-Chapter 97-Easter-

-Madison pov-

It's been a week since the moms came out to us. Now today is Easter! It's our first Easter as a family! I can't believe I get to be apart of it.

Shelby is getting around with the cane pretty well. She doesn't like using it though. It may not help we call her an old lady. The girls get a laugh out of it.

Brittany is finally walking more and Sugar is doing better. We have discovered some hip issues but that's it. Now it's Easter and we are trying to get the girls in their outifts! Rachel is crawling around with her diaper on her head, Brittany has a diaper on her head and butt, Santana lets us close and then crawls away quickly, Fran won't stop yelling, Grace is just a laughing box that won't stay still, and Lucy?...Well she's with Emma hiding somewhere.

"MOM MEETING!" We all go to the kitchen table "We need to figure out how to get them under control"

"We can help" We all turn to see Sam holding Lucy and Pamela holding Emma "Could use the workout"

Shelby claps and we all look at her "Alright!" She gets a game face on "Judy get Rachel, I'll get Fran, Pamela and Sam get those two, Sugar get Brittany, and Madison you have Santana"

"Where is Maribel?" We all share a confused look "Has no one questioned this yet?"

"Uhhhh" Soon the front door opens and Maribel runs in with the girls easter onesies "Why did you just come in with those?"

"Apple juice" Maribel hands the outifts to me as she walks past "So much apple juice"

"She's out" Shelby claps again "Let's go!"

Everyone goes to deal with their girl. They took the onesie and walked away. I look at Santana's and sigh. Of course I'm being punished. I shake my head and walk into the office.

I see her not paying attention and start sneaking up on her. I walk up to and almost grab her. Right as my hands get close she giggles and rolls between my legs. I move to get her and she crawls away laughing.

I growl and chase after her. We play cat and mouse for a while till I finally get her. She pouts and I go back to the office. All of the girls are in their outfits minus her.

I get her sat down and into her onesie finally. We get everyone together and start taking pictures. They all look so adorable! We are having the moms over for Easter today.

We are hoping it puts us closer together. I really do want my mom to be happy. If that's with Shelbys then so be it. I feel a hand on my shoulder and turn.

"Hey" I smile at Shelby "You ok?"

"Yeah" I give her a quick peck on the lips "Perfectly fine"

"Good" She steps behind me and wraps her arms around me "You still aren't blaming yourself right?"

"I almost got you killed" I sigh and lean back into her "I may never stop"

"I hope you do" She puts her head on my shoulder "You're gonna age yourself with stress"

We both laugh and watch as the girls start to play. After a while the moms come and we all join in light conversation. We get lunch set up and I start to work on the eggs with Judy. There's a knock and I go to the door.

"I'm coming!" I open the door and smile "I'm so glad you could make it"

"I-I didn't have anywhere else to go" Terri steps in hesitantly "Are you sure I'm welcome?"

I nod "Of course" I close the door behind her "We were about to have lunch then do the egg hunt"

"I heard about the girls" Terri gives a small smile "You all are brave for doing this"

"Thank you" I lead her toward the kitchen and Judy looks up "Judy this is Terri...What's your last name?"

"Del Monico" She looks around the kitchen "This is a nice place"

"Thank you" Judy smiles wide "I try to keep it in tip top shape"

"Why don't we get the lunch out?" I grab on of the trays of food and see Terri start to grab the other "You're a guest you don't need to help"

"It's the least I can do" I give her a smile and She helps me take the food out "I don't know how Quinn will react to me"

"MAMI!" Speaking of Lucy "MAMI! MAMI!"

"Hey baby" I set the tray down and pick her up "Lucy meet our guest Terri"

Lucy looks over and frowns "Sh ad" Terri frowns and sets the tray down "Y e ere?"

"It's ok for me to go" I look at Terri who looks upset "I haven't been the best in the past and this is karma biting back"

"You aren't going anywhere" I look at Lucy "Terri has changed now and helped Mommy when I didn't"

"Eely?" I nod and she looks at Terri "Ou ood?"

"I'm good now" Lucy smiles and so does Terri "Thank you again"

I nod and announce the food. Everyone meets Terri and grabs food. Terri starts to grab only a little bit of food but Mary stops her. She ends up eating 5 plate fulls of food. I can't imagine being homeless like she has been.

After awhile I go back with Judy to finish with the eggs. We get some extra help from Maribel towards the end. We move the girls inside before we hide them outside. We do pretty easy hiding spots for them.

"ITS EGG TIME!" The girls cheer and start crawling to Judy "Alright let's get hunting!"

We help the girls around and have fun. It takes longer than expected but oh well. We had family time and shared laughs. Terri recorded for Judy so Judy could help us. She's been a nice help today.

After the egg hunt is down we all go back to talking. The girls play around with the toys they were given after the hunt. We got them baskets with some stuffed animals. The older ones got useful items as well.

"You all have such a wonderful dynamic" Terri looks at us with a smile "I've never seen such a well functioning family"

"We've had issues but we always come out on top" The girls nod and I give her a smile "Thank you for helping today and...and when Shelby was attacked"

"It's no problem and I'm sorry about what I said" I start to say something but she goes on "You have proven what I said wrong in so many ways"

"Thank you" She nods and I see Shelby stand up "NO! SIT DOWN WE DON'T NEED A SONG!"

-Shelby-Maribel-Both-

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

When the road looks rough ahead

And you're miles and miles

From your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old pal said

Boy, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got troubles, I've got 'em too

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

We stick together and we see it through

Cause you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be

A little bit smarter than I am

Bigger and stronger too

Maybe

But none of them will ever love you

The way I do

It's me and you, boy

And as the years go by

Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

"I hate the both of you" They both smile and I frown when I see Judy stand up "Don't do it"

-Judy-

Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves

Scheherezad-ie had a thousand tales

But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves

You got a brand of magic never fails

You got some power in your corner now

Some heavy ammunition in your camp

You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how

See all you gotta do is rub that lamp

And I'll say

Mister Aladdin, sir

What will your pleasure be?

Let me take your order

Jot it down

You ain't never had a friend like me

No no no

Life is your restaurant

And I'm your maitre d'

C'mon whisper what it is you want

You ain't never had a friend like me

Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service

You're the boss

The king, the shah

Say what you wish

It's yours! True dish

How about a little more Baklava?

Have some of column "A"

Try all of column "B"

I'm in the mood to help you dude

You ain't never had a friend like me

Can your friends do this?

Do your friends do that?

Do your friends pull this out their little hat?

Can your friends go, poof?

Well, looky here

Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip

And then make the sucker disappear?

So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed

I'm here to answer all your midday prayers

You got me bona fide, certified

You got a genie for your chare d'affaires

I got a powerful urge to help you out

So what-cha wish? I really wanna know

You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt

Well, all you gotta do is rub like so - and oh

Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three

I'm on the job, you big nabob

You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

You ain't never had a friend like me

You ain't never had a friend like me, hah!

"I GET IT!" I look at Terri "Would you like to be friends?"

"Are they gonna sing more if I say no?" I nod and she smirks "Maybe I should say no then"

"DON'T!" I run a hand through my hair "They finally stopped breaking out into song and now it's back! Don't start them again!"

"Then yes" I let out a relieved sigh "If you need me to lean on from these crazy's I'm here"

-Shelby-Judy-Maribel-All-

Hmm... hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm

Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm

Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm

Sometimes in our lives

We all have pain

We all have sorrow

But if we are wise

We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me

When you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on...

For it won't be long

Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride

If I have things you need to borrow

For no one can fill

Those of your needs that you won't let show

You just call on me brother when you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand

We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me

When you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on...

For it won't be long

Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me brother

When you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand

We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear

That you can't carry

I'm right up the road

I'll share your load

If you just call me

Call me

If you need a friend

(Call me)

Call me (call me)

If you need a friend

(Call me)

If you ever need a friend

(Call me)

Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me)

If you need a friend

(Call me)

Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me) Call me

(Call me)

"I seriously hate all of you" Everyone laughs and I shake my head "Hey...Where are all of the girls?"

We all look over to the pool and then run. Of course when we gave Sugar permission earlier to use it we thought it would only be the older ones. Now I know we should've been ready for all of them. Sometimes I don't know why we don't think first.

"GIRLS GET THEM OUT NOW!" Sugar looks up as she moves Rachel in her floaty "Where are their clothes even at?!"

"By the chairs" Sugar smirks and Moves Rachel close to me "Here"

I should've known better than to trust her. When I reach for Rachel she moves her. I'm already to far forward and fall in. I resurface and hear the laughter.

"T-T-That was hilarious!" I look at Judy and sneak closer "Oh man I wish that got recorded"

"Maybe this will" I grab her arms and pull her in "HA!"

Judy resurfaces and glares at me "Uh oh" We both look at Shelby "Hey! I'm crippled!"

"So am I!" Mary shoves her in "Poool PARTY!"

Soon everyone, even Terri, Is in the pool. We all laugh and have a good time. So far our luck is good and I enjoy this. I enjoy our family moments like this. It makes everything better.

I grab Abby's floaty and pull her close. I give her a forehead kiss and a hug. It was just me and her. Now we have all of this. I couldn't be more blessed.

I can't wait to see what else the future brings!