LunaAqua: Lol. Love the cat peeing on your dads foot story. I just might have to use that. Don't feel bad, i fidgit alot too. I think thats why i was drawn so much to Charlie at first. Not to mention hes adorable. Well, anyway, glad you liked the chapter. I'll get back to wrighting more. Peace.

LostLorenzo: Hey, congrads on finley being able to get stuff posted. I'd love to read some! Last weeks episode was adorible. I love the fact that Claire was cutting Charlie's hair, even though i was a bit sad to see it go, the hair i mean. I think he looks cute with long hair, then again, when dosent Charlie look cute? And then at the end when every one walked away from Kate (witch made me verry happy by the way) he put his arm around Claire. Theire really makeing progress. They've gone from aqward conversation, to friendly conversation and now theire at phisical contact and disscussing moveing intogether. Before you know it they'll be shareing a tent! Well, actualy it'll probly not happen untill next seson atleast, but hey, i can hope. A kiss would be nice though, maybe on the seson finale? That would make my year. But i've been hearing some pesky rumors about Charlie and that little yellow herion plan that killed Boone. I'm just hopeing Charlie dosen't do anything stupid, specialy if its going to mess things up between him and Claire. I might just have to team up with samara, jump into the tv and smack him...and then apologize and, well, i won't go into details. Just use your imagination. Well, i'm off to go use mine and write some more chapters! Peace!

Fate: Growing Pains

The loud buzzing of the alarm clock and a nudge from Claire woke Charlie up. He glanced up in confusion, then looked at the time. The race to the bath room that he shared with his brother every saterday afternoon before they had to go to work was on. "You better run" she noted, watching as he quickly scrambled out of bed and made a mad dash into the hall wearing nothing but his boxers. Liam ran out the door at the same time, and made it to the door first. Charlie stopped short and slammed into the door.

"Danmit" He muttered, holding his arm where it had hit the door. "We have two bath rooms you know" Claire noted, standing in the door way to their room. "I know, but all my stuff's in there" Charlie explaine, winching in pain. "Who ever said wemon hog the bathroom has never lived with two british men" Claire notted with a sigh and wonder past him. Charlie grabbed his cloths from the bed room and went downstairs to try and make the best of the tiny bath room.

Meanwhile, Claire went into the kitchen to make break fast for the kids who were out playing in the back yard, all except Megen of course who sat at the kitchen table with Shannon. Both were practivly droling over the Vouge magazine that came this morning. Claire glanced over at them as she opened the fridge and shook her head.

"Why is everything today based on looks?" She mused. "Huh?" The two girls looked up in confusion. Claire sighed, "Never mind", and went back to makeing break fast. The kids must have spotted her threw the window because they all came running in at full speed. Right away they began chanting random comands.

"I'm hungrey!"

"I'm thirsty!"

"I have to go potty!"

"I want pankates"

"I want Froitloops"

"I wanna cookie" (Logen, of course)

"Calm down. I'm makeing breakfast. I'll get you all something to drink. Your dads are in the bathrooms so you can either wait, or go bug them and no you can't have a cookie"

"aww Man" Logen sighed. At that moment Liam walked into the kitchen, grabbed a cookeie out of the jar and took a bite. "But-" Logen made a pouty-face and pointed up at his dad. "Thanks" Claire shoot Liam an overly sarcastic smile, to witch Liam replied with a mouth full of cookies, "What?"

Claire rolled her eyes and handed a cookie to Logen. "Geni, you can go to the bath room now" Claire explained, wiping her hands off on her jeans. Geni made a mad dash up stairs. The rest of the kids gathered around the table, and Lilly crawled into her moms lap. "ooh, pritty" She noted, pointing a tiny hand at the magaznie.

"Like mother like doughter" Shannon beamed with a wide grin. Lilly made an attemt at coppying her, flashing her partaily-toothed grin. Charlie wnodered out into the kitchen, frantic and confused. "Mom, i have to pee" Gabby explained. "Twins" Claire sighed. "Oh, I think your fathers out"

Charlie wondered into the kitchen, frantic and confused. "Hey, Claire, have you seen my-"He glanced up mid-sentence, "Liam?" It took a few seconds to settle in before he made a run for the stairs, tripping all the way. "Aw man, now i have to pee" Ben sighed, pushing out of his chair. "Me two!" Logen announced proudly.

"Get in line" Claire explained, sarcasticly. The boys headed up stairs, casualy climbing over Charlie who conteniued to lie their wounded. "So much for breakfast" Claire sighed, and walked over to the steps. "Charlie, what are you doing?" Claire questioned, trying not to laugh.

"Ow" Was Charlie's reply. "Are you alright?" The attempt at not laughing had failed. "Yeah, I'm good" He assured, and pulled himself up. "Good, cause you better run" Claire explained, glanceing up at the top of the steps where the boys stood infront of the bathroom door. Charlie rolled his eyes and slowly climbed the rest of the stairs. The three boys all stood infront of the door, swaying in place and looking around franticly in what could only be known as the potty dance.

Moment's late, Geni wondered out of the bathroom and looked at them in confusion. "Your wird" She confirmed simply before brushing past them. "Dad, do you have to pee?" Ben questioned, looking up at his father. "Nope, i just have to get ready" Charlie explained. "then why are you danceing?"

Charlie thought for a moment. "...I don't know"

Claire snickered from the staircase. "Get ready for what?" Ben questioned curiously. "Work" Charlie replied. "Are you and uncle Liam doing a show?"

"Mm,hm" Charlie nodded impatitntly. (Meanwhile Logen went into the bathroom, cookie in hand) "Cool. Can i come?" Ben questioned inthusasticly. Charlie looked at Claire. "If you think its ok" Claire replied with a shrug. "Awsome!" Ben exclaimed. Gabby's voice called from downstairs "I'm done!"

The boys gave each other a glance and dived for the stairs. Unfortunetly, Charlie was never very good at diving. He hit the stairs while Ben made it down unharmed. Charlie lied on the stairs in defete. Claire stood by, trying not to laugh and once again failing miserably. "You think this funny?I'm in pain!"

"I know, I know. I'm sorry" Claire apologized, trying to controll herself. "Just...help me up, please" Charlie sugested, holding out his hand. Claire went to help him up, falling for the clasic trick. Charlie pulled her down so that she landed ontop of him. "Oh, very smooth" She noted sarcasticly. Charlie grinned. "I thought so"

"Next!" Logen exclaimed, wondering out of the bath room. Charlie some how managed to shoot up onto his feet and run to the door, leaving Claire alone on the steps. "Good to know you chose bathrooms over sex!" Claire called, defensivly. "Well, if you want you could come in here with me and i could have both" Charlie sugested playfully.

"I would" Claire explained, pulling herslef up, "But, i wouldn't want to make you late"

"Actualy, if we did it right, i'd be makeing you late" Charlie replied smartly. "Either way, its not gonna happen" Claire confirmed, and headed down the stairs.

Later that day:

"Hold on" Claire called, heading to the front door. She oppened it to find Shannon, who had been ringing the door bell like there was no tommarow. "Oh, my god, you won't belive what happened" Shannon explained, takeing off her sunglasses as she walked on in. "Boone called me this morning. He's getting married!"

"Oh my god" Claire gasped in suprise. "When?"

"Next month. I'm so excited!" Shannon exclaimed. "Think , pritty soon i'll have a little neice or nephew!"

"Speaking of kids, where are yours?"

"Well, the girls are outside and Ben went to the club with Charlie" Claire explained, sitting down on the couch. "Really? Don't you think he's a little young for that?" Shannon questioned, sitting across from her. "Well its not like anything there is gonna tromitize him. Besides, Charlie said the club was a really nice place so theres really nothing to worry about. And Ben really wanted to go" Claire explained simply.

"Aw, thats cute" Shannon replied. "Lilly's out with her dad too"

"Man, Maybe Liam should take our kids to work. Give me some peace and quiet" Michelle noted, takeing a seat in one of the chairs. "Oh, speaking of your kids, wheres Megen? I wanted to show her this dress I saw at the Mall yesterday. It would look great on her" Shannon explained.

"She's upstairs, getting ready to go out with her friends" Michelle answered tirdly. At that moment, Megen came bobbing down the stairs in a tank top and a rather shot black skirt. "Where do you think your going?" Michelle qustioned, raising an eye brow. "I told you, I'm going to Jenny's house" Megen explained, stopping at the bottom of the steps.

"Not wearing that" Michelle confirmed skepticly. Megen sighed loudly and ran back up the stairs. The front door Opened. Charlie Liam and Ben wondered in. "Hey sweetie" Claire grinned, kneeling down to give her sun a hug. "Did you have fun?"

"Yeah!" Ben replied inthusiasticly, then ran up the stairs. Claire watched him for a moment, shrugged, then sat back down. "He has the attention span of his father" Shannon noted from her Chaire. "Yep, and he's great with the laddies" Liam noted playfully. "Unlike his father" Shannon added smartly. Charlie ligted the magiazine out of her hands, rolled it up and boped her on the head with it.

"Hey!"

"Sorry, idle hands" Charlie replied sarcasticly. "Yeah, thats not gonna be the only thing idle if you do it again" Shannon threatened playfully. "Come on kids, settle down" Claire scolded in a motherly tone. Charlie slumped down beside her. "So what happened?"

"It was insane. The wemon were all over the kid." Liam noted proudly. "Yeah, and then Ben noticed a young man with a spiked, green, mowhack and asked if he was a dinasouer" Charlie added with amusment.

"Well, sounds like you had fun" Claire notted happily. "Yeah. And now i have a decoy so i don't have to worry about getting mobed every night by my adoreing fans" Charlie noted. "Oh, you poor thing" Liam teased sarcasticly.

"What? Excuse me for being faithfull" Charlie replied defensivly.

"your excused" Liam assured.