The next morning, Alex awakes to Taylor curled up to her side. Stroking her hair as she dozes off again, Alex hears Taylor's breathing pick up as she awakens.
"Honey, time to wake up." Alex whispers gently wiping sleep from her eyes.
Hearing Taylor mumble incoherently, she opens her eyes yawning.
"Morning baby girl. Sleep well?" The girls have an extra bed since it was supposed to be Taylor's, but even in their foster home, Taylor sleeps in Alex's bed.
Feeling Taylor nods as she starts to go back to sleep, Alex tickles her awake.
"Oh no you don't." Tickling Taylor seems to only get her partly awake enough to get dressed.
Arriving to the dining cabin as everyone calls it, Alex just calls it the food cabin, Alex holding Taylor's hand leading her in.
Feeling her pull on her hand, Alex picks her up since it's the signal Taylor wants up.
Spotting Mitchie sitting with Caitlyn Gellar, a fellow friend, Alex joins her brothers.
"Alex!" Mitchie calls causing Alex to looks at her, "Come join us."
"You sure? There are four of us." Alex questions.
"Get your cute butt over here Russo." Caitlyn teases. Rolling her eyes, the Russo siblings and Taylor joins them.
"I knew you thought my butt was cute but I never heard you say it out loud." Alex jokes.
"End of conversation." Caitlyn laughs.
"Mommy, up." Taylor crawls onto Alex's lap.
"Okay honey." Shifting so Taylor is on her lap and comfortable, Mitchie smiles, "Mitchie, this is Taylor. Taylor, this is Mitchie."
"Hi." Taylor blushes.
"Hi yourself, Taylor." Mitchie greets in return.
Eating breakfast, Caitlyn, Sander, Barron, Lola and Mitchie get to know more about the foster kids. Of course they don't know they have no parents and live in a group home, but sooner or later they will.
"Hey Mark." Alex greets after breakfast hearing his familiar squeaky shoes.
"Dang it." Mark grumbles. Leaning on Justin and Max, Mark looks at Alex with his arms around their shoulders, "How are you two lovely ladies today?"
Earning laughter from Alex and giggling from Taylor, Mark pretends to cry.
"They don't like me, Justin and Max." Mark cries.
"We like you Mark." Taylor smiles, "You're just funny."
"I'm funny. Me funny?" Taylor nods, "You are funnier."
"Nope. You." Having a playful argument with Alex's daughter, Alex laughs and allows Mark to take her since he is watching the younger campers with Alice.
"Who was that hot guy?" Tess Tyler, the camp's bully, asks.
"Someone you can never get with Tess." Alex chuckles.
Seeing her glare, Alex smiles innocently wiggling her fingers goodbye. Once she is gone, the group stands up.
"Who was that?" Caitlyn asks curious.
"Our funny guy." Max answers smiling.
"Funny guy for what?"
"Our home." Justin smiles walking ahead leaving Alex with Caitlyn. Caitlyn pulls Alex back.
"What do your brothers mean?" Caitlyn asks nervously.
"We live in a group home." Alex whispers. Seeing Caitlyn's shocked face, Alex ignores it, "Our parents are dead. They died three years ago. Don't worry, Justin's almost old enough to get us out for good."
~M&A~
Over at the group home, Hilary is on the phone with the Russo's aunt who only wants Alex and Max.
"Wait, Alex has a daughter? She's only fourteen! How old is this freak?" The aunt asks.
"The daughter is four. She is quit intelligent, just like her mother, uncles and grandparents." Hilary answers strictly.
"Whatever, the kid will stay with you, I just want Alex and Max."
"I'm sorry, in their parents will they are told to never be split up until all four of them are of age, so I can't do that."
"Don't make me come to Lima, Ohio to get them lady."
"By law you can take them, but together. If not, you can't." Just like that Hilary hangs up the phone.
