THE NEXT MORNING

Belle woke up to the sun shining on her face and someone snoring next to her. Groaning, she lifted her hand and picked up her phone to check the time. It was 6 in the morning.

"Oh, fucking great." She thought to herself as she realized they all have to start getting ready for work.

"Nikki. Nikki." Belle called out as she heard Nicole groan before snoring softly again.

"Nicole!" Belle yelled making Nicole jump up.

"I'm up! I'm up!" She exclaimed as she sat up on the bed and yawned. Belle sat up and ran her fingers through her hair before the smell of pancakes hit their noses. The two looked at each other and smirked.

"Isabelle." Belle and Nicole threw the covers off of themselves and ran to the bathroom, fighting at the door.

"Aunt Belle, I gotta shower!"

"Girl, I have a bladder! Let me go first!"

"Go use Dad's bathroom!"

Belle paused before looking at Nicole.

"That's actually a great idea." She said before running out of the room and knocking on Adam's door.

A shirtless, tired Adam opened the door and smiled when he saw Belle. He opened his mouth to say something but Belle pushed past him.

"Sorry! I really gotta use the bathroom!" She said as she ran to the bathroom making Adam chuckled as he closed and locked the door. Downstairs, Isabelle and Brian were helping each other make breakfast for everybody.

"Get me the eggs." Isabelle said as Brian sipped his coffee and passed his sister the eggs. Laurette walked down the stairs to the smell of food. She looked up and groaned when she saw the two siblings making breakfast.

"Ick." Laurette said, walking back up the stairs. Isabelle's jaw dropped before she ran after Laurette only to be held back by her older brother.

"Let me at her. Let me at her!" Isabelle yelled as Brian wrapped his arms around her and she quieted down but still had an angry face. Arianna, Rosabelle, and Ben then ran down the stairs and over to the two.

"Damn, Nicole, Dad, and Aunt Belle still not awake?" Arianna asked as the three walked towards the kitchen and sat down at the kitchen island.

"Well, I think I heard Aunty Belle and Nick fighting over the bathroom again after I woke up so...I think they're awake. I don't know about Dad though." Rosabelle shrugs before Adam and Belle walked down the stairs with Nicole following behind them.

"Well...Speak of the devil." Brian says before passing out cups of coffee and a hot chocolate for Rosabelle.

The three sat down with a group and started to eat breakfast when Laurette walked down the stairs, grabbed her bag and keys, and walked out of the house, slamming the door shut.

"You break the door, you buy it!" Nicole yelled before Laurette yelled back.

"Like I give a fuck!"

"Who said you have to?!"

"Oh, fuck you!" Laurette yelled before they all heard her car engine start and she drove off. The six siblings snickered before high-fiving each other. They all finished their breakfast before heading to where they needed to go. It was already 8 in the morning and Rosabelle had to go to school, Arianna was headed to her classes in College, Isabelle was also heading to her college classes. Isabelle and Arianna went to school together since they go to the same college while Adam and Belle dropped Rosabelle off since she didn't want to drive. Nicole drove with Brian and Ben to work, meeting with Adam and Belle in the parking lot.

Nicole groaned as she got out of the car. "I hate coming to work." She groaned as Ben got out of the car, pushing Brian who was in his way.

"Bro! What the hell!?"

"You were in my way!"

Brian almost yelled back at Ben when Belle yelled at both of them.

"Sorry." The two mumbled before walking into the law firm. Nicole looked at Belle and Adam and smirked.

"Bet you $20 they won't talk to you two until lunch."

"Mmm...Alright." Belle said before shaking hands with Nicole.

The three walked into the building and headed into their offices as Mal walked out of the elevator.

"Hey, Mal!" Lonnie exclaimed as she ran over to the purple-head.

"Hey, Lonnie."

"You're here early. Did Ben call you here?"

"...No...I thought I start at 8:30."

"Haha, no. Ben usually lets his assistants come in at 10."

"What?"

"Yeah...Did he not tell you?"

"No."

"Oh, well. Now you know."

Mal smiled a bit before saying, "Yeah. Guess I do."

Ben opened his office door and smiled when he saw Mal. "Hey, Mal. I should've told you yesterday but-"

"I already told her." Lonnie smiled at Ben making him nod.

"Great! Another thing...Do you mind going down to Starbucks and getting me a lemon loaf? I could really use some of that right now." Ben said as he put a hand on his stomach and patted it making Mal nod her head.

"Of course! I'll leave now." She replied before walking away. Ben smiled before walking back into his office and writing a couple of notes for his next meeting.

10 MINUTES LATER

Ben was looking through a file when someone knocked on his door.

"Come in." He said before his door opened and Mal slipped inside, closing the door softly behind her.

"I came back with your lemon loaf and...lucky you. You got the last one." Mal said as she smiled when she gave him the cake. Ben chuckled before grabbing the cake.

"Thank you so much, Mal. Oh, just to let you know. I have a meeting in about 3 minutes, I will need you to come with me so you can take notes just in case I miss a few pointers from the meeting."

"Of course." Mal nodded as Ben smiled at her.

"Thank you, Mal." Ben said as Mal walked away from his desk.

"Oh, and please let my Dad know that he has to be there in the meeting."

"Same meeting?"

"Yes."

"Okay." Mal said before leaving Ben's office and walking over to Adam's office. As she lifted her hand up to knock on the door, the door opened and Belle walked out, pulling down her skirt and trying to catch her breath before she looked up and saw Mal making her jump a little and bump into the door.

"Mal! Hi!"

"Hi?" Mal asked confusingly as Belle shut Adam's office door and looked at Mal. Mal looked at her confused and concerned since Belle was trying to catch her breath.

"Do you need some help?" Mal asked as Belle chuckled and shook her head while waving her off.

"No, no. I'm alright. Is there something you wanted?" She replied as she leaned on the door. Mal frowned before clearing her throat.

"Ben told me to let Adam know that he has to be in a meeting in about...1 minute now." Mal said as she looked down at her watch before looking at Belle who nodded.

"Oh, okay. Yeah, I'll tell Adam." Belle said making Mal nod.

"Alright."

"Alright."

"See you there."

"See ya." Belle said before walking back inside of Adam's office.

Mal frowned before shrugging and walking back to Ben's office and knocking softly on the door.

Ben opened the door and smiled before giving Mal a file.

"Okay, I need you to hold this...And this." Ben said giving Mal a notebook.

"The file, you will give it to me when I ask you for it and the notebook is for you to write notes in. And then you will read me the notes after the meeting just in case me or my father missed anything." Ben explained making Mal nod as the two headed to the meeting room.

Shortly after Mal and Ben walked into the meeting room, Adam and Belle walked in. Belle walked over to Mal and sat next to her as Adam sat next to Ben. Mal looked at Belle and smiled as Belle smiled back before Adam and Ben's client walked in.

"You know what to do?" Belle whispered to Mal who nodded.

"Yeah, Ben explained it to me." She whispered back to Belle who simply nodded her head.

About a boring 2 and a half hours later, Adam and Ben finished their meeting. Both Belle and Mal were trying their best to stay awake. Out of boredom, Mal started doodling in her notebook while Belle was on her phone but hiding it behind her notebook.

"Yes, okay. Thank you. See you next week." Ben said as the client left the room. Adam turned around to see Belle looking down at her notebook while Mal was drawing. Adam, knowing Belle wasn't actually writing anything in her book, stood up and saw her on her phone. He took her phone making her look up at him.

"Hey!"

"Tell me one thing that was said in this meeting, then I'll give your phone." Adam said making Belle roll her eyes.

"You have another meeting with the guy next week and give me my phone!"

"No."

"Adam!"

"Nope." He said, walking out of the room with Belle's phone. Belle groaned and grabbed her stuff before running after Adam.

Ben chuckled and turned around to see Mal with a small smile.

"Your dad and aunt are very cute." She said making Ben smile.

"I know. You know...You're really good at drawing." Ben smirked when he saw that Mal drew him on her notebook. Mal looked down and gasped as she hid the drawing.

"Oh! Yeah, thank you." She said, laughing with embarrassment making Ben laugh.

"Mal, it's okay." He said as he sat next to her. Mal nodded and kept quiet.

"Hey...Wanna go out for lunch? I mean, it is about 11:30." Ben said as he looked down at his watch. Mal hummed before looking at him.

"Sure. If it's alright with you." She replied with a shrug as Ben chuckled.

"Mal. If I wasn't alright with it, I wouldn't have invited you for lunch." He said as he stood up and helped Mal up.

"Oh...Right." Mal said as Ben laughed and walked out of the room with Mal following behind him.

30 MINUTES LATER

Ben had taken Mal to a nearby Burger place. The two had just gotten their food and were eating while laughing at something Ben had told Mal.

"You did that?" Mal laughed as she wiped her lips from the juice from the burger.

Ben laughed and nodded his head as he put his burger down.

"Believe it or not." He shrugged as Mal giggled.

"How old were you?"

"I was 'bout 5 years old when it happened." Ben said as Mal nodded her head.

"I bet that was embarrassing."

"It kinda was, I mean I did that in front of a group of people." Ben said making Mal burst out laughing again before covering her mouth.

"I'm so sorry." She said, trying not to laugh again.

"It's okay, my Dad and his friends still tease me about it anyway." Ben shrugged making Mal giggle.

"That's cute. Do your parents have siblings?"

"Well...My Dad doesn't but he does have these friends that they have been friends with since like...KIndergarten that we call them Uncle. Like...There's Uncle David, Uncle Robin, and Uncle Killian." Ben explained as Mal nodded.

"Who's your favorite Uncle?" Mal asked making Ben think about it.

"I'd say my favorite is...my Uncle Robin."

"Ooh, why?"

Ben shrugged, "I really don't know." He replied with a small laugh making Mal giggle.

"How 'bout your Mom? Does she have any siblings?"

Ben rolled his eyes and nodded his head.

"Yeah, she's a triplet so...she has two other sister's and let me tell you. They. Are. The fricking devil themselves." Ben said, shaking his head as Mal chuckled.

"I am not kidding. My family and I hate them. And when I say family, I mean, my Dad, sisters, brother, Aunts, and Uncles."

"Ouch." Mal laughed as Ben nodded his head.

"I know. I hate my mom." Ben said as Mal frowned.

"Well, don't say that." She said with a small laugh. "Something might happen to her." She continued as Ben shook his head.

"I hope something does. Even my Dad hates her and he had six kids with her." Ben explained making Mal's eyes widen.

"Six!? And he hates her? You sure y'all are from your Mom?" Mal laughed making Ben think about it.

"She's right in a way...I don't remember Laurette being pregnant with Arianna or Rosabelle. Or even Isabelle!"

"Ben? Ben? Ben!" Mal yelled making Ben look at her.

"Yeah! Sorry, I was thinking of something. Hey...Do you think we can head back to the firm? I need to ask my Dad something." Ben asked as Mal nodded.

"Of course! Let's get a box for our food though." Mal said as Ben nodded and called the waiter over.

AT THE FIRM

Ben ran out of the elevator after giving his food to Mal.

"I'll see you in my office!" Ben yelled before running towards his father's office. Mal frowned as she got out of the elevator.

"I wonder if it was something I said..." Mal said to herself as she walked into Ben's office and put his food there before leaving and walking over to her desk to work on some stuff.
IN ADAM'S OFFICE

Ben burst into the office making Adam look at him with a concerned face while Belle looked at him from the couch. Ben slammed the door close and walked further into the office.

"Am I Laurette's son?" Ben asked making Adam and Belle look at each other before looking at Ben.

"Of course, you are. Why wouldn't you be?" Adam said as Ben shook his head.

"If I am...Wait...Are Brian, Nicole, Isabelle, Arianna, and Rosabelle her kids as well?!"

"Yes." Adam nodded as Ben scoffed.

"I know you're lying, Dad! If they were then why don't I remember her being pregnant with Isabelle, Arianna, or even Rose?!" Ben yelled making Adam stand up.

"Don't raise your voice at me! You and your siblings are Laurette's children and that's it! No more questions!" Adam yelled making Belle glare at him before walking out of the office angrily, slamming the door behind her.

Ben glared at his father before remembering his aunt.

"Fine then! I don't need you to tell me the truth! All you are is a fucking liar!"

"Benjamin!" Adam yelled as Ben stormed out of the office. Adam groaned and slammed his hand on his desk before sitting down and rubbing the bridge of his nose.