Kimberly and Jason came home after their Ranger battle. Anita and Peter were waiting for them at the door.
"Kids have a seat on the couch." Peter ordered.
They walked into the living room; Kevin and Tracey were already there.
"Dad, what is going on?" Jason asked.
"Mrs. Wolfie called; she wanted to know if we found a house yet. I had to tell her we hadn't and that we need more time. She wouldn't give it to us. So tomorrow at 10 a.m. she will be here for Kevin, Kimberly and Tracey. She is still planning on putting you 3 in different foster homes. I am so sorry." Peter explained.
"What, NO!" Kimberly cried.
Jason put his arm around Kimberly while Kevin comforted Tracey.
"Is there anything we could do to stop it?" Jason begged.
"Honestly, I don't know. But we're not giving up yet. Tonight, we are going to make it a night to remember. Hot Fudge Sundaes, Root Beer Float; the whole nine yards. Afterwards we will stay up all night watching movies." Anita replied.
"You have never allowed that before." Jason commented.
"And I never will again, tonight is the exception."
Kimberly even decided to do it. Before, she has always limited her sweets due to her gymnastics. But she has no idea what is going to happen tomorrow and decided that for once in her life she was going to live for a change. Tracey nodded off around ten; the teens were asleep by midnight. Peter had carried both girls up to their room.
"Sleep tight, tomorrow is going to be rough enough." Peter said as he laid Kimberly in the bed.
Just before 10 the next morning, the doorbell rang.
"It's her, she is early." Kimberly cried.
Anita went to open the door and found Michelle, John and Tommy. She smiled as she let them in.
"For a moment there, I thought you guys might have been her." Anita told them.
"So when should she be here?" Michelle asked.
"Any minute." Peter answered.
"Here, I brought you something." Michelle said handing Anita an envelope.
Anita opened the envelope and saw pictures of a house. "What this?"
"Our house, if your game."
"We're so in."
"Not a moment too soon; because here she comes." Jason pointed.
"Kids stay quiet and let us handle it." Peter ordered.
Anita opened the door before Mrs. Wolfie was even on the door steps. "Good Morning Mrs. Wolfie."
"Are the Hart children ready to go?"
"No, not yet. Actually we found a house." Peter answered.
"You had 1 week to locate something, that week expired yesterday. The children are coming with me." Mrs. Wolfie ordered.
"No, you can't take them!" Anita yelled.
Michelle walked up to Anita and put her arm around her. "Mrs. Wolfie, we are talking about 3 siblings here; a set of 15-year-old twins and their 12-year-old sister. Separating them isn't going to do anyone any good, especially the girls."
"Well, I am sorry to be separating them; but the truth is no one will take 3 children on. So we have no choice." Mrs. Wolfie states and then she them standing there; Kimberly and Tracey are crying and leaning on Kevin. "Kids, get your things; we are going NOW!!"
The kids stood there confused looking between the adults as what it is that they are supposed to.
"NOW!" Mrs. Wolfie ordered.
Kimberly and Tracey took hands and stepped forward to follow the Social Worker out. Kevin put his arms in front of his sisters to keep them from following her.
"NO!" Kevin shouted. "I will not allow you to take my sisters away from me. They found a house; we can go live with them and stay together."
"You are in no position young man to be making demands." Mrs. Wolfie laid into him.
"I honestly don't care, these are my little sisters they are staying with me and the 3 of us are staying with the Scotts and the Oliver's in the new house. Tracey is 12 and she needs Kimberly and I. Kimberly is young and easily taken advantage of. Our friends and I won't let anyone take advantage of her, but we can only do that if she is with us." Kevin argued.
"If you let us adopt them, they won't have to be separated. We have loved the children since they were born. You couldn't even promise that the children will be loved in the homes you put them in. How many children slip through the crack of the system, just because there just isn't enough people to care. This is a way to keep the kids out of the system, safe and loved." Anita argued.
"Fine, but I will be checking up on them periodically and if I don't like what I see; I will pull them out of there so fast your head will be spinning." Mrs. Wolfie replied before leaving.
Jason ran up to Kimberly and gave her a big hug. Tommy was next while Jason moved on to Tracey and swung her around. The adults watched smiling and relieved that it all worked out.
"Why don't we go over and see the house?" Peter suggested.
"Yeah we just have to go pick up our other 4 children and we will see you there." Michelle said handing a second key and the address to the Scotts.
