Mike The Red Engine: Thanks again for letting me use Cory. Hopefully you don't mind I have more planned for him in future stories. And thanks for reviewing every chapter.

WifeofJaceHerondale: Thanks for the kind words. I'll admit I don't see myself as nearly as good as some people think I am, so it's wonderful when people tell me that lol

Ok everyone, here is the final chapter. I hope you like it.

Chapter 20: Girl Talk: Late Night Edition

It was just past ten o'clock when a black van with a flaming skull pulled up outside 1216 Franklin Avenue. In the drivers seat was a heavy set man in his late thirties with a nose ring. He wore a black vest over a long sleeve gray shirt, and atop his shaved head was a purple newsboy cap. He looked back to the two girls who sat in the back of the van amongst the various equipment and instruments.

"Alright then love, were here." Chunk said with a thick British accent.

The side door to the van slid open and Luna stumbled out, still a little tipsy from the after party to their show down at the pub. She kissed her blonde angel Sam on the lips, wishing she could kiss a lot more than just her lips.

"Break it up will ya love." Chunk said. "I'm dog tired and I need ta crash. You two can snog later."

Luna shot her roadie/friend/possible drummer a nasty look. She was sixteen years old, a little buzzed, a lot horny, and not in the mood for his crap. Chunk was always looking for an excuse to break up her and Sam's PDA's, mainly because he hadn't been laid since Emo was just still rocking the top of the charts. That didn't mean he had to make those around him suffer. And suffer Luna did. She was young and in love with the most beautiful girl in the world. She felt it was time to take things beyond the sloppy make out sessions. She knew her parents and siblings would probably kill her if they knew that she was drinking, and thinking about finally having sex with Sam. Which sucked hard, because she really wanted to talk to someone about it, get some advice or something. Sam would be her first. Sure there was that boy that she fooled around with when she first turned fifteen, but she only let him get so far. Lots of hand stuff, but nothing where they needed protection.

Luna sighed and gave Sam one last kiss and started to walk towards the house. She swerved a little but not as bad as she had earlier. She remembered when two beers would knock her on her butt, now she was up to doing shots of vodka. She used to feel bad about drinking behind her parents backs, knowing that they had talked with all the older girls about waiting until the legal age or at least until they were eighteen. At least that was what her mother told her, saying that she knew full well how hard it was for teenagers to not fall into the peer pressure trap. She tried to wait until eighteen but found it hard when she was often playing in bars and pubs. When her buddy Doozy offered her and Sam a drink one night, well she just couldn't refuse.

Luna stood on the front porch for a moment debating about whether or not to try to sneak in from the front or from the back. She never really had much luck going in from the front door, her father had hearing like a safe cracker and the floor boards and front door were notorious for squeaking. The steps on the stairs used to do the same thing, thankfully Lana did the older girls a solid and fixed them. She would have done the same thing with the floor boards around the stairs, but that would have required tearing everything up and even replacing the sub-flooring.

Luna decided to go in from the back entrance, thinking she could hang out on the back porch a little while she continued to sober up. She stumbled back down the stairs and around back, noticing the silhouette of someone else making their way towards the back porch. As she got closer she noticed the brown ponytail and red and white track suit that Lynn was wearing when she left the house.

"Luna?" Lynn whispered.

"Lynn? Whatch ya doin out here dude?" Luna asked.

"Just .. uhh ... just getting back from my date." Lynn nervously smiled.

"Way to go dude." Luna said, lightly punching her sisters arm.

She was glad to finally see her sister looking happy and dating. She could never put her finger on it before but she had noticed that Lynn seemed a bit down from time to time. She hid it well, throwing herself into whatever sport took up her time that day or week or season. Still, Luna could tell there was something off. When she found out about Francisco, and her talk with Lori, she knew Lynn was troubled when it came to guys. Though she knew it went deeper than that. She wanted to try to talk with her, get her to open up, but she was not sure Lynn was ready for that kind of talk yet.

Luna motioned for Lynn to take a seat on the porch next to her. "So how was it?" She asked.

"Not going to lie." Lynn said. "It was alot of fun. I think I see what you guys are always going on and on about."

Luna chuckled. "So how far did you let him get? First base? Second base?"

Lynn didn't say anything. She was not sure she wanted to tell Luna all the details about her date with Cory and how far they went. Though she also did not want her sister thinking she was slut who just gave it out whenever any guy showed her a little attention.

"Don't tell me you let him get to third dude?" Luna said, a little worried.

"I don't kiss and tell." Lynn joked.

"Dude don't act all shy around me now. Just the other day you told me when you clogged the bleeding bowl after eating a super spicy sub."

"We just kissed." Lynn reassured her sister.

Luna felt her heart beat steady. "Good dude. You gotta make them wait, besides you can't come out swinging your first time in the ring."

"I know. But I wanted to go a lot further." Lynn said.

"You pretty much always do dude. That is why it's called restraint." Luna said.

"Were you out with Sam?" Lynn asked

"Yeah, we played a gig down at the pub tonight." Luna told her. "Then had a little after party to celebrate."

"Is that why I smell booze on you?" Lynn asked.

"That obvious huh?"

Lynn nodded.

"I did a few shots." Luna confessed. "Got a bit too tipsy."

Lynn's brow furrowed at the thought of her sister getting drunk. She knew it would happen sooner or later, the rest of the girls having a bet going as to when she would succumb to the rock and roll lifestyle. They all hoped they were wrong and she would either not hit the bottle, or at least wait til she turned twenty-one. Turned out Luan might have won the bet.

"You and Sam fool around?" Lynn asked, getting a sly grin as a response. "How far did you get?"

"Not as far as I wanted." Luna said.

"What does that mean?"

Luna sighed as she contemplated telling her sister about her wants and plans. She would rather have talked to Lori about it if she were being honest, knowing that Lori and Bobby were like rabbits before he moved away. She had even heard them once when they thought the house was empty. Everyone had gone to a movie and she was at a show. The lead singer had thrown a tantrum and left early, so she decided to call it and go home herself. When she walked up the stairs and went to her room she could her the bed squeaking in Lori's room as well as some dirty talk that she was not aware her sister was capable of. She never said anything to Lori, knowing it was none of her business, and that Bobby was a good guy that would always treat her right. Though she did worry about her sister getting pregnant. That was the last thing the family needed.

"I'm thinking of having sex with Sam." Luna said.

"I .. uh .. uhh ... wow." Lynn stammered out.

"Yep." Luna nodded.

"Have you talked with anyone else about this?" Lynn asked.

"Nope." Luna said. "And I can't say for sure if I'm going to. I mean Lori never talked to us before she started knocking boots with Bobby."

"True." Lynn said.

"And I'm pretty sure Leni isn't a virgin anymore either." Luna said, thinking back to about a year ago when she was acting kind of funny about something. She never let on what it was, but she had a glow and a strange grin for a while. Luna noticed that it almost looked like the same look when Lori lost her virginity.

"So much for restraint huh?" Lynn joked.

"Hey I never said I was good at holding back." Luna said. "Discipline was always more your thing karate kid."

Lynn leaned over and put her arm around her sister, who rested her head on her shoulder. They sat and enjoyed the autumn night. The slight chill in the air, the way the stars sparkled like glitter cast upon the ebony of the night sky.

"So how does it feel?" Luna asked. "Being in love and all."

"This is only our second date." Lynn said. "I'm not in love, I mean we still don't know a lot about each other."

Luna laughed to herself, finding Lynn's defensive nature somewhat similar to Lincolns when confronted about matters of the heart. The boy swore up and down that he was never dating Ronnie Anne, and even now he denied that he and Kat were an item. It was funny how the mind was able to play tricks on the heart, making you blind to what was right in front you. Even she had that problem for a while with Sam, though now when she looked at her lady love she could almost see little cartoon hearts dance around her head.

"Just wait dude, sooner or later the dust will clear and you'll see it." Luna said.

"See what?'

"You fooled around and fell in love." Luna smiled.

Lynn blushed but tried to shake her sisters words off. She was not in love. Not this soon. This was her first boyfriend, and it was only her second date. Sure he was her first kiss as well, but that didn't mean that he was her first love. It took time for those things to happen. Right?

"Anyways we better get in the house before dad catches us." Luna told her sister. "And if that happens then Sam and Cory will be alone for a long time."

The two sisters carefully snuck into the house, lightly tip toeing through the kitchen and into the dinning room. Lynn hugged the wall as Luna peeked around the corner to make sure that their dad was not waiting in the living room. When she saw that the coast was clear the slowly made their way up the stairs and parted as they went to their respective rooms, both mouthing the words 'goodnight' and 'love you'.

Lynn slipped into her room and looked to where her roommates bed was. Lucy lay on top with her arms folded as if she were a corpse in a coffin. Typical Lucy. Lynn carefully went to her dresser and took out her pj's, trying to change as silently as possible. As she crawled into bed she heard he phone beep, the soft blue light from the screen illuminating the dark room. She quickly looked over to make sure it did not wake her sister, then checked the message. It was from Cory. Lynn smiled as she read it.

Had a lot of fun. Can't wait to see you again.

She smiled again, her heart beating faster as her thoughts drifted back to earlier in the evening with Cory. The words Luna had said earlier rang out in her head, you fooled around and fell in love. Was it true? She did fool around earlier, and though they never crossed second base, their hands were hovering near the plate. And she did feel a strong feeling for him, alot more than just a crush. The thought of his hands on her, or her lips against his, and her heart was a flutter. Was she in love? She sent back a winking smiley face blowing a kiss. She instantly felt cheesy for doing it, but at the same time she didn't really care. She lo ... liked him, and did not mind being cute and cheesy.

"Is this going to be a regular thing?" Lucy's voice came from out of the still darkness.

Lynn jumped in her bed, her heart feeling like she was just grabbed by a psycho in hockey mask. She turned to where Lucy was still lying in her bed, her arms still folded and her head still looking up at the ceiling.

"Sorry did I wake you?" Lynn said.

"No, I couldn't sleep so I was pretending to be dead." Lucy said.

"Oh. Sorry."

"So is thing going to be a regular thing?" Lucy asked again.

Lynn was pretty sure she knew what her sister was referring to. "What do you mean?"

"Coming home late and sneaking into the house." Lucy said. "After being with your boyfriend." She quickly added.

"I dunno." Lynn admitted. "I guess it depends on what we do."

There was a moment of silence, a moment were thousands of words had floated and were left unsaid. Lynn wondered if Lucy was upset with her, maybe she was worried that she was going to end up like Lori when Bobby was still around. They did not see much of their sister when her boyfriend still lived in town. Lynn could see Lucy being a little afraid that her sister would spend all of her time with her new boyfriend, leaving her siblings to their own devices. Then it could have also been that Lucy was a little jealous, she did not seem to have anyone special in her life. Both Silas and Rocky seemed to not come around the house as much, and she knew how much her sister liked those two. Could Lucy actually be jealous? Or was it simply a question? Was Lucy just curious as to how her sister sneaking in late at night would affect her sleep?

"I'm happy for you Lynn." Lucy said, finally shattering the silence. "I hope this will to silence those thoughts of self-doubt in your head."

Lynn sucked in her breath and held it like it was the only thing keeping her afloat on a sea of panic. Lucy's words struck her like an arrow to the heart, making her mind race as if she were mere seconds from a world ending disaster. How? How did she know?

"H-how did you know?" Lynn asked.

"Not much goes on in the house I don't know about." Lucy said, still lying on her bed. She turned her head to look at her sister, who was still wearing a mask of shock and panic. "Don't listen to them." Lucy said.

"Listen to who?" Lynn asked.

"The voice Lynn." Lucy told her. "We all have one, and it's not good to listen to it."

Lynn knew what she was talking about. That little voice that had nagged her for years now, telling her she was not pretty, not good enough, and whispering other things. Thankfully that voice had quieted down as of late, but she knew it was still there. It does not simply go away. If anyone in the house knew about the darkness that followed that voice in one's head, it was Lucy. If her roommate told her not to listen to the voice, then she would damn sure not to listen to the voice. Though it was nice to know that when it came back she had her family to be there to help her, as well as her friends, and her boyfriend.

"Thanks Luce."

"I really am happy for you." Lucy told her. "It's nice to see you smile."

"Thanks." Lynn said. "Hope to see you smile someday today."

"Perhaps." Lucy said. "Now go to sleep or I will bite you."

Lynn smiled as she pulled the covers over her and closed her eyes thinking about how lucky she was. Words she had often heard her little brother say, floating in the sea of her mind. The best thing about having ten sisters, was that they always had your back. Lynn had nine sisters and one brother. Add to that, two loving parents, a handful of great friends, and cute as hell boyfriend. Life was looking pretty damn good. For the first time in a long time, Lynn fell asleep with a smile on her face. Thankful for all the good things in her life.

End

That's it everyone. End of the story. I was so sure this story would not be as well received as it was. Thankfully a great number of you faved and commented and kept coming back. You guys and gals all rock. Thanks.

I hope to be back soon with more stories. Until then ...

Peace