Okay, this is the second chapter. It's not like the first chapter, in Katie's POV. It's actually in normal story mode. I'll switch back and forth between Katie's POV and story mode, just to give you a feel of what Katie's going through in the present day, and the stories Maddie and/or the other members are giving. I'll try to make it every other chapter is Katie's POV, every other chapter is normal story mode. I think it'll work out really well, and I think it'll be a lot better that what I'm thinking it will be, so hopefully you guys like it.

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Chapter Two: The Beginning

Walking into the Tipton Hotel Lobby, Madeline Fitzpatrick wasn't empty handed. Usually, she came into the hotel to work. But, today she was introducing a new member of the Tipton Employee family. Her five-week-old daughter. Maddie had just turned fifteen year old on the second of July, and it was now the first of December. No one had seen her daughter yet, so she thought that since she had the spare time, and since she wasn't working at the candy counter until her maternity leave was finished, that she'd come to the Tipton and show off her little bundle of joy.

Named Katherine Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, and nicknamed Katie, the five-week-old was in her carrier, being carried by her mother. Maddie noticed that Katie was looking around, and she couldn't help but smile at it. It wasn't anything special, but Katie was. Everything to Maddie, about Katie, is absolutely perfect. Maddie had planned to have Katie, and she was ecstatic when she learned that she was pregnant. If it weren't for her younger brother, Katie would never have been born.

Maddie's brother, Liam had been diagnosed with Leukemia, and needed a bone marrow transplant. When no one was a match, they'd been devastated. That was, until the doctor said that a niece or a nephew might be a match. That was when Maddie knew she had to grow up even more than she already was. Everyone at the Tipton knew her story, except the newest members; the Martins.

Maddie made her way to Mr. Moseby's desk, and she gave him a small smile. "How's everything going, Mr. Moseby?" she asked.

Mr. Moseby looked up from his computer, and smiled with delight, seeing that his best employee had finally come back to work -- or, at least he thought she was coming back. "Madeline, it's so good to see you; why aren't you in uniform?"

"I'm not back for work yet."

"Why are you here, then?"

"To show off my most prized possesion."

"Madeline, you wear your tie as part of your uniform; we've all seen it."

"Not that one. My new one," Maddie said, putting Katie's carrier on top of Mr. Moseby's desk.

Mr. Moseby immediately went into infant mode, and he turned his attention to Katie. Taking her tiny hand in his, he started talking to her. "Well, hello there, missy; what are you doing? You're a cute little baby. Yes you are. Yes you are, you are. You look just like your mommy, you do--" his rambling suddenly stopped, when he saw that people were staring at him. Getting defensive, he stared back at them. "I'm having a liberal conversation with my granddaughter; is that so weird?"

Maddie smiled, when Mr. Moseby referred to Katie as his granddaughter. He'd always treated Maddie like a daughter, and she'd always thought of him as a father. He was more of a father to her than her real father was, and that's pretty sad.

"Madeline, I must get back to work. She's a beautiful baby; thank you for visiting," Mr. Moseby said.

Maddie nodded. "She's absolutely perfect. I'll be here all day. Knowing London, she'll never give her back. I'll come back later," she said, taking Katie's carrier from the counter. She walked over to her candy counter, and sat Katie's carrier on top of it, just as Zack and Cody came running out of the elevator.

"Hey, Sweet Thang," Zack said. "Two licorice ropes and four twizzlers."

"Off duty," Maddie said, carefully taking Katie out of her carrier.

"But, you're here."

Maddie picked up her 'closed' sign from the counter and sat it in front of Zack. "Closed."

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm letting everyone meet Katie."

"Who's Katie?"

"Maddie, she's so cute," Cody said. "Can I hold her?"

"Who's Katie?"

"Be careful; she might squirm," Maddie said, handing Katie to Cody.

"Who's Katie?"

"Wow, she's light," Cody said.

"Who's Katie!" Zack said, raising his voice.

"My daughter," Maddie said. "The baby. The little thing Cody's holding. The reason I was out for five weeks."

"Oh… Well, why didn't you just say so?"

"Because, I thought it would have been obvious."

"I'm blonde."

"Me, too."

"Yeah, but you're smart."

Maddie laughed a little. She loves how defensive Zack gets. It doesn't even have to be of himself; it's usually of Maddie. "Zack, it's times like this I absolutely adore you."

"You like me?" Zack asked, as his face brightened up.

"Zack, you're like a little brother to me."

"Oh…"

"Zackary Cole Martin, what did I tell you about your homework?" Carey asked, as she walked out of the elevator.

"To do it before I started bugging Maddie."

"Then, stop bugging Maddie and go do it. Cody, you have chores."

Maddie took Katie from Cody, and kissed her head lightly, as Cody started for the elevator.

Zack looked at Maddie. "See ya later, Sweet Thang," he said, before getting into the elevator.

"I just don't know what to do with him; kids are so stubborn."

"Mine's not," Maddie said.

"She doesn't look it. She's beautiful, Maddie."

"Thanks. I think she's pretty cute myself."

"She looks so much like you, Maddie… Can I hold her?"

Maddie nodded, and she handed Katie to Carey.

Carey gasped lightly, and smiled, looking at Katie. "Oh my gosh… You are the prettiest baby I've ever seen… You know, when I was pregnant with my twins, I was hoping to have a girl. I'm gonna have to steal you from your mommy every now and then. Would you let me do that? Can I steal you?"

Maddie laughed a little. "Hey, you can steal her all you want when we're here. I come back to start working again next week, so you can have her whenever you're free."

"Right on, girlie; Mommy said I can steal you. What's her name?"

"Katherine. I call her Katie."

"Well, Katie, you have a very lovely name. I'm Carey; it's very nice to meet you."

"Her name's not Katie; that's Maddie," London said, from behind Carey.

"I'm not talking to Maddie, Honey; I'm talking to the baby."

"What baby?"

"Maddie's baby."

"Maddie had a baby?"

"Yes, London. I was pregnant when I left for maternity leave. Remember?" Maddie asked.

"I didn't know you were pregnant. I just thought you were fat."

"No, London; I was pregnant."

"But, you're only fifteen. Why did you have a baby?"

"For Liam."

"Ew, you had a baby with your brother? Isn't that like, illegal or something?"

"Not with him, London; for him. He has cancer, and Katie might be a match."

"She might have cancer?"

"No… It's hard to explain. I had her for a very, very good and important reason."

"So, Katie might be a match to Liam's bone marrow, because she's still family, and no one else is a match?" Carey asked.

Maddie nodded. "Yeah. I'm taking her in tomorrow to get tested. If she's not a match, then there's nothing they can do. They'll have to give him chemotherapy, but that won't save him. It'll just make him live longer. That's a positive, but I also know he's hurting, and I don't want that. If she's not a match, then I'd rather him not be in pain anymore. It sounds heartless to say I hope my brother passes on, but I hate seeing him in pain. At least if he's in peace, he won't hurt anymore."

"I understand. I wouldn't want anyone I love to be in pain, either."

"You wish your brother would die?" London asked.

"Well… Yeah… I mean, as long as he's not hurting anymore… It's not like a revenge thing, or me being an evil psychopath," Maddie explained. "I just… I want him to live a life where… Where there's no pain. There's no bullies, no doctors, no illnesses… I love him. I just want him to be happy. He can't be happy if he's in pain."

"Kind of like my mom?"

Maddie stayed silent for a few seconds. She remembered what happened to London's mom. She was murdered a few months ago, and London still wasn't accepting that she was gone. Even though she hadn't seen her since she was three years old, she still loved her, and just didn't understand that she was gone forever now. Maddie had to break the news to London, and she was crying the whole time, yet London never shed a tear. Maddie thought it was because she lost the power to cry when she realized that her mother truly didn't care for her. That's something that breaks Maddie's heart. She doesn't come from a very wealthy family, like London, but she's showered with love and affection. Something that London's parents can't and don't give her.

"Yeah, London… Like your mom," Maddie said. "It's different, though. Liam has a disease that's killing him very slowly. Your mom was stabbed, and she wouldn't have felt the pain as long. It would have eventually gone away."

"Oh… Well, will Liam's pain go away?" London asked.

"No. He's always gonna hurt."

"That's not fair."

"No, it's not, but it's his life. He's been in pain for six years. I don't want him to suffer anymore."

"You have a very strong heart, Maddie," Carey said, handing Katie to her. "I have rehearsal right now, but you know to come to me if you ever need anything, okay?"

Maddie nodded. "Alright. Thanks."

"No problem, Sweetie."

Maddie looked at Katie as Carey walked away, and she laid her down in her arms a little, but propped her up enough to where she could see London. "That's Aunt London. Can you say 'hi'?" she asked softly.

London looked at Maddie. "You want me to be her aunt?"

"Well… Yeah… I mean, you're like a sister to me. We don't always get a long, but what sisters never fight?"

"…Can I hold her?"

Maddie smiled, and she nodded. She carefully handed Katie to London, and stepped back, behind the counter to grab the camera she keeps there.

"Wow… You know, I've never held a baby before…" London said. "Is she gonna break?"

"Only if you drop her."

"I won't do that, then."

Maddie laughed a little, and she looked through the viewer. "Look at me."

London looked at Maddie, and smiled as she snapped the picture. Maddie put the camera back, and leaned against the counter. "You're the first person to get a picture with her."

"She's so small."

"She'll grow. She was even smaller when I had her. She was four pounds. Fourteen inches. She's a tiny one. She's in preemie clothes."

"Preemie?"

"Premature. Really little babies."

"That's sad."

"Not really. She's perfectly healthy. She's just little."

"I always thought I'd be the first with a family. I guess this makes sense, since you can actually settle down with someone. I just find a flaw, and throw them out."

"Well, you can change that. And, I'm not with her father. He ditched me when I told him that I was pregnant. I explained the whole ordeal to him, that I was trying to get pregnant on purpose, and he still left me."

"That's not fair. If he agreed to help you, then he should have stayed committed. Or, at least stuck around to help you. You can't take care of her alone; you're fifteen, you have a job, and you have a baby. You need help."

"Yeah, I do, but I'm getting it, so don't worry. I'm good for now. Thanks for being concerned, though."

London nodded, and stayed silent for a few seconds. "…I can baby sit. When you're working, I mean. I can skip out on shopping, and even the days I do go, I can take her with me."

Maddie looked at London. "You'd do that for me?"

"Well, yeah… You're like a sister to me, too, Maddie. You're my best friend. I may not be the most smartical person in the world, but I can figure out how to take care of a baby. Common sense."

"Yeah, it's pretty obvious usually… Alright, London. I'm trusting you with this. How much are you charging?"

"Free. I volunteered."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah. You need the money. I don't. I already have it."

"Well, that means a lot, London. Thank you. You don't know how much I love you for this."

"I love you loving me."

"That almost wasn't about you."

Okay, what did you think? I think it's a lot better than what I thought it would be, but that's just me. Anyways, review!