Disclaimer: I have seen both movies that followed the series, once each. And I absolutely hated them. I thought they were not only poorly written, but very out of character. So, this is my own IDOJ world. It just made sense to me that Roger ended up with Tina-I always got the vibe she could handle the crazy. A few more notes at the bottom, but otherwise, the fic is finished. I hope you enjoyed.

Chapter 15

"I still can't believe I'm here," Tony mused to Roger, who nodded with a smile.

"Who would have ever thought I'd be a married man."

"Tina is wonderful. You're going to have a great life together," Tony encouraged.

"You and Jeannie make it look easy," Roger replied, eyes drifting across the room before landing on Jeannie's profile.

Tony shook his head, but still smiled. "Marriage isn't easy and anyone who tells you it is lying. But it is worth it. I wouldn't trade my life with Jeannie for anything."

Roger nodded. "But parenthood really is that easy, right?"

Tony laughed at that as he reached over to pat his best friends back. "There isn't anything easy about parenthood. It's hard and trying, and makes you want to pull your hair out sometimes…"

"Especially when one of your kids is a genie," Roger added.

"Especially when one of your kids is a genie," Tony nodded. "But they are so worth it, Rog. "

"They have to be. You and Jeannie are crazy enough to have three of them under the age of six."

He nodded in reply, his own eyes sliding to his wife. Who would have thought this is where they would be, seven years into their marriage. He was happier now than he had ever been, and it was all thanks to Jeannie and the life they were building together.

Roger was right, they were crazy to have three children under the age of six; but somehow, it worked. It was them. And it was the way things were meant to be. One child didn't complete their family. Two was a good number, it just hadn't been quite right. And three, three was prefect. Three was exactly the family they were meant to build. Neither of them saw the need to wait on having children; though having three with less than four years between them was trying. They were young and healthy; living the best years of their life. It helped that only one was a genie, well as far as they could tell; they couldn't be sure with Joshua until he was at least two. He liked it this way though, with Allison as their only half genie.

At five she was finally beginning to control her powers while trying to understand the gift that she had and the power that came with it. Of course, this was a lesson she learned as they went, usually it hit home the hardest after she blinked one of her brothers to Siberia or himself to the moon in her anger and frustration. Keeping her secret was a challenge that they dealt with every minute of every day. Hiding Jeannie all those years made him extremely fast on his feet and kept his mind sharp. Jeannie had been paying attention all those years, and was quite savvy at thinking up explanations for whatever crazy thing Alli got them into. And Roger, well Roger was their best friend and never blinked at helping them. A year ago, when Roger and Tina became engaged, they made a decision to entrust her with their secrets. After a brief period of fear and shock, she too had become a welcome friend and ally in their battle to live a normal life. Which made Alli's life that much easier. She deserved that. She was a sweet child, a little spoiled, but sweet. And smart. Brilliant, actually. She was reading and writing at the level of an eight year old, and her comprehension was much the same. Like her mother, she was the life of the party. Her smile was bright and innocent and her eyes were as blue as the sky. He knew she'd never be able to lie to them, because you could see to her soul in those blue eyes of hers. She was all girl and was in love with anything pink, hair ribbons, dresses and the like.

He smiled softly when his eyes landed on Alli, who was swaying in her dress as she talked to one of Tina's relatives. He had no idea what she could possibly be saying, but it didn't matter, seeing as she had a captive audience.

"She's stealing the spotlight," Roger laughed, his eyes on Alli. "That girl is going to break a lot of hearts."

"She's not allowed near boys until she's thirty."

Roger nodded, but his eyes were moving toward Dr. Bellows and the adorable little boy who he was knelt down next too. "It's that one I worry about."

He was talking about Ben and he was probably right. As much charm and charisma as Alli had, Ben had more. And he was barely two and half years old. They'd decided that their sons name would be Benjamin Anthony; back when Jeannie was pregnant with Allison. So when Ben was born, it was a foregone conclusion what they would call him. He'd hit the two and half mark a few days ago, though he was taller than most three year olds and talked with the vocabulary of a four year old. They wondered especially now, if the mix of human and genie genes gave their kids an intellectual advantage, as both were advanced for their ages. Ben was different than his sister, though. Not only was his hair a darker shade of blond and his eyes greener than his sisters, his whole outlook on the world already seemed different. Allison approached the world with the same wide eyed innocence that Jeannie always had, but Ben, Ben seemed to watch the way the world work…seemed to want to immerse himself in everything. He was curious and inquisitive; he liked to explore and learn whatever he could. He was constantly talking and asking questions, with an adorable smile that made them all melt. And he was showing no signs of having powers. They were almost ready to conclude that he was mortal; which was a welcome relief after all they were going through protecting Alli.

"It's not just girls we're going to have to worry about him with," Tony started, "Ben is going to be our world traveler, the one who jumps from adventure to adventure without even batting an eye; acting first and thinking later."

"Sounds like a son of yours and Jeannie's," Roger concluded. "And what do we foresee for young JR?"

He was JR to his father and his uncle, Josh to his mother and other family members but officially he was Joshua Roger and he fast asleep over on the shoulder of his beloved Auntie Amanda. He was their last child and to date, the easiest baby they'd had. At seven months old, he was a sweet little man with chubby cherub cheeks and a gummy smile. He had darker hair –nearly brown- than his siblings and deep blue eyes. Allison looked like Jeannie, Ben looked more like him, but Joshua seemed to be a perfect blend of both parents. He hardly cried or fussed. He slept through the night without so much as a peep and giggled happily whenever possible. Like her pregnancy with Ben, Jeannie's pregnancy with Joshua had been easy; mild and her powers were manageable. If her pregnancies meant anything, Joshua too was mortal.

"I don't believe he's going to have any powers," Tony started. "And with his mellow personality so far, I think he's going to be the one child who does what he's told and doesn't make us crazy that he's going to do something unpredictable."

Roger nodded, laughing lightly. "Ben and Alli are going give you enough gray hair."

"I'll get gray hair, I don't know about Jeannie. She seems to take it all in stride." The last seven years had taught her a great deal and she no longer approached life with the same nativity and innocence that she had, that wasn't to say it was gone, it was just different now. She still didn't see the world the way he did either. There was never a reason to be unhappy or hold onto anger. She took each day in stride and dealt with stress as it came along. He learned and was still learning so much from her, from loving her.

"She's come a long way," Roger mused, watching Jeannie as she talked with one of Tina's cousins.

"She really has," Tony agreed eyes on his wife. She really had. When they'd first gotten engaged and married he worried constantly about how she would handle herself in public. As time had gone on and she adjusted to life in the twentieth century; she'd figured it all out, well for the most part. Alli being a genie sometimes threw Jeannie into situations she wouldn't normally be in, but she handled it without any more magic than was absolutely necessary. From the outside, she was a normal wife and mother. Their life was good and he wouldn't trade it for anything. He watched Jeannie with a smile, noting the way she held herself now, the way she communicated with her body language like that of any other woman, the way she laughed and smiled. He had loved and adored her. He always would. He smiled in her direction, though it fade quickly, as he noticed she was still deep in conversation with the same cousin of Tina's that she had been for the past few minutes. He seemed like a nice enough man, though he was there without a date and was very obviously flirting with Jeannie. "Who's that?" Tony asked of Roger, moving off topic long enough to find out just who was talking to his wife.

"Charlie," Roger started, "one of Tina's cousins."

Tony nodded. "He's single?"

"Yeah. Why?" Roger asked curiously.

Tony shook his head. "He's been following Jeannie around all day…"

"You're jealous," Roger laughed.

"Hardly," Tony threw back. "I don't think it's right for a single man to spend so much time talking to another man's wife."

Roger laughed again and shook his head. "Jeannie has loved you since you first opened that bottle, there's no reason to be jealous."

"I am not jealous," He protested, but Roger shook his head and patted him on the back.

"You are jealous," Roger told him, "but I think that's a good thing. Means you're still hopelessly in love with her. Gives me hope for the future."

Tony nodded deftly, eyes still on Jeannie.

"Go rescue Jeannie," Roger laughed. "I should probably find Tina anyway."

They shook hands before Roger headed off. Tony waited a few seconds before starting toward Jeannie. He didn't want to make her feel like she wasn't allowed to mingle, talk to whomever she wanted—he just didn't want her talking to young men who clearly had the nerve to flirt with a married mother of three.

"Oh hello darling," Jeannie smiled as Tony slid up next to her, his arm easing around her waist. "Darling this is Charlie; he is a cousin of Tina's."

"Nice to meet you, Major Nelson," Charlie smiled. "I was just telling Jeannie what a lovely family she has."

He nodded and pulled her closer. Okay, maybe he was a little jealous. "We are very lucky."

"One day I can only hope that I have a wife as lovely as yours," Charlie smiled at Jeannie, who innocently smiled back.

"Oh you will," Jeannie told him.

Charlie nodded. "Thank you. I think I've monopolized enough of your time. It was lovely meeting you Jeannie, Major Nelson."

Tony extended his hand while keeping his eyes locked with Charlie's. He wanted him to know he wasn't getting away with anything, even if Jeannie had no idea what was going on.

Jeannie watched him walk away before turning to Tony. "This is such a lovely reception," She smiled, completely innocent to anything other than the reception and the wedding.

"I'm glad it's almost over," He told her, eyes still on Charlie who had his back to them now.

Jeannie glanced over her shoulder, following her husband's stare. "I do not understand…" She started, looking back at him.

Tony shook his head. "I just think it takes a lot of nerve to flirt with a married woman, especially with her husband close by."

"Flirting?" She asked, a soft smile playing against her lips.

"Yes flirting," He replied, unhappy with the smile she was flashing him.

"You are jealous," She laughed, sliding further into his arms.

"Hardly," He pushed out, not amused by any of this.

She nodded and leaned up to kiss his lips. "You are jealous."

"Maybe," He blew into her lips, "He was flirting with you, with me standing across the yard and our children just out of reach."

"You should not worry," She smiled pulling away before turning in his arms. His arms slid around her waist and she leaned back into him. "I have everything I have ever wanted."

He nodded and leaned in close, so his words would blow into her ear. "I never have taken well to another man wanting you."

She nodded her smile bright. "That is true. It is funny how you were jealous and still came close to letting me marry someone else."

"That would have never happened," He blew out, low and slow, words floating into hear ear. "I have loved you since the first time I opened that bottle, and I always will."

She nodded and spun quickly in his arms, so she could face him. "That is good, because I have loved you since you opened my bottle and I always will. We are stuck with each other."

He nodded and leaned in to kiss her. "I could think of much worse places and people to be stuck with." A very big part of him hoped that Charlie was watching them and that he was eating his heart out.

"We should go round up our children," She smiled into his lips. "I miss them."

He nodded. "I do too. The longer we leave Alli alone, the more likely she is to blink something."

Jeannie nodded and reached for his hand. "At least she has behaved herself thus far. Usually by this point at a function like this, we are trying figure out how to explain what she's done."

"She reminds me of someone," He teased his hand warm in hers as they started for Alli.

She tossed him a sweet smile over her shoulder. "You keep that up, and I may flirt with Charlie."

He laughed aloud at that; tightening his grip on her hand as he lead him into the group of party goers. He'd never been one for happily ever and warm fuzzy endings, but he liked the end or beginning; however you choose to look it, of their story. He and Jeannie had everything they could ever want, including a surprisingly loving set of "adoptive" grandparents in the Bellows. Roger was happy; and about to start his life with Tina. He hoped that this time next year they'd be celebrating the birth of Roger's first child.

Most stories didn't go the way their live was going.

He'd learned a long time ago to never take anything for granted. To love Jeannie and their life together for exactly what it was.

And that was exactly what they planned to.

Fin

Authors notes: Tony and Jeannie both expressed a desire to have a lot of children, so one didn't feel right. Two didn't seem quite right either. Three...that seemed just right. And them having them pretty quickly seemed very them too. I chose Joshua as the youngest name even though it wasn't overly popular in the 70's because I wanted a name that would allow Tony and Roger to call him JR, and none of the other ones felt right. Also, we know that Haji's crystal ball was wrong about Jeannie losing her powers if she married a mortal, but I wanted to stick with the idea that if they had daughter she would be a genie.