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Maria�s POV

I led the girls into the house and Liz headed straight for the living room having been here many times before. As we walk into the living room I see that Liz has already made herself comfortable next to pappy on the love seat, sometimes it is almost as though she is his grandchild too.

�Pappy did you sit here all day? I thought that you were going to see Mrs. Moore.�

�I did go to see her. You just don�t understand Maria, whenever I go to see her she talks about sore bones and constipation, and if that isn�t bad enough she is always trying to force me to drink prune juice. I don�t know about you but I am far too young to be faced with such a horrible display of old age. Besides I am the adult here, it is my job to interrogate you not the other way around.�

�Oh please, what could you possibly interrogate me about?�

�Well, I know why Liz is here, but what about the two hot blondes? Are they your dates? Are you going to take them up to your room and do things that would give me a heart attack?� As he says this he has an impish grin on his face and I know that he is trying to egg me on.

�As a matter of fact yes, we were just headed up to my room to hump like bunnies.� There lets see him come up with a come back for that one. If this goes on much longer I think that Isabelle and Tess may explode they are so red, Liz on the other hand is barely containing her laughter.

�Well in that case do you mind if I join in? The tall blonde one is totally do-able.� At this point I give up. I can�t hold in the laughter anymore and Izzy looks so mortified I think she might die.

�You win this one old man, but only because poor Izzy is going to spontaneously combust at any moment.� She is looking at the floor and doesn�t notice when pappy started walking over to her.

�No offence sweetie, I know your probably completely in love with me but your just a little to young for my taste, say are your parents divorced? I bet you look just like your mama.� Isabelle�s head snaps up and she looks him right in the eyes before looking down again. �Well on that note, I think I am going to go to the den and have a smoke. Don�t miss me too much ladies.�

Just as I am about to tell Izzy that that is how we always act and ask her not to hold it against him, she breaks down, her head is in hands and her shoulders are shaking.

�Don�t cry Isabelle he was just kidding, he has a really sick sense of humor.� She takes her hands away and looks at us this time, and we all realize at once that she is crying really hard, as in she is laughing so hard she is crying.

�My god Maria, your grandfather is so much more fun than mine, your are so lucky.�

�You wouldn�t think like that if you had to live with him day in day out.�

**Later That Night**

Right now I am questioning my sanity given that I just agreed to play truth or dare. Well that and the fact that pappy decided to play too.

�Okay so the way that this works is everybody writes two questions and places them in the bowl, if you decide to pass on the question the person who asked it gets to issue a dare, and if you have two questions that are the same everyone has to do a dare with the exception of the two people who asked the question. Got it.� We all nod our heads and set to writing down our questions.

Isabelle pulls out the first question. �Okay so Tess� first question is are you a virgin?�

Liz, Izzy and I all nod our heads yes. Tess shakes her head and in one sentence sums it all up. �I�m dating Kyle.�

I decide to read the next question. �Okay, Izzy wants to know one thing that either no one or only our family know about us.�

LIZ: �I failed Bio in grade10.� Considering this is Lizzy we let her get away with the answer no matter how weak.

ISABELLE: �I�m adopted. My mom and dad wanted another child but after Max mom got endometrioses so they adopted me when Max was only three months. We just let everyone think that we are twins. It�s easier.� WOW that was unexpected. �The only people who know are family, and the group.�

TESS: �I have Leukemia. Two weeks ago we found out that Michael was a bone marrow match, we did the transplant and in a few days we should know if it took,� suddenly I feel like crying. �Only family and the group know.�

ME: �When my dad came a week ago all that he wanted from me was money.�

PAPPY: �My secret is huge are you guys ready? Well I don�t really know how to say this�� I�m pregnant.� Leave it to pappy to break all of the tension in the room with one simple statement.

**The Next Day**

Shopping. That is how I spent my entire Saturday morning. Don�t get my wrong I love shopping, what normal teenage girl wouldn�t? It is just that Tess and Izzy are both so serious about it. I couldn�t just see something I liked and try it on, oh no I had to make sure that it matched my eyes and my hair. Who cared if my clothes don�t match my hair?

�Are we finally done?� I know that I am starting to whine but I really just want to go home and fill my closet with my new clothes.

�Yeah but we have to go to the future shop, it is movie night and I was put in charge of the movie so we are watching �The Ring�. I just have to buy it.�

�Uh�. Izzy wouldn�t it be easier to rent it?� this girl really confuses me.

�Why rent when you can buy? Do you have to work tonight? Can you come to movie night?�

�Yeah I got switched to Friday�s. Patrick hired another singer for Saturday�s.�

�You and Michael can have the loveseat.� She is so funny. NOT.

We walk into the store and immediately I hear yelling over in the DVD section, the voice that is yelling sounds a lot like Michael.

�Yeah well, leave her the f.uck alone.� Michael smiles at Brian and then punches him really hard in the jaw. He doesn�t see me so he just turns and walks away. As I am about to follow him I hear someone call my name and turn around. It�s Brian.

�Listen, uh� Michael told me that you two broke up, and I was sorta wondering if you want to go out tonight?� tonight is movie night. Scary movie. Loveseat. Michael.

�No I don�t think so I have plans.� And with that I turn around and chase after Michael.

TBC

Part 12