Andy woke up at 5:45 the next morning. Her regular routine had her up around 6 so she could take a shower and make breakfast for her children before they woke up. She rubbed her eyes and smiled to herself as she realized that the occurrences of the day before had indeed been real, and not a dream. She lay back on her pillows and thought about nothing in particular before she got up and put her robe on.

She walked into her bathroom, washed her face, brushed her teeth, and put her hair up before padding back into her bedroom. She sat down on her bed for a second to put her slippers on when there was a soft knock at the door.

"Come in," Andy called softly.

Milo opened her door silently, and walked into the room carrying a breakfast tray. He brought it over to the bed, and put it down before walking over to Andy.

"Good morning beautiful," he said as he caressed her face softly. "I trust you slept well?" He asked as he helped her back into bed so she could enjoy her breakfast.

"Of course...I slept better than I have in...four years," she said, realizing that it was the truth.

Milo smiled, understanding her. He sat down next to her on her bed as she began to eat her breakfast of chocolate-chip pancakes, strawberries, among other things.

"These are delicious!" Andy complimented Milo's cooking as she ate the pancakes. "Thank you..." she added after eating another bite.

"You're welcome," Milo said, smiling back. "Anything for you..." he added.

Andy laughed. "Don't get all sappy on me now!"

She picked up a strawberry and put it in her mouth, and began to bite down on it. Milo wrapped one hand around the back of her neck and gently pulled her closer. He moved his face closer to hers, and their eyes met. He lowered his mouth over the strawberry, and kissed Andy softly. The juice dribbled down Andy's chin, and Milo kissed it away after they broke the kiss.

Milo's eyes danced, showing that he had enjoyed their kiss. Andy smiled back him, and finished her breakfast. Milo took her tray, put it on the floor, and pulled Andy into his arms. They lay there for a few minutes in silence, their arms encircling each other. Milo kissed Andy's forehead, and they stared into each other's eyes until four people came into Andy's room, and two of them bounced on the bed.

"Wake up Mommy and Daddy!" Cried Richard as Lizzy plopped him on the bed.

Patrick wiggled out of Jesse's arms and onto the bed as he added, "It's morning time...see, Mr. Sun is already up!"

Milo laughed. "I see they got my intelligence," he teased Andy.

Lizzy smiled as she and Jesse sat down on the bed. "In your dreams...they both got it from me of course!"

Jesse rolled her eyes playfully. "What's for breakfast Mom? I thought I smelled something good..." she giggled as her stomach growled as if on cue.

Milo sat up a little bit, and pulled his boys into his arms. "I made pancakes a few minutes ago, and there are some fresh strawberries in the refrigerator."

Jesse nodded. "That sounds good, but I think I'll just sit here a while with you guys." She and Lizzy snuggled in the bed between Milo and Andy.

Lizzy smiled. "I think we're gonna make a darn good family. Don't you Patrick?" She asked her little brother.

Patrick smiled and looked up at his big sister. "The bestest," he simply stated.

Richard repeated his twin, almost as if he was trying to emphasize the point even more. "The bestest."