Part one: The Maurey Household

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Eeeee! My OTP!!!
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The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, and all was well on Harvey street—until two children came screeching out of their cul-de-sac house.
"It's mine!" Screamed the girl, with her tan skin and brown hair. Her turquoise eyes blazed as she wrestled with a young boy for a popsicle. The boy wore a cardboard crown atop his mess of black hair—a status symbol given to him by his father.
"No!" He yelped, kicking her in the gut. She fell back with an oof and the boy raised the popsicle triumphantly. "Yes!"
"Oh no you don't," the girl growled, and with a roar, she launched herself at her brother, and swept his crown of his head.
"Nooooo!" Wailed the child, and he scrambled for his headpiece. The popsicle slipped from his hand and into her's.
"Whoop! Good job, Rosalia," her mother called from the porch.
Audrey and Melvin watched their kids intently, even while engrossed in their own argument.
"All I'm saying is Fredo's new movie wasn't as good as the last one," Audrey replied. "I mean, it was still good—"
"Really? Because he won an Oscar with this one." Melvin blew his hair off his forehead. "Just saying."
Audrey huffed frustratedly. "Again, I didn't say it was bad. It just had no depth."
"What's not deep about a story of a boy with a cape that tells him the future? It's a masterpiece," Melvin's lips quirked upward, like he was trying not to laugh.
Audrey grinned knowingly. "You know it's stupid, don't you? You're just supporting it because you filmed it."
Melvin rolled his eyes. "Fine, you got me." He looked out at Rosalia and Hudson. "Don't they remind you of us? When we were little?"
Audrey nodded. "Totesalutely."
"Oh, speaking of which, Fredo wants to make a movie about that. He's thinking of calling it 'Love and War on Harvey Street." He chuckled. "I actually kind of want to see it happen."
Audrey raised an eyebrow. "For real?" She snorted. "Nah. Fredo would never be able to find someone to play me."
Melvin put his arm around her shoulders. "True. No one would be able to act as stupid as you."
Audrey laughed and punched him affectionately. "I hate you."
"I love you too, Aud."

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