First off let's recap:
The Merder Family – Meredith and Derek (Parents) Zola and Bailey (Kids)
The Calzona Family – Callie and Arizona (Parents) Sofia (kid); her father is Mark FYI
The Crowen Family – Cristina and Owen (Parents) Taylor (Kid)
The Slexie Family – Mark and Lexie (Parents) Max and Alexis (Kids); their half-sister is Sofia
The Japril Family – Jackson and April (Parents) Marcus (Kid)
The Jolex Family – Alex and Jo (Parents) Jett and Joanna (Kids & Twins)
The Benley Family – Ben and Miranda (Parents) Tucker (Kid)
"Taylor! What are you doing here?" Zola asked in utter shock.
"Uh why are you guys here" Taylor responded.
"Don't try and change the subject" Sofia said.
"Okay, Okay just don't tell anybody alright?" Taylor pleaded.
The two older girls nodded to each other. "Okay we promise"
"I'm being blackmailed to be a drug transporter."
"Ha! Yeah right. Tell us the truth Taylor."
"This is the truth! I've been dropping off the stuff at parties and sneaking out as fast as I can." Taylor pleaded. "So what's you're explanation? Huh? Why are you guys at a party for seniors? Were you even invited?"
"Of course we were invited! Zola said. "We were invited right Sofia?"
"Um, Yeah I think we are?" Sofia said with a lot of hesitation.
"This is ridiculous I'm going home Sofia!" Zola turned to walk away.
"Hey guys isn't today the dinner for Grandpa too?" Taylor asked.
"Nah I'm pretty sure its tomorrow come on Zo, let's go in just for a while." Sofia said.
"Ah no it's today! Look I have a reminder on my phone! Oh no my parents are going to kill me!" Zola and Taylor started running to the bus stop.
"Ugh, fine! Bye Christian Zanders, I love you." Taylor secretly sighed to herself as she ran after the girls.
"Zola just called they're on their way." Derek told the three worried mothers who were sitting on the couch.
"Oh and Taylor's with them too, Owen" Derek added when he saw the anxious look on his face.
"I don't know if they will make it before Richard comes" said Callie.
"If they ruin the surprise—"Arizona threatened.
"Hey it's fine now. At least we know they're coming." said Owen who felt much better knowing where his daughter was.
"Daddy is Grandpa here yet?" Joanna asked her father.
"He will be here soon babe. Why don't you go and play with your friend Alexis?"
"Okay daddy. But I really want to play with you!" Joanna tugged on her dad's pants.
"How about I read you and Jett a bed time story tonight okay?" Alex said.
"Yay! Thanks daddy!" Joanna jumped with glee as she hopped over to where Alexis was.
"I see she's a daddy's girl Alex." Mark joined him with a glass of wine in his hand.
"Yeah I guess so."
"I wish Alexis would cling to me more often. She's impossible to detach from Lexie."
"Well, You have Max right? He must want to spend time with you. Jett is a real Momma's boy. Probably because he's the older twin."
"That's true. Max does spend more time with me, basically since I'm the one he comes to when his Mom is mad at him. But I guess I don't really know how to relate to him. He's not really the kid that wants to play catch with his old man."
Alex thought for a minute, then responded. " Find something you got in common with him that always works. And if all else fails, Taylor's always available for a game of catch." The two man laughed.
"More wine?" Mark offered.
"Oh yes please." Alex gave Mark his cup.
There was a great festive atmosphere in the air as everyone was ready to welcome back Richard Webber and his wife, Catherine, who just returned from a six month vacation getaway touring Europe. After Richard retired he decided he needed to see more of the world rather than being cooped up in a hospital being called "grandpa" to all the doctors' kids. But he was back and ready as he will ever be for what is too come.
"So how did you get Webber to come here?" April asked Meredith while they were lounging on the couch with Cristina and Lexie.
"Oh, easy. I told him to come pick up their mail. It probably is a little suspicious but oh well, he'll enjoy it the surprise.
Little Marcus trotted up to the women and sat on his mother's lap. "Mommy, when is Grandpa coming?"
"Soon Marcus, go and play with Max and Bailey okay?"
"Okay Mommy" Marcus ran away.
"Damn. those eyes are going to be the end of me." Cristina laughed.
"He's going be a catch when he's older. Just like his dad." Lexie added.
"I know! His puppy face is the worst. All he has to do is look at me with those green pearls and he knows I will give in. He uses it to his advantage." April said.
As she said this the door opened and the three girls walked in.
"Oh I'm so sorry!" Zola said. She acted so guilty.
"Where were you guys?" Arizona asked sternly.
"We were—um, "Zola was panicking.
"We were at the library when we ran into Taylor there." Sofia quickly saved the conversation.
"And then we went to McDonalds afterwards since we got hungry." Taylor chimed in.
"We just lost track of time. Is Grandpa here yet?" Sofia asked.
The parents didn't seem to believe them since Taylor and Sofia never go to the library, but they really didn't have a choice when they heard Bailey shout "Grandpa is here! He's here! Everybody hide!"
As Richard and Catherine walked up to the Shepherd's door, they planned to quickly pick up their mail and head home to relax. But as he knocked on the door Richard could feel that they were going to be there longer than they wanted to be.