Opps - I almost forgot it was Monday (I'm working a funny schedule this week to cover holidays.) Time for the weekly intro!

So thank you as always for your kind reviews - I'm still not sure how this story has gotten past the 300 chapter mark but hey as long as I'm still enjoying the writing and you're still enjoying the reading I'll keep going as long as I can!

SPOILERS - this week - Marissa is distracted at work, the sales results for Midnight Shadow vs. Origana are in and Jackson has a meeting with Adam Chandler.

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Gabby woke up with a strange weight on her tummy. She opened her eyes to look up at blue sky through the big window above her head. It took her a moment to remember where she was. She turned her head to see mommy fast asleep beside her and then she turned to the other side and Momma 'Rissa was sleeping too. She looked down to find out what was pressing on her belly, it was mommy and 'Rissa holding hands. She pouted slightly, she wanted to get up and they were stopping her!

"Mommy." she moaned, giving her mom a push to wake her up.

Miranda's head popped up the other side of mommy.

"Shush Gabby, they're sleeping."

"Not anymore." mumbled Bianca with a groan and slowly opened her eyes.

Marissa yawned as well.

Bianca and Marissa's eyes met over the pillows.

"Morning." said Marissa with a sleepy smile.

"Morning." said Bianca an equally dreamy expression on her face. "I love you."

"I love you more."

Bianca chucked,

"I told you last night that wasn't possible."

"Well I'm telling you it is!"

"Nah-ha!" said Bianca childishly.

"Mm-hm!" replied Marissa with a grin.

"Mommy!" demanded Gabby in frustrated tones, tugging at the arms that pinned her to the bed. Both Marissa and Bianca looked down in surprise at their clasped hands, somehow they had managed to find each other during the night.

"Mommy." cried Gabby again desperate for attention.

"What's wrong sweetheart," Bianca asked releasing her entwined fingers from Marissa's.

"I need to pee-pee." The youngest Montgomery exclaimed.

"Okay." Bianca said, sitting up and pulling aside the covers. Mom duty called!

Marissa sat up as well, only there was suddenly a cry and then crash behind her.

AJ had fallen out of bed.

"Oh no, AJ are you okay."

His hand waved over the edge of the mattress, as he lay stunned on the floor for a moment.

"I'm okay."

"You're sure." asked Marissa bending down to help him back up.

"I'm okay." he said again, climbing back into bed beside her.

Bianca suddenly burst out with laugher.

"Do you know what that reminds me of? …the song! There were five in the bed and the little one said…" she gave Gabby a playful poke, "… Roll over, Roll over."

Marissa laughed too.

"So we all rolled over and AJ fell out."

"That's funny." said Miranda.

AJ looked like he thought it might have been funnier if it had been someone else who had fallen out of bed.

"Mommy!" cried Gabby. She was bouncing up and down on the mattress now. "Pee-pee!"

"Quick-quick then." cried Bianca, shooing her daughter off of the end of the bed.

"Do you want me to take her?" Marissa asked.

"No, I can manage."

Bianca paused for a moment at the foot of the bed and then hopped after her daughter to the bathroom on her right leg.

That left Marissa in bed with AJ and Miranda.

"Are you sure you didn't hurt yourself?" she asked her son.

"A little," he said, "Because I landed on my sore knee from yesterday." He pulled his leg out from under the covers and showed her his bruise.

"Ouch." said Marissa in sympathy.

"I got a bruise yesterday too." said Miranda rolling up the sleeve of her pyjama top to show off her elbow.

"My bruise is bigger." boasted AJ.

"Now, now it's too early for arguments." said Marissa, "We need to start thinking about getting up! It's…" Marissa glanced at the bedside clock, "… Four twenty!"

The sunshine coming through the skylight was so bright it felt so much later.

"We need to go back to sleep." she amended.

Just then there was the sound of the toilet flushing and Gabby and Bianca emerged.

"Do you realise how early it is? Four o'clock!" Marissa exclaimed with a yawn. "We need a blind on that skylight."

"I thought there was." said Bianca. "It works on remote."

"And where is the remote?"

Bianca shrugged. She then motioned for her eldest daughter to scoot into the middle of the bed with her little sister to make it easier for her to climb in.

"Is this it?" asked AJ picking up a grey handset from the bedside table. He looked at the keys for a moment and then pressed the most likely button. There was a whirl and a dark blue blind pulled across the skylight making the bedroom suddenly dark and cosy.

"So," Marissa asked as she looked hopefully in Bianca's direction, "Do you kids want to go doze in your beds for the last few hours." That way she could have a few hours alone with Bianca before morning; maybe finish what they started last night…

"I want to stay here." said AJ.

"Me too!" cried Miranda. "It's fun!"

"Me th-wee!" added Gabby.

Marissa's hopeful expression dropped and Bianca gave her a sad smile.

"Alright, but tomorrow night you are sleeping in your own bed." said Bianca firmly.

Everyone settled back down and closed their eyes, trying to get a little more sleep.

After a while there was a plaintive cry from Miranda.

"Mom, Gabby keeps kicking me!"

Bianca opened one eye and tried not to groan… Mom duty called once more!

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