The next morning, Rosemary quickly realized a good night's sleep didn't fix Lillian's attitude. The usually chatty girl hadn't spoken a word to any of them that morning; in fact, she hadn't said much at dinner that night either. And Friday morning was no different. Again, she didn't say a word; instead, she had chosen to quietly get ready and sulk down the stairs for breakfast. Rosemary turned around when she heard Lilly come down the stairs and said, "Good morning, Lilly Bug," she smiled.

"Morning," she replied curtly, taking her seat at the table.

Rosemary decided not to say anything else, but instead focus on finishing breakfast. She set two platefuls of waffles, scrambled eggs, and sausage in front of her kids and asked, "Do you guys want orange juice, apple juice, regular milk, or chocolate milk?" she asked.

"Chocolate milk please!" Aaron said happily.

Rosemary poured the milk, "Lilly, what would you like?"

Lilly shrugged her shoulders, "Whatever," she answered.

Rosemary took a deep breath to quell her frustration and poured a second glass of chocolate milk. She set them both down on the table just as Lee came down the stairs, "Good morning, my beautiful family!"

"Hi Daddy!" Aaron said happily.

"Morning, Buddy," he kissed the top of his head, "Morning, Little Flower," he kissed the top of Lilly's head as well.

"Good morning," she moped as she picked at her food.

Lee took a deep breath. Clearly Lilly wasn't over whatever had been bothering her the last few days. He walked over to Rosemary and kissed her, "Good morning, sweetheart."

"Morning," she smiled softly and rubbed his cheek.

"Morning little one," he kissed her belly and Rosemary handed him a cup of coffee. He sat down at the table and Rosie sat down next to him. They said their morning prayer and they all began to eat. Lee turned to Lilly, "Hey, Princess, do you still have what you wanted to show me the other night?"

Lilly sighed but nodded, "About time you remembered," she thought. She grabbed the picture out of her school bag and handed it to Lee. It was a picture of him with the words 'I Love You Daddy' written on it; she had made one for Rosie as well, "Do you like it?"

"Like it? I love it!" he smiled and kissed her, "In fact, I think I'll hang it up in my office. Oh, speaking of which, I'll probably be there a little later tonight."

"What for? It's the weekend," asked Rosemary.

"Bill promised to stop by and we're going to start the crib for the nursery," said Lee and Rosemary smiled.

Lilly's face fell. A whopping minute and a half before her parents began talking about the baby. She quickly finished her breakfast and wiped her mouth before she said, "I have to get something from upstairs."

"Alright, don't take too long," said Rosemary. Lilly returned a few moments later with her favorite rag doll in her hand. Strange. The only time Lilly had ever brought a toy with her was her very first day two years ago yet she had insisted on bringing it to school with her the last several days.

Lee gulped the last of his coffee and looked at the time, "I've got to go. Have a good day at school Kiddos," he kissed them both.

"Bye Daddy," they said.

Lee kissed Rosemary and laid a hand over their baby, "I'll try to be home for dinner tonight. If I'm not home by six, don't be afraid to eat without me."

"I'll keep a plate warm for you," she nodded.

"Okay," he kissed her cheek, "I love you." He left.

Rosemary cleared the table, "Alright guys, time for school, go grab your bags and I'll walk you over on my way to the infirmary."

"We can walk ourselves, Mommy," said Lilly.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"We do it all the time," answered Lilly.

Rosemary sighed, "Alright then," she kissed her daughter's and her son's cheeks, "Have a good day, Lilly Bug, Aaron."

Aaron smiled and kissed Rosemary's abdomen, "Have a good day, Baby Coulter."

"Oh great. Even Aaron is showing more attention to the baby than anyone else," thought Lilly. She grabbed her school bag and Aaron's hand before she shouted, "Come on, Aaron!" She practically dragged him out the front door.

Phillip came down the stairs early that morning, though Shane had had to go into work early. Faith was already dressed in her nurse uniform by the time he came downstairs, "Morning, sweet boy," she smiled.

"Morning," said Phillip sitting at the dining room table.

"I made you pancakes and bacon. Daddy says they're you're favorite," she set the plate down in front of him.

He nodded happily and began to eat, "Can I ask you a question?"

Faith froze but nodded, "Of course," she sat down at the table and gave Phillip her full attention, "What's up?"

Phillip sat his glass of milk down and asked, "When you adopt me, you'll officially become my Mommy right?"

"Yes, that's correct," confirmed Faith.

"So…" Phillip trailed off, "Does that mean I have to forget about my other Mommy?"

"No, of course not!" Faith grabbed Phillip's hand, "Is that what you've been worried about?"

Phillip nodded a little, "I didn't want you to be mad at me."

"Phillip, I'm not mad at you," she said, "Your Mommy was a very special person. She made your Daddy very happy and she brought you into this world. I may be adopting you, but I know I can never ever replace your Mommy. She'll always be watching over you from Heaven."

"You think so?" he asked.

"I know so," Faith squeezed his hand. Faith handed Phillip his lunch, "I made you a peanut butter and honey sandwich, crust cut off, grapes, and white milk, just the way you like it."

Phillip took it from her and went to leave, "Mommy?" asked Phillip. Faith looked up at him, "Can you walk me to school?"

Faith glanced at the clock. Rosemary wasn't supposed to be at the infirmary for her sixteen-week maternal check-up until 9:30; even if she was a little late, Carson could always start the examination. She took his hand, "Lead the way, sweet boy."

In regards to Lilly's behavior, Lee, Rosemary, and Aaron weren't the only ones who had noticed she hadn't been herself for the last two days. Elizabeth had also noticed a change in the young girl. She had gone from talking about New York City nonstop to not saying a word in one day. Sure, Elizabeth was somewhat used to Lilly's mood swings (she had even asked Rosemary and Lee about how to deal with them), but this was odd, even for her, "Alright class, as we get closer to spring, many things change in nature. What are some of the changes that happen?"

"Leaves grow on the trees," said Aaron.

"The weather gets warmer," said Cody.

"Fruits, vegetables, and plants grow like in Mother's garden," piped in Emily.

"All of those things are absolutely true, but one of the biggest things about spring is animals often have their babies in the spring," explained Elizabeth, "And…" Elizabeth noticed Lilly raise her hand, "Yes Lilly?"

"Do the Mommy and Daddy animals do nothing but talk about the baby until the Mommy has the baby?" asked Lilly bitterly.

"Um…" stuttered Elizabeth, "I guess they might. I don't know," said Elizabeth, "Anyways, what I was saying about babies…"

"Oh my goodness! Am I going to have to hear about babies here the way I do at home?" shouted Lilly angrily.

"Lillian Coulter!" Elizabeth turned around and faced her. What on Earth was wrong with happy-go-lucky Lillian, "One more outburst and you'll have to sit out recess."

Lilly didn't say a word for the rest of the day, but Elizabeth could tell that she was mad. Really mad. And Elizabeth knew that fact since she didn't even bother to wave goodbye. Elizabeth sighed and gathered her belongings. William and she swung by the café to pick up the girls and went home. She knew Jack was going to be late that night; he was working on the new house all day. She decided she wanted to help poor Lilly. She turned towards William and laid a hand on his shoulder, "Honey, I'm going to go next door and talk to Aunt Rosemary. If anything happens, please come get me, but in the meantime, don't jump off of anything, don't touch anything sharp or hot…"

"Mommy, we'll be fine," said William. Just then Jack walked in the door.

"Oh Jack, thank goodness," said Elizabeth and kissed him, "I thought you were working on the house?"

"I was, but I got a lot accomplished today, so I decided to come home earlier," he said.

"Well, I hate to leave you so quickly, but can you watch the kids while I talk to Rosemary about something?"

"Of course," he smiled and rubbed her shoulder, "Alright guys, who wants to play a game?"

Elizabeth didn't hear anything after that because she had left. She quietly knocked on the front door to the Coulter house. Rosemary answered a few moments later, "Elizabeth?"

"Hey, Rosie, can I talk to you about something?" asked Elizabeth quietly.

"Of course," Rosemary let her friend into the house, "Lilly and Aaron are with Cody and Becky and Lee's working on the crib for the baby, so I don't think anyone will interrupt us."

The two women sat down on the settee and Elizabeth questioned, "First off, how's the baby?"

"Good, I'm gaining enough weight, sadly but necessary," Rosemary grimaced, "Heartbeat is strong enough for me to hear through the stethoscope and I'm feeling kicking even if no one else can quite yet. Still on track for an end of July delivery."

Elizabeth smiled but it quickly fell, "Well, that's good news. Now about why I was originally here."

Rosemary swallowed, "It's about Lilly, isn't it?"

Elizabeth nodded softly. Rosemary struggled to hold back tears and Elizabeth grabbed her hand, "Rosie, she's been shouting in class, she hasn't been getting along with the other students, and no offense, I'm used to Opal bringing Brownie to class and William brought his Mountie bear when Jack was away on that training assignment, but the only time Lilly brought her rag doll to class was her first day of school," Elizabeth took a deep breath, "Rosie, I know this is kind of personal, but you and Lee…are you guys okay?"

Rosemary scowled, "Yes, we're fine, more than fine actually. Wait, so you assume that because Lilly's misbehaving in class means Lee and I are having marital problems?!"

"Well, no but…"

"Well, do you ask all of your students' parents if they're having problems when that student misbehaves?" shouted Rosemary. She was really furious now.

"Well, a lot of my students only have one parent…"

"Listen," Rosemary stood angrily, "I understand I don't have as much maternal instinct as you. I'll admit, I never grew up dreaming about holding my babies in my arms and I will also admit that when Dr. Shepherd told me I was pregnant with Lilly, I went home and cried for an hour straight and it wasn't out of joy. You know I struggled with postpartum depression after Lilly was born because I was having so much trouble adjusting to motherhood and trying to figure out how to care for an infant, and Lilly's colic didn't help matters. No, I can't always figure out what's wrong with a child as fast as you can. And I'm well aware I don't have Lilly and Aaron trained as perfect little Mounties the way you have your kids trained. But just because Lilly is misbehaving at school does NOT give you the right to barge in and ask about my personal life or accuse me of being a bad mother!"

"Rosie, I wasn't saying that at all…"

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to pick up the kids from Abigail's," Rosemary grabbed her clutch and stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind her.

Elizabeth sighed, "That went well," she sarcastically said to herself.

The dinner rush was just starting at the café, and since it was Friday, the rush was even heavier. Abigail was refilling teas and coffees when she noticed Rosemary pacing around the sitting area, "Rosemary, the kids are upstairs in…" Rosemary turned around and then Abigail saw it: the face that Rosemary would have whenever she was feeling so overwhelmed to the point that Lee, Elizabeth, nor Jack could calm her, "Oh dear," Abigail touched Rosemary's arm gently, "Are you alright, Rosie?"

Rosemary shook her head and embraced Abigail, "No, I can't figure out what's wrong with my Lilly Bug," she sobbed.

"Shush, Rosie, it's okay," Abigail soothed, "Listen, let me go tell Clara I need a break and then we can talk. Why don't you go to the back room and I'll make some chamomile tea. Alright?"

Rosemary swallowed thickly, but nodded, "Okay."