𝐌𝐈 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐀

❝.𝟎𝟎𝟖❞

DARIA WAS SAT ON HER BED, BACK LEANED ON THE WALL. She was facetiming a group of friends from one of her trips. She met them in the park she used to go to every afternoon, after finishing her online classes, before eating dinner.

They were playing dungeons and dragons, just like every other week. Their dungeon master was just closing up their session, when her mother entered her room.

Daria turned her head to the door just as she heard it open. Shutting off her mic she smiled at her mother.

"Daria, mija, today the Dunphy's are coming for a sleepover with Jay." Gloria sat on the bed. "and Mitchell and Cam called. They are dropping off Lily" Daria smiled at the name of the baby, not really listening to what her mother was saying, more concentrated on what her friend was telling them. "Jay wanted me to ask you si quieres ser parte de esto" Gloria concluded. (if you want to be part of this)

"Sure, why not," Daria nodded. Her mother smiled happily before grabbing her face and filling it with kisses.

"Okay, I'm going to tell Jay he's going to be so happy about it." Daria looked at the camera skeptically while her mother almost skipped out of the room, closing the door on the way out.

"Hey Daria, sei ancora lì?" Leo's voice rang in her ears. (are you still there?)

"Sì, sì" Daria replied before realizing her mic was shut off. Turning it on, she replied again. "sì, sì"

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Later that night Daria was sitting on the couch, watching TV with her father, while Gloria was trying to put Lily to sleep and Jay was cooking his 'Sloppy Jays'. As Gloria sang, Daria, who had the remote, turned up the volume.

"Sooo... Lily likes that- that... singing?" Jay asked his wife.

"Yes, it relaxes her." Gloria whispered. "It used to always work with Daria"

"Really?" Daria turned to her father, tilting her head questioningly.

"No..." replied her father.

The doorbell rang as Manny was still getting ready. Jay opened the door, welcoming his three other grandchildren. "There are my little stinkers"

"Howdy!" exclaims Alex as she hurried into the house.

"Hi grandpa" greeted Luke with no enthusiasm, seemingly saddened.

"Come on in" Jay ushered the three siblings inside.

"Hi" greeted Haley hurriedly, being the only one without her pjs.

"Hey!" exclaimed Gloria from her spot in the hall. Two more greetings coming from the living room, the father-daughter duo too engrossed in their TV show to get up.

"Hola!" replied Alex to Gloria.

"Hola, hola!" exclaimed the older woman again.

"Well hello there Haley" Manny walked from in front of the mirror to the door, with a glass of what seemed to be liquor.

"Take it down a notch, Jethro" mumbled Jay through gritted teeth. "So are you guys ready for some fun?" the man exclaimed excitedly, before noticing the saddened look on his youngest, and only, nephew. "What?" the little boy suddenly hugged him.

"I love you, grandpa, I'm never gonna forget you!" assured Luke.

"Okay, okay, back at you champ" the man tried to peel the boy off of him confusedly, before noticing his oldest niece's attire. "Woah, woah, this is a pajama party. Where are your PJs?"