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A Second Chance?!

"What do you want to eat? I´ll invite you," Tony said as he stood at the counter.

"You want to invite US, are you sure?" TC asked smiling.

Cory punched TC in the side. "Ow," TC said holding his side.

"Oh poor, TC did it hurt?" Cory asked.

"No of course not. . . ," TC said in his macho voice and smirked.

"So do we wanna get something to eat or not?" Tony asked impatiently.

"Let´s get something, come here honey," Said TC as he took Julia from Cory.

They ordered their food and sat down near the playground.



"Okay there´s McDonalds do you want to go inside and eat or should I order something at the Drive- Thru so we could eat at home?" Chris asked as she drove in front of McDonalds.

"Inhide mommy," Kate screamed.

"Yeah inside," Brian and Lucy said.

"Allright," Chris said as she drove into the parking lot. Chris parked, opened the doors and unbuckled the kids from their seats.

"Mommy can I have happymal," Lucy asked Chris as she got her out of her seat.

"Me toooooooooo?" Brian asked.

"And me," Kate said loudly.

"Yeah sure give me your hands," Chris said and took Lucy´s and Kate´s hands, "Kate please take Brian´s hand."

"Why mommy?" Kate asked her mom.

"Because I don´t want anyone of you to get run over by a car, so please take his hand just as long as we walk over the parking lot."

" `kay," Said Kate and took Brian´s hand.

When they were inside Chris said: "You three stay here and wait at this table while I get your food o.k."

The kids nodded so Chris walked straight to the counter without looking around, that´s why she didn´t see TC, Tony, Cory and Julia.

While Chris ordered the food Kate , Lucy and Brian played with some cars Brian had brought with him, until Lucy noticed that Tony was sitting on another table in front of her.

"Mommy Tony," Lucy yelled and pointed into Tony´s direction.

Brian and Kate saw Tony also so they asked "Can go to him?"

Chris looked to where Lucy was pointing but couldn´t see anything because Lucy pointed behind a wall. Chris shook her head because she wanted to see first if it really was Tony but the triplets were already gone.

"Tony," The triplets screamed.

As Tony saw them he stood up, gave them a hug, picked Lucy up and asked surprised: "Hey what are you doing here? Where´s your mommy huh?"

"She odes food," Lucy said. "Who´s dat?" She asked looking at TC, Cory and Julia.

"That are my friends Cory, TC and their daughter Julia."

"And who are you?" Cory asked nosily.

"I´m Lucy dat´s Brian ´n´Kate we´re triples. Kate and I are idenial." She said proudly.

"She means identical," Tony said, "Why don´t you three stay here for a moment while I go and see where your mother is, allright?"

The three nodded and Tony asked TC and Cory: " Could you watch them for a second?"

"Sure no problem." Cory said and Tony started looking for Chris. He saw her standing at the counter so he walked to her.

"Hey Chris!"

"Hey! What are you doing here, are you alone here and where are the kids?" Chris asked Tony.

"Mmm. . . Chris I´m here with TC and Cory," Tony said.

"What. . . please tell me they haven´t seen the kids."

"I´m sorry they have."

"You don´t have to be sorry it´s not your fault."

"But they don´t know that you´re their mother."

"Really well then could you maybe bring the kids outside to my car and then I just drive home." Chris asked hopefully

"Chris don´t you think you should. . .," Tony said but was cut of by Chris.

"Tony I can´t tell him."

"Then don´t tell him but you could eat with us."

"I don´t know. What if they ask who their father is?"

"Well think about something or tell them the truth."

After thinking about it she said nervous: "I think about something. . ."

"Okay let´s go the triplets are probably starving," Tony said and squeezed Chris´ arm.

Chris took the food and walked with Tony to TC and Cory.

"Hey Chris ," TC said.

"Mommy," Kate yelled as she ran to Chris.

TC and Cory looked at each other and said at the same time "MOMMY?!"

"You. . . you´re their mother?" TC asked looking shocked. "Wow I can´t belive it my ex- wife is a mother of triplets, Chris is a mother unbeliveable," He thought to himself still looking at Chris.

"Yes," Chris answered.

"Sit down," Cory said.

"Mommy toy," Brian said.

"No you can have the toy after you have eaten, the same applies to you!" Chris said and looked at the two girls.

"But mommy. . . " Kate said.

"No, no but you wanted to eat here so you willfirst eat and then you can play," Chris said while taking the toys out of the paperbags, she almost forgot that TC and Cory were sitting in front of her.

"We always have the same problem," Cory said smiling referring to the `toy problem`.

Chris looked at her and forced herself to smile back. Then she turned back to the kids and helped Brian and Kate to get on the seats.

Tony was talking to TC but TC wasn´t really paying attention he just looked at Chris and the triplets. A few years ago he thought that he and Chris would be together and have children but now everything is different he has a daughter with Cory and Chris has two daughters and a son from another man. He was brought back to reality when Kate started to shout.

"Mommy she has the toy!" She said loud and pointed to Julia.

"Hey keep your voice a little bit down. She has it because she already ate her food. I´ll give it to you if you´re finished."

"Mommy why look they the same?" Julia asked Cory while looking at Kate and Lucy.

"Because they are twins or better said Triplets," Cory said still a bit shocked that her ex-best friend is a mother.

"Daddy to the playground," Julia said stood up and reached her arms out so TC could take her over Cory and bring her to the playground.

"I want too!!!" Lucy said and wanted to hop off Tony´s lap but he held her down.

"No I think your mommy told you to eat your food first and then you can go and play, right?" Tony asked looking into Lucy´s face.

Lucy nodded disappointed.

"Thank you Tony. If she should get to heavy tell me o.k. here´s still some space where she can sit," Said Chris.

"It´s fine she´s not that heavy!" He said.

Twenty minutes later the kids finished eating and were now playing on the playground. The whole time Chris didn´t say much, always tried to ignore TC´s or Cory´s glances. She just hoped that TC or Cory wouldn´t ask anything about the kids father.

Chris looked at her watch and said: "Well I think we should go now. I still have to do some groceries."

"Allright. . . umm Chris. . ., " Tony started.

"Yeah?"

"I just wanted to ask you if you put your report of the Gonzales robbery on my desk I need it tomorrow, it´s important."

"Yes, I think I put it on your desk yesterday, wasn´t it there?"

"No there wasn´t anything." "I will look where it is, maybe I left it at home, if I´ll find it is it okay for you when I bring it by the station tomorrow or you want me to bring it tonight?"

"I´m not working tomorrow. Hey you are off too right?"

Chris nodded.

"Then I could come by your house and get it if that´s o.k. with you?"

"Fine with me," Chris said.

"When shall I come by?"

"Doesn´t matter! Those monsters over there won´t let me sleep so long," She said looking in the direction of the playground.

"Okay."

"Kate, Brian, Lucy come on we have to go!" Called Chris.

Kate and Brian immediately ran to Chris but Lucy stayed where she was.

"Come on Luce," Chris said and walked over to her.

"Don´t wanna go," Said Lucy.

"Oh not that again. Honey we need to go, you can play at home."

Lucy hesistated for a second but then ran to Chris and jumped in her arms. They went back to the table and packed their stuff together.

"O.k. sweeties say goodbye an then let´s go."

The triplets said goodbye to Tony, TC and Cory and vice- versa.

"Bye Chris. It was nice to see you again," TC said with a little smile.

"Yeah, bye," She said with a small smile too.

She said goodbye to Tony and Cory and then went to the car.

After they have done the groceries Chris drove home.

At around 6.30pm Chris gave the triplets a bath and then put them into bed.

"Mommy can I sleep with Kate?" Lucy asked already climbing into Kate´s bed.

"If that´s allright with Kate."

"Yep fine, Brian too," Kate said happy.

"You want that Brian sleeps in your bed too? That´s gonna be really close."

Kate nodded.

At that moment Brian walked into the room.

"Honey you´re sisters want you to sleep with them in Kate´s bed."

"Yah," Brian said an crawled under the blanket.

"Okay, you go to sleep now. . . I love you! Goodnight."

"Luv you too, mommy g´night," The triplets said at the same time.

Chris switched out the light only leaving the nightlight on and shut the door.



30 minutes later Chris came back to the room and saw that they were fast asleep, so she slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at her kids. She started smiling they were so beautiful and looked so much like their father. Brian had the same haircolor as TC did and Kate´s and Lucy´s was only a little bit brighter. Kate and Lucy got a few little curls in their hair which Chris didn´t know where they got them from.

She looked at them and thought what her life would be without them. She was so happy to have them. Then she thought about TC, would he be happy if she would tell him about their kids or would he be mad. She looked at Brian, it was hard for him not to have a daddy and it´s not going to get any easier.

On that account Chris realized that they need to have their father, she needs to tell TC, but when and would he even wants to have anything to do with his kids at all?

All those questions crossed Chris´ mind, but soon she fell asleep. . .



TC, Cory and Julia stayed at Tony´s house while they were in Seattle. Tony only lived four houses away from Chris.

TC and Julia already went to bed but Cory and Tony were still sitting in the living room and were talking.

"Tony can I ask you a question?" Cory asked a bit uncertain.

"Sure, go ahead."

"Well it´s about Chris and her kids."

"Oh, okay what about them ?" Tony asked getting a bit nervous.

"It´s just that the triplets. . . who´s their father?"

"Um. . . Cory," Tony didn´t know how to answer.

"You´re not allowed to tell me right?"

Tony nodded and looked at the floor.

"It´s okay I already think I know who the father is."

Tony looked up and asked: "Who do think it is?"

"I think it´s TC you know the kids don´t seem to be much younger than Julia maybe two or three month and TC told me that he and Chris slept toghether when she came back to Santa Monica. Besides that they look a little bit like TC. Am I right?"

Tony again didn´t know how to answer but then he simply said "Yes." " But you have to promise me not to tell TC."

"Okay I won´t. I think I´m going to bed now. G´night," Cory said perplex and went to bed. She couldn´t belive it TC was the father of Chris´ children.

"Night," Tony said and went also to bed.

"What will Chris say when she finds out that Cory knows?" Tony thought about it a long time until he fell asleep.





To be continued. . .