Daniel's POV The little girl in my arms would always feel love. From now on she would be told we love her everyday of her life. She would believe it. Zach told us that the room our new little girl had stayed in looked like something out of a scary movie. No one should ever have to go through that. Especially our little girl! She was already my pride and joy... I knew the boys felt the same. Little Marlee shifted in my arms and a little snore escaped her mouth. We all made "aww" sounds. She was the cutest little thing. She wasn't just mine, she was all of ours. I wasn't her dad, we all were. We wanted a little girl to have around, to care for. We got a precious one that's for sure.
Two hours later:
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Marlee's POV The boys hopped out, after Daniel woke me up, and showed me my new house. It was so cool! I ran up to Jack and tugged on his arm as Jo Jo unlocked to door. JA~ yes my little noddle? He picked me up and hugged me tight. M~ do I have a room? Like my own? JA~ Yes! Do you want me to show you it? I nodded as Jack shifted me to his side and walked through the door. JA~ ready to see it? M~ yes! He smiled at my voice. He walked up the steps, Jack opened the door to my room. My room! My very own room! I gasped as I saw the beautiful room!
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Jack set me down as I ran over to the bed and grabbed the stuffed animals on it. I hugged them to my chest. Jack came over and sat next to me. JA~ do you like it? M~ yes Noddle... I wove it. It's sooooo pwetty! He smiled, it looked like there were tears in his eyes. I jumped on his lap, gripping his face between my hands. M~ whawts wong? JA~ nothing, I'm just so happy I get to take care of you. I'm so happy you like it here! Now do you want some dinner? M~ yes pwease! I felt super comfortable with Jack. I felt super comfortable with them all actually. Jack brought me downstairs to the kitchen. I've always sucked my thumb. So I put it in my mouth and hid behind his leg. The other boys were being really loud. I covered my ears with my hands. I let out a little scream. The boys got really quite as Corbyn came over and picked me up taking me over to a seat. He rubbed my back. C~ shhh. It's ok princess. I'm sorry we were so loud. You want some dinner now? I pulled my head up and looked at Bean in the eyes. He brushed the tears off my face, brushed my hair back from my face. M~ I wanna eat now... is that ok? C~ of course it is! Why wouldn't it be? I whispered: M~ I wasn't always awoud to eat the fwood at the orphanage... am I really awoud? C~ yes darling. Jonah, bring Marlee's food in! Corbyn sat me in a chair with pillows set in it. Zach sat next to me and Daniel on the other. Jonah set down a plate of chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, and then water. It looked super yummy! The boys prayed then we dug in! I ate the mac and cheese first. Wow! Delicious! M~ Z? Can wou cut this fowr mwe? He took a drink then grabbed a knife and cut my chicken into small pieces. Z~ now, can I go over the schedule for tonight? I took a bite. M~ whawts a sh-sh- the thing? The boys laughed. M~ why you laughing? Z~ a schedule is like a plan. Got it? I nodded and continued to eat. Z~ ok * laughed * so after dinner Jonah will help you take a bath and then you will have some ice cream, only if you want to. M~ ice cweam? Z~ you don't know what ice cream is? I shook my head, taking another bite of my chicken. Z~ well your gonna love it! After that you will probably go to bed unless you want to stay up a little bit longer. Sound good? I stuck a thumbs up. We continued to eat and the boys talked about a girl named Christina and how she was going to love me! She sounded nice! JM~ are you finished little monkey? M~ yep! I ate every last crum on my plate, I hadn't had that good of a meal in forever! Or ever! JM~ alright Marlee. Ready for bath time? I jumped off the pillows, ran to Jonah, and then jumped on his legs just like earlier. I giggled as he started walking towards the stairs. M~ Jo Jo! JM~ Mar? I stood and stretched my hands up to him. He picked me up, bringing me to my bathroom. MY bathroom! I had my own bathroom! JM~ alright little one, I'm going to get a towel for you and some pjs. Ready? I nodded, I had never had a bath before... M~ Jo Jo? He turned around, crouching to my level. M~ what's a bath? His smile turned to a frown. JM~ well you'll see I guess! Ok? I nodded and smiled. Once he came back with my own towel and my own pjs he started the water and put this stuff to make the water have bubbles! It looked so fun! JM~ arms up He took my blue shirt off ( it's a little girl! It's fine! Your dad washed you when you were little! ) then he took my skirt off. He tickled me, lifted me up, and put me in the warm water. I took the bubbles and blew them at Jonah. He gasped and then grabbed some. He made a beard on me with the bubbles. We played and laughed for awhile then Jonah said he needed to wash my hair. I don't remember the last time I had washed my hair. He grabbed some baby shampoo and started washing my hair. Then he put conditioner on it, rinsed it out. JM~ alright Mar, I'm going to take this wash cloth and wash your face. Is that ok? I nodded, facing him. He washed my face with a soft cloth. I told him about what I did everyday. It was pretty stupid. He listened to me! No one had ever listened to anything I had to say before... JM~ your gonna be cold but I need you to stand up. I did, he was right. I was super cold. I plopped back in the water. I got Jonah all wet. M~ oops! Sorry Jo Jo! JM~ it's ok Marlee. But I do need you to stand up so we can wash your body. I did as I was told and had Jonah help me with the soap. He washed my arms, legs, and stomach. I giggled as he tickled me again. He took me out of the bath, rapping the fuzzy towel around me. I ran into his arms as he rubbed me. JM~ Pj time? M~ Pj time! He laughed, handing me my pjs. MY pjs!
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They were so soft! Jonah put the towel on my head and slightly dried my hair. Jonah carried me downstairs into the living room. The boys were watching something on tv. Once Jonah put me down I ran to Daniel and jumped into his arms. D~ clean are we? M~ yup! Bafs are fwun! Daniel laughed, then brought a blanket around me. Z~ Marlee? You haven't had ice cream so we are going to make an ice cream sundae! M~ a what? D~ you'll see Mar, follow me. I grabbed Daniel's finger, following him and the others into the kitchen. We made ice cream sundaes. I had chocolate ice cream with sprinkles and whipped cream in it! It was delicious! I got it all over my mouth so Daniel helped me get it off. He laughed the whole time as I stuck my tongue out at him. I had whip cream on my nose. D~ now do you want to watch one episode? I was already running to the comfy chair I had sat in with Daniel before. JA~ DISNEY CHANNEL He ran over to the couch and jumped on it. I laughed at him. He was funny. Daniel sat back with me, he put me on his lap, and I snuggled down into his arms. Zach, Jonah, and Jack sat on the couch. Corbyn sat on another comfy chair. Zach switched to Disney, I had never watched TV before. They told me that the show we were going to watch was about Wizards! After it was finished I didn't want to go to sleep. I wanted to watch another episode about the Wizards of Waverley Place. Z~ sleep time princess! M~ no thank you! Z~ come on darling, we can watch more tomorrow! M~ pwomise? He held his pinky out. I linked mine with his. Z~ pinky promise M~ ok good! I hopped up and gave Dani a hug goodnight. D~ night Mar, sleep well. Then I ran to Noodle and hugged him. JA~ goodnight lil noodle! I laughed and then hugged Jonah. JM~ night little monkey! M~ oh oh ah ah! I acted like a monkey as I went over to give Corbyn a hug. C~ goodnight princess! Sweet dreams. I went over to Zach who brought me upstairs and into my bathroom. He helped me brush my teeth and then he tucked me in. M~ Zachy? I'm scared of the dark... Z~ we have a night light over there Marlee, don't worry. Now do you want me to read a book or sing a song for you? M~ hmmm... song! Zach laid down next to me and sang a song about something different. I really liked the song! I was almost asleep as Zach got up, he gave me a kiss on the head. That's the first kiss I had ever gotten from my family. Ever. M~ WAIT! Zachy! Pwease sweep wif me... just for a wittle bit? Z~ sure thing babygirl. He laid next to me and pulled me into him. I wrapped my small arms around his arm that was hugged around me. He made me feel safe and like someone actually loved me. They all did. I love my new family so far!
