"What's going on here?" Mike demanded. Looking at Molly for the answers. Molly stuttered, trying to find a suitable explanation that didn't make it sound like she'd gone syco on Johnnys ass.

Liam jumped in, "Its not her fault. Johnny was being a dick, he wouldn't leave them alone. Molly just put him in his place." Liam and Elektra were grinning, they had finally found someone cool instead of all these little kids.

"That's no excuse. Johnny, Molly your both on kitchen duty for a week." Mike was furious, they'd barely been there half an hour and already there was trouble.

"But Mike, I didn't do anything. She just went syco..."

"Don't make it a month!" Mike silence Johnny quickly before leaving the room. Tracy followed after giving Molly a sympathetic smile.

The room was silent until Molly mumbled "Thanks" to Liam, not looking him in the eye.

"No problem, wanna play pool?" Liam wandered back to Elektra and the pool table and was hold a stick out towards Molly.

"Sure, doubles?" Molly said, taking the stick.

"Yeah, you can have ... Rick. Rick, come play." The rest of the day passed without incident. Rick and Molly beat Liam and Elektra, three games to one. After they demanded a rematch for tomorrow, they were called for tea and Johnny and Molly started there punishment.

The next few week's passed quietly until summer half term and Mrs Youngs and Alex's first visit was due.

Molly, Rachel and Robbie had settled in nicely, and thanks to Molly's outburst the others were wary and no one had bothered them.

Alex pulled into the drive of Elm Tree House, excited to spend the day with her youngest sibling's. Jumping out the car and practically running to the door to knock. Tracy answered the door.

"Hello!" Alex nearly screamed with excitement.

"Hi, your cheerful today. Wheres your mum though?" Tracy inquired not seeing her in the car.

Alex's face fell slightly, "She's not good, couldn't make it out of bed let alone the house. I was thinking of taking the kids to see her, it might be there last chance." Tracy pulled Alex into a hug.

"Yeah, you should do that. Lets go see them then, you must be dying to." Alex went back into cheery mode, telling Tracy about the exciting day she had planned for them, involving the fun fair, candy floss and a kfc.

They walked into the kitchen chatting away about everything that had happened in the the past few weeks including the fight. "I'll talk to her abo..."

Alex was cut off by Robbie and Rachel jumping into her arms, talking way to fast to be understood. Molly was slower to react to her sister entering the kitchen, wanting to seem cool she walked up to Alex. "Hi" She was also nervous. Alex just looked at her before pulling her into a hug.

"Wheres Mum?" Robbie asked having noticed that she hadn't been wheeled in as usual.

"Change of plan, we're going to see her later instead." Alex said as brightly as she could. Molly's face darkened, she knew what it meant. It meant that her Mum was too ill to leave the house, probably couldn't even leave her own bed. "Come on then, we've got lots to do"

Molly went back to her chair with a sour look on her face, receiving sympathetic looks from Elektra and an arm sqeeze from Liam before leaving with her siblings. For a day of 'fun'.

*Later*

Walking into there family home, the four youngest Young children found Jay, Alex's bestfriend and newly instated boyfriend, on leave lounging on the couch.

Alex walked up to him, gave him a quick kiss before asking "How is she?".

Jay responded with an eye roll and replied "Grumpy and bored, she sent me out here because, and I quote, "Will you quit breathing, your annoying me"

Alex giggled, "Typical, I'll go check then the kids can go see her." Alex turned serious. As much as they joked, she wasn't well and this was a good day.

Alex walked into the makeshift hospital room that used to be her mothers bedroom. Checked all the machines before wakin her mother up the see her children. They hadn't told the youngest yet but Mrs Young's latest treatment had been stopped but the doctors and she been sent home to die. They hadn't been happy but it was for the best, nothing was working. It was happening too fast though. They were becoming half orphans to fast.

Mrs Young smiled at her oldest daughter before breaking into a coughing fit. Dying wasn't easy. After some water, she was ready to see her children.

Alex brought them in. Robbie and Rachel bounced up to the bed, hugging there mother gently as even they could see that she was fragile. Molly hung back, she seemed to be doing this alot today but now she wasn't trying to be cool. She was scared and worried. What if this was the last time and she said something stupid. What if she let the anger she felt at her mother for leaving them ruin this moment.

Mrs Young looked at Molly in turmoil. Molly snapped back to the moment and went to sit at the end of her mothers bed.

"Hi" Molly smiled, letting all worrys slip after and trying to enjoy the finish time she would see her mother.