It was around three in the afternoon and Dumbar High just let out for summer vacation. Mercedes, Bonita, and Mackenzie were at their lockers getting all their stuff gathered up. On their way to the car Eathon Mackenzie's ex-boyfriend, walked up to her. "Hey Kenzie, what's up?" he asked trying not to make eye contact with her. "Not much Eathon" she said. "Look I was wondering, maybe one day we could get together this summer and talk about us" he said finally looking in her eyes. "Look Eathon, you're a sweet guy but, I told you I'm just not ready for a relationship right now" she said walking out of the school and over to Mercedes car. "He seems really hurt Kenzie" Bonita said. Mackenzie just brushed it off and got in the car. On the ride to her house Mackenzie thought about how she had broken up with Eathon. She sat down with him at lunch one day and told him even though he was a sweet guy she just didn't feel for him the way he felt for her. He called her a heatless bitch and walked off. "Ok girl I'll call ya later" Bonita said as Mackenzie got out of the car. As Mackenzie walked into the front door she saw her step sister sitting on the couch playing with her doll. Her mom had just gotten married about two months ago to a guy named Kyle Gayez. "Hey Keisha" she greeted walking over to a big plush chair and sitting down. "Hey Kenzie, I have to go change Melissa's diaper" the little girl said grabbing her doll and running upstairs. Mackenzie got up and went into the kitchen to get a soda. There she saw her mom sitting at the table working on an outfit for Keisha's dance recital in a few weeks at her school. "Ooh Keisha’s gonna love this dress mom" she said sitting next to her. "So how was school?" her mom asked. "Fine I'm glad it was the last day" Mackenzie said. She walked out onto the back porch and sat on a plush chair that was just hers. As she sat there one of her dogs an english bulldog named Pugzie, came up to her. "Hey Pugzie" she said petting the dog. She grabbed a tin off the patio table, took at a doggie treat, and gave it to Pugzie. Mackenzie sat back and watched her other two dogs an english setter named Tookie and an akita-ziu named Coopa, play tug of war with a rope toy. Mackenzie went back inside and up to her to relax and watch TV. as she plopped down on her bed and turned the TV on her cat a balinese named Prissie, climbed up on her bed and into her lap. "Hey Prissie" she said petting the cat. She was watching America's Next Top Model when her step dad called her and Keisha down for a family meeting. "Yeah daddy?" Keisha said as they sat down on the couch. "Ok girls you know I've been saving up money right?" he said as he walked over to the coffee table and picked up an envelope. "Yeah" they all said. "Well it took some doing but, I hold in my hand a check worth two thousand dollars and I have booked a six week vacation at Ravenwood Castle in New Plymouth Ohio" he said and everyone got excited. "And Honey I told your sister we'd even take Rain with us so she could have more then just a weekend to relax" Kyle said hugging Susan. Mackenzie ran upstairs and patiently waited for Bonita to call. While she was cleaning out her back pack her phone rang. "Hello" she said laying out on her bed. "Hey Kenzie" she heard Bonita say on the other end. "Hey girl what's up?" she asked. "Not much just sitting here waiting for Mom to call" Bonita said as Mackenzie heard her take a deep breath. "You'll never guess what my step dad did?" Mackenzie said. "What?" Bonita asked amused at Mackenzie's excitement. "He booked a six week stay at Ravenwood Castle" she said giggling. "That beautiful hotel in New Plymouth?" she asked. "Yeah and we're even taking Rain" Mackenzie said getting even happier. Rain was the only cousin Mackenzie had and she's always been very attached to her. "Well since you'll be gone most of the summer see if you're mom well let you stay over until Friday morning" Bonita suggested. "Why?" Mackenzie asked. "So we can spend some time together after all we are best friends" Bonita stated. "Ok I'll go ask and call you back" she said and hung up the phone. Mackenzie ran downstairs and sat next to her mom on the couch. "Hey Mom, I was talking to Nita and she asked that since we're leaving Friday afternoon if I could stay at her house from tonight til Friday morning" Mackenzie said watching her mom sew a sleeve on Keisha's dress. "Sure Hun go get ready and I'll drive you" her mom said as Mackenzie ran back upstairs. She grabbed her phone and called Bonita back. "Hello" Bonita answered. "Hey I'll be over in a few" Mackenzie said. "Ok see ya when you get here" Bonita said and hung up. Bonita got up and walked over to her closet. She opened her back pack that was hanging on the door handle and took out her teddy bear. She walked back over and sat on her bed and got out her little book she wrote to her brother in and opened it to a blank page. Dear Eric, what's up bro? Not much here just waiting for Mackenzie to get here. She's going on vacation Friday so she's gonna stay over til Friday morning. I'm not sure what we'll do but, you know me I'll find something. Well guess I'll go now and get ready love you bye. Bonita put the book away and sat her bear on a little rocking chair on her night stand. She went downstairs to wait for Mackenzie. When she got down there she saw her mom sitting on the couch. "Hey Mom, why aren't you at work?" she asked surprised her mom was home. "Hey honey I just got home, the gave me the night off" she said. "Cool I hope it's ok that Kenzie's gonna be here til Friday morning" she said sitting next to her mom. "That's fine sweety" she said as the door bell rang. Her mom answered it. "Hey Mackenzie she's over there" Bonita's mom said pointing to her. "Hey Kenzie" Bonita said as she walked over. They ran upstairs into Bonita's room. "Ok girl I have my pajamas you like wearing laid out for ya" Bonita said handing them to her. Mackenzie went into the bathroom to change. As the girls were sitting in front of Bonita's TV stand looking through all her DVDs her mom came in. "Hey Bonita I gotta go to your sisters..she has a late night counseling session so I gotta baby-sit Caden I'll be back later" she said. "Ok Mom" Bonita said as her mom left. "I'm hungry" Mackenzie said. "Hey lets go make some of my famous home made pizza" Bonita said as they raced downstairs. They went into the kitchen and started mixing the dough. "Here's the flour" Mackenzie said handing it to Bonita. As she finished using as much as she needed she went to get some off her hand and she flung on Mackenzie. Well before they knew it they were having a flour fight. After about ten minutes they decided to finish topping the pizza then cleaning up. They put the pizza in the oven and cleaned the kitchen up. They ran upstairs to clean off. "Ok so what movies are we watching?" Mackenzie asked. "How about Wrong Turn and Mean Girls" Bonita suggested. "Sounds good to me" Mackenzie said. Just as they got back downstairs the oven timer dinged letting them know their pizza was down. Bonita took the pizza and cut it into eight triangle shaped pieces and put them all on one big plate and Mackenzie grabbed two sodas from the fridge. "Ok which movie should we watch first?" Bonita asked. "Umm Mean Girls" Mackenzie said. Bonita popped the DVD in the player and sat down on the couch with Mackenzie and they watched the movie and ate some pizza. Later that night they watched the scary movie and during the movie the phone rang and both girls jumped. "Hello" Bonita said a little startled. "Hey Hun you ok?" Mercedes asked on the other end. "Yeah I'm ok the phone just scared me a little" Bonita said. "So what ya doin?" Mercedes asked. "Just sitting here with Kenzie watching movies" Bonita said. "Cool that saves me a call...do you girls wanna go to the mall tomorrow?" She asked. "Hey Kenzie do you wanna to the mall tomorrow with me and Sadie?" Bonita asked. "Sure" Mackenzie said hugging a pillow tight. "Its a date Sadie" Bonita said. "Cool well see you girls around two then bye" Mercedes said and hung up as she pulled into Christopher's driveway. They had finally convinced his dad to let them spend time together alone at the house.
She walked up to the door and after about a minute she rang the door bell. "Come on in" Mr. Styles said welcoming her into the house. Mercedes walked over to the sofa where Christopher was sitting and hugged him before sitting down. "So how are you Ms. DeBois?" his dad asked sitting in a chair. "I'm fine Sir" she said almost in a whisper voice. "Well son I'm gonna get goin, you two stay out of trouble" Christopher's father said grabbing his keys and walking out the door. Chris went and dimmed the lights and lit about three or four vanilla scented candles. He then climbed out of his chair, sat next to Mercedes, and began passionately kissing her. After a while he gently laid her on the couch and began to unbutton her blouse. Around three in the morning Bonita's mom got home and saw her and Mackenzie asleep on the couch. "Girls get up and go to your room Bonita" she said in a whisper voice. The girls moaned sleepily and went upstairs to Bonita's room. Bonita got in her bed and Mackenzie sleep on the blue velvet love seat Bonita had in her room. Around nine in the morning Bonita woke up and hopped in the shower. When she came back in her room Mackenzie had just got up. "Morning" Bonita said putting her dirty pajamas in her close hamper. "I'm starved" she said getting up from the love seat and stretching. "Well let's go downstairs and I'll make ya some breakfast" Bonita said as they went downstairs. They got downstairs and Bonita went into the kitchen. She went to the fridge and saw a note from her mom.Bonita, I got called in to work and will be there until real late tonight so try not to mess the house up and if you leave please lock up. Love Momma. Bonita opened the fridge got out a pack of Bacon, a cartoon of eggs, and some milk. She went to the bread cabinet and got out some large bagels. She got out two frying pans and lit them on the stove and sprayed some Pam cooking spray in one. She broke about four eggs in that pan and started frying bacon in the other. She scrambled the eggs and added some milk to make them fluffier. As the eggs and bacon cooked she opened the bagels. She cut to bagels and put them in the toaster oven. She finished the bacon and the eggs just as the timer on the oven dinged. She took the bagels and placed each one on a separate plate. She placed a scoop full of eggs on each bottom half of the bagels and placed four pieces of bacon on each and then put the tops of the bagels on. She took both plates into her living room. "Here ya go" she said handing Mackenzie her's. "Do you have any orange juice?" Mackenzie asked. "Yeah my mom freshly squeezes it" she said heading back to the kitchen. She opened a cabinet that had tons of different colored plastic cups and took two out. She poured both of them a class of orange juice. The girls ate and watched TV. After they ate Bonita cleaned up while Mackenzie went to take a shower. As she stood in the mirror in her bra and panties she was amazed at how she had bloomed over the last year. Her chest had filled out and she was little bit taller. She looked like she had finally grown into her body. After she showered and got dressed she decided to put some make-up on. As she did that the phone rang and Bonita answered it. "Hello" she answered. "Hey girl" she heard Mercedes say on the other end. "Hey Sadie what's up?" she asked sitting on her bed. "Not much just seeing if you girls were ready" Mercedes said. "Well I gotta get dressed and Mackenzie is doing her make-up now..we should be ready by the time you get here" Bonita said. "Ok see ya'll in a little bit" Mercedes said and hung up. Mercedes gave Chris a passionate kiss, told him she loved, and walked outside and got in her car. On the drive to Bonita's house Mercedes thought about the night before. How passionate and incredible it was. She knew she had lost her virginity to the guy she was meant to be with. She got to Bonita's apartment and knocked on the door. Bonita and Mackenzie came out of the apartment and Bonita locked the door. On the drive to the mall the girls couldn't help but notice how happen Mercedes seemed. "Why so happy Sadie?" Bonita asked. "Last night with Chris was amazing" she said with a huge smile on her face. "No way!" Bonita exclaimed with a little shock in her voice. "Yes way" Mercedes said. "Ok so you and Chris finally made love after a year of being together?" Bonita asked. Mercedes nodded her head as they pulled into the mall parking lot. "Where she would shop first?" Mercedes asked. "Let's hit the clothing stores I need some new outfits for my vacation" Mackenzie said getting out of the car. The went into the mall and entered a store on the third floor called 'Forever 21'. There were so many pretty clothes the girls didn't know where to began. Mackenzie looked on one of the shirt racks and saw a shirt that had a camouflage feel to it. It was light green with dark green flowers all over it. She looked at the price and it was thirty-eight dollars. She took the shirt and put it in her shopping basket. She went and looked at some jeans in saw a pair she knew she had to have. They were sorta faded with jeweled flowers on them. She also bought a pair of silver heart shaped earrings for twenty-five dollars. After shopping for a few more hours the girls decided to get some ice cream. "Lets see what I want" Mercedes said. She didn't know why, but she was graving ice cream bad. "How about a double scooper of mint chocolate chip please" she ordered. "Ok and your friends?" the counter girl asked. "I'll take a cone of Vanilla please" Bonita said. "And I'll have a double scooper of chocolate cherry bon bon" Mackenzie said. The counter girl took their orders and went to work on them. After they got their orders they went to put some toppings on. The girls were amazed at all the toppings Mercedes wanted. She added chocolate chips, M&Ms, hot fudge, sprinkles, and nuts to her ice cream. "Dang girl did you waste all your energy last night?" Bonita joked. As the girls headed back to Mercedes car Bonita's cell phone rang. "Hello" she answered. "Hey sis" Hope said on the other end. "Hey Hope" Bonita said getting in the car. "I was wondering if you could come and get Caden tonight, I have to work real late" Hope said. "Ok I'll have Mercedes swing me by there to get him" Bonita said. "Ok see ya when ya get here" Hope said and hung up the phone. Hope went into Caden's room and packed him an overnight bag. She packed about ten diapers, two bottles, two outfits, one pair of pajamas, and three blankets. She also packed his favorite teddy bear and his baby building blocks. Then she dressed him and fed him his morning bottle. Just as she got done putting Caden is his car seat she heard a knock at the door. She looked through the peep whole and it was Bonita. She opened the door and Bonita came in and picked up Caden. As she walked back out the door Hope handed her his over night bag and told her she'd pick him up around one the next day. She watched Bonita put Caden in the car and drive off. "Ok girls remember I'm in a race tonight at eight at my track" Mercedes said as she dropped them off at Bonita's apartment. The girls got into the apartment and Bonita put Caden in the play pen they kept there for him. "So what should we do now?' Mackenzie asked sitting on the couch. "Hmm how about I make us some lemonade?" Bonita said going to the kitchen. Just as she started stirring the powder in the pitcher of ice water the phone rang. "Hello" she answered. "Hey boo" Bryan said on the other end. "Oh hey baby" she said stirring the lemonade again. "Whatcha up to? he asked. "Nothing really just hanging out with Mackenzie and Caden" she said getting two cups out of the cabinet. "Oh I was hoping we could hang out tonight" he said in a pouty voice. "I'm sorry Hun, but Hope had to work and Kenzie's going away for the summer Friday morning" she said. "Ok I guess we can hang out this weekend" he said. "It's a date babe" she sad and hung up the phone. "Was that Mr. Perfect?" Kenzie teased making a kissie face. "Yes, he was calling to make a date for this weekend" she said handing Mackenzie her lemonade. "So wanna watch a movie before we go to Sadie's race?" Bonita asked. "Sure, what movie?" Mackenzie asked. "Let me go find one" Bonita said running upstairs to her room. She returned with a movie called Cursed. The girls watched the movie until six and then got ready for the race. Bonita was putting a sweater on Caden when there was a knock on the door. Mackenzie looked threw the peep whole and saw that it was Mercedes. Bonita grabbed Caden and his diaper bag and they all went outside and got into Mercedes' car. "So what horse are you racing tonight?" Mackenzie asked. "Whisper" she said pulling into the track parking lot. Bonita, Mackenzie, and Caden went and sat on one of the benches while Mercedes went to get ready. "Hungry" Caden said. Bonita took out an animal cookie from his bag and gave it to him. "Ladies and gentlemen our first race off the night will be in ten minutes and it's a horse verses horse jumping race with our own beauty Whisper against Viper from the Anderson Ranch, bids start now" a voice on the intercom said. Mackenzie looked over and saw that Mercedes was at the starting lining petting Whisper to keep him calm. "Racers ready, set, go!" the intercom lady said and the horses took off. Whisper was an amazing jumper but Mackenzie thought he jumped to high. Just as he did his second jump Mercedes fell off. A few people ran to check on her. Bonita and Mackenzie just sat there concerned for her. The brought her to the first row of the bench and the girls ran to check on here. "You ok Sadie?" Bonita asked. "Yeah I just got real dizzy" she said putting her face in her hands. "Well I'm gonna go call your mom, I don't think you should drive home" a guy said getting out his cell phone. The guy called her mom and told her what happened. Five minutes later she was in here mom's car on their way to drop Bonita and Mackenzie off. "If she gets worse please let me know" Bonita said as they drove off. "You sure your ok Sadie?" her mom asked. "I'm fine I think I just need some rest" she said closing her eyes. Around nine the next morning Bonita got Mackenzie up so she could get ready. "I wish you weren't gonna be gone so long" Bonita said as Mackenzie did her make-up. "I know, hey I want details on your date tomorrow, I'll be taking my laptop so your better email me every once in a while" Mackenzie said putting her make-up in her bag.
Around eleven Mackenzie's parents showed up. As she walked out the door her cousin Rain come running up to her. "Kenzie!" the little girl squealed a she jumped in her arms. "Hey baby" she said putting her back on the ground. "You ready to go Mackenzie?" Kyle asked grabbing her bag. "Now Nita you better keep in touch with me" Mackenzie said getting in the car. She waved bye to her friend and they drove off. On the drive there Mackenzie just relaxed and listened to Keisha and Rain play little hand rhyming games. Before she knew it she fell asleep. She woke as they pulled into this gravel driveway. Facing them was a big stone building covered in little leaves of grass. "This is Ravenwood Castle" Kyle said as everyone got out of the car. They walked into the castle and up to the registry desk. "Can I help you?" a lady asked. "Yes we're the Gayez family and we checked out some rooms and a cottage for six weeks" Kyle said as the woman checked her computer. "Ah yes you booked the Sherwood Forest room, the Duke & Dutchess room, and the silver smith's cottage house" she said. She had two bell hops help carry their stuff up to their rooms. The first room they went in was the Sherwood Forest room, which was Kyle and Susan's room. "Wow it's gorgeous" Susan said looking around. She really loved the leafy branch canopies over the beds. Kyle liked the Balcony which over looked the castle's herb garden. Next they checked the Duke Dutchess room which was Keisha and Rain's room. "Wow it's pretty Aunt Susan" Rain said. Their favorite thing about the room was the huge queen sized beds with plushie blankets on it. "Honey while Kyle is gonna help the girls get settled lets go see your cottage" Susan said. The bell hop led them to this red cottage with this very unique green painted window. They went in and looked around. The cottage had 6 bedrooms, a heart shaped jacuzzi, a fireplace, and bathroom. "I like it" Mackenzie said. "Ok I’m gonna head back to Kyle and the girls" her mom said and left. Mackenzie took the bedroom on the top floor of the cottage because it had red velvet everywhere and the bed was huge and soft. After she unpacked all her stuff she went down to the living room and plugged up her laptop. She logged on and saw that Bonita was on. As she was checking her email Bonita iamed her: shortygotskillHey Kenzie how's the vacation going? blueeyestar14It's so pretty here. shortygotskillI wish I could be there to see it. blueeyestar14 Yeah, anyway any news on your date with Bryan? shortygotskillHe's taking me to the summer fair and a movie. blueeyestar14 I want details, well I have to go reunite with my family talk to you later hun. She said and logged off. She locked up her cottage and went to her mom and Kyle's room. She got to the room and knocked on the door. "Come in" she heard her mom say. "Hey Mom when do we eat?" Mackenzie asked feeling slight hunger pains. "Well it says on this pamphlet that dinner starts at seven" Susan said. At dinner Mackenzie had a piece of baked chicken with mashed potatoes and corn. As she ate she looked out to the dance floor and saw a girl. She had brown hair with like a golden blonde type glow to it and it was permed. She was wearing a knee length silk red dress. Mackenzie caught herself looking at the girls chest and quickly turned away. Later that night Mackenzie was sitting in her cottage when an intercom announcement came on. "Good afternoon everyone" a lady said, "I'm just letting all our youngsters twelve and older know that there is a dance in the dinning room at eight tonight be there". Mackenzie decided since she had nothing else to do she'd go. After all her family was gone horse riding. She went and got ready. She put on a pair of pink bell bottom type pants, a matching halter top, and a pair of pink boots with fur on the top of them. She put some make-up on and left for the dinning hall. She got there and sat down at one of the tables by herself. She turned a few guys down who asked her to dance. As she was watching other people come in she saw that girl again. This time she was wearing short blue shorts and a matching top. Mackenzie couldn’t stop herself from checking her out from the back. "What the hell is wrong with me" she thought to herself. The girl came over set down at the table with Mackenzie. "Hey I haven't seen you here before, what's your name?" the girl asked. "Mackenzie yours?" Mackenzie replied. "I'm Elyssa" the girl said shaking Mackenzie's hand. "So have you danced at all?" Elyssa asked. "No...haven't heard the right song" Mackenzie said trying to keep her eyes off the girl. Just then one of Elyssa's favorite songs came on. "Come on" Elyssa said taking Mackenzie's hand and leading her to the dance floor. Just like that Mackenzie tapped into her inner dancer and the two gave a good performance. After the dance the two walked outside. "Well Mackenzie I had a blast" Elyssa said. "Me too" Mackenzie said laughing. "Hey meet me by the pond tomorrow night" Elyssa said and walked away. As Mackenzie walked back to her cottage she looked over and saw Rain and Kiesha petting horses. She decided to go over to the horse barn before turning in. "Hey guys" she said walking up to her parents. "Hey Honey where have you been?" her mom asked. "I went to that dance at the dinner hall" she said watching Rain pet a pony. "Kenzie ride a horse with me" she said running up to her. "Ok" Mackenzie said. After they rode the horse they all went to their rooms or cottages. Mackenzie got in her cottage and locked the door. Before she went to bed she decided to get online and check her email. After finding she had no email she left Bonita an offline message and went to bed. The next morning at breakfast Mackenzie thought about the night before. How comfortable it felt dancing like that with a girl. "Say lets go shopping today in town" Susan said. After breakfast they all got in the car and drove to town. The stopped at a thrift store and browsed around. Mackenzie saw a box of picture frames and it was marked ten dollars. She took the box of frames and kept browsing. See took up a hobby of framing pictures around Christmas time last year. She loved taking pictures of almost anything. She also spotted a bag filled with pens and markers marked for four dollars and she picked it up. After buying her stuff they went back to the castle. Mackenzie went to her cottage and put the stuff she bought away. She took a bath and got dressed. She decided to see if she could find Elyssa a little bit early. She went to see if she was around the pool area of the castle and she was. She was wearing a lime green two piece bathing suite that really brought out her figure. "Hey Elyssa" she said sitting next her. "Oh hey Mackenzie" she said taking off her sunglasses, "where's your bathing suite?". "Under my clothes" Mackenzie said. "Ok lets swim" Elyssa said getting up and stretching. Mackenzie stripped down to her bathing suite. It was a light blue two peace with pink trim. "Hot" Elyssa said jumping in the pool. Mackenzie jumped in right behind her embracing the icy cold feel of the water. "Aren't you worried about your perm?" Mackenzie asked. "No I do my own hair all the time, it's sorta my hobby" Elyssa said swimming off. Mackenzie couldn’t help but love watching her swim. They spent about a hour racing each other around the pool. "Hey I gotta meet my Aunt for lunch" Elyssa said getting out of the pool. "Ok I'll see ya tonight" Mackenzie said as she walked away. Mackenzie got dressed and went to her mom's room. "Hey Mom" she said as she saw her mom in her sister's room. "Hey Honey where have you been?" her mom asked. "I was at the pool with a friend I made at the dance last night, her name is Elyssa" she said smiling at the sound of her name. "What all are you guys up to today?" Mackenzie asked. "The girls love the horses" her mom said. Mackenzie headed back to her cottage. When she got there she logged on to the internet and saw that Bonita was on. shortygotskill Hey Kenzie! blueeyestar14 Hey I thought you had a date tonight. shortygotskillI do I just got done getting read, I'm waiting for him to pick me up. blueeyestar14 How is Sadie? shortygotskill Good she's still having dizzy spills though. Hey gotta go Bryan's here bye. Bonita said and logged off. She grabbed her back pack and ran down stairs. "Hey baby" she said opening the door. "Ready boo?" he said kissing her. The got on his electric scooter and drove off to the fair. "Hey sorry to say this, but the movie I wanted to see is sold out" Bryan said. "That’s ok baby" she said as they pulled into the fair parking lot.
Around eight Mackenzie headed for the pond. She got there and saw Elyssa sitting there throwing rocks into the water. "Hey Elyssa" Mackenzie said sitting down next to her. "Hey Mackenzie" she said with a big smile. "Say where are you from?" Mackenzie asked. "Dayton ohio..I live with my aunt" she replied. "Where's your parents?" she asked. "They live there to, but they disowned me when I told them I was gay" she said. "Why? that's so harsh" Mackenzie said. "Well some people just don't wanna accept things they don't like, plus they figured out of all their kids I'd be the one they would hate" Elyssa replied. "How many kids do they have?" Mackenzie asked. "including me ten" she said. "Wow..um can I ask you a personal question?" Mackenzie asked. "Sure" Elyssa replied. "How did you find out you were gay?" she asked. "Well I think it was when I was twelve, I was at this sleepover at my friend Rea's house, we were playing spin the bottle and when it was my turn it landed on a girl named Karla, We kissed and I loved, I didn't want it to stop" she said. "So you've known since you were twelve?" Mackenzie asked. "Yeah..why?" she asked. "Well I think I might be gay" Mackenzie said. "What do you mean?" Elyssa asked. "Well I keep turning down the sweetest guys for boyfriends, my secret crush is beyonce, and will I think I'm falling for you" she said. "Well maybe you have to do what I did to be sure" Elyssa said. "You mean kiss a girl?" Mackenzie asked. "Yeah and when I say girl I mean me" she said as she leaned in slowly to kiss Mackenzie. Before to long it turned into a very passionate kiss. "I'm gay and I think I just found my first girlfriend" Mackenzie said and kissed Elyssa again. "So how are we gonna make this work?" Mackenzie finally asked. "Well until you feel it's time to tell your mom and dad we can sneak around here at night and when we go home" Elyssa said. "Ok" Mackenzie said before kissing her one last and getting up to go back to her cottage. "Hey babe!" Elyssa called getting up, "here's my screen name and phone number" she said handing a piece of paper to Mackenzie. Mackenzie got back to her cottage and knew she had to tell Bonita. She logged onto the internet and thankfully Bonita was on. blueeyestar14 Hey Nita we need to talk. shortygotskill Everything ok Hun? blueeyestar14 Yeah I just found out something about myself. shortygotskill What? blueeyestar14 Remember when we said we'd never judge each other? shortygotskill Yeah. blueeyestar14 Well Bonita, I'm gay and I've found a girl who makes me happy. shortygotskill Well Kenzie as long as you're happy then so am I. blueeyestar14You're a great friend Nita, well gonna go now bye. Mackenzie logged off and got ready for bed. Mackenzie laid there for a long time relieved to know that she has found like a new freedom from herself. The next night Mackenzie waited until her family went to the dinning hall for game night and she snuck over to the Candlemaker’s Cottage where Elyssa and her aunt were staying. She knocked on the door and her aunt opened the door. "Hi you must Mackenzie please come in" she said welcoming her inside. "Hey baby this is my Aunt Destiny" Elyssa said walking over to them. "Hi" she said in a shy voice. "Well Hun I'm gonna go swim for a while" Destiny said and left. "So what do you wanna do?" Mackenzie asked. "Ever watched The L Word?" Elyssa asked. "No" Mackenzie said. Elyssa turned the TV on and they watched the episode were Dana and Alice decide to stay away from each other. "Hopefully we get to hang out together tomorrow" Mackenzie said. "Why?" Elyssa asked. "It's my birthday" she said. "Hey I told you alot last night, so now you should tell me some stuff about yourself" Elyssa said. "Well I'm a vegetarian" Mackenzie said. "Me too, hey would you like some peanut butter and celery" she said handing her a plate with celery and peanut butter on it. "Sure. I also love animals" Mackenzie said. "Really? do you have any pets?" Elyssa asked. "Yeah I have three dogs Pugzie, Tookie, and Coopa and a cat named Prissie" she said. "I have a cat named White Tiger" Elyssa said. "Why?" Mackenzie asked. "Well she's white with black stripes..all she needs is the blue eyes" Elyssa said with a little laugh. "You said hair is sorta your hobby..how?" Mackenzie asked. "I love doing hair mine and others, it keeps me calm I guess" Elyssa said. "Ok I like doing make-up, but as far as a true hobby goes I would have to say that singing is my hobby" Mackenzie said. "Oh really? sing something for me" Elyssa requested. Mackenzie sung part of Mariah Carey's song Hero and Elyssa was amazed. "Wow you have a good voice" Elyssa said. "Thanks I've been singing since I was like nine or ten" Mackenzie said. When Mackenzie was walking back to her cottage that night she saw her mom and Keisha sitting near the horse stables. "Hey mom what's going on?" Mackenzie asked walking up to them. "Well we're keeping the girls apart for now because they got into a fight" Susan said. "Where's Rain?" Mackenzie asked. "At the castle play ground with Kyle" her mom said. Mackenzie decided to go check on her and find out what happened. "Hey Rain" Mackenzie said sitting on the swing next to her. "Hey Kenzie" Rain said in a sad sounding vioce. "What happened sweety?" Mackenzie asked. "Keisha called me a meany and hurt my teddy bear" Rain cried. "How did she hurt your teddy bear?" Mackenzie asked. "I wouldn't let her play with him so, she ripped his arm off" she said. "Ah tell ya what, I'll go fix your teddy bear then we'll go talk things out with keisha, come on" Mackenzie said taking the little girls hand. That night Mackenzie decided to call Bonita before she went to bed. "Hello" Bonita answered. "Hey Nita what's up?" Mackenzie asked. "Hey Kenzie, not much over here at Hope's baby sitting" Bonita replied. "She has to work late alot lately" Mackenzie said. "Yeah but, I don't mind I like spending time with Caden" Bonita said. "Yeah, so what do you have planned for tomorrow?' Mackenzie asked. "Nothing, what about you and your girl?" Bonita asked. "Don't know yet" Mackenzie said. "Hey Kenzie I gotta go Caden is crying bye" Bonita said and hung up the phone. She went upstairs into his room. "What's wrong Hun" she said picking him up and smelling that familiar dirty diaper smell. She changed his diaper and rocked him back to sleep. After she put him back in his crib she decided to snoop around in her sister's room. She decided to go through her closet and see if she could barrow anything. As she was searching she found a box marked work clothes. She opened it and was shocked at what she saw. She took some clothes out which seemed to be a very sexy schoolgirl outfit. She looked deeper into the box and found a skimpy devil costume. She put the costumes back and closed the closet. She then went through her sisters drawers. She found a little black journal type book. She opened it and inside were tons of guys names. Plus dates, hours, and fetishes. It seemed like the guy's names that were written in red were seen alot more then the others. Bonita kept digging through Hope's things. She came across a blue silky type book that said diary on it. She opened it to the most recent entry and read it: Dear Dairy, It's killing me keeping my secret work life from my family. If Mom and Bonita ever found out I was stripping and prostituting they would probably disown me for good. Bonita ripped the page out of the book, took her planner with her clients names in it, and the two outfits she found and put them in her back pack. Just as she had gotten back down stairs Hope walked in. "Hey Nita" she said. "Hey Hope" she said sitting on the couch. As Hope went upstairs to change Bonita called her mom to come and get her. On the drive home Bonita decided to wait until the next day to tell her mom about Hope. The next day while eating breakfast Bonita decided to bring it up. "Hey mom I need to talk to you about something" Bonita said. "What Honey?" her mom asked. "Well.." before she could finish her cell phone rang. "Hello" she answered. "Hey Bonita can I meet up with you at my house?" Mercedes asked. "Yeah I'll be there in about an hour" she said and hung up. She got dressed and told her mom they would talk later and left. She got to Mercedes and saw that she was worried about something. "You ok?" Bonita asked. "Umm no I think I might be pregnant" Mercedes said. "How?" Bonita asked. "Well I've been getting dizzy spells, throwing up every morning, and I did a home pregnancy test and it came out positive" she said. "Well maybe before you tell anyone else you should make a doctors appointment" Bonita suggested. "I did I want you to go with me it's in about a hour" Mercedes said. Bonita agreed and they left for the doctor's office. they were there for about half a hour when the doctor finally called her in to do the pregnancy test. When she came out she was crying. "What did he say?" Bonita asked. "I'm pregnant" Mercedes said bursting into tears. "Well I think before you let your mom know you should tell Chris first" Bonita suggested hugging her friend. Mercedes drove to Chris's house and told him. He was shocked but, told her he wasn't going to run away. "Chris you're such a great guy" Mercedes said hugging him. "Hey I plan on being a great dad" he said. When Bonita got home she was glad to see her mom was still there. "Hey Mom" she said setting down on the couch next to her. "Hey Honey still need to talk?" her mom asked. "Yeah and it's about Hope" Bonita stated. "What?' her mom asked. "Well I think she's prostituting" Bonita stated. Her mom was quiet for a few minutes. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Well I found these in her closet" Bonita said taking the costumes out of her back pack. Her mom was stunned. "And I found this book and this page is from her diary" Bonita said handing it to her mother. "I can't believe she's this stupid" Her mom said. "What are you gonna do Mom?" Bonita asked. "First I'm gonna go get that baby" her mom said and stormed out of the apartment. Bonita took her back pack and went up to her room.
Bonita went to her room and got out the journal she wrote to her brother in. She opened it to a blank page and started writing. Dear Eric, Hey bro! you wouldn't believe all the drama that's unfolding lately. First my best friend Mackenzie discovers she's gay and even found her first girlfriend on vacation. Then today Mercedes found out she's pregnant. The father is a guy named Chris. He's a good guy so I know he'll help her raise the baby. Finally to top it all off our sister Hope, has been secretly stripping and prostituting her body. Momma went to take Caden from her a few minutes ago. Well I'm gonna go now. I love you Eric, bye. Bonita put the book up and got online. She saw that Mackenzie was on. shortygotskill Hey Kenzie! blueeyestar14 Hey Nita I don't have much time to talk. shortygotskill Why? blueeyestar14 Elyssa is gonna take me on a romantic date since it's my birthday. shortygotskill We have to talk sometime you wouldn't believe all the drama going on here. blueeyestar14 We'll talk tonight when I get back hopefully. I gotta go Elyssa is here bye. Mackenzie logged off and opened the door. "Hey baby" Elyssa greeted as she kissed her cheek. "So you ready?" Elyssa asked. "Yeah" Mackenzie said and grabbed her purse. They snuck out of the castle and hopped on Elyssa's electric scooter and drove off. Mackenzie noticed a picnic basket on the back of the scooter. They pulled into a parking lot of what seemed to be a abanded park. Elyssa laid out a red checkered blanket on the ground and both girls sat down. Elyssa got in the basket and took out a bowl of broccoli and cheese and some plastic plates. "This looks delicious baby" Mackenzie said taking some. "I brought some grape juice too" Elyssa said taking it out of the basket. "I know this might sound weird but, have you ever ate meat?" Elyssa asked. "Well yeah I did once but, it was only because my best friend cooked it" Mackenzie said. "Oh I did once too when I was little" Elyssa said. "So what's your dream job?" Mackenzie asked. "I wanna be a hair stylist for the stars" Elyssa said. "I want to be a veterinarian" Mackenzie said. Just then the girls thought the heard whispering. "Well look over here" they heard a guy say from their left. Two boys came walking up to where they were. "Looks like these two are lovers" one boy said. "Maybe we should show them what it's like to be with a guy" the other said just then Elyssa pulled pepper spray out of her pocket and sprayed both them and her and Mackenzie took off running. They made it to Elyssa's scooter and drove off just as the boys almost caught up with them. "That was close" Mackenzie said. The girls got back to the castle and hung out at the pool the rest of the night. Mackenzie got back to her cottage around one in the morning. She logged into her internet account and saw that Bonita was still on. shortygotskill Hey Kenzie! How was the date? blueeyestar14 It was ok til we got chased by some stupid guys. shortygotskill You ok? blueeyestar14 Yeah, so what's going on there? shortygotskill Girl you wouldn't believe what's going on here. blueeyestar14 Oooh what? shortygotskill Well for starters Mercedes is pregnant. blueeyestar14 Wow. shortygotskill And I found out that Hope has been stripping and prostituting. blueeyestar14 Oh my God! shortygotskill Hey I gotta go Mom just got home bye. It's time for Mackenzie to go home and Elyssa helped her pack. "I'm gonna miss you" Mackenize said giving Elyssa a kiss. Elyssa helped Mackenzie carry her stuff to the car and hugged her goodbye. As they drove home Mackenzie thought about her vacation experience. How she finally found her true self. She also hoped she'd see Elyssa around. They got home around five o' clock. Mackenze was very happy to see Bonita sitting on her porch waiting for her. "Hey girl" Bonita said hugging her. "Hey still got some time to shop for clothes since school starts in two days" Bonita said. "Can I Mom?" Mackenzie asked. He mom said yes and the girls left for the bus stop. "So what's this Elyssa girl like?" Bonita asked while they waited for the bus. "She's awesome Nita, I think I'm in love" Mackenzie said. "Good as long as you're happy then so am I" Bonita said as the bus pulled up. They got to the mall and searched several clothing stores. The entered a store called "Fashion Train". Mackenzie started looking on a rack with mini skirts on it. She spotted a skirt with a silver chain hanging down the left side and it was only twenty-five dollars. She also spotted a jean skirt for fifteen dollars. She took the skirts and moved on. Mackenzie found a green shirt with black hearts running down it for ten dollars. The girls shopped for about an hour then went home. Mackenzie got home around seven and went straight to her room. As she brushed her teeth before bed she thought about Elyssa. How amazing she was. Mackenzie thought about how great it was to finally know the true her. Mackenzie woke up around ten the next morning to the squealing of her stepsister Kiesha. She was excited that her dress was done for the recital she had coming up. Mackenzie got out of bed and brushed her teeth, Then she strutted downstairs in her favorite care bear pjs. It was the bear that liked to sleep all the time. "Morning Mom" she said kissing her mom on the cheek. "Hey Kenzie look at my outfit for the recital" Kiesha said. It was a yellow dress with purple roses on the bottom of it. "Very pretty" Mackenzie said pouring a cup of orange juice and going back up to her room. She set up her laptop and logged on to her internet account and checked her email. She smiled widely when she saw one from Elyssa. She opened it and read it. Dear Kenzie, Hey baby! What's up? Not much here since I've been home just missing you. I hope we can meet up sometime. This summer was amazing. I never thought I could meet one girl that would steal my heart as fast as you did. Well I gotta go before my mom gets here. She's helping my aunt clean out the garage. Bye Love you! Mackenzie closed her email and went to play on one of her favorite fashion sites. As she was making her first design her cell phone rang. She jumped on her bed and answered it. "Hello" she said. "Hey Kenzie" Bonita said on the other end. "Hey Nita what's up?" she said laying on her tummy. "I wanted to know if you'd come with me to Sadie's" Bonita said. "Why?" Mackenzie asked. "She wants support..she's gonna tell her mom that she's pregnant" Bonita said. "Oh ok give about an hour and I'll meet you at the bus stop" Mackenzie said and hung up. Mackenzie went to her closet and got out a long skirt outfit Mercedes had gave her. She did her make-up and left. She met Bonita at the bus stop just as the bus pulled up. They knew this was gonna very emotional for Mercedes and they knew she needed all their support. The got of the bus and walked up the dusty path to Mercedes' ranch. They reached the gate and saw Mercedes sitting on the porch with a very nervous look on her face. They walked up to her and patted her back. "You ready Sadie?" Bonita asked. Mercedes stood up and they all went inside. They walked into the living room and Mercedes' mom was sitting on the couch going over some of the health records of their horses. Bonita and Mackenzie sat on the sofa and Mercedes sat in a big plush chair across from her mom. "Um Mom" she started, "we need to talk". "About what?" her mom asked. She looked over at her friends and they nodded for her to go on and she looked back over at her mom. "Remember that night I went over to Christopher's and stayed the night?" she asked. "Yes" her mom said. "Well that night" she said, "We made love". Her mom was quiet for what seemed like forever. "And?" her mom finally said. "Well I'm pregnant" Mercedes said not looking at her mom. "Does Christopher know?" her mom asked. "Yes and he said he'll help raise it" Mercedes said letting her mom know she was keeping it. "Girls this is a private conversation go home and Mercedes can call you later" her mom said. They hugged Mercedes and left. "Well I think we need to have Christopher and his father come over so we can all talk about this" Her mom said grabbing the phone. She dialed Christopher's number and his father picked up. "Hello" Mr. Stiles said. "Hi William?" Ms. DeBoise said, "this is Mary DeBoise Mercedes mother". "Ah how are you Mary?" he asked. "Good um I think you and Christopher should come down there's something we need to discuss" she said. About an hour later Christopher and his father just got to the ranch. "So what's going on?" Mr. Stiles asked. "Our kids are going to be parents" Mary said. Mr. Stiles just sat there for a while. "Well I guess we should discuss their future then" he finally said. They talked for at least two hours. After Chris and his dad left Mercedes went to her room and just sat there for hours not believing what her mom was gonna make her do. She just sat thinking about everything her mom said. She snapped out of it when her phone rang. "Hello" she answered. "Hey Mercedes how did it go?" Bonita asked. "My mom and Chris's dad are making us find a apartment to live in together since we're gonna have a family soon" she said. "Wow" Bonita said. "What are we gonna do?" Mercedes pleaded. "Look did your mom say anything about a job?" Bonita asked. "Yeah she's gonna make me work on the ranch every day for three hours and she's paying me thirty dollars an hour since I'm her daughter" she said. "Ok look remember how Nanna left me her apartment?" Bonita asked. "Yeah" Mercedes said. "Well" Bonita started, "I'll let you have it and it'll only cost five dollars a week' Bonita said. "Nita thanks so much" Mercedes said and hung up. She called Chris and told him what Bonita said. Mercedes went downstairs to tell her mom. She went into the kitchen and she heard her mom arguing with her dad over what was going on. She heard her dad hang up and just sighed. "Mom" she started, "Bonita said that she's willing to give us her Nanna's old apartment for five dollars a week". "Good and I'm gonna drive you down to school tomorrow to talk to the principal" her mom said. That night as Mercedes was getting ready for bed her sister Charlotte came in.
"Hey Sadie" Charlotte said sitting on her bed. Mercedes walked out of the bathroom and sat next to her sister. "Why aren't you in bed? you start high school tomorrow?" Mercedes asked. "I'm nervous" she said. "Well don't be because I'll make sure that Mackenzie and Bonita keep an eye on you" Mercedes said hugging her sister. Mercedes always thought that her sister was very pretty. She had long light brown hair that she kept in two big French braids and she had bright green eyes. Mercedes was amazed that she looked like her mom and not her dad like she did. Charlotte went to bed and Mercedes picked out her outfit for school. She picked out a white t-shirt that said drama queen on it, a pair of old navy stretch jeans, and her new black sneakers. She decided she was gonna wear the gold chain Chris gave her. Mercedes had a weird dream that night. She dreamed that she had the baby and a fairy flew away with it. Mercedes got up around six and got ready for school. She changed into the outfit she picked out the night before and did her make-up. She grabbed her purse and back pack and went downstairs. She entered the kitchen and saw her sisters La'Nita and Charlotte sitting at the table eating cereal. "Pretty outfit Charlotte" she said. Charlotte had on a shirt that said little miss chatterbox on it , a pair of jean shorts, and her new pink sneakers. "Thanks" she said finishing her cereal. "La'Nita, the bus is here!" her mom said. La'Nita waved bye to everyone and scampered out the door. "You girls ready?" their mom asked walking into the room. On the drive to school it was very quiet. They pulled up to the school and got out of the car. They walked up the steps of the school to the front door where Bonita and Makcenzie were standing. "Oh hey Charlotte I forgot you started high school this year" Bonita said. "You guys show her were the autorium is I have to go with my mom to talk to the principal" Mercedes said as she and her mom headed inside. They made it to the principals office and walked inside. She saw Ms. Coll the assistant principal sitting at her desk. "May I help you?" she asked. "We need to talk to Mr. Spear" Mary said. She pointed to his office and they walked in. "Ah Mrs. and Ms. DeBoise how can I help you?" he greeted. "Yes Mr. Spear I wanted to know if you had any at home schooling programs" Mary said. "Yes we have one that sends assignments by email from each teacher the student has" he said, "Why?". "Well Mr. Spear I'm pregnant as you can almost tell and I don't wanna be in the school around everyone until after my baby is born" Mercedes said. "Ok well Mercedes all you have to do is let me take copy of you schedule and you'll start your computer schooling tomorrow" Mr. Spear said. Mercedes handed him her schedule and he made a copy of it. "Now does that mean I go home today?" she asked. "Yeah since none of the teachers you have this year will be giving any work out today" he said. Mercedes told her mom she would meet her at the car. She had to go talk to Mrs. Turner. She entered the gymnasm and saw Mrs. Turner sitting in her little office. She noticed that Mrs. Turner had put blonde streaks in her hair. "Mrs. Turner" she said walking into her office. "Hey Mercedes what aren't you in the auditorium?' she asked. "I'm not staying I just came to tell you that I'll be getting home schooled this year" Mercedes said. "Why?' Mrs. Turner asked. "Well I'm pregnant and I don't want be in school during my pregnancy" she said, "So that means you'll have to find a new captain cheerleader". "Who do you want to take your place?" Mrs. Turner asked. "Give it to Tina she's really good" Mercedes said. The bell rang for first classes to start just as Mercedes walked out of the gym. As she walked to the exit door she saw Bonita and the girls coming out of the auditorium. "Hey Mercedes how did it go?" Bonita asked. "Good" she said. "Well ladies I gotta get upstairs I have life planning with Mrs. Bander and I don't wanna be late bye!" Mackenzie said and headed upstairs. She made it to her class just as the bell rung. "Hello class welcome to life planning" the teacher said, "I'm your teacher Mrs. Bander". As Mrs. Bander finished writing her name on the board there was a knock on the door. Mackenzie instantly smiled when she opened the door. It was Elyssa. "Class this is Elyssa Blessings" Mrs. Bander said. Elyssa winked at Mackenzie as she slid into the seat behind her. "Ok class get ready for your first assignment" Mrs. Bander said passing out their homework journals. "Ok our first assignment I know you girls will love" Mrs. Bander said walking to the board, "I want you to create your dream wedding". As she wrote the assignment on the board she heard all the guys in the class sigh. Mackenzie wrote the assignment down in her journal along with the date it was due. After class she waited outside for Elyssa to come out. "Hey babe!" she said hugging her as she came out of the room. "Hey Hun" Elyssa said, "What's your next class?" "Uh math" Mackenzie said. "Oh I have science" Elyssa said. The girls hugged and went their separate ways. At lunch Bonita, Mackenzie, and Charlotte sat together. Mackenzie had just started on her lunch when Elyssa walked over to her table. "Hey baby" she said giving Mackenzie a kiss. "Elyssa this my best friend Bonita and Charlotte" she said. "Hey" Elyssa said sitting down next to Mackenzie. "So Elyssa I hear that your a hairstylist" Bonita said. "I love doing hear one day I wanna do hair for stars like Jessica Simpson or Jessica Alba or maybe just some one named Jessica" she joked. "Hey Charlotte, do you have a favorite class yet?" Mackenzie asked. "Art" Charlotte said putting a fry in her mouth. After school the girls sat next to each other on the bus. "See you to later" Bonita said as she got off the bus and started walking to her apartment building. As she got to her building she saw Hope standing outside. "Where's Mom?" she asked. "At work" Bonita said. "So where is my baby?" Hope asked. "At the daycare center at the hospital" Bonita said walking inside. Hope chased after her. "This isn't fair" she said. "Hope what you were doing wasn't right especially when you have a two year old child" Bonita said. "I want my baby back!" Hope demanded. "Well in order to get him back you need to change the way you live" Bonita said and closed the door on her. Bonita went upstairs to her room. She got her journal out and wrote to her brother again. Dear Eric, Hey bro! How are you? I've been ok. Hope showed up today looking a mess and demanding Caden back. I told her until she gets her life straightened up it wasn't going to happen. I met Mackenzie's girlfriend Elyssa today. She's very nice. Mercedes is starting home schooling tomorrow. She doesn't wanna be in the school while she's pregnant. Things have really changed this summer. I really hope everything goes ok though. There's been enough drama in my life. I don't want anymore. Well I'll go now. I love you Eric, bye. Bonita put her journal away and just laid back on her bed. About an hour later she heard her mom come in. She went downstairs and smelled take out. "What are we having tonight Momma?" she asked. "Burgers and fries" her mom said. "Hey Caden" she said taking him from her mom. She put him is his high chair and gave him some fries. After she ate she went upstairs and did her homework. Just as she finished up her cell phone rang. "Hello" she answered. "Hey baby" Brian said. "Hey honey" she said putting her school stuff away. "So you ready for our evening run?" Brian asked. Since Mackenzie had went away for the summer Brian had been running with Bonita every night. "Yeah I might call and see if Mackenzie wants to run with us" she said. "Ok I'll be there in a few minutes" Brian said and hung up. Bonita called Mackenzie. "Hello" she answered. "Hey Kenzie wanna go running with me and Brian?" Bonita asked. "Well I gotta go to Mercedes and tell her Mrs. Bander's assignment and give her her homework journal" Mackenzie said. "Ok well see ya later" Bonita said and hung up. Mackenzie got her back pack and headed for the bus stop. She got to Mercedes ranch and saw she was sitting on her porch watching her sister La'Nita play with her dolls. "Hey Sadie" Mackenzie said. "Hey Kenzie" she greeted. "Ok our first assignment in Mrs. Bander's class is creating our dream wedding" Mackenzie said handing Mercedes her homework journal. Later that night after Mackenzie left Mercedes was sitting at the kitchen table watching TV with Charlotte. Charlotte was working on her art homework. "What are you drawing?" Mercedes asked. "My art teacher wanted us to draw a mythical creature so, I drew a fairy" Charlotte said showing her the picture. She drew a fairy with blue clothes and wings that she had added glitter to and it had a creamy color of skin. "Very pretty" Mercedes said. The next day the girls were all sitting at lunch together. "Wow this is really good Charlotte" Bonita said. "Thanks it took me like two hours to finish it" she said. Just then Brian snuck up behind Bonita and put his arms around her. "Hey baby" she said kissing his cheek. "Oh Bryan this Elyssa Mackenzie's girlfriend" she said. "Nice to meet you" Bryan said sitting down beside Bonita. "So whatcha doin after you eat your lunch?" he asked. "Sitting under the big tree with you?" she asked smiling. He nodded and she grabbed her back pack and told the girls she'd see them later. "He's really good for her" Mackenzie said. "Oh hey I got you something" Elyssa said reaching into her back pack. She took out a stuffed animal. It was a bernese dog with black, white, and light brown fur. It was about twenty-five inches tall. "Aww he's cute thanks honey" Mackenzie said hugging her. "Are you gonna name it?" Elyssa asked. "I think I'll name him Rowdy" Mackenzie said. "Hey wanna work on our wedding project together since we got the first part today?" Elyssa asked. "Sure thing babe" Mackenzie said. Later Mackenzie and Elyssa got to her house and Elyssa called her aunt to let her know where she was. Mackenzie went upstairs to get her laptop. She got in her room and sat Rowdy down on her computer chair and she decided that's his special spot in her room. She grabbed her laptop and the girls went outside on the back patio. "Ok so for the first part we have to make up our guest lists and then make invitations" Elyssa said. "Should we do them by individual person or by families?" Mackenzie asked. "Umm maybe both it'll depend on the person I guess" Elyssa said. As they were writing the invite lists Mackenzie's mom came out. "Hey girls" she said, "I'm making lemonade you girls want some?" "Sure" the girls said. A few minutes later Mackenzie's mom came back with a pitcher of ice cold lemonade and three classes. "Come and get your lemonade Kiesha!" her mom said as she poured the lemonade. "Thanks Mommy" Kiesha said coming out with her favorite cabbage patch doll and a pink leather diaper bag with her toy doll stuff in it. Her mom poured them some lemonade and went back inside. "Say kenzie are you ever gonna tell your mom that we're more then friends?" Elyssa asked. "I've been thinking about it but, I'm not sure how she'll take it" Mackenzie said. "Well if she's a mom that truly loves her kids then it won't matter to her" Elyssa said. Later that night Mackenzie called Bonita. "Hello" Bonita answered. "Hey Nita" Mackenzie greeted, "umm can we talk?" "Yeah let me call you back Hope's coming over here" Bonita said and hung up. Bonita went downstairs just as the door bell rang. Her mom answered the door. "Hi Mom" Hope said. "Hi Hope" her mom said back. She sat down on a chair and was very quiet for a while. "You know" Hope started, "I've been thinking alot about why you guys did what you did and I think you're right..I do need to get my act together and bring Caden up in a better financial way". "I'm glad you've come to your senses" Bonita said. "Can you help me Mom?" Hope asked. "Well there's a nurse down at the hospital that's looking for a house keeper and she's willing to pay about ten bucks an hour for five days a week" her mom said. After Hope left Bonita went upstairs and called Mackenzie back. "Hello" Mackenzie answered. "Hey Kenzie, what did you need to talk about?" Bonita asked. "I'm thinking about telling my mom I'm gay but, I'm not sure how she'll take it" Mackenzie said. "Well you know your mom do you really think she'll stop loving you over something like that?' Bonita asked. After she hung up with Bonita she decided that her mom loved her so much she wouldn't stop loving her ever and she headed downstairs to tell her. She got downstairs and Her mom and Kyle were sitting on the couch and she knew Kiesha was in bed already. "Guys can I talk to you?" she asked. "Sure Honey what is it?" her mom asked. "First would you guys ever stop loving me or Kiesha?" she asked. "Of course not Honey we're your parents" her mom said. "Ok well Mom you know my friend Elyssa?" Mackenzie asked trying to stay relaxed. "Yes" she said. "Well she's not only my friend she's my girlfriend" Mackenzie said looking down at the floor. Her parents were quiet for a long time. "Ok are you happy with her?" her mom asked. "Yes and I've never felt so free before Mom" Mackenzie stated. "Then Honey we're happy for you" her mom said. Mackenzie smiled and hugged her mom. She knew then that she was totally free. The End.