Back at the Foutley house Heather and Hope were in her room trying to find the perfect pajama's for Hope's sleepover that night.
"Ugh all of these are so outdated I need clothes that scream BFF sleepover and not I'm a nerd squared" Heather said as Hope giggled a thought crossing her mind.
"You're not a piece of candy made by Willy Wonka BFF, you're the coolest girl ever and I'm sure whatever you wear will be fine" Hope said as Heather giggled and threw a pillow at Hope who laughed and threw it back at her.
"See we can have fun and we don't need Noel the evil puppeteer around to do it, now hold up I'm going to get us some snacks then we're going clothes shopping for you not for me because you so need a makeover BFF".
Hope agreed with Heather as she followed Heather to the kitchen to find Lucas and Noel at each other's throats.
"It's only for three minutes you little rat, I mean come on have a heart for God's sake" Noel said as Lucas just shook his head and Karen smirked liking the new and improved rule abiding Lucas better than the smart boy he once was.
"I won't break rules for people like you Noel, I mean Jesus what have you ever done for anybody else but yourself these days?".
"Lou I need to get out I mean I'm getting cabin fever sitting in this house day in and day out, I'm going to go insane if I have to spend one more day here without intelligent life".
"First off I'm intelligent enough for all of the kids in this house, second everybody who lives and breathes is intelligent if you paid attention in school you'd know that, and third you'd never be able to handle intelligent conversation" Lucas said as Karen taunted Noel by sticking her tongue out at her.
"I guess he told you Mrs. Non Intelligent, I'm going to watch Spongebob and maybe play some DS who knows, only because I have that luxury and some people don't" Karen said snickering and plopping down on the couch with a Coke and Spongebob fruit snacks.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh who lives in a pineapple under the sea?, Spongebob Squarepants, Absorbent and yellow and moist is he, Spongebob Squarepants, If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Spongebob Squarepants, then get on the deck and flop like a fish".
As Karen sang the Spongebob Squarepants song Hope and Heather lugged drinks, chips, snack cakes, and candy up to Heather's room.
"Lou when mom gets home tell her I'd like to talk to her about maybe going to a little shindig at my BFF Hope's house tonight and seeing I'm grounded with my smart allecky sister I need permission to go" Heather said as Ginger walked in the door with grocery bags under arms and John followed.
"Well seeing you didn't pick a fight with me today and Hope is really nice I think I can ask her for you if you like Heather" Lucas said as Noel angrily stomped back to her room and slammed the door.
"Ask who what Lou?, I mean if it's a question for me I'm all ears and a couple bags of groceries as you've noticed" Ginger said as Lucas helped her unpack and John noticed Heather acting extremely nice today.
"Well as we all know Heather's grounded and don't get me wrong nobody deserves it more than her, but she apologized to Hope and their becoming good friends, now she was invited to Hope's house for a sleepover tonight and she wants to know if she's allowed out".
"Of course she is I mean in two days she's cut the strings Noel had her on, learned proper tea party manners, and has made nice with the girl that nobody else wanted to make nice with".
"Great come on Hope we can make a snack list and you have soooooo got to try Chummi's, my mom introduced them to me at my first sleepover, but keep this under lock and key it's kind of a Foutley family secret BFF" Heather said skipping off as Hope joined her.
"And how has the other inmate been today Lou she hasn't been giving you any trouble has she?, Because if she has I'm going to have words with h-" Ginger began and she heard Karen scream fire and Pixie the sheepdog yelped from upstairs.
"Where's the fire Karen sweetie, hurry and tell us so we can put it out quick before the whole house is set aflame" John said being able to predict where the fire very well could be.
"I think it's in Noel's neck of the woods because Pixie ran from my room and pawed at her bedroom door" Karen said as Ginger and John ran for the smoke followed by Karen, Lucas, Heather, and Hope.
"Noel Eloise Foutley you better open this door now young lady, and don't play dumb because I know what that thing you're smoking smells like and you just brought yourself a heap of trouble Foutley Style" Ginger said banging on Noel's door.
"MMMMMMMMM what is she smoking because it smells good whatever it is kind of like spearmint gum, or the things mommy cooks with when she cooks spaghetti sauce" Karen said as Lucas carried Karen away from the scene and the rest of the crew shook their heads sadly.
"Noel I know you can hear me young lady now open this door or I'm going to get a screwdriver and take the bolts out myself" John said angrily stalking off to find a screwdriver knowing he may have to do what he said he was going to do.
The doorknob to Noel's door turned and she stepped out with bloodshot eyes and she was cracking up which Ginger knew because of her High School days meant she was high as a kite.
"Noel Eloise Foutley empty your pockets now, Heather and Hope check for the roaches in her room if you please" Ginger said as Noel just smirked at her mother.
"I'm glad you find this a laughing manner Noel, you just brought yourself three months of hard labor, and there better not be a six pack in there or we're going to have some words young lady".
Heather and Hope looked everywhere for the pot and Heather found it wedged between some books in Noel's book case as well as the roaches she made and Hope found not one, not two, not three but four six packs of beer under Noel's bed.
"Well looks like you're going to be having some words with Noel Mrs. Foutley look what I found under her bed" Hope said handing Ginger the packs of beer and Ginger was livid.
"Heather pack up for tonight and Hope sweetie call your mom and dad and ask them to come pick you guys up now, and it was very nice to have you visit with us today and hope to do this again some other time".
John ran up the stairs with a screwdriver to find Noel giggling madly with a lit roach in her mouth and John grabbed it putting it out with his foot and grabbing Noel's arm.
"You've done some bad things before Noel but this is the worst, I mean we have a three year old living here and what impression are you giving her?" John said pushing Noel into a hardwood chair in the kitchen and Ginger and him took another chair.
"She's a drunk too John and that scares me more than anything, because you were one when we met and I didn't like the way you acted drunk plus she's only 12 and doesn't need to be thinking about doing any adult stuff like drugs and beer yet".
John was livid to hear his daughter drank so he took the packs of beer and dumped every one of them down the drain with a stout on his face.
"I should be making you drink every can that you hid from us but then you'd become a drunk and I'm not having that either" Ginger said to a lightly snoring Noel.
John angrily pushed his chair back making it hit the wall as Ginger winced and Noel yawned and slowly lifted her head.
"All right two questions one who's your pusher?, and two where are you getting the beer from young lady?" John asked trying hard to keep his voice calm but it wasn't working out very well.
"I have no idea what a pusher is, as for the answer for the next question that's for me to know and you to find out" Noel sleepily said as Ginger and John both were solemn faced and anger flooded their cheeks.
"Ginge check her wallet because she's bound to have a fake ID, and a pusher my drug addicted daughter is a dealer, and since you aren't talking we're going to call every one of your friends parents until one of them crack".
"Fine it's Edward Evans he's a 9th grader and he promised to get me the pot and beer if I helped him get a date with Heather, now Heather doesn't want to date him and I threatened to tell the principal about his little operation so he sells me weed and beer and I keep my mouth shut".
"Good Because your mom and I are going to give this Edward Evans and his family a call and then you're going to clean this house top to bottom including Heather, Lucas, and Karen's room, and after that we'll talk punishment because you can't even fathom how much trouble you've gotten into this time".
Noel snored lightly again as Ginger pushed Noel's chair back and tipped it making her fall to the floor with a thud and Noel winced in pain slowly standing up and looking angrily at her parents.
"Aww John looks like our little Noel's high is wearing off and so soon too, if she was smart she would have done it in small doses like I did when I was a teenager and not a 12 year old girl" Ginger said picking up her cell and dialing Edward Evans' phone number knowing the family well.
"Macie hey girl it's Ginger, yea I know we need to find some hang out time unfortunately I'm calling today because my daughter and your son are in the biggest trouble I can think of and I need you to be sitting down".
John heard chattering on the other end and Noel gulped as to her it sounded like yelling and she could have sworn she heard kill and him in the same sentence.
"Yes I could kill her too, but then who's going to clean house when we go out for a girl's night with Dodie tonight?, you've got to start thinking logically here Mrs. PHD in Psychology".
A laugh was heard on the other end as Ginger giggled too and then came the moment where Macie asked what her son did and Ginger swallowed trying to find the right words for Edward's situation.
"Mace do you know what a pusher is?, because if not it's a drug supplier and Edward's been selling weed and alcohol to Noel, but he's not the only one to blame because Noel did the stuff, she bought it, and she never told on him".
Macie was heard screaming Edward's name and Noel winced not liking the hiss in the school psychologist voice one bit.
"Ginger tell Macie to bring Josh over too I mean he's my brother after all and I would really like to see him" John said as Ginger nodded and Macie said she heard him.
"Boy you better have a good explanation for selling a 12 year old weed and alcohol, and I'm not falling for that stop psychologizing you crap either because it's not going to fly this time!" Macie screamed as Noel whispered oh no under her breath.
Ginger smirked at Noel in a I got you where I want you kind of way as Noel just covered her eyes in shame.
"Mom she threatened to tell on me if I didn't sell it to her, I mean what was I supposed to do deny a potential buyer" A boys voice said and the boy sounded on the verge of tears.
"Crying won't work for you this time young man, I want all of your product and I want it now Mister" Macie said as the boy stopped pretending to cry.
"She said she'd get me a date with Heather if I helped her, and have you seen Heather lately?, she is H-O-T hot and then come to find she has no interest in me and I'm stuck selling drugs to a 12 year old backstabber" Edward said as Ginger just angrily looked at Noel.
"Thanks Mace I can take it from here, just be sure your son knows that both of my daughters are not to be on his radar anymore until he cleans up his act" Ginger said and Macie made plans to meet Ginger with Dodie before she hung up with her.
"And you young lady are not a pimp by any means and you will not pimp your sister out for drugs and alcohol ever again, you just better straighten up and fly straight or so help me God you are going to have one boring life" John said as Karen skipped into the kitchen hearing the growl in John's voice as her cue".
"So peoples what's got your frown's well frownier?, I love making words up better than anybody else, so why so glum chums?" Karen asked gliding to the refrigerator to look for a snack.
"You wouldn't understand youngster, this is adult conversation and little kids don't apply this time" Noel said a sneer on her face for telling the littlest Foutley off.
"I think it has something to do with the weird smell in your room and pimping Heather out whatever the heck that means, plus you have daddy blowing his top so it definitely can't be good".
Ginger saw Karen make for some chocolate cake and she swatted her hand away shaking her head no and Karen giggled liking the feel of the swat on her hand.
"I'm getting ready to make dinner so no cake until after dinner, then you and I have got to go clothes shopping because it's about that time sweetie" Ginger said as Karen sat at the table patiently awaiting dinner.
"Now young lady you have a whole house to clean by yourself, then after that your mom and I will talk more about your punishment" John said as Karen reached down petting Pixie the sheepdogs ears as he lapped her hand and she giggled at her.
"I wish you wouldn't do that Carrie, I mean do you know how many germs could be in Pixie's mouth?, she's a walking, talking, germ infester and that tongue of hers holds the most germs".
"Yea but it tickles when she licks me, plus it's a sign of love from my favorite puppy, I mean why can't she kiss me?" Karen asked gently rubbing Pixie's ears as she barked happily and rested her head on Karen's knees.
"See she loves me and she wants to show it by giving me kisses and it doesn't bother me at all so why does it bother you?".
"Because she uses her tongue as toilet paper and that's just disgusting Kare, you should sanitize those germ infested hands like now" Ginger said throwing eggs on one plate, bread crumbs on another, and leaving an empty plate for the chicken cutlets she was making.
"All right I'll go wash my hands mama, then Pixie and I have a date with a brush, a hair drier, and a bath because she could really use one".
Ginger grinned seeing a lot of herself in Karen as she stood on tiptoes and washed her hands watching as the suds went down the drain giggling as she grabbed Pixie's leash and led her upstairs for her bath.
"I don't see any cleaning going on Noel, and you better start because you don't even want to know what's going to happen next" Ginger said as Heather kissed Ginger and John on the cheek and ran off with Hope to start their sleepover.
Noel moaned shuffling across the kitchen and a sudsy Pixie howled and shook herself off all over the kitchen tiles as Ginger smirked knowing it wasn't her problem anymore.
"Well looks like Pixie just wants to help make matters worse huh Noel, start by cleaning the suds from the tile floor and drying up the water all over the floor, then you can mop up the muddy paw prints our little Pixie has made".
Noel grumbled Stupid Dog and Stupid Karen under her breath grabbing a mop and trying to dry the floor hoping the suds would disappear this way but Ginger smirked knowing differently.
"It's going to be hard to clean suds with a mop Noel, you can use your hands, a towel, or your shirt if you like" Ginger said not being able to control her giggles anymore.
"Ha, ha, ha you must be getting a kick out of this huh mother?, why not have your stupid youngest daughter come down here and clean up after Pixie, since it was her idea to give Pixie a bath in the first place?".
Pixie shook herself off again all over Noel and John and Ginger were in uproars and Noel didn't see the humor in the situation.
"Pixie you naughty puppy I can't take my eyes off of you for two seconds sweetie, now march your tail back upstairs and get in the bubble bath made especially for you" Karen said with an angry stout on her face pointing upstairs and Pixie ran off leaving suds everywhere.
"Well it's not my problem so it looks like Noel the housekeeper has another mess to clean up, and quick because if those suds aren't cleaned when dinner is ready then you're going to be cleaning until they're cleaned without dinner".
Noel flipped Ginger the bird which made her gasp as her potential felon of a daughter started scooping suds with a towel and dumping them into the sink.
Well that's it for now and I apologize for the wait but I do have other ff's to write so what I'm doing now is going back and writing my ff's in order of the way Fanfiction put them in the My stories tab ans I hope everyone like the new chap so please read and reply.