When Zandra parked her car in front of Beth and Dog's house. She turned off the car and locked the doors before the boys could get out. She turned to look at them, making sure she made eye contact with all of them. "I will have my eyes on you at all times. There will be no wondering off with Cecily. There will be no breaking of any thing and no..."

Zandra almost jumped out of her car seat when some one beat on the car window behind her. She turned to see Leland. At once she unlocked the car and ran after him while the boys headed in side. Zandra chased him around the front yard cussing up a storm when her flip flop broke. In one quick movement she got her flip flops off with out slowing down to much. Leland couldn't believe she was still able to chase him barefoot. He quickly went inside the house with Zandra got on his tale. The boys had obviously warned the others what was going on because every one seemed to have made them a clear path. As she ran past Duane Lee he grabbed her to give Leland a better head start as he headed into the back yard. Zandra got out of Duane Lee's grasp and headed out side to see that Leland was no where to be seen.

"Leland Blaine, I swear I'm going to pay you back for scaring me!" Zandra called out. "And you owe me a pare of... LELAND!"

Leland came up from behind her grabbing her around the waist and jumping in to the pool.

Zandra came up first laughing. She looked back to see every one had gathered around the pool. When she noticed Leland coming up she put on her best pissed off look. He smiled when he came up in front of her and his face fell when he saw her. Zandra splashed water at him and started to laugh again. Leland sighed in relief. He thought he had gone to far that time. He got out of the pool as Zandra dipped back under the water to get the hair out of her face. Every one laughed at what they had just seen. With Zandra around there was never a dull moment. Duane Lee bent down to help Zandra out of the pool while Leland went to stand behind him. Leland winked at Zandra. The moment Zandra had a hold of Duane Lee's hand she pulled while Leland pushed him into the pool. He went over Zandra's head, landing in the water on his back. Leland quickly helped Zandra out of the water before Duane Lee came up. Duane Lee broke the surface of the water and quickly looked around for Zandra before he realized she was standing at the side of the pool next to Leland.

"Oh you two are dead." Duane Lee demanded. He grabbed for both of them. Zandra quickly pushed Leland in front of her.

"Take him!" Zandra demanded. "I'm to pretty to duuiiee... Is that a camera crew?"

The Chapmans smiled victoriously. Adam had texted Cecily when they had got to the house so they sent Leland out to get Zandra. They boys had said she was a little camera shy and Dog wanted her on the show considering how close she had become to them all. The camera crew had gotten every thing that had just gone on.

"Is that... Huh huh... Hi." Zandra said shyly. Leland and Duane Lee put their arm around her as the camera closed in on them.

"This is our stray." Leland said to the camera. "She can even do tricks."

"She can sit, stay, and is even house broken." Duane Lee said messing up her wet hair.

"Which sadly Leland isn't." Zandra said finally getting her composure. Leland started to push her towards the pool again but was stopped by Beth.

"Ok boys lets leave our new pet alone." Beth said leading her away from her step sons. Zandra followed her happy to get away from them for a moment. Beth lead the girl into her bedroom and shut the door behind them.

"We want you to be on the show with us considering your with us so much out of the day." Beth said with a smile. "It would be hard to hide you from the cameras with out sending you away most of the time. And to tell you the truth, I think that would be very hard to do."

Beth handed Zandra a pare of jeans she had forgotten after their shopping spree and an old shirt of Lelands that he had left there about a year ago.

"So you want me part of the show?" Zandra thought about it for a moment and smiled. "Hell yeah, I'd love to as long as it doesn't get in the way of my other job and the boys don't get taped a lot."

"Why dont you want the boys to be taped?" Beth asked. She was sure it was the same reason why she didn't want her kids taped so much.

"Because Jonas's father is a jerk." Zandra explained. "He wanted to take Jonas away from his brothers after their mother died and put the others in foster care. He was the person Nikki named guardian if she died. When the family found out what he was doing they called me. I have some family who are lawyers and they got a judge to agree that the boys were not stable enough to be separated. The judge then named me temporary guardian till Greg decides he will take all four boys."

"Wow that's crazy." Beth said sitting down on the bed.

"Yeah I know." Zandra replied. "I just don't want Greg to see the show and decide he wants the boys because he thinks they will become famous."

"Well then we will have to make sure that doesn't happen." Beth said with a smile she gave the girl a motherly hug and left the room to tell the camera crew to avoid taping the boys. Zandra quickly got changed and headed back out into the living room. When Leland saw her his jaw dropped and he stopped tickling his youngest brother.

"I've been looking for that shirt." Leland demanded as Zac climbed onto his back. Zandra smiled and quickly went to aid Leland by taking Zac of his back so he could stand up.

"To bad its mine now." Zandra said with a teasing smile then blushed when she saw that one of the camera guys caught it. She knew she was flirting shamelessly with him and she did the same with Duane Lee. She knew she would have to be careful so she didn't look like she was playing the two men.

"Foods ready!" Jonas called from the kitchen. Zac wiggled out of Zandra's arms and raced for the kitchen almost getting run over by Adam and Matty.

"Abam Gregory and Mathew Joshua! You have just earned a spot next to me in the food line." Zandra said in a stern motherly voice. The boys groaned and with bowed heads walked to her side. Zandra put a hand on the boys' shoulders and walked them into the kitchen. Leland watched her go with a small smile on his face. Zandra always seemed to amaze him. She had so many qualities that he had only seen in a mother. He was guessing it was from when she worked at camp but he was starting to wonder.

"Your staring bra." Duane Lee teased as he walked up behind his younger brothers. Tim was right behind him.

"Do you think Zandra's a mother?" Leland asked. The two men looked at him funny. "I was just thinking. She mothers all the kids. Not just her nephews."

"Yeah I've noticed that too." Duane Lee admitted.

Tim looked around the room to make sure no one was in ear shot before he spoke. "I don't think she's a mom. But I do know that she really wants to settle down and start a family. I had asked her one day why she moved to Hawaii if leaving Iowa was so hard for her. She told me it was cause Tommy promised her a family."

Leland and Duane Lee watched her almost sadly. They were both thinking the same thing. If she wanted a family so bad back then, why hadn't she already started one.

When it turned dark and the stars came out Zandra slipped away and went to go sit on the hood of her car. She laid down and put her hands behind her head. She looked up at the star filled sky as a single tear streaked down her face.

Flashback

Eli put his arm around Zandra as they laid down on the hood of her car to watch the stars. She smiled and snuggled closer to him.

"Andy, Eli said calling her by the nickname he gave her. "I never want this to end."

He pulled a ring box out of his pocket and opened it for Zandra to see. "Marry me Alexzandra Marria Larrett Porter."

Zandra kissed him passionately. "Yes I'll marry you."

Eli smiled and kissed her forehead. "You have just made me the happiest man alive."

End Flashback

Zandra wiped away her tears yet smiled at the memory. She loved Eli with all her heart. Even though she was no longer with him she still loved him. She knew that's why she never married Tommy. She just wished it could have ended in a different way.

Flashback

"No Eli, I will not let you hey married." Jackie, Eli's mother, demanded. "I will not allow it."

"I don't care what you say!" Eli said holding Zandra close to him. "We're in love and I'm marrying her."

Jackie started to laugh. "Love! Eli you are only eighteen years old and she's twenty! You dont know what love is!"

"We aren't children Jackie." Zandra demanded sending the woman over the edge.

"Dont you dare talk to me that way Alexzandra!" Jackie demanded. "I want you out of my house and I never want to see you here again. You will not have anything to do with any of my children! Now get out!"

Zandra's hearts sank. She considered Eli's family her own. They all had been so close for three years. Zandra hugged Eli close and gave him their last kiss as they both started to cry. She took the ring off her finger and placed it in his hand.

"I love you so much Eli but I care to much for your family to go ahead and marry you. I can't be the one to ruin your family."

Zandra ran out of the house and ignored Eli calling after her. She didn't stop running till she got to the only place she could think to go. Her ex-boyfriend Tommy's house.

End Flashback

"Zandra?" Leland asked walking up to her. Zandra said nothing but slid over. Leland knew what she meant and say down next to her. He laid down and sat up on his elbows. Zandra sighed and sat up crossing her legs indian style.

"Le, can I ask you something?" Zandra asked.

"Sure, Zandra you can ask me any thing." Leland replied knowing something was bothering her.

"If you loved some one but also considered his family your own... Would you not marry them because their family didn't approve and you didn't want to ruin their family?" Zandra asked quickly. Leland sat up.

"Wow slow down Zandra and rob that by me one more time?" Leland said but Zandra shook her head.

"Forget I asked." Zandra said as she started to walk away. Leland grabbed her hand.

"Now wait a minute Zandra." Leland said worried. "You must want to talk because if it wasn't bothering you that much you would wait to talk to Lyssa or Duane Lee."

Zandra turned to him knowing that he was right. "Eli, I didn't marry him because his family didn't approve."

The tears started to roll down her face and Leland brought her into a hug. As she cried on his shoulder he petted her hair. When she had calmed down he pushed her away but didn't let go of her.

"If it was meant to be God will make sure it of it Zay Bay." Leland assured her. She smiled. He said exactly what she needed to hear.

"You know, you should meat my family." Zandra said with a laugh. "You would have scared the shit out of them at first but they would have loved you all."

Leland laughed. "Some day I will."

Beth looked out the kitchen and smiled. "Hey Big Daddy, look at this."

Dog closed the refrigerator door and walked over to her. He looked out the window to see Leland sitting on the hood of Zandra's car holding tightly on to Zandra. Dog shook his head, he liked Zandra. She was almost a daughter to him but he wasn't sure if he liked what he saw.

"Its the anniversary of her engagement to Eli." Adam said walking into the kitchen knowing what Dog and Beth had seen. "Just font tell her I told you. She didn't want it to go around."