Missy went to her room and started to undress. She didn't know Rooster was on his way up. Rooster gave Missy her privacy, and started to get himself dressed and freshened up for the day. Missy was soon dressed in the new dress she had brought yesterday. A belt tied just under the bust gave it a look of meant-to-be looseness and some soft shoes adorned her feet. Rooster was wearing a regular collared shirt with a pair of pants and regular shoes. He wasn't really going anywhere, besides maybe back to his sister's place to adopt Molly. He really meant about adopting the little girl and was willing to have a second chance to be a proper father to a little girl.

He just hoped he wouldn't screw up, but he thanked his lucky stars that Goldie didn't end up being spoiled, or rotten, or left on the streets like he had secretly nightmared she would after those years in jail and hurting her with drunken anger towards her long-lost mother. Missy came out of her room and stretched. She smiled happily as she thought of the good news. Oliver continued to watch out for Rooster and was very pleased with the results.

Missy snuck up behind Rooster and covered his eyes. "Guess who..." she says.

Rooster paused with an amusing smirk. "Eleanor Roosevelt?"

"Not quite..." Missy says, smirking a little.

"Umm... One of the Gumm Sisters?" Rooster continued to jokingly guess, laughing, even if he really knew who was behind him.

"No~ one last guess." Missy giggles.

"I give up," Rooster smirked, then took her hands gently and playfully. "Missy Bennett-Warbucks?"

"You got it right~" Missy giggles and looked at him not tugging her hands away.

Rooster laughed, then gave her a peck on the cheek.

Missy blushed, but smiled. "Close..." she giggles.

"Huh?" Rooster wondered what she meant about being close.

Missy gave a pout while also smiling.

Annie went to wake up Goldie. The black-haired girl murmured, but hugged her pillow, not waking up yet. Sandy was on Annie's side, licking his muzzle.

"Sandy, give Goldie a big kiss." Annie whispers, grinning.

Sandy whined a little and climbed up on the bed and started to lick Goldie's face.

The sleeping girl's expressionless face turned into a giddy smile, still with her eyes shut. "Oh, James, we barely know each other..." she mumbled in her dream, unknowing what was really going on in the real world.

Annie covered her mouth to hide her giggles.

Goldie started to grab Sandy and kiss him, but woke up in realization. "What the!?"

Sandy then ran off her bed and shook himself. Annie giggled then as Goldie woke up.

Goldie wiped her mouth and spit into her empty glass of water. "Y'all could've shaken me or somethin', Annie!" she scoffed, but smiled at the girl to show she wasn't completely angry.

Annie giggled. "Sandy would-a barked if I came in." she says.

Goldie groaned and rolled her eyes. "What time is it?" she asked, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

Annie told her the time.

"Ah... Maybe I'll have some toast... I'm not that hungry..." Goldie yawned and stretched in the bed before flopping out.

Annie giggled. "You okay, Goldie?" she asks.

"Fine... Just a long day yesterday." Goldie smirked at her young friend, then settled herself.

Annie hugged her friend/sister.

Goldie laughed, then went to her private bathroom, but kept the door at a crack to talk with Annie. "So, how did ya like your sleepover?"

"It was better when you were rescued." Annie says.

"Well, I hope you guys had fun even if Missy and me had to go through that." Goldie said back.

"It was fun other than that though." Annie agrees.

"Well, hopefully y'all can do it again sometime." Goldie sounded happy the girls got to do that, even if she and Missy were kidnapped and all.

Annie waited to get to hug Goldie again. But hug her she did.

Goldie smiled at Annie, then started to brush her teeth to wash away the wreaked morning breath she had gained overnight. Annie smiled.

"Guess we should say goodbye to the others, huh?" Goldie smiled back.

"You wanna come with? Missy and your daddy are gonna ask Miss Hannigan if they can adopt Molly." she says.

"Yeah, it'd be nice to get out of the house, it's a lovely day." Goldie smiled, actually sounding excited to visit her aunt.

Annie smiled.

"Come on, let's go." Goldie told Annie as they were going downstairs.

Annie followed by Goldie's side.

Missy shrugged and started to pull Rooster downstairs again.

"Whoa!" Rooster followed and laughed as he was going along.

Missy smiled. She secretly revelled in the fact she was holding his hand, it was warm and large.

"I can't believe that little girl wants me to be her father... I just hope I do better with her and your future child than I did with my little Goldilocks..." Rooster sighed.

Missy stopped a moment and took his face between her hands so she could look up at him. "Listen, you can make it up to Goldie, firstly she likes Goldie being used 'stead of Goldilocks..." she tells him.

"I called her Goldilocks cuz she looks so much like her mother, but Darla had golden blonde hair and she has black hair..." Rooster smiled nervously about his naming his daughter something so embarrassing. She must have been teased by some local children in her days he spent in jail.

Missy sighed gently. " Don't worry, Rooster." she soothes gently. She then hugged him but pulled back with a wince and a hiss. She had forgotten about the bruise on her cheek.

"Call me Daniel."

Missy smiled up at him, in a tiny bit of pain from putting pressure on the bruise, but still sweetly. "Daniel..." she repeats softly.

'Daniel' smiled back at Missy, it would take time for a lot of people to adjust to the name, even if it was his real birth name. "I'm sorry about that..." he said softly, seeing her wince from the pain he was forced to force on her.

Missy kissed his cheek gently. "We had to allow it, or She could've made ya do something worse." she says softly.

"Thanks for understandin'," Daniel said to her calmly, smiling. "Don't hurt too bad, do it? I think it'd hurt a lot worse if I meant to hurt ya."

Missy shook her head. "Only when I put pressure on it..." she says softly.

"It'll heal soon, but I'm very sorry I had to hurt ya like that, but at least it's not as bad as it seems." Daniel soothed her, trying to make light of the poor situation, but they were all forgiven.

Missy smiled at him. She stroked his cheek. Daniel smiled deeply at her, feeling special. Missy smiled softly. She led him downstairs. Daniel linked arms with her, seeming to be growing fond on that method and went with Missy to meet the others. Missy blushed, but smiled.

The girls were with Oliver and Grace and they were given photos of their parents, but Pepper was left out. She didn't seem interested in knowing where or who she came from. However, there was something surprising.

"Pepper?" Grace came to the girl.

Pepper looked at them. She had a small look of surprise.

"Don't you want to join your friends?" Grace asked, she had some good news about Pepper's biological family.

"Why, I don't have anything to get excited about." Pepper says.

"We found your mother though." Grace told the girl gently.

Pepper's eyes widened. She seemed shocked. Oliver came with a newspaper that seemed to make the mood even better. The Depression was ending, it was still there, but Franklin D. Roosevelt was really making a difference in everyone's lives.

"Would you like to meet her?" Grace asked the girl gently.

Missy looked at everyone, smiling.

"She gave me up..." Pepper mutters.

"Sweetie... Don't think bad of that... She probably had no other choice like Goldie's mother..." Grace tried to soothe Pepper and calm her down. This must have been why the girl was always so bitter.

"I wouldn't have cared if we had to live in a box, she should-a kept me!" Pepper growls, crossing her arms.

"Honey..." Grace tried to calm Pepper down.

Pepper, for being the sour-puss she usually was, tried to hide her tears. Grace had some sympathy for the girl and hugged her. Pepper stiffened, but then gave in, hugging Grace back.

Grace patted her back. "Believe it or not, but I know just how you feel..."

Pepper looked at her, at her almost angrily wiping her tears away.

"It's okay, Pepper..." Grace whispered to the girl, very motherly.

Pepper looked at her still.

"Do we have to go now?" Tessie whimpered.

"Don't worry, you can always come again to visit." Oliver assured her as they were all packed and ready to go back 'home'.

Annie smiled at Goldie. Oliver was given hugs by the girls. Molly saw them and rushed to Missy and Daniel to hug them and possibly go home with them. She was a little sad though because she knew if she got adopted she may not see her friends as often.

Goldie started humming a song to herself as she was in a chipper mood about what had been going on in her life now. "We're gonna like it heeeere..."

Annie held Goldie's hand. Missy hugged Molly, picking her up. Goldie swung their hands as they met the others. Annie smiled.

"This is really exciting!" Molly beamed.

"I'm glad you think so." Daniel smiled at the girl, feeling a good bond with her soon.

Missy kissed Molly's cheek. Molly smiled, looking at Missy and Daniel, feeling like they were the parents she had spent several nights dreaming of. Never did she imagine that it would be 'Mr. Chicken' or Annie's long-lost older sister.

"All aboard!" Oliver called as he got a driver to take them back to Agatha.

Missy took Molly over to the car. Annie watched, planning on coming this time. Molly sang to herself happily as she was really going to have this happen in her life. The girls weren't looking forward to going back with Agatha, but they were glad they got to have their fun.

Goldie looked to Annie. "Would you like to join 'em?"

"I wouldn't mind." she says quietly.

"Come on, let's get you on then." Goldie noticed how it felt like they were at a train station with last calls for boarding.

Missy had an idea. She wondered if she could use her own resources to make the girls who would be staying in the orphanage's lives better.

"Come along now." Oliver still called for those who wanted to go to the orphanage.

Missy got in managing to fit room for everyone, including Daniel. Annie looked at everyone. The driver followed Oliver and Grace's instructions and started to drive them to the orphanage. Hopefully Agatha enjoyed her night off. They were all positive she did since she was free of the 'bratty noise makers' for one evening. Missy had Molly on her knee, hugging the girl. Annie looked out of the window. Goldie sighed, but smiled as she looked with the girls as they were going back for lunch, dinner, and more. They hoped to see Annie and the others again very soon.

"Whatcha thinkin' about?" Daniel noticed a look in Missy's eyes as she held the little girl.

Molly felt so sweet and safe in the hug. Annie glanced at them.

"I want to help Miss Hannigan and the girls so it's better for them." she says quietly. She was glad Molly wasn't rejecting the hug, even being held like a teddy bear.

"I think they could use a playground or something so they don't wander the streets all the time." Daniel suggested, remembering how he would usually see the girls wandering the streets together to get outside. That was probably how those street urchin boys came for Annie and tried to beat her up, but they made such a big mistake.

"I've always wanted to swing!" Molly chirped, not meaning to interrupt their conversation, but got excited as Daniel had mentioned the playground idea.

Annie smiled.

Missy nodded. "That would be a good idea..." she says. She then hugged Molly. "We'll get you one too..." she whispers about the swing.

Molly smiled and clapped for herself. Goldie was very happy for everyone and continued to look out the window until they would stop to see her aunt.

Agatha had a great night on her own and she didn't have to cook for six for a change. She even didn't feel like drinking all too much and was in a strangely good mood, but still a little cranky here and there. At least she didn't wake up with a skull splitting headache this time. Annie watched as the orphanage came into view. Missy smiled fondly at the little girl. Pepper had her arms crossed, staring out of the window. Molly looked a little nervous about going back to the orphanage, but she felt calm with Missy and Daniel there with her.

Goldie couldn't help but hear an unofficial national anthem the girls came up with together once, mentioning how they had a hard knock's life. Annie blinked. Missy played with Molly gently. She wriggled a bracelet and then playfully took it out of reach. She then looked at the orphanage.

"I wonder how Aunt Agatha is doing right now..." Goldie murmured to herself.

"Never know about Sis..." Daniel said as he looked at the doors.

Agatha sprouted out from the doors as the car's horn honked and she seemed pretty cheerful. "Hello, my little people!" she sang, much to the shock of the girls.

Annie blinked. Pepper almost looked scared had she not bern too brave to show it. Missy smiled and opened the car door carefully. Agatha came to them as the girls hopped out and went inside.

"What're you drinking this time?" Daniel looked teasingly to his younger sister.

Molly clung to the adults she grew very close with. Annie looked shocked at the happy Miss Hannigan. Pepper went inside. Missy held Molly on her hip, as the girl was small enough to do that with.

Agatha rolled her eyes at her brother, then took Molly from Missy's hands. "Come here, back home!"

Molly shifted as she was taken from Missy.

"Actually, Sis, we want to talk to you about this girl in particular." Daniel spoke up, taking Molly right back.

Annie looked.

"We want to adopt Molly." Missy says calmly. She took Molly's hand.

"Adopt? You two?" Agatha looked suspicious, mostly because of her brother.

"Aggie, I've changed." Daniel spoke up.

Goldie stood over and explained everything to her aunt about what she and Missy had been through and that she would never have to see the 'dumb hotel' ever again. Missy nodded.

Agatha still seemed suspicious and set Molly down to see the others. "Alright... Come into my office."

Daniel nodded, taking Missy's hand as they would go through this and talk about their other plans they had about the orphanage.