Late night last night so just a short filler chapter for today I'm afraid. :o)

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Maggie looked up as a rather frazzled looking Reese took a seat beside. She gave her a supportive smile before turning back to the kids who were having a rather heated conversation about family.

AJ was looking at her.

"Are you mom's cousin?" he asked.

"Second cousin, I think." said Maggie with a puzzled frown as she tried to work it out.

"Does that make us related too?" he asked.

Maggie blinked, surprised she hadn't made the connection before.

"I suppose it does."

"And you were M'anda's mommy." said Gabby.

Miranda had been very quiet in the corner sipping her cocoa, but she looked up at the sound of her name.

"For a little while, yes." said Maggie.

Gabby, slid off of her seat between Reggie and Camilla and clambered up beside Reese.

"You were my momma." she said, pulling herself onto Reese's lap. "And M'anda's

"I was." said Reese giving the little girl a smile and settling her into a comfortable position on her lap.

"So you had four moms." said AJ looking to Miranda. "You had the most."

"I have a mommy and a daddy!" said Ayesha not wanting to be left out. She was sitting on Reggie lap, still sipping the last of her hot chocolate.

"You had two daddy's." said Camilla, giving her daughter a grin.

Reggie bounced her on his knee.

"All the best people do."

"I have a daddy too." said AJ, although his face said that he wasn't sure that was such a good thing.

"I didn't have a daddy!" said Gabby proudly. "Mommy and Momma Reese made me out of love.

"Do you think Binks and Mom will make a baby out of love?" AJ asked.

"Well they certainly have enough of it! But do you really think you three aren't enough of a handful." Reggie asked with a laugh.

Reese squeezed Gabby.

"And we had a little help from you Uncle Zack." said Reese. "There has to be a daddy in there somewhere."

Maggie looked across to Miranda who was quietly watching the conversation.

"Are you alright?" Maggie asked bending down, worried about the quiet little girl.

"I'm okay." said Miranda simply, taking another long sip of her cocoa.

Maggie could only frown and wonder if she was thinking of her own 'daddy'.

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