Summary: 'You're the only truth I know, you're the road back home.' After years apart, Andros and Ashley can finally start building their life together with their children. Sequel to Secrets Untold.
DarkHonda: Please don't.
SweetSas: Nope, no twins this time. Ash can be as big as a whale because of one kid too you know. I'll kill your school… I think.
Mita427: I don't know if there's going to be angst, mainly because I can look up the word a thousand times and still not get it.
Star Fata: Thanks.
Lavonne Adams: They'll all be very happy, but the gender didn't matter to them, just that their sibling was healthy.
Puasluoma: Thanks.
Grass King: Oh, parents revenge will take a while before he's old enough for it.
Zeopurple: Yeah, baby boy. Glad you like his name.
Angelofadevil: Thanks, Andros's revenge will take a while, Noah isn't nearly old enough for it yet.
Megarider: Yeah, well, I couldn't hurt Ash, now could I? Not now. Glad you like the baby's name. Yeah, Maura and Cevil will definitely die.
Arwennicole: Yeah, named after his daddy. Andros loves that.
PrettyDiva: Yay, you liked it! Well, here's more, don't worry.
C.C.C.: -takes bow- Glad you spotted that. It will be explained in chapter 14. Sorry it will take so long for it, but it didn't fit in before that. I'm not sure if there's going to be an enemy, I think I'll just keep it to them living 'happily ever after'. You'll understand the thingies around it later on.
Phantom Rogue: Noah isn't stupid! He's cute! He'll rule the world with cuteness!
Alexandra Khayman: -drools- He's definitely a clone of his daddy. A little clone, but still a clone, though I think I'll give him Ashley's eyes…
Ani: No against Noah for keep kicking Andros out of bed every morning.
The-power-of-love: Glad you liked the chapters.
Johnny: Yeah, that's what it means. I'm not thinking about being a doctor, but I am doing a medical study at school. And I've did my fair share of research and my mom mentioned it a few times. I think a few of the kids I grew up with had it or something.
Slytherin-Angel44: Glad you liked little Noah.
Dragoneyes5000: Well, here's more.
AA lover: As soon as he's old enough for it. Glad you're happy with the baby.
BlackHalliwell: Glad you liked it.
Jenny: Yay! You reviewed again! You're the best you know. Cool you got a fake lake! Was it still there?
Living Truth
Chapter 6: Couldn't Ask More
Chris grumblingly walked out of school next to Chyler, kicking an innocent, harmless stone that hadn't hurt anyone lying where it did. Everyone steered clear of the grumpy teen, not wanting to be reminded what would happen if his short temper blew. Normally Chris could have a lot of patience, but today, his fuse was very short, if not non-existent.
"Chris?"
He looked up at the sound of his name coming from his twin's mouth and looked up at her. He frowned when she pointed, but his face cleared up moments later when he saw what she was pointing at. Moments later the two dashed through the crowd of students in the direction Chyler had pointed.
"Well?" Chris demanded as he came to an abrupt halt.
Andros shrugged and opened the car door for him.
"Dad!" Chyler demanded.
"The sooner you get in the sooner you know." Andros replied.
Chris made a face, but quickly shot into the front seat while Chyler got into the back, only now noticing Danne was already sitting there. The girl shot her sister a helpless look and the three sat anxiously, sifting in their seats throughout the ride to hospital.
They walked impatiently after Andros through the hospital until he stopped at a room and reached to open the door. Chyler beat him to it and quickly slipped inside, followed by her brother and sister. Andros chuckled softly and followed them in.
"He's adorable!" Danne exclaimed.
"Can I hold him?" Chyler begged.
"I'm not changing stinky diapers." Chris warned.
"Take it easy." Andros laughed. "Give them some room to breath. They're coming home with us, you know. You can all hold him when we're there."
"He's fine?" Chyler asked, slightly amazed.
"He shouldn't be anything but with all the trouble he caused us." Ashley laughed, kissed her daughter's hair. "Now can we please get out of here? I don't mind working in a hospital, but I hate being the patient."
Chris immediately straightened and moved to stand behind the wheelchair Ashley was seated in. Andros chuckled softly again as he held the door open for them to pass through. Danne walked happily with her two brothers and mother, but Chyler dropped back and fell into step next to Andros. Andros smiled to her and wrapped an arm around he shoulders. With a happy sigh Chyler leaned against him ever so slightly as they walked and wrapped her arm around his waist.
"Was he really that much trouble, dad?" She inquired and Andros let out a sigh.
"He was born in a breech presentation. Your mother refused a C-section and after he got us worried with that whole deal about the amniotic fluid, yeah, I think it's safe to say he was that much trouble."
"You made the right decision, dad. Sending us to school." Chyler told him. "If we had been here in hospital during all that… I don't think it would have been good for mom or the baby to know we were all freaking out in the hallway. It was a good call."
"I was the leader of a ranger team, remember?" Andros chuckled. "I think I can judge situations because of that. That whenever something happened to one of us the anxiety of the others worked very badly on my nerves. I didn't want to submit you to a very short tempered me, that's something I try to preserve for Zhane, TJ and Carlos."
"But mostly for uncle Zhane." Chyler laughed.
Andros squeezed her shoulder and placed a kiss on her hair.
"You don't deserve her you know." A voice hissed from behind him.
Andros and Chyler stopped in their tracks and looked around. Andros immediately recognized the man standing next to them, the name on his coat only proving him right.
"I know I don't – James, was it? But what makes you think you do?" Andros retorted.
James grumbled something under his breath, but didn't reply.
"That's what I thought, so I'd advise you to stay away from my family or things could get ugly." With that Andros turned his back to James and shot a look at his daughter. "Come on, Chyler, before they think we got lost."
"Where were you?" Ashley asked when the two arrived at the car. "You're the only one with car keys at the moment you know."
"Sorry." He offered, quickly unlocking the car and helping Ashley in. "I got held up for a moment."
Ashley accepted the excuse, slowly settling in the front seat as Chris brought the wheelchair back in. Chyler and Danne got into the back and Andros leaned against the car waiting for Chris to return.
"Dad, you didn't have to." Chris smiled when he returned.
"I know." Andros assured him as he opened the car door. "But I wanted to."
Chris smiled and got into the car next to Danne. Andros shut the door for him and walked around to get behind the wheel.
"Well, let's get this baby home shall we?" He grinned, turning the ignition.
"Just drive safely." Ashley warned. "I can't believe we forgot the car-seat."
"Wouldn't have fitted anyway." Andros shrugged. "What we really need is a bigger car."
"I wasn't the one that got me pregnant." Ashley shot back, smiling at him to show she was only joking before returning her gaze at the tiny boy in her arms.
"I wasn't the one suggesting the bedroom." He shot back, just as teasingly.
"TMI!" Chris and Chyler exclaimed together.
Andros grinned wickedly and looked at them in the rear-view mirror.
"This is nothing." He assured them. "I could tell you stories…"
"Dad!" Chyler whined laughingly while Chris pressed his hands to his ears and started humming.
"What?" Andros replied innocently.
Ashley shook her head at the three. She could never have hoped they'd get along this perfectly when Andros moved in and married her five months ago. Yet the change in her family was accepted and blended together almost naturally as if it had always been like that. She couldn't ask for more.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Review. Dedicated to The-power-of-love for submitting review 100 and to Jenny's poor fingers.