Hey guys, ok, so I'm back, although I'm not sure how long for with this story. For some reason the story just isn't coming together, partly the reason why this chapter is so short. I'm hoping the next chapter will be a little longer but no promises yet.

Also, if any are reading any of my spin offs, updates for at least on of them are on their way, but at the moment, they're a little slow because at the moment I'm trying to convert script versions into story versions and an episode for one of them I had has turned into a two -part later in the series.

Anyway, I'll get on with the chapter.

Growing Up Troubles

"You make parenting sound so much fun," Speedy teased his blonde haired friend just as Chris made his way back into the room, from upstairs, "It can't be that bad, can it?"

"Tell me that when Ben reaches High School."

"Or when he reaches eight and likes to cause mischief." Chris joined in with the conversation as he sat down.

"Scott?" Holly asked with a slight laugh.

"Yeah," Wyatt nodded, joining in with her laughter, "But he's no trouble, he just likes being mischievous."

"What eight-year-old doesn't?" Chris asked, "How's Ben doing?" Chris looked around to see that Ben was no long in the room, "Where is he?"

"At the dining table drawing," Holly answered him, "And he's fine now that he's way past the terrible twos."

"Have you found out what the new born in?" Chris asked.

"Already asked," Wyatt sighed, looking over to his lover, "They don't know."

"We're keeping it a surprise, like we did with Ben." Speedy explained, while Chris nodded his head, just as the sound of the front door was heard opening. Instinctively checking his watch, Chris looked down to see it time for Jennifer and Scott to get home from school. Just as he thought that, two heads peaked around the front door.

"Hey, we're home," Jennifer smiled, as Wyatt and Chris looked her way seeing her eyes light up, "Holly! Frank! You're here already!"

The two younger children of Wyatt and Chris ran into the room and hugged the two newcomers.

"Where's Ben?" Scott asked straight away.

"In the dining room." Wyatt smiled to his youngest child, who ran out of the room in searching for the four-year-old boy.

"Lizzie wasn't at school, before you ask," Jennifer now turned to her two fathers, "I don't know where she was, but I couldn't miss the school bus if you wanted me to meet Scott…"

"It's ok," Wyatt cut her off, "You sister's upstairs, she's been suspended."

"Oh, right," the 15-year-old nodded, making her way out of the room, "Well, I've got homework to do."

Chris could not help but smile at that, especially when he heard Speedy laughing.

"I thought you said they get worse when they're teenagers?"

"Jen's the exception to the rule," Wyatt informed, "I'll call you when dinner's ready, ok sweetie?"

"Ok, dad."

With that, the 15-year-old dark haired girl left the room, leaving the adults to talk again.

"Do your mom and dad know you're back yet?" Chris now looked at his husband's cousin, who shook her head, "Does anyone else know except us?"

"Not yet," Holly shook her head, "We came straight here. We were planning on going around later, or asking them to come here?"

"You know," Wyatt smiled, "Maybe it will be a good idea. Get everyone over here for dinner?" He threw the question at Chris, who looked back at him with raised eyebrows.

"Isn't it a little late to tell them?" the brunette asked, "I mean, if you want to do it tonight…"

"If we don't ring, we won't find out, will we?" Wyatt asked, standing up and making his way out of the room, "I'll go and see what my dad has to say."

As the Halliwell left the room, Chris turned his attention back to Holly and Speedy, who were laughing slightly.

"What?"

"You two," the blonde haired male laughed, "You've not changed."

Later that evening, Wyatt was making dinner with Scott sat up on the counter trying to help him. He had found out his whole family could make it over, even at the short notice, so he was putting a lot more effort into this dinner than he would normally do. Even though his mom was no longer with them, he did not want her looking down on him and being pissed because he had taken the easy way out with cooking.

"So, who's actually coming over?" Chris asked, as he walked into the kitchen to get some drinks for Frank and Holly and the children, but then laughed as he saw the sauce for the lasagne all over Scott's face, "How do you get so messy?"

"My spe…speci…specatity."

"Speciality, sweetie," Wyatt laughed, "Hey, he's tasting it," the two fathers laughed while Wyatt thought about the answer to his lover's question, "Just my dad, aunts and uncles and brothers. Matty's Mrs can't make it though because of the baby."

"Not too bad then." Chris smirked, he was about to continue when Wyatt interrupted him.

"Oh and Patty now that she's just got back to San Francisco, with her two kids."

"I can't believe she and Luke divorced." Chris shook his head, putting the two beers, and the glasses or juice on a tray.

"Me neither," Wyatt said but then had a thought, "Actually, it wasn't really her choice, was it?"

"Yeah, I guess," Chris nodded as he walked back towards the door, "Let me know if you want any help."

"It's ok," Wyatt smirked, "I have my little helper." The two fathers looked back at their eight-year-old, who picked up the salt shaker and started shaking some into his hands. Chris laughed and left the room, letting Wyatt deal with it. At least he was putting it into his hand rather than in the sauce.

"That was great, son," Leo smiled at his eldest son, "Thanks for asking us over."

"Yeah, Wyatt," Paige smiled, and then looked at her youngest of her twins, "Although I see there was a reason behind it all."

"Of course, Aunt Paige," Wyatt smirked, "Why else would I invite you all over."

The sound of a beeper interrupted them, causing them all to look in Matthew's direction, of course it had to be him.

"Sorry, bro, I gotta go," 27-year-old Matthew sighed, "Hospital needs me." Of course, Matthew had taken after his father and became a doctor, something to make his parents proud, even though his mom was not that to see what he had accomplished.

"You're on call again!" Parker looked at his baby brother, even at 27 he was his baby brother, he always would be.

"Don't talk to me about that," Matt shook his head, standing up from the table, "Kaley's already on my back about it, complaining I'm never there for her and our daughter."

"Being a doctor sounds like fun," Elizabeth spoke up from the table, the first word she had said all night, "Definitely not gonna do it."

The youngest of Piper's brood left the manor, while Wyatt glared at his eldest daughter.

"What's this I hear about someone being suspended again, anyway?" Patty looked at her eldest second-cousin, who just shrugged her shoulders and then looked at her dad, "You told them."

"I told them, yes." Wyatt told his daughter.

"Like father, like daughter, hey Wy?" Parker laughed at his eldest brother, who just shook his head.

"You know, Lizzie, you really need to buckle down in school…" Phoebe started on at her eldest great-niece, who looked like she did not want the 'advice'.

"For God's sake, I don't care," Lizzie shouted, standing up, "Why can't you all get off my back?"

"Lizzie sit back down," Wyatt shouted at his daughter, "Right now young lady."

"You know what, dad," the 16-year-old looked at her father, "No." With that she made her way upstairs and slammed her bedroom door behind her.

"I'm gonna kill that girl someday."

"No you won't, Wyatt," Prue shook her head gently at her eldest nephew, "She'll calm down eventually, you've just got to let her get through her rebellious streak."

"Or send her to a boarding school," Phoebe smiled to the blonde, "I mean, it didn't do you any harm, did it?"

Wyatt looked at Chris, who nodded his head.

"We've been looking into it actually," Wyatt admitted, "But it's a military style one. We can't keep dealing with her drinking and smoking, we don't even know what else she does. It's gotten to the point if she gets suspended once more, she's going."

"Have you told her that?" Leo asked his eldest step-son, who was shaking his head, "Maybe you should warn her, it might knock some sense into her."

"So you're not going to tell me not to do it?" Wyatt look around the table at all the adults.

"Why would we?" Henry asked the blonde, "I'd rather see her in a military boarding school than her behind bars for something. I know Hannah wouldn't want to be her parole officer."

"I know Charlie wouldn't want to have to arrest her for something." Andy added to the conversation, making Wyatt feel a little better for the conversation that he had had with his husband.

"Thanks," the 34-year-old smiled, "Knowing you're on my side really helps."

"She's your daughter," Coop now told him, "You should do whatever you think is best, don't worry about what we think."

"Yeah, but I do."

Elizabeth sat up in her room, she hated her family at times, really really hated them. She looked over at her clock. 8pm, well almost 8pm, almost time to meet Josh. She was meeting him and half-eight, which meant she might as well start getting ready, even though she did not have much to do. Just her hair and make-up, and put pillows in her bed to make it look like she was in bed, asleep. She knew her dad or Chris only ever looked in, so would not come over to check that she was really there.

Once everything was done, she looked at the clock again, five minutes to get there and meet Josh. Checking that what she was wearing was ok, a red T-shirt and short black skirt, she climbed out of the window to get to the party for the night.

"So it's really one more strike and that's it?" Speedy looked at his friends as they all sat in the living room later that evening, after everybody had gone and the children were in bed.

"Yeah," Wyatt nodded his head, "We've seriously had enough of her."

"Really?" Holly asked, mainly looking at Chris, who did not seem too sure about the idea.

"We've done everything we can," Chris looked at his lover's cousin, "We're running out of options."

"A bit like my mom and dad did with me."

"And look where it got you," Speedy smirked, "Shacked up with your roommate."

"Hey, if she comes home with a girlfriend, then fine, that's up to her," Wyatt shrugged, "I'll be fine with it, I can't really say much can I, without being hypocritical? But, as long as something calms her down."

ok, so really it did just fill some information in about the family. The rest of the family will show up a little later, I just didn't want them all jumping in at one go. Anyway, there'll be enough of them all in one scene with the wedding, right?

So, what did you think? Sorry, it's taken so long to write that.