"Diana, give that back to me!" Susie demanded, as Diana ran away with the cell phone.

"Come on, you're going to break it," Susie complained.

Diana was giggling as she kept the item from her sister. Susie jumped in her path and snatched the phone away, causing Diana to lose her balance and fall backwards. Diana immediately burst into tears.

Her cries brought Kyle in from the den, saying, "What's going on in here?"

"She just started crying," Susie said.

Crouching down to his daughter, Kyle said, "Sweetie what's wrong? What happened?"

"Usie puch," Diana sobbed.

"Push?" Kyle said, looking in Susie's direction.

"I did not!" Susie defended.

"She's accusing you of something," Kyle said.

"She took my phone and wouldn't give it back," Susie said, "So I grabbed it back. I can't help it if she fell over."

Picking Diana up, to soothe her, Kyle said, "You need to remember she is small and doesn't yet have balance like we do."

"She took my phone!" Susie said.

"And…" Kyle said, addressing Diana, "You don't take things that don't belong to you, without asking."

Putting Diana on the floor, Kyle said, "Now give each other a hug and say you're sorry."

"But I…" Susie started, stopping when Kyle raised his eyebrows at her.

"Sorry Diana," Susie said. She bent down to hug her, only to have Diana hit her on the arm.

"Diana, no," Kyle said, "You don't hit, that's not nice."

Her father's scolding sent Diana back into tears. "Okay," Kyle said, "I think someone needs a time out."

As Kyle carried Diana upstairs she began to wail, her mood turning into a full temper tantrum.

Rachel walked in the front door and could immediately hear her daughter's cries. "Is that Diana?" she said.

"She was mad, so Kyle took her for a time out," Susie said.

"What was she mad about?" Rachel said.

"She fell over and that started it," Susie said, omitting her involvement.

"She's almost at that age, terrible two's," Rachel said.

"You're telling me," Kyle said, descending the stairs.

"Was I like that at two?" Susie said.

"Were you ever," Rachel said, "Tantrums until you were five."

"Sorry," Susie smirked.

"There you see?" Kyle said, "When Diana is sixteen she can apologize for her outbursts."

Giving Rachael a quick kiss on the cheek, Kyle said, "Where did you go just now?"

"I told you I had an errand to take care of," Rachel said, "I picked up some crescent rolls. I thought we could have them for your mother's visit. She is still coming right?"

"Yes, she texted me she is on her way," Kyle said, "Are those the kind with chocolate filling?"

"Some are," Rachel said, "They're assorted."

"Susie are you going to join us?" Kyle said.

"Grandpa Jack is taking me for practice driving," Susie said.

"He's what?" Kyle said.

"I can get my learner's permit in a few months," Susie said.

"Did you know about this?" Kyle said.

"I do," Rachel said, "It's okay with me if this is what she wants."

On cue, Jack walked in from the dining room. "Okay, Susie are you ready to go?"

"Ready," Susie said, pulling her coat on.

"Dad, is this driving lesson a way to avoid my mother?" Kyle said.

"I don't want to intrude on you getting to know her," Jack said.

"Let's go," Susie said.

"Right behind you," Jack said.

"Just be careful," Rachel said

"I will," Susie and Jack said in unison.

On her way out the door, Susie said, "Save me one of the chocolate crescent rolls."

"Ooh, me too," Jack said.

"My daughter with a driver's license," Rachel mused as she strolled around the living room.

"It was bound to happen," Kyle said, "Before we know it Diana will want hers too."

"Can we get her through preschool first?" Rachel said, "But you're right. How did Susie grow up so fast? You know, she was talking about getting her own place when she's old enough?"

"Living on your own for the first time is exciting," Kyle said, "At least she's thinking about the future."

"I'm excited about ours," Rachel said.

"So am I," Kyle said.

The sound of the doorbell, interrupted Kyle and Rachel's affectionate moment.

"I'm sure I don't have to ask who that is," Rachel said.

"You promised to try with her," Kyle reminded.

"I know, " Rachel said, "I will be nice."

Kyle headed for the door, opening it with a smile. "Hi, you made it," Kyle said.

"Yes, I remember how to get here," Diane said, as Kyle stepped aside, to let her in, "It's wonderful to see you again, Kyle."

"It's nice to see you," Kyle said.

As Kyle took her coat, Diane noticed Rachel in the room.

"Hello, Diane," Rachel said.

"Rachel," Diane said, "It's nice you are joining us. Now we can get to know each other better."

"We can," Rachel said, "Please come in and sit down."

As Diane entered the living room she looked around and said, "I'm happy to see you both, however, I was hoping to see my granddaughter too."

"You will," Kyle said, "She had a temper tantrum that turned into a nap, so we will bring her down soon."

"I remember that age," Diane said, "You had those tantrums too."

"I don't think we need to…" Kyle started.

"Do tell," Rachel said.

"This one had a temper," Diane said, "Let's just say, he had his moments. He would get even more upset, when I gave him a time out."

Rachel softly laughed, while Kyle nodded his head in embarrassment. "Thanks for that," he said.

"It sounds like you are getting payback now though," Diane said.

"You're loving that aren't you?" Kyle said.

"No complaints, parenting is always a challenge," Diane said, "But rewarding too."

"Yes, it is," Rachel said, "Until your daughter wants to start driving."

Noticing Diane's quizzical look, Kyle explained, "Rachel's oldest daughter, Susie, is having her first driving lesson today."

"Oh, you have another child?" Diane said.

"She's sixteen," Rachel said, "I was married young and impulsively. We had Susie, but it didn't work out. Her father is still one of my closest friends and we co-parent her. It works well."

"I'm learning new information all the time," Diane said.

"We have some more information for you," Kyle said, taking Rachel's hand.

"Okay, I'm intrigued," Diane said.

"Yesterday, I proposed to Rachel and she said yes," Kyle said, extending Rachel's hand to display the ring.

"You're getting re-married?" Diane said, shock in her voice.

"I hoped you would be happy for us," Kyle said.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that to sound so harsh," Diane said, "You took me by surprise. I knew you two were re-connecting but I didn't realize it was that serious."

"It's very serious," Rachel said, "I can't wait to be Mrs. Kyle Abbott again."

"Rachel is the one for me," Kyle said, "I knew it all along, and we hit a major snag, biggest mistake of my life was walking away."

"We have found a way past that," Rachel said.

"It's going to be better the second time around," Kyle said.

"Seeing the two of you this much in love, warms my heart," Diane said, "If you are both this happy, then how can I not join in that with you. Congratulations."

"Thank you," Kyle said, "Would you like some coffee or tea?"

"Tea would be lovely," Diane said.

"And we have these incredible looking crescent rolls," Kyle said.

"Mrs. Martinez?" Diane said.

"No, we gave her some holiday time off," Kyle said, "Rachel picked them up this morning."

"That was thoughtful," Diane said.

"We have to save a chocolate one for my sixteen year old, or I will never hear the end of it," Rachel said.

Johnny sat, twisting his straw in his soda, at Crimson Lights, when he noticed Susie enter the coffeehouse. Taking notice, Johnny sat up straight, following Susie with his eyes, as she ordered a drink from the front counter.

Keeping his gaze on her, Johnny watched Susie, until she noticed him. "Hey," Johnny said, with a single wave and a smile.

"Hi," Susie said, returning the smile, as she walked towards him.

"Do you want to sit down?" Johnny said, offering her the seat across from him. Fearing he had been too forward, Johnny said, "Unless you're meeting someone."

Taking the chair, Susie said, "I am on my own. My grandpa just dropped me off. He gave me my first driving lesson today."

"That sounds great," Johnny said, "I wish I was old enough to start."

"You will be sooner than you think," Susie said, "I only drove around in a parking lot though. With the holiday, it wasn't too crowded. It was still fun anyway."

"Good for you," Johnny said.

"Did you have a good Christmas?" Susie said

"Yeah, it was pretty good," Johnny said, "Spent it at home with my Mom and Katie. My Dad came by for a visit."

"Your Dad was at the Abbott house, Christmas morning," Susie said, "He bought my little sister a child's sleigh. Some of the family took her outside in it, she loved it."

Noticing Susie's sigh, Johnny said, "Is something wrong?"

"You know, Diana is my sister and I love her, I do," Susie said, "But she's getting to that age where she is messing with my stuff. Younger siblings such a joy."

"Tell me about it," Johnny said, "I have a little sister too."

"I have two younger sisters and a little brother," Susie said, "No matter my Mom's house, or my Dad's place, they are there."

"It's tough, shuffling between parents, when they aren't together," Johnny said.

"I know what you mean," Susie said, "But there are good things about it too."

"Like what?" Johnny said.

"Two sets of presents at holidays and birthdays," Susie said.

"That is definitely a perk," Johnny said, as they both laughed.

Stepping through the patio entranceway, Connor was stopped by a pang of jealousy, noticing Susie and Johnny laughing together.

"Speaking of parents," Susie said, "My Mom just got in engaged to a man who broke her heart a couple of years ago."

"Do you mean, my cousin Kyle?" Johnny said.

"That's the one," Susie said, "I think my Mom is so lovesick over him that she can't think straight about what she's doing. For the moment she is happy, I just can't help but wonder how long it will last."

Spotting Connor across the room, Johnny said, "Connor!" He motioned for him to walk over.

Connor approached them, eyeing both suspiciously. "How's it going?" Johnny said.

"Fine," Connor said.

"Hi Connor," Susie said, "I haven't seen you in awhile."

"I know," Connor said, "I m…" Connor stopped about say he missed her, but instead said, "It's nice to see you."

"Why don't you sit with us," Johnny said.

Noticing that he was still standing, Connor quickly sat down. "What's going on?" he said.

"Nothing much," Johnny said, shrugging his shoulders, "We're just hanging out. Talking about the holidays and stuff."

"How were yours?" Susie said.

"Okay," Connor said, "Got to spend time with my Mom and Dad together."

"That sounds cool," Johnny said.

"Yeah," Connor said.

"Connor, is something the matter?" Susie said.

"Why?" Connor said.

Susie paused and shared a look with Johnny, before she said, "You seem like something is bothering you."

"I'm going to get a drink," Connor said, slipping out of his chair and heading to the front counter.

"You know, I like the kid, but sometimes, he's weird," Johnny said.

"What were we saying about younger siblings?" Susie said.

While Rachel was upstairs, retrieving Diana, Kyle and his mother sat in the living room. "I see the house is still decked out to the seams for Christmas," Diane said.

"I can't take credit for it," Kyle said, "I came home from work one day and it was all set up. I did put one or two ornaments on the tree. Diana loves everything to do with Christmas. It's great to see it through her eyes. Of course she was overloaded with presents. She had fun tearing all the paper off."

"I'm glad to hear you had a great holiday and things are going so well," Diane said.

"I couldn't ask for anything better," Kyle said.

"Any idea when your wedding will be?" Diane said.

"We only just got engaged," Kyle said, "We will have to talk about that. I don't want to have a long engagement, so hopefully Rachel will want to plan something soon."

Kyle and Diane both looked up when Adele sauntered in from the dining room. "Oh," she said, "I didn't realize you had company."

"Adele," Kyle said, "This is my mother…"

"Diane Jenkins," Adele said.

"Have we met?" Diane said.

"Briefly, it was years ago," Adele said, "I'm Rachel's mother."

"It's lovely to see you," Diane said, "I'm afraid I don't recall us meeting before."

"Rachel was very young and I came to help my daughter Susan out of a bad situation," Adele said.

"Rachel tells me her and I met when we were kids, and I have a vague recollection of that," Kyle said, "It's interesting to think I met my future wife and didn't know it."

"It's funny how things turn out sometimes," Diane said, "Adele are you visiting for the holidays?"

"Yes, I love spending time with family and friends," Adele said.

"Of course," Diane said.

"I heard about your resurrection," Adele said.

"I don't think we have to put it like that," Kyle said.

"No, it's fine," Diane said, "I know a lot of people are still coming to terms with my coming back."

"At least you are better than the last one," Adele said.

"Excuse me?" Diane said.

"Uh…yeah," Kyle started, "I intended to tell you this. Last year we had someone come to Genoa City, who looked just like you."

"What?" Diane said.

"She told us her name was Evelyn and she romanced Dad," Kyle said, "I always thought there was something off about her and it turns out she wasn't this Evelyn person at all."

"Who was it?" Diane said.

"Patty Williams," Kyle said.

"There's a name I hoped I would never hear again," Diane said.

"You knew her?" Kyle said.

"I did," Diane said, "We were certainly not friends though."

"It was one big showdown when she was revealed," Kyle said, "She became unhinged and even pulled a gun on Rachel."

"How awful," Diane said, "But why did she do it?"

"To get what she always wanted," Kyle said, "My Dad's affection. It all turned out okay. No one was hurt and she was taken away by authorities."

"I had no idea you went through such a horrible ordeal," Diane said, "Thankfully, everyone is okay."

"It was very frightening to hear what my daughter went through," Adele said.

"It seems to me the whole family was affected," Diane said.

"Oh, of course, I was concerned for all involved," Adele said.

"We have put it behind us," Kyle said.

"Adele, will you be joining us?" Diane said.

"You are more than welcome," Kyle said, "Rachel will be down with Diana soon."

"Thank you, but I think I will return to my reading," Adele said, "I am in the middle of an intriguing mystery novel."

Kyle nodded as Rachel descended the stairs with Diana in her arms. Setting Diana on the floor, Adele went over and gushed at her, "There she is my little granddaughter. Did you have a good nap?"

"Dama," Diana said, reaching up for her.

Adele picked her up, as Diane said, "Kyle, she is adorable. It's so cute how she tried to say Grandma."

"She can call me whatever she wants," Adele said, "Yes, you can."

"Mom are you having tea with us?" Rachel said.

"I think I will let you enjoy your visitor," Adele said.

"It would be nice to have you with us," Rachel said, as Kyle nodded in agreement, "Diana wants you here."

"Got to get back to that mystery," Diane said, hoping Adele would leave.

"Actually, I have time for tea," Adele said.

Connor returned to the table with Susie and Johnny. He was so enamored with Susie, he was having difficulty thinking of things to say. Susie and Johnny tried to include Connor in the conversation, but he would only respond with one or two word sentences.

Spying Jack enter the coffeehouse, Susie said, "There's my Grandpa Jack. I should go."

"My uncle Jack is your grandpa?" Johnny said.

"Yep, it's complicated," Susie said.

"Hello," Jack said, walking over, "Susie, I see you found the company of some fine young men."

"Hi Uncle Jack," Johnny said.

"Hi," Connor said.

"I guess we should head out," Jack said.

"Can I drive home?" Susie said.

"I think we will stick to parking lots for now," Jack smiled.

"I tried," Susie said.

"Wait, I have a question," Johnny said, "If you're my Uncle and Susie's Grandpa, will her and I be related when her Mom and Kyle get married?"

"We will be second cousins, right?" Susie said.

"I think so," Jack said.

"So," Johnny said, "Connor is my brother and Susie will be my cousin, but Connor and Susie are not related. Cool."

"I'm glad you have all that figured out," Jack said.

"Like I said, it's complicated," Susie said.

"That is a good way to put it," Jack said.

Pulling her coat on and waving, Susie said, "See you guys later!"

"Later," Johnny said, while Connor just waived.

Once they were out of sight, Johnny said, "What's wrong with you?"

"What does that mean?" Connor said.

"Susie was being nice to you and you just sat there like a stump," Johnny said, "Why didn't you say anything?"

"I don't know," Connor said, "You were doing all the talking."

"You could have chimed in anytime," Johnny said.

"I guess," Connor said.

"Oh, I get it, you like her," Johnny said.

"I saw her first," Connor said.

"Are you for real?" Johnny said, "Don't you think she's too old for you?"

"She likes me too," Connor said.

"I think you're seeing something that isn't there," Johnny said.

"That's what you want," Connor said.

"What?" Johnny said.

"You were flirting with her, trying to take her away from me," Connor snapped.

"Okay, you need to get a grip," Johnny said, "Susie is not with you. I was not flirting with her. Heck, she's too old for me!"

"I saw you making her laugh," Connor said.

"We're friends, almost family," Johnny said.

"You can't let me have what I want," Connor yelled, "You are going to ruin everything!"

"Connor!" his mother was suddenly at his side, "What are you two arguing about?"

"He accused me of taking away the girl he's crushing on," Johnny said, "Which I had no intention of doing."

"Is that true?" Chelsea said.

"I saw her first," Connor said.

"Come on, she's 16!" Johnny said.

"I think we need to talk about this at home," Chelsea said.

"I don't want to talk, leave me alone!" Connor said, heading for the exit.

"I'm sorry about this, I will talk to him," Chelsea said.

"He's got a reality problem," Johnny said.

Lifting Diana to his lap, Kyle sat next to his mother. "Diana, I want you to meet someone," he said. Gesturing to Diane, he continued, "This is…my mother, which means she is your grandmother."

"Hi there," Diane smiled, "It's nice to see you. I bet you don't remember I saw you briefly in the summer. You have gotten so much bigger since then."

Diana was hugging her teddy bear as she watched Diane. "I like your bear," Diane said.

"She loves her bear," Kyle laughed, "It's her favorite thing."

"It reminds me of a stuffed dog, your daddy had," Diane said, "He carried it with him everywhere."

Rachel chuckled at the mention of Kyle's childhood, while Kyle smiled with her.

"Diana is just like her mother," Adele said, "Rachel had a stuffed bear she loved so much."

"Whatever happened to that dog?" Kyle said.

"I'm not sure," Diane said, "I may have some things from your childhood stored away. I may even some clothes good enough for Diana to wear."

"I should have some of Rachel and her sister's things, which would be more appropriate for a girl," Adele said.

"I would think some of Kyle's clothing would be okay for her to wear," Diane said.

"Okay, it's not a competition," Kyle said.

"We would appreciate anything you have," Rachel said.

Diana held out her bear to Diane, prompting Diane to say, "For me?" Taking the bear, she said, "Thank you, but I think I will just borrow it."

Diana reached forward, taking the initiative to sit with Diane. Kyle carefully transferred her over, Diane smiling brightly.

"She is the cutest thing," Diane said, "She reminds me so much of you at this age. In fact, now that I look closely, she has your eyes."

"Everyone says that," Kyle said.

"It's true," Rachel said.

Diane nuzzled the child's teddy bear against her, making Diana laugh.

"So Diane, how long are you in town for?" Adele said.

"Oh, I am planning to stay for the long term," Diane said.

"You're not going to disappear again?" Adele said.

"Mother…" Rachel scolded.

"I can understand why you would be skeptical," Diane said, "I see the error of my choices in the past and plan to rectify them. I want to reconcile with Kyle and get to know the person he has become, as well to be here for my granddaughter and soon to be new daughter-in-law. I would like to get to know you better as well. After all we will be family."

"Yes, I suppose we will," Adele said.

"I've been thinking about you staying in Genoa City," Kyle said, "I imagine you want to find a more permanent place to stay, other than the club."

"I am looking for options," Diane said.

"Maybe you don't have to look too far," Kyle said.

Rachel looked sharply at Kyle, fearing what was coming.

"What do you mean by that?" Diane said.

"You could live here," Kyle said.

"Kyle, it's sweet of you to offer, but I wouldn't feel comfortable moving in here," Diane said, "I don't want to impose on the rest of the family."

"I was thinking you could move into the pool house," Kyle said, "Rachel and I had it renovated a few years back and it would be perfect for you."

"Perhaps you are forgetting, my mother is staying there while she is visiting," Rachel said.

"I didn't mean for Mom to move in today," Kyle said, "Once Adele returns home, it's a good option. You would be close by to help us reconnect and get to know Diana."

"It sounds nice in theory," Diane said, "Let me think about it."

"If you decide to take me up on it, just let me know," Kyle said, "I could even show you the property now if you want to see it."

"I think we might be jumping the moment," Rachel said.

"She's right," Diane said, "I will think about it and we can discuss it another time. Speaking of which I do not want to overstay my welcome."

"You can stay as long as you like," Kyle said.

"I really should be going," Diane said, "We will get together soon? Maybe we can have dinner."

"Sounds good to me," Kyle said.

Shifting Diana to the couch, Diane stood up and said, "Bye sweetheart, it was nice to see you. I'll come by and visit really soon."

Diane waived to Diana, who opened and closed her hand to waive back.

"She waived!" Rachel exclaimed.

"Growing up all the time," Kyle smiled. Looking at Diana he said, "Can you say bye to Grandma?"

"Darma," Diana said.

"That's a very good try," Diane said. Focusing on Kyle she said, "I like Darma. Maybe her and I can keep that between us."

Standing up Rachel said, "Diane it was nice to see you."

"Yes, it was lovely to visit with all of you," Diane said, "I really enjoyed getting to spend time with Diana."

"Adele," Diane said.

"Diane," Adele said.

Kyle walked his mother to the door, with a promise to talk soon.

Diana had taken interest in a toy, prompting Adele to walk over and assist with playtime.

Smiling at the two of them, Kyle walked towards Rachel saying, "That went well."

Rachel nodded, but did not say anything. "Babe, is something wrong?"

"How could you?" Rachel said.

"What did I do?" Kyle said.

"You offered your mother to move in, to our house without discussing it with me?" Rachel said.

"We gave up that house and moved in here," Kyle said, "Once your mother goes home, why let it sit there empty?"

"I have sentimental value to that property and I would think you could have mentioned it to me," Rachel said.

"I don't think this is about the house," Kyle said, "You still don't trust my mother."

"No, I don't," Rachel said, "I was nice to her and tried to be civil, but I don't like the idea of her being so close by, with free access to Diana."

"She wouldn't do anything to hurt Diana," Kyle said.

"You thought she wouldn't hurt you either and look what she did," Rachel said.

"She is trying to make up for her past misdeeds," Kyle said, "I haven't seen anything to prove she isn't trustworthy."

"And I haven't seen anything to prove that she is," Rachel said.

"Can we just give her the benefit of the doubt," Kyle said, "I really want to believe her and I could have a good relationship again."

"I know you want your mother in your life," Rachel said, "I understand that. I just can't shake this feeling… Rachel was cut off as Kyle pulled her into a kiss.

Drawn in by the passion, Kyle put behind his actions, Rachel couldn't help but give in. Parting they looked into each other's eyes, while Rachel said, "You know, you aren't always going to get your way by kissing me like that."

"What were we talking about?" Kyle said.

"I…I don't remember," Rachel said.

Noticing the amorous looks between Kyle and Rachel, Adele picked Diana up saying, "Come on sweetheart, we will spend some time at my place. Mommy and Daddy want some alone time."

"She's right about that," Rachel said, taking Kyle's hand and leading him to the stairs. They reached the bottom step, when the front door opened, followed by Jack and Susie walking in.

Disappointed by the interruption, Kyle said, "Hey, you're back."

"How was the driving lesson?" Rachel said.

"So much fun," Susie said, "I can't wait to do it again. Are there any chocolate crescent rolls left?"

"They're in the dining room," Rachel said.

"How was your visit?" Jack said.

"Fine," Kyle said, anxious to get upstairs with Rachel.

"What's with you two?" Jack said, "Did we interrupt something?"

"You did," Kyle said, glancing up the stairs.

Realizing his intrusion on their time together, Jack said, "Come on Susie. Let's go track down those rolls.

As they proceeded on their way, Rachel giggled, while Kyle chased her up the stairs.