Marissa came in the check up on AJ. They were still staying at the Chandler Mansion. Adam had told her she was always welcome. It had felt uncomfortable being here after what JR had done, but AJ was too sick to move and Marissa couldn't bear to be parted with him. He was doing much better now, but he still wasn't quite himself. She found him sat up in bed reading one of the comics Scott had brought over last night.

"Hey AJ." she said, knocking on the door to draw his attention.

"Hey mom." He said giving her a smile.

"So are you feeling better?" she asked, taking a seat on the edge of the bed and feeling his forehead, his temperature was almost back to normal.

"My tummy hurts less." said AJ.

"That's good." said Marissa. "So do you think you can eat something? You managed alright with the dry crackers this morning."

"Can I have something else?" asked AJ.

"Of course." said Marissa happy to see her son's appetite returning. "What would you like?"

"Could I have a sandwich?"

"I don't see why not."

"A cheese sandwich?"

Marissa tapped AJ's knee delighted.

"I'll go and make you one right now." she said before planting a kiss on his forehead. "I'm so glad you are feeling better."

…

AJ looked up confused when his mom returned only moments after going, she couldn't have gotten his sandwich that fast could she?

"Hey honey." She said peering around the door. "I was on my way down to the kitchen when I found two little packages on the doorstep waiting for you. Do you want to see them?"

AJ nodded smiling. He knew it wasn't really packages, he could hear Miranda's voice out in the hall.

Marissa held the door open wider and Gabby ran in and leaped into the end of his bed.

"AJ!"

Miranda came in a little slower, a big smile on her face.

"Guys," said Marissa, addressing the two new arrivals "I'm just going down to make AJ a sandwich, can I get you anything?"

"Can I have a sandwich too." asked Miranda politely. "PB and J, please."

"And you little madam." Marissa added, giving little Gabby a tickle.

"Can I have a pea, please?"

"A pea?"

"She means 'p' for peanut butter." explained Miranda.

"Right." said Marissa with a smile. "One peanut butter sandwich coming up. Now you two, I'm trusting you to keep an eye on AJ, he's still feeling a little poorly so be gentle with him while I'm gone."

"We will." said Miranda smiling.

"Mom!" moaned AJ, embarrassed at being babied in front of his best friend.

"I'll be quick." said Marissa, closing the door behind her as she left.

Gabby starred at AJ with that intense gaze of hers.

"Are you still ill?" asked Gabby. "Are you going to be sick?"

"Not anymore." said AJ. "I hope."

"Miranda was once threw up on mommy's hair." said Gabby, as if it were the most important fact in the world.

"Gabby!" warned Miranda, her sister was showing her up in front of AJ, she had also noticed the queasy expression appearing on her birthday-twin's face. "AJ doesn't want talk about being sick we are supposed to be making him feel better."

"I'm sorry." said Gabby, patting his leg kindly. "I drew you a picture to make you better." She added. "Show him!" she commanded her sister.

Miranda put her rucksack on the bed and pulled out the pictures.

Gabby's artwork was a colourful splodge with blue eyes and a big smile.

"It's a robot." Gabby explained. She pointed at an orange splatter in the bottom corner. "E'sha did that bit."

"Ayesha." correct Miranda. "She's her new best friend." She explained to AJ.

"She's only little." said Gabby seriously. "But I look after her."

Miranda took her picture out next.

"I drew you a boat, like the one we made on our birthday." said Miranda. "I talked to my Uncle Jack. He has finished fixing his yacht and when you're better, he said we can go out on it one day, if you'd like."

"Cool!" exclaimed AJ, instantly feeling much better. Miranda really was his best friend.

They shared a wide grin.

"Thank you." said AJ, "And thank you, Gabby. It's a really good robot"

The little girl looked thrilled at the compliment.

"There's something else too. Something really important." said Miranda, pulling a couple of rolled up magazines from her bag. "You've got to see this."

Miranda unrolled the magazines out on the bed.

"I borrowed these from Opal, she won't mind."

The first magazine was called Vogue and there was a picture of Erica Kane and another two women on the front.

"Mommy's in that one. She looks beautiful." said Miranda, flipping through the thick magazine to find the page. "There's Aunt Kendal." she said laying the open magazine back on the bed in front of AJ. "And the next page is mommy."

AJ thought the magazine was a bit girly for him, but he obediently turned the page. Bianca's smiling face took up all of the next page, she really did look beautiful.

"Let me see." said Gabby, taking the magazine from his lap. "I love my mommy." she added before planting a kiss on the picture's nose.

"This is really what I wanted to show you." said Miranda as she flicked through the other magazine. "Here."

She put the magazine down in front of AJ and pointed at a picture in the top corner. It was a photograph of their mom's kissing. AJ read the banner above the picture, it said 'Red Carpet Romance'.

Miranda had an eager smile on her face.

"Look here." she said pointing to the description underneath. "It says 'girlfriend'; 'Bianca Montgomery and her girlfriend Marissa Tasker.' They announced in the magazine that they are together. Do you know what that means?"

Miranda was almost vibrating with excitement.

"What?" asked AJ.

"It means they are going to move in together." cried Miranda, her excited voice almost a squeal. "You have to live together if you are officially dating and saying it in a magazine means it's official!"

"Mom didn't say anything." said AJ, not daring to hope.

"They probably want to wait until our mommy is back so they can tell us all together like they did before. AJ, by next week we could be living in our house!"

"Do you really think so?"

Miranda nodded excitedly.

"I asked Aunt Kendal to help and she did! We are going to be real twins, AJ! Really real twins!"

Miranda threw her arms around AJ and he hugged her fiercely back.

"Can I be your twin too?" asked Gabby, feeling left out.

AJ turned to the little girl.

"You could be my little sister." he said. "I've never had a little sister."

"But I don't want to be little." said Gabby with a pout.

"But if you're not my little sister than I can't be your big brother."

"Big brother." said Gabby trying it out for size. "Is that special too?"

"Very special." said Miranda, helping AJ out.

"And then we will all be one big family." said AJ happily. "A big happy family all living together in our fantastic house."

"I'd like that," said Gabby nodding, "My big brother."

"Only we can't let mommy and Marissa know that we know." said Miranda. "When they tell us we have to pretend to be surprised. Can you do that Gabby? Can you keep it a secret?"

Gabby was being stared at very fiercely by both Miranda and AJ.

"Can you keep it a secret?" AJ asked.

"You have to," said Miranda, "Because it is the best secret ever!"

Gabby nodded. Her sister and her new big brother were depending on her.

"I'll keep it secret." she said.

…