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Soon the foursomes were sitting in the Stivic's living room.

"Oh my it's gonna be so nice living next-door to you again!" Edith said happily

"I know." her daughter agreed

"Just like old times!" Edith continued smiling away

"That's what I'm afraid of." both Archie and Mike mumbled, each of them hearing what the other had said

"What do you mean by that?" they said in together, "Me? What did you mean?!" they said continuing the pattern as their wives each tried to end the conversation before it turned into an argument.

"Um Michael, can I see you in the kitchen?" Gloria asked and Mike grumbled as he followed her into the kitchen.

Once the two were in the kitchen Mike let out what he had been holding in, "Gloria, I can not live with that man again!" he declared

"Oh Michael, you're not gonna live with him. He'll just be living next-door!" she said before laughing at her own joke.

"That's funny Gloria. Very Funny." Mike said not laughing at all.

"Oh come on Michael…"

"No you come on Gloria; don't you remember what it was like living next-door to your father? I can't do that again! I won't do that again!" Mike sternly said, sounding more like he was having a nervous breakdown.

"What are you gonna do Michael, kill them?" Gloria asked snorting, Mike then showed a look that one could tell he was thinking.

"Michael!" Gloria exclaimed

"Don't worry. It'll just be your father." Mike said as if that would make it better.

"Michael!" she shouted before hitting him on the arm.

"Ow, ok, ok. Oh I know we'll buy the condo before they do and we'll sublet it later on."

Gloria looked at her husband through the corner of her eye, "They bought the place three weeks ago."

Mike dropped his shoulders and let out a cry. Gloria grabbed his hand, "Oh honey, I'm sure it won't be that…"

"…bad, Edith this is very bad." Archie told his wife in the other room.

"What is?" Edith asked confused

"This! We can't live next-door to the Meathead again!" he declared

"Why not?"

"Because…" he struggled for an answer, "I'm retiring how are we suppose to pay for the food that elephants gonna eat?!"

Edith just shook her head.

"Don't shake your head. Get a pen and some paper, write the kids a note how we changed our minds and let's get outta here." Archie ordered.

"Oh Archie we…"

"…can't you understand?" Gloria asked looking seriously at her husband, "Michael do you ever regret not being able to say goodbye to your parents?"

"Well yeah but I was little…."

"Well I'm not." Mike looked confused and Gloria took a deep breath, "That's why I want Ma and Daddy to move next-door, and not thousands of miles away."

"Gloria, Gloria, " Mike began as he grabbed her shoulders, "I see your point, but really honey, why next-door?!"

Gloria pushed his hands off of her "Oh Michael! You know you'd understand if they were your parents."

"No I wouldn't" he told her flat out

"Oh really? If it were your parents out there you wouldn't want them living next-door?"

"No, if one of them were Archie, no."

Gloria rolled her eyes, "Michael, Ma almost died. If she would have the last time I would have talked to her would have been last month when I called for a recipe. And the last time I would have seen her was in Christmas. And we all know how wonderful that was."

Mike sighed; Christmas had been a disaster "Ok."

"Thank you Michael." Gloria said smiling before hugging him. Michael then began to weep and Gloria patted his back, "Don't worry honey everything's gonna be…"

"…ok, Edith lets go forget the note we'll call 'em when we get back home." Archie said as he headed for the door.

"Archie, don't youse wanna hear why I wanna live next-door?" Edith asked from her seat.

"No!" he said not even taking a minute to think about it.

"Archie I'm worried."

"So am I. That's why we can't move next-door. The meathead's either gonna send the two of us to the poor house or me to my grave!" Archie exclaimed, with leaving the house still his plan, but when he saw Edith's serious and worried face he groaned, "Geeze." as he took a seat beside her, "Alright, Edith get on with it." he said knowing this could take awhile.

"Archie, I had stroke I almost died." she said seriously

"You don't say."

"Oh yeah, Archie you were…" Edith began to explain, however Archie stopped her shaking his head.

"Edith, I know about that. Youse almost took me with youse."

"Archie what if I did die?" she questioned

"Edith…"

"And what if you would have died too?"

"Edith…" Archie tried again but Edith was serious and wanted to get her point across.

"Archie, how would Joey remember us?" she asked, "The last time we saw him was Christmas. And we got memories of when he was a baby. But he don't remember them on his own." she explained to her husband, he frowned some. He never did think of that. "Archie I don't wanna be just a picture and some stories to Joey." she said meaning it.

"Edith, try to understand me…" Archie began his voice getting higher and higher with each word; just then the front door was heard closing.

"Mommy?" they heard a small child's voice call and soon saw their grandson Joey walk into the room. While immediately his grandparents smiled it took Joey a little while to realize they were there. But when he did he ran to his grandmother's arms.

"Granma, granpa!"

"Oh Joey!" Edith exclaimed as she hugged him tight.

Soon Joey was being covered with kisses from Edith and one or to from his grandpa.

"What are you doing here?" the blond little boy asked, "Is it Christmas already?"

Both Archie and Edith had to smile at that, "Well Joey…" Archie began as he got ready to him how they were just in town to see him and would be leaving in a few days. But when he saw how happy both his wife and grandson looked, and then when Edith looked at him with that look he never could say no to, Archie had to sigh and give a small smirk.

"Kiddo we're moving next-door." he told his grandson, but his eyes were on his wife the whole time.

"Oh Archie!" she cried before she leaned over and began kissing him, almost as much as she had kissed Joey just seconds ago.

"Edith, Edith, not in front of the kid!" Archie said stopping her.

Edith simply smiled before she and Archie began to catch up with their grandson.

Well there you go! Chapter 17 of As Time Goes By! Thanks for Reading! Hope you liked! Please review! Until Next week! Have a Nice Day!