Yay! Next chapter! I'm glad you all like this story. It's a little more fluffy than others and the characters are pretty out of character in my opinion, but that's the beauty of Fanfiction. Anyways, here is the next chapter...it starts off cute, but this is where the drama begins...enough of the fluff...it's time for the consequences of Ariadne and Arthur's decisions to come into play...read and review! Oh and sorry for the long wait in updates...I am writing two Fanfics, one for NCIS and this one, and on top of that I have classes at the community college as well as volunteering as a leader at youth group...so I'm super busy...enough of my babbling...enjoy, read, and review!

I don't own Inception...but maybe someday...not...*sigh* Oh well...

Ariadne was surprised, she didn't' think Dom could cook, but boy could he cook. She smiled as she watched Arthur play with the kids. She hadn't thought about what Dom's kids were to him. She remembered asking him about Mal, and he told her she was lovely.

When he told her that, a small tinge of jealousy hit her, but she pushed it back. She knew that Arthur didn't think of her that way, and by the way he treated Dom and Mal's kids, she could understand what he meant by that. Dom was like a brother to Arthur, and she could see it in his eyes, and Mal was like a sister.

As she watched Arthur, she remembered the sad, but thoughtful look in his eyes when he said lovely. Ariadne now knew that she had nothing to be jealous of.

Loud giggles brought her out of her reverie and she looked at James and Philippa running from Arthur, screaming and hiding under the table. Ariadne chuckled as Cobb walked towards her.

"He's always been good with them. With kids…" He trailed off, smiling as he watched the scene play out in front of him.

"I never thought of him as the children type." Ariadne admitted, her eyes never leaving Arthur.

"Yeah, neither did I, but when James and Philippa were born he was one of the first people to hold them. Shocked everyone." Dom chuckled.

"Dom, what was his family like?" Ariadne asked curiously. She knew she should be asking Arthur, but she didn't think he would tell her. She noticed Cobb tense slightly and frowned.

"That's something you should ask him about. It's not my place to tell you." Dom turned to her and noticed the frightened look in her eyes.

"Is it bad?" She whispered.

"It's not bad, he's just had a…a hard life to put it simply." Dom answered, sighing and turning back to where Arthur and the kdis were. "You should ask him though. It may take time for him, but he'll tell you when he's ready."

Ariadne nodded and turned back to look at Arthur. She couldn't hold back the smile that was threatening to show and she chuckled when James came out of nowhere and jumped on top of Arthur.

Dom shook his head and walked over to where they were playing, Ariadne followed closely, not wanting to interrupt the beautiful moment.

"I gotcha Uncle Artie!" James laughed as he clasped tightly onto Arthur's neck. Philippa ran up to Arthur and jumped onto his back too.

"Yeah we got you!" She exclaimed.

"Oh no! How can I possibly escape now?" Arthur dramatically asked, falling onto the floor. The laughter became louder and soon James and Philippa were flipping him over so that he was lying on his back.

"Uncle Artie, are you ticklish?" James asked curiously, his hand moving to tickle him.

Philippa grinned, a mischievous smirk soon taking over her features. She climbed on top of Arthur and both of them began tickling him. Arthur, not ticklish at first just laid there, but when James and Philippa found his ticklish spot, he flinched and pulled away. The two kids, knowing they found his weak spot, swarmed to him and began tickling him furiously.

Arthur started laughing, unable to hold back his laughter any longer and he rolled on the floor. Ariadne grinned, and quickly joined James and Philippa.

"Don't you dare, Ariadne!" Arthur warned her playfully. Ariadne just ignored it and helped pin him down.

"Attack!" James and Philippa both shrieked as they tickled Arthur. Ariadne quickly joined in and laughed as a squirming Arthur begged for help.

"Dom! Get your kids off of me!" He said in between gasps and laughs. Dom just laughed, but looked at the clock.

"Alright kids! It's getting late! Time for bed!" Dom picked up James, how began pouting.

"Just five more minutes daddy." Philippa begged.

"Yeah, please daddy." James stuck out his bottom lip and gave him the puppy eyes.

"Nope, that's not gonna work. Come on kids."

"Fine." Philippa sighed. "Goodnight Uncle Artie! Auntie Ari! See you in the morning!"

"Goodnight!" Arthur and Ariadne both responded from the floor. Once the kids were out of sight, Ariadne turned to Arthur and grinned.

"So you're ticklish huh? That's good to know, I can use that later." Ariadne whispered mischievously.

"Do it, and you'll pay." Arthur warned, but it was too late, Ariadne was tickling him and he was squirming. He quickly flipped them over, pinning her so that she couldn't tickle him anymore.

"I'm warning you now. Don't. Do. It." Arthur said, leaning in close, and whispering to her. His breath was tickling her nose and she just stared at him. Arthur stopped moving and stared at her too, the moment just became more serious.

His eyes never left hers and he leaned in slowly, allowing her to move her head forward to meet him for the kiss. Their kiss was slow and chaste. They wanted to savor this sweet moment, and knowing that this was a house full of kids, they wanted to make sure things stayed appropriate.

Arthur pulled back, his eyes still closed, but Ariadne pulled him forward again. It wasn't until they heard a cough that they broke apart, separating themselves from each other.

Dom had his eyebrows raised and watched as the two scrambled up onto the couch, keeping a good two feet away from each other. Dom had to suppress a chuckle, seeing the two acting like teenagers.

"So I got the guest room ready for you. Unfortunately our other one doesn't have a bed, or any space in it, so you'll have to share a room." Dom told them, eyeing Arthur.

"Yeah, that's fine." Ariadne quickly replied, and stood up. "I'm actually really tired, so I'm going to go to bed…umm, Dom? Do you have a change of clothes or something I could borrow? I don't have any with me right now. Just something to sleep in would be nice."

"Yeah, sure." He replied, getting up and disappearing into the hallway, coming back a few minutes later with a pair of pajama pants and a T-shirt.

"Here." Dom said, handing the clothes to her.

"Were these…?" Ariadne asked only to be cut off by Dom.

"Yes. They were Mal's. So the pants will be long, but it's better than sleeping in jeans." Dom quickly answered and shrugged.

"Thanks." Ariadne murmured and headed to the guest room. "Goodnight." She called over her shoulder and closed the door softly.

Arthur sighed and eyed Dom warily. He was expecting Dom to tease him some more or lecture him, instead Dom's gaze turned serious and a look of panic entered his features.

"What's wrong?" Arthur asked, alarmed.

"There's been a black Mercedes parked across the street all day. I'm started to feel a little suspicious. Were you followed?" He asked, worried.

"No, we weren't. I didn't see any cars following us. Shoot. Dom I'm sorry, we shouldn't have come." Arthur stood up and walked to the window, glancing out and seeing the Mercedes parked.

"No, don't worry about it, but if the car isn't gone in the morning, I'm going to have to take the kids somewhere safe. It could be Cobol Engineering or Fischer's men. We can't be too careful…and here I thought it was over for good." Dom sighed and rubbed his face.

"I really am sorry. If only I followed my rules. I screwed up, but it won't happen again. Next time I'll make sure to pay more attention." Arthur turned to Dom who looked panicked.

"Stay with Ariadne. And I'm going to stay with the kids. If anything unusual or suspicious happens, call my cell. We'll work something out if we have to. And only shoot if you have to." Dom whispered the last part, glancing at the closed doors.

Arthur just nodded and walked to the guest room. Dom quickly threw a pair of pajamas at him.

"Sleep comfortably." Dom said. Arthur smiled and nodded, closing the door behind him. He found Ariadne sitting on the bed with her arms wrapped around her legs.

"Are there really people out there?" She whispered, tears forming.

"Yes, but we can't know for sure that they're here for us." Arthur told her, sitting down next to her and wrapping his arms around her. Ariadne sniffled and cuddled closer to him.

"We can't let anything happen to Dom and the kids, we can't." She cried softly, slowly falling asleep.

Arthur silent promised to take care of Ariadne and Dom and his family. He wouldn't let his screw up mess up the lives of those he loved. Sighing, he pulled the covers over both of them and drifted off into a dreamless sleep, hoping that the black Mercedes would be gone in the morning.

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