A/N: I swear, I should be getting applauded for updating so much! Hehe! Takes a bow… But anyways, on with the next chapter! Enjoy y'all! Remember to review!

Not What I had in Mind

John's POV:

Brianna had definitely been a bit difficult on the plane. Her ears were hurting her, and I didn't know what to do for her, except hold her and try to keep her from being too loud. I had managed to get her to yawn a few times, but it wasn't helping. Finally, my tear streaked baby girl had managed to fall asleep, her head on my shoulder, as I held her. I really didn't know what else I could do, I couldn't pop her ears myself. An older lady who was sitting next to me had given me a few sympathetic looks, while a man in a business suit who was sitting next to her was looking nothing but annoyed. I wanted to knock that look off his face, but knowing in my head that I couldn't, I just went back to listening to the song that was blasting out the lone earphone I had in my ear. I couldn't wait for this flight to get over with, not that it would be much better when we landed.

I had a week off, and for the first half I was busy moving into my new place up in West Newbury. It was nice to be close to my family again, but was also a pain in the ass being so far away from Bri. Oh well, I would fly or drive the two days to get to her, no questions asked.

I am glad that Randy is in town; I really don't want to be alone with just Sara and Bri. Sara and I are civil towards each other, but it's just extremely uncomfortable. Actually, I was beginning to wonder if there was something more than friendship going on between Sara and Randy. They were together an awful lot lately, but I know my man wouldn't do that to me. Randy and Sara in a relationship, that's crazy talk right there…

Sara's POV:

Today was going to be difficult for me. Not only was John going to be in town, but also Andrea and Chris had called me and informed me that they were an hour away from my house. They felt like coming for a surprise visit. Andrea had been my manager for a while, but had taken a leave of absence since Chris had gotten back from Iraq. I now had a 30 something woman named Susan running interference for me, and she was doing a pretty decent job of it too!

Anyways, Trish had also called to see if she could stay at my place for a week or two while Shane was on the road. I told her it was fine (this was before I got the call from Chris and Andrea) and her flight was due in an hour before John's, but had been delayed and hour and a half. So Randy and I were waiting at the airport for John, Brianna and Trish to arrive, while Andrea and Chris were just getting to my house. Andrea has a key, so I wasn't worried about them getting in.

Right now, I was trying to figure out sleeping arrangements for the next few nights. John was going to be staying at the house for two days, Trish was here for a week or two, Randy was here for another three days, and God knows how long Chris and Andrea were in town for. Randy was trying to help me figure things out, but wasn't being too much help.

"Well I can sleep with you upstairs, Andrea and Chris can have the guest room, Trish can crash in the office. There's a bed in there right?" Randy suggested.

"Ha, nice try! You can't sleep in my room with me, don't you think that would bug your best friend a bit?" I replied, still racking my brain.

"Oh yea. I forgot." Randy answered, as he rubbed his forehead.

"Ok, Trish can stay in my room for the next two days, Andrea and Chris still get the guest room, and you and John can get the office, it has two beds if you pull out the trundle part. Would that work?" I said, hoping that this would be alright.

"Yea, that should work." Randy answered. "Looks like John's flight is in."

I sighed, and then watched the terminal, waiting for the passengers to exit. I noticed that the sing also said that Trish's plane had arrived 20 minutes early, and Randy volunteered to go wait for her and help her get her luggage. Great, that left me with John duty.

About 10 minutes later, I saw John walk out, with Brianna resting on his shoulder and a carry-on bag slung over his free shoulder. He saw me, and smiled a tired and worn out smile. It must've been a rough flight for him. I met him half way, and smiled.

"Hey." John said, as he looked around the terminal.

"Hi. So how was your flight?" I asked, as we started walking to baggage claim.

"Not a good one. The little one's ears were making her cry, I guess they wouldn't pop or something. She feels a little warm to me now, but it could because she's been sleeping on my shoulder for over an hour now. How's your wrist?" John answered

"Eh, I'm going in for surgery next week. They are gonna stick some bolt in it, so I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Here, let me take her." I answered. John nodded his head, looked at my wrist and then carefully handed her over to me.

"She does feel a bit warm. It's probably an ear infection. I'll have to take her temperature at home. So, see your bags yet?"

"I've only managed to snag one…there's the second one. I'm set. So where's Randy?" John replied.

"He is getting Trish right now. Yea, here's the story. Trish is staying with me for a week or two, Randy is here for another 3 days, you're here for 2, and Andrea and Chris just decided to practically show up on my doorstep. It's gonna be a little crowded while you're in town." I told John.

"Wow, it's a full house. Guess it's gonna be cozying up time!" John answered with a smile.

"Uh huh. You said it." I replied.

Randy and Trish emerged, with Randy trailing behind her. He had one suitcase under his arm, was pulling another two, and then Trish had a small bag on her shoulder.

"Hey!" Trish exclaimed. She hurried over to John and me and gave us both a hug. When she hugged me, she woke up Bri who responded with tears.

"Good going Trish!" I replied, as I shushed Bri.

"Mommy, it 'urts." Bri sniffled, as she put a small hand over her ear.

"I know honey. Daddy told me." I said as I gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Where daddy go?" Bri asked.

"I'm still here baby girl. Go back to sleep." John answered.

Bri put her head back down on my shoulder, and a few minutes later I felt her drooling on my shirt. She had gone back to sleep, that flight must've really taken a lot out of her. I noticed Randy watching me with Bri really closely. He had an absentminded smile, and I could only imagine what he was picturing. Randy must've wanted to have kids of his own. If he played his cards right, he could wind up having one or two sometime in the future!

"So Trish, I believe a congratulations is in order?" John commented, as he put an arm around Trish and squeezed her.

"Yup! Thanks John! We're pretty excited!" Trish replied.

"It's a pretty awesome time! Enjoy it while it lasts!" John told her.

"Oh yea John, the puking your guts out almost every morning is SO much fun!" I retorted.

"I was talking about when the baby starts moving!" John replied.

"I can't wait for that! Shane has already decided that he's going to spoil this kid rotten…God I can't wait to see him with our baby boy!" Trish told us.

"You know it's a boy already?" Randy asked, as he joined in our conversation.

"No, but I'm pretty sure that it is. It's a mother's intuition." Trish informed him.

"Well, I remember my mom saying that she was sure that I was a girl…look how far her intuition got her!" Randy answered with a laugh.

"You're the ugliest looking girl that I've ever laid eyes on." John stated, as he and Randy began piling luggage in the back of my Navigator. Trish was fastening Bri into her child seat, and I had sat down next to her.

"See Trish, you'll already know how to fasten a car seat!" I commented. Trish smiled, and then sat down on the other side of Bri. Randy got in the driver's seat, and John hopped in on the passenger side. So far everything was going smoothly.

A/N: hehe! I bet y'all thought that John's reaction was going to be in this chapter! I'm so cruel! Don't worry, there will definitely be some feuding going on in the next chapter! Please keep reviewing!