Caroline looked at the familiar houses and places as she drove threw Detroit. She finally pulled up to the cemetery where so many other people were. She just sat there in her car for a moment, wondering if she would be able to stay strong. She finally opened the door and shivered a bit as snow fell and the cold wind blew slightly.

She felt a hand on her shoulder and almost jumped. "Oh… Jerry. How are you?"

"That's all I get? After all this time since I seen you girl?" Caroline hugged Jerry and stood back to look him over. He hadn't changed much since her high school graduation, but he was a little bit taller. Caroline was a little bit taller than him… probably a few inches. She was 5'9.

"How you been?"

"Well, I have a wife and two kids."

"You got married and had two kids just in three years?! You been getting' busy…"

"Yeah, actually I have."

"Okay, that's just sick."

"What? Please Car, you can't stand there and tell me honestly that you haven't… you know, before?"

"Oh I have. I just don't flaunt it around." Caroline said with a smug smirk. Jerry frowned and was about to say something when Bobby came up behind Jerry, followed by Jack.

"Hey Car." Bobby said and put an arm around Caroline. "Hey Jackie." Caroline said and hugged Jack. Bobby stood there with a false look of hurt on his face.

"I see someone's got the hots for the little fairy here." Bobby said grinning. Caroline and Jack both blushed and broke the hug immediately.

"Bobby shut up!" Jack said. "Yeah man. We're here for a funeral. Evelyn's funeral." Caroline said. Bobby put his hand on Caroline's shoulder.

"Car, how many times do I have to tell you that you're a Mercer? Even if you want Jackie here…"

"Man, don't start." Jack said.

"I'm only tellin' it how it is, Jackie poo." Jack just flipped him off and started off towards the place where they were putting Evelyn in the ground. All of the brothers and Caroline spoke on behalf of Evelyn at a podium. Some how, Caroline was the first person to go up.

"Thank you all for coming here everyone. The first thing I have to say is that Evelyn was a saint. When I was in high school, I lost my parents and it was pretty hard on me at first, but then, my whole life had been hard. I was adopted by them and I'm sure the guys are wondering why I didn't tell them. Well, I have a long history with Evelyn. She was my social worker. I was going through hell with all the foster homes I was in, and all of them were neglecting or abusive, sometimes both. Evelyn found me a good home at last. I was adopted by Bill and Anne Wahlberg when I was six. Well, losing them was hard on me, but Evelyn took me in and I lived with the Mercers until I moved out after graduation. I remember how I would always ask to do simple things like going to my room or even using the bathroom. I felt awkward in someone else's home like that, and Evelyn saw that. She pulled me aside one day when the boys and I were going to play hockey and held out her hands. She said… she said, 'Caroline, you live here now. I consider you part of my family and you've always been. I… I love you.'" Caroline said and almost broke down before she quickly got off the stage. Bobby took her place and began speaking.

Jerry caught Caroline in a big hug as Bobby went on speaking. Jack was up next and he broke down on the stage. Caroline got him and grabbed his hand. He held hers tight and didn't let go until the Pastor started talking.

"… and the guilty will be punished…" as he said this, Caroline and Bobby both stiffened and said "amen" as the pastor said these words.

After the funeral at Jerry's house, Jack stood outside smoking a cigarette. "You know those things can kill ya'?" someone said from behind him. Jack nearly jumped and turned to see Caroline standing there.

"Want one?" Jack said and held out the pack to her. She plucked one out and stuck in between her lips. "Light?" Jack got out his lighter and passed it to her. She lit the cigarette and took a long drag before handing the lighter back to Jack. Jack laughed a little bit. "Hypocrite." He mumbled under his breath. Caroline lightly slapped his arm. The Bobby came up behind Jack.

"You okay, man?" he asked Jack. Jack nodded his head. "You sure?" Jack nodded again. "You know I love you right?" Jack nodded his head vigorously. Booby rubbed Jack's back a little before turning to Caroline.

"You two better not be doin' anything dirty out here." Bobby said half seriously.

"Bobby, don't worry. We do it all inside." Caroline joked. Bobby gave her a disgusted look and Jack smirked through his cigarette.

"Chill out, Bobby. I was just kiddin'."

"You better be." Bobby muttered. "Let's go inside, man. It's freakin' cold out here and I'm freezin' my balls off."

"If you had any to freeze." Cariline mumbled, getting a laugh from Jack and a slap on the back of the head from Bobby.

"Ow! What the f…"

"Shut up Car! Don't talk like that in front of the kids!" Bobby hissed as Jerry's little girls approached them.

"Hi there Daniela! I like your little dress, Amelia."

"I'm Amelia." The little girl with the dog pointed out.

"I know. Who are you?"

"I'm your uncle Bobby, this is your Aunt Caroline, and that's your uncle Cracker Jack."

"Don't teach them that, man." Jack said quietly.

"You're not our uncles and aunt! You white." Daniela pointed out. Bobby got a look on his face.

"We were adopted by your grandma Evelyn just like your daddy. And Caroline is your aunt because she's like family to us." Bobby explained. Just then, Green and Fowler walked up. Amelia pointed a finger at them and said, "You police!"

"That's right, I'm a police and you're all under arrest. Put your hands up and don't move." Green said in a joking tone. Amelia and Daniela ran off screaming.

"Hey boys how you been? I'm sorry to hear about your mother. By the way, this is my partner, Fowler." Green said hugging the three. Caroline cleared her throat.

"Oh yeah, sorry Car." He said.

"You keeping straight, Bobby?"

"Straight-ish." Bobby said. Then Green, Bobby, and Jack engaged in a conversation. Well, Jack pretended to be listening at least.

Caroline looked at Green's partner, Fowler. Something about him was off. She noticed him giving her a look of disgust and decided he wasn't someone that she liked. Then solid recognition hit her.

"Um… Bobby, shouldn't we be getting home? It's gettin' late." Caroline said and gave Bobby a pleading look, hoping that he'd get the message. He apparently did, because he raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly. Caroline knew she'd have to give Bobby and explanation later, but for now, she just wanted to get back to the Mercer house.

"Yeah, Car. You're right. Well, sorry to end out conversation, but we gotta get goin'. What about your car?" Bobby said and started off to the car.

"Jerry said I he'll bring it to me tomorrow. And uh… thanks."

"Don't mention it, but now you gotta tell me why you wanted to get outta there."

"Remember that stupid son of a bitch that used to stalk me and tried to jump me?"

"Yeah."

"Oh yeah I remember that! Bobby literally tracked him down and…"

"Ok, Jack we know what Bobby did."

"Sorry."

"Anyways, his name was Jeremy Fowler. I swear to god that guy was his brother." Bobby's face darkened. "Oh. That totally explains it." Bobby mumbled to himself.

"Bobby, don't go and do something stupid." Caroline said. "I won't, Car."

"Good. Now hurry up and get to the house. I'm tired and hungry."

"We just ate at Jerry's."

"Well, I'm hungry again and no offense to Camille, but she can't cook worth a crap." Bobby smirked.

"Just make sure Camille or Jerry don't hear you sayin' that." Bobby said as they pulled up to the house. Bobby found the spare key and unlocked the back door. They all filed in with their luggage. Caroline jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, as she was the last person in the house. She reached around quickly and grabbed the person's wrist in a vice grip, but let go when she heard a familiar voice:

"Damn it Car, let go that freakin' hurts!"

"Angel!"

"Yeah, who do you think?!"

"Yo little brother, you asshole!" Bobby said and threw an arm around Angel's shoulder.

"I missed my plane." Angel said.

"Yeah and you miss our mother's funeral too, Jarhead."

"Sorry, man. I already told you I missed my plane." Angel said and hugged Jack and Caroline.

"Yeah, whatever. Ok, Jack, Angel, and Car take your old rooms. I'll take Ma's." Bobby said. As Jack and Angel released from their hug, Jack pulled Angel closer.

"Did you get your teeth whitened?" Jack said laughing. Angel shook his head and they all headed upstairs.

When Caroline opened her door, she dropped her bag in shock. Everything was the same as when she had left it. Evelyn hadn't changed a thing. All of her things were still in the same place as Caroline had left them. But for some reason the room felt a little empty, probably because Caroline had taken many things with her when she left to New York.

She threw her bag on the bed and grabbed her old guitar. She ran her fingers over the neck to wipe the dust off and used her sleeve to wipe the rest off.

"Wow, haven't seen you for a while." Caroline whispered to herself as if she was talking to the guitar. She nearly ran out the door with her guitar into Jack's room. He was propped up against the head of the bed, playing and tuning his guitar. He didn't look up from his guitar.

"Hey, Car."

"Jack, Evelyn left everything the same. I swear she didn't touch a thing in my room." She said, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Yeah she didn't in here either." Jack said as he plucked away at the strings.

Then, Bobby came into the room from the bathroom and sat down against the bed on the floor. "You been cryin' in here, you little fairy?"

"Man, just leave it alone." Jack said. "To weird in Ma's room?"

"Way too weird, man. She didn't change a thing in the house." Bobby said. Jack pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Then Angel appeared at the door and laughed, causing Bobby, Jack, and Caroline to look up. (A/N: Jerry's at his house at this point. I can't remember how he got to the house in the movie, so he'll just be home.)

"What's so funny?" Caroline asked.

"Nothin'. It's just I haven't seen you all together for I don't know how long." Angel said. "Man, it's too heavy in here. I'm goin' out for a walk."

"Ang, don't even lie. We all know you're goin' to see that Latino chick." Caroline said. Angel scowled.

"I am not goin' to see that girl."

"You can smell that ass from down the street?" Bobby said.

"She's got a boyfriend." Jack commented.

"I told you, I'm just goin' out to clear my head! I am NOT goin' to see that girl!" Angel said and started off down the stairs.

"Angel, she's screamin' some other guy's name, and she's not thinkin' about your black ass."

"Let's get some sleep." Bobby said and returned to Evelyn's room. Caroline stood up and stretched her arms. "Night, Jack."

"Night, Car. Hey can you help me with dinner tomorrow?"

"Yeah, Jack sure. But, uh… you know I can't cook to save my life, right?" Jack smirked and nodded. "Practice makes perfect."

"Whatever." Caroline said and waved a dismissive hand as she left the room and returned to her own. She threw her suitcase onto the floor before changing into a tank top and boxers and threw herself on the bed, hoping to get some sleep. She was emotionally drained, thus, tired as hell. Somehow, she a restless sleep found her and pulled her into the world of dreams.

Caroline woke at about three in the morning hearing screaming outside. She looked out her window to see Angel and a girl running towards the house, in sheets. There was a guy following them, with a gun.

Caroline grabbed her pistol that was under her mattress and threw on a Redwings hoody and her black pants before running down the stairs to find Jack sitting on the couch, watching MTV. She ran and opened the door quickly to let Angel and the girl in. The guy that was in pursuit of them wasn't far behind, but Caroline quickly closed the door after Angel and the girl ran in and up the stairs.

When the guy got to the house, he banged on the door. Caroline opened the door and smirked. This guy was pissed off.

"Can I help you?"

"That nigger just came in here with my girl. I want her back!"

"I don't have any idea what you're talkin' about, so if you don't mind, please get your ass off of my front door step." Caroline said and started to close the door when the guy pulled out his gun. Caroline raised an eyebrow. "You don't know who you're messin' with, bitch."

"Oh? And I you don't know who you're messin' with. I suggest you get your ass outta here before I call my… brother down here. You might have heard of him: Bobby Mercer." The man scoffed and kept his gun held up.

"Bobby Mercer aint in that house! He hasn't been in Detroit for years!"

"You wanna bet? I'll just get him down here then in that case. I think I'll warn you now, Bobby's not a morning person, if you know what I mean." Caroline said and turned around. "Yo Jack!"

"What?"

"Go get Bobby for me!"

"Why…"

"Just do it." Jack nodded and stood up to go get Bobby. A few minutes later, Bobby appeared with messy hair and nothing but sweat pants on.

"Why the hell did you wake me up?"

"It's not Jack's fault. I sent him up to get you. This son of a bitch keeps sayin' Angel and some chick came in here a few minutes ago and he won't leave me alone." Caroline said over her shoulder. When the guy's eyes landed on Bobby, they froze for a second, distracting him long enough for Caroline to pull out her gun and place it on his left temple.

"Get outta here." Was all she said. The man whimpered and ran away. Caroline closed the door and turned to Bobby.

"Thanks, Bobby."

"Yeah, whatever. I'm goin' back upstairs to get some more sleep."

"Me too." Caroline said. She followed Bobby back upstairs and went to her room to get some more sleep.

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