Sea Cruise

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Jesse had been working hard on new music, which had made Vivian ecstatic. She always loved listening to him sing.

"She's driving a... she's driving... she's driving, okay... maybe she's walking..."

Vivian sat beside him on the couch, filling in a newspaper crossword puzzle. As he paused, she looked up at him and gave a thumbs up, "Sounds good so far, Jess."

He smiled at her, about to respond, when Joey walked into the room, "Jesse! You've got to see this!"

Jesse brushed him off, "Not now, I'm working on this tune about this outrageous Italian goddess who drives a Lamborghini. What rhymes with Lamborghini?"

Vivian looked up from her crossword puzzle, "Peach Bellini?"

Joey pointed at her in agreement, before contributing, "How about Cecil and Beanie?"

Jesse sneered, "How about, you're a weenie?"

Danny interrupted their back-and-forth, walking backwards into the room with his camera over his shoulder, "Check out this serious toddling! Tracking shot, tracking shot! Come on, Michelle!"

As Michelle clumsily toddled into the living room, Vivian put down her crossword puzzle and cooed, standing from the couch and approaching the toddler, "Michelle, you little cutie, look at you go! Your daddy is right - you're about to be the next Ussain Bolt."

Jesse quirked a brow, "Danny, the kid has been walking for three days and you haven't stopped taping her. I feel sorry for when she starts potty training."

Vivian giggled in her spot, and they all turned to looked at her. Looking up from Michelle, she bit her lip as she mumbled out, "Sorry, just had a funny thought... Poo-stain Bolt."

She and Joey giggled at the nickname, and Jesse and Danny both just raised a brow at her little pun.

Michelle's chubby little legs propelled her forward as she moved to run away, and Vivian quickly reached down and lifted her up into her arms. "Whoa, speed demon, no need to make an escape just yet!"

Danny sighed, lowering his camera, "You know what this means? My sweet little Michelle, she's now an object grabbing, heat seeking instrument of destruction."

Joey walked up behind Vivian and lifted Michelle's little fist, "Hear this, humans? I am robo-baby!" He cried out in a baby voice, and Vivian giggled.

DJ and Stephanie's footsteps began thundering down the stairs, gaining the attention of everyone in the room. DJ landed at the bottom of the stairs first, with Stephanie right on her tail. Or, in this case, right on her stinger.

The two stood in their honeybee uniforms, and the adults all smiled at the sight. DJ looked around, "Is grandma here?"

Danny held the camera up, "Not yet. Oh, look how cute you two look!"

Jesse scoffed, "Cute, just what we need - more cute."

Stephanie ignored him, "Grandma better get here soon; we're very bu-zzzzzzy with honeybee bu-zzzzzziness!"

Danny handed the camera to Joey, who had handed Michelle back to Vivian's waiting arms. Stalking forward towards his daughters, Danny coaxed them towards the front door steps.

"Girls, get up on the steps. I want to ask you some things." As the girls got situated, Danny put on the act of television reporter, "So, DJ, how does it feel to be retiring as queen bee?"

DJ sighed in relief, "Great, I am way too old for this outfit. It's time to pass my antenna onto the bees of the future."

Clumsily, DJ took the hat off of her own head and stuck it onto Stephanie's head, making the younger girl smile, "I beeeeeeee so happy!"

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