"Hold still Coca!" Ari told her sister. Ari was brushing her little sisters hair, and helping her get ready for her final performance as "Molly" in the Broadway production of the classic musical "Annie"
"Sorry," Coca apologized.
"It's alright. Now, can you lift your chin up for me?" Ari asked, moving herself so she was now face-to-face with her sister.
"Okay," Coca agreed, as Ari began to put some eye shadow on Coca's eyes. "What was Daddy like?"
Ari sighed, they went through the same discussion before every single performance, because "Annie" had a "Daddy Warbucks", and Coca didn't. But still, before every performance, they had to remind Coca that she did have "Mommy Quincy", and an older sister and brother, and extended family that would do almost anything for her. Scratch that ANYTHING for Coca.
"Daddy's gone Coca; we've been through this before,"
"I know, but Casper thinks I'm weird 'cuz I don't have a Daddy. And it's Daddy's Day soon," For a seven year old, Coca was pretty smart.
"Do you know what I think?"
"What?"
"That Casper's a dummy!" Ari told her little sister. Coca giggled, and Ari began to tickle her.
"Stop it! Stop it!" Coca laughed.
"Come on girls! We have to get to the theatre!" Jude called from the kitchen.
"Coming!" the two girls shouted, as they made their way to the front of their apartment that they were living in for the "'Annie' running season".
"Bye Coca. Break a leg!" Ari said hugging her sister.
"Bye Anna," Coca said hugging her sister back. She had picked up calling Ari 'Anna' from her sister's long-time boyfriend James.
"Bye Mom," Ari said, not forgetting her mom.
"Bye Honey!" Jude said taking Coca's hand and walking out of the front door.
After Tommy had left, Jude made sure that she always knew where her kids were at all times, and that they always said goodbye, as she never got a proper one from Tommy. They were all reminders of him, but they were Jude's children also, and she loved them with all of her heart. And as much as it pained her, Tommy did too. Well, he did love Max and Ari, and Jude was positive that if Tommy knew about Coca he would love her more than anything also. If he only knew that she had lived.
Anna- Rita sat down on the couch, and began writing lyrics to a new tune that the band had come up with.
Hey dad
I'm writing to you
Not to tell you
That I still hate you
Just to ask you
How you feel
And how we fell apart
How this fell apart
Are you happy out there
In this great wide world
Do you think about your son
Do you miss your little girls
When you lay your head down
How do you sleep at night
Do you even wonder if we're alright
But we're alright
We're alright
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not ok but we're alright
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes
But those are just a long lost memory of mine
I spent so many years
Learning how to survive
Now I'm writing just to let you know
I'm still alive
The days I spent
So cold, so hungry
Were full of hate
I was so angry
The scars run deep inside
This tattooed body
There's things I'll take
To my grave
But I'm ok
I'm ok
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not ok but we're alright
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes
But those are just a long lost memory of mine
Now I'm writing just to let you know
I'm still alive
And I'm still alive
Sometimes I forget
Yeah, and this time
I'll admit that I miss you
Said I miss you
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not ok but we're alright
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes
But those are just a long lost memory of mine
Now I'm writing just to let you know
I'm still alive
And sometimes I forget
This time I'll admit
That I miss you
I miss you
Hey dad
Ari had gotten lost in the lyrics, and hadn't even realized when there was a knock at the door. Fortunately, the person at the door knocked again, and Ari answered it.
"Hey," James greeted her.
"Hey," she greeted him back, as they both leaned forward and kissed.
"You ready?" he asked
"Yep! Just let me grab my purse, and we can go," Ari said, grabbing her purse of the kitchen table, and following James out the door.
This was the life of the Quincy's now. The "Subliminal Stockbrokers", previously "Loner's Friend" had gone platinum on two of their albums, had many awards, and countless sold out concerts. Max had just graduated from Princeton, and was now attending post- graduate school in New York, so that he could be close to his family. Jude, had a job at D- Sues producing a few artists.
Although, the Quincy family had it all going for them, there was no doubt that something was definitely missing.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the third gens! I also do not own "Emotionless" by Good Charlotte.
A/ N: So... what do you guys think for the first chapter of my sequel? Please review:D