Chapter Three : The Gladstones.

I guess my readers kind of want to know, How the hell did Kimmy Gibbler and Joey Gladstone hook up?

The year was 2000. Kimberly Gibbler decided to take a little trip south to Los Angeles for Spring Break (DJ would have gone with, but since she and Steve were kind of busy raising a family, yeah, not happening.) It just happened to also be Pilot Season, the time of year where studios throw new ideas for quality programming into a hat and film one test episode, called a pilot.

Comedian Joey Gladstone was filming his third pilot in as many years. The previous two had not been picked up; he was certainly hoping this would finally be it (Three failed pilots in his lifetime, he did not want a fourth one in his resume). This pilot was for a sitcom starring Jeannie Chaough as a single mom who befriends a goofy single bachelor, played by Gladstone. They had good chemistry during the read-through, even so much, the producers thought they could be the next Ricky and Lucy.

"Hey, Gladstone, is that you?" Kimmy called out from the studio audience before taping. Kimmy thought it would be fun to visit the studios and see what was filming. Little did she know her former neighbor would be down in LA filming a TV show. Last time These two were seen together was the day Joey moved out of the Tanner House three years earlier. "I didn't know you were doing television."

"Jesus Christ, Kimmy Gibbler. I thought I would never see you again." They embraced in a friendly hug. "You look great."

"You don't look too bad yourself, have you lost weight?" Kimmy couldn't help herself. All these years, and she couldn't help notice how attractive the former stand-up comedian/best friend's dad's best friend had gotten.

"I have. Almost 45 pounds." Joey replied. Since moving into his own place, he joined a gym, started playing in a weekly hockey league, and stopped eating junk food. "I see you haven't changed a bit, well, except for your questionable fashion anyway."

"I'll have you know, Gladstone, I wore what I wore because my dream was to be a designer." A loud bell sounded just then. "What's that?"

"It's almost time for the show to start. I should get backstage. Can I meet you for lunch sometime this week?"

"Sure." Kimmy wrote down the number to where she was staying (She did not yet have a cell phone, but Joey did). "It was nice to see you again."

"You too."

Later that night, alone in his apartment, Joey wondered to himself, all these years, I never realized she was right there, of course, she wasn't old enough, but really? Kimmy was thinking the same thing in her hotel room. No, not possible. Am I falling in love with an older man? I mean, he's like, 20 years older. AND HE'S MY BEST FRIEND'S DAD'S BEST FRIEND. Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Gibbler? It's Joey Gladstone."

"I was just thinking about you."

"Same here. Um, are you doing anything right now?" Kimmy looked at the clock on the nightstand.

"Do you know what time it is?"

"I know, but, I want to see you."

And that was the beginning of the strangest "ship" in Full House history.

Six months later, in September 2000, Kimmy Gibbler and Joey Gladstone moved in together, just outside of San Francisco (The pilot was not picked up). In October, Kimmy learned she and Joey were going to have their first child. Why did they wait until 2002 to get married? They had planned on a September wedding (September 15, 2001, in fact.) Then, 9/11 happened. They cancelled the wedding.

Meanwhile, their first child, Truman Gibson Gladstone was born in May 2001. When they rescheduled their wedding in 2002, Kimmy was already pregnant with their second child, and by already, she was deep into the third trimester. In fact, shortly after the ceremony, Kimmy's water broke. The reception had to be postponed, because Joshua Joseph Gladstone decided to crash the party with his quick birth in the limo on the way to the hospital. So much for that honeymoon I suppose.

It wasn't long before there were three Gibbler Gladstone babies- a daughter, Donna Josephina Gladstone, was born in January 2004. Kimmy was enjoying parenthood. Joey was enjoying it maybe a little too much. Baby number 4 was soon on its way, and in December 2004, Robin Daniel Gladstone was born, much to the surprise of his parents.

And the brood continued to grow: Hillary Mayzie (July 2006), Kevin Jesse (November 2007), Stephen Parker (September 2009), Riley Thomas (July 2010), Jennifer Walters (September 2012), and this recent baby (October 2013). If you were keeping count, that's 10. So yeah, Kimmy is pregnant with their 10th, and hopefully, last Gibbler Gladstone.