*Chapter15*

"Mommy where is my teddy bear?"asked RoseMarie as she looks through her suitcase.

"I think its out in the car."said Callie as she walks into the bedroom with her hair pulled

back into a ponytail and waring baggy Pajamas."I'll go get it when I finish putting cream

on my face."said Jo as she puts alittle numming cream on her cuts and bruises."I could go

get it,If you dont want anyone to see your cuts."said Callie as she sets her dirty clothes into a bag."Oh no thats fine,Everyone should be in bed I doubt that anyone should be up."said Jo as she puts the cap on the cream."Ture it is only ten,I mean what nutcase whould be up this late at night."said Callie sarcastically as she sits down on a cot."That reminds me I belive that Its past some little girl's bed time,RoseMarie."said Jo as she walks

over to the seven year old girl."Im not closing my eyes till I have my teddy bear."said RoseMarie as she crosses her arms then sits down on a cot."I'll go get it."said Jo as she

walks over to the door then leaves.

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"Well lets see,Its ten she's only been gone for about five hours its a new record from last

week."said Marcie as she sits down on the sofa in the livingroom next to Morgan."When

do you think she'll be home Im getting tired."said Morgan as she yawns."I hope soon but

you will not at all fall asleep till she is laying down on her bed.Got it."said Marice as she

looks Morgan in the eye."Fine but I need my beauty sleep."said Morgan as Jo walks in

the living room from a downstairs bedroom."You sound just like Blair."said Jo as she walks up to the two girls."Hi Mrs.Bonnor."said Morgan."Jo."said Jo with a slight smile.

"Sorry and thank-you."said Morgan."You look just like her only I bet that you were born

with blond hair and Marcie I bet you look just like your father."said Jo."Well..No.I look

just like my mom,Blair is my stepmother,My real mother died when I was born.She had the

brown hair I just added blond highlights about six months ago."said Marice."Im sorry about your mom,I lost my dad not too long ago."said Jo as she looks at Marcie."Thats ok,

Im sorry about your dad."said Marcie."Thanks,Shouldn't you two be in bed,I'm sure that

Blair will be back soon."said Jo."Well we cant sleep..."said Marcie getting cut off by Morgan."We,I could drop dead right here."said Morgan."Ok 'I' cant sleep so 'I' came

in here to wait for mom."said Marcie."Well ok,I came to go get RoseMarie's Teddy bear

from the car."said Jo as she walks toward the Door then walks outside closing the door behind her.

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"Oh Natalie he is so cute."said Edna as she picks up Sammy and holds him."Thank-you,

He can be a pain at times but he is still cute."said Natalie as she sets Sammy's carseat on

the kitchen floor."Tell me about your girls."said Edna."Well they are adopted,Lisa we adopted when she was five she has been with us for ten years now,She can be trouble at

times but im sure I was when I was fifteen."said Natalie with a little laugh."You were an

angel most of the time."said Edna."About two years ago we found out that Lisa had a younger sister Tabitha whom was four at the time.We just adopted her,She is the angle of

the two girl's."said Natalie as Jo walks into the kitchen."Um..Keep talking..I just came in

to get a glass of water."said Jo as she walks over to the sink."Jo come join us."said Edna.

"Um..Well..I have to give RoseMarie her Teddy bear.She cant sleep without it."said Jo then takes a sip of water."If I know seven year olds they will sleep without it."said Edna.

"Well...I..dont..Know."said Jo."Come on Jo."said Natalie as Jo looked shocked."You really want to talk to me."said Jo as she sets her glass down on the table then sits down in

a chair."Well....We will be spending the summer here might as well be nice so no one kills

me."said Natalie with a smile."Yeah Blair looked like she wanted to kill someone before

she left to go God knows where."said Jo."I have a feeling that Marcie and Morgan know

where Blair is right now."said Edna as Sammy starts to cry,Natalie reaches over and takes

Sammy."Well wherever she went Marice and Morgan are in the livingroom waitting up

for her."said Jo as she turns her head to revile a cut on her neck to Edna and a large bruise on her cheek to Natalie."Jo my God,What happened?"asked Natalie in shock."Oh

Jo."said Edna alittle worried."Nothing happened I...I..Um..RoseMarie must be looking for

this." said Jo while standing up then leaves in a hurry leaving Edna and Natalie in shock.

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"Well now its two am and she's still not back."said Marcie while looking at her watch then

over at Morgan asleep on the sofa.Well I guess I could let her sleep till mom comes in,She

was a great help last week the night after Daddy killed himself.I wish that he would be

alive right now that way mom whould not get so drunk.Well its not the first time i've seen

her drunk,The first time was before Daddy married her I was two.Then she stoped,Daddy

helped her.Then Morgan was born on my third birthday if you can belive that.Well My

life cant get any worse.Could it?Thought Marice as she leans her head back on the sofa.

Around Three am Marcie is woken up by the door opening.Marcie sit straight up on the

sofa and turns around to see Blair stumbling in.Marcie shakes Morgan."Wake up Mom's

back."said Marcie as Morgan sits up."What time is it?"asked Morgan."Three am."said

Marcie as she and Morgan run over to a very drunk Blair."Oh hi's girl's."said Blair slurring her words."Come on mom lets go to bed."said Marcie as she and Morgan each

grab one of Blair's arms.Blair shakes them off."No I can do it."said Blair as she starts to

walk then trips over her two feet."Oops I wuess I need a wittle bit of help."said Blair whlie slurring her words as she talks." I 'Wuess'so."said Marcie qouting Blair sarcastically Then

Her and Morgan help her up and walk her to a downstairs bedroom.