The girls were telling Annie how there hadn't been any adoptions yet or new girls to come stay, but they were happy as long as they had each other. Plus, now they were visiting and weren't running away to save her from certain doom. Annie listened, happy to be with her friends.

"The nights haven't been the same without ya though." Molly missed Annie most of all.

Annie hugged Molly.

"I hope the girls remembered to save us a couple of cookies." Goldie said as they went back to Warbucks manor.

Missy chuckled. "If they saved one, you can 'ave it." she says.

"Oh, that's nice of you, Missy, but you should have it, you need to keep up your strength." Goldie said back.

Missy chuckled again softly. "I'd rather you have it, Goldie..." she says.

"Well, thank ya kindly, Missy." Goldie beamed.

Missy smiled. Goldie smiled too and pet Sandy on her way in as he was resting on the lawn while everyone else was inside. Missy also petted Sandy. The dog whimpered quietly to them, not in harm, but was just relaxing and happy to see them.

Missy smiled and gave the dog a hug. Sandy barked and nearly jumped over her, but kept calm. Missy laughed a little Sandy was such a good dog. Sandy barked, as though to greet her or welcome her and Goldie back to the mansion. Missy moved to go in with Goldie then.

Annie was playing with everyone. She seemed blissfully unaware that Lily St. Regis had let Rooster out already.

"You know what would be exciting to do in a place like this?" July asked before they started another game. "Hide and seek!"

Molly looked around. "There's loads of places to hide, I bet!"

Pepper smirked.

Annie nodded. "There are rooms we can't go in though." she says.

"Okay, no rooms then, how many rooms are here?" Tessie asked.

"There must be at least 100!" Molly looked around with wonder.

"We can hide in any room except Daddy's office and his bedroom, and the occupied bedrooms." Annie says.

"Are they marked?" July asked before they started up so they would know where not to hide.

Annie nodded "Yeah," she says. She then noticed Goldie and Missy. "They're here!" She says happily.

"Goldie and Missy!" the girls rushed to the older girls before their game could even start.

"Hey, sugar cubes!" Goldie greeted, smiling.

Missy smiled softly to them.

Annie hugged her sister first. "Thank you for the picture!" She gasps happily.

Goldie looked at Missy and Annie. What picture? The girls were happy that Missy did that too for her younger sister.

Missy smiled gently. "It's okay, Annie, I wanted to do that for a while." she says.

Annie smiled and showed Goldie the picture. Goldie took the picture and put her hand to her cheek in near shock. "Oh, my stars and garters! Aww... Look atcha..." she smiled at the lovely scene of the couple.

It was almost as though you could see the life in the room of the black and white photograph of the family. Missy nodded.

Flashback

The younger Missy was laughing."Daddy, stop it!" She giggles.

David Bennett chuckled to his daughter, having brown hair like hers. He was trying to settle down and entertain the girl after they had been waiting patiently to have a new member of their family. "Still can't wait to meet yer brother or sister?"

"No, I can't... When'll they get here?" Missy asks, sounding giggly but impatient too.

"Very soon, I promise you." David tried to settle her again. She was always impatient, but fun to be around like her mother. Even if he had told her that a few times before.

"Okay..." Missy says and smiled, hugging her dad.

A nurse popped out smiling. "I think someone wants to meet you both." she says.

David looked up. "Yeah?" he sounded excited.

There was a woman with straight red hair in contrast to Harold's curly brown hair and she had a pink bundle in her arms. Missy gasped as she came in. The nurse warned them gently that Margaret would be a bit tired so not to shout. David took Missy's hand close and carefully led his eldest child over to see Margaret with the new baby.

The Bennett woman yawned a little and smiled pleasantly as she looked at her husband and daughter. "Hello, my special people..." she greeted softly, but a bit tired.

"She's cute, Mommy..." Missy says quietly.

The nurse got a camera, one they always set up to take a picture of the family together after the birth.

"Her name is Annie." Margaret smiled softly.

"Little Baby Annie, that's sweet." David beamed.

The family then posed together to take the photograph, unfortunately, it would be the only photograph saved from the infamous fire that killed David and Margaret Bennett and only Missy and Annie survived.

"That's lovely." the nurse smiled.

End of Flashback

Missy wiped her eyes gently after telling that story. She looked at everyone. Some of the others got teary eyed over the story. Mostly Molly, she thought it was beautiful. Goldie wiped her eyes on a handkerchief Grace had given her and looked around the room. Pepper didn't seem to change her sour expression. Missy smiled softly. Annie hugged Missy. She was crying a little but more happily.

"They sound like lovely people, Missy." Goldie remarked.

Even Sandy seemed to have respect as he was now with the others.

"They were..." Missy says quietly. "But on a happier note... You girls can stay the night."she says with a weak smile.

"Really!?" the girls beamed at once.

Goldie bit her lip and signaled for them to quiet down a little in case maybe Mr. Warbucks had an important call and would overhear them. Missy smiled. Annie grinned happily.

"Why don't you girls play a game now?" Goldie suggested.

"Not it!" the girls together said to Annie and ran off to random places as they before suggested to play hide and seek.

Annie laughed but playfully scowled. She then started to count until she got to 10 and went to search.

Missy looked at Goldie. "Come 'ere." she says and held her arms out.

Goldie giggled at the girls at play and went to Missy, smiling. Missy hugged Goldie.

"Oh, your hugs are so warm and fluffy like a baby lamb..." Goldie smiled in the hug.

"That's sweet..." Missy says softly.

Goldie smiled softly, looking up to her.

Missy smiled back, gently. "I won't let him hurt you..." she says softly.

"You're the greatest... I guess you're like my big sister now too." Goldie said, happily.

Missy smiled and stroked Goldie's hair.

Lily was looking at a paper for a new house for her and Rooster. Rooster was plotting in his mind on what to do next, he felt a little stuck.

Lily looked at him. "You could grab her sometime..." she says, thinking he was only thinking of Goldie.

"Huh?" Rooster snapped his attention back to Lily.

"Grab her when you next see her... I mean, she is yours..." she says. She was talking about Goldie, not knowing he was thinking of Missy too.

"Oh, yeah... Definitely, I brought her into this world with Darla, I can take her out!" Rooster barked, mentioning the unknown woman lost in the world who was Goldie's long-lost mother.

Lily looked confused "Who?" She asks. "You can't kill her or you'll get the death sentence..." she then gasps.

"I didn't say I was gonna kill her..." Rooster glanced at her, clearly he didn't notice what he had just said to his 'new girl'.

Lily looked at him funny.

"Whatever..." Rooster shook his head. "Got a lot on my mind..."

Lily shrugged, though gave him a sympathetic look.

"I'm sorry, Lily... I think I'm just stressed from being behind bars for so long..." Rooster tried to talk in a gentle voice to her, he almost never did for anyone else in his life. He even bad mouthed his mother on countless occasions when he was very young, before rebelling at teen years.

Lily smiled at him then. "It's okay, Roost, I understand." she says, chirpily.

Rooster rubbed his head and seemed to actually be thinking more about Missy and less about Goldie. Lily went back to looking for a house.

"So, what ya up to, Lils?" Rooster asked, changing the subject before he would say something he didn't want her to know about.

"Looking for houses for us." Lily says perkily.

"Us?" Rooster was surprised, but his tone didn't show whether happy or anger surprise.

Lily nodded. "Yeah." she says happily.

Rooster hummed and forced a smile. "Excellent."

Lily giggled chirpily.

Grace smiled at the girls as she walked down the hall. "I just thought you'd both like to know that there is now carpeting in the ballroom that the butlers just implanted for tonight's sleep over."

"Oh, thanks, Grace!" Goldie smiled at the woman.

Missy smiled softly.

"I hope that's fine." Grace looked to Missy.

"Yes, it's fine." Missy smiles.

"Just make sure they wear slippers if they need to leave for the bathroom," Grace advised. "We used to have slumber parties all the time when I was a girl... There's usually more giggling than sleeping." she had a friendly smirk in memory.

"What's a slumber party now?" Goldie was a teenager and she didn't know what that social ritual was.

Missy looked at her and gently explained it.

"Oh..." Goldie nodded her head, smiling.

"Yes, it's good for a growing girl," Grace added some motherly advice. "Why don't you join the girls?"

"Oh, no, I'm too old... I don't wanna ruin their fun..."

"You won't..." Missy says with a smile.

"You're never too old." Grace added.

Goldie then returned her smile. "If ya think they wouldn't mind."

Missy smiled and gave the girl one last hug before going to see what there was to eat. Goldie nodded and wondered what to do for herself after she had the cookie that was left over since there was an odd number of girls as they took the cookies while she and Missy left. Missy picked outa jar of Jam and started to eat that. Annie went searching for everyone. All in all, it was a fun game.

Tessie and Kate couldn't help but giggle as they were hiding behind giant curtains by a window that showed a great view of the Warbucks garden. They were just so fluffy, tickling the girls.

Annie heard them and snuck up to them. "Found ya!" She calls happily, lifting up the curtain.

"Awww!" Tessie and Kate whined in defeat.

"How'd ya ever guess?" Kate sounded sad about losing, but wasn't going to let it spoil her good time.

"The giggling..." Annie says cheerfully.

"You were too loud!" Tessie told Kate.

"Nah, you were!" Kate argued.

"Hey, can I play...?" Goldie asked the girls shyly. She had never really had a playmate before, no one would play with her when she was young like the little girls. She never knew why, but always assumed it had something to do with her father. She didn't even know how to play the childhood game, hide and seek.

Annie looked up at Goldie and nodded. "Sure, this round though you can help us find the others." she says.

Missy ate the jam and then headed towards her room to sleep off the slight sugar rush.

"That's the seeking part." Goldie made note of that, feeling stupid for not knowing the basic rules of the child's game.

"It's your first try, don't be hard on yourself." Kate soothed, sensing distress in the older girl.

Annie hugged Goldie soothingly. "Don't worry, Goldie." she smiles.

"Just follow our lead." Tessie advised.

Goldie smiled to thank them and followed them to find the other clever hiders.

Warbucks was talking with Drake about the slumber party as Missy had gone by.

Missy, on the tiny sugar rush, bravely went up to the millionaire. "Mr. Warbucks?" She asks, to get his attention a little.

Warbucks turned to her after finishing his previous conversation. "Yes, Missy, what can I do for you?" He asked quiet and politely.

"Rooster Hannigan was bailed early..." Missy says softly.

"Leaping Lizards!" Warbucks yelled out, but hoped none of the girls overheard him or got scared.

Missy looked at him. She winced at the yell.

Warbucks cupped his mouth and cleared his throat. "Sorry, you surprised me... Do you know where he might be now?" he planned on getting people after Rooster to scare away the terrible man.

"He was at Miss Hannigan's last, but he would've moved on..." Missy says softly.

"Right, I'll get my best men after him." Warbucks stated sharply and over protectively like a true father.

Missy looked up at him. "Mr. Warbucks, maybe you should send someone with us when we take the girls home tomorrow... Someone to scout out if he is still about." she suggests.

"That's a good idea." Warbucks nodded in agreement.

"Good luck with that..." Drake muttered as he was unwillingly cleaning up Sandy's shedded fur.

Missy looked at Drake. She gave a tiny smile to Oliver though.

"Don't you worry, Missy, he won't hurt you, Annie, or Goldie ever again after this." Warbucks decreed, sounding as professional as the President of the United States himself.

Missy nodded, trusting him. She gave him a hug. Warbucks allowed the hug and wrapped his arms behind her back, patting it. He really had become more fatherly since Annie was officially allowed in his house to stay as his new daughter and Missy became one as well. Of course, Goldie herself too, even if she had other thoughts for a while.

"Thanks, Mr. Warbucks..." Missy says quietly.

"You can call me Daddy if you want." Warbucks told her tenderly.

"Daddy..." she repeats softly, getting used to the word. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Only if you want to, Goldie still isn't used to it yet." Warbucks told her friendly.

Missy nodded "I will," she smiles. She gave him one last gentle squeeze and then let go. "I think I'll go for a nap." she says softly.

"Very well, be sure you put a sign out to show that you wouldn't like to be disturbed." Warbucks said softly.

"Yes... Daddy." Missy says, pausing only briefly to remind that she could call him daddy now. She went off her smile fading, what if something did happen.

"Have a good rest, sweetie." Warbucks told her in the best gentle voice he could muster.

Missy went to her room. She placed the small sign to say 'do not disturb'. She climbed into bed and slowly fell into a sleep. She sighed softly.