They next day was the baby shopping day. They had two strollers, one from when Jack was a newborn which they had Claire in. And the other Jack was sitting in since he was the heaviest. Kate was in a back carrier on Christian.

They went to a huge baby store in their neighborhood and Margot went crazy buying for the girls. They had the money to spend, so she spent it. After all her husband was a top spinal surgeon. She went pink for Claire and yellow for Kate. She decided to redo Jacks room a little more grown up, and he seemed to love the color green, so she went green for his room. They decided to have everything but the clothes delivered. They went early enough in the day that the van from the store pulled up about fifteen minutes after they got home. After everything was loaded into the foyer and living room it was time to go to the hardware store to get paint. They cleaned out two new room's right in the same hall for Kate and Claire. They called up the house down the street which had five boys from ages 10 to 17 living there. They told them they would get twenty bucks each if they came and painted the rooms today. All five boys agreed immediately and came over in scrubby clothes. Christian helped the boys and they were all done by six that night. They boys got an extra ten dollars each for doing such a great job. Margo and Christian headed downstairs to their living room where two of the cribs were and pulled out the fold out couch. They put Claire in one crib and put Jack and Kate in the other one.

"Hey kiddo, this is your last night sleeping together for another sixteen years at least...but then it won't be sleepy time."

"CHRISTIAN!" Margo yells. "DONT TELL THEM THAT!"

Christian just laughs and heads over towards his wife.

"I was just saying..." He says as he laughs again. Soon everyone was asleep.

By the time the next night came neither Jack nor Kate would sleep. They would both cry until someone would come into their room, both Christian and Margo had to go into the separate rooms because if one just went in and left the other one alone, the one whose room they went into would still cry and that made the one whose room they were in begin to cry from hearing the other.

Margo was in Jacks room and lately he has been trying to pick up a few words but he hasn't yet muttered one that made any sense. Suddenly as she was trying to calm him down one finally escaped his mouth. Margo was so excited she ran to tell Christian.

"CHRISTIAN JACK JUST SAID HIS FIRST WORD!"

"REALLY! What was it?"

Margo just laughs and looks at him funny.

"Oh wait, lemme guess...Kate."

"MmmHmm." Margo says with a smile.

"Of course" Christian says smirking as he leans over Kate's crib and picks her up. All three go into Jacks room.

"Is this what you want?" He says pointing at the young girl in his arms.

"KATE!" Jack says as he holds up his arms. Kate noticed him and was squeeing with happiness trying to get out of Christians arms.

"Fine fine...geez."

He puts Kate into the crib and Jack comes to her and cuddles up next to her. Both fall quickly asleep.

"Do you think we will ever get them away from each other for one second?" Christian asks.

"No." Margo bluntly states. "And if they don't want to, they shouldn't be kept from each other."

Christian sighs and walks out. "Alright" he says letting out another sigh.

The next morning Christian went back to work which made Margo a little upset because it was nice having him for a few days. She rarely ever saw him otherwise.

She was downstairs with the children. She was in the kitchen with Claire getting her bottle and Jack and Kate were in the living room. Jack was playing with a large toy airplane in the air and Kate was right next to him walking around looking for something to get into. Somehow Jack saw it coming out of the corner of his eye; Kate was about to trip and fall headfirst into the corner of the coffee table. Jack grabbed her as fast as he could and twirled her so she wouldn't hit the table. Margo had just walked in the second Kate was falling and watched shocked. She ran over with Claire in arms seeing if everyone was okay. They were. Kate got up and went to Jack kissing him on the mouth with a little baby peck and they both go back to playing like nothing happened.

That night Margo decided to put keeping them in separate rooms to the test one more time. Just to see...It didn't work. Jack was yearning for Kate; he was sitting down in his crib crying out her name. Kate on the other hand was standing up holding on to the sides of her crib wailing something but Margo couldn't quite understand what it was.

"Hunny, hunny what are you saying, calm down baby." Margo says taking the sobbing Kate in her arms.

Kate calms down a little bit. "Jack-Jack."

"OH BABY! You said your first word!" Margo says hugging Kate. "This deserves a treat!"

Kate's eyes light up at the word as Margo takes her downstairs. She gives the baby a small freez-e pop. She makes sure to wrap a napkin around it so she doesn't freeze her small hand. "Guess what Kate!"

Kate looks up at her as she's sucking on the strawberry flavored popsicle.

"You get that cast off tomorrow." Margo says pointing to the cast, now completely covered in crayon from Jack.

Kate smiles then looks back up the stairs. She starts to attempt crawling up them but it doesn't work because she has the cast on one hand and the popsicle in the others. She sits on the bottom step and starts to cry. "JAACK-JACCCK!"

Margo heard Jacks cries get louder upstairs when he heard Kate crying. "Hold on baby, I have to get Jack-Jack a popsicle too!" Kate nods as Margo goes back into the kitchen. Soon she comes back with a lime popsicle and picks Kate up bringing her back upstairs to Jacks room.

"Here you go Jacky." Margo says handing the popsicle to Jack and then putting Kate back in the crib as well. She watches them for a while. Jack gets preoccupied with something and is holding out his popsicle. Kate puts hers down and starts to eat some of Jacks. Jack turns around and Margo burst out laughing with the face he made. She noticed how Kate slowly backed away smiling her special smile she only seemed to give to Jack. Kate picked up her own popsicle and starts to eat it. Jack leans over and tries to take some of hers. She pulls it away and starts to laugh. He laughs too and then continues eating his. About a minute later Kate holds out her popsicle for Jack to have a bite, he takes a huge bite and Kate laughs at how full his mouth is.

"Are you too done being goofy? Can I have the garbage?" Margo asks as Jack hands her his wrapper. Kate sees what he's doing and does the same. "Thank you dears." She says as she kisses both of their heads. "Nighty night babies." Margo says as she leaves the room. Before she goes to bed she checks up on Claire to make sure she's alright then heads to bed.

By the time Jack was four and Kate was three they finally had gotten them in different bedrooms. It took so much effort but Christian said it needed to be done, even though Margo didn't know what the reasons were that it was so bad they were sharing a room. But every time there was a thunderstorm or Kate had a nightmare, she would end up in Jacks bed cuddled safely in his arms.

They had eventually moved from Los Angeles, California to Greenfield, Massachusetts where Christian got transferred and the kids could have snow in the winter. They got a big old redone farmhouse with a huge backyard. They had a swimming pool; a huge play set with sandbox, and then after their yard ended there was an open field with wildflowers everywhere.

When nighttime came around Jack and Kate, even though still so young, would sneak out. They had saved all these extra mayonnaise jars and they would pile them into a little radio flyer wagon. Jack would have Kate get in the wagon with the jars and he would pull her across the big back yard until they reached the field. At night the field would be immersed in fireflies and they would go crazy with laughter trying to catch them in the jars. Margo would watch out the window and laugh at the two whenever they fell over trying to catch a fast one or would smile when she saw the look on either of their faces whenever they actually caught one.

By the time Jack was six and Kate was five, about to turn six, they were already pro's at firefly catching.

"So JackJack, how many do you have?" Kate asks.

"Ummm...I probably have about a hundred million in my jar...what about you?" He asks smirking.

"Oh probably about infinity."

"Whoa...really."

"MmmHmm...Beat you again."

"Maaan Katie, you're too good at this."

"I know." She says smiling and she puts down the firefly jar and tags Jack.

"YOU'RE IT!" Kate yells as she takes off.

"HEY NOT FAIR, I WASNT READY!" Jack says yelling back laughing while starting to chase after her.

"ME ME!" Claire yells out running into the grass. "TAG ME JACKY!"

Jack takes off after Claire knowing she would be much easier to catch, he does so and Claire lets out a hysterical fit of laugher when she gets tagged.

Claire tries to run after the two but they are two fast. She breaks down and cries.

Jack watches as Kate goes up towards Claire.

"What's the matter Clairey?"

"YOU'RE IT!" Claire screams as she tags Kate and runs away.

Kate knew it will be a challenge so she takes after Jack.

Kate runs as fast as she could. Jack felt like he was a gazelle being chased by a cheetah, he knew he had no chance. Soon Kate tackles him from behind as they roll in the grass.

"YOU'RE IT!" Kate says loudly out of breath.

"Am I really it Katie?" Jack says starting to tickle her, knowing she is the most ticklish person he knows.

Kate is laughing like a madwoman. "You didn't answer my question Katie, am I it?" He says smiling widely knowing she can't take much of this.

"No no no no no!" Kate says through laughter.

"That's better." Jack says.

Kate gets up quickly and pulls her hands from behind her back. Her fingers were crossed. She takes off towards the field.

"NOT FAIR AGAIN KATIE!" Jack yells getting up and chasing her.

When he finally reaches her she's up in a tree. Ever since Kate could walk she was always climbing things, and then one day she discovered trees. Margo didn't like it but no one could stop her.

Jack looked up at Kate. "You know I don't like heights Katie!"

"Yeah, that's what makes this safe from being tagged!"

Jack huffs.

"KATE, JACK, CLAIRE, DINNER!"

Jack starts to run off but then realizes Kate is still up in the tree. He waits for her to get down then they run to the house.

"What are we having tonight mom?" Jack asks.

"Meatloaf." Margo replies.

Jack face twists in disgust as she hands out the plates.

"Now what is wrong with my meatloaf that makes you make a face like that?"

"It's nothing." Jack says slinking down in his chair.

"He doesn't like your cooking." Kate says out loud

"KAAATIE!" Jack wines

"WHAAT! You told me never to lie...and I just told the truth so...She sticks out her tongue"

Claire is giggling at the conversation happening.

"Well...whether you like it or not you have to eat!"

"Cant I just have ice cream." Jack says slowly smiling at his mom.

Margo pauses for a minute. "Well..."

The children look on with wide eyes.

"I guess just this once because you two start first grade tomorrow...and YOU little girl start kindergarten!" She turns to Claire at that last part.

"YAY!" All three kids say in unison.

Margo throws away the meatloaf and all four eat ice cream for dinner.

After they are finished all three girls are stuffed but Jack keeps eating.

"What's for dessert?" Jack asks.

"What are you talking about...go outside and work off that sugar then it's an early bedtime tonight."

"Whhhat...why early?" Kate asks.

"Because it's your first day of school and I don't want to have to drag you out of bed...because I know I will have to do that when you're older...so I'm gonna wait a few years before I have to bring out the tow truck."

"WE HAVE A TOWTRUCK?" Claire's eyes light up.

"No silly, she was just saying." Jack says to her sister. "She was trying to be funny...but wasn't."

Margo gasps at what her son just said. "Thanks a lot Jack...I'm trying to make them laugh and my six year old shoots me down!"

The kids laugh and then run outside leaving a big mess of spoons and chocolate syrup for Margo to clean up.