SIX YEARS LATER...

Arnold was sitting at his kitchen table looking through the mail when the little pink tinged envelope caught his eye he looked at it a minute before opening it.

He scanned it a few times before laughing.

"Hey, Honey...you'll never guess what we just go in the mail"

"What is it?"

"An invitation...to a wedding someone we used to know"

"Who is it?" His wife was in the kitchen making breakfast and he could tell getting irritated when he avoided answering.

"Lila...she's marrying Arnie"

"Oh that's rich"

"So I guess we're not going?" The sinwing door that led to the kitchen from the dining room opened and Helga shot him a look that gave him his answer.

"What do you think?"

"I'll check no" He laughed and she disappeared back into the kitchen.

"DADDY DADDY!" His daughter Stella rushed down the stairs and he stood to pick her up when she ran to him sitting down he set her on his lap.

"Well, Aren't you just the cutest little thing I've ever seen?"

He kissed the top of her little blonde head and she giggled, She was so perfect he still had trouble believing she was his and she was here. Today was already her first day of pre-school and she had been thrilled when Helga got her new clothes.

Her outfit for her first day took him back years, cute little purple overall with little blonde pig tails and a little purple bow. She was a spitting image of her mother minus hte unibrow and she was beautiful.

"Are you nervous darling?" She shook her head digging into the pancakes Helga sat infront of her.

"No mommy, I'll be ok" Helga smiled before returning to the kitchen.

Arnold reached around his tiny little girl to help her cut the pancakes.

"DADDY!" Miles who was sitting a few inches away in his high chair reached for Arnold.

"Hang on Miles...Daddy will help" Helga came in and quickly set a plate infront of Miles.

"SIt, Mister eat your breakfast...look you're brother is being a good boy" She motioned towards his twin Phillip who was happily shoveling in his pancakes.

The twins were only two but already Miles was becoming the more outgoing one of the two while Phillip was quiet and calm.

"Are you sure you can watch the twins while I take Stella to school? I can take them with me" Helga offered as she sat down.

"Helga...it's fine...I can watch them"

She finished her pancakes quickly then disappeared into the kitchen with the twins empty plates. She was wiping the twins sticky hands when Stella spoke.

"Mommy mommy, Can we give Daddy his present now?" Helga smiled.

"Oh I suppose...go get it but hurry I don't want you late your first day"

"A present? what's going on?" Arnold looked at Helga and she smiled.

"Don't worry you'll like it"

Stella came running down the stairs with a tiny blue box in her hand giggling happily as Arnold lifted her back onto his lap.

"What is this? it's no even my birthday"

"Open is Daddy" She bounced on his lap and he laughed reaching around her to untie the not he took off the lid.

He stared for a minute not quite understanding but Stella busted out in squeals of happiness Arnold looked at Helga who was leaning against the wall then back at the box.

"A...A rattle?...Helga.."

She rolled her eyes and smiled before lightly patting her completely flat stomach.

"Congratulations Daddy" Helga smiled and Stella squealed.

"A baby? we're having another baby?" He was still amazed.

He stood letting Stella slide off his lep onto the floor and she danced happily around her two brothers who picked up on her happiness and giggled bouncing in their high chairs.

"When? how did this happen?" Helga laughed.

"About two and a half months"

He hugged her close and she smiled resting her head on his shoulder.

"Daddy ! I want a hug" The insistant tugging on his pant leg alerted him of Stella yelling and he smiled lifting her up between him and Helga for a hug.

"I love you" He told Helga and she smiled.

"I love you too football head"

He smiled kissing Stellas cheek,

"And you little missy didn't even tell me" She giggled happily.

"It's a surprise daddy"

"It certainly was"

"Was I a surprise daddy?" Stella asked adn Arnold smiled.

"No baby, You weren't a surprise" She frowned and he laughed.

"But you're jsut as speacial"

"Ok, Stella go get your back pack we gotta go" Helga told her and Arnold sat her down and she rushed off to get her things.

As soon as she was gone Arnold pulled Helga closer for a less then appropriate kiss. They were interrupted by the loud banging of the twins who had discovered that beating their spoons on their trays made a noise. Helga laughed as Stella ran to the front door.

"Have fun with the boys daddy" She kissed his cheek and Arnold smiled.

It began to rain on the way to daycare so when they pulled up outfront Helga insisted on making Stella wait for an umberella, she didn't want her baby girl walking in the rain.

While she was turned in the car reached for the umberella Stella gasp pressing herselg against the window.

"Mommy, Look at that boy" She pointed and Helga turned to look.

"What boy Stella?"

"That one right there walking" She pointed again and Helga saw him.

He was little about Stellas age walking in the pouring rain he had a little green had and green pants which were soaked and covered in mud he looked lost and lonely and Helgas heart ached for him. She had been that kid before.

"I think I should say hello to him.." Stella said and Helga smiled kissing the top of her head.

"I think that's a great idea" Helga got out and walked around to open Stellas door and hand her the little purple umberella.

Stella ran up to the little bot with a smile placing her umberella over both of them.

"I like your hat" She smiled at him.

"what?" He looked at her confused.

"I like your hat...it's green like you pants" She beamed and the little boy smiled.

The two of them disappeared into the day care and Helga smiled.

Some times it's amazing how life makes a circle leading you right back to where you started and sometimes leading someone else to follow your path.

THE END! Thank you so so much to everyone who read this and reviewed it and of course thank you to my facebook friends on the Hey Arnold board for their continued support. It has meant so much that you allowed my story into your lives and that you all supported and kept me going. I had so much fun writing this I can't wait to start my next Hey Arnold fictionand I hope that everyone who read this one will check it out.