That night Diane and Michael are putting the final touches on dinner when the doorbell rings

"I'll get it." Michael replied as he made his way to the door. Michael then opened the door, "hello Beth come in dinners almost ready." Michael replied. Beth walked in, "Nice place you got here." Beth replied as she began to walk around. "Thanks....hold on a sec.....girls get washed up for dinner." Michael called upstairs. "okay daddy." Lizzie and Abby called back. "Where's your wife?" Beth asked casually. "Oh she's on the kitchen putting the final touch on Dinner." Michael answered. "Well arent you going to introduce me to her?" Beth asked. "Wait here...im going to see if she's done with Dinner." Michael said as he walked back to the kitchen. "Hey honey are you at a good stopping point?" Michael asked walking into the kitchen. "Yea i guess so..the yams need about 5 more minutes why?" , "Beth wants to meet you." , "Now?" Diane asked. Michael nodded. "Alright give me a minute." Diane said as she dried off her hands and straingtened her dress. "How do i look?", "You look fine." Michael said. Michael and Diane then walked into the living room. "Hi Beth, im Diane nice to meet you." Diane said extenting her hand. "Nice to meet you." Beth said extenting her hand. They both shook hands. "So..tell me about yourself...Michael didnt tell me much about you." Diane asked. "Well i just started college at the university of sacramento, and im majoring in Early Childhood education." Beth explained. "Ah so im guessing you like working with children." Diane said. "Of course i adore children." Beth said. "Speaking of children...when can i meet the girls?" Beth asked. "Hold on...Lizzie, Abby come downstairs please!" Diane called upstairs. "Coming mommy!" Lizzie and Abby said in unsion. Just then they both came running downstairs. "Yes mommy?" Little Abby asked. "Lizzie...Abby this is Beth and she's going to watch you guys while mommy and daddy are at work." Diane said. "So....we wont be seeing grandma Kat anymore?" Lizzie asked. "You'll still get to see her, but sweetie shes getting to old to watch you two that long....she cant keep up with you two." Diane explained. "Okay." Lizzie and Abby said in agreement. Just then the oven began to beep. "Honey the yams are done." Michael called from the kitchen. "Okay im coming."Diane walked into the kitchen and took out the yams, michael finished setting the table. "Okay well looks like everything is done, now lets get the food on the table." Diane said as she began grabbing food and placing it onto the table. "Wow everything looks great." Beth said as she walked into the Dinning room. "Thank you...Beth will you be so kind and help us with the food?" Diane asked. "Oh absoultly." Beth said as she began to grab food and place it onto the table. Once the food was on the table and everything was set, everyone sat down and began to eat. As everyone began to dig in, Beth began a casual conversation. "So Diane how long have you and michael been married?", "About 9 and a half years." Diane answered. "Wow thats a long time." Beth replied. "Yep it is...but at the same time it doesnt feel that way." Diane replied. "So how old are the girls?" Beth asked. "Well Lizzie is 10 and Abby is 7." Diane answered. "If you dont mind me asking this...how was it being a newlywed couple and finding out about having your first child?" Beth asked. Michael and Diane looked at one another. "Well....we werent married when Lizzie was born, we had only been dating on and off for seven months when i got pregnent...we had alot of ups and downs but we got through it and we got married 2 months after Lizzie was born." Diane expalined. "Wow...you guys only dated for seven months,then you had a child and you guys are still together now? Thats amazing." Beth said an amazement. Diane just kinda shrugged. "How did michael propose to you? and when did he do it?" Beth asked now showing alot of interest. "Well he proposed to me the day after Lizzie was born. He brought me some roses and of course a ring and he propose to me there." Diane said. "Aw that was really sweet....i wish a guy would do that for me, but sadly i havent been very lucky, almost every guy i dated cheated on me." Beth said. "That sucks." Michael replied. Diane then smacked him on the arm. "What?What did i say?", "Shh have some more sympathy than that!" Diane said in a harsh whisper. "Yea it does....i sometimes wish i could find a guy like you michael" Beth said giving michael the dreamy eyed look....................

part 4 coming soon!