Hi everyone, so this is a fun and light chapter. It's purely Davis girls, including our littlest Davis girl Scout. And next chapter will be Molly's wedding! Enjoy!

Chapter 55

Alexis pulled into the driveway. It had been a long week at work and between the kids, and Sam and Julian working extra again, she still wasn't able to tell either of them about the patients or that she felt like she was being watched last Saturday. She figured it must have just been some partiers playing a trick on her because nothing else had happened that week. Julian took Leo to Ava's for the night, Wiley with Michael, and Lucas and Danny with the groom and best man at TJ and Molly's apartment.

Danny had had the best week since the kidnapping. The trip to the Big Apple had done him wonders. Monica had said that he and Jake had a blast in the pool, splashing each other and diving for pool rings. He'd still be in his room doing homework that week, but not constantly. He would also play with Scout and Wiley though he still didn't interact too warmly with the adults in the house. But it was nonetheless a huge improvement and Scout was on cloud nine having her brother play with her again. She kept breaking out in song with Hakuna Matata and I Just Can't Wait to be King. All she would talk about was the show and how she wanted to go to the theatre again sometime soon. She also expressed an interest in singing on stage like her favourite lions.

When Alexis walked in, Sam, Kristina, Molly, and Scout were cozied up on the couch in their pajamas already with a bowl of popcorn.

"Mom, you're just in time!" Molly said, smiling. "The popcorn just came out of the microwave."

Scout frowned. "You don't have jammies, Grandma."

Sam wrapped her arm around her and looked over at Alexis. "Scout's right. You've gotta wear jammies if you want to join the party, Grandma."

Alexis scowled. "Only Danny, Scout, and Wiley get to call me that."

"If you say so… Grandma." Kristina grinned.

Alexis rolled her eyes.

"No jammies, no party," Molly said. "Grandma…"

"Oh, fine. I'll go change." Alexis headed upstairs.

She slipped off her black blazer and slipped on her only pair of white pajamas with a pattern of purple flowers on it. She headed downstairs and Scout was asleep in Sam's arms.

"I better get this little one to bed," Sam said with a smile. She lifted her and carried her up the stairs.

Alexis sat between Kristina and Molly and wrapped her arms around them, then kissed the top of each of their heads. "Are you sure you both don't want to drop everything and move back home?"

"Mom, we can't," Kristina said. "Molly's getting married tomorrow and I have my own life."

"But we're always going to need you," Molly added. "Just in different ways now."

"And that doesn't include calling me eleven times a day…" Kristina muttered.

"She only called me ten times today," Molly said.

Kristina shrugged. "I suppose that's an improvement."

Alexis groaned.

Sam came down the stairs and sat on the other side of Molly. She wrapped her arms around her and squeezed her tight. "I can't believe you're getting married tomorrow!"

Molly smiled. "Me neither."

"So, what did you have planned for us tonight?" Kristina asked. "Recite Shakespeare?"

Sam chuckled and Alexis bit her lip.

"Nooo," Molly said. "You will think this is cheesy, but I thought we could play Truth or Dare."

Kristina leaned over Alexis and furrowed her eyebrows at Molly. "You're right. What do you think we all are, middle graders?"

Alexis and Sam exchanged an awkward look.

"Oh come on, I'm going to be married tomorrow," Molly said. "I want to do one last fun thing."

"Well, try not to get to wild, Mol." Sam winked at her.

"And you think Truth or Dare is fun?" Kristina asked.

"It was when Sam used to hang out with us when we were younger," Molly said. "Like when you dared me to flush Mom's purple cardigan down the toilet."

Alexis' mouth dropped open. "That was you?"

Molly shrugged. "Sorry Mom… or when I dared Sam to rearrange Mom's bedroom. The look on Mom's face when she came home… priceless."

Sam and Kristina laughed.

"I notice a pattern to all these dares… they all seem to have involved me."

"Maybe Molly's right," Sam said. "It could be fun."

"Now that I'm remembering those times, yeah," Kristina agreed.

They all turned to Alexis. She threw her arms in the air. "I guess I'm outnumbered!"

"Great!" Molly said. "I'll start. Mom, truth or dare?"

Alexis exhaled deeply. "I knew you were going to ask me first. Truth!"

"Well, I'd ask if you ever talk to yourself in the mirror, but I know you do… so what was the last thing you said to your reflection?"

"I said, 'You're better than Carly and she won't win at her own game'."

"Good one, Mom," Sam said, but she and Kristina chuckled.

"Okay, Mom, your turn," Molly said.

"All right, Kristina, truth or da—"

"Dare," Kristina said without hesitation.

"Okay, I dare you… hmm… I dare you to go dust my desk."

All three sisters scoffed.

"Oh come on!" Kristina said.

"Surely you can come up with something better than that," Molly said.

"That is something Kristina doesn't enjoy doing and something I've been neglecting the last couple of weeks, so I think it's a good dare," Alexis said.

Kristina sighed. "Fine, but I want someone else to do me next round." She ran to the kitchen and returned with a dust cloth. She placed Alexis' laptop on the chair and dusted off the desk. "Are you happy?"

Alexis smiled. "I am delighted."

Kristina tossed the cloth over her shoulder and it missed the desk falling to the floor. Then she plopped down on the couch again. "Sam, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you and mom to put on running shoes and tie your shoelaces together, then walk across the room together," Kristina said.

Sam laughed.

"Kristina, we could fall," Alexis said.

She shrugged. "That's the whole point."

Sam jumped up and headed to the front closet and seized two pairs of running shoes, handing a pair to Alexis.

Alexis groaned but pulled the shoes on. She and Sam stood side by side at one end of the room and tied their shoelaces together. Kristina and Molly stood to get a better look, and said together, "Ready, set, go!"

They took two steps and Alexis fell immediately, Sam falling on top of her. Alexis laughed harder than any of them this time.

"See, Mom," Molly said. "This is fun."

After trying to take another few steps, Alexis fell bringing Sam down with her again. They removed their shoes and sat down at the couch again.

"Okay, Molly," Sam said. "Truth or Dare?"

"Dare!"

"Okay, I dare you to blindfold Mom and tickle her."

Alexis frowned.

Molly ran to the front closet and returned with a pink scarf. She tied it around Alexis' eyes. But Alexis didn't feel just one set of hands tickle her, she felt all three of them tickle her and she laughed out loud.

Alexis removed the blindfold and all three of her daughters were laughing at her.

"Okay, since Kristina wants someone else to ask her this time…" Molly said. "Krissy, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to put make-up on Mom, but do a very poor job," Molly said.

Sam snorted.

Alexis lifted her hands partly in the air at her sides. "Okay seriously, why do all of your dares involve me even if it's not my turn?"

GHGHGH

Alexis looped her diamond earrings through her earlobes as Kristina finished doing up Molly's hair and Sam did Scout's. Alexis straightened her purple dress and walked over to the girls. Sam and Kristina wore matching lacy pink dresses and Scout wore a puffy white dress with a pink sash around her waist. Sam pulled up Scout's hair with some ringlets in the front. Alexis teared up at the sight of Molly. It reminded Alexis of Princess Kate's wedding dress, as Molly's had lacy long sleeves and the skirt puffed out touching the ground. Her hair was done up with glitter sparkling through it and a tiny tiara sat on top.

As Molly stood, Alexis placed a hand over her heart, and she began to cry. "Molly… you are so beautiful." She opened her arms widely and wrapped them around Molly.

"Thanks, Mom," Molly said.

"Something Blue!" Scout said loudly.

"Oh, yes," Alexis said, letting go of the embrace, but keeping one arm around Molly's shoulders. "Scout has been anxious for this tradition. Would you like to give your gift first, Cookie?"

Scout smiled brightly and nodded really fast. She lifted a tiny white gift bag from beside Alexis' desk and handed it to Molly. "Something Blue, Auntie Molly."

"Thank you, Scout." Molly opened the bag and pulled out a small blue sponge in the shape of a fish.

"Grandma said I can save my special sponges for something special, so it's Something Blue."

Molly smiled and hugged her. "Thank you, Scout. I'm going to place it in my bouquet."

Kristina handed her bouquet of pink anemones and Molly placed the sponge in the centre.

"I'll go next," Kristina said and handed her a white gift bag. "I was in charge of Something New."

Molly opened the gift bag and pulled out a silver necklace with tiny topaz stones along it.

"It's our birthstone, Mol."

Molly hugged her tightly. "Thank you." She handed it to Kristina, and she helped her put it on.

Sam smiled and handed her another white gift bag. "Now, I'm giving you Something Borrowed."

Molly opened it and pulled out small silver hooped earrings. "Awe Sam, I've always loved these ones." She hugged her tightly and Sam's eyes welled with tears.

Molly turned to Alexis.

"Molly, my littlest baby." She looked at them all. "Okay, she's not the littlest anymore, I know she's taller than both of you now… but my last baby. I have Something Old for you." She handed her the final white gift bag.

Molly opened the bag and pulled out a silver watch.

"My mother's watch," Alexis said. "I think she'd want you to wear it."

"Oh, Mom." Molly hugged her tightest of all. "Thank you so much!"