A/N: Sorry that is chapter took so long....along with school and writers block I couldn't figure out what to write


Shane sighed as everyone sat in the dark, from what he could see his father was looking for a flashlight, his mother was going to get candles and Stephanie was clinging to Paul's shoulder.

"Is anyone gonna go downstairs and cut the power back on?"

"Thanks for volunteering Shane" Stephanie said

"No way I'm not going down there by myself"

"Chicken" Stephanie mumbled

Shane smirked at her. "I'm not the one trembling and clinging to someone's

shoulder now am I Stephie"

"Kiss my ass Shane"

"You two just stop it right now" Linda said as Vince handed everyone a flashlight

"That's enough…Shane, Paul you two come with me to the basement" Vince said

"NO….you can't take him away from me….I need his shoulder"

Shane rolled his eyes "My god you are such a baby, afraid of the dark"

Stephanie frowned. "I am when there is a snow storm outside"

Vince sighed. "Will you two hurry up and come on"

Shane and Paul both got up and followed Vince as Stephanie went over and sat between Marissa and her mother

Linda smiled some. "You feel a little better baby?"

"Yes…" She whispered. "Can I talk to you about something?"

"Sure you can" Linda said looking at her

Meanwhile Vince, Paul and Shane were in the basement

Vince sat there looking through all the wires. "Hmmm….."

Shane looked at him while Paul made sure that he stayed close to the door…just incase

"Hmm… what dad?"

"None of these wires are split, and everything is on. So the storm probably knocked all the power out"

Paul rolled his eyes. "I could have easily told you that from upstairs"

"Oh relax Paul….I'm sure being away from Stephanie for 5 minutes won't kill you"

"Shut up Shane" Paul said

"What could you two possibly have so much to talk about…my god it's like you two are stuck like glue"

Vince rolled his eyes knowing where this one was going so he went over to the door to pull it open as the knob came off. "Um….guys I think we're stuck"

However, both Paul and Shane were in an intense argument and were too angry to even pay attention to what Vince was saying.

"Don't get mad at me because my marriage is better then yours Shane"

"I am not mad" Shane said

"Oh please…. Why don't you just come clean and finally admit it to me and yourself, you are jealous that me and Steph's marriage is better then yours and Marissa. Because you guys were together longer you figured yours was stronger and you also figured that I would screw up. Well I didn't…neither one of us has never been happier and you need to stay out of your sister's personal life"

Shane just looked at him and walked over to the other side of the basement

"FINALLY…I got your attention…we are stuck and I don't think Steph or anyone else will be able to hear us"

Paul sighed. "We can't stay down here we'll freeze"

"No shit Paul…I'm thinking" Vince said sitting on a step. "But you two both need to stop this and you need to stop bringing Stephanie in this also. You two don't have to love each other but you should at least respect each other if you both love Stephanie like you say you do..and we aren't gonna get out here with the two of you arguing"

"You're right…I'm sorry pops" Paul said

"It's alright"Vince did glancing over at Shane. "Are you gonna help us think or stay over there and be stubborn like always?"

Linda blinked looking at Stephanie. "You and Paul are trying to have a baby?"

Stephanie played with her hands trying to find something to focus on. "Well we've been thinking about it, we aren't exactly sure yet…just we've been talking about it and we both think it's a good idea"

"Well so do I" Linda said as Marissa nodded

"Just don't tell dad and definitely not Shane right now…please"

"Why not"

"I just don't think that they will understand really…me and Paul want to tell them at the right time"

Linda nodded. "That's fine…but just remember that this is your decision. Do not let your father and brother change your mind on it"

Stephanie nodded. "I know that…I thin that dad might like the idea but I know that Shane will….."

"Steph hun..you mean well, you really do but you can't please everyone. You can't keep your brother happy all the time.. Hell half the time I can't even keep him happy. You need to think about yourself and not making everyone else happy" Marissa said

"I just don't want him to hate me though"

"If Shane would hate you because you want to start a family and have a happy life with your new husband then Shane isn't the supportive brother that he should be"

Stephanie smiled softly. "I know and this is something that me and Paul really want to do" She said looking around. "They haven't come back yet….maybe I should go and see what is keeping them so long"

Linda shook her head. "Hun they are men they take long to do everything. They are fine, I bet, just try to relax a little ok?"

"Alright.."

Back in the basement Vince, Shane and Paul were thinking of a way to get out

"Well is Shane can fit his big ass through that window he could go around to the front, knock on the door, the girls answer it and then he lets us out" Paul suggested

"My ass isn't getting through that tiny window"

Paul laughed. "Figured….well we could be the handy men that we are and try to stick the door knob back on…that way we can get out"

"That is actually a good idea..guess you aren't as blonde as you look" Vince said as Shane smirked and nodded

Vince picked up the knob and carefully placed it in as Shane and Paul looked on

He pushed it in a bit and tried turning it. "Fuck"

Shane frowned. "It didn't work?"

"Even worse…it knocked out the knob on the other side of the door"

"Great….just fucking great"

Paul frowned. "Um….I think we have an even bigger problem then that" He said as he watched their flashlights slowly dying

Stephanie sighed. "So what do we do while the lights are out?"

"I don't know….maybe we could play one of those family games…you know..have a family fun night" Marissa said

Stephanie shrugged. "I guess that would be ok, as long as it isn't Monopoly….that game takes forever to finish"

Linda nodded. "I'm sure we got a game around here somewhere…one that is fun so there will be no bickering or arguing"

Stephanie thought for a moment then squealed. "How about Charades…I use to love that game"

"I use to play it all the time with my brothers" Marissa added in

"Alright…Charades it is…come on upstairs with me to get it and then we can set it up. By that time the guys should be back"

They both nodded following her upstairs

"LINDA!!!" Vince yelled as Shane and Paul sat helpless on the stairs

"It's no use…they can't hear you" Paul said

"I am not giving up…they have to come looking for us eventually"

Just then Shane jumped up. "Did you guys hear that?"

"Hear what?" Vince and Paul both said in unison

"That sound" Shane said looking around blindly in the dark. "I heard something over in that corner"

Paul's head snapped up and he sighed. "Shane…if you are messing with me I swear to god I'll kill you"

"No I'm serious..I did hear something"

Stephanie, Linda and Marissa all returned downstairs setting the game down on the table as Stephanie looked around.

"Ok they haven't come back yet and look…the batteries in the flashlight died…there batteries probably died too"

Linda nodded. "Maybe that is why they are taking so long to get back"

Soon there is a big crash in the hallway, as Linda, Marissa and Stephanie jump up to see what it was.

"OH MY GOD" Linda says seeing the three men on the floor. "What happened?"

"Well…." Vince started breathing hard. "We went down there and found out that the storm knocked out the power and when we tried to come back up, the knob from the door came out"

"Plus our flashlights died so we were in the dark. Then I heard something down there and the sound started getting louder and closer so we um…..got scared and Paul kicked the door in" Shane explained

Stephanie giggled and went over to him. "You could have just kicked the door in when you first realized you were stuck"

"Yes well….we weren't thinking about that" Paul said getting up and placing a table in front of the door"

Stephanie, Marissa and Linda all pulled the guys back into the living room where they looked around.

"Um…..what are all the candles and snacks and stuff?" Vince asked curiously

All of the women smirked. "It's CHARADES TIME!!!"