Sam groaned as she heard her alarm clock blare on the bedside table. She quickly pounded the snooze button and rolled over, trying to salvage just a few more moments of sleep before she had to wake up.

Suddenly, she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and she instantly felt wide-awake.

"Morning," Freddie said groggily.

"I don't think it qualifies as morning unless the sun is out," Sam yawned.

"Come on, you need to start getting ready," Freddie said, rational as usual.

"I don't want to," Sam moaned. She put her arms around her fiancé's neck and kissed him. "How about we just stay in bed all day? I haven't gotten to use no energy in forever."

"As tempting as that is…" Freddie smirked. "You know I have to go into work this morning to give a quick presentation. And you have to go chase crazy people down and arrest them."

"Still not used to being on this side of that whole deal," Sam chuckled, sitting up and slowly sliding out of bed.

"Eh, stranger things have happened," Freddie said.

"Like what?"

"Um…nothing comes to mind right now, but I'll think harder," Freddie said.

"Right," Sam grinned. "Anyway, I get the shower first."

"You always take it first," Freddie said, rolling his eyes. "You just want me to go wake up the twins."

"Well they're horrible to try and wake up," Sam pointed out. "It's like trying to wake up a-a-"

"A you?" Freddie finished for her.

"Well…yeah," Sam nodded. She leaned back down and gave him another kiss. "Please baby?"

"Fine," Freddie sighed. "I'll wake them up. Go enjoy your shower."

"Smart boy," Sam said approvingly.

Freddie watched her head out of the bedroom the bathroom across the hall. He had moved in Sam and her twins nearly four months ago, a week after they had become engaged, and he still hadn't gotten over how unbelievable it felt getting to start every morning with her. He couldn't wait to do it every day for the rest of his life.

Kicking back his covers, Freddie heaved himself out of the bed and started down the hall to Kira and Leah's shared bedroom.

He softly pushed open the door and saw one of the two beds already neatly made and the other still occupied.

"Kira," Freddie said, gently shaking the thirteen-year olds shoulder. "Kira, come on, time for school."

"I still have time to sleep," Kira mumbled, burying her head in her pillow, just like Sam often did.

"No, actually, your alarm went off ten minutes ago," Freddie said. "You must've fallen back asleep."

"Five more minutes," Kira moaned.

"How about this?" Freddie offered. "If you get out of bed now…I'll stop and buy you and Leah those milkshakes you like after I pick you up from school today?"

Kira's head jolted up. "The Chocolate Extravaganza?"

"The very same."

"Alright, alright, I'm up," Kira said, jumping out of bed.

Freddie smiled as he followed Kira out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, where Leah was already seated at the table, eating a bowl of cereal.

"Morning, Freddie," she said happily.

"Morning, Leah," Freddie replied. "You're up early…for once."

"I wanted to get a jump on the day," Leah said, causing her twin to scoff.

"Um, Kira?" Freddie frowned as he watched the girl grab a bag of chocolate chips and pour them into a bowl. "Don't you think that's a sort of…odd breakfast choice?"

"No," Kira shrugged, popping a few chocolate chips into her mouth.

"Well, um, I think your mom probably wants you to have something a little bit…healthier for breakfast," Freddie reasoned. "You know, like toast. Or I can make you some eggs."

"Mom eats stuff like this all the time," Kira pointed out.

"True," Freddie agreed. "But-"

"Where is mom anyway?" Leah asked.

"In the shower," Freddie told her.

"I'm out," Sam said, suddenly coming into the kitchen, her hair still slightly damp. She looked over at Kira, who was still enjoying her bowl of chocolate chips.

"Hey!" she said firmly, taking the bowl from her daughter. "No chocolate for breakfast!"

"You dip your bacon in chocolate!" Kira exclaimed indignantly.

"Yeah, well, don't take after me," Sam said, tossing a few pieces of chocolate in her mouth. "There's bagels on the counter. Go eat one."

"So mom," Leah said as Sam sat down next to Freddie. "What's on your agenda for today?"

"Um…I dunno, work?" Sam said, confused.

"Okay," Leah nodded. "And you, Freddie?"

"Huh?" Freddie said. "Oh, well, I'm going into work until twelve…then I have nothing planned until I pick you and Kira up from school, I guess."

"Interesting…"Leah said slowly.

"What?" Sam frowned.

"Nothing," Leah said. "Except neither one of you mentioned anything about any wedding planning!"

"Oh God," Kira said, rolling her eyes.

"Leah, we've done some wedding planning," Sam said.

"Yeah," Freddie nodded. "We did some work a couple weeks ago."

"It was a month ago, and you guys didn't even pick a date yet!" Leah told them. "All mom did was look at wedding cakes."

"That's the most important part of the wedding!" Sam defended.

Freddie sighed and looked over at his fiancé. "Hey, maybe she's right. We've been engaged for four months and we really haven't put too much thought into this wedding yet. I mean, it's only a matter of time before Carly decides to fly over here from Seattle and start doing everything herself."

"Yeah…imagine her and Leah together for all of this," Sam shuddered. "We wouldn't have a second of peace."

"So will you start planning stuff?" Leah asked.

Sam looked up at Freddie. "Okay," she conceded. "I guess it wouldn't kill us to look at some dates and stuff tonight."

"Yes!" Leah cheered triumphantly.

"You need a life," Kira sneered.

"Look who's talking," Leah retorted.

"Alright, well, you guys are going to be late if we don't get going," Freddie said before the twins could start a full-blown argument.

"Have fun at school," Sam said, pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"Like that's possible," Kira scoffed.

"Eh, I'm required to say it," Sam said. "Just try not to fall asleep in science again."

"We'll see."

"Oh, mom, is it okay if I go to the mall with some girls from the cheerleading squad after school today?" Leah asked. "One of their moms is driving."

"Um, sure, that's fine," Sam shrugged. "Have fun."

"So," Freddie said as the twins bid Sam a quick goodbye before heading out of the kitchen. "We're really going to start planning the wedding tonight?"

"I think I can manage to squeeze in twenty minutes of that," Sam smiled, leaning up and kissing him.

"I'll take it," Freddie chuckled.