A/N—The attractions at the theme park are real (I don't know when they became a part of Universal Studios, but hey, there ya go!), but the chick flicks, including the TV series is fictional. Luigi's is real. It's a great little restaurant in my hometown. Their pizza's great.

Chapter 11

The next day, Sam and Matt return from vacation.

"Hey guys," Jo greets, kissing Sam on the cheek, "How was your trip?"

"It was grreat! Dad and I had so much fun!" Matt bragged. "We rode the Mummy Returns ride. It was so cool! But I really liked the Special Effects Tour. I got to blow up stuff. KA-BOOM!"

"That's great, sweetheart," Jo laughs.

"Tell her what else you did, son."

"Oh yeah, I did the Fear Factor Live! That was awesome!"

"You should've seen him, Jo. He was incredible."

"Yeah, mom, especially the third round."

"Uh, what was the third round?" Jo asks tentatively.

"Jo, you don't wanna know." Sam warned.

"Was it gross or scary?"

"It was really gross, mom! Like I said, it was grrrreat! I got pictures for proof. I was covered in..."

Sam stops his son, "Uh, that's quite allright, son."

"I won the challenge!"

"That's great, honey," Jo hugs her son.

"Yeah, you'll get to see it on the video."

"Uh, there's a video?" she hesitantly asks.

"Of course! We can watch it tomorrow night."

"I can hardly wait."

"Can I invite Lanny and Melina to watch with us?"

"Sure, I suppose so."

"Thanks."

Jo grins, "I'm glad you had a good time. I can't wait to see the pictures, or the video."

"We really did, Jo." Sam brags. "How are you?"

"I'm feeling really good. The suite looks great. Go see it." Jo replies.

"How are the babies?" He asks, pulling her closer, resting a hand on her abdomen.

"Moving around as usual. Come on, let's go see the suite." Jo leads Sam and Matt to Lizzie's suite.

Sam knocked on Lizzie's door. "Come in! Hey dad! How was your trip?"

"Good! Your mom said the two of you set up your suite?"

"Yeah, I love my suite! Let me give you the tour." She shows her father around.

"This is really neat, Lizzie!"

"Thanks, dad!" she smiles. "I especially love my garden tub. The jets are great. And the entertainment system in the living room rocks!"

"Whoa!" Matt remarks, "This is so cool!"

"Thanks, Matt," Lizzie laughs.

"All this will be mine, mine, MINE in three years!"

"I don't think so, little man! Mmm, emphasis on the 'little'."

------Later That Night------

Jo and Sam are up in their bedroom. "Oh, Sam," Jo begins, "I missed you." She throws her arms around her husband, and gives him a kiss.

"I missed you too."

"You and Matt had a good time?"

"Yeah. He's a really neat kid. I really enjoyed hanging out with him."

"And you're a good father." They start getting ready for bed.

"Besides setting up Lizzie's suite, what did you two do all week?"

"Saturday, we went to the spa. That was wonderful," she sighs,"We had seaweed wraps and full body massages. Then we wentto the Italian restaurant nearby..."

"You mean, Luigi's?"

"Yeah. We had the best Tiramisu on the planet."

"Sounds nice."

"Oh, it was. And we had a girls only movie night," she replies, smiling.

"Any good movies?"

"Yeah, chick flicks..." Sam makes a face, which makes Jo laugh. "We saw The Perfect Mate, Love Me Forever, and watched some of the first season of Epiphany: Girl in New York." Sam makes a gagging noise. "I told you you wouldn't like them." Jo giggles. She stifles a yawn.

Sam sits on the bed, "Come here." He stretches out his arms.

Jo moans, "My back is killing me." She sits on the bed and Sam starts massaging her back and shoulders. "Oh, that feels good," she purrs.

"Your back's in knots."

"Ilook like a beached whale or something."

"No you don't. You look beautiful."

"Ha," Jo grunts, "I can't imagine what I'll look like when I get bigger. I already look like I'm gonna pop."

"Well," Sam begins, pulling his wife close, "I think you look beautiful."

"Aww, you know just what to say." She turns around and kisses him on the cheek. "I'm so glad I married you." The pair crawl into bed. "So, what was Matt covered in during Fear Factor Live?"

"Are you sure you wanna know?"

"Sure. Then you can warn me when we watch the video tomorrow."

"Okay." He whispers in her ear.

Jo's eyes widen, "EWWWW! Yuck!" She shudders, "That's disgusting!"

"I warned you."

"Yeah, but that's just gross! How could you let him do that?"

"One of the show's producers saw Matt at the Special Effects Tour and the next thing I knew, he was on stage as one of the contestants." Jo begins to yawn. "Honey, why don't you get some sleep."

"Okay," she replies mid-yawn.