ALRIGHT so i have two points to make.

Point 1: I am sorry about the delay of the next chapter but i made a mistake with this story. The chapter that is posted below is SUPPOSED to be chapter 24, but I posted chapter 25 as 24 because it was mis-marked. That is why i commented on the last chapter being Caitlins POV because it was SUPPOSED to be.

Point 2: This is still a really good fun chapter. It goes before the other one and is basically Jimmy telling the kids about Marissa. More funny times, things of that sort.

Because every chapter that i type is titled to the next lyric of Bohemian Rhapsody that was all screwed up, but i fixed it, and if you scroll down the lyrics are still in the order that they should be.

Sorry once again, but happy reading!

REVIEW! (i'll probably have the next chapter that is already typed up posted by friday so stay tuned)

xoxo Jules

Chapter 24: "-again this time tomorrow"

Caitlin's POV: "The youth of a Nation"

My dad tries. I mean for real he does. He is always taking Rhett to his baseball games and carting Sophie off to every single one of her dance recitals. Ever since mom died everyone has been down, nobody really says anything. Dad and Mom worked like a puzzle, filling each others missing pieces. It just worked. When she died so did the other half of the puzzle and you can just see it. Well until recently that is.

Dad has been on the phone a lot, I have overheard him. But it's not anything to do with the bank or insurance, it's actually doctors. In his desk drawer I found a pamphlet for some rehab clinic or something. I mean yeah my dad drinks, he lives in Newport for Christ's sake. I don't think that I realized though that his drinking got so bad, … actually it hadn't! I have this friend Natalie and we are totally like BFF or whatev, anyhow her mom got sent to rehab after she found her dad in bed with the maid from the Philippines . Everybody acted like it was no big thing to their faces but Natalie was the talk of the school for I donno, like weeks or something.

"CAITLIN!"

I could hear my dad faintly over my headphones. I turned over on my bed and turned off the music.

"Yeah!" I called from where I sat now perched on my bed.

"Come on downstairs I want to talk to you." He called back

I knew it was it. He was going to rehab and he was going to leave us with some Nanny named Olga, or other hired help, if not the worst case scenario, his mother. If he went to rehab what would I say when I got back to school? Everybody would know! Its not like they can be like, whoops you're accountant is no longer going to be working due to personal matters. Hello! That has rehab written all over it! Well, maybe not but still! The last thing that I need screwing up my first year in high school is a rumor going around about my family.

I made the way downstairs to find Rhett on the couch with my dad sitting in the adjacent chair.

"What's up?" I asked as I stood beside the couch

"Why don't you have a seat kid." My dad said to me. Oh no, this was going to be bad.

"Dad, really though I have practice in like 15 minutes." Rhett pushed his hair from in front of his eyes.

"It's not going to take that long." My dad said hushing him

"For real though dad, I just painted my nails and I went all of the way down here for this so it better be worth it."

I mean it's true, and I have to get my nails perfect, and I mean perfect.

"A long time ago there was a woman in my life."

"What were you like married or something?" Rhett asked with a chuckle.

"No, not at all. The opposite actually. Now this was way back before I knew your mother."

I shook my foot becoming anxious.

"Dad, just get to the point!" I urged him

He cleared his throat

"Sorry, sorry. This is a little hard for me. Anyhow, the woman, Julie, and I ended up having a child together. A daughter."

Rhett chuckled to himself. He was calm and extremely laid back. He wouldn't care if the world were coming to an end. I think whatever tension that was supposed to get transferred into his body was transferred into mine.

"Wait, so you're telling us that we have an older sister who we've never met?" I was trying my hardest not to scream

"Shes 16, her name is Marissa."

My dad put his head down.

"Oh my God, oh my god!" I said leaning back into the couch. I was never expecting this, not from my dad at least. Apparently Josh's dad is having a baby with his little siblings nanny and now his family doesn't know what to do because his mom wants to stay for his dads money, but the nanny won't give the baby up.

"So wait," Rhett began chewing on the end of a twizzler, "where has she been the past 16 years then?"

"She lived with her mother for about eleven years or so, and then her mother was not able to take care of her anymore so she was put in the foster system."

This was all so surreal. It's like something from a bad teen drama almost.

"If she's your daughter then why didn't you just take care of her?" Rhett asked in a no-duh tone.

"I wasn't sure at the time whether or not she was mine and I had never signed her birth certificate or taken any legal right to her so social services never contacted me."

"So you just basically abandoned her?" Rhett asked challenging my father.

"Not exactly." My dad tried to defend himself

"So why are you telling us all of this now?" I asked realizing that there was no reason to have kept this from us our entire childhoods.

"Well," My dad told me in a tone that meant what he was going to say next was anything but pleasant, "it seems that after 16 years Marissa has ended up in Newport. She's been staying with the Cohens."

I saw the kids that were staying with the Cohens totally on the random. They just like appeared one day or something, it was so totally weird. I saw the two girls a time or two, on was short and had long dark brown hair and usually sported a smile. The other was taller and more lanky, but her eyes were kinda cool although she always looked tired. I mean whichever one is my sister at least she's pretty. She won't like screw up family photos or anything.

"So what did she come to find you or something?" I asked

"No, no. Nothing like that at all actually. She was actually with the Cohen's nephew Seth. I went over there one day and there she was."

"That's totally weird." Rhett exclaimed, sounding like a token stoner. Rhett though never smoked, or maybe he did. I don't really care one way or the other. He's a really good kid, real like decent or something.

"Which one is she?" I asked

"Um, I'm not sure if you've seen her. She's taller, light hair, blue green eyes."

I chuckled to myself

"Haha, Rhett totally thought that she was hot." I nudged his arm. He rolled his eyes in return.

"Lay off, I didn't know!" He smirked throwing his hands up. "Now whenever I see a hot girl I'm going to worry that I'm hitting on my sister."

Haha. I could totally see Rhett freaking out over that too. He'd like have the girl trace back the family tree like 17 generations to make sure that there was no chance that their kids would come out with three eyes and a tail.

"Since Marissa doesn't really have anywhere else to go I invited her to stay with us in our home. Is that okay with the two of you?" He asked

I contemplated it for a minute. I mean, I did kinda feel bad for her. If I had no place to go I think that I would be freaking the hell out. It probably wouldn't change things too much.

"I mean it's straight." Rhett spoke up, "She has nowhere else to go and she's my sister."

Then both he and my father looked towards me.

"I mean, it wont make a difference, I'm already the middle child."

When my brother and my dad smiled at me I couldn't help but to smirk back.

"Just to let you know, Marissa has gotten into some trouble with drugs in the past."

"Oh great, is she going to steal shit for drug money?" I asked

"No, she's a good kid. The entire time that she has been with the Cohen's she has never had any problems. I just wanted you guys to know that I am going to be talking to some doctors trying to get this whole situation straightened out."

"Whatever we can do to help dad." Rhett said

I hated how he offered me up like that sometimes.

"Thanks kids, I really appreciate it. I will probably need your help too with Sophie." He hugged us both. I eased back into the couch for another hug.

"So when do we get to meet this Marissa…, wait is her last name Cooper?" I asked suddenly realizing that this could soon turn into a little more of a white trash situation then it already was.

"No, she's a Cooper." My dad smiles "And to answer your question she's coming over later tonight for dinner."

I hated when my dad made plans without consulting everyone. Jared was supposed to pick me up to take me to the movies and I have been dreaming of this date forever and he is so hot and he plays, get this, water polo, for Harbor.

"Dad, I have a date!" I complained realizing that I was being more than childish

"Come on Caity." Rhett urged me.

"Alright." I broke a smile. "I mean this whole situation could be cool"

Maybe having a big sister won't be so bad. Don't tell but since I lost my mom I donno, I feel like someone is missing. That girl, that woman to confide in is no longer there. Maybe things could kinda go back to the way that they were.

Maybe somebody can fill in the missing puzzle piece, or maybe crumble whats left of it.

What'd you think?

xoxo Jules