"Family Life"

Brook Lyn sighed. She was working with her Auntie Monica in Grandmother Lila's rose garden and now she was out of soap for her shower. Rolling her eyes, she dragged herself to the master bedroom. Opening the cabinet, she grabbed the soap when a box caught her eye.

"Ovulation kit?" Brook Lyn read out loud. She made a note in her head to investigate and took her shower.

Alice counted the days nervously on the calendar. She bit her lip. Six more days. Tracy stormed into the room.

"Um, hello?"

"I'm quitting my job." She collapsed on the bed. Alice raised her eyebrow. She closed the door.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?" Alice started to rub Tracy's back.

"Just trying to keep the company afloat is difficult and I just don't care anymore and get this I need to fly to Chicago in three days for almost a week." Tracy felt Alice tensed. "I know. In six days, we'll know if you're pregnant and now I'm not even going to be in the same state."

"We'll figure it out." Alice said. "I'll wait to take the test or go with you."

"We can't take Brook out of school."

"We'll leave her with Monica or she can stay at Serena's."

Tracy sighed. "We can't keep doing that. We'd be no better that Ned and Lois. I don't want to leave you."

"I know." Alice glanced at the door. "You're going to be in this funk for a while, huh?"

Tracy just sighed again.

"I'm going to see if Lucy, Kevin, Cole and Serena want to meet for dinner and a movie. If they can, why don't you stay home and take a nice long bath, put in a movie and when we get back, I'll give you a massage and tuck you in." Alice gently kissed Tracy.

"I'm sorry. You are handling this incredible well." Tracy admitted.

"Remember this moment when I'm pregnant and incredibly hormonal." Alice smiled.

Tracy kissed Alice and whispered, "Six more days."

Her hand drifted down to her stomach, Alice agreed.

"Six more days."

Brook Lyn sign on to her im account and smiled when Senerity49 popped-up.

NYCTransplant: hey
Serenity49:hey. Wuz up?

NYCTransplant: Nada. Need to google something.

Serenity49: what?

NYCTransplant: ovulation kit

Serenity49: why? You want to get pregnant? LOL

NYCTransplant: really?

Serenity49: yeah. Mom used them before she and Kevin had Cole. Why?

NYCTransplant: OMG!

Serenity49: what?

NYCTransplant: EWWWWWWW!

Serenity49:WHAT?

NYCTransplant: I found it in Granny and Alice's bathroom! Oh….

Serenity49: they might be keeping them for someone?

NYCTransplant: who?

Serenity49: I dunno know but it was a happier thought than your grandmother having sex. No offense.

NYCTransplant: I know. Hey maybe Alan and Monica?

Serenity49: too old. Emily?

NYCTransplant: Granny hates Emily. Epiphany?

Serenity49: you're grasping at straws. So I wonder….

NYCTransplant: don't go there. oh wait. This explains the looks.

Serenity49: looks? Just was going to say I wonder who's getting knock up?

NYCTransplant: Granny and Alice've been acting weird since NYC.

Serenity49:so….

Serenity49: gotta go.

Brook Lyn logged off and wandered downstairs. Tracy and Alice were on the couch watching Grey's Anatomy. Brook Lyn watched them for a second and then headed for the kitchen.

"Wait a minute." Granny's voice rang out. "You were in our bathroom."

"Yes, ma'am. I borrowed some soap." Brook Lyn said cautiously.

"Um, honey, where are you going with this?" Alice shifted Tracy who was on her lap. "Jeez you are getting heavy." Tracy shot her a look. "On my lap, not in general."

"You'd better mean on your lap. " Tracy said. "I just meant she should've wipe up her muddy footsteps."

Brook Lyn relaxed. "Oh. Sorry, I'll make sure to do that next time." She turned towards the kitchen.

"And also if she has any questions about ovulation kits she ask us and not google it online." Tracy finished knowingly.

Brook Lyn froze. "How?"

"Google has a recall device. I was looking up online hotel deals and ovulation kit pop up." Tracy looked amused. " I know what an ovulation kit is and I know Alice knows what they are…so do you have any questions?"

Alice laughed. "What a Quartermaine thing to do." She lightly kissed Tracy.

Brook Lyn mumbled something. "Why….what….are you?"

"Speak clearly." Alice said.

"Are you trying to have a baby?" Brook Lyn spit out, turning bright red.

Alice and Tracy looked at each other. Tracy slid out of Alice's lap. Alice opened her mouth but nothing came out.

"Boroughs." Tracy started fondly, "first, we love you and you will always have a place here, baby or no baby. You, by being here, have made me a better person and grandparent or parent. I have had a chance to have kids but not with a good relationship."

Alice stoke Tracy's hair. "And I, well, this is the first time I've wanted kids in a relationship."

Brook Lyn bit her lip.

"You must have questions." Tracy said gently.

"Who's the father? Who's the mom for that matter? How did this happen…I mean I know but…" Brook Lyn stared the floor.

"We aren't going to answer the first question. Or the last." Alice said. "Those are personal and you don't need to know that information. Only just I'm hopefully pregnant right now."

"When do you find out?"

Tracy smiled tightly. "In a couple days. Speaking of which you need to get shoes on because you and Alice are meeting Coe-Collins for dinner."

"What a sight!" Alice smiled upon Tracy in a bubble bath after dinner. Tracy lazily opened her eyes.

"You could join me." Tracy suggested.

"Hmm, I promised I would read over Brook's chemistry homework." Alice trailed her fingers along Tracy's neck.

"I need help with chemistry." Tracy captured the fingers with her lips. "You're so good at chemistry."

"Tracy…" Alice whispered.

"Please. It's going to be a long week without my lion to guard me." Tracy begin to unbutton Alice's shirt. "Long lonely week."

Alice quickly undressed and joined Tracy. Tracy leaned back against Alice. Alice laughed.

"What?"

"Nothing. Just a funny thought."

Tracy debated but decided to ask anyway.

"What's the thought?"

"You might be smushing the baby." Alice laughed.

Tracy laughed. "We don't want that. Are you ready to get out?"

Alice follow Tracy's look to the bed. "Yeah. To be continue?"

Tracy kissed Alice's hand. "It would be my pleasure."

"Both of our pleasure." Alice promised as she tackled Tracy to the bed.

"Don't go." Alice sleepily mumbled. Tracy looked lovingly at her wife.

"The sooner I go the sooner I get back." She whispered.

Alice pouted. "I don't want you to go. Come back to bed."

Tracy stifled a laugh. Usually she was the one who was begging for more time in bed. "Lion, if I come back to bed, ELQ would be doomed."

"So? We would have fun doing it."

"I wouldn't want to explain to our stockholders how I let the company fail because my wife kept me hostage in our bed. Or to my father."

"Fine. But it'd better one hell of a good-bye kiss."

Tracy managed to leave the house a hour later. It was one hell of a kiss.