Toni: Ken! Boys! Peyton! Your food is getting cold.
Babyface: We're coming!
Denim: You always told us that we couldn't yell in the house, but you and dad yell all the time.
Toni (chuckling): That's because we bought this house.
Peyton: Mom 1, Denim 0.
Denim: Can't argue with you there ma.
Babyface: Tone, don't forget we have a meeting tomorrow at the studio.
Toni: I won't. Peyton and I are spending the day together here at home.
Diezel: Perfect, I have to speak to you guys about something important tomorrow.
Peyton: Is it regarding Ariel?
Diezel (smiling): Maybe, maybe not.
Toni: Whatever is, just let us know. Hopefully it's something good.
Denim: Oh, I forgot to tell you ma. Umba and Auntie Tamar called while you were taking a nap. You have a brunch meeting and interview in a few days. Something about WeTv.
Toni: I almost forgot about that! Thanks for relaying the message.
Babyface: Enough business talk. Let's talk about something else. How about we push family night to tomorrow night since everyone is leaving to fly back home in three days?
Diezel: I like that idea.
Denim: Sure, but we have to buy more games. (Laughing) Traci took the monopoly money the last we were playing.
Peyton: We can stop by the store and buy some games tomorrow mom before your meeting.
Toni: I honestly thought we wouldn't have any meetings so soon after the holidays.
Babyface: We're in a new year, and that means new musical adventures Tone.
Toni (pouting): I know.
They continued their dinner and eventually moved to the family theater room.
Babyface: Tonight's movie choice is up to me.
Toni: No more Star Wars please Ken.
Babyface: If I can't watch Star Wars tonight, you can't watch I Love Lucy when it's your turn to pick a movie.
Toni: Why not?
Peyton: I know that movie backwards, line for line by now mom.
Denim: Yeah, you have to find another movie when it's your turn. And it can't be House Hunters on DVD either.
Toni: You guys are fun suckers. (Walking away)Just sucking out all the fun.
Babyface: Where are you going? You always sit in my lap.
Toni: You agreed with them, so I'm sitting in one of the other chairs.
Babyface (laughing): Really?
Toni: Yup.
Peyton: Come on, we can still watch your selection. Just not those two.
Babyface: Yeah. And we're not watching Star Wars tonight. I decided to go all the way back and pull out Lean On Me, The Wiz, or Barbershop.
Denim: Nice! I vote for Lean On Me.
Toni: The Wiz.
Diezel: The Wiz.
Peyton: Barbershop.
Babyface: The Wiz it is. Den, dim the lights.
Babyface put the DVD in and sat in front of Toni. She moved again.
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Finding Love Again
Roman d'amourThe journey when two good friends fall in love with each other without realizing until it is too late to act upon that affection. A Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds fanfic.