this father flew him around the room like an airplane. Jacob waited impatiently, jumping up and down.
"Daddy! Daddy! It's my turn! Come get me now! Dad!" He shouted. Kevin zoomed by and grabbed Jacob under his other arm and flew both laughing boys over the sofas and behind the desk.
Lucy stood back, smiling at the sight of father and sons. Quietly, she got her camera, clicking pictures of the trio. They soon stopped, and Alex ran to his mother.
"Did you see that, mom? I was like a super-hero!" He cried. She laughed as he took of around the room pretending to be super man.
Kevin came over to Lucy. They made sandwiches for the boys for dinner and sat them on the table. In a flash, both children were seated, happily eating. Lucy took Kevin by the hand and led him into the next room, keeping their sons in view. She turned towards him.
"I need you to buy me a test." She told him seriously.
"What kind?" He asked. Lucy raised her eyebrows at him.
"Oh. That kind, OK. I'll pick one up on the way home from work tomorrow, all right?" He asked, rubbing her back.
"OK. Thanks." She said, hugging him. They smiled and together walked back into the kitchen.
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"Here we are!" Simon said happily. He lifted his bride up into his arms and carried her inside. She laughed as he put her down. Simon began to be the tour guide.
"To our left, you'll see the family/television room. In the hall on our right you will see the bedroom, and two spare rooms. In front of us is the kitchen. It's a bit small, but it'll work for now." He told her
"Simon, it's wonderful!" She said excitedly. "I've never lived away from my parents before- this is amazing!" Simon leaned in for a kiss, which Haylie returned. Haylie laughed as she turned around to see all of her four suitcases.
"Time to unpack." She said with a laugh.
"Work?" Simon asked, "We just got back from our honeymoon! We aren't lifting a finger!" He said, slyly picking up the phone. He dialed.
"Hey! It's Simon! --- Yeah, we just got home --- Maui was beautiful! --- But ya know, we're so tired and we were hoping that maybe you could help us unpack? --- Thanks so much --- Okay, bye mom." Simon turned to Haylie and smiled.
"Help is on its way!" He said. Soon after, they heard footsteps coming up the stairs leading to the garage apartment and a knock on the door. The couple went to answer it. When the opened the door, they saw Annie, Ruthie, Sam, and David standing there. "Simon!" Cried David who excitedly hugged his brother. Simon laughed. "Hi guys. Come on in!" He told them. Annie entered first, going over to Haylie and hugging her warmly. The women went to sit on the sofa and began to chat about the trip. The twins entered soon after, running across the room and plopping themselves down next to Annie on the couch. Ruthie entered, followed closely by Simon. "How long will this take?" Ruthie asked with worry in her voice.
"Oh, not too long. 45 minutes at the most. Why?" He asked her.
"No reason!" She answered, all too quickly. Annie laughed.
"Ruthie." She said with a laugh. Ruthie threw a glare in her mother's direction before turning to face Simon again.
"If you MUST know, I have a date." She told him. Simon's jaw dropped.
"You're WAY to young to date!" He cried. Ruthie rolled her eyes. " I didn't start dating until I was" Simon paused.
"13." Annie told him. His eyes got even wider.
"But Ruthie's only" He was interrupted by his sister.
"15." She said. Simon stood in silence for a few seconds.
"Well then, how old is this-guy?" He asked. Annie and Haylie laughed at how protective Simon was being.
"My BOYFRIEND is 16." She told him.
"But Ruthie-16-year-old boys only want" He stopped and looked at her seriously. "You know." She shook her head angrily.
"No all of them. For your information, Brett is one of the nicest guys I've ever met!" She cried. Annie stood up.
"Ruthie, calm down. Simon." She said, taking him by the shoulders, "You're isn't stupid. Give her some credit. Your father and I have met Brett, and we approve." She told him. Simon sighed. Haylie laughed, getting to her feet.
"I can't believe that you had to just break up a fight between my husband and his little sister." She said, laughing harder. Annie laughed as well.
"It's sad, hush?" She asked her. Haylie nodded her head.
"Any way!" Simon began, changing the subject, " Let's unpack!" He told them. The family set to work, and soon, all of Haylie's things were unpacked. While they finished up, Haylie slipped away and made a pot of coffee for the group. A few minutes later, they all came out into the kitchen.
"Annie, Simon, coffee." She told them. They all sat down. Ruthie came over.
"Can I have a glass too?" She asked.
"Oh!" Haylie said with surprise in her voice. "Of course you can Ruthie, I didn't know that you liked coffee." She said, getting up and pouring her new sister-in-law a glass. They sat back down again. The twins both got glasses of juice and sat down with them. Ruthie finished her drink, and got up quickly.
"I have to go get ready. Brett's picking me up at 6:45 for dinner." She told them. They all looked at the clock, seeing that it was already 6:00.
"Ok sweetie. Take the boys back with you." Annie said. The three left, and the room seemed to get 10 times quieter with out the two 8-year- olds.
The adults talked for another fifteen minutes, and then Annie had to leave to go make dinner. They bid their good byes, and she left.
"Spaghetti sound all right?" Simon asked.
"Sounds great." She said. They spent the rest of the evening making their first meal together, and enjoying it, just the two of them
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