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A/N: Thanks a lot Meredith Sans! Reviews like that mean a lot to me. Thanks, Me, for the suggestions. I signed the guest book in your (I'm guessing) temporary site if you didn't see it yet. ElmTree, it was a pretty good idea, but I'd rather not give anyone any diseases that I know almost nothing about. That would make a great story, though. Why don't you write it? I came up with an idea about 3 seconds ago, but if there's anything you guys wanna see before I finish it up with the wedding chapter let me know.

Chapter 10 – Relaxation

Jesse had woken up the next morning feeling a lot more relaxed. Yesterday he had remembered a lot of what happened raising his nieces, DJ especially. There was dating, wearing make-up, drinking, and probably a lot more that never happened. How would he handle a daughter of his own? "Becky would probably laugh at this," he thought, remembering how she'd helped so much with the girls. But he felt better, even excited, after a good night's sleep.

Alex woke up early that morning. Nicky was up before him, making his bed. "What are you doing?" Alex asked, rubbing his right eye.

"I'm trying to give Mom less work to do," Nicky answered, tucking in his sheets.

"Because…"

"How would you feel if you were in her place right now?"

"You act like a sissy girl!"

"Alex, I'm serious."

"So was I!"

"Come on Alex, be considerate for once."

"Alright, alright," Alex finally gave in, "But I'm not doing it neat!"

Steve came over really early that morning. Stephanie was the only one awake. "What brings you here?" she asked, sipping her coffee.

"All of a sudden I'm feeling really nervous," Steve answered.

"Steve, the wedding's in four weeks."

"Hey, time flies when your stuffing your face," Michelle said walking into the kitchen.

"Nice, Michelle," Stephanie said sarcastically, then turned back to Steve. "Maybe you're not ready for this,"

"I've been ready since the moment I met her!"

"Aww," Michelle said. Stephanie gave her a "shut-up" look.

"I don't know what's happening to me, Steph."

"Just a little jittery, I guess," she said. "You want some coffee or something?" Steve shook his head.

"Wow!" Michelle said, "This is serious."

"What's serious?" Joey asked, walking in.

"Pre-wedding jitters," Stephanie said, refilling her coffee mug.

"Something like this happened to Danny," Joey remembered, sitting down next to Michelle.

"What did he do?" Steve asked.

"He spent a whole day to himself. He watched his favorite movies, listened to his favorite music, and just plain relaxed all day," Joey answered, 'The next day he was cured."

"It might work," Stephanie said, "You've been here everyday since the engagement."

"And think of all the money we'd save on food!"

"Michelle!" Joey and Stephanie said at the same time.

"Sor-ry!"

"Thanks, Joey," Steve said, "I guess I'll see you tomorrow,"

"Bye," Stephanie said.

DJ came downstairs. Her hair was a mess, her eyes had black circles underneath them, and she looked only half-awake. "Deej," Stephanie said, "You look like a drunk raccoon!"

"Thanks," DJ said sarcastically, helping herself to a cup of coffee.

"Did you sleep at all last night, DJ?" Joey asked.

"No," she answered, "I keep thinking about this wedding that…"

"I guess great minds think alike," Joey said.

"What do you mean?"

"Robo-mouth just stopped by saying the same thing," Michelle said. Everyone around the table gave her a dirty look. "Maybe I should consider a new hobby."

"I strongly second that," Stephanie said.

"What did you tell Steve?" DJ asked.

"Just take the day off to relax," Joey answered.

"Sounds good enough," DJ answered, "I think I'll take a shower. I need to wake myself up a little."

Becky slept late that morning. Jesse was sitting by the bed comparing two pictures. "Jess!" she shouted, sitting up in bed, "Why didn't you wake me up? I just missed the show!"

"Relax, Danny called," he said, "They had to cancel the show because of a speech by someone from somewhere doing something."

Becky gave a sigh of relief and looked over at the pictures. "Isn't that the twins' baby picture?"

Jesse nodded.

"Remember how exciting that was?"

"Yeah," Jess placed the pictures on the bedside table. "I'll make your breakfast today."

"You don't have to do that,"

"But I want to," he said, "Anything in particular you want?"

"Actually, Mini Wheats sounds really good right now."

"I think we have a box," Jesse said, heading downstairs.

Nicky and Alex were playing "The Game of Life" on they're computer. They had gotten it for their seventh birthday but never really played it until they were a little older. "Alex," Nicky asked, landing on the "Stop: Get Married" place, "Why do the women look like men in this game?"

"Because the designers have problems?" Alex guessed.

"That was obvious enough," his brother answered, "Your spin."

Alex clicked the spinner and moved ahead four spaces, landing on "Stop: Buy a House". He ended up with the house in Monsoon season.

"Ha ha!" Nicky said. He spun, landed on the same spot, and got the mobile home.

"Ha ha!" his brother said in response.

"Let's save this game," Nicky said, "I'm hungry."

"Me too."

The boys walked downstairs. They're father had left the news on and they sat and watched. The reporter was talking about a car accident around Sacramento. The reporter moved on to another story.

"And moving on, a sixteen-year-old in Africa died giving birth last night. Her baby, a premature girl, is barely hanging on to life. The girl was said to show signs of AIDS, but no one is completely sure. The girl's family was unable to provide health care for the baby…" Nicky turned the TV off.

"Tha-that couldn't happen to Mom, could it?" Alex asked.

"I don't think so," he said, "Besides, this was in Africa!"

"Yeah,"

DJ was listening to her old Stacie Q CDs, looking at pictures of Hawaii on the Internet. The scenery was so beautiful, and picturing herself and Steve on the beaches there made her extremely relaxed. Thinking of the honeymoon, and the rest of her life with Steve, made her feel much better about the wedding.

There was a knock on DJ's door. "Come in," she said, hitting the pause button on her CD player.

"Hey," Michelle walked in. She had her hands behind her back. "I'm sorry about being so rude about Steve before."

"Apology accepted."

"I wanted to make it up to you, and I've heard of a card game that can get your mind off anything. Want to play?"

"Really?" DJ never linked "card game" and "relaxing" together.

"Yeah," Michelle said, "its called Spit."

"Spit?" DJ wondered who would call a card game such a weird name.

"Yeah. I've played it before, Nicky and Alex taught me, and it really breaks your concentration on anything,"

"It's worth a shot," DJ thought. She sad down across from Michelle while she shuffled the deck.

"The set up is a bit like Solitaire," Michelle explained, giving DJ half the deck, 'Only it's five instead of seven."

After the cards were set up. Michelle explained the game and DJ understood pretty well. They played a few slow rounds, then picked up speed as they went along. Michelle was really fast and beat DJ a lot, but she got the hang of it by the second game and won a few rounds. After they finished the third game they decided to take a break. "Is it working alright?" Michelle asked, evening out the pile.

"Yeah, actually," DJ admitted, lying down on her floor. "Oh, I can't wait!"

"Me either!" Michelle said, "Those dresses were something else!"

DJ laughed.

Steve was in his apartment watching The Terminator that afternoon. It was one of his favorite movies. He had to admit; Joey's idea was working. He had already watched The Carol Burnett Show and some of the Top 20 videos on VH1. He felt a little more at ease every time he watched something else.

There was a knock on the door. Steve paused the movie and answered it. "Stephanie!" he said in astonishment, "What are you doing here?"

"Things were pretty boring at home and I thought you might like some company."

"I was feeling a little lonely I guess," Steve said. He had been a little bored without anyone to talk to. "Thanks for stopping by."

"What else are sisters-in-law for?" Stephanie said, which made Steve laugh.

"Make yourself comfortable."

"Oh, I love this movie!" Stephanie said looking at the paused TV screen.

"I've never met a girl who liked The Terminator,"

"My Aunt Wendy rented it and I watched with her."

"Has DJ seen it?"

"She watched the beginning, but she got too tired to see the end."

Steve nodded and unpaused the movie. For the remaining hour Steve and Stephanie watched and talked about the special effects. Steve was able to quote some of the best lines. Stephanie had thought that was pretty cool. When the movie ended, Steve said, "You want to hang around and watch the second one?"

Stephanie checked her watch. "I'd better get home. Joey needed help cooking tonight and Dad had some errands to run."

"Whatever," Steve said. "Thanks for the company Steph,"

"No problem," Stephanie swung her sweater over her shoulder.

Becky fell asleep after lunch that day. When three o'clock rolled around and she was still asleep, Jesse decided to cook dinner. "Lets see," he looked in the pantry, "I guess we'll just defrost something tonight."

Nicky and Alex were in the kitchen drinking juice when their father walked in. "Hi, Dad." The boys said at the same time.

"Hi," he said. "Nicky, could you take that leftover stew out of the freezer?"

"Sure," Nicky said, getting up.

Alex had been wondering about the AIDS story he heard on the news all day. Could his mother have it? Would she die? He decided to ask his father. "Dad?"

"Yeah, Alex?"

"What's AIDS?"

"I never expected that" Jesse thought. "It's a disease that takes over your immune system,"

"Does Mom have it?"

"What's this sudden fascination with AIDS all about?"

"Well…" Alex began, "Nicky and I saw this story on the news about this girl in Afri…"

"Oh, that story," Jesse said. "Alex, we've all been tested for AIDS and we don't have it. Okay?"

"Okay," Alex said, greatly relieved.

The next day, Steve showed up at the Tanner house bright and early. DJ was already at the table drinking coffee. Michelle was sitting next to her. "Hey," she said kissing her husband-to-be, "How was relaxing yesterday?"

"Very…relaxing," he answered, sitting next to his fiancée, "But I'm still a little nervous,"

"I know just the thing," DJ said. She and Michelle smiled at each other across the table.

A/N: Last chance for any ideas before the final chapter! Please review!