The dojo didn't have much that needed to be done. A few odd jobs and some repairs only, making the renovations quick and easy. Mike, Ji, Kate, Lauren, Antonio, and Jayden were working hard too. Jayden was eager to get the place ready long before he and Lauren had it opened up so they could get a feel of what the dojo would be like for training, working, and how exactly they would get Antonio's little business to fit. He would only be working in the dojo a few days a week, but he still needed his space.

The structure of the dojo was coming close to completion by the end of the weekend. All that would be left to do would be painting, decorating, and getting the training equipment set up. The Shiba House had a ton of equipment and Samurai décor the Shiba siblings could take, but Jayden wanted some more modern pieces. With the city still divide for and against the Samurai Rangers, Jayden thought it best to make sure this was a dojo for martial arts and not a Samurai Rangers worship center. The more students they could attract, the better the business.

Mike flipped his Samuraizer shut and admired his work. With his Symbol Power he could repair old wooden beams without taking apart the roof or the walls, which came in handy to speed up the renovation process. He had used a lot of Symbol Power over the weekend but he was very proud of his work. Kate came over with a bottle of water for him.

"You're really good at this."

"I've always kind of liked working with my hands," Mike nodded. "It keeps me busy, I focus better, and it's a lot more fun. Besides, it's kind of cool making something useful out of almost nothing."

Kate gave Mike a smile and a nod of the head before walking to Ji and handing him a bottle of water. Lauren came over to Mike shortly after and handed him an envelope full of cash. Mike didn't want to seem greedy, but he was curious so he opened up the envelope to see how much was inside. He didn't expect a fortune, but he had worked hard. His jaw dropped when he saw how thick the stack of money was.

"Lauren, I…"

"Consider it the reverse of a friends and family discount," Lauren smirked. "There's your pay for working, a bit extra for doing such a great job, as well as a little gift from me for the baby."

"You might be my favourite cousin ever," Mike chuckled and pulled Lauren into a hug. "Now, if you need any more work…"

"Painting. If you've got time this week that would be a great help. You won't get that pay check again, but I wouldn't mind offering you a little something in return. What about ten bucks per hour?"

"Sounds perfect. Save a few walls for me. I'll be over after football practice," Mike gave Lauren another hug before he collected his things, said goodbye to the others in the dojo and left. He didn't mind working day and night to earn some extra money for himself and Emily, but he preferred having some time to himself at home with his wife. He wanted to be able to take care of her more than just financially. He had left his Samuraizer with J but wanted to bring home Emily a little something special to make up for working the entire weekend as well as missing the first couple appointments. Emily understood, but Mike still felt like he owed her a little more. He didn't want to spend cash on anything extra, but Lauren had given him a very generous pay for his hard work and spending a little bit of that on flowers wasn't going to set him back. He stopped by the florist, got a nice bouquet and started home.

-Samurai-

"What do you think of this cake, Riles?" Kevin asked as he showed Riley another big, fancy cake. Though the wedding did conflict with Riley's birthday, Mia and Kevin were still going ahead, only they had decided instead to sacrifice a few of the little details of their wedding to make it a combination wedding and birthday party. The cake was one of the compromises. They would still be getting a big, fancy cake to feed all their guests, but Riley got a huge say in what the cake looked and tasted like.

It was heaven to the little girl. She was allowed to try as many samples as she wanted and loved them all. Kevin tried a few as well, just to be sure the cake would taste fine for the guests and Riley didn't pick a flavour that was too childish. Fortunately, she seemed to stick to chocolate.

Riley looked up at a tall, white cake and shrugged her shoulders, "It looks boring."

"We're going to let you choose the decorations. Do you like the shape?"

"It looks like a triangle tower."

"A pyramid?"

"Yeah, but round."

Kevin chuckled at Riley's description of the cake being a rounded triangle pyramid. She wasn't wrong, but it didn't sound right. Fortunately, Kevin had learned to decipher exactly what she meant when she couldn't get her words right.

The pastry chef offered Riley another little sample of the cake. Riley didn't hesitate to shove the whole thing in her mouth.

"It's yummy!"

"You say that about all the cakes, Riles."

"They're all yummy! Can we buy them all?"

"You have to pick your favourite one. Just one."

"The circle triangle one!" Riley pointed to the cake before her with a smile, "but no white. Only pink icing!"

"Not pink…" Kevin grumbled but he didn't get a say as Riley glared angrily at him. When they had left, Mia made Kevin swear Riley got to pick the design of her choice. It was for her birthday, after all, and kids loved creative over fancy. "Alright, what if we keep the white icing, but trim the edges with pink?"

"Do you know how to draw Power Rangers?" Riley ignored her father and looked to the pastry chef. He nodded his head.

"I've done a few of them. They've turned out nicely."

"I want a super pink Ranger on my cake!"

"Please," Kevin reminded Riley of her manners before shaking his head, "Riles, this is a birthday and wedding cake. You get to choose but can you pick something a little less… pink?"

"No. I want pink Ranger and kittens! Blue kittens, because Kevin likes blue."

"Perfect," Kevin grumbled. He looked to the pastry chef desperately, "Any suggestions?"

"I've got something in mind," the chef nodded his head. "It will be perfect for the wedding and the birthday. It will cost a little extra…"

"Just make it look nice," Kevin put his credit card on the counter. "You hear that, Riley, the man's got a plan."

"Just make it good," Riley stated just before taking another free sample of cake. Kevin groaned and looked to the pastry chef apologetically.

"Riley, be polite."

"Thank you!"

-Samurai-

When Mike got home he found Emily sitting on the couch. She was watching TV and going through the piles of baby clothes and supplies Serena had bought for the twins at the store. She had been a little scared at first when hearing she was going to have a baby, and then terrified when she was told it was twins. Her pregnancy had been rough until now and there was no promise of it getting much better, but Emily seemed happy at this moment. Mike hid the flowers behind his back and leaned over for a kiss.

"That's a lot of stuff."

"Serena's more excited than we are," Emily nodded. Mike gave her a smile.

"Does that mean you're excited for this?"

"I was never not excited. I was just scared and stressed on top of excited. So how's the dojo looking? Got a name for it yet?"

"No name, but the dojo's looking great. All that's left is paint, décor, and training equipment and they'll be ready to open whenever they want. I think the dojo's going to be a huge hit."

"That's great. Maybe I can get a job there," Emily shrugged her shoulders, "I mean, once the baby bump disappears and the twins aren't running me ragged."

"I'll be here to help," Mike promised her and then pulled out the flowers, "I made a quick stop on the way home."

"Mike…"

"Trust me, we have more than enough to afford little romantic gestures like this. Lauren paid me for the work and you won't believe how amazing she is."

He took the envelop full of cash from his pocket and passed it to Emily. She peeked inside and her eyes widened.

"Mike, that has to be a mistake."

"That's what I said. Lauren insisted. It's pay, plus bonus, plus baby gifts."

"It's over a thousand bucks. Plus the flowers…"

"I did work really hard," Mike nodded his head and took a seat beside Emily. "She promised to pay me a bit for painting too, and the school should be paying me soon. We're going to be just fine, Emily. The babies are going to be fine. We're going to be great parents, we've got a lot of support, there's no better family."

Emily smiled and leaned into Mike. She held up a tiny onesie to show him, "This is my favourite."

"It's small! Really, really small!"

"No smaller than Terran's stuff."

"Yeah, but…" Mike scratched his neck and grabbed the onesie with two fingers, "I guess I forgot just how small babies are."

"Yeah, they'll be small until it's time to come out," Emily rolled her eyes but then distracted herself with the little shoes. She grabbed a pair and showed them to Mike, "Green, for daddy."

"Okay, I really forgot how tiny babies are. And considering they'll have your genes… It's a good thing we have twins. I may lose one."

"Don't you dare," Emily shook her head and snatched back the shoe. "These kids may be a pain in the butt, but you are not losing them. I love them already."

Mike smiled as he watched Emily reach for something else. She pulled out a bib from her pile.

"Serena thought this was perfect."

"If you think I stink, you should smell my daddy?"

"This is the other bib we bought."

"You haven't seen cute until you've seen my mommy. I'm sensing a bias."

"Really?" Emily giggled. She gave the bibs to Mike and got up to put the flowers in a vase, "By the way, your parents called. It's been a while since we've seen them so they suggested dinner."

"Yeah, sure."

"That's what I said. And, I told them we had news," Emily smirked. Mike's face lit up.

"You're ready to start telling people outside the house?"

"We're having twins. We can't wait too long. Besides, Terran learned a new word today so I think we're starting to push it."

"What's that?"

"Fat."

Mike started to laugh. Emily crossed her arms over her chest.

"It's not funny. I'm showing, but not that much. But if Terran can tell I'm getting bigger, the others are going to find out soon. We'll tell your parents, then mine, and then we'll tell the others. I'm kind of getting excited for it."

"Really?"

Emily grinned and nodded her head, "It's going to be fun."

"Especially if we mess with them a bit. Shall we make a bet?"

"Alright, deal."

"Okay, this time, I get Mia and you get the guys. If Mia figures it out before the guys, I get to name the first kid that comes out whatever I want."

"Counter offer," Emily shook her head. "If Mia guesses first you can name the first kid anything you want except Zebulon."

"I would never do that to my own kid!" Mike gasped playfully. "I'll be cool, Em, I promise. And if Kevin, Jayden, and Antonio guess first…"

"I get massages anytime I want, for as long as I want, for the entire length of the pregnancy."

"You already will. I'm not a slacker husband."

"I want a contract. Wait, what about Ji and Kate?"

"Tie breaker," Mike shrugged, "Just in case Mia and one of the guys figure it out at the same time, the first person to get Kate or Ji to guess wins. I get Ji, you can have Kate."

"Alright, what are the rules."

"No props – tummy included. That means no teddy bears, banners, baby gifts, stuff like that. And we have word restrictions."

"Baby, girl, boy, twins are off limits," Emily nodded.

"And two for one, mini-me, little monsters, little stinkers, little terrors..."

"I'll play fair and try my best to keep my pregnancy symptoms out of it," Emily said, "but I make no promises. I could have a barf attack at any moment. Just ask James. By the way, the pot on the stove isn't all chilli..."

"So we have a deal?"

"Deal," Emily shook Mike's hand, "Oh, uh, just be careful with Mia, though. You know she…"

"I know how to handle Mia."

"Okay, but some women are really sensitive about this stuff. Just remember to be gentle and supportive."

"I'm the one having twins. I'll be nice, I promise."