A/N: As always, thank you for the amazing reviews! They are truly appreciated so please keep them coming! It's time for the Tasker-Montgomery family to move into their new home. I've got nothing else to say other than I hope you enjoy this update!

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Marissa woke up early. She sighed contentedly, feeling Bianca's arms wrapped tightly around her. The redhead did love waking up with her lover holding her. She glanced at the clock. It wasn't quite time for it to go off yet. Marissa tried to go back to sleep, but she was too excited about today for that to happen. She smiled brightly as a wonderful idea came to her. She carefully got out of bed and padded downstairs, quickly finding what she was looking for.

The redhead turned the video camera on and turned it so it was recording her. She began to whisper, not wanting to wake anyone else up. "So, today is the big day. Our new home is finished and we're moving into it in just a few hours. Everyone else is still asleep. I probably should be too, but I just can't. There are too many things going on in my mind right now to sleep, too many feelings. I'm really going to miss this place. There are so many wonderful memories here. At the same time, I'm really excited about moving to the new place. It's a beautiful home, our dream home, and I know we'll be just as happy there as we've been here. Of course, I'd be happy anywhere as long as we're all together."

Marissa glanced outside. The sun was starting to come up. "Time to wake up my own personal sleeping beauty." Marissa padded back upstairs as she continued to whisper. "Yeah, I know. That really is kind of cheesy, kinda sappy too. The dynamic duo and others would have a field day with that comment if they hear it, but I don't care and can't help it. I know I'm whipped, and I couldn't be happier because I get to spend my life with Bianca and our three amazing children." The redhead quietly opened the bedroom door and focused the camera on Bianca. "See what I mean. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful."

Bianca started to stir and slowly opened her eyes. "Rissa, what are you doing?"

"Recording our moving day. I thought it would be nice to have a record of it."

"I think it's a great idea. How long have you been awake though?"

"Not very long. I couldn't sleep."

"Tell me. How long have you been recording me sleeping as part of our move?" Bianca teased.

Marissa blushed knowing she'd been busted. "Not all that long. I just couldn't help it. You looked so beautiful sleeping, and that nasty habit of yours, you know the one where you watch me sleep, has rubbed off on me."

Bianca laughed softly and patted the bed. She was wide awake now. Both were up late packing and exhausted when they finally went to bed which made them unable to finish what they had started earlier at the new home. That wasn't the case now. "Well if you're not going to let me go back to sleep, the least you can do is give me a good morning kiss."

"I think I can do that." Marissa grinned as she leaned in to grant Bianca's request. The kiss soon deepened. The picture being recorded began to jump as the camera was jostled and soon faded to black when the recording stopped.

/

Sometime later, Marissa turned the camera back on. Both women were dressed and quietly walking down the hallway. They were getting a slightly later start than they had planned, but neither would be complaining as to the reason why. "Okay, it's time to wake up the kids. First stop is AJ. He's not really a morning person, not like Gabby, although he's gotten much better."

Bianca chuckled. "That's an understatement. He's loves his sleep. It's going to be fun when he's a teenager. Gabby wakes up and is pretty much ready to go. Miranda falls somewhere in the middle. You're right though. He has gotten better. How can you not with Gabby around?"

Marissa turned around to face Bianca and both shared a smile as they thought of watching their children grow up.

They opened AJ's bedroom door and went inside. Bianca gently nudged AJ. "Time to wake up, Buddy."

AJ grumbled and pulled his covers tighter around him.

Both women chuckled, and the camera shook.

Bianca tried again. "AJ, it's time to get up. I know you don't want to, but it's a big day today and we need to get started."

The blonde huffed and reluctantly opened his eyes. "Mom, what are you doin'?"

"I'm making a record of the day."

AJ rolled his eyes. He really wondered about his mom sometimes.

"He's officially been around your sister way too much. He's starting to act like her."

Bianca laughed and ruffled the boy's hair. "Trust me. You'll appreciate her doing this one day. Now, you can either stay in bed, or you can get up and get dressed. The sooner you do that, the sooner you can see your new room and the surprise that's waiting for you."

AJ's head snapped to attention. "I'll get up."

"I thought that might do it."

Marissa chuckled watching the two. "Get dressed, Buddy. We'll have some breakfast and finish packing up."

The boy nodded. "Okay. Mom?"

"What's up?"

"You really think I'm like Aunt Kendall?" AJ asked with an impish grin.

Marissa shook her head and sighed while Bianca snorted. "Yeah, sometimes you are."

/

"Miranda, time to get up, Sweetie."

"Morning, Mom. Morning, Rissa. Are you recording this?"

"Yep, I thought it'd be nice to have something to remember the move. What do you think?"

Miranda grinned after a moment. "I like it. Can I help?"

Marissa smiled. "Yes, you can. I'm glad someone else in this family likes my idea."

"If you recall, I told you it was a great idea earlier."

"Yes, you did, but it seemed like you were taking AJ's side after that. He thinks I'm being pretty lame." Marissa pouted slightly

"What's he know? Besides, he can be kinda grumpy in the morning sometimes. I like your idea." Miranda smiled.

"Thank you!"

Bianca laughed. "Okay. We need you to get dressed."

"Okay, Mom. Oh, Rissa, did you find the box my music box came in?"

"I did, and we'll pack it up after breakfast. I think it's best if we take both of our music boxes in the car with us, just in case."

Miranda nodded. "Could we? I don't want anything to happen to them."

"Neither do I. Are you excited about seeing your new room?"

"I am. I can't wait to see it!"

"Well, Rissa and I have a little surprise for you there."

Miranda's eyes widened. "Really? What is it?"

Marissa laughed. "It's not a surprise if we tell you, now is it?"

"I guess not. What if I guessed? You could tell me if I was close."

Bianca could see the wheels turning in her oldest daughter's head. "Don't even start with the questions. We're not giving you any hints. You have to wait." The older brunette glanced at the woman holding the camera. "This would be your influence."

Miranda grinned brightly and nodded.

Marissa laughed again and gave the girl a high-five.

Bianca shook her heck and chuckled. "Alright, time to break this up. Get dressed please."

Miranda hopped out of bed and headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth before changing out of her pajamas.

/

Last but not least, the couple made their way to Gabby's bed. The little girl was snuggled under her blanket holding her stuffed monkey tightly.

"Gabby, time to get up, Baby."

The little girl woke up and smiled at Bianca. "Morning, Mommy!"

"Good morning, Gabby."

The youngest family member saw her other mother holding a video camera. "Morning, Mommy! Are we making a movie?" Gabby loved it when they recorded their family's adventures.

"Good morning, Monkey. Yep, we sure are. It's going to be all about our move."

"Mom!"

Marissa smiled. "I better go see what AJ needs. I'll be back." She handed the camera to Miranda who came back into the room and whispered. "You're in charge of filming until I get back."

Miranda grinned as she happily took the camera and began to focus on her mom and sister.

Bianca noticed that her youngest was quieter than she normally was. She could tell something was bothering her. "Gabby, is something wrong?"

The little girl shook her head. She could tell both of her mothers were in a good mood and excited about moving, and she didn't want to ruin their happiness.

Bianca wasn't buying it though. She knew something was up and putting a damper on her daughter's usually cheerful attitude. "Gabby, I know something's wrong. If you tell me, I might be able to make you feel better. What is it, Baby? Please tell me."

"I don't know that I wanna to move."

"Don't you want to see your new room? I thought you were excited about it."

"I don't know. I like it here, Mommy. What if we don't like the new place?"

Bianca suddenly knew what the problem was. In Gabby's four short years, their family had moved around a great deal, back and forth between Pine Valley and Paris, settling in at Wildwind for a small period of time before moving here, and now they were moving again from the one place that had given her a real sense of stability. "You think we might not like the new place and will have to move again. That we won't be as happy there as we have been here."

Gabby nodded.

Bianca pulled her daughter onto her lap. "I understand. You know, Marissa and I are a little nervous too about moving."

"You are?" Gabby looked up at her mom.

"Yeah, we are. We've been really happy here and have made a lot of great memories. We're going to miss it. A part of us is nervous that it won't be the same and that's normal because it's new. Here's the thing though. We know that we'll be happy because we'll all be together, and it doesn't matter where we live. And as many great memories as we have of this place, we're going to make so many more at our new home."

"You think so?"

"I know so. I also know that we're going to be very happy for a very long time. We built this house so we won't have to find another one, and we plan on living there for a very, very long time. That's why we had the three of you decide how you wanted to decorate your rooms and tell us some of the other things you wanted there. We wanted you to be happy and have a say about our new home."

"And we're not gonna move again?"

"We don't plan on it, and if we do, it won't be for a very long time."

"Promise?"

"I promise. I know it will be a little different, but it'll a good different. All of the happy memories we've made here? We'll just continue to build on them there. Do you feel better?"

Gabby pondered everything her told her and nodded.

"You think you might want to move there now and that you'll be happy there?"

Gabby thought some more before smiling brightly and nodding again. She trusted her mommy, both of them, more than anything in the world. If they felt that way, then she would too. Gabby felt herself begin to grow excited about the move once more now that her dark-haired mother addressed and assuaged her fears and concerns. "Uh huh! I'm ready, Mommy!" Gabby hopped up on her bed and hugged Bianca tightly.

"Did I miss anything, Miranda?" Marissa asked as she re-joined the group.

Miranda grinned. "Yep, but don't worry. I got it for you."

Marissa gave her oldest daughter a questioning look.

"Mommy! We're moving today!"

The redhead laughed as she walked over to Gabby's bed. The little girl jumped into her arms. "We sure are, Monkey."

"Mommy says we're going to make a lot more happy memories there."

"Well, your Mommy is a very smart woman. Alright, let's get you ready for the day ahead."

/

After everyone was dressed and breakfast was finished, Marissa set about cleaning up in the kitchen and packing the remaining dishes. The kids went to finish packing in their rooms while Bianca stopped in the family room to take care of things in there.

As Bianca was beginning to seal a box up, something in it caught her attention. I just got the perfect idea for Marissa's Christmas present. She'd been wondering what to get Marissa, but now the perfect gift idea just fell into her lap. Bianca smiled brightly as she sealed up the box and marked its contents and where it should go on the outside. She would definitely be finding this box again after the move.

Marissa walked into the family room. "The kitchen and dining room are all packed up. You need any help in here?"

"Nope, I've got it under control."

"Okay. I'm going to go check on the kids and help Miranda pack her music box as well as mine. When are Kendall and Zach going to be here?"

Bianca checked the time. "They should be here in about an hour, and the movers will be here a little after that. I'll be up as soon as I finish here."

Marissa nodded and headed upstairs.

/

Bianca surveyed the family room. Everything was packed and labeled. The furniture was ready for the movers as well. A noise directed her attention to the stairway. "Everything done up there?"

"Yep, the kids are in AJ's room. Miranda is filming their last moments here. She's become quite the filmmaker." Marissa set two small boxes on an end table next to her's and Bianca's purses. She walked over to sofa to join Bianca. She rested her head on the brunette's shoulder.

"It helps that she's filming two hams, especially Gabby. The girl does love to perform." Bianca glanced at Marissa. "How's your knee?" The redhead had been in therapy for several weeks and was making steady progress. They still needed to keep an eye on it though.

"It's good. It's not bothering me at all. I was just thinking."

"Care to share, Counselor?"

"I'm going to miss this place. It was my first real home since I moved to Pine Valley. The Chandler Mansion was nice, but I never felt all that comfortable there. It just never felt like home, not like here. This felt like home from the moment we looked at it."

Bianca pulled Marissa tighter. "I know how you feel. I've lived in a lot of places over the years, the last being Wildwind, and they were all very nice. None of them stack up to this place though. It's special."

"Yes, it is. Our new home will be just as special."

"You're right. It will. Like I told Gabby earlier, we'll continue to build there on all the memories we started here."

Marissa grinned. "I do believe you're right. We will."

/

"Can you tell what they're saying?" AJ whispered.

Miranda shook her head. "Not really. I can make out some of it but not all of it."

The three kids were quietly watching their mothers from the landing at the top of the stairs. Gabby was being as quiet as she possibly could having promised her brother and sister she would be. Miranda was filming the couple.

/

Marissa smiled and stood. She held out her hand to Bianca. "Dance with me."

"There's no music."

"I don't care. Dance with me. Please?"

Bianca took Marissa's hand giving her a goofy grin, unable to refuse her love anything when she looked at her the way she was now. "Of course."

Marissa began to hum as they moved slowly together, gazing into each other's eyes.

/

Miranda grinned and whispered. "It's like what Rissa told us her parents used to do."

AJ nodded. "Yeah, it is."

/

A knock on the door interrupted the magical moment, and the kids scurried out of sight. Bianca gave Marissa a tender kiss before she went to answer the door.

"Good morning, Kendall, Zach."

"Morning, Binx, Red. Are you ready?"

"Morning, Curly, Zach. Yep, we are. Thanks for coming over."

"It's not a problem. We're happy to help. I wanted to thank you again for your help with the D.A. You didn't need to do that."

"Yes, I did, Zach. It's the least I could do to repay you for everything you've done for us."

"It's what family does for each other." Zach smiled.

Bianca nodded. "Yes, it is."

"When will the movers be here, Binx?"

"They should be here in about twenty minutes, Kendall. Everything is labeled and ready to go." Bianca looked at Marissa. "We should get going."

"Yes, we really should. Kids, it's time to go."

The three kids bounded down the steps. "Hi, Aunt Kendall. Hi, Uncle Zach."

"Hey, guys. What's with the camera, Miranda?"

"We're recording our move. Here, Rissa, we're done filming for now."

Marissa noticed the grins on the faces of her three children. They had been up to something, but she would ask about it later. Now, they needed to get going. She grabbed her purse and the two small boxes and glanced around at the place that had been their home for over a year with a smile. "Time to head out. We'll see you at the house."

"We'll see you there after we pick up the boys from the sitter on the way over to the new place."

Bianca glanced around their home as well before giving her sister and brother-in-law a hug. "See you in a little while."

/

Marissa pulled out the video camera again on the drive over, recording the excited chatter of the kids. Bianca smiled and laughed as she drove her happy family to their new home. As they turned down the gravel driveway leading to the house, the kids grew quiet in anticipation.

"Here it is! Here is our new home!" Marissa continued her narration.

Bianca dropped everyone off in front of the house while she pulled around to the garage. They waited patiently for her to join them before they entered through the front door. Their mothers wanted the kids to experience the completed house from the front first.

The family entered the home, and the kids were amazed to see the furnished family room.

AJ took in the 70 inch flat screen TV. "Whoa! Look at this! It'll be awesome playing video games here!"

Bianca chuckled and ruffled the blonde's hair. "Sorry, Buddy, but video games will be played downstairs. The television from our old house will be down there."

"Where will we sit down there, Mom?"

"The furniture from our old family room will be down there also, Mimo."

Gabby tugged on Marissa's shirt.

"What is it, Monkey?"

"Can we see our rooms?"

"Yeah, can we, Mom?"

"Please, Rissa!"

Marissa grinned. "Yes, you can. How about we check out one room at a time?

The kids thought for a minute. They were almost as anxious to see each other's rooms as their own. They could tell their moms wanted to share the experience with each of them so they agreed.

Miranda's room was first, and Marissa went inside ahead of the others to record her reaction, taking her music box with her. The girl opened the door and stepped inside. Her reaction was one of wonder. "It's just like the library from 'Beauty and the Beast'!" One wall was painted like it was lined with books along with the ladder Belle used to reach them. Belle and the other characters and scenes from the movie decorated two other walls. Built-in bookshelves dominated the remaining wall. In the middle of it, there was a small cut-out spot where Miranda's music box was now placed. Miranda's eyes took in every detail of the room from her bigger bed to the desk to the dresser. "I love it! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She flung her arms first around Bianca and then Marissa. After the kids checked out the room further for a few more minutes, Bianca interrupted them telling them it was time for AJ's turn.

They nodded and waited for Marissa to take her place with the video camera inside her son's room. AJ opened the door and started grinning before darting into the room. "This is awesome!" His suggestion for his room was for it to have something to do with building things and Legos. One wall had shelves with containers for his Legos and his markers, pens and pencils. A second wall had a huge white board and sketch pad for him to draw and design to his heart's content. The remaining two walls were painted with scenes with Lego building sets. His dresser and desk matched the room. There was only one empty spot, and it was where his bunk bed would be placed when it was delivered shortly. He was given the option of a new full size bed like the girls were getting or his current bed. He opted to keep his bunk bed for now so there were several new Lego sets for him. "Thanks, Mom! Thanks, Bianca! This is so cool!" Several minutes were spent in his room checking everything out.

The women knew Gabby was getting anxious to see her room. She had been very good and very patient. The couple shared a knowing glance. It was time for Gabby to be rewarded for her patience.

"Okay. Time for us to see Gabby's room." Bianca smiled as Marissa headed across the hall to get set up.

Gabby could hardly contain her excitement. She slowly opened the door as she tightly clutched Minx the monkey and poked her head inside. Her eyes widened with absolute delight when she saw her room. She began jumping up and down, clapping her hands. "It looks just like the zoo, Mommy!" The walls were painted with displays of all of her favorite animals. There were elephants, giraffes and a variety of bears with a panda bear thrown in for good measure along with a display of manatees which had become Gabby's second favorite animal. Last but not least were her favorites, the monkeys. They were scattered among the other animals. Gabby stood in the middle of the room taking it all in before letting out an ear piercing squeal that had everyone wincing slightly. "It's a giant monkey!" She flew across the room and jumped onto the giant stuffed monkey that had been delivered only days before tightly hugging him. "He looks just like Minx, Mommy!"

Marissa and Bianca fought back tears seeing their youngest so delighted. They were thrilled that their two oldest loved their rooms equally as well, but they had been waiting for Gabby's reaction the most.

"Do you like him, Baby?"

"I love him, Mommy! He's so cute, and he's really, really soft! I still love Minx, but I love him too!"

"Rissa found him when she was in New York earlier this year when she found Minx." Bianca slowly took the video camera from Marissa.

"You did, Mommy?"

Marissa nodded. "I did. I thought you might like him and that he would fit with your room."

Gabby raced across the room and jumped into Marissa's arms. "Thank you, Mommy!"

"You're welcome, Monkey. Do you like your room?"

Gabby nodded as she hugged Marissa tightly. "Uh huh! It's the bestest room ever! Thank you, Mommy! Ooh, we need a name for my new monkey! Will you help me name him, Mommy?"

Marissa laughed and returned the hug before kissing the little girl's forehead. "Of course I will."

Bianca smirked. "As long as Greenlee doesn't give us any suggestions this time around."

Marissa chuckled and then nodded towards Bianca. "Your Mom made sure they painted all of the animals you like."

Gabby grinned. "She did?"

"Yep, she sure did."

Gabby reached for Bianca. "Thank you, Mommy! I love my room!"

Bianca hugged her youngest daughter tightly and kissed the top of her head. "You're welcome, Baby." She set Gabby down. "Go enjoy your room."

Marissa turned to AJ and Miranda who were checking out the giant monkey. "Bianca and I are going to unpack the car. You guys have fun up here."

The women headed downstairs.

Bianca smiled. "I think the rooms were a hit."

"I think you're right." Marissa replied before giving the brunette a quick kiss. "The movers will be here soon followed by pretty much everyone else."

/

The movers delivered the last of the furniture from the old place and set it up in the designated rooms along with the boxes containing the rest of the family belongings. Family and friends soon arrived to help unpack. The kids that had accompanied their parents checked out AJ's, Miranda's and Gabby's rooms and busied themselves running from room to room.

When the unpacking was finished, everyone stayed for an impromptu housewarming. Krystal and Erica were both in attendance but gave the other a wide berth with neither being in the same room at the same time with the other for very long. Bianca and Marissa knew it wasn't ideal but at least their mothers weren't sniping at each other and hurling loosely veiled insults around. They were, in their own twisted way, trying to get along, at least that was their daughters' story and they were sticking to it.

Marissa was in the kitchen refilling an ice bucket and took a moment to flex her knee. It was doing much better, but she had been on it a great deal that day.

Erica walked into the kitchen and saw what the redhead was doing. "Marissa, dear, is everything alright with you knee? It isn't bothering you, is it?"

Marissa smiled warmly seeing the other woman's concern. "No, Erica, it's fine, maybe just a little tired but no pain."

Erica walked over and took the ice bucket from the redhead. "Let me help you, dear. You're still healing, and you need to take it easy. Please sit and I'll take care of this."

Marissa was a little caught off guard by the gesture but agreed. "Thank you." She took a seat and observed the older woman. "You know, I sometimes forget just how much Bianca is like you."

"Well, thank you but I'm not sure how true that is."

"She really is a great deal like you, Erica. I see some of those similarities every day. She's strong, independent and fierce in protecting her family. She's pretty much a badass when it comes to that last one." Marissa grinned.

Erica couldn't help but chuckle at the redhead's compliment. "There are some that would use another word to describe me that starts with a 'b' and it's definitely not badass."

"I have no doubt about that, but I don't listen to them. I like to make my own mind up, form my own opinions. My mom and dad taught me that lesson growing up."

Erica nodded. "That was very wise advice. From what my daughter has told me, they sound like wonderful people."

Marissa smiled. "They really were and thank you for saying that. That's why Bianca is a lot like you."

"I'm not sure what you mean, dear."

"Her kindness and caring, she gets some of that from you. You can try and deny it, but I've seen it many times from you. You may not let others see it but it's there especially when you're with your daughters and the kids. Thank you, by the way, for treating AJ the same as you do the girls."

"You're welcome, but why wouldn't I? He is a lovely little boy, very charming too, much like his mother. You have done a wonderful job with him and are a very good mother to both him and the girls." Erica smiled.

Marissa swallowed hard. "Thank you. That means a great deal to me."

"You're very welcome, but …"

"Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. I won't tell anyone except Bianca about this softer side." Marissa smirked.

"Thank you, dear. I do have a reputation to protect and an image to maintain after all." Erica winked and flipped her hair in her patented style.

Marissa laughed.

"What's so funny in here?" Bianca asked as she joined the other two women.

"Nothing, Sweetheart. Marissa and I were merely chatting."

Bianca looked between the two and decided to let it drop. Her mother and her partner were getting along, laughing together, truly enjoying each other's company, and that's all she really needed to know. She noticed Marissa sitting and grew concerned. "Rissa, is your knee okay? You haven't been doing too much today, have you?"

Erica and Marissa both laughed again.

"I told you." Marissa grinned before assuring Bianca. "My knee is fine."

"So you did. I should take this into the other room. I'll leave you two to have a few minutes alone. I'm sure you haven't had that many today."

"Thanks, Mom." After Erica left the room, Bianca turned to Marissa. She was clearly confused. "Okay, I give up. What was that all about?"

"Your mom and I were just doing a little bonding."

"Okaaayyy. Do I need to be concerned about anything?"

"Nope." Before Bianca could ask any more questions, Marissa silenced her, kissing her tenderly. All further questions were quickly forgotten.

"Wow, you two really ought to get a room."

Marissa sighed. "Don't tell me you gave the camera to Greenlee."

Bianca rolled her eyes. "No, I didn't. I gave it to Kendall. She must have gotten it from her."

The couple turned to see Greenlee smirking while she continued to record them.

"There you are, Greenlee." Kendall stopped short when she saw the expressions are the faces of the other three women. "What did you do?"

"Nothing. I was just recording scenes around Minx Manor and happened upon these two. I think it's really cute that even after almost a year they still can't keep their hands off of each other. You know, it's probably a good thing I came in when I did. Given a little more time, who knows what someone could walk in on."

Bianca groaned and shot Greenlee a look that was pure Kane.

Kendall grabbed her friend and shoved her out the door before Bianca could say or do anything else. "Time to go. Jack's looking for you." The taller woman grabbed the camera. "I'll just take that."

Marissa chuckled as the friends left.

"It's not funny, Rissa."

"Actually, yeah, it kind of is. I don't know two other people with worse timing than them."

Bianca gave a small smile. "I suppose you're right. Maybe, we should give them bells to wear around their necks so we know when they're coming."

Marissa laughed. "There's my girl! Greenlee was probably right about one thing."

"What in the hell could that be?"

"Well, you do have this thing for kitchens." Marissa grinned.

Bianca laughed. "Hmmm, you do have a point there, Counselor. Maybe we should go join our guests before we prove Greenlee right about something else."

/

Several hours later, everyone had left, and the family was finally on their own. It was past the kids' bedtimes, but it was the weekend and their first night in their new home. The couple went upstairs to tuck the kids in for the night. Baths would wait until the morning.

The couple walked into Gabby's room and smiled at the sight in front of them. Gabby was sprawled on top of the giant stuffed monkey, sound asleep and clutching Minx the monkey. The scene was lovingly documented before Marissa gently lifted Gabby and laid her on her bed. Pajamas quickly replaced regular clothes, and she was tucked into bed, never once waking up.

It didn't take much to convince AJ and Miranda to agree to go to bed. Both were almost out on their feet. Miranda did catch a second wind, briefly.

"What about our story?"

"I'm afraid not tonight, Miranda. Gabby is sound asleep already, and AJ will be shortly if he isn't already." Bianca answered softly.

"They'll both be upset if we don't include them, especially Gabby." Marissa added.

"But you always tell us a story." Miranda pouted slightly.

"How about I make it up to you tomorrow by telling you two stories? You get to choose them."

Miranda grinned. "Any story, Rissa?"

"Any story, Mimo."

"Okay, but you can just tell us one."

"Are you sure?"

"Uh huh and I know exactly what story I want."

"You do, huh? What story is that?"

Miranda's grin widened even more. "I want a 'Marissa original'."

Marissa raised an eyebrow. "A 'Marissa original'?"

"Yep, one that you make up that's not from a book. You said I could pick whatever story I want."

Bianca laughed softly. "She's right. You did say that."

Marissa shook her head and laughed knowing that Miranda had just played her and that Bianca was clearly enjoying it. "You're right. I did. You've been reading my law books again, haven't you?" Marissa teased.

Miranda giggled.

"A 'Marissa original' it is, but tomorrow night. Now, it's time for you to go to sleep."

Miranda yawned. "Okay. Goodnight, Rissa. Goodnight, Mom. Love you."

Bianca kissed her daughter. "I love you too, Mimo."

Marissa followed suit, kissing her daughter. "Goodnight, Mimo. I love you too."

/

While Marissa locked up, Bianca grabbed two wine glasses and headed back to their room. Marissa entered the bedroom to find Bianca had a fire blazing in the fireplace and was currently pouring the wine they had received from their decorator. They had stashed it in their bedroom earlier wanting to save it for tonight, their first official night in their new home.

Bianca held out her hand as Marissa crossed the room to join her. They settled on their bed sipping the wine and watching the fire. After a day spent in a house filled to overflowing with family and friends, they finally were alone and could fully relax, enjoying each other's company and simply be. No words were spoken. None were needed. Bianca held her lover in her arms softly caressing the curves that were indelibly mapped in her heart and soul. Marissa reveled in her lover's touch, her fingers leaving a trail of heat in their wake, arousing the redhead. A mischievous grin graced Bianca's face. She knew exactly the effect she was having on her lover.

Marissa tilted her head back and began trailing soft kisses along Bianca's neck finding the spot that always made her lover shiver in delight. The brunette moaned and grabbed both glasses, setting them aside. When she turned back, she found her lover facing her with a wicked grin. Bianca pulled Marissa to her, kissing her fervently. As Bianca drifted back onto the bed, she pulled Marissa with her. The couple became lost in each other as their bodies melded together.

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It was Thanksgiving Day, and the Tasker-Montgomery family had so much to be thankful for this year. They were due at Kendall's in several hours. For now, they were gathered in the family room watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television.

Bianca answered the ringing phone. "Happy Thanksgiving, Kendall!"

Kendall sighed and replied weakly. "Happy Thanksgiving. We've got a problem, Binx."

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A/N: Hmmm, look at that, a cliffhanger! What do you think it could be?