omg! i got chapter 2 up, like, a day after chapter 1! oh yea go lauren go lauren. ok i'm done. so yea, here's chapter 2, i hope you guys like it, and don't forget to review!

i obviously do not own maureen, joanne, or their parents, but i do own KAGIM(i had to add in alexa because i forgot her, and she's mentioned in this chapter) and mr. buttons.

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"Uh, hi, mom. Hi, Kelly." My mother looked at me and I don't think there are any words that could describe the look on her face as she took in my appearance. I was wearing Maureen's shorts inside out and her t-shirt, the latter being backwards. "What are you two doing back so soon?"

"Kelly forgot Mr. Buttons, so we had to come back to get him." Mr. Buttons was the stuffed dolphin that Mark and Jess had given Kelly when the twins were born. Nobody knew where she had gotten the name from, but it was obvious how attached she was to him.

"Ok," I said to Kelly as she ran back to her room, "but hurry up. You don't want to make Gramma and Grampa lose time to be with you and your sisters."

As we waited for Kelly to get Mr. Buttons, my mom looked at me and what I was now wearing. "So where's Maureen?"

"She went back to the bedroom to get something."

"I see. So do you two always trade clothes like this?"

"Only when we're alone."

"I see."

We both stood with our arms crossed over our chests while we waited, neither of us saying anything.

"Momma, where's Mommy?" Kelly asked me as she came around the corner, clutching Mr. Buttons to her chest.

"She's in the shower, honey."

"Oh. So why are you wearing her clothes?"

"I, uh, spilled something on mine and she gave me hers since she was getting into the shower."

"Oh, ok."

I bent down and kissed her before letting her go back with my mom. "Be good for Gramma and Grampa, ok?"

"Ok. I love you, Momma."

"I love you too, KellBell."

After they were gone and I had shut the door behind them, I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV. "Maureen, it's ok to come out now."

"But I thought I did that already," she said as she walked down the hall, out of our room. She was now dressed in a different outfit and had pulled her hair back into a braid. "Do you want to continue where we left off, or did that completely ruin the mood for you too?"

"Yea, it kind of ruined it for me, too," I said as I patted the empty spot on the couch next to me. "But I'm still up for some cuddling."

Maureen seemed to like that idea. She walked over and plopped herself down in the spot next to me and then wrapped her arms around my waist. Looking up at me she said, "Pookie, I love you."

"I love you too Honeybear," I said as I kissed her forehead and smiled at her before wrapping my arms around her waist. We sat there in silence and watched TV just holding each other, the silence between us comforting. It was about an hour later while watching a show on home redecorating that I broke our silence.

"Hey Mo, remember how we were thinking that the twins should have their own rooms soon?"

"Yea."

"Well, I was thinking about how we only have 3 rooms, and I don't think that it would be fair to move Kelly and Grace into the same room."

"So you want to move into a bigger apartment? I've been thinking about that, too, but we've only been here a little over two years and we haven't even really settled in yet."

"I know, but I was thinking that it might be a good idea to move before the girls get too much older, especially Grace since she's starting kindergarten next year. I don't think it would be fair to her to have her start at one school and then switch when we move, or have to adjust to a new house in the middle of the school year if we put her in a private school."

"Ok, well I guess that sounds like a good idea. But where are we going to find a bigger apartment? The only thing that I can think of is a penthouse, and we can't afford one of those here in the city, at least not with me being a stay at home mom right now."

"I know," I said as I situated myself so that I was now sitting up facing her. "Actually, Honeybear, I was thinking that we could maybe move into a house. I've never actually lived in one, and I think it would be good for the girls to live in a house and not an apartment."

"A house? Joey, you do realize that there are practically no houses in the city, right?"

"I know, that's why I was thinking that maybe we could move out of the city, but not too far, so that I'd still be able to work in the city. It'd be nice to get out of the city, and just think about it- in a house we could have our bedroom on a different floor from the girls' rooms. Think about what that might be like." I raised my eyebrows and let my lips curl into a smile.

Maureen bit her lip and thought about it for a minute. "We-ll, which would be nice. But seriously, Pookie, is that all you ever think about?"

"What?" I said, pretending to be surprised as I playfully pushed her away from me. "I am appalled that you would even think such a thing!"

"But you know it's true," she said as she propped herself up on her elbows behind her back, smirking at me.

"Ok, that does it." I lunged forward and began tickling her. She absolutely hated being tickled.

"Pookie, stop it!" she gasped in between fits of laughter. "I mean it!"

"Only if you promise to never again accuse me of only ever thinking about sex," I said. With an evil smile on my face I added, "even if it is true."

"Ok, ok, I promise! Just get off of me!" she said as she unsuccessfully tried to tickle me back.

"Get off of you? I don't think I've heard that one before."

"You know what I mean, Pookie! Just stop tickling me!"

"Ok, but first you have to promise one more thing."

"What?" She was letting up on trying to escape as I let up on the tickling.

"Promise me that no matter what happens or what I do, you will always love me." I stopped tickling her and she stopped trying to escape.

"Pookie! You know that I will always love you, no matter what happens. Just look at everything we've been through; how many couples, gay or straight, do you know that broke up at their engagement party, swore that they would never talk to each other again, ended up getting married, and after seven years of marriage have four beautiful children, well five if you count Alexa, and couldn't be any happier?"

"I know, Honeybear. I just wanted to hear you say it before I tell you something that you need to know."

"Ok. What do you need to tell me?"

sorry about the cliffhanger, but i had to! i couldn't resist! i hope you guys liked it, and please please please, don't forget to review! i live off of reviews and mountain dew! the more reviews i get the more prone i am to getting chapter 3 up sooner! although i should warn you, chapter 3 is kinda short and i haven't finished 4 yet, but i have started 5 or 6(i haven't decided which it should be yet). i think i'll rewrite chapter 4 today once i'm done with my long author's note. i'm going to shut up now, check my mail to see if i got new reviews, check myspace, and then get off the comp and go write!

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