"Libby!" Sheen shouted out to Libby who was putting the finishing touches on the underground hideout. "Do we need any extra Books?" Sheen asked.

"Could always use some, why you ask?"

"The school wants volunteers to go to some of the hardest hit areas and get photos before helping clean up. They want to make some sort of earthquake museum, and they are asking for volunteers to go down and do all this. The idea is to get the students to join together.. so that one can't be influenced to Christ without pressure from the others, as well as with a memorial it serves as a reminder that the world should unite as one. I was thinking some of the lighter-hit areas were probably heavily populated with believers, or at least were at the rapture."

"Sheen, that's probably the smartest thing I've ever heard you say!" Libby said wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Libby!" Cindy yelled from inside the house.

Libby pulled away from Sheen, "pregnant lady calls… be right back."

Sheen sighed as he watched her go inside to care for Cindy, who was on bed rest by the orders of Kristy. There were still about 3 mouths left until the baby was due, but Cindy was starting to have contractions and Kristy said the baby was no where close to being ready to survive on it's own.

"What do you need Cin?"

"Jimmy to come to Christ."

"Cin, you know I want that, as does Sheen, more than anything… but he has to make that decision."

"I know… then seriously… I need the laptop."

"One second. Do you need any food?" Libby said going to the other room to get the laptop.

"No, I'm good. Baby Jeremy is pretty full for once."

"Ok, here you go. Remember, if you need anything just ask! You are only supposed to get up for 20 minutes a day."

"I know. Think you can call Kristy over?"

"Yea, you know she loves being over here." Libby called Kristy over and then went to the attic to talk to Hanna.

"Come on in." Hanna said at the knock on the door. "Libby! You know you don't have to knock!"

"I know… I just felt like doing so. What are we feeding the people tonight?"

"I figure Mac and Cheese. I'd love to give them more but we need someone to run to the store."

"I might be able to do that."

"Thanks Libby! I was just going to ask Bethany to, would you like her to go with you?"

"Yea, that would rock!"

"Cool! Ask her if she wants to go."

"Will do!" Libby left the attic and went to the younger-girls' room to ask Bethany. "Wanna go to the store with me?"

"Sure!" Bethany grabbed a hat and her purse and ran downstairs. Just as she and Libby were about to open the door Jackie and Jack walked in smiling. Libby walked out and after the door was shut turned to Bethany. "Wanna drive?"

"Cool!" Bethany grabbed the keys from Libby and hopped in the driver's seat of the old minivan. "Hanna doesn't really like me driving, she says that we're in enough danger without putting 16 year olds behind the wheel."

"Yea, but, a girl's gotta have her fun, right?"

"Yea! Like Jackie and Jack!" Bethany said excitedly while backing up.

"You noticed there's something there too?"

"Who hasn't? They spend like… every waking moment together!"

Libby laughed. "Well… I haven't heard them say anything about marriage yet… but I think Jackie deserves her own husband. What with taking care of Sheen all these years."

"Honestly!" Bethany said. They talked about different couples in the house all the way to the store, stocked up on everything they could, and then went home.

"Cin?" Jimmy said cautiously, not sure what kind of mood she was in."

"Get over here! When are you ever going to learn that even though I'm a Tribulation Saint I still love you?"

Jimmy smiled. "I know you still love me... but… I just miss the closeness we had."

"Jim, how can you say there was a closeness? If there was then why did we always want more? Why did I end up like this? Yea, I loved you… but I love you even more now!"

"Cin, I was just saying… and please, don't go trying to convert me again. I can hear it in your voice."

Cindy sighed, "I'm sorry. I just… want you to have the peace I have. That and I want assurance that if you die then I'll see you again. That earthquake was too close a call."

"I'm here now, aren't I?"

"By the grace of God! That tree could have easily been solid wood."

"But it wasn't, Cin, Sweetheart, I'm not going to die."

"I just worry about you Jim."

"I know… but stop it. It's not good for our baby."

"Yea…" Cindy's voice faded as she rubbed her belly. "Feel it Jim! He's kicking!"

Jimmy moved his hand where Cindy was pointing and felt a slight kick. "He is! Why did we name him Jeremy again?"

"Because, it means God on High, which is a cool meaning… and I've always wanted a son named Jeremy. Sides, I mean… how cute is that? Cindy, Jimmy, and Jeremy?"

"Ok, sorry I asked. I just find it funny I was never asked."

"And I find it funny that you don't have to go through any of the pain. You that the pain, you pick the name."

"That sounds like something a girl made up."

"It is."

"Figures."

"We're back!" Libby and Bethany shouted as they re-entered the house. "Anyone who is not serving Cindy or is on bed rest- come help carry stuff in!"

"Well, I'm not serving you so… guess that's me."

"Oh, please! If you want out of it so bad… a back massage would be nice."

"As you wish." Jimmy got off of the bed and allowed Cindy to turn to her side, then he began massaging her back.

Cindy sighed, "See, if you were Sheen I'd be able to have a real massage cause he's my brother… and taken by Libs… but I'm not taking my shirt off around you."

"Awww! Why not?"

"That is why not... you want it too bad. If I did it around Sheen he'd just be uncomfortable."

Jimmy sighed and continued giving Cindy a back massage while everyone else carried in groceries and started preparing food for the group of kids that were sure to come by within a few hours.

"Jimmy?" Cindy said as he was finishing her massage.

"Yea?"

"I'm sorry. I know that it was originally you that came up with the idea, but I'm sorry for going along with it at the party."

"Cin, haven't' we gone over this before!"

"Yes, but God was really making me feel like I should say something."

"Ok, but honestly! It's nothing to be sorry over."

"Jimmy, Cindy, are we interrupting anything?" Jackie asked from the hallway, her left hand in Jack's right.

"No, why?"

"I wanted to call a house meeting."

"About?" Cindy asked curiously.

"You'll find out when everyone else does."

"Sorry it took me a while! I was baking cookies for the lost puppies." Kristy said, referring to the wandering teens.

"It's ok! Apparently you got here just in time." Cindy said.

"For?"

Cindy shrugged, "some type of meeting."

Jackie leaned into Jack's ear and whispered, "go get everyone else."

Jack nodded his head and ran off to the younger girls' room to retrieve Alexa, then throughout the various rooms announcing there would be a house-meeting in the room where Cindy stayed.

Slowly Alexa, Bethany, Hanna, Sheen, Libby, Ally, and Carl all made their way into the room wondering what the meeting was about.

Jackie spoke up first. "Thank you for quitting whatever you were doing to be here. I know Jack and I said we were not your parental figures, but there are some things we would like to discuss. The first is the street-rats." Jackie said, being careful not to use any form of degradation in her voice. She didn't mean it in a mean way that was just what everyone called the wandering teens. "We are getting very crowded as it is, not that we don't love housing as many as we can. But we need some sort of a system. And more space. I would like to request that some of us move to the underground shelter as to allow room for more orphaned teens in the house."

"But who should move?" Hanna asked.

"I was thinking the younger girls, since there are so many of them."

"I don't see what would be wrong with that."

"Great! Oh, yes, and one more announcement that I think needs to be made…"

"Rules?" Jimmy sighed.

"No…"

"Well… what is it?" Everyone else asked in unison.