❝ Life is beautiful.
We live until we die.
When you run into
my arms. We steal a
perfect moment. ❞
𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟
Where Cassie Prichett returns home
after a long time for a while to spend
some time with her...
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CHAPTER ONE | PILOT
CASSANDRA PRICHETT STOOD OUTSIDE THE DUNPHY HOUSE WITH HER SUITCASE BESIDE HER. Cassie had been in New York for the last few years completing her residency. She had negotiated a few weeks of leave from her boss. Considering she hadn't taken any time off he had agreed. And she also had a little break between residency and becoming an attending. So, she planned to stay in LA for a while.
Cassie dragged the suitcase toward her sister's house and rang the doorbell. To her surprise, the door was opened rather quickly by her niece, Hayley.
"Are you expecting someone else?" Cassie asked walking inside the house with her suitcase. "Aunt Cassie? I didn't know you were coming," Hayley said as Cassie abandoned her bag near the house and began exploring the house.
"Hayley, who is it?" Claire's voice boomed from up the stairs. She had missed her sister even though she would never admit it.
"Why don't you come see for yourself?" Cassie yelled back not allowing Hayley to speak.
"Cassie? Oh my god, I didn't know you were coming today," Claire said as she scurried down the stairs in her grey baggy clothes.
"Yeah, you did. I called. I don't just show up unannounced," Cassie stated as Claire walked toward her. "Yeah, well today you did," Claire shook her head before putting up a smile on a face, which Cassie knew meant, 'I am right but we'll take about this later'.
"Anyway. How are you? How is New York?" Claire inquired as the two sauntered into the kitchen, paying no attention to Hayley who walked back to her room. "Oh you know same-old-same-old," Cassie shrugged taking a seat at the dining table.
"No I don't," Claire said as she took a seat in front of Cassie. "Same-old-same-old, Cass? Why would you say that? It is a complete conversation stopper." "No, it's not. Why would you even think that?"
The two sisters sat in silence until a cheery voice interrupted them.
"Cassie Prichett? What in the world?" Phil Dunphy, Claire's husband said as he entered the room. "Phil! How are you?" Cassie said happy to see her brother-in-law. "Oh you know same-old-same-old," Phil says causing Cassie to look at Claire.
"Huh, that is a conversation stopper," Cassie agreed with her sister who now wore a smug look on her face.
"Ok I'm not going to lie, I'm a little lost here, but that's cool. I'm sure I'll catch up in no time," Phil said walking toward the two women, pulling out a chair and sitting on it.
As if on cue the doorbell rang and "I'll get it!" Hayley's voice said but her mother dashed out the kitchen to open the door.
"What's up with her?" Cassie asked but without waiting for an answer from Phil, Cassie followed her sister. "Great," Phil groaned as he too walked outside.
