Chapter 6
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Marissa looked around the kitchen. There was enough cereal for breakfast for everyone. It might last longer now that... Marissa couldn't even finish that thought. She felt guilty eating anything at all, Bianca woul never be eating cereal with her and the children again. But the kids would be awake soon and they needed to eat. And she should probably set some kin of example for them. Marissa heard a knock on the door, it was Kendall. Marissa had been expecting Kendall. With Bianca gone there was the question of exactly who had custody of Miranda an Gabby. As Bianca's lawyer Marissa knew that she had wanted Kendall to take her children if anything ever happenned to her. But Miranda and Gabby had begun to think of this as their home, and with Zack gone Kendall was now a single mother to two young boys. Clearly Kendall and Marissa had some things to discuss.
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Marissa: I'm sorry to hear about Zack.
Kendall: Thank you. We should talk about Miranda and Gabby. Are the children asleep?
Marissa: For now. They were up late last night crying. I tried to comfort them as best I could.
Kendall: Thank you. I think we need to create as stable an environment as possible for them.
Marissa: I agree. What exactly do you have in mind?
Kendall: I don't know. Bianca and I always agreed that if anything ever happenned to either of us, the other would take care of her children.
Marissa: I know, I helped draw up the paperwork.
Kendall: Right. Before she died Bianca said that you and her, Miranda, Gabby, and AJ were starting to become a family. So, would you be willing to take care of Miranda an Gabby, at least for now?
Marissa: Yes, absolutely. But Reese, if she sues for custody, it could prove problematic.
Kendall: That woman chose a job over her children.
Marissa: That was when they still had Bianca. Reese at least thought she was giving them to a loving mother.
Kendall: If Reese wants to be a part of her daughters' lives, fine. If she does want custody, we'll deal with it then.