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Marcy woke up suddenly. It was still dark outside but not as dark as the last time she woke up. So she decided to get up. Her nightmare had been terrible and she didn't relish trying to go back to sleep.

Luckily, she didn't wake anyone else up this time so she climbed from under Quinn and over Mal to get out of the bed. She went to the bathroom and used the toilet, washing her hands upon her exit.

She went to the bedside table by Mal and grabbed the remote and went to the chair by the window. She pushed it by the bed so she could see the TV and turned the channel as she sat in it.

She flipped through the channels until she came upon an old black and white movie. One she hadn't seen before. It seemed to be just starting so she curled up to watch it.

Forty minutes went by before the bed moved. Rather someone on the bed. That someone popped up and groaning, got up. It was Marc. He got up and went to the bathroom.

When he finished, he washed his hands and came back out. He noticed someone in a chair and squinted. "Marce?"

She shushed him, even though he was quiet. "Go back to sleep."

"I'm fine." He realized she was having problems sleeping so he made the decision to stay up with her. "What time is it?"

"5:45."

"Damn."

She smiled. "Go back to sleep."

"Nah." He yawned and stretched. "I'm up." He shuffled over to another chair and dropped into it. "Whatcha watchin?"

"I don't know. I caught it as it was coming on."

"Explain it to me."

"See that guy? He's a sailor and he's in love with this girl. But she's a pirate. They started out fighting but you can tell they're into each other. All of their shipmates love each other but they can't seem to get together because she keeps pushing him away but she's pregnant now."

"Really?" He was interested now.

"Yup. Now she's giving birth and oh snap! Do you see that?!"

"Two babies." Marc blinked wide eyes.

"I can't wait until he finds out she gave birth to his kids."

So they watched. By the time the sailor found out about his children, Mal woke up. He went to the bathroom then came to pick Marcy up. He sat in her seat then tugged her onto his lap. "What are you watching?"

Marc shushed him. "He's telling his captain about his children!"

"What?!"

Marcy kissed him. "Shhh!"

He smiled widely and wrapped his arms around her happily.

Twenty minutes later, Mike woke up and went to the bathroom. When he came out, Mercedes went in. "What are you guys watching?"

Marc, Marcy and Mal shushed him.

So he watched silently until Mercedes came out of the bathroom. Both sat on the bed in total confusion. Five minutes later, Laura got up to go to the bathroom. When she came out, they were all riveted on the TV screen.

The movie went off at seven.

Marc blinked. "Wow. That was a pretty good movie."

"I wonder if I can find it." Marcy sniffled.

"Are you still icky?" Laura asked.

Marcy sniffed hard. "I'm fine."

"Of course you are. What were we just watching?"

She hunched her shoulders. "I just found it at five."

"I like the leads." Mercedes said. "He was super cute and she was so sassy."

"You will not! She was strong!"

"Sassy is strong." Mercedes pouted.

"Sassy is a stereotype."

"She looked like you."

"What are you trying to say?" Her voice deepened.

Mercedes gulped and looked at Mike.

Who took over. "She's just saying you're pretty."

"Do I look like Lucy? Telling me I'm pretty does not make me calm." Marcy was irate.

"Come on, Marce." Marc cajoled. "She doesn't mean anything by it."

"Whatever."

"I'm sorry, Marcy." Mercedes slid out of bed to go hug her.

"I never said I wanted you to touch me…"

Mercedes squeezed. "Stop avoiding my touch!"

Marcy blinked.

Everyone realized why she would avoid the touch of another person period and immediately felt hurt and rage.

"Just stop." Marcy said quietly.

Mercedes let her go. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I just would rather not be touched."

That wasn't why Mercedes was apologizing. "You will soon and I'll be the first person to touch you."

Mal coughed into his fist.

Marc and Mike snickered as Mercedes turned an indignant look on him. "You're always around her! Let someone else have a turn!"

"Nobody else gets a turn!"

"Well I'm her sister and I get a turn!"

"I'm her soulmate and I say she's off limits to everyone!"

"Did I become property since I last spoke?" Marcy asked Marc.

Who snickered. "Come on, guys. You're gonna wake up Quinn and Maddie."

"They need to get up anyway. We need to go." Laura stood up. "Who volunteers to wake them up?"

"I'll do it." Marcy straightened.

"Wait!" Marc wasn't so sure.

Marcy went to the bed and picked up a pillow. She brought it down across Quinn's face as she yelled, "Wake your lazy ass up!"

Quinn frowned in her sleep and rolled over, away from her sister.

Marcy hit her in the back of the head.

"Ow!" Quinn woke up.

"Wake up, heifa! You, too Short Stack!" Marcy hit Maddie, too.

Maddie whimpered and reached out to hit whoever was disturbing her peace but slapped Quinn in the face.

"Ow!" Quinn glared. "Maddie!"

Maddie grumbled in her sleep and inched away.

Quinn shook her. "Wake up, you little terror! I have to be up, you have to be up!"

Maddie started crying.

"Nope!" Quinn continued to shake her.

"Leave her alone." Marcy hit Quinn lightly with the pillow. "We can just leave her here and move into the new house without her."

Maddie was fully awoke, hearing that. She started crying in earnest. "Would you leave me, Laura?!"

Laura went to her and hugged her gently. "No, honey. Of course not."

"Don't lie to her." Marcy snapped. "She has exactly three seconds to get in that bathroom before we do leave her."

Maddie sniffled as she got up. She shuffled off to the bathroom.

Quinn jumped out of the bed. "No! I have to pee!"

Maddie slammed the door in her face.

Quinn screeched loudly. "You little brat!"

"Yeah. She's the brat." Mal muttered.

Marcy slapped his hand. "Guess you're last, Babygirl."

"Don't call me that!" Quinn yelled.

"Shut up and wait for her to come out. Everybody else should get their supplies ready so we can brush our teeth and wash our faces."

Quinn grumbled as the others got ready. Maddie eventually left the bathroom (she'd stayed in longer to piss off Quinn) and Quinn sped inside. "I'm hungry."

"We'll eat after we get dressed." Laura promised.

"We're taking bird baths so no team will take more than ten minutes to bathe and dress." Marcy ordered. "We'll order while you're in there cuz you're going first."

Maddie pouted. "Okay."

"What do you want to eat?"

"An omelette. Like Pop used to make." Maddie grew sad.

Mike hugged her. "Hey, it's okay. When we get to the house, Marcy and I can make you omelettes for the rest of your life."

"We'll even teach you how to make one." Marcy cosigned.

"Really?" Maddie's face alit with hope.

"Sure thing."

"It'll be like he's still here!"

"I wouldn't go that far-" Mal moved his leg so Marcy would move and stop talking. She got the hint and shut up.

Quinn exited the bathroom.

"Let's get ready." Laura wanted them calm.

So like the night before, they brushed their teeth and washed their faces by their routine then everyone but Maddie got out so she could wash and dress.

Marc put in the order.

"What's the plan for today?" Mike asked.

"Moving everything in, cleaning and unpacking." Marcy answered.

"Cleaning?!" Quinn didn't want to do that.

"We're a shoes off indoors family so the floors have to be cleaned."

"Not fair!"

"It's healthy. So shut up."

Quinn sulked so Mike kissed her cheek. She smiled. "Fine."

Marcy rolled her eyes, thinking her brother was a saint to put up with their sister.

Mercedes wrapped her arms around Quinn's waist and leaned her head on her chest. "Will we clean before or after unpacking?"

"Both. Heavy cleaning before, residual cleaning after."

Mercedes nodded as Maddie came from the bathroom. "I can't wait to see the house."

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Mercedes' eyes widened as the big white mansion came into view. "It's so beautiful!"

Mike peeked out of the window as he followed the curving driveway. "It's bigger than our old houses."

Quinn had to admit it was gorgeous. "I guess letting Marce do the outside was worth it."

The large home was built in an oblong circle with odd edges but it was snow white and had black trim, including a red door.

Mike stopped his car in front of the ten car garage. "We have a ten car garage."

"Does that mean we can work on our cars at home?" Mercedes wanted to know.

"I don't know." He looked around. "The trucks are coming. Let's get out and get started."

The trio got out and went to stand beside their siblings.

The trucks stopped along the curve on the circular drive leading up to the house. Men poured from the vehicles and began opening them.

Laura unlocked the front door. "I can lead everyone in or you can."

"I can do it." Marcy didn't mind.

"I'll stay out here and help direct the flow of traffic." Laura decided.

"This is furniture." The lead man said.

"This goes upstairs, second door on the right; this goes upstairs, first door on the left." Marcy said.

The men got started working and Marcy led them inside.

Mercedes, Quinn and Maddie followed inside and marveled over the spacious foyer. A wide white staircase above pink and white sparkled tile rose up to the upper level. It held a balcony so you could see upstairs and downstairs with a curvy lip.

Marcy showed everyone upstairs and pointed out the bedrooms. It was only five but boy, were they spacious!

Mercedes and Quinn rejoiced in their new room while Maddie ran all over hers.

Marcy had the men put everything in the middle of the rooms so they could clean everything else then simply move everything then clean the middle easily later.

So that's what they did. They moved the bedrooms then the kitchen and living room before the dining room and office. Lastly was the plants and everything that was going in the garage or basement.

The trucks left so they had to get started cleaning. They cleaned every room (marveling over every room) before sweeping and mopping the floors, vacuuming in areas that had carpet.

Then they got started shifting around their rooms. First they all went to Maddie's room to do each room, one at a time.

Maddie wanted her princess bed by the wall so they set it up by the wall with her door. She set her couch and chairs by a window.

Her desk went next to another window with a trashcan and her chair next to it. All of her stuffed animals and pillows went on every settable surface. Her toys went in a corner while her keyboard was set up near her window-seat.

She was very excited about having her own bathroom and ran around it while her siblings put her stuff in there. Then they went to her closet.

It was heaven to the little girl and she had fun bossing her older siblings around. She wanted her clothes in a specific pattern and her sports equipment, too.

She put most of her trophies in her closet but a select few went in her room along with her posters and clock.

Once she declared her room cool, they cleaned the middle of the room and left her to put her books up.