Sorry for the very late update!

Do any of you know what September 26, brought into this world in 2008?

Kinda of an easy question this time.

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Chapter Nine:

November 27th, New York, New York

Lucy woke up earlier than usual. Yet, today felt different... She wondered what could have been wrong.

Then it hit her. She and Luke were no longer dating.

Angela had been the cause. She felt angry. But not at Angela. No, she was angry with Luke. Two long years, and he believed Angela's lie? She didn't understand... Had he just wanted an excuse to leave her? Well, if he did, it has a horrible one.

"Lucy! Wake up! Stephanie's here!" Michael called, knocking on her door.

"Okay! Stop knocking on my door!"

"No!" He called back, knocking louder.

"Mom!" Lucy yelled.

"Mom's not here! Neither is dad! Or our brothers and sisters!"

Lucy hopped out of her bed and opened her door. "What do you mean they're not here?"

Michael shrugged as he retreated back to the living room, where Stephanie was. "I don't know. They left before I got up."

Lucy sighed, closing her bedroom. "Did you check the kitchen for a note?"

Stephanie shook her head. "I don't think he did. I got here as soon as he got up."

Lucy was confused. "Huh? How would you know."

"Cause she woke me up."

Lucy shook her head. "Oh. Well, I'm gonna grab myself something to eat."

Stephanie plopped herself onto the couch. "Can you grab me something?"

"Noooo... You can get yourself something."

"I thought we were friends..."

Michael rolled his eyes. "My God. I'll get you something." He raised himself off the couch.

Stephanie shook her head. "Naw. I got it."

The male glared at her. "I hate you." He still continued towards the kitchen. "But I'm also hungry."

Lucy grabbed herself a package of Poptarts. "I hate him."

"Who? Luke?" Michael asked, grabbing eggs and bacon from the fridge.

Stephanie slapped the back of his head after seeing the look on her friend's face.

Lucy sighed. "Yes, Luke... I... I don't understand why he believed Angela... I mean... If he never loved me, or stopped loving me... Why didn't he leave earlier? Why now? When I need him the most. "

Stephanie shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know why, Luce. But... You don't need him. You got us. Me, Ash, your brothers, sisters, mother, father, aunts, uncles... I can go on. Luke is going to regret believing her. Especially when another man is interested in you."

Lucy gave an annoyed sigh and rolled her eyes. "Like any guy would be interested in a cow like me."

"Trust me, Lucille. You're not a cow, you're -"

"I'm just gonna get fatter, Stephanie! And then I'll have two kids! Nothing is going to work out for me, anymore! Nothing!" Lucy sighed. "I... I. I'm just going to have to get used to being single. No guy is going to love me... If Luke never did. No one will."

The older girl sighed. "You're wrong, Lucille. I bet your mom felt the same way after having you and Michael. "

"My mother made the choice to leave my father. If she felt that way, it was her own fault! I told him! He... Forget it, he made the choice to leave me."

Michael nodded his head. "And no matter how much Angela might beg for forgiveness, she's not getting it."

Lucy looked at her brother. "What do you mean?"

"She was texting me all night. Asking me to forgive her, I never answered her back."

Stephanie laughed. "You better not have, she just acts nice. But Lucy was right, she's horrible."

"Thank you!" Lucy mocked.

Michael rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. She's evil, I know, I know."

Lucy's eyes widen, her hand shot up to her mouth.

Stephanie widen her own eyes. "Lucy! Bathroom! Now! Please!"

Lucy nodded her head as she ran to the bathroom.

Michael, confused, turned to Stephanie. "What happened? Why did she need to go to the bathroom?"

Lucy walked back in the kitchen, holding her stomach and groaning. "I. Hate. This!" She sat down on a chair. "I'm going to kill him!"

Stephanie sighed as she sat down next to her friend. "Can I join you?"

Lucy shook her head. "No, I think my dad might do most of it."

Stephanie nodded. "Okay. But if not, I'm going help you, and take the blame."

Lucy smiled and shook her head. "You're crazy. "

Michael groaned loudly. "You're annoying, Lucille. Just stop talking about him! Please!"

Lucy sighed. "Okay, Mikey. I'll shut up."

Michael smiled at his sister. "Good. Only I can torment and be hateful towards you. You are my little sister."

Lucy slapped her forehead. "Ten minutes, Michael. Ten minutes! "

Michael smirked. "I know. A whole ten minutes older! I can soooo boss you around."

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Shut up."

Michael shook his head. "Nope. You're my little sister, you can't boss me around."

"Fine. I'm your little sister, you can boss me around." The eldest Martin daughter replied sarcastically.

Stephanie laughed. "You two are something else."

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*later that day*

Bailey, Cody, and the four younger Martins walked through the elevator. The young ones ran into one of their bedrooms, Cody and Bailey carried the groceries to the kitchen.

Cody smiled as when we saw the three teenagers. "Look Bails. Three helpers."

Bailey smiled. "Will you three help us put the groceries away, please?"

Michael groaned. "Why? It's our day off from school! I don't want to do any work!"

Lucy shook her head. "Grow up, Michael. When you're older, and you have a job and kids, you're always working."

Stephanie nodded. "Yup. So you better get to helping." She picked up a bag and placed items in their places.

Cody and Lucy did the same.

Michael stared at his mother. "She's not helping."

Bailey sighed. "Fine. I'll help, " helped her husband put away the food in his bag, "but you need to help to, Michael. "

Michael groaned, pulling the last bag off the counter.

Cody shook his head slightly. "Michael, Michael, Michael. Stop complaining, you got nothing to complain about."

"Unlike me." Lucy murmured. "I got loads to complain about."

Bailey gave her a small smile. "How're you feeling? Did he call you or anything?"

Lucy shrugged, answering her mother's first question. "No, he never called or texted. Nor did he show up. Guess it's official, we're broken up..."

Cody gave her a quick hug. "Don't worry sweetheart, Daddy's gonna show him what happens when he hurts his baby girl."

Stephanie laughed. "Oh please, you wouldn't hurt.a fly." She stopped laughing. "That fly would hurt you."

Cody rolled his eyes at her comment. "Ha Ha, Stephanie. But I'll have you know, just because I may not look like it, but if anyone hurts anyone I care about, or if I feel threatened, I can cause some damage."

"Like in Greece? Yiu know with all that amulet mix up?" Bailey asked, even though she already knew the answer.

She saw her husband's smiled grow wider, his hands grabbed around his waist. "Yup. I did that just for you." He gently kissed her. "And boy, I'm so happy I did."

Lucy, Michael, and Stephanie rolled their eyes, tossing the plastic bags into the recycling. "See what we from to live with?" Michael remarked.

Cody pulled away from his wife. "Well, we have to deal with you, your sisters and brothers." He turned back to Bailey. "I should go."

Bailey was confused. "Go where?"

"Go and try to Luke again." He left the kitchen and entered the elevator when the doors opened.

Bailey shook her rolled her eyes. She turned to the teenagers. "Well, what would you guys like to do?"

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So, you guys might want to kill me... But again, I've been sick, tired, and honestly, I've been lazy.

Yes, my town has a virus going threw it. Yes, I got it. Yes, if it gets bad, I can be hospitalized.

But, I do got good news! We had bench marking a few weeks ago, and I got one of the highest scores! I got like a 158.8, I think it was because of all my reading this summer. Rather it was actual books, or stories on this site. I'm actually proud of myself! Also, my school is testing my grade with chromebooks. So I technically have a laptop. So, this might be the last update on my phone for a little bit.