And now, welcome Michelle Lewis into the story, let's see how it goes and if you guys are cool with her going onward with this. Enjoy folks.

Family of Two.

Chapter 63: New Housemate.

(The Loud House.)

Luna's Purple Ferrari arrives as well as a Red Ferrari not far behind and coming out of the car is Great Grandma Harriet? Wait, was she driving?! Harriet looks to the reader. "Yes, yes I was. Because a ghost doesn't need a license to drive."

Lincoln also comes out of the car and so does his mom, Luna. They both have casts on their left arms. They then see they're neighbor greet them. "Good to see you two back on your feet, well the arms aren't doing so well though."

Lincoln chuckles. "Good to see you again neighbor. We weren't really looking forward to another day in that hospital."

"You're not the only one who doesn't like being in those placed. Way too cramped, also Merris said she might be gone till Tuesday. Something about taking down some shady show host for what he did to some lady" replied Mr. Grouse.

"Yeah, that lady is me." Michelle comes out from her car and she gets her luggage. "I guess Doug is gonna get caught by the law, he deserves it for what he made me do. Again sorry it all happened."

"It's all cool Michelle, we know you had no choice and now you're free from his commands and annoying complaining and living with people who can show you redemption" replied Luna. "Oh right, Mr. Grouse this is our new housemate and I guess housekeeper, Michelle Lewis."

"You mean the lady who sang the Best Day ever? I love that song" replied Mr. Grouse.

Michelle chuckles. "Oh thanks, I don't usually have other people recognize me with the song I made."

"Nonsense, I know that song and heck even my family loves the song and I knew you looked familiar. But why the heck are you here and not at Hollywood or something?" said Mr. Grouse.

"That's something not easy to explain and I'd rather not go back to the damn life I once had. It made me into someone I wasn't and also pushed me away from those I loved and also cared for, sure wish they'd see where I am now" replied Michelle in a bit of a guilty tone.

This was still something Lincoln and Luna wanna know. 'Doesn't she have family?'

"Well, welcome to the neighborhood neighbor and have fun helping out the louds and their ghost of a relative" replied Mr. Grouse, he chuckles a bit. "You see what I did there?

Great Grandma Harriet is confused. "No, I did not." She then helps with Michelle's things. "As Luna and Lincoln told me privately yesterday. We have a room for you to stay in, follow me." They head into the house, though Michelle did see this place once, when she knocked on the door to an angry Luna.

Those are memories that are not easy to get over.

They enter the house and Michelle sees how lovely it was and sees the dining room and living room. "Nice place, Is it hard to live in here by yourselves?"

"Well, with Great Grandma Harriet helping around it doesn't seem so hard. But we get through with it" replied Lincoln. "Come on, we have the room all ready for you."

They enter the room at the bottom level, the room that once belonged to Lynn Sr and Rita Loud and Michelle looks to the place. "Huh, this looks welcoming. Did…. Did anyone used to reside here?"

Harriet, Lincoln and Luna were wondering when she might ask. "Yes, yes someone did used to stay in here. Better yet, two people used to stay in here."

"Our former rents slept in this room and they also cowered here" replied Luna spitefully. But she then calms down. "But, now this is your room and thanks to our neighbors and friends, this room has been renovated into something better."

"The walk in closet has been upgraded and has lots of space, and there's even a bathroom in here. Great Grandma Harriet said she cleaned the place before she went to pick us up" replied Lincoln. "We also removed the old things of the former tenants and had to put them into the attic."

"The place has enough space for you to keep all the things you need. We can help you unpack" replied Luna.

"No need, I can manage myself and…. Thank you again, for letting me stay and have this. I don't know what else to say or even do, but I will do my part and help around the house, whenever the resident ghost isn't around" replied Michelle.

"True, I still have some things to take care of. My own personal business with someone who might not be welcome for the next time he comes back here!" Harriet then calms down and all the things in the room slowly float back in place.

Lincoln and Luna are kinda shocked by this, they don't know who she's talking about. But whoever it is, made her very, very angry and pretty much seething with ghostly negativity. They wanna know who it is, but they decided not to ask. She'll tell them when the time is right.

Great Grandma Harriet sighs. "I'll be in my room, all of you have fun doing what you want."

Michelle then begins to remove her clothing from her bag and her phone as well. Lincoln and Luna also help out, she decides to accept the help. "By the way, shouldn't you two be in school?"

"We would, but in the condition we're in, they decided to give us a week off, since we have been through that freaking fight with those two stinkers" replied Luna.

"I would like to go and see how my girlfriend is doing, but I don't seem to have a choice and stay home. Our friends said they'll come on by and bring us our school work" replied Lincoln.

Michelle then grabs her clothes and puts them on hangers in the closet. "Does this happen sometimes?"

"Well, only when either of us are in pain, serious trouble or in need of some comfort from something bad" replied Luna. "Everyone knows we're still sorta riled up after everything we went through with the old family."

"But there are some we see redeemed and forgiven and also sorta family" replied Lincoln.

Michelle sighs, she feels bad that their family betrayed them, like she betrayed hers. She then sits on the bed and thinks about this. Luna and Lincoln can tell that seeing them in the family they have, is making her reminisce on something from her past.

They both sit on either side of the woman. "Michelle, tell us. What did happen to you? What were you before you were became who you were and how you met Doug."

Michelle feels like she can't say her life, it's too personal. But she can feel like….. Like she can trust these two, this 16 year old mom and her 11 year old son, like they're her family as well and they need to know what happened to her and why she did what she had to.

"Okay, so I wasn't really into music when I was young. At Lincoln's age I was just some shy and awkward kid with little to know friends and then came Middle School and sure as heck that was unpleasant and then came High School. I was picked on sure, which was a normal thing for me and I took it anyway and cared less about it, but then they stopped picking on me when I joined the California High School Talent Show and they all heard me…. Sing and they loved it."

"My parents were so proud of me for having this talent and they wanted me to follow whatever dream I was looking for and so I found it, I wanted to be an amazing and famous singer. But, I had to take small steps if I wanted to reach that goal. I started singing at restaurants and other gigs, but then I noticed I was becoming a target by guys who loved me not for my singing, but because of how attractive I was and I didn't like that."

"One time, I nearly got attacked and I was able to get away and the cops came and that's when I decided to not do singing ever again. I thought that being a singer and changing my look would help, but it didn't and then I met…. Him, Doug Rockwell and he wanted me to become famous and he was gonna be my manager, or what he calls it partner and so we made many gigs and through him, I felt safe and he taught me how to be demanding, bossy and never take charge from anyone, and that made me into someone my family were ashamed of."

"I was no longer the nice little girl they all knew and loved. My cousins wanted to spend time with me, but I kept telling them I was too busy with my new life and I even turned down my parents and…. And I didn't show up to any….. Any family reunions or holidays. Every time they all had some big get together, all I would do is tell them that I'm busy and….. I would just send them some new stuff. TV's, computers, phones, cars and clothes, and sometimes money."

"I didn't even know how miserable they were when I wasn't around. I left for Hollywood and never participated in another family thing, the only thing I was doing was working my way to stardom and being at big, rich and fancy parties. Deep down, I felt like garbage for what I did, but I couldn't be able to break from what I wanted, but I realized it wasn't what I needed."

"Eventually things went from bad to worse, as you two should know now my age is my mid-thirties and three years' ago, my parents… They passed away, from cancer. I went to the funeral feeling bad for what I did, but then my family wanted me to stay out of it. My relatives hated me for what I have become and said that….. That I am no longer in the family name and they cared less if the last name Lewis was in my name, just as long as I stayed away from them."

"My parents would be ashamed at me and the other family for that day, but I deserved all those bad words from them. I left the family and didn't do anything to spend time with the best parents I have ever had, I didn't even get the chance to say goodbye to them."

Michelle then wipes away some of her tears. "After that whole event, it kinda woke me up and I kept distancing myself from being a greedy and fame hungry woman and so I continued with my singing career and then….. Then I lost it, five months after my parents passing and I lost that pure and amazing singing voice. Doug said that I can still be of use for him, as his partner in a new show and you know what it's called."

Luna and Lincoln know what it is. "America's Next Hitmaker."

"Yeah, that" replied Michelle. "I became a talent scout and with Doug we helped some people become famous, but in return we took a lot of the credit and cash and fame and fortune. Right now, Doug has control of two new singers and they have been making sure the big half is given to Doug to help fund the show and his own greedy needs. That man made them look like fools and deep down, I didn't like it. But what choice did I have, if I quit then I have nothing left. No friends, and no family. Doug was all I had."

"So, for the past years of my life in Hollywood. I have been doing nothing more than tricking folks who have singing dreams, like me when I was young. But in truth, they were being lured into a sick game that Doug pulled on me years ago, and I don't think I can ever take all I've done back. It's way too late for me now."

Lincoln and Luna felt bad for her, then Lincoln hugs Michelle with his only arm that isn't in pain. Michelle is stunned by this, but feeling this little boy hug her was making her feel emotional and she hugs him back and cries.

Luna then hugs them both. They know what it's like to be betrayed by family, and this woman betrayed hers and has been….. Disowned, which is something Lincoln felt when he was being dubbed Bad Luck.

After a few tear filled emotions. They stop sobbing and Michelle takes the tissue that Luna gives her. "Thank you." She then blows her nose and tosses it into the trash bin. "And thank you for letting me stay here, but I think I should also take in another job than being the housekeeper. It's a nice job and all, but I think I need a job that isn't just being in someone's house and doing they're chores and stuff."

Lincoln and Luna are shocked to hear this. "What? Are you sure?"

Michelle nods. "I have to find a job that could suit me and make me feel like I have purpose and I think I did find it when I was at the mall. Reiningers needs someone to work for them, so I think I can do the job. Before I loved music, I also had an eye for fashion."

Lincoln and Luna smile, they now see what they did when they talked to her has helped her see a different side to life and a new path to choose. "Michelle, we're happy you found a job, but if you do need a place to stay, then this room can be yours. You can live with us, like our housemate and still do some help around the house."

Michelle smiles and hugs Luna. "Thank you." She then pulls Lincoln in for a hug. "Thank you so much guys, I'll do my best to help out and also help keep this place supported with my job."

Lincoln and Luna chuckle. They know she needs to know this. "Yeah, bills aren't an issue for us dude" said Lincoln.

They then depart from the hug. "What do you mean?" They then tell Michelle all about their cash income which was given to them by the government and Child Services and this makes Michelle faint.

"Well, I saw that one coming" replied Luna.

(Later.)

Lincoln and Luna are both coming down the stairs and they see Great Grandma Harriet in the living room folding clothes and they hear the sound of the vacuum. "Where the heck is Michelle?" asked Luna.

The ghost looks to them and smiles. "Who else do you think is vacuuming?" They both look into the dining room and see the woman using the vacuum. "She had a hard time at first because it's been a long time since she used one, and so I told her how to use it without breaking anything and now she can do the job. Also, we're gonna have guests soon."

They hear the doorbell ring. "Nailed it." They chuckle at what Great Grandma Harriet just said and they go over and open the door and see who it is.

Luna and Lincoln smile to see who they are. "We got you're school things" replied Jordan. Sam is also with her. They both head into the house and place the school things in the living room.

"Thanks, doesn't seem like much. Did anything happen at school?" asked Lincoln.

"Well, it was announced there's going to be this big school seminar for elementary, Middle and High schools, which means no classes from October 15 to 16" replied Sam.

"Cool! Now we can celebrate my birthday and yes, I know we're gonna have a surprise party which I don't mind" replied Lincoln.

They all chuckle at that. "Well, that is nice of you to know." Luna then feels upset. "But it is a damn shame you know what I got for you. Just with that stupid Chandler kept his god dang mouth shut."

Lincoln goes over and hugs his mom. "Don't be sad mom, I don't mind what you got me. What matters is that you and everyone I know and love are there, that's all okay with me. With or without gifts."

Luna hugs her son, well they hug each other with their right arms because they're left arms are still in casts. Jordan and Sam awe at the sight. "So, when do you guys take those casts off?" asked Jordan.

"We'll have them off by tomorrow and then we can be back to school possibly after lunch hours" replied Luna. "But we can be able to head to school early or on time if we both head to the hospital early to get these dang things off."

What they don't know, Michelle Lewis is hearing them. 'Lincoln's birthday is on the 15th? I have to get the kid something as well, I still feel bad for making him scared when they thought I was going to kidnap him days ago.' She then stops vacuuming and she goes to the living room to meet up with the others.

They all enjoy some lunch and at the same time they hear what Michelle told Lincoln and Luna and this makes Sam and Jordan understand why Lincoln and Luna understand her. Michelle had a life of fame and luxury and instead became obsessed with her life and casted away everyone she knew and love. Deep down, Sam and Jordan can tell that Lincoln and Luna have a plan, one that could change the very life of their Family of Two.

Sam was thinking about this life of fame and being known and loved. 'Can there be a better future for Luna and me and for Lincoln to become known as great singers? Should I also warn about this to Sully and Mazzy?'

(Skip, nighttime.)

Michelle is wearing red pajamas and she closes her laptop after going through some searches, she smiles and looks to her phone. 'Huh, almost 9. Well, I should get some sleep now. I should also inform that ghost…. Harriet, that there might be a package for me when I'm not around.'

She then looks to the picture left behind on the table. She sees it was the picture of Lincoln and his mom, Luna strumming on their guitars. Michelle smiles. "Reminds me of myself and my….. My dad."

"I was wondering where that went." Michelle sees Luna by the doorway. "Hey dude, I was finished turning off the computers and the cameras are now active and all the house sensors." She comes into the room. "You feeling alright in here dude?"

Michelle sighs. "Yeah, it's just… Kinda hard for me to believe I'm now living in the house with the very same kids who I tried to manipulate from the orders of that god damn man I called a partner, and at first I thought we had a thing going on."

Luna knows this is personal, but she wants to know. "Michelle, have you and Doug….. Have you two done things alone together?"

Michelle then recalls. "Yeah, but it wasn't like the love thing couples do. We both made out, alone in his mansion…. But we were both drunk, and when I woke up I thought I was in trouble, but I wasn't. We didn't do the thing, we just made out and that was it. I thought he loved me….. I thought we could be more than partners, but I guess I was just a pawn for his schemes."

Luna places a hand on the woman's shoulder. "Well, you don't have to worry about that dude anymore. He's gonna get what he deserves and that' that."

"Mom's right." They see Lincoln come in, and he sits in between his mom and Michelle. "You're safe now and you can start a better life here in Royal Woods. It might not be Hollywood, but it's a nice place to be and will take some time to get used to."

Michelle smiles and hugs them both. "I don't know what I did to deserve such kind-hearted and thoughtful friends like you guys!"

Lincoln and Luna smile and they hug her back, they were happy to help Michelle, after she helped them and told them who she truly is the truth behind her misdeeds and wrong doings. They soon depart from the hug and Michelle is ready for bed. "Do you need company?"

The woman looks to the comforting smiles from Lincoln and Lun and this makes her smile as well. "Sure, this bed is big enough for more than two people."

They all get into the bed and tuck themselves in. Michelle on the left side, Luna on the right and Lincoln in the middle. Michelle smiles and this reminded her of when she hung out with her cousins. "Goodnight guys."

"Goodnight Michelle" replied Lincoln and Luna, they then get some sleep. Lincoln snuggles close to Luna and then Michelle joins in their snuggling, this felt nice and Michelle felt safe and loved. Not like being her famous-self in Hollywood, this is something she felt like she lost and she feels like she found a family, that she might be a part of.

A/N: Welcome to the Loud House and enjoy the new life you have with Lincoln and Luna. Michelle is gonna be part of this adventure and will do what she can, to keep this family together, even if it means to give her own life. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.

Date made: 9/23/20.