Part 2! Wooo! It's short but hey, I like it! Enjoy!

Zed and Addison got home after midnight. They immediately went to the kitchen and Addison climbed up onto a stool to break out the emergency wine.

"Wait!" Zed whispered loudly. "One of us had to make sure the kids are alive."

"I'm going! Last time I let you alone with one of them, you got to find out he was gay. Which was so unfair!"

Zed chuckled as Addison climbed down from her stool. She climbed the stairs quickly and first peaked into Zenia's room. The lights were off but the slight light coming in from her window was enough to show Addison's daughter asleep in her bed.

She moved to Zander's room. To her surprise, light was peeking out from under the door. She eased it open and stepped inside, finding him asleep at his desk, his laptop still on. Addison rolled her eyes and gave his shoulder a gentle shake.

He whined a little as he stirred awake. "Get in your bed, Zander," she whispered.

"Mom?"

"Yeah it's me. Off to bed, you shouldn't be up this late on a school night you know."

"I have an essay due tomorrow," he murmured. He sat up and rubbed his eyes tiredly.

"Finish in the morning, you need your sleep."

"Mm, okay. How was your date?"

"We can talk to tomorrow," Addison said. She kissed the top of his head, then ruffled his hair. "Goodnight Bud."

"G'night Mom."

Addison stood in the doorway and made sure he actually moved from his chair to his bed, then flicked off the lights and headed back downstairs.

Zed was pouring two glasses of wine when she arrived and grinned at her. "The day continues," he said. He picked up the glasses and offered one to her.

"Thank you kind sir."

"A toast, to our love." They clinked their glasses and took a sip.

"Oh god," Addison moaned. "I love emergency wine."

"Me too," Zed agreed. "Bedroom? Living room? I'm fine with either."

"Even though we spent a lot of today in bed," Addison said, giving him a look, "I am pretty tired."

"I wonder why?" Zed teased.

Addison rolled her eyes and took another long sip of her wine. "I'm gonna shower. And then come back to my wine. You are welcome to join, as always."

Addison gave him a wink, then grabbed the bottle of wine and headed to the stairs. She didn't have to turn back to know that Zed was following her.

The next morning, Zed and Addison took a much needed day off (after the day off the day before). Zed only got out of bed to take Zenia and Zander to school, then went right back to cuddling his wife and sleeping through the morning.

They got up a little after eleven and made lunch plans with Eliza. They got dressed then made their way to Darla's (their favorite diner).

"How was your date yesterday?" Eliza asked once they were sitting.

Addison smiled sweetly. "It was good. How were the kids?"

"The both had dates. It was infuriating." Eliza complained. "Your teenage children are getting more than me!"

Zed and Addison both laughed. "They have our genes," Zed said. "I've been getting ass since fifteen."

"I will kill you," Addison warned, faking seriousness. "Don't ever say that again. I was not giving you ass at fourteen."

"Who was talking about you?"

Addison punched his shoulder playfully hard and Zed laughed more. "I'm kidding. I love you."

"You'd better. I've already had two of your spawns."

"Can we get back to me?" Eliza asked. "I want love! Not your love because it's gross but love."

"Try a dating app," Addison said. "You're getting old. And you're gay. Opportunities aren't gonna be as easy as before."

"And now that Bucky's getting married, you're gonna be all alone in that house," Zed added.

"They're staying in the house," Eliza complained. "His stupid dog has grown attached to Karma and Taurus. I hate it."

"We all know you don't," Zed said. "Bucky's your best friend. After me and Bonzo, of course. You'd probably go insane without him around."

"Shut up and get me a girlfriend."

"An attractive gay lady isn't just gonna come waltzing in," Addison complained.

Their waitress came up to their table with a smile on her face. She was exactly what Addison had described: about their age with natural red hair in a braid and pale skin, freckles all over her skin. She wasn't obviously gay but Addison had a sneaky suspicion, if her lesbian earrings were any key (they were interlinked female gender signs, obviously).

"Hey. I'm Kaylee, I'll be your server today. Can I start you off with anything to drink?"

"Can I have a water?" Zed asked.

Kaylee nodded and looked at Addison. "Yes, I'll have a sprite. Eliza?" Addison replied.

Eliza looked at Addison, slightly smug and slight flustered. "Uh, a water will be fine," she told her server without looking up.

"Cool. Need a minute to pick?"

"Yes," Eliza said immediately.

"Alright." Kaylee left on that note.

"You were wrong, Addison. A cute gay girl literally walked up to us." Zed said.

"She was hella attractive," Addison said with a grin.

"Eyes on me, Wife."

Addison giggled and shook her head. "Flirt! I believe in you."

"I…I can do this."

"Yeah you can! Girl power!"

"Is this really a girl power moment?" Zed asked.

Addison turned and pointed a finger at him. "Everything is girl power! Get with the program."

One of the most important rules in the Necrodopolus household was being home before four on Fridays. Zenia was very involved in her school and was at a club meeting or a sport and sometimes didn't come home until nine. Zander would hang around school until one of his parents came for him. Some days Addison had to work late.

But Fridays were family days. Depending on the week, they'd either sit around and play board games or watch movies. It was just about being together and catching up. Mandatory family time.

"Let's go for a drive," Zenia suggested when she went home. "We haven't done that in a while."

"Not everyone is short and likes being cramped in the car," Zander pointed out.

Zenia shoved her brother's shoulder, hard enough that he nearly slid out of his chair. "Don't push each other," Zed said warningly. "And a drive sounds like a great idea."

"Oh, let's go out for dinner too," Addison said. "Mostly because we didn't cook anything."

"Can we get sushi?" Zander asked.

Addison grinned. "I always knew you were my son."

"So driving and dinner?" Zed asked. They all nodded and murmured in agreement.

Ten minutes later, they were all in the car, cruising down the streets. There was music playing over the radio at a low volume so they could still talk.

"What'd you guys do for Valentine's Day yesterday?" Zenia asked.

"Your father took my to an island," Addison said with a smile. "We went swimming and built sandcastles and rode horses. And we laid around the villa for hours and ate dinner at the resort restaurant."

Zander groaned and his sister laughed. "Did you really just lay around, Mom?" Zenia teased.

"Why would you want to know?" Zander asked incredulously.

Zenia laughed and Addison just shook her head with a smile. "How were your dates? How was the dance?" Addison asked.

"The dance was lame," Zenia said. "The DJ sucked so my friends and I went to Kristi's until Aunt Eliza came to get me."

"Zander?" Addison asked. "How was your date?"

"Good," Zander shrugged. "We, um, went to mini golf. I bought tickets and he bought the food."

Addison turned in her seat to look at her son. "That's it? Nothing happened?"

"He walked me home," Zander added. "And he kissed my cheek."

"Aw!" they all gushed.

Zander blushed and slouched down in his chair. "It's not a big deal," he mumbled.

"It's your first date, of course it's a big deal," Zed stated. "How do think he felt about it?"

"He asked about being a Zombie for a bit. He was curious. He likes my hair, he said it a lot."

"Blonde and green is nice," Addison pointed out. "Your hair is so pretty. My little baby."

"Mom," Zander said warningly.

"What else happened?" Addison asked.

"Why are you pestering me and not Zenia? She had a date too!"

"First date, big deal. I said this earlier." Zed repeated. "Zenia goes on lots of dates. Sometimes without permission. That's besides the point, because this is your first date and it is very important. Sets a precedent for all your dates."

"What was your first date if they're so important?"

Zed smiled blissfully. "Addison will disagree, but it was to an ice cream store in Seabrook."

"Firstly, I was your first date?" Addison asked and Zed nodded. "Secondly, our first date was the Zombie Mash."

"It wasn't," Zed argued. "Zombie Mashes don't count as dates. Anyway, Addison's parents wouldn't let her cheer until they met the boy she had snuck out with. So being the idiotic fifteen year old I was, I decided to just mess with my Z-Band and be human for a few hours so she could cheer."

"You do realize you've told this story at least ten times?" Zenia asked.

"Zander wanted to hear about my first date."

"I assumed your first date would have been with someone who wasn't Mom."

"Mine wasn't with Zed," Addison pointed out. "Seventh grade. Erika Marcus."

"A girl?" Zenia asked.

Addison nodded. "You know your dad was the first and only man I ever had feelings for?"

"I mean I would hope," Zander said smartly.

Zenia turner and gaped at him. "You know Mom wasn't straight?"

"Dad let it slip a few weeks ago," Zander said with a shrug.

"Of course," Zenia complained. "This is so unfair! You guys go out to buy flowers and tell secrets and I get shit."

"Language." Addison said with slight boredom. "I feel you honey. We need to do a girls' night. Beat the boys out."

Zenia whooped in agreement. Zed chuckled then said, "Okay, let's take this conversation to dinner. I am starving!"