A/N: Sorry if there are some copied lines. I don't know if the website or if my computer is copying them when I write and it's annoying as hell to find them and to fix them all the time. If there's any you may find let me know.

"Ok. Smiles everyone!" The group gathered around watching as the door slowly opened.

Lynn Sr. was first to walk through with Rita. Lindsey followed close behind, nervously looking down.

"Welcome home Lindsey!" The group said with smiles on their faces.

Lindsey looked up seeing the room decorated with balloons, snacks, streamers, and a sign. "Do you like it?" Leni asked.

'Obviously, you do Lindsey.' Lila said to her looking around. 'Don't be rude...' Lindsey nodded. She then noticed Clyde standing towards the middle of the group.

"Go on Clyde..." Luan said giving him a small push towards her. He was obviously nervous. "Uh...h-hi um...Lindsey...?" He stuttered.

Lindsey blushed. "Hello."

"You might remember me...Or not...because you're Lindsey...and not Lincoln...and I should probably stop talking..." He said trying to find the right words. "If I could help...this is Clyde McBride. He lives down the street from us. He's a family friend." Lori said with a small smile.

"Nice to meet you." She quietly said.

"You have other friends too. Like my boyfriend Bobbie and Ronnie Ann. They wish they could be here to see you but they got caught up back home with their family." Lori said. "They said when they get the chance they'll drive down here to see you."

"Oh ok."

"Hey Lindsey we got some snacks for you to enjoy." Leni said holding a plate of some cookies in her hands. Lindsey looked uncomfortable. She really didn't eat sweets. Daddy wanted to make sure his little girl was eating right and fitting into her clothes correctly.

"Uh no thank you." She quickly said. Leni took a cookie. "You sure? They're chocolate chip... Hate for these to go to waste..."

"Thanks but no thanks. You all can enjoy them." The group had worried looks on their faces.

"Hey Lindsey, do you like the banner we made for you?" Lana said. 'Aww! It's so cute!'

"It's...nice...You both did a good job on your crafts." The twins smiled.

Barking could be heard as Charles happily ran into the room. Lindsey quickly hid behind Rita and Lynn as the rest of the Loud pets each walked in.

"Charles...!" Lola scolded. Cliff smacked the back of the k9's head.

"It's ok Lindsey. It's just our pets. They wanna say hi." Rita moved so the pets could interact with her. The pets looked at her with curiosity and confusion.

Charles walked up to her and sniffed her. He then realized it was his master. He panted happily and wagged his tail.

The others walked up to her and each gave a sign of friendship. Cliff with a purr as he rubbed against her legs, Geo ran circles around her in his hamster ball and Walt chirping on her shoulder. She had a small smile on her face as she pets Walt's head.

"You all are so cute." She said. Clyde took a deep breath and walked up to her. "Hey Lindsey. You wanna play a video game with me?"

"I've never really played a video game before. Will you show me?" She said with a curious look on her face. Clyde smiled and nodded sure buddy. The group then gathered around to watch Lindsey try to learn how to play the game.

Rita and Lynn smiled seeing their children rebuild their relationship with Lindsey.

After the small party came to a close, with Clyde leaving, everyone finished cleaning up the living room.

Lindsey went up to Lynn Sr. and took a deep breath. "Excuse me, Mr. Loud?" She said. He turned around from washing the dishes and saw Lindsey. "Hey Lindsey. Watcha need?"

She played with the hem of her sweater. "Can I have a pillow and a blanket to sleep with tonight?" She asked. Lynn dried his hands as he placed the last dish in the drying rack. "Sure you can kiddo. Just follow me." He walked to his room and looked through the closet. "There you go Lindsey." He placed the linens in her arms.

"Thank you."

He rubbed her head and she felt like tensing up. "No problem. I'll see you in the morning."

She quietly walked out the room and was walking towards the couch. "Lindsey? Where are you going?" Leni asked as she was halfway down stairs with Luna who were going to take an extra cookie out of the kitchen.

Lindsey looked back seeing the sisters with questionable looks on their faces. "Oh, I was going to go to sleep...down here..." She replied.

"Why?" Luna asked. "I'm used to sleeping downstairs..."

'Because she's used to sleeping in the basement.'

"I'm just used to sleeping downstairs..."

Leni shook her head. "No way Lindsey! You're not sleeping down here." She firmly said. Lindsey was confused.

"Here Linds, we'll show you to your room." Luna gestured for her to follow them.

The trio walked to the door at the end of the hallway. "This is your room, Lindsey." Luna opened the door for her.

Lindsey saw how small and cramped the room was. "Sorry if it's not bigger but I hope you'll like it."

Lindsey walked in and saw all the posters, figurines, and clothes around the room.

To Luna and the rest of the family, the room was barely ever touched since Lincoln went missing. They didn't want to move anything out of place in case Lincoln ever returned. The girls sometimes disregarded that rule when they started to miss their brother or when one of the younger siblings had a nightmare. Each girl reacted differently either by just looking into the empty room or crying themselves to sleep in his bed.

She placed a hand on the dresser as her fingers traced the wooden frame.

"I-if you want you can change things around...if you want..." Leni said rubbing her arm. "We wanna make sure that you're comfortable here."

"Thank you." Lindsey said holding her pillow close to herself. "You should"

"You should get some sleep. We'll see you in the morning." Luna said as the two backed out of the room, wishing sweet dreams to the girl.

The two sighed as they left the room.

Lindsey placed the pillow on the bed and sat upon the mattress, bouncing on it as she sat.

'Look at you...You got your own room!' Lila said with a smile. 'And an actual bed.'

"I did have my own room, and my own bed." Lindsey said looking at Lila.

'Lindsey, you had a dirty mattress for a bed. And everything in that room wasn't yours.'

"It was mine and my bed wasn't dirty."

'The things that happened in that room was dirty.' Lila said crossing her arms. Lindsey blushed and pushed her shadows thought out of her head. ''I'm going to bed..."

'You know I'm right. This is a change for the better. Why can't you accept that?'

"Because it wasn't from daddy. He took care of me, he took care of my sisters."

'You may think he did but he didn't.'

"Goodnight Lila." Lindsey laid under the covers, turned away from her shadow staring at the wall.

Lila sighed and sat on the bed. She rubbed Lindsey's back as she sang her a lullaby which quickly lulled the girl to sleep.