I'm glad you all like the beginning of the story! Yay! I'll try to update sooner than I have been considering it took me forever to get out the last part of this trilogy. Glad you all liked chapter one. Here's chapter two!

Chapter Two: Soccer Mom

"You're still coming right?" Claire asked Kate that day at work.

"Of course, I wouldn't miss Aidan's first soccer game. I'll bring the kids. Sawyer has to work late but he said he might come at the tail end of it," Kate replied. Claire leaned back in her chair. "What?"

"Nothing, just happy that you're going. Thank you for not leaving me alone," Claire said. Kate laughed.

"Anything for my best friend," Kate said. "What time are you getting off?"

"Regular time, you?" Claire asked. Kate leaned against the door frame.

"Same, why don't I pick up the kids and you can pick up something to eat and we'll come over and eat at your house?" Kate asked.

"Sounds great, but can five kids fit in your car?" Claire asked. The kids were at day care while Charlie, Claire, Kate, and Sawyer were at work.

"Yeah, you'll just have to give me Ben's car seat and we should be fine," Kate said. "I'll meet you outside after work."

"Okay," Claire said turning back to her computer.

Later…

Claire picked up some food for her, Kate, Charlie, and the kids to eat on the way home. She was setting up everything when Charlie walked in from work.

"Hey," she said as he leaned down and kissed her. She noticed his tired face as he sat down in one of the chairs. "You okay?"

"Just exhausted, work was horrible today," he said. Claire smiled and sat on his lap. "But I'm happy now that I get to come home to you."

"Aw thanks," Claire said kissing him. "How about a neck massage?" she asked in his ear.

"Mm, heavenly," he said as she got behind him and started rubbing his neck. "Where are the kids?"

"Oh, Kate's picking them up from daycare, they're all coming over to eat dinner so we can go to the game together," Claire replied.

"Cool, want me to help you set up dinner?" Charlie asked.

"No," Claire said rubbing his tight muscles. "It's all taken care of you just rest." A few minutes later Kate arrived with the kids.

After eating dinner, getting Aidan changed for the game, and putting jackets on all of the kids, all of them left to go to the game. Claire was suppose to bring something for opening game day, she opt to bring a snack of pretzels.

They arrived at the field a little later and Charlie parked and they all got out. Claire unbuckled Ben from his seat and put him in his carrier. Charlie picked up Cammie and the pretzels as Aidan ran ahead to go with his team.

"So, should we call you a soccer mom yet?" Kate asked meeting up with them. Madison hung onto Kate's belt loop and Ryan was in his mother's arms.

"No, I'm not a football mum yet, though I guess I could be one considering my son does play it," Claire said smiling. Kate smiled and they found a spot on the ground to sit and watch.

Claire laid out a blanket for them to sit on. She placed Ben's carrier on there, Cammie and Madison started coloring in a coloring book and Ryan started drinking juice out of a sippy cup that Kate had brought him.

"I better go put these pretzels on that table over there," Charlie said handing Claire Ben's diaper bag. Claire stood.

"No, I'll do it. You can sit and watch Ben," Claire said as Charlie handed her the pretzels. Charlie nodded and kissed her cheek as he sat on the blanket. Claire took the bag and walked over to the table.

Some people had brought cupcakes and one huge cake, fruit, and other things. Claire looked down at her pretzels. She smiled knowing that she didn't have time on the weekdays to bake cookies or cakes like these moms did. She was a working mom.

"Hi there." Claire turned to see another mother putting a platter of cookies on the table.

"Hi," Claire said. She put her pretzels down.

"You didn't bring a bowl for the pretzels?" the woman asked. Claire shook her head. "Why?"

"Because wouldn't it be easier if they can just stick their hands in and grab a handful?" Claire asked meaning for it to be a joke. The woman gave her a dirty look.

"Funny," she said sourly. "By the way, I'm Jannie Williams, my son is David."

"Nice to meet you I'm Claire Pace, my son is Aidan," Claire said sticking her hand out for Jannie to shake it. Jannie did so quickly. Claire looked down. "I didn't know I was suppose to bring a bowl."

"Oh, it's fine. I take it you didn't have time to make cookies or something today?" Jannie asked. "I know how hard it is in the summer what with the kids around all day and such."

"Um no actually, I didn't have time because I work," Claire said.

"What part time?" Jannie asked. "I use to do that too but I just couldn't handle it, what with the house, kids, cooking."

"No, I work from 8 to 4, full time. I work for a publishing company with my friend Kate over there," Claire said pointing to Kate.

"You work full time?" Jannie asked making it sound like the most appalling thing ever. "How do you have time to do things for your family?"

"I always have time, my husband gets off just a couple minutes after me so we both cook dinner and bathe the kids and clean the house and put the kids to bed. It's a mutual relationship. And then we spend time together," Claire explained. "Don't you and your husband do that?"

"Are you kidding? I do all that for my husband, he gets off at 6 so I eat dinner with the kids and then sit with him while he eats," Jannie said.

"Oh," Claire replied. She didn't know what to say after that. "It was nice to meet you. But I have to get back to my family."

"Yeah, you too," Jannie said. Claire walked away from Jannie and back to the blanket.

"Who were you talking to?" Charlie asked wrapping an arm around her.

"Just another football mum," Claire said. She looked back at Jannie. "We were just getting to know each other."

"Making new friends?" Kate asked. "What about me?" Claire laughed.

"Don't worry Kate, I would never drop you as a friend," Claire said. "But I have an idea; do you want to hear it?"

"Sure," Kate said. "What's up?"

"Jannie is a stay at home mom. She spends all day with the kids and hardly gets any time to herself. I say tomorrow we take an early lunch and take her with us to show its okay to get out once in awhile," Claire replied.

"Yeah!" Kate said. "What about her kids?"

"Well, we can tell her that we take the kids to day care and how reliable they are so we can take hers too. That might take a little time though," Claire commented.

"Loving it," Kate said. "We should do that, you going to talk to her after the game?"

"No, I think we'll surprise her tomorrow," Claire said.

"Surprise who?" a voice asked. They turned to see Sawyer walking up to them. "Hey freckles." Kate leaned in and kissed him. "They start yet?"

"No, Claire and Kate have just been planning an elaborate scheme here. It's actually very interesting," Charlie said. Claire smiled at him.

"Glad you like it," Claire said kissing him softly. He smiled and pulled her closer to him. They all sat and watched Aidan play his first soccer game. After it was over, Claire looked over at Jannie.

She was chasing her son down with her other son in her arms and her husband just stood there and talked to his buddies. Claire frowned. That was not how a marriage was suppose to work.

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Okay, hope you guys liked this chapter! I'll update sooner next time! I promise! Here are the review responses!

REVIEW RESPONSES

Tari5: Wow, that's scary that you have a cousin named Madison and she's sort of sneaky like Kate and Sawyer's Madison. Thanks for the review!

Jesi0546: Thanks! I'm glad you like him as a soccer boy! Thanks for the review!

Jou65: I'm glad you love it! Thanks for the review!

FluffLover: I know, I kind of alternated it, boy, girl, boy. LOL. Thanks for the review!

Coolgrl123: Yes, it's my last chapter in this series. No more after this story is finished. Thanks for the review!

Merry2BLost: Thanks so much for loving my stories. Thanks for the review!

CharlieandClaire: I know another Pace baby! It's so exciting! This story will probably range from 20-25 chapters. I don't know yet. Thanks for the review!

Hekate-Trivia: Yeah, of course Kate and Sawyer would have kids! And Madison and Cammie are going to be sort of best friends too, so look forward to that. Thanks for the review!

Until next time,

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