My IQ series continues ...

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CHAPTER SIX

Birds of a Feather

Bobby rose early Thursday morning to cook the pterodactyl. A bird that big would take hours to cook … he was humming and moving with ease in the kitchen. Alex came down to warm up the bottles for the Goren 3 when she stopped to observe her husband. Wow, in all the years I've known him, he's done nothing but spend time at Carmel Ridge or hide out on Thanksgiving. Today he's humming? … I did this … we did this. Tears of joy fill her eyes. She quickly whisks them away and grabs Bobby around the waist.

"Good morning by extra large humming bird."

"Hey Babe … are my babies up?"

"Yes, didn't you hear the "Goren Baby Alert Intercom System?"

"Oh, ah … sorry, I'm engrossed with my prep work. If you want to go back to sleep, I can handle the kids. Go ahead, Als … I'll take care of them … get a little more sleep before your family gets here."

"No, it's fine, I'm up. They fall right back to sleep after this bottle and diaper change anyway."

Bobby washes his hands and warms up the bottles. He hands Alex a cup of coffee and she sits for a few precious moments. There will be no sitting today with the Eames clan coming over. They both go upstairs and feed and diaper the babies. Alex keeps staring at Bobby. Will it hit him that it's all my family and he's alone … well, he'll never be alone again but will it hit him?

"Alex, is there something wrong?"

"No, why?"

"You're looking at me funny."

"No I'm not!"

"Yes you are!"

"Well, you're funny looking!"

"Did you hear that Haley? Your Mommy just said that we're funny looking!" Bobby was feeding Haley and more and more every day she was taking on his features. Dark curly hair and her eyes were getting darker everyday. Out of the three babies, she never slept … her eyes would take in everything … observe her world around her. A detective in the making.

"I said you, not Haley."

He put Haley back in her crib and took John from Alex and rocked him in his arms. He was so small, he looked lost in his fathers arms. He smiled down at his handsome little boy, then he bent over and kissed Tracy and Alex. It was time for him to finish prepping his first annual Goren Thanksgiving dinner.

Alex showered while the babies napped and Bobby cooked, then one by one she brought the port-o-cribs down stairs. Bobby was once again engrossed in his prep work and didn't notice what his wife was up to until he heard her fall down the stairs followed by a few choice expletives. He came flying around the corner to see Alex grasping at her ankle.

"I'm alright, I just tripped." He went to help her up … she wasn't alright. She couldn't bare any weight on that ankle … his first clue was a few more expletives.

"Oh God Ally … we need to get you to the ER. I think you broke your ankle."

"Oh no, no, no, no … not on our first Thanksgiving! I refuse!"

He kind of laughs … although … it's not funny … but she is that stubborn. He calls the Torelli's to come over and finish the cooking and Liz to watch the babies. He carries her to the couch and gets an ice pack for her ankle. They wait for Liz.

"Do you guys like hospital?"

"Shut it Liz!"

Liz holds her hands up … her sister is so not in the mood. Bobby gives Liz the "don't screw with Alex look" and she gets the hint. She helps him carry her out to the car … well, she holds the door for him.

Once at the ER, they assessed her injury and ordered an x-ray of her ankle. The x-ray revealed a closed fracture of the Talus bone. They put a bright red cast on her and sent her home.

They arrived to a house full of Eames and wonderful smells … The Goren Thanksgiving was underway. Alex and Bobby's nieces and nephews were fussing over their new cousins. The older Eames siblings were already arguing about what ever they could find to argue about and John and Erin Eames were sitting in the kitchen listening to the Torelli's horrorifing story of being robbed at gun point and Bobby saving the day.

"There they are. Are you alright Alex?" All the kids crowd around her to see for themselves that Auntie Lex is okay. Bobby was still carrying her, he set her down on the couch. She was pampered the entire day. Lewis stopped in waving a white handkerchief and the Goren house was full of laughter and warmth. It wasn't exactly as he planned but it was the best Thanksgiving that he had ever had.

He put the babies down and gave Alex her pain killer, as he watched her drift off to sleep, he looked up and whispered … "Thanks Mom, I could have done without Alex breaking her ankle but there was a lot of laughter in my house … my house … that's how it's always going to be with Alex … she loves me Mom … my kids love me … her family even loves me … It's a wonderful Goren Life!"

Alex opened an eye just a slit, she smiled. It did hit him ... he's not alone ... he's loved ... and he knows. It is a Wonderful Goren Life!

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FIN. THE SAGA CONTINUES WITH THE TRIPLET'S FIRST CHRISTMAS, NO CLUE ABOUT A TITLE YET??? Thanks for reading! as always ... Judeey:)