The Fisher Home

Sunday, May 13 (Mother's Day)

7:30am

"WAKE UP CHRISSY!" Christina's little sister Hailey shouted in her face.

"Seriously Hailey it's a freaking Sunday morning and you couldn't at least wait until 9? I mean come awn how stupid are you?" Christina asked.

"It's mother's day and I thought we could make mommy breakfast in bed" Hailey said.

Christina rolled her eyes though she found herself in one of those rare moments where she saw a part of a younger her inside her sister since Christina had done the same thing with her father when she was little.

Though now she wasn't exactly in the mood for waking up on a Sunday morning when she was supposed to be sleeping in just to make her mother breakfast though it probably was the nicer thing to do. Christina knew nice was sometimes not in her nature.

"Just do it yourself" Christina said turning over and pulling her pillow over her head.

"But I don't know how to make the cereal the way mommy likes it since she likes bananas cut up into it and I'm not allowed to use a knife by myself" Hailey said.

"Figure it out" Christina said.

"What if I cut myself?" Hailey asked.

Finding herself to be in a rare generous mood all of a sudden Christina huffed as she hopped out of bed, "ugh! You drive me crazy sometimes I swear."

"I know" Hailey said with a smile.

Christina knew she had to give her little sister credit because sometimes knowing the best what annoyed her sister Hailey used it to her advantage. Christina made a mental note to get revenge on Hailey for ruining her weekend but that thought would have to wait.

After they made Claire breakfast the girls went back upstairs to see if their parents were awake yet and sure enough Claire was just about to get up and go downstairs to make herself breakfast.

In addition to making breakfast Christina and Hailey (well mostly Hailey) had made Claire a card. Sometimes Christina wondered why her sister felt the need to go over the top sometimes.

Christina knew that she was already the best daughter that anyone could ever ask for so there really was no need to do anything but just be herself and she knew her mom probably felt the same way.

"Ugh I'm going back to sleep" Christina said.

"Don't you want to see what mom has to say?" Hailey asked.

"Not really" Christina said.

"I don't want to take all the thanks" Hailey said.

"That didn't even make sense but whatever" Christina said and Hailey just smiled again.

Claire Fisher came down the stairs and saw her two daughters standing there beside a bowl of her favorite cereal and a card.

"Good morning mommy" Hailey said.

"Good morning to you too Hailey" Claire said.

"Happy Mother's Day" Hailey said.

"Thank you sweetie" Claire said.

"Happy mother's day" Christina said dully.

"Thank you Chrissy" Claire said.

"Ugh can you please stop calling me that I mean I'm not five anymore" Christina said.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed" Claire said.

"No but I'm just sick of being treated like a little kid I mean you treat Hailey like she's older than me!" Christina said.

"That's not true Christina" Claire said.

Christina knew she was being a bit selfish and making everything all about her but again it was in her nature and she knew her mother would understand.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" Claire said gesturing to the den beside the kitchen.

"Sure" Christina said.

"What's up with you lately?" Claire asked "you've been very dull and acting like you're much cooler than everyone in this house."

"Well I kind of am" Christina said.

"Look Christina I know that popularity and all that means the world to you now but in 10 years when school is over you're going to look back and wish that you had done things differently" Claire said.

"Are you saying I'm not as good as you were when you were younger? Well I'm sorry" Christina huffed.

"Did I say that?" Claire asked.

"No" Christina said.

"Exactly" Claire said. "Just remember how you want others to remember you when they think back to being in seventh grade at HDS."

"OK mom whatever" Christina said.

But the truth was Christina wasn't so sure what was up with her lately. Sometimes she just wished everyone could drop to their knees and bow to her and sometimes she wished…well sometimes she wished that she was just an ordinary girl who didn't have to work so hard to please everyone.

And the only person who could actually make her realize that was her mother…Claire Lyons.

Morning Glory Breakfast Café and Bakery

Sunday, May 13

9:30am

This was probably the first time Natalie had actually done something with her family for quite a while now.

Sometimes she felt as if they didn't really know her and the only people who truly knew her was the PC: 2. She felt as if her parents had this idea of who she was supposed to be which was an entirely different vision of who she actually was.

"So are you guys excited that school is almost over?" Dylan asked.

"Yup!" Nick said excitedly.

"As long as I don't have to see any more of the stupid faces of the stupid LBRs I think I'm good" Natalie said.

"Natalie, what did we say about talking about people that way?" Dylan asked.

"I'm sorry mom" Natalie said overly sweetly.

"So did we all say what we wanted to say this morning?" Derrick Harrington (Dylan's husband and Natalie and Nick's dad) asked.

"Happy Mother's Day!" Natalie and Nick said.

"Thank you" Dylan said. "You know when I look back to my childhood and think of how my life was as a child and how it is now I never would've guessed it to be this great."

"Please tell me you're not going to get into one of those weird speeches again" Natalie said.

"No but what I am trying to say is that sometimes in life the best blessings come later" Dylan said.

"That has zero relevance to what we're speaking about but alrighty then" Natalie said.

"Are we going to call grandma later?" Nick asked.

"Yes after breakfast" Dylan replied.

Natalie never told her mother about this but she secretly knew that the two of them didn't exactly get along in the best way. Dylan would kill Natalie if she had found out that Natalie had been eavesdropping on a conversation between Dylan and Kristen about how Merri-Lee was constantly bringing Dylan down and how she was only keeping her in her life for the sake of her children.

This was the reason why her mother was never particularly thrilled with celebrating mother's day though Natalie knew that obviously Merri-Lee hadn't made too much of an impact in terms of mothering skills because Dylan was the best mom Natalie could ask for.

Sure sometimes they fought but that was supposed to be normal right? And even though she wouldn't ever say this out loud but she wished that Massie was her mom sometimes but on this day especially she realized how luck she was to have Dylan.

Usually when Ellie would tell her friends stories about how her mom would force her to do things Natalie was envious as to why her mom couldn't be as fashionable as her 'aunt.'

Her mom's friends were always telling Natalie how she was exactly like Dylan as a kid and Natalie was afraid it was going to become true as she knew Dylan was a little chubby and maybe a little like a boy as a child.

Why was she being so deep today? Part of her wished that she could just curl up into a ball and just sort everything out before she jumped to conclusions but some things in life weren't easy to conclude. This was why she sometimes hated being 'popular' as things were often handed to you and you never had to work for things.

Meanwhile across from the table Dylan stared at her daughter. When she was younger she never would've pictured herself to actually have children let alone have her children with Derrington.

When she was younger she was always focusing on trying to please everyone else especially Merri-Lee. Dylan always felt like she was always letting her mother down and she didn't want her daughter to ever feel that way…ever.

Dylan recalled the time where her mom had once called her fat yes F-A-T right to her face. There was always a part of Dylan that was afraid she would turn into the mom Merri-Lee was which was why she strived to be the least like her mom as possible.

Still, she felt as if she barely knew Natalie. Maybe it was just an adolescent phase as Dylan recalled she was somewhat distant from people even the Pretty Committee as a child but she wondered what happened to the time where she could talk to her daughter and not have it be a crime.

Maybe she would never admit it but for a second just a second she wished she was back in seventh grade in the Pretty Committee still ruling OCD and not having a care in the world.

Seashell Nail and Spa

Sunday, May 13

1:30pm

"Wow, girls I was pleasantly surprised that you actually wanted to hang out with me today rather than go out with your friends" Alicia said as her older daughter, Paige pulled her car into the parking lot of Seashell Nail and Spa.

"It's mother's day is it not?" Paige asked.

"Yes and it is the best present ever to get to spend the day with my two perfect girls" Alicia said.

"Alright mom that's enough we already know we're perfect" Kat said.

"Are you sure you are?" Paige asked.

"Shut up" Kat said.

"Now I realize that maybe when I was younger and wished for a sister it was for the better" Alicia said.

"I know ma can you just give Kat up for adoption or something?" Paige asked.

Alicia laughed, "No Paige! We can't live without KitKat what I meant was that you girls both remind me so much of myself from when I was younger that if I had a sister that was exactly like me our personalities both would've clashed."

"Yeah except Kat is a total freak and I'm normal" Paige said.

"I know because you're sooo cool" Kat said.

"Well I mean at least I'm not a follower I'm sort of an alpha I don't know about you?" Paige said.

"You know Paige while being an alpha is a lot of hard work it isn't always the best thing. You don't want to be viewed as a bossy person you want to be viewed as someone nobody can mess with" Alicia said.

"I am" Paige said.

"Yeah the LBRS at my school fear me way more than they do Christina" Kat said.

"Yeah OK" Paige said.

"I remember when I was younger how I wanted nothing more than to be the alpha but when I finally got presented the opportunity it wasn't as great as it seemed. As long as you're popular and have friends then that's all that matters" Alicia said.

Kat rolled her eyes and nudged her sister, "old people."

Paige couldn't help but smirk as she turned off the car, "let's just go inside I swear to Gd if it's crowded I will scream."

"Yeah Paige everyone's here just because you're here" Kat said.

"Girls, it's mother's day and I would appreciate it if you didn't fight" Alicia said.

"Sure thing" Kat said as she turned to look at her sister who she didn't know what the hell was up with today.

Alicia, Paige, and Kat walked into the nail salon and were greeted by Camilla who had worked at the nail salon since Alicia was Paige's age.

"Hola Alicia Happy mother's day. Will it be the usual?"

"Sí Camilla gracias" Alicia answered.

"Is it really necessary to speak Spanish I mean we all know what you're saying" Paige said.

"Damn Paige calm your tits" Kat said.

Camilla led the trio to the back room where the spa was set up and they each took their chairs and settled in for a pedicure. Kat put in her headphones which played her 'relaxation' playlist and she texted Christina.

Kat: heyy

Christina: hey what up

Kat: nm the spa w ma and Paige wbu

Christina: fun :) I wish I was there too I'm the flower store w parents nd Hailey

Kat: haha mom shopping 4 garden again

Christina: ugh sadly yes

Kat: Paige is being such a bitch today

Christina: yeah but she's awesome most of the time I wish I had an older sister instead of Hailey

Kat: no ya don't

Christina: trust me

Kat wasn't about to argue with that though it was sometimes frustrating when Christina complained and made it like her life was so terrible though Kat guessed it was something in her nature. Maybe her mother had been right about the whole alpha thing and that was the first time Kat had taken it into consideration.

The Solomon Apartment

Sunday, May 13

4:45pm

The annual closet cleaning wasn't exactly an event Tori loved to do but since it was mother's day and something she did with her mom every year it was mandatory.

Kristen and Tori went through their closets to look for old clothes to donate to the less fortunate. While it was a nice thing to do sometimes it was quite boring.

Maybe she was overthinking a little but she felt as if sometimes her mom was in a hurry for her to grow up. She wondered if she would always have to be the mature one her entire life.

"Hey mom?" Tori asked.

"Yes Tori?" Kristen asked as she finished folding a shirt that she placed into the donation bag.

"Do I always have to be so mature all the time or can I just be me?" Tori asked.

"What do you mean? "Kristen asked.

"I mean like sometimes I feel like you want me to be this person who's always so smart and mature and sometimes I just want to act like a normal twelve year old girl just like my friends."

"I don't want you to be anything but yourself. Don't ever change who you are or be something you're not because then you'll never be happy" Kristen said.

"How would you know that? I mean it seems like all those fake girls are happy with who they are" Tori said.

"Trust me on the inside they're not. When I was younger as you know I was friends with Aunt Massie and the Pretty Committee but I was also part of a group called the Witty Committee and kept that completely secret. On the outside I was pretending to be something I wasn't while on the inside I was just confused" Kristen said.

"Yeah but I feel like if I be myself then everyone's going to be all like 'what happened to the old sweet you'"

"You just have to make sure that you don't become different from the true personality of you. It's supposed to be like this, Tori because you're young. Don't spend these years worrying. Spend these years living while you're young like that song says" Kristen said.

Tori sighed not quite sure if Kristen was getting where she was coming from or if she didn't understand at all.

The Cheesecake Factory

Sunday, May 13

6:30pm

Ellie literally couldn't remember her family had actually sat down and had dinner all together. It was either because Harry was still at school or her mum was with her friends or her dad was at work.

Usually she dreaded mother's day because not only did it mean that her family all were together but her mum usually made her go shopping with her.

Surprisingly though there had been none of that today and Massie had only did some online shopping before the Websters all went out to dinner.

A waitress stood at the table. She had curly blonde hair and brown eyes and was very tall. "Hello my name is Tamara can I take your order please?" she asked.

As soon as Harry told her what she ordered Tamara looked as if she were about to faint "Ehmagawd are you British?" she asked.

"Ehm…yeah" Harry said and then looked at his sister before rolling his eyes. This was another reason the family all sort of disliked going out because they were always being asked 'are you English' or ridiculed for their accent.

Once they had all ordered Massie asked, "Do you remember the first time we went out to a restaurant together in America?"

"Didn't we go to a diner or something and the waitress kept trying to talk in our accent?" Luke asked.

"Yup and you were being quite cheeky with her if I remember correctly" James said.

"And she was obsessed with you" Massie said turning to her daughter.

"Why?" Ellie asked.

"Because you used to have this stare you would do where you would just look up at them with your blue eyes and people would just give you what you wanted" Massie said.

"Haha that's a laugh" Luke said.

"Was it hard adjusting to the move to London when you first came from here?" Ellie asked.

"A bit, those first few days really were awful but after the first week or so I met you dad's friends and made my own friends and then it was OK I suppose." Massie said.

"Why did we move back to America?" Harry asked.

"Well your grandmum was encouraging us to go back saying it would be better for you. Granddad was a little reluctant though since he said the schools in England were much better but of course your mother didn't listen" James said.

Massie elbowed him playfully though it was like she did when they were children, "if you didn't want to go you didn't have to."

"Are we American citizens or do we have that green card thing until we're eighteen?" Ellie asked.

"Since I still had my American citizenship along with my English citizenship you are American citizens, yes. Did Harry have to take a test when he turned eighteen?" Massie asked.

Ellie looked at her mum and saw that she was acting totally different. Maybe a bit nicer and less like one of Ellie's friends but like an actual mum. Was Massie finally realizing that she wasn't a teenage girl anymore? Whatever the reason was as long as her mum stayed like this Ellie decided she wasn't that bad.

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Ps. Sorry this chapter sucked and I've been really bad about updating lately but I've been taking my final exams this week and have been really stressed out I promise that I will get back on track with everything else soon xx.