Epilogue----

"There's Eric on the barbecue, let's hope he doesn't burn anything. I would be cooking but I have been assigned camera duty." Tim said, training his camcorder on certain people. "There's the fabulous Anna Speedle lounging in her... tube thing."

Anna gave a mumble as she tanned in the pool on her raft. Slowly Tim made his way through his guests and turned towards the back of his house.

"But wait, what's this?"

"Mom, Dad's doing gay narrating again." Anna called as Calleigh walked out of the patio door.

"Our own little Miss Sunshine, Calleigh Speedle," Tim went on, ignoring his daughter, "who is looking mighty fine today, might I add."

"Tim, if you make sexual innuendoes on that tape," Calleigh warned.

"Honey, I was just saying how beautiful you look today and how fine your ass looks in those shorts. Let's fine that zoom button."

"Tim! This is your daughter's birthday you're taping! She doesn't need to hear this when she looks back on how her first birthday went."

"Right..." Tim zoomed in on Calleigh's face and went lower, and lower, and lower until he stopped on her chest. "Where is the birthday girl anyway?"

He quickly took the camera off Calleigh and looked around.

"Ah there she is!" Tim flopped down on a blanket and stuck the camera on Becca. "This is the main person I want to be taping today. How old is Daddy's angel? 19?"

Becca giggled.

"Dadda siwwie."

"That's right Becca, I am silly but your mother is even sillier for actually trusting me with this camera." Tim saw a shadow over him and he turned onto his back. "Ah, there's my very beautiful wife now with a very scary look on her face so I'm going to turn this camera off now."

Tim put the camera down and pulled Calleigh down into his lap, kissing her soundly.

"Don't think you're off the hook." she smiled, kissing him back. Tim wrapped his arms around her, forcing her to be trapped.

"Hey, didn't you guys agree on three kids?" Eric asked.

"Very good Eric it only took you almost 2 years to realize that." Tim smirked. "But look how that rule turned out."

"Then stop trying for a fifth." Eric laughed.

"Hey, no one said we were stopping at four." Tim winked at Calleigh. "How 'bout it baby?"

"I think four is enough."

"Wasn't it Eight is Enough?" Horatio asked. Tim eyes lit up and Calleigh shook her head.

"Oh no. We decided on four and that's what we have."

"Yes but we also said we decided on three and look, we have four."

From the pool, Anna watched as her family had a good time. She dove off her raft and swam to the ladder, then climbed out of the pool. She put a smile on and pretended like she was okay.

----------S/C---------

Tim leaned over and kissed Danny on the head.

"Mommy will be in a few minutes okay."

Danny nodded.

"Night Daddy."

"Night buddy." Tim smiled and walked out of the room. He headed into Maggie's room and saw her going through her closet. "Hey Miss Fashion Expert, you want to get into bed?"

"I need to figure out what I'm going to wear tomorrow. Johnny is going to buy me lunch."

Tim made a mental note to remind Calleigh to make Maggie lunch in the morning.

"Who's this Johnny?" Tim tossed Maggie over his shoulder and deposited her on her bed.

"He's amazing." she smiled. Tim rolled his eyes.

"Maggie, you're seven."

"Eight."

"Right." Tim winced. "My bad. Please don't worry about guys right now."

"But he's cute." Maggie giggled.

"Talk to your mother about it." Tim reasoned. "You want a story?"

"No."

"No?"

"I'm eight Daddy. I don't need a story."

"Oh." Tim said, slightly surprised. "Well do you still need a kiss good night?"

Maggie tried not to smile but did and nodded. Tim chuckled and kissed her forehead.

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"Nuhuh. I love you more." Tim smiled. "I'll see you in the morning."

"Night Daddy."

"Night angel." Tim walked out and stared at Anna's closed door. He sighed and turned into Becca's room. "She asleep?"

"Not yet." Calleigh smiled. "Waiting for her favorite guy. He's not here yet."

"Ha ha. I better be the only guy in her life." Tim walked over to the rocking chair and lifted Becca out of Calleigh's arms. "Go say good night to Danny. Talk to Maggie about some loser called Johnny and you have to make her lunch in the morning."

"I met Johnny. He's cute." she smiled. "Good night Becca."

She gave a smile and settled into Tim's arms. Tim didn't know why but Becca could not go to sleep until he put her to bed. He and Calleigh had learned this lesson the hard way.

"Why can't Mommy put you to sleep?" he asked.

"No. Daddy." Becca yawned. "Daddy sleep."

"Yeah Daddy feels like sleeping." Tim mumbled. Becca quickly fell asleep and Tim stared in the mirror at her. She always amazed him. He sighed and stood up and walked over to the crib. Tim kissed Becca's dark hair and gently set her down into her crib. He watched her for a second, a smile on his face. Calleigh paused in the doorway on the way to their room and smiled.

"She asleep?"

"Yeah." Tim nodded, walking over to her.

"Go talk to Anna." Calleigh said.

"I am. I just came in here first cause I got a feeling this is going to be a long talk."

Calleigh nodded and kissed Tim quickly.

"I'll meet you in our room."

"Deal." Tim walked over to Anna's room and knocked lightly on the door. When he didn't get an answer Tim opened the door slightly and saw she was sitting at her computer, her headphones on her ears. Tim closed the door and walked over to her. He took her headphones off, causing her to jump.

"Daddy don't do that!" she exclaimed.

"Sorry." Tim grinned sheepishly. "Turn that off. I want to talk to you."

Anna shut the computer down and sat down on her bed.

"What?" she asked.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah! I'm fine!"

"Anna, I saw how you were acting today. What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Really Daddy I'm fine."

Tim gave her a look and she sighed.

"Why don't you believe me?" she asked.

"Because I know you better than that." Tim replied. "You haven't really talked to me since we got you back."

"Because it's not a big deal." Anna said.

"It is to me."

"Great. There's nothing going on to tell you about."

"Anna, don't be like this."

"I'm not being like anything. You and Mom have the other ones to worry about."

"What?"

"Maggie and her ballet. Danny's always whining. Then Becca came along and I've been through two babies already. I know they take up a lot of time. Look, I'm really tired and I just want to sleep." Anna said. Tim thought of fighting with her but nodded and kissed her forehead.

"Good night."

"Night." Anna turned her light off and rolled over. Tim sat there for a second but walked towards the door.

"Anna,"

"What Daddy?"

"I always have time for you." Tim said. "See you in the morning."

He headed down the hallway to his bedroom and as he was at his door he heard Anna call him. He turned around and saw her standing near her door.

"You uh... wanna talk?" she asked, shifting her feet slightly.

the end.