'Author's Note: I don't own Grease nor Grease 2 or any of the Character. The only thing I own is the plot to the story and a few characters of my own

Summary: Grease 2 Au. One Shot. What if the T-Birds and Pink Ladies hadn't turned up just as Michael was about to reveal the true identity of the 'Cool Rider' to Stephanie? How would that have changed the course of the movie?

AN: Alright here's Chapter 37. Thank you to those that reviewed the last chapter.

Chapter 37

17th November 1971, Bismarck: North Dakota

Three months ago. Hank's son Jonathan had taken over managing the company. To say it had all gone to shit was an understatement. Hank had taken on two new contracts just before Sunny Boy Jim had taken over running the business.

The drivers where being pushed harder to meet near bloody impossible deadlines for loads. I was hardly home now. I was lucky if I was home once a month or ever two months.

There had been a number of drivers whom had quit because they where sick of dealing with his bullshit.

I looked at the letter from Tex. I hadn't heard from Tex since he had moved back to Australia last year. He was living in a town called Alice Springs. He was driving trucks over there.

The trucks he drove where a lot bigger then over here. Road Trains he called them. I shoved the letter back in to my shirt pocket. I put some money on the table to cover the bill at the dinner on the outskirts of Bismarck.

For the first time in weeks I was heading home. It would only be for maybe a week then I was headed out again. I climbed up into the cab of the Peterbilt. I pulled down the sun visor and looked at the photos I kept there of Steph and the kids.

Connor had started school in September. It was extremely hard being away from them for week if not months on end. I was missing my kids grow up. But it was one of the many sacrifices I had to make being on the road to support them.

The time I had a home with them I cherished above all else. I knew there would be no doubt I would miss the birth of the our fifth and sixth child.

19th November 1971, Rydell California

Connor Carrington knew he was in trouble. Real deep trouble. He had broken a kids nose just half and hour ago. The boy in question Tommy Harrison was a bully.

Connor had punched Tommy after Tommy had been picking on Jessie. Or rather being pushing her around in the yard during recess. He had been sent to the office to be dealt with by Principle Franks.

His mama had been called to come pick him up. Oh boy he was in trouble. Tommy had come from the school nurse after having his nose straitened and such.

Connor gulped and shifted nervously on his chair when his mama walked into the office.

"Mrs Carrington Principle Franks will see you now. " Connor stiffly got off the chair and followed his mom into the principle office.

"Mrs Carrington take a seat" Adam Franks said. He looked to be in late twenties- early thirties.

I had only been home ten minutes when I heard a car pull up into the driveway. The twins and Aaron where somewhere around here. I hadn't seen them when I walked inside the house.

I glanced out the kitchen window. Connor got out of the back of the car and followed after Stephanie. It was the middle of a school day. What was he doing home early.

"What are you doing home early from school" I asked when Connor walked into the kitchen. He looked down at his shoes before he looked up at me again.

"He suspended for fighting. He broke some kids nose for pushing Jessie around" Steph answered walking through the door.

"Suspended. He's only four for fuck sake" I said trying to comprehend why he had been suspended for looking out for his younger cousin.

"I tried explaining that to the principle. But he didn't seem to care all that much "

"Maybe I need to have a quite word with this guy then" I said as Connor left the room.

"Just leave it be. It will cause more trouble than it's worth. I've already tried to explain to the idoit that it was self-defence on Connor's part. But he didn't want to listen to reason."

"Ok fine. How long did he suspended for." I asked.

"Five days. Starting Monday. He won't be going back to school until the following Monday."

"And what about the kid he hit" I inquired having a gut feeling the little bastard had gotten off scot free.

"He didn't even get in trouble for pushing Jessie around"

"Your fucking kidding me right. He was pushing Jessie around. Connor stands up to him. He hits Connor. And when Connor break's his nose. It's Connor who's getting in fucking trouble. "I said quite pissed off. That Connor was getting punished for standing up for his younger cousin and defending himself .While the other kid was let off the hook.

"The wonders of the California Educational System"

"Oh yea. Where's BJ, Rebecca and Aaron" I asked having not seen hide or hair of them since I had come home.

"There at Mom and Dad's. "

1st December 1971, Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania

It was early morning maybe just after three in the morning. I was leaving Pittsburgh and heading west to Lincoln, Nebraska then to Las Vegas with another load.

I had recently run into Cole and Maggie. It seemed that they had settled down in San Francisco due to Cole's new job. Cole was an Pilot and was working for some airline in San Francisco.

My goddaughter had been born on the 21st of November. Cole and Maggie had named her Cassandra Samantha Dawson. She was being christened next month on the 18th or so Cole had told me.

The next two additions to the Carrington family where due in a little over four weeks. Patrick and Samantha where expecting another child in June. Rose and Josh where expecting their first child in mid-May.

3rd December 1971: Las Vegas Nevada

I was waiting for my trailer to be unloaded at the depo in Las Vegas. I had to make a run up to Carson City then back up to San Francisco before heading home. I was talking to a driver I had become friends with after I had started driving for Hank.

"Carrington. You've got a call" One of the guys whom worked at the depo called from the office.

I walked over to the office to take the call from whoever it was that was calling.

"Michael Carrington" I said answering the phone.

"Carrington. Your mother in law rang the depo about ten minutes ago. Your wife's labour or something" the voice on the other end of the line.

"Ok. Can I talk to Hank if he's there" I asked.

Half an hour later I was heading back to Rydell with an empty trailer. Hank had given the two loads I was supposed to do to another driver.

Nine Hours Later: Rydell California.

I looked in the driver's side mirror and saw the flash red and blue lights of the local cop cars. I glanced at the speedo. I was well under the limit. So I wasn't speeding.

I shifting done through the gears and pulled over to the side of the road. I grabbed my logbook, load manifest even though I was running empty.

"Is there a problem officer."? I said climbing down from the cab.

"Licence and registration. " I handed them to him to look over.

"Broken tail light on the trailer. Twenty-Five Dollar fine" He said handing me back my licence and registration.

"Well you'd better send the bill McCabe Brother's Transport," I said climbing back into the Peterbilt.

I waited for him to leave before I pulled back onto the road. And headed towards the hospital. It took me another twenty or so minutes to get to the hospital. I parked the Peterbilt and trailer outside the hospital.

"May I help you sir" The first nurse at the nurse's station on the ground floor asked.

"Yea my wife was bought in about ten hours ago in labour" I responded.

"Can I have her name please" The nurse asked.

"Stephanie Carrington" I answered having gone through this three times before.

"She's in room 128 on the third floor." The nurse responded.

"And the twins" I asked wanting to know if they and Steph where alright.

"Your sons were born about an hour ago. First one was about nine pounds seven ounces and the second one was just over ten pounds." The nurse responded.

I headed up to the third floor and along the corridor to room 128. Marie was standing outside the room.

"Michael both Stephanie and babies are fine. Anthony just in with her now" Marie said as soon as she spotted me.

"Where are Connor, BJ , Rebecca and Aaron." I asked looking around for other four children.

"Their with your parents down in the cafeteria." Marie explained. I merely nodded.

I pushed open the door. Anthony was sitting beside Steph's beside. The twin boys where asleep in their cots. He looked up when I walked into the room.

"How she doing" I asked sitting on the other side of the bed.

"She passed out about twenty minutes ago. Little buggers where in a little rush to get here into the world."

"I can imagine. I would've been here earlier if I had to go Carson City rather Vegas." I said glancing at the two babies that lay in their cots.

"Babies have their own schedule when it comes to making an appearance into world "

"Yea they do at that." I said as Anthony got to leave the room.

25th December 1971; Rydell California

Christmas which was usually a quite sombre affair. Which had been changed by tenfold. Marie, Anthony and my parents had decided among them that we having a joined Zinone, Carrington, Olsen etc., family Christmas or something.

Connor, BJ, Rebecca and Aaron where running around with their cousins and such around the backyard of my parent's place. Sandy and Danny had made the trip up from San Diego with their boys.

Billy was supposed to bringing his new girlfriend around today to meet the family. I looked up from where I was talking with Josh when I heard a familiar car pull up.

"Nice of you to show up Billy" Patrick snipped at him playfully as Billy walked in or was rather being dragged along by Jessie.

"Uncle Josh. Uncle Michael" Jessie said running over to Josh and I.

"Hey there pretty girl. You're getting big" Josh said picking her and hugging her.

"Where's Auntie Rosie" Jessie asked as Josh set her down on the ground.

"Hey what about me" I asked. Jessie hugged me quickly before running off to find Rose.

Rose Zinone was only four months pregnant but it felt like it had been longer. Both her and Josh where ecstatic about the news of them being parents five months.

Billy her younger brother was supposed to be bring his new girlfriend around to meet the family.

She looked out the window to the backyard. Where Josh was talking with her eldest brother Michael. In the ten year since he had moved here to America. He changed a lot from when he was seventeen and having found out about Sarah cheating on him.

In the months between when she had seen him last and when they had moved to Rydell. Her brother had changed. Rose had seen it when she had seen Michael with Stephanie for the first time.

The way he looked at her and the love he had for. Was very much the same that Josh had for her. The love that her brother and his wife shared had changed very little since they first gotten together as teenagers. If had changed it only gotten stronger over time.

"Oh could you get a room" Rose heard Patrick complain for outside about something.

" Oh fuck off Patrick. How many times did I walk in on you and Samantha doing something a little more what's the word. Hot and Heavy" Michael snipped back him.

"How's the morning sickness" Rose looked up when her sister in law Stephanie walked into kitchen maybe a minute or so later.

"Fine. If you count trying not to get food poisoning from Josh's cooking. What are those two knuckleheads older brothers of mine fighting about" Rose answered.

"Your brothers are just taking the piss out of each other"

"They're in the mid-twenties and they still act like children. How is it you've stayed married to my knucklehead eldest brother" Rose asked merely joking as well.

"There are some benefits being married to him"

"Ok. Too much detail. You think Billy's imaginative girlfriend's going turn up "Rose asked.

"I'd say so. Cause she just pulled up out front" Stephanie said looking out the kitchen window