"Well, good night my precious girls." Monica smiled as she finished the story, she kissed Tessa and Hanna and then Zoe and Sophie. Andrew did the same.

Zoe gave her mother an anxious look, as she didn't want to sleep with Sophie. Sophie was already asleep and she was somehow doing a very good job of pushing her older and much bigger sister out of bed.

"I'll take her Zoe honey." Zoe smiled as their mother lifted Sophie out of her bed.

"Thank you Mommy." She smiled.

"Your welcome."

"No Mom she can sleep with me. As long as…" Hanna added.

"As long as what…"

"As long as you tell me something I didn't know about myself."

"There's a lot you don't know Hanna, but for now I'll tell you this. You're the one who used my bladder as a pillow." Monica smiled as she kissed her. The three girls laughed, their father smiled.

"Okay, just keep in mind to not roll over on top of her!" Monica tucked Sophie in bed with Hanna.

"I love you girls, night." Andrew smiled as he and Monica left, turning off the light and closing the door behind them.

"We have to talk." Zoe said as soon as they had left, she reached over and turned on the light next to her bed.

"Sure what is it?" Tessa smiled.

"You guys should share a room, and I'll move out if you want me too."

Tessa looked surprised and hurt. She didn't say anything.

"Oh no Zoe, I wouldn't dream of it. Besides, you and I have to get to know each other better." Zoe smiled at Hanna's remark.

"Yeah, and besides, there's plenty of room in our room for the three of us."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." Tessa and Hanna answered consecutively. At once they turned to look at each other. They all laughed.

"Good." Zoe smiled, "because I didn't really want to move out!"

"How long have you lived in that room?" Hanna asked.

"Eleven years, eleven months and oh, almost eleven days."

"That's quite a while."

"Yeah, well, it was your room first, in the first place."

When Zoe finally closed her eyes and went to sleep that night, she had a twinge of hope in her heart that she her best friend still loved her.

………………….

Monica and Andrew said good night to their little girls and arm in arm, they went upstairs to bed.

"Monica." Andrew whispered as soon as his head hit the pillow. "We have all our babies back."

"I know." She smiled. To him her smile seemed brighter than it had been in years. "I can't wait too see what it's going to be like, to live with the four of them. Do you know what's going to happen?"

"What?" He asked.

"Tessa and Hanna are going to be home with us, for a year, just being the twins they never got to be."

"Really? That's going to be so nice, for them, for us…"

"I know it is." She smiled as he kissed her.

Monica closed her eyes as her husband pulled her closer to him. Their kiss deepened. She smiled as he ran his hand through her hair.

"The girls are asleep." He smiled as he pulled away from her.

"I know." She grabbed him and kissed him again.

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Soon the girls birthdays arrived. By this time the family, even Zoe, had adjusted rather well to Hanna's presence. Tessa and Hanna were excited about this birthday, it was their biggest yet, and today was the day that they were to stop growing and changing. Whatever they looked like when they glanced in the mirror that morning they would look like forever. They sighed with relief to find that they looked just the same as they had the day before. The twins spent their day in their room with Zoe, for the most part anyway. The party would be later.

That night when the party was over the girls walked down to the shore and watched the sunset. They were so happy, there had been so many great surprises and it had been such a happy day. They wore matching dresses and matching pearls that they had gotten for their birthdays.

"I can't believe we've made it this far." Tessa said.

"I can't believe I'm here! And I don't want to leave you."

"Girls!" Monica called.

The twins spun around at once to face their mother and father.

"We have one more surprise for you?"

The girls glanced at each other, how could there be any more surprises?

"Hanna, Tessa you two get to spend the whole year at home together, just being the sister's you never got to be." The twins squealed with delight and ran into their parent's arms. They all hugged and their souls sighed in relief.

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About a week later, they all headed for home. Tessa and Zoe were excited to show Hanna their room as was Sophie. Michael was looking forward to his next Yankees game, and Olivia who turned out to be pretty great at being a kid was looking forward to getting her books back. As for Tess, she was just happy that her family was at peace once more and she, as they all did, thanked the father for answering the prayer she always knew that he would answer in his time. As for Monica and Andrew, they had been homesick.

"I'm so glad to be home." Andrew smiled as he lye down on the bed next to his wife.

"With everyone safe and sound, right where they should be."

"And the night all to ourselves." He took her chin and guided it towards his. They shared a kiss filled with great love and passion. He took her in his arms, rolling over on top of her. She giggled as their kiss ended. Suddenly their lips met again a golden leaf fell to the ground outside.