Jack woke up with a start sitting up when he heard something fall, and sighed loudly when he realized he was still in the living room and looked around at Bobby sleeping in the chair in front of him and Frankee next to him at the other end of the couch. He looked up at the clock and saw it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning. He rubbed his hands over his eyes.

"Sorry." Frankee said. Jack looked at her quickly, her eyes were still closed and she looked like she was sleeping, at first he thought he was hearing things but then she opened he eyes and apologized again. He nodded.

"Don't worry about what did you drop anyway?" He asked leaning back in the couch.

"I accidentally knocked the cup the off the end of the table." She said sitting up and moving next to him. She yawned and turned on the T.V, that Evelyn must've turned off. She kept changing the channel until she found an old comedy show and left it on.

"I didn't mean to wake you, I didn't know the table was so close." She kind of embarrassed. "I'm surprised he didn't wake up." Frankee said pointing at Bobby.

"Bobby could sleep through a fucking hurricane and not know it even passed." Jack said rubbing his face again.

"I'd wake up for that." Bobby said in a sleepy tone.

"I thought you were sleeping." Jack asked.

"I am." Bobby answered. Frankee started to laugh out of know where. Both Bobby and Jack looked at her for a moment confused but had to laugh because her laugh was contagious.

"It wasn't that funny." Bobby said. She shook her head and continued to giggle.

"Sorry I'm tired." She said putting her arms behind her head. "Just the way you said it… Jesus." She said giggle again. "It made me laugh." Bobby smiled at her.

"You're weird." All she did was laugh again. Bobby pulled the blanket that was over him off, got up and stretched.

"You can go to your room if you want I'll crash on the couch." Bobby went to protest but Frankee stop him. "Just shut up, it's your room take it." He gave in and went to his room. "Care to join me?" Frankee asked Jack extending her hand to help Jack up.

"Sure." He said taking her hand. "Where are we going?"

"In the kitchen to have a cigarette." He looked at her confused. Frankee jumped on the counter and opened the window. It was cold but at least the smoke wouldn't stay in the house, Evelyn hated it when one of them smoked in the house. Jack leaned against the counter and looked out the window.

"Why don't you just go outside?" Jack asked.

"If I was in my room I'd go on the roof but that lazy ass hasn't fixed it yet." She said with a laugh, Jack smiled and threw his cigarette out the window. "And I don't like just sitting out side at night, it gives me the creeps."

"I'm going to bed if you want you can take my room and I'll crash on the couch." But Frankee shook his head at him.

"No, don't play that card with me you little bastard, I'm not taking your room now go to bed." She said throwing a kitchen towel at him. He laughed and walked away. She could hear him going up the stairs and then the door close. She took the last drag, threw the cigarette bud out the widow too then jumped down off the counter and closed the window and headed up stairs herself.

She tired to be quiet but it seemed like no matter how hard she tried to be quiet the stairs squeaked. Finally she just gave up with trying to be quiet and ran up the stairs, instead of going to one of her brothers rooms she opened Evelyn's door quietly. She could see her sleeping quietly.

She walked over to the side of the bed that Evelyn wasn't sleeping on and crawled into the bed. Evelyn's back was facing Frankee but she just wrapped the blankets around herself and put her head on the pillow. Evelyn turned around and smiled at her.

"Did I wake you up?" Frankee asked her.

"Yes but, it's okay." Evelyn said softly. "What are you doing here Frankee? You're not a little girl." She said raising an eyebrow.

"I know, I just figured that…" Evelyn laughed quietly. "I didn't want to take Bobby or Jacks room.

"So you decided to steal mine?"

"Maybe." Frankee said with a smile.

"Okay, get some sleep." Evelyn said she watched Frankee close her eyes. Evelyn pushed her bangs out of her face and kissed her on the forehead, then closed her eyes and fell asleep herself. When six o'clock came the alarm clock went off, Evelyn quickly turned it off but not before watching Frankee pull the pillow over her head to try to block the annoying buzzing sound.

Evelyn got her self ready for work, before she went down stairs she checked on the two boys, first she went to Jacks room. He always moved a lot when he slept, his covers were kicked off. She grabbed his covers and pulled them up around him. Then she checked on Bobby, all she could see was one of his hands sticking out of the blankets besides that he was covered under his blankets.

She shook her head, they all still seemed like little kids to her. She could remember when they all first came here. How Jack was shy and quiet. How Bobby got into so much trouble. How Frankee was a mixture of both. How Angel was loud and Jeremiah was in trouble and loud. She was happy with the way all of them turned out even with their mistakes, she was happy to call them hers.

Work went by pretty quick, Evelyn thought, she helped place a child in a good home. Everyone seemed to be kind of tense about the banquet tonight and it made Evelyn laugh. It wasn't a big deal, at least to her. She helped with arrangements and decorations and lost track of time. Finally she decided she had to get home and get Bobby, Frankee and Jack ready to go to this thing. When she got home she found the three of them in the living room playing a game.

"What are you guys doing?" Evelyn asked noticing none of them had even gotten dressed.

"Bobby hooked up the play station." Jack said keeping his eyes on the T.V. screen.

"You do know it's almost five right?" She asked they all nodded but didn't move. "We have to be there by six so you should start getting ready. Are you almost done?"

"Their done." Frankee said standing up. "You both got your ass kicked by a girl, again!"

"Bitch." Both boys said in unison. Frankee just flipped them off.

"Okay, okay. Go get ready I want you all to dress nice, that means you too Frankee." Evelyn said.

"Yeah, you have to dress like a girl." Bobby teased.

"I know that she shot back." It was time to leave and Evelyn waited by the door, she looked down at her watched and back up to the stairs.

"Come on, time to go." Evelyn said. Bobby was to the first to walk down the stairs. "Thought I'd never see you in a dress shirt and tie."

"Only for you." He said grabbing his coat. Jack was next, he grabbed his long coat and striped scarf. "Why didn't you ware a tie?" Bobby asked Jack, Jack just laugh.

"I don't like ties." He said with a smirk.

"Frankee, lets go." Evelyn said.

"I'm coming Jesus." She said walking down the stairs. She had on a black skirt that was just above her knees and a black and white blouse, her makeup was the way she always had it and he long hair was left down

"Wow, you actually are a girl." Jack teased and Bobby laughed.

"No duh, I'm a girl, what the hell did you think these were?" He said putting her hands on her boobs.

"Don't listen to them." Evelyn said. "You look fine." Frankee smiled, and grabbed her coat. They took Evelyn's van and got there quickly. People were already there.

"Hey ma, what is this banquet for anyway?" Frankee asked.

"It's kind of like a fund raiser for different places, like foster homes, schools, hospitals and things like that." Frankee just nodded. Evelyn guided them in, Frankee looked around and was suddenly stopped when someone grabbed her arm. When she looked at the person she pulled her arm away and looked at him in surprise.

"Donnie? What the hell are you doing here?" She asked quietly, before he could say anything Bobby called out her name.

"Are you coming or are you too busy talking to boys." He said in a mocking tone.

"Go, I have to talk to my friend." He just nodded and walked away. Donnie grabbed her arm again and pulled her into the utility closet. Frankee turned on the light.

"Heard your damn brother got Leroy to turn himself in." He said quickly. Frankee watched him. He looked so different, instead of being calm and cool he like he hadn't slept and was very agitated. "You know if your family didn't start this crap I wouldn't be put in this situating." He said angrily.

"Your dick head brother started it, he helped some guy get Evelyn and Jack shot, there the only family I have Donnie I don't care if that means anything to you or not, but, that's the only family I have. Your brother was a bad person you shouldn't be trying to avenge him for any reason."

"The police came to my house, as soon as I saw them I climbed out my window," He said, Frankee didn't know why he was telling her this. "My mom walked into my room and she started talking to my father when they couldn't find me, my mom asked why I had to be so much like him. I could just tell that she was disappointed."

"You're lucky you still have parents to share that emotion." She said sadly thinking about it. Tomorrow was going to be a bad day it was make it nine years that her parents had been gone, she was mad that she had forgotten. "If it really bugs you that much do something about it, are you really that stupid." He gave her a weird look.

"I can't do that, turn myself in, do you know what they do to young kids who get arrested?"

"I've been arrested before dumb ass, it's not too bad." She said rolling her eyes. "You can stop trying to get sympathy from me, because you're not going to get it."

"No, I mean look at me! I'm young, cute face, nice hair. I'd be like a toy."

"Conceded much?" But Donnie gave her another look. "You wouldn't be sent to a prison, you'd go to a local jail for a few days first." Donnie let out a frustrated sigh and sat on the ground. "Look, let's call a truce, I hit you, you hit me. Okay?" She gave him her hand to shake.

"Okay but that doesn't solve anything, what the hell do I do?" He asked. Frankee pinched the bridge of the nose with her thumb and index finger with annoyance.

"You have two options, turn yourself in or run." He looked at her funny. "I don't really think you're a bad person, maybe insensitive, selfish, and a jerk…"

"Okay I get it, I'm an asshole. Go on."

"Anyways, just get out of Detroit, go someplace else. Like friends or other family."

"I could go…"

"Don't tell me just go." Frankee said walking out of the room.

"Hey, I'm sorry…"

"Don't apologize, just go. Don't worry I won't tell anyone I saw you." Frankee said walking into the banquet hall. She couldn't believe she just let him go, what was she thinking? She found Evelyn sitting with an older man at a table who she figured was Mr. Bradford the lawyer. When she got to the table and sat down she was right that it was Mr. Bradford.

"Where'd your friend go?" Evelyn asked.

"He was just leaving." She answered. Evelyn gave Frankee a smile, she noticed Frankees attitude seemed to change, she seemed agitated.

"Well, hello there Frankee. How are you feeling?" Mr. Bradford said like he was talking to a little kid. Frankee got up and started to walk away she wasn't going to be treated like a baby.

"I'm going to see if I can find a drink." Frankee called out.