Four hours had come and passed and bags loaded up the trunk cars while shoe boxes took over Sharpay's backseat.
"That was so much fun! I've never done so much shopping in my life," Maddie smiled.
"Glad you had a good time," Sharpay smiled, "Now when we go home, we can start filling up your closet."
"Great; I think I want to organize the clothes by designer," Maddie said. Sharpay's eyes went wide and she said, "That's how I organize my closet!" The girls squealed and Sharpay had to restrain herself from going over the speed limit to get home.
Sharpay, Maddie, and Ryan walked into the mansion, the girls talking and giggling, about to go up to Maddie's level when they heard a voice call out, "Are those my teenagers home at last?"
Sharpay smiled, dropped the two bags she was holding and rushed into the front foyer to be scooped up in the arms of her father.
"Daddy, you and mom are home!" she squealed.
"Where's your brother?" Tyler asked. "He's in garage foyer with Maddie," Sharpay said.
"Ryan, Maddie, come in here!" Tyler called.
"C'mon Mads, it's just dad," Tyler and Sharpay heard Ryan try to differ.
Finally, the other triplets came out of the garage foyer, Maddie looking down at the floor. Ryan and his dad hugged and Tyler looked at his down at Maddie.
"Wow, it's been a long time," he said.
Maddie shyly looked up at her birth father.
He was around six foot two, well built with welcoming blue eyes and short wavy dark brown, almost black, hair.
"Sixteen years," Maddie said meekly.
Just then, Paige walked into the room.
"Mom," Sharpay smiled before hugging her mother.
Ryan hugged her too and then Paige stood beside Tyler.
Paige was five foot seven with mid back length blonde hair that cascaded over her shoulders in loose waves and curls like Maddie's and Sharpay's. She had warm hazel eyes that smiled like her husband's.
"I-it's great to have you here with us Maddie," Paige said before engulfing her long lost daughter in her arms.
Maddie was a little shocked at first, but she hugged her mother back.
"It's great to be here," she replied.
"Guess where we've been," Sharpay sang.
"The mall?" Tyler asked.
Sharpay nodded before saying, "Maddie bought a whole new wardrobe!"
"You'll have to show us a few outfits," Tyler smiled.
"Sharpay and I are going to go organize them into my closet,"
Maddie said. "You girls want some help?" Paige asked, "You know I'm a sucker for a good clothes organization." "Of course mom," Sharpay smiled. Maddie, Sharpay, and Paige then hurried into the garage foyer, grabbed the bags, and took the elevator up to Maddie's level.
"I hope you found your level to a good appeal," Paige said to Maddie as the three entered level 9. "I did; I was so surprised that you knew my favorite color," Maddie said. "Sharpay was the one who thought of it," Paige said. "There's been a lot of that freaky sister thing going on between us," Sharpay said. The girls giggled and Paige said, "Well, let's get to it!"
The three were only fifteen minutes into organizing Maddie's new clothes before they were called down into the dining room for dinner.
After dinner, the Evans family made it a project to organize Maddie's closet. There was laughter and shouts echoing around the room as the six folded, hung up, and tripped over clothing.
That night, every resident of the Evans Mansion fell asleep with a smile on his or her face.
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The next morning, Maddie woke up at nine and turned on her TV, flipping through the channels for Saturday morning cartoons.
After half an hour of Tom & Jerry cartoons, Sharpay, Ryan, and Natalie joined their sister in watching TV.
Around eleven, Maddie's siblings exited her level and went to get dressed.
Maddie climbed out of her bed and went into her bathroom to shower. She threw open the large double doors, undressed, and stepped into her very spacious shower.
After showering, Maddie wondered into her closet and looked at the wide variety she had to choose from.
There were BCBG mini dresses to go over jeans, and DKYN camisoles to go under shrunken blazers.
Maddie sighed heavily in frustration. She didn't know what to pick.
'Ok Mads, think of a color,' she thought, trying to start at something easy. "Forest green," she said, then set off.
After fifteen minutes of searching, Maddie came across the green outfit Sharpay had picked for her the day before at the mall. Maddie changed into the outfit and then headed back into her bathroom for make-up and hair.
Maddie sauntered into the dining room. Her brown eyes looked copper with the help of some pearl white eye shadow and midnight black mascara. Her cheeks were brushed with the slightest bit of blush, and her lips were accented with a light pink lip gloss. Her long blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders in loose curls and waves. She was surprised to see that Sharpay and Ryan were wearing green based outfits too.
Sharpay wore a dark wash denim mini over brown calf length leggings, a pistachio green lace lined camisole with a brown silk see-through wrap-around shirt over that.
On her feet, Shar wore pistachio green kitten heels. Like her sister's, Sharpay's eyes shone brightly with the assistance of some pistachio green eye shadow and mascara, her cheeks dusted with blush, and a red/pink lip gloss shone brightly under the light of the chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Her hair had been pulled to the left side of her head and braided, held together at the end with a black hair elastic and a pistachio green ribbon tied over it.
Ryan wore a short sleeved lime green polo and khaki shorts with tan flip flops.
'Wow, this is getting a little creepy,' Maddie thought before sitting down next to Sharpay.
The large, rectangular, mahogany dining room table seated six; two on each side and one on each end.
"Well would you look at that Paige; it looks like our triplets have telepathy," Tyler said from the head of the table, gesturing to the color coordinated outfits.
"I didn't even know they were going to be wearing green," Maddie shrugged.
"You'll get used to it Mads," Ryan shrugged. Maddie smiled; she'd only known Ryan for two days and he'd already come up with a cute nickname for her.
"So Maddie, do you have your driver's license yet?" Paige asked before taking a bite of her salad.
"I was supposed to take a course of drivers education next week back in Boston, but then I came here," Maddie said.
"Well we can sign you up for a course in the area if you want," Tyler offered.
"Really; that would be great. Back in Boston, I didn't really need a car though. Everything was so close you could just walk," Maddie said.
"I'll check with the dealership later to see when they have a drivers education course in the next week and I'll sign you up," Tyler said.
"Sounds great," Maddie smiled.
"Until then, I'm sure Sharpay doesn't mind giving up the passenger seat," Paige said. "It's no problem at all mom," Shar smiled.
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Before everyone knew it, a week had come and passed and Maddie was signed up for drivers education. What made Maddie happy though was that Gabi and Kelsi had signed up for the exact same course.
"So Maddie, are you excited to get your license?" Kelsi asked.
"You bet; I've been waiting forever for this chance," Maddie smiled before asking, "Why don't you two have your licenses? Everyone but us does."
"Well, I'm sort of shorter than everyone else and my mom thought I was too small," Kelsi explained.
Maddie and Kelsi looked at Gabi, requesting her explanation with their eyes.
Gabi sighed and said, "Okay, I have a confession to make. I'm a year younger than everyone else." Maddie and Kelsi gasped in shock.
"What do you mean?" Maddie asked.
"I got to skip the sixth grade," Gabi said.
"Then how're you getting your license now if you're still fifteen?" Kelsi asked. "I'm turning sixteen in two weeks. I'm qualified," Gabi said.
"Wow," was all Maddie could say.
"You guys have to promise that you won't tell anyone," Gabi said. "I promise," Maddie said, Kelsi nodding in agreement.
Two months passed and Maddie smiled down at the card in her hand.
"How do you feel Mads?" Ryan asked putting his hand on his sister's shoulder.
"Like I'm going to explode," Maddie breathed.
"Save it for when you choose your car," Sharpay said before grabbing her sister's hand and pulling her outside the dealership to where Paige and Tyler were standing with a salesman.
Tyler shook hands with the salesman, turned to Maddie, and said, "Whichever one you want Maddie."
His daughter looked out at the large variety of cars. Any one of them could be hers. Dragging Sharpay and Ryan with her, Maddie started down a row.
After two hours, Maddie finally decided on a white Mercedes-BENZ SRL McLaren.
"Finally," Sharpay sighed.
"But there's something… wrong here," Maddie pouted, circling the car.
Shar's eyes brightened and she turned to her sister.
Then, at the same time, they squealed, "PAINT JOB!"
Maddie ended up having her white Mercedes re-painted lavender to match her favorite color. She was so excited that she'd finally gotten her license and her own car.
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When Maddie got back to the mansion, she parked between Sharpay and Ryan's cars. The moment she stepped out of the car, she pulled out her cell phone and speed-dialed London.
Boston, Massachusetts
Up in her suite, London was watching her TV when the phone rang.
Excited that someone had called, she bolted from her couch and answered with a shining, "Hello?"
"London, it's Maddie," her friend said.
"Maddie? YAY! What's up?" London asked, plopping down on her bed.
"I just got a car!" Maddie shrieked.
The girls squealed in excitement and London asked, "What kind of car?"
"It's a lavender Mercedes-BENZ SRL McLaren with ivory leather interior," Maddie described.
"Where'd you get a lavender car?" London asked.
"Paint job; I paid for it with my Gold Card," Maddie said.
"That's awesome Maddie! I'm so excited for you!" London smiled, forgetting that her friend couldn't see her.
"Hey, I've got to go. Ry, Shar, and I are inviting the gang over for a movie night," Maddie said.
"Oh, ok; have fun," London said solemnly.
"Wish you were here," Maddie said, hearing the sadness in her friend's voice.
"Same; I'll talk to you later, ok?" London asked.
"You bet," Maddie smiled before hanging up.
London sighed; she missed Maddie like crazy.
Sure Mary Margaret had come back in town a month ago, but Mary wasn't anything like Maddie; she wasn't as fun to hang out with…
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