Bobby: "You wanna break up with Nie Nie?! But why would you want that bro?!"

Lincoln: (whispers) "Keep your voice down Bobby! I don't want my sisters to hear you! Also, Nie Nie?"

Bobby: (whispers) "Sorry. Besides it's Ronnie Anne's nickname. It's a cute one."

Lincoln: (chuckles and whispers)"Well, to be honest, it is kind of cute."

Albert: (clears his throat while whispering) "Getting back on topic, I would also like to know why you would want to break up with her? She seems like a nice girl. You two look so cute together."

Lincoln looked away and took a deep breath before he continued. After all, this is one of the biggest hurdles he was preparing to get over...

Well, one of them anyway.

Lincoln: (whispers) "Well, it's nothing wrong with Ronnie Anne, I just want to be clear of that. I'll be completely honest with you two. Even though I like Ronnie Anne, I honestly see her as just a friend. (Looks at Bobby intently before he grabs his face and brings it down to his level) Let me repeat that Bobby just so you can get it through your head! I only see Ronnie Anne as. A. Friend!"

Bobby nods as Lincoln lets go of his face.

Lincoln: (whispers) "Okay, now I cleared that up with you. There's another problem I have."

Albert: "What would that be Lincoln?"

Lincoln: "It's my sisters?"

Lincoln's response confused the two a little.

Bobby: "Your sisters?"

Albert: "Why are they the problem Lincoln?"

Lincoln: (whispers) "Well you know that my sisters can be well meaning at times but they also be a little... forceful when it comes to personal issues like romantic relationships. Lori especially, and I think the others are just following her example."

Albert: (whispers) "Why single her out Lincoln?"

Lincoln was about to say something but Bobby spoke up.

Bobby: (whispers) "Wait, I think what this is about bro. Is this about the time your peers were teasing you about your relationship with my sister that you insulted her unintentionally to make them stop."

Lincoln: "Yeah, and then Lori forced me to go on that nice but ultimately pointless date via threatening me with a nightstand yes. I told you about that remember?"

Albert: "She what?! (Takes a moment to calm himself before he attracted unwanted attention) (whispers) When did that happen!"

Lincoln: (whispers) "A few months ago. I think me and Bobby should start from the beginning"

From there Lincoln and Bobby told him what happened on that day. From Lincoln's classmates cruel teasing and Lincoln's unintentional insult of Ronnie Anne, to Lori's overreaction to Bobby breaking up with her and she threatened to beat her brother with a lamp if he didn't make amends with his bully by going on the double date she planned with Bobby and his little sister, and finally the date itself, where Lincoln more or less submitted to his bully, Lori, and his classmates demands to begin dating Ronalda in secret (his classmates don't know that they were dating secretly). Needless, the old man was feeling disappointed in his eldest daughter for basically forcing her brother into a relationship he didn't want just her relationship with her precious "Boo-Boo Bear" was in danger. The old man made a mental note to talk his daughter and his son in law about her behavior (if they didn't knew about it and talk to their daughter about it mind you).

Lincoln: (whispers) "Speaking of my relationship with Ronnie Anne, there was also that time where my school had a Sadie Hawkins Dance and I avoided Ronnie Anne out of fear that she wanted to ask me to the dance. She actually wanted to ask me if I wanted to go to the arcade with her."

Bobby: (whispers) "I remember that! Ronnie Anne told me and our Mom that she hadn't seen you all day."

Lincoln: (whispers) "I know, she told me but thanks Bobby for letting me know. Anyways, when I got home Luna, Luan, Lynn and Lucy were basically hounding me with questions about if I asked Ronnie Anne to the dance, saying that it's the most important day in a girl's life, basically guilt tripping me. So I lied to them saying that she didn't ask me. Then, without my knowledge or consent, they each got me a date, without discussing it with each other first, then they practically forced to go to that dance without even bothering to lift a finger to help me out of the rabbit they planted me further in. Sure, it all work out in the end, but still."

Albert: (whispers) "Well, I may not agree with them not telling you about getting a date without your consent and forcing you to go to that dance, but you shouldn't have lied to them in the first place Lincoln. They're your sisters and they want to help you. They have good intentions, even if their methods are a little chaotic. You shouldn't really fault them on that."

Lincoln: (whispers) "Believe me Pop-Pop, I know. I don't fault them on their good intentions, and I appreciate them at least trying to help. It's their somewhat crazy methods that I don't like. I don't like having to lie to them but it seems to be the only thing I can do. If I tell them the truth, they won't listen to a word I say and either threaten to beat me up to make me comply with their demands like Lynn or Lori usually do, blackmail to make me do things for them or they'll tell Mom and Dad what I did like Lola does on almost daily basis, or guilt trip me into helping with whatever it is that they need help with, regardless of whether I want to or can help them at the moment or take matters into their own hands and make things worse like some of my other sisters do. When Ronnie Anne first started bullying me, they wanted me to kiss her and didn't listen to a word I said. I did kiss her but I got a black eye in the process. My point is that I sometimes feel like they want to be right about everything, like romance or bullying or anything like that just because their girls. Their intentions are good, but their methods far out weight their justification of their so called "good intentions". Seriously, kissing a stranger. What a load of baloney. It's a conundrum Pop-Pop: If I tell the truth to them, it'll make things worse for me, but if I lie to them, even a little, I get incredibly hurt for it and my reputation, in the house or at school, goes down the toilet."

Bobby: (whispers) "Wait! Nie Nie was bullying you?!"

Lincoln: (whispers) "She still is, but only in public to keep her reputation in tact."

Albert: (whispers) "You didn't know Bobby?"

Bobby: (whispers) "Well no. Not until now that is!"

Bobby then took a long and deep breath in order to calm himself before he starts yelling and attract the others to Lincoln's room. Afterwards, he asked Lincoln a question.

Bobby: (whispers) "What exactly did she do to you bro?"

Lincoln looked nervous at the older Santiago's rather unsettling calm demeanor, but answered regardless, not want to endure Bobby's wrath as well.

Lincoln: (whispers) "Well, aside from the aforementioned black eye she gave me, she also stuffed garbage in my locker, pulled my pants down in the hallway when I opening my locker, made me fall down in class by tying my shoe laces together, shoved a sandwich down my pants once. I spent the next few days picking sesame seeds out of my butt, put gum in my hair and shove a sloppy joe down my pants on Sloppy Joe Tuesday."

Albert: (whispers) "My word, no offense Bobby, but what is wrong with your sister?"

Bobby: (whispers) "None taken. Clearly she wants to make herself look tough by bullying Lincoln... I can't believe she did all those things to you, and I can't believe she's still doing it and I haven't notice it until now."

Lincoln: (whispers) "Like I said it's only a publicity thing. She's not really so bad once you get to know her."

Albert: (whispers) "Well that might be the case now, but it's still bullying son. Lincoln, if Ronnie Anne did all those things to you, and is still doing them, why didn't you tell your parents?"

Lincoln: (whispers) "I was planning too Pop-Pop. After I confronted her at school, I was originally was going to have her come to my house and give her a piece of my mind. If that didn't work, then I was going to tell Mom and Dad. But then Lisa found me and I'm pretty sure you can guess what happened next."

Bobby and Pop-Pop nodded as they put the pieces together in their heads. Lincoln then let out a sigh with a hint of sadness.

Lincoln: (whispers) "I want to break up with Ronnie Anne on decent terms, but I haven't figured out how to yet. What if I say something wrong or do something stupid. You know how emotional she can get when someone talks bad about her. Look back on Sloppy Joe Tuesday. I also don't know how to explain this to my sisters, especially Lori. Cause if I do, they'll go ballistic!"

Pop-Pop then put a hand on his shoulder, causing the elven year old boy to look up at his grandfather.

Pop-Pop: (whispers) "Don't worry Lincoln, you'll figure something out. You're my grandson and the Man-with-the-plan after all."

Bobby then puts his hand on Lincoln's other shoulder, causing Lincoln to look up at him.

Bobby: (whispers) "If your sisters can't accept you needs, that's their problem. In fact I'm going to go find Ronnie and bring her so you can tell her yourself. I'm sure she'll understand if you're honest with her."

Bobby turned to leave and before Lincoln or his grandfather can stop him. All of a sudden, Lincoln's door slowly opened as a lone figure entered the room and slowly closed the door behind her and faced the three of them.

This figure was Ronnie Anne, to Bobby and Albert's surprise and Lincoln's absolute horror, but she had an understanding look on her face.

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "That won't be necessary Bobby."

It was silent for a few seconds before Lincoln spoke.

Lincoln: (nervously) R-Ronnie Anne. H-How much did you hear?"

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "All of it. I was coming up here to ask if you wanted to come to Gus' Game n' Grub with me to hang out when I heard you three talking and all I want to know is that... is it true Lincoln, do you really want to break up with me and just be friends. Please be honest with me okay?"

Lincoln's heart was racing as he began to sweat bullets. Taking a moment to calm himself, he took a massive deep breath before answering.

Lincoln: (whispers) "Y-Yes! I do want to break up. I'm sorry Ronnie Anne I-"

Lincoln was stopped by Ronnie Anne gently putting her a hand on his shoulder before flashing him an understanding smile.

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "You don't have to apologize Lame-O, I get it. To be honest, I've been wanting to break up with you and just be friends for a while."

Lincoln was astonished by this as Ronnie Anne continued.

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "I also heard your conversation with Lucy, and your phone call with Bobby about me after you helped Clyde get a date with Penelope and Haiku. I am a little disappointed that you didn't come to me with this sooner... but I can understand why you didn't."

Lincoln breathed a huge sigh of absolute relief that Ronnie Anne wasn't going to kick his posterior for this. Just then, Pop-Pop spoke up as he glared down at the young girl with a look of anger on his face.

Pop-Pop: (whispers) "Speaking of which young lady, is what Lincoln said about you bullying him true? I just want to make of what my lookalike said checks out?"

Ronnie Anne stared at the ground as she didn't want to look up at the old man's glare.

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "Y-Yes. It is true."

Bobby then got down on one knee and put a hand on his sister's shoulder despite glaring at her with an angry look as well.

Bobby: (whispers) "Well Nie Nie. I hope you realize that bully Lincoln wasn't cool of you to do. I know it was to get him to notice you and that you have trouble expressing yourself, but that doesn't excuse your actions. Now I think you owe Lincoln an apology."

Ronnie Anne sighed as deep down, she knew that this conversation would come at some point and that she was putting it off. Turning to her soon to be ex-boyfriend, she looked into his eyes.

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "You're right Bobby. Lincoln, I'm sorry for bullying you for so long and I'm sorry that I am still doing it. I'm pretty sure you can tell that my reputation is important to me. I know that my words probably won't tell you just how sorry I am, but maybe would begin to show."

Before Lincoln could say anything, Ronnie Anne suddenly embraced him by wrapping her arms around him. The two stood in silence for about a minute before Lincoln wrapped his arms around her as tears begin to stream down the Santiago tomboy's face.

A minutes later, Ronnie Anne broke the hug and stepped back from him.

Lincoln: "Wow, that's the first time you've shown that level of affection."

Ronnie Anne: "Don't get used to it. So now that we're just friends, how are we going to convince the rest of your family that we're better off as just friends?"

Lincoln: "I think that we should wait until we bail Mom, Lori, Leni and Luan out of jail and pay for Dad, Lynn and Luna's surgery. That way, we can tell them all together. Not just about this, but everything else I've said."

Bobby: (whispers) "And we'll be right there to back you up if they try to force you into another relationship you don't want to be in."

Albert: (whispers) "Yeah, and we'll make sure that they won't their bigger numbers to push you around."

Ronnie Anne: (whispers) "And if you, my brother, or your grandpa can't convince your sisters with words. I'll just make sure to try and convince them with my fists if its needed Lame-O (cracks her knuckles). And I'm pretty sure Clyde will too."

Lincoln, though a little disturbed by that last part, appreciated the gesture from her regardless.

Lincoln: "Thanks guys."

Bobby, Ronnie Anne and Albert left Lincoln's room as he closed the door.

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. Here's my (very late) gift to you all: A brand new chapter. First things first, my laptop is now fixed and now I can to do these chapters my computer instead of my phone. Hooray! If you like this story please check some of other stories such as my MHA crossover story called: The Fake Purging Hero Squad or my completed SU story called: Love of Pizza! Anyways, I hope you all stay safe and have yourselves a Happy New Year! 2020, here we come!