"An evening at home with the family"

read At the Heart of Discovery" before this chapter

Tracy unlocked the door and walked in. She found herself pinned against the wall, Alice's mouth on her neck.

"Oh…um, bedroom." Tracy mumbled in between kisses.

"Too far. Couch?"

"What about the kid?"

"Kid's staying with parents tonight. The house's ours." Alice managed to get them to the couch. "Welcome home, tiger."

Tracy laughed. "Thank you sweetheart. You are feeling better?"

"Much." Alice said, unbuttoning Tracy's shirt, kissing the appearing skin. "You've been gone too long."

"I have." Tracy found Alice's shirt impossible to unbutton. "How fond are you of this shirt?"

"Um, I like it but…"

Tracy pulled the shirt off, buttons flying.

"I'll buy you a new one."

"Oh, ok." Alice sighed happily. "We need to talk about the wedding and baby…"

"Not now." Tracy kissed Alice's stomach. "Hi, baby. I need to help mommy relax from the tension in her body."

Alice laughed. "Mommy, huh?" She laced her hand through Tracy's hair. "I thought you could be Mommy since Dillon already calls you mom."

"And you'll be?" Tracy propped her chin up on Alice's stomach.

"Madre or Mere" Alice said.

"Hmm…we do have more pressing issues to deal with." Tracy kissed Alice.

"This might be more comfortable in our bed."

"Mmm…yes, but I don't feel like moving, do you?"

"Nah."

"That was…" Alice stroke Tracy's back. "incredible."

"You say the nicest things." Tracy laughed. "I was going to say different."

"Different?" Alice sat up.

"A good different. Since you told me about the cub, I'm looking for signs." Tracy briefly nuzzled Alice's breasts. "Your breasts should be more sensitive now."

"Really?" Alice leaned back to enjoy Tracy's ministrations.

"Mmm-mmm." Tracy said. "And the nausea is normal up until the second trimester." Tracy kissed the stomach holding her child.

"You've been reading up on this."

"I want to be prepare for anything."

"Ah. Including your family's reaction to the cub." Alice made Tracy met her eyes.

"I just need this family now. You, me, and cub." Tracy kissed her wife slowly. "We should get marry."

"I want to more than anything. You should talk to your sons."

"Could we not talk about them when I'm about to make love to you?" Tracy asked annoyed.

Alice laughed. "Sorry babe, is that a mood killer?"

"Yeah. But luckily you always get me in the mood." Tracy's hands moved to Alice's legs.

"Do I?"

"Oh, yeah." They kissed again when the door slammed open.

"I can't believe them….Oh!" Brook Lyn looked at the floor.

Tracy reached for the throw on the back of the couch, managing to cover her and Alice.

"Um, hello. You aren't suppose to be home." Tracy said.

"I know. I'm so sorry. You can't believe how sorry I'm right now." Brook Lyn's face was red.

"Once was enough?" Tracy chuckled.

"Oh, good God yes!"

"What's wrong?" Alice bought the conversation back to matter at hand.

"Mom and Dad are talking about having another kid now that they are back together. Now that they banished the unwanted one to her wicked grandmother."

"Brook Lyn…" Tracy started to get up but seeing Brook Lyn's panicked look sat back down.

"Whoa…let's take a moment here." Alice realized this was a long conservation. "Why don't we go and change into our pjs? I'll make hot chocolate and we'll talk."

"Okay." Brook Lyn went upstairs.

"She's a mini-Tracy." Alice sighed as she wrapped the blanket around her body.

"Ours will be easier." Tracy picked up Alice's shirt and slipped it on. Alice snorted. They made their way upstairs.

"This might be inconsequential considering everything but how did she get here?" Alice asked.

Tracy peered out the window. "Oh. That's…not good. She took the Bentley."

"Your father's Bentley? The one no one else drives?"

"Yeah. I should call the mansion. Luckily she didn't steal Monica's or Alan's. Not only because they might be on call but Monica is obsessed with the Ferrari." Tracy sighed. "I'm sorry. I know this was supposed our night."

"Hey." Alice gently kissed Tracy. "Things happens when you're raising a teenage. I know. In nine months, we'll have another one that will interrupt us. Call the mansion."

"They want to have another child." Brook Lyn said bitterly.

"So they do. Doesn't means they don't love you." Alice said gently.

"But this one will be raise by them together. I wasn't even allow to meet Dad's family until I was eight, except for Grandmother Lila. But as soon as it became inconvenient for them to raise me the horrible Quartermaines can!"

"Brook, I wasn't around then. I was toting Dillon around Europe." Tracy brushed hair out of Brook's eyes.

"Grandfather, Uncle Alan, and Auntie Monica were." Brook Lyn said stubbornly.

"Yes. But the Quartermaines…" Tracy paused "I can see why your mom kept you from us. We aren't gentle woodland creatures."

"More like vicious tigers." Alice nipped at Tracy's neck.

"Um, so did not need to see that." Brook Lyn groaned.

"Sorry. I'm just hormonal" Alice looked sheepish.

"More like horny." Tracy muttered. Alice grinned, slipping her hand under the blanket, to stroke Tracy's leg. "Honey…."

"Anyway. I kind of borrowed a car and came home. No biggie." Brook Lyn shrugged.

"It is a big deal." Tracy said. "It's grand theft auto!"

"Oh, like you haven't done worse!"

"We aren't talking about your grandmother now! And it is a big deal! You don't have a license!" Alice said.

There was a knock on the door. Tracy threw her hands up.

"I'm sorry. Next time we'll get a room and not tell anyone." Alice laughed.

"Mom, hello! Is um, Brook Lyn around?" Ned asked.

"Yes. Can you take her for the night, like we agreed to?"

"She's here?" Lois pushed her way through the door way.

"Hello, Mom!"

"Um, could you take your daughter home or to Monica's house so I can be alone with my wife?" Tracy asked annoyed.

"Mom, I'm sorry…" Ned started to say.

"I'm not going with them!"

"You aren't going to stay here tonight!" Alice said.

Brook Lyn pouted.

"Oh, good lord! I just want to have sex with my wife while she's still in the mood. What horrible thing have I done to deserve this?" Tracy asked out loud. Alice gave her an incredulous look.

"It seems apparently to me Alice would have no problem getting in the mood." Lois said. Tracy and Alice exchanged looks. Brook Lyn's eyes widen.

"So you two …"

"Yes." Tracy cut her off before she said anything. "We wanted to celebrate, which is why we asked you to stay with your parents."

"Wow! Who knows?"

"No one except you, me and your grandmother. So drop it now." Alice said.

Ned shifted uncomfortably.

"Oh, hell. You know, don't you?" Tracy said.

"When?" Ned asked.

Alice did some mental math. "Um, no official date but probably first or second week of December. Which is why the wedding is so soon."

"Oh." Ned smiled. "You do realize there's 40 years …"

"Shut up!" Tracy groaned.

"Wait, so why did Brookie buy the test? " Lois was confused.

"The rat thing, mom."

The door opened again.

"Don't people wait until people answer the door?" Alice was getting frustrated.

"Mom, I heard that you and Alice are getting married. Were you planning to bother telling me?" Dillon asked as he stormed in.

"No. We were going to tell you that someone else was getting married, drag you to Vegas, drug you and have you marry a family friend, like Alison Barrington. " Tracy answered sarcastically.

"Wait! What?!" Ned looked shocked.

"Dillon knew Luke was going to drug me." Tracy said.

"Oh." Ned didn't know what to say to that.

"Which is why Alice doesn't really like me." Dillon said.

"I have never stopped you from seeing your mother or niece." Alice's brown eyes blazed. "I prefer not to be in the same room as you but for your mother, my wife, I'm willing to make sarcifics. But if you hurt or cause any pain to them… "

"Honey, stop threatening my son." Tracy walked over to Alice. "Calm down. It's not good for you to get upset. I'm all right. I'm divorced. I'm marrying you. We're having a baby. Shh." Alice started to cry. "Oh, Lion. I know. It's ok." Tracy rocked Alice.

"Hey, Trace, I know this is a crazy question but is Edward's Bentley here? He's been driving Reginald nuts looking for it." Monica stopped in the doorway. "What did you do to Alice?"

Alan walked in. "What's going on?"

"Honey, they broke Alice. In the eight years she has been working for me, she hasn't cried but one night with her wife's family she breaks."

"Shut up! I'm hormonal." Alice said.

"Nine months of this, Trace." Alan teased.

"Shhh. Want me to kick everyone out?" Tracy whispered to Alice.

"I need you, I need sleep and I need ice cream!"

"Ned, Dillon, get ice cream. Brook, Lois, take the Bentley back to the house. Tracy, why don't you run a bath for your lovely wife? Monica I'll make tea and why don't you check Alice out? " Alan calmly issued orders.

Luckily this restored some order to the house. Unfortunely it was Quartermainian order so it only lasted for five minutes. But it was nice while it lasted.