Thanks for the two reviews! People are reading this! :D So, I promised updates and here is one:

3 Years Old

Ruby's POV

I was nervous. VERY nervous. I kept pacing back and forth in the kitchen, thinking. Then I checked on the cake in the oven. Then I started pacing. Then I about had a heart attack. The doorbell rang.

I walk out of the kitchen and see Julius opening the door. "Gods help me," I pray. I'm expecting a gruff "Hello" from my dad, but instead hear Julius yell, "Amos! Nice to see you!" They say their hellos and I get even more nervous. I forgot Amos was coming. Now there's another person my parents can grumble about.

I scoop up a crawling Sadie and walk to the door. "Amos, how are you?" I say with a smile.

"Wonderful. Even better now that I get to see my niece and nephew. Hello Sadie dear," Amos smiles gently at Sadie and she claps in response. "Now where's the birthday boy? Three years old. It's going by too fast, too fast."

"Carter and I were playing hide and seek. He's somewhere around here," says Julius.

We hear barking coming from the living room. Then a small voice whispers, "Shh, Sirius. Be quiet. Daddy will find us" Another bark. Julius smiles at us and says, "Amos, would you care to sit down?"

"Why, thank you Julius." Julius and Amos walk over to the couch and sit down. I follow, carrying a strangely quiet Sadie. We all sit together, listening to the stifled giggles and the thump of a tail against the ground.

"So, Amos, how have things been in Brooklyn. We've been so busy lately, we haven't been able to visit," says Julius.

"It's been very quiet lately. Usually it's just Khufu and me. You should bring Carter over sometime, if you think he's old enough." I notice that the giggling has stopped. I realize that we're setting a trap for an unsuspecting three year old.

I play along and say, "Well, he could certainly go and visit sometime, if only we could find him. You see, he hid so well that neither Julius or I could find him. I guess we'll have to have his party without him."

"No! Mommy, Daddy, I here! I not lost! See!" Carter comes running up in front of us, Sirius at his heels. "Can we have party now?" His sudden appearance has caused us all to start laughing and we can't stop. "Why you laughing? I don't get it," says Carter, planting his hands on his hips and staring us down. Sirius is sitting next to him, wagging his tail and barking.

I immediately stop laughing when I hear the doorbell ring again. With this going on, my parents had completely slipped my mind. "Amos, can you hold Sadie while I go get the door?"

"Of course, Ruby." He gently takes Sadie. I know she's in good hands. I quickly walk to the door, mentally preparing myself. My heart is pounding in my chest. Before I met Julius, I never felt like this around my parents. I quickly came to realize that even though they accepted Julius, they would never love him. There would always be tension between them, because in their mind, he wasn't good enough. They tried, my parents and Julius. They tried to get along, and I'm happy for that. But I wish that they could see Julius the way I do. All of this runs through my head as I approach the door.

"Mum, Dad! You came!" I say warmly.

"Why wouldn't we? You invited us, didn't you?" asks my father.

"No need to act all surprised, dear. He is our grandson," my mother says lightly.I realize what's been bothering me since my father opened his mouth. They're being more pleasant than normal. I invite them inside and hope for the best.

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For some strange reason, no arguments broke out. Everybody treated each other nicely. When Amos and my parents left, I walked up to Julius. "How?" I ask.

"How, what?"

"You know what? You guys have never gotten along that well! Not even at our wedding!"

"It was nice for a change wasn't it?" Julius smiles down at me. I study his face.

"You guys planned this out, didn't you?"

"What do you mean, 'planned this out?' Is a family not aloud to get along?" I just stare at my husband, knowing that I'll get the answer eventually. I do. "I paid them a visit. We decided that we're going to try harder at getting along. It's the least we could do."

I give Julius a hug. "Thank you."

That was a weird place to end, I know. I didn't want to write the details of the whole party, in fear that I would fail epically. Anyway, if you're reading this, PLEASE REVIEW! Even if it's something small. Maybe some constructive criticism? Liked it? Loved it? Hated it? I'd like to know. You know where to button is! I( feel that Mr. and Mrs. Faust loved Carter before and after Ruby's death. Just afterwards they didn't like him. Do you get what I'm saying?)