Randy had recently moved in with Stephanie and the girls. It had been two months since Stephanie had filed for divorce. It was to be final any day now. Paul had gotten a place and his girlfriend, a flight attendant named Cynthia moved in with him. She'd gotten along with the girls and they liked her. Stephanie and the girls were at home in Connecticut. Stephanie had dinner cooking. They were waiting for Randy to come back from the airport with Alanna. They came through the door five minutes later.
"We're back." Randy said. They went into the living room.
"Hi Alanna." Stephanie said.
"Hi." Alanna said.
"Did you have a nice flight?"
"Yes."
"I hope you're hungry."
"I'm starving."
They were all sitting at the kitchen table for dinner.
"How was school this week Alanna?" Stephanie asked.
"Good." Alanna said. "I made the honor roll."
"That's great." "Did Murphy tell you about her science project?"
"Yeah."
After dinner they went into the living room.
"Ok, what are we watching?" Stephanie asked.
"The Lion King." Murphy said. The other three girls agreed. After the movie the girls went to bed. After a few hours Stephanie and Randy went to bed themselves. Stephanie was waiting for Randy in bed as he went to check the girls.
"They're all sound asleep." He said coming into the bedroom and laying down beside her.
"I had fun tonight." She said.
"Me to."
"Come here." They kissed and turned off the lights.
Stephanie woke up the next morning. Randy wasn't beside her but she could hear the girls and Randy downstairs. She took a shower and went downstairs to the kitchen. She stood in the entranceway to the kitchen for a few seconds. Watching Randy interact with the girls, she never would've guessed he wasn't the father of all four of them. She went into the kitchen.
"Morning baby." Randy said going over to give her a kiss. "Do you want some breakfast?"
"Yeah."
The next chapter is the last one.