prompt- lucaya date and shawn babysitting

the girl's are about 1 in this chapter

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"Okay, so the girls already ate dinner and they shouldn't need anything else to eat before bed. They do need a bath so you can give it to them together if you want or you can do it seperatly, but you have to keep the other one in your sight or she'll run off. Bedtime is 7 for both of them. I put out their favorite bedtime stories on the table and you can pick whichever one you want. Um, only one or two and, god what am I missing?" Maya instructed, her hand going to her head. It was Valentine's Day and Maya and Lucas were planning on going on a date, their first since the twin's were born.

"Maya, I think you've covered everything," Lucas said, his arm going around his wife's waist. Maya had barely spent a moment away from the girls since they were born. She worked from home, working on new pieces while the twin's napped. She'd been out with Riley a few times, only for a few hours at a time and while Lucas was home with the girls. She wasn't exactly ready to go out with the girls home without one of their parents.

"No, no I know I'm forgetting something," Maya said, "Ugh, what was it?"

"Maya, I've got this. I've hung out with the girls plenty of times. Go out and enjoy your night," Shawn said, putting a hand on Maya's shoulder. Shawn had always been Maya's father figure ever since he came back to NYC. The two had an extremly close bond and none of that changed when Maya graduated college. The two grew even closer after that, Shawn even walked Maya down the isle. He helped out a lot when the girls were born, helping Maya watch the girls when Lucas went back to work. And now the couple had tasked him with watching the girls while the two went on their date night.

"Come on Maya, our reservations are in a half hour and who nows what traffic will be like," Lucas said, gently dragging Maya towards the door.

"Alright, alright," Maya said, walking over to the play pen and giving each of her girls a kiss on the head, "Bye sweeties, Mommy and Daddy will be home soon, be good for Grandpa Shawn, okay? Love you!"

"Take care of my girls Shawn," Maya said, grabbing her coat from Lucas, who was holding the door open. Shawn nodded and the couple left the apartment, leaving Shawn alone with his grandchildren.

"Mama? Daddy?" Taylor said, her head tilting slightly, looking at the door. The girls had started speaking a few months ago, Brooklyn's first word being Daddy and Taylor's being Mama. Both girls had went on to say their other parents name as well, along with yes, no, and yay.

"She'll be back in a little bit Taylor, but for now you get to hang with your awesome Grandpa Shawn," Shawn said, walking over to the play area the girls sat in.

"Daddy? Mama?" Brooklyn said, looking over at the door as well. Tears began to well in both of the girls' eyes, both children missing their parents already. The tears began to fall and soon after, the sobbing started as well.

"Oh no," Shawn muttered.

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"You look beautiful tonight Mrs. Friar," Lucas said, sitting across form his gorgeous wife at one of there favorite restaurants in town. The two had went their on many dates during their time at college.

"Thanks Huckleberry, you don't look too bad yourself," Maya said, a smile on her face. While she loved her daughters more than life itself, she did miss her date nights with her Huckleberry.

"I've missed this," Lucas said, holding Maya's hand.

"I've missed it too," Maya replied, "You think the girl's are okay?"

"Yes Maya, I'm sure they're fine. Shawn would call if they weren't alright," Lucas replied, even though he felt the same worry Maya felt.

"You sure? Maybe I should call them," Maya said, grabbing her purse and digging around for her phone.

"Maya, don't," Lucas said, reaching under the table to grab the purse form her. "The girls are fine. Let's enjoy our night out and let Shawn worry about the girls. He's got this."

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"I don't got this," Shawn muttered, holding the two crying toddlers in his arms, trying to get them to stop crying. He'd been trying for a half hour and so far nothing had worked. He put on their favorite movie, offered them cookies, tried to play with their stuffed animals, and he got nothing. The girls were still wailing for their parents.

"I need backup," Shawn said, setting Brooklyn on the blanket on the floor, the girl still crying but now holding her teddy bear. He grabbed his cell phone from the table, choosing on the top people on his favorites list and calling them.

"Hey Shawn," Cory answered.

"Hey Cor," Shawn greeted, moving Taylor in his arms so that it was easier to hold her while on the phone.

"Who's wailing is that? I can hear it through the phone," Cory asked.

"It's Taylor. I need your help Cory. Maya and Lucas asked me to babysit and both girls have been crying ever since they left. I want Maya and Lucas to have a nice night out so can you please come over and help me watch them?"

"I'm on my way." Ten minutes later, Cory walked through the door of the apartment and found Shawn standing in the middle of the living room, bouncing two little girls in his arms.

"Oh thank god," Shawn said, letting out a sigh of relief at the site of his best friend.

"Give me one of the kids," Cory said, holding his arms out. Shawn passed him Taylor. Cory started bouncing the girl while shaking his head at Shawn. "How long have they been crying like this?"

"For 45 minutes," Shawn said, "I'm out of ideas."

"Did you try changing their diapers?"

"Yup, they're good," Shawn said, "I tried everything Cory and nothing's working."

"Don't worry Shawny, I got this. I'm like a kid whisper or something, they love me."

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"Alright, here's our next stop on our date night supreme," Lucas said, walking into a pub. Maya and Lucas came here often as well, loving the karaoke nights with friends and the couple nights. The owner's son was a friend of theirs and would always give them discounts.

"I love this place," Maya said, sitting at a table with Lucas. This was a popular spot at the college they went to and the two often partied here after finals. They hadn't been since before Maya got pregnant.

"Member when Farkle sang to Riley on karaoke night," Lucas said, causing Maya to laugh.

"They were both so drunk when he sang that," Maya said, smiling at the memory. Her head turned toward the phone next to Lucas, her fingers tapping on her lap.

"Maya," Lucas said, knowing what the blonde was thinking.

"Come on Lucas, one call," Maya all but begged.

"No Maya, we are out tonight on a date. We haven't had one in a long time and we are allowed to have a night to our selfs," Lucas said.

"Come on Huckleberry, don't you miss the girls?"

"Of course I do! I would love to do nothing but call the apartment now and hear there voices. But they need to get used to us not being around all the time. They've never been without one of us before. Your going to work at the gallery again soon and they'll have to go to daycare," Lucas said. At that moment, I Found by Amber Run came on over the speakers.

"This is our song," Maya said, all thoughts of calling the girls gone from her head. This was the song they slow danced at during prom and at their wedding. Maya smiled at all the memories that flooded her head.

"Care to dance, Mrs. Friar?" Lucas asked, standing next to his wife, holding his hand out. Maya took it and the two walked over to the dance area and held each other close, swaying to the music.

"I love you," Maya muttered into Lucas' chest.

"Love you more."

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"I thought you said you were the expert!" Shawn said, looking at Cory. It had been twenty minutes since Cory had arrived and the girls were skill crying. The girls had some serious lungs and were still going strong.

"I am!" Cory said, holding Brooklyn and trying to get her to stop crying, "But these girls are something I've never dealt with before."

"It's already 6:30, they're supposed to be in bed in a half hour and they still need to take a bath!"

"Alright, I have an idea," Cory said, passing Brooklyn to Shawn and pulling out his phone. "Hi honey, Yeah I know I said I'd be home sooner, No, well the crying is kind of the reason I'm still here, we need help, uh huh, okay, see you soon." Cory hung up and turned to Shawn. "Topanga's on her way."

When Topanga walked into the apartment, both men were extremely excited to see her. They had heard enough crying in the past hour to drive them nearly insane, more so Shawn then Cory.

"You two are hopeless, you know that?" Topanga said, putting her bag down on the couch before holding her arms out. "Give me the girls." Both men happily passed the girls to Topanga.

"We tried everything Topanga, nothing's working," Shawn said as Topanga sat on the couch, putting a girl on either side of her. She grabbed her laptop from the bag, opening it on her lap and pulled up a video that Riley had sent her. She clicked play and Maya and Lucas appeared on the screen. Both girls stopped sobbing, their cries dying down slightly.

"Okay, what is this for again Riley?" Maya asked on the screen. Maya and Lucas sat next to each other on their couch, looking straight at the camera.

"It's your love story. You record different videos over time, talking about milestones and pass adventures. Farkle and I do them all the time," the voice of Riley said, form most likely behind the video.

"Alright, whatever," Maya said, turning towards Lucas, "You want to start?"

Both girls stopped crying all together, their eyes fixated on the screens. A smile formed on Brooklyn's face at hearing her parents voices. Both Shawn and Cory stared at the scene in front of them in shock. How was it that easy?

"I can't believe the two of you didn't think of doing that," Topanga said, shaking her head at the two men.

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"Tonight was really nice Lucas," Maya said, her head on Lucas's shoulder. It was about 9:30 and the two were walking up the stairs of the apartment building.

"It was nice to have a night to ourselves," Lucas said, "But we aren't doing this again for a long time. I missed our girls."

"Oh I totally agree," Maya said as Lucas unlocked the door to their apartment. They walked in and found Shawn sitting on the couch, trying to act casual.

"Hey guys, how was your night?" he asked, sitting up.

"Good, how were my girls?" Maya asked.

"Fine, easy as pie," Shawn said.

"We really can't thank you enough," Lucas said.

"It was nothing," Shawn replied. He was going to say more but was interupted by footsteps coming down from the stairs. Cory and Topanga appeared at the bottom of the steps.

"Alright, we finally got Taylor to sleep," Cory said, not noticing the couple standing in the living room. Maya and Lucas turned towards Shawn, a questioning look on there faces.

"I can explain."

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