Breanna walked around their English estate while she watched the children play outside. Alex was starting to walk; Anna and Thomas were getting along which had been rare lately; Sarah held one of Alex's hands while he wobbled around, occasionally falling on the grass and Natasha, who was 7 months pregnant, sat on the grass talking to Izabel as Izabel held her six month old son, Michael while Eve chased Jacob around as the baby crawled all over the yard. Breanna smiled as she finished making sandwiches for everyone to eat for lunch. The guys were on their first world tour in over two years and were touring in England for two weeks while the girls waited for them at Breanna and Howie's estate. "Mommy!!" "Aunt Bree!" Anna, Thomas, and Sarah shouted as they ran into the house. "What!?" Breanna asked back as she smiled at the kids. "Nat is hungry, mommy." Anna stated with a small pout as she folded her arms across her chest. "Well, I'm not done." Breanna replied as she lowered herself to Anna's level and stuck out her tongue. "Mommy!" Anna whined while Thomas and Sarah helped themselves to some of the finished sandwiches. "Be good." Breanna stated as she pulled Anna into her arms and kissed her. "C'mon, Anna!" Sarah laughed as she ran out the back door. "I'm coming!" Anna replied as she fought to get out of her mothers embrace. "Mommy, I have to go!!" Anna pleaded. "What if I don't want you to go?" Breanna joked back as she tightened her grip on Anna. "Mommy! Let me go!" Anna shouted with a giggle. "Nope! I miss your daddy so I'm gonna hold you until he gets here." Breanna joked. "Mommy, stop! Let me go!" Anna shouted as she became angry. "Oh, fine! But you're no fun! You're definitely your fathers daughter." Breanna stated as Anna ran away to follow her friends.

Breanna watched as Thomas passed out the sandwiches to Izabel, Eve, and Natasha. Alex tried to take a few bites while he fought off Jacob. "Boo!" Breanna jumped a mile high before turning around to smack Mya. "Girl, do that again and you're dead." Breanna threatened. "What is with you? You've been on edge all week." Mya complained with a look of concern. "I'm fine. I just miss him." Breanna explained. "Well, they have five days off starting tomorrow so you'll be seeing him soon. Then you two can slap and tickle all you want!" Mya stated. "MYA!" Breanna scolded as she went to answer the ringing phone. "You know I'm right." Mya replied as she headed outside to play with Alex and the kids. "Hello?" Breanna greeted. "Is she okay?" Nick asked. "Well, hello to you, too. How are you, Nick? I'm fine, thanks for asking." Breanna replied sarcastically. "Sorry, Bree. How are you? Great! So, is she okay?" Nick asked. Breanna sighed and laughed. "Yes, Nick. Natasha is fine, big as a house, happy, and healthy." Breanna stated. "Good! So, how are you? Still unsure?" Nick asked after remembering their conversation the week before. "I don't think so. I'm not sure. God...just get him home soon! I need to talk to him." Breanna said quietly. Over the past two years, she and Nick had become the best of friends. "I will, I will. So, how are the kids?" Nick asked, planning to tell the guys about their children. "Anna is a pain in my ass. She's everything Howie isn't and everything I am. I now call my parents daily to apologize." Nick laughed as she continued to go down the line of children. "Thomas is Brian! He's getting tall, Nick. I think he grew a few inches in the past two weeks. He's been really quiet lately and hasn't really been joking around. If he isn't playing basketball then he has his nose buried in a book that his tutor gave him. And he enjoys it!" "Nah, he's not Brian's kid!" Nick laughed.

Breanna laughed along with Nick before she continued. "Sarah is Kevin completely. She's the leader of the pack whenever Anna isn't demanding for things to go her way. She is so calm and sweet and polite. Sometimes I wish Anna was that way. Jacob is still the same. Big green eyes and his dark hair seems to be turning light brown, he's crawling like a little mad man and always smiling and giggling. I think he's going to be just like Eve and Alex? Don't get me started on that little clown. He's not even one yet and he'll do anything for a laugh. He's always chasing Anna and Sarah around trying to kiss them. So, basically, nothing's changed. None of you are missing anything. And, that's about it." Breanna finished summarizing how the children had been lately. "Sounds like a packed house." Nick mussed. "Oh it is..." Breanna trailed off as she looked out the kitchen window to watch Anna walk along the wild flower covered hills off in the distance. "You there?" Nick questioned. "Huh? Oh yeah, just watching the baby." Breanna replied. "You don't like that she's growing up, do you?" Nick asked seriously. "Honestly? No. She's just like me and it hurts. She shuts people out, she's not affectionate with anyone, especially me and she's headstrong. Too headstrong! She's stubborn and selfish but when she becomes hurt or she sees someone else close to her who's hurt, she turns into her father. Nick, she's only 3. How did she get this way? It can't be genetic and I've never been that way around her." Breanna stated. "Maybe she just needs her dad around or maybe she just doesn't know how to express herself. She may be only three but Bree, she's really smart. Those experts say that gifted children have a harder time expressing themselves." Nick said, trying to help. "Yeah, maybe. Anyway, your cellphone is breaking up so I'll call you later." Breanna said. "Okay. Go to the doctors! I want to know what's going on." Nick demanded. "Yeah, yeah. Bye!" Breanna shouted as his phone cut out.

Breanna heard the front door open and close and figured that Mya was leaving to pick something up at the store. "Bye, Mya." Breanna stated quietly as she continued to watch Anna. Anna was a very quiet child when she wanted to be left alone or she could be very loud when she wanted all attention on her which was frequent. Anna was happiest when she was alone in her room playing with her stuffed animals and chalk board. She never slept with her parents and preferred to sleep in the dark with her door closed. She wasn't afraid of the dark or the boogie man hidden under her bed. She could talk back to her parents with the best of them and quickly silenced anyone who tried to tell her what to do. Whenever any one met Anna, they never believed that she was 3. She looked nothing like either of her parents and her mannerism was dissimilar as well. But for some reason, she was sweet, caring, and loving like her father whenever the guys were around. Nick took Anna out to the toy stores, pizza places, and to the park to have fun on the playgrounds. Anna adored Nick and she constantly used speed dial on her parents phone to call his cell while he was on tour just to tell him not to eat any cheese pizza until he got home. Brian always took Anna to the movies or to the basketball courts. She called him "tickle monster" because he always attacked her before she went to bed and there always seemed to have a secret language between the two. Breanna always caught them whispering and giggling together but never questioned them about it. Kevin and Anna weren't as close as the others because he was more fatherly. She loved him just the same but she never spent one-on-one time with him because of Sarah. Whenever she did anything with Kevin, it was done in a group of three. On the other hand, her relationship with AJ was strong. He took her out whenever he could and even took her to a club during the day once when there was no one around. Whenever Breanna and Howie were out of town for a days they would leave Anna in AJ's care. They were constantly shopping together and a few times Anna's picture made it on the internet but no one ever knew who his "niece" was. Somehow Breanna and Howie had managed to keep Anna out of the limelight until AJ took her to a movie premiere. Anna turned around while AJ was being interviewed only to be face-to-face with another journalist who asked the million dollar question, "What is your name?" in which she replied "Anna Rose Dorough".

As Breanna remembered how her daughter had been growing up, she felt two warm hands resting slightly on each side of her waist. She turned her head only to find herself inches away from Brian's face. "Ohmigod!" Breanna shouted as she hugged him tightly. "Where's Howie?" She quickly asked as she looked past his shoulder. "On another flight. I wanted to get home early to see Thomas and Michael. Are they outside?" Brian questioned as he quickly gave Breanna a kiss on the cheek. "Yeah, go ahead. Oh, where's Nick?" Breanna asked. "He's with Howie. Why?" "Oh, no reason. He's just in for a surprise!" Breanna teased. Brian looked at her quizzically as he started to walk outside.

Breanna watched as Thomas and Brian ran towards each other. Michael sat on a blanket playing with a stuffed animal as he watched his father and brother. Izabel smiled as she, too, watched the men in her life. She leaned over and soft smoothed out Michael's ruffled hair. Breanna wanted to continue watching the others but felt lightheaded and went into the living room to lie down on the couch. Before she knew it, she was out like a light.