Ok this chapter is a little short. Thank you for reading and letting me know you liked it. I can't update for awhile because I'm moving and I have no way to update, but I will update as soon as I can. Please let me know how you liked this chapter and I'm just setting it up for future conflict and plot. So enjoy! ~ Bolts and Trees.

Luke sighed and turned over expecting to find his bed full of children. However when he did he was only met by his wife. They had made it official and were married for about four years now. Thalia pulled him closer and there was something different about Thalia lately.

"Thals wake up." Luke whispered glancing at the clock and realizing it was already eight o'clock.

Thalia's eyes fluttered open and she smiled at Luke before sitting up, "Luke I need to tell you something."

Luke looked at her and propped himself up on his elbow, "What would that be Thals?"

"I'm pregnant again." Thalia smiled.

Luke could barely contain his excitement, "Are you sure?"

She nodded, "I took the test yesterday, I didn't have time to tell you."

Luke was over the moon. He was going to have another kid. Thalia was about to say something when Mia walked in dragging her baby Pegasus with her. She always came in around this time to say good morning to her parents.

"Good morning mommy, daddy, and the new baby." Mia smiled.

"You heard that?" Luke asked.

Mia nodded, "I was standing there the whole time. Plus I saw mommy buy the tests yesterday."

Eight months later, Thalia and Luke welcomed another set of twins into the world. One a little boy who looked like his mother, Declan Jameson, and another a little girl who looked like her father, Andrea May. They were born on the fourth of July at seven thirty at night. Declan, Claire, and Mia were excited to have two more siblings.

"Do you guys want to hold them?" Luke asked. Thalia was sleeping in her bed and Mia was watching over her. She had always been like that with her mom, always very protective.

After Luke situated the Claire and Declan, he walked over to the chair Mia was sitting in and picked her up before sitting her on his own lap, "Are you watching mommy?"

Mia nodded, she was ten now but somehow Luke managed to get her onto his lap, "Yeah. She's really tired."

"Why don't you go see your brother and sister?" Luke asked, "I'm sure Declan and Claire will let you hold them."

Mia shook her head and stayed planted right next to her mother's side. It was just something about Mia. Luke didn't think he's ever seen Mia away from her mother more that five minutes.

"You really love your mother don't you?" Luke asked. Mia nodded and then turned towards Luke.

"Will you guys still love us the same?" Mia asked.

Luke chuckled, "Of course we will. Just because the babies were born doesn't mean we'll stop loving you guys any less that we do."

Seven Years Later

Mia sighed and walked into the kitchen where her mother was making lunch for the twins. She set the bags of groceries down on the table and walked over to the stove, "What's for lunch?"

"Andie wants Spaghetti O's and Dylan wants a pizza bagel. Can you make Dylan's lunch?" Thalia asked her.

Mia nodded and went to go grab Dylan so he could help her put what he wanted on it, "Ok pepperoni?"

Dylan nodded, "And lots of cheese, but not too much sauce."

Mia nodded and set to work allowing Dylan to supervise so it was made to the utmost perfection. After that Mia popped it into the oven and pulled it out when it was bubbly and just the way Dylan liked it.

She cut it in half, put it on his favorite Avengers plate, along with a small Caesar salad, and some grapes. She handed him a juice box and set him up at the breakfast bar and then Andie wandered in and claimed that she wanted a pizza bagel rather than Spaghetti O's so Mia was happy she made another half. She plated Andie's on a Ariel plate the same as Dylan's and set her up at the breakfast bar as well with a juice box.

Thalia smiled, "Thank you Mia."

At the moment Thalia was happy that Mia wasn't doing what she was usually doing. The moment Mia got into high school something shifted with her. She would skip curfew, go to parties, she came home smashed a couple times. Luke and Thalia didn't know what to do with her. Other times she was like this; the caring older sister.

Claire walked in, "Oh, Spaghetti O's. She dished herself some and grabbed a bowl for Declan who was in the den playing video games with his friends Nick and Ryan."

"Aren't you hungry Mia?" Thalia asked as she made herself and Luke some leftover pasta from Luke's restaurant Dec's. It was a sports bar where all the kids had jobs, Andie and Dylan helped the host, Claire and Mia waited tables, and Declan had just been promoted to Assistant Manager.

Mia shook her head before grabbing her keys, "Nope."

"Where are you going?" Thalia asked praying it wasn't another party. Mia was definitely the wild child out of the bunch.

Mia shook her head, "I was going to hang out with Nicky."

Nicky di Angelo was the one who kept Mia out of trouble ninety five percent of the time. He had been Nico's from a previous relationship which he was now back in and had four kids. Tate the oldest, Nicky and Devin the middle kids. Devin was the only girl, and lastly there was Aiden, the youngest out of the four.

"Is Nicky back from Italy?" Thalia asked. Nicky had gotten into some trouble but now he was trying to clean himself up to get into Havard, the kid was brilliant.

Mia nodded, "He just asked me if I wanted to go out for some frozen yogurt."

"Have fun and let me know if you're going to stay over there tonight." Thalia called as Mia walked towards the front door.

Luke walked in from the backyard where he was doing some work on the pool and smiled at Andie and Dylan, "Who wants to go swimming?"

"After you finish your lunch." Thalia smiled before kissing Luke causing Andie to aww and Dylan to roll his eyes.

"Where are the other three?" Luke asked.

"Claire and Declan are down in the den playing video games or something with Nick and Ryan and apparently Mia is going over to Nicky's for the day." Thalia shrugged and handed Luke the plated pasta and salad.

"I thought we talked about her hanging around with Nicky." Luke sighed.

Thalia looked at him, "He keeps her out of trouble. Do you really want another episode with a drunken Mia?"

Luke was quiet for a moment, "Alright but I still don't like the kid."

"I know you don't." Thalia rolled her eyes and the crew from the basement came upstairs.

Claire looked out of place with the boys. She was tall and blonde like her father but she had her mother's facial features. She also had her father's polar blue eyes. However Claire could kick any of their asses any day in any video game.

"Are you guys going somewhere?" Luke asked.

"We were going to head over to Ryan's to check out the new Call of Duty game." Declan shrugged.

"Are you going with them Claire?" Luke asked.

Claire shook her head, "James asked me if I wanted to help him out with his horses."

"Is that code for something?" Luke asked teasingly.

Claire rolled her eyes, "No, he seriously has horses."

"Well just be home by curfew, and text Mia so we know if she's coming home or not." Thalia smiled.

"Oh, I was just going to spend the night at Ryan's if it's ok with you guys." Declan shrugged.

"It's fine." Luke shrugged.

Mia knocked on the di Angelos' door and waited for a moment. Aiden answered and smiled, "Hey there Mia."

"Where's your brother?" Mia smiled.

Aiden raised his eyebrows, "Are you looking for Tate?"

"Nicky." Mia rolled her eyes.

"Nicholas!" Aiden called, "Your girlfriend is here."

Nicky practically ran to the door with a Cheshire Cat grin stretched across his face, "Hey Mia...she's not my girlfriend."

Aiden rolled his eyes and walked towards the couch, "Just ask her out already."

Mia smiled and hugged Nicky, "Hey how was Italy?"

Nicky shrugged, "Boring. I got you something though."

"You did?" Mia smiled.

"It's from one of my grandmother's boutiques. I think it's your size." Nicky nodded, "Do you want to try it on?"

Mia nodded and Nicky handed her a beautiful floral print box. Mia opened the box and gasped, inside was a gorgeous black lace dress and a gorgeous necklace, "Nicky this had to be seriously expensive."

"I got it for a great price." Nicky grinned, "Go try it on. My mom guessed on your size, it might be a little big."

Mia ran up to Nicky's bathroom and tried the dress on before walking out, "It's perfect."

"Great." Nicky smiled before walking over and clasping the silver necklace around her neck, "It looks amazing on you."

Mia smiled, "I missed you."

Nicky chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist, "I missed you too."

She turned and wrapped her arms around his neck before standing on her tiptoes to kiss him, "I missed you more."

Claire and James sat out in the barn with the horses, they did this often. James would play his guitar and sing while Claire would sketch and sneak kisses from him.

"Are you ok tonight?" James asked her.

Claire shrugged, "I'm worried about Mia. She's been out of control since Nicky left for Italy."

"Well aren't they back, I swore I saw Tate with Bre?" James asked.

"They are now but Mia would come home smashed from parties. She wouldn't remember a thing in the morning. I don't know what was going on but I think she was hanging out with Seth Jackson again." Claire sighed. Seth was the problem child of the Jackson family and whenever Mia was around him she adopted his behaviors.

"Don't worry so much. Mia will get over this." James smiled before pulling her onto his lap and kissing her shoulder that was exposed from her tank top.

Claire melted into his arms, resting her body against his solid chest and she continued to sketch. It was a perfect evening, the crickets were chirping, the horses were all starting to settle down for the night, fireflies were dancing outside, and Claire was with James.

"I love you James." Claire smiled.

"I love you too Claire." They had come a long way since they had first met. First they started out as best friends, and when they first met James insisted on calling her Miss. Claire. Then James insisted on courting her and finally he asked her to be his steady girlfriend.

Declan came home around ten because Ryan ended up having to do something so he decided to spend some time with his younger siblings. Beside he was about to head off to college at the end of the year so he wanted to spend as much time as he could with them.

"You're home already?" Thalia asked.

"Ryan had to work tomorrow so Nick and I just went home." Declan shrugged, "Where are Andie and Dylan?"

"Your father's taking them late night swimming. You've got time to join them." Thalia smiled.

"Cool." Declan went to go change before running out to the enclosed pool that they could use year round.

Luke had the twins in the water. Declan jumped in after yelling cannon ball and getting hysterical laughter from the twins.

"Is it cool if I join you guys?" Declan asked.

"Of course!" Andie grinned before swimming over to Declan and hanging onto his back.

Dylan had always been closer to Mia and his mother than Declan and Luke. So Dylan tended to hang around Mia. Claire was just the middle man and either of the twins enjoyed hanging around Claire.

"Do you want to play Marco Polo?" Andie asked.

"Sure, Dylan you want to play?" Declan asked.

"I'm relaxing." Dylan shook his head. He was floating on his little blue raft.

"Suit yourself." Declan noticed his parents were in the hot tub with some wine and cheese and crackers. He could also see the array of snacks his mother had set out of the twins and himself. So Declan played with the twins until around eleven when Thalia declared it was bed time for them.