The Triple Wedding and So On

Nine

I guess that like, everybody in the house saw the video. Because, when I was talking on the phone with Max the other day, mom took over for about two hours, and everyone told me and Hannah how much they loved the song. Then, about a week after that, we recorded another song called You're The Reason. I wrote it with Jason, and dedicated it to my family.

We were walking around the studio, getting ready to start. Our manager gave me the thumbs up, and I started.

"I don't wanna make a scene,
I don't wanna let you down.
Try to do my own thing,
And I'm starting to figure it out.

That it's alright, keep it together wherever we go.
And it's alright, oh well whatever, everybody needs to know...

You might be crazy, but have I told you lately that I love you?
You're the only reason that I'm not afraid to fly.
And it's crazy that someone could change me.
Now no matter what it is I have to do, I'm not afraid to try.
And you need to know that you're the reason why.

I don't even care
when they say you're a little bit off.
Look 'em in the eye
I'd say, I can never get enough.

'Cause it's alright, keep it together wherever we go.
And it's alright, oh well whatever, everybody needs to know...

You might be crazy, have I told you lately that I love you?
You're the only reason that I'm not afraid to fly.
And it's crazy that someone could change me.
Now no matter what it is I have to do I'm not afraid to try.
And you need to know that you're the reason why.

If it was raining, you would yell at the sun.
Pick up the pieces when the damage is done.
You say it's just another day in the shade.
But look at what a mess we've made.

You might be crazy, have I told you lately that I love you?
You're the only reason that I'm not afraid to fly.
And it's crazy that someone could change me.
Now no matter what it is I have to do I'm not afraid to try.
And you need to know that you're the reason why." I sang. I'm actually pretty proud of that song. Other than the one I sang at the Gibbler family reunion.

Fuller household
Third person POV
DJ had a really hard time getting Max to go back to therapy. He just didn't want to go. It scared him. Almost everyone in the house tried to talk to him. Even Steve. He simply said, "I'm not going." Apart from that, the house was very quiet without Melanie, Hannah and Jason. Usually, there was music coming from upstairs, but not anymore. It was frequently silent.

By the time Christmas break rolled around, everybody was practically miserable. Until Stephanie got a text from Melanie, saying that she wanted her to pick them up on the first day of Christmas vacation. She told her to keep it a secret from everyone else so that they could surprise them.

"Where are you going?" DJ asked, as Stephanie was about to walk out the door. She turned around, and looked at her sister.

"Okay... I'm going to a bar." Stephanie lied.

"What? It's only noon." Said DJ.

"I know... but... just let me go!" She walked out the door, leaving her older sister sitting there with a puzzled expression on her face. Just then, Max and Jackson walked down the stairs.

"What the heck happened down here?" Asked Jackson. DJ shrugged.

At the airport
Melanie's POV
The three of us were sitting at the airport, waiting for aunt Steph to come. When we saw her walk through the revolving door, we all stood up. She ran over to us, and we hugged each other.

"It's been so long." She said.

"Yeah, a few months." I said, laughing. We walked to her car, and got in.

"Anything we missed?" Asked Hannah. Aunt Steph was kind of quiet for a little bit. She sighed.

"Well... yeah. A little." She said. "After you three left, we found out that Max struggles with anxiety." My eyes widened.

"What?" I asked.

"Yeah. But, he's been doing fine for the past three weeks. Don't worry." Aunt Steph reassured. I guess you could say it was silent. Aside from the Christmas music coming from the radio station. I was on my phone almost the entire ride home. Hannah was looking out the window, and Jason was awkwardly sitting in between the two of us. I felt bad for him. It was kind of like when we first started dating... when he'd end up between Max and I. Oh, that boy got glares constantly. But, my womb mate finally accepted that I was dating him, and he wasn't just a childhood friend anymore.

The silence was finally broken by Hannah.

"So, do you guys think anything else has changed at all?" She asked.

"Oh yeah." Said Aunt Steph. We all looked at her.

"Do tell." Jason and I said in unison.

"Things are quiet around the house now. You guys aren't constantly making music upstairs, and Max isn't lecturing Jason about treating Melanie right." She said.

"He still does that?" I asked.

"Oooh, yeah." Jason said, dragging the 'oh' out.

"It's normally when we aren't there." Said Hannah.

"This is why I love my brother more than you." I said, putting a hand on Jason's shoulder. "Honestly, I need a break from you." I joked. He rolled his eyes playfully.

We finally made it home, and we parked in the back. Aunt Steph group texted everybody, and I guess told them to meet in the living room.

The rest of the chapter will me in third person POV.

Every Fuller, Hale, Gibbler, and all of Fernando's last names gathered in the living room. Stephanie texted all of them, and made sure that EVERYBODY was in the living room.

"So.... she wants all of us to see her coming home from a bar?" Asked Jackson.

"Maybe she has something important to tell us." DJ said, then shrugged.

"Doubt it." Said Ramona. Right then, Stephanie ran in through the kitchen and said...

"I have something important to tell you all!"

DJ pointed over at her sister, making everybody in the room shrug.

"Okay, so.. I went and did some Christmas shopping before I came home from the bar." Stephanie said. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Melanie, Jason, and Hannah were all listening to what she was telling them.

"Well, you know where the wrapping paper is. Just get it done before we watch Die Hard." Said Jackson.

"Oh, Die Hard..." Melanie and Hannah both whispered. Jason smirked at his two best friends.

"Let me finish." Stephanie said. "I want you guys to see them NOW."

"Why?" Everyone asked.

"Just let me show you what I brought home." Stephanie said, getting irritated. They all told her 'okay' and the three kids ran in from the kitchen. Everybody's eyes widened, and DJ started crying.

"And good news! We haven't changed a bit!" Melanie yelled, making everyone laugh. DJ ran up and hugged the three kids. After everyone hugged them, Melanie looked at her mom.

"Now, where's the one person I actually wanna see?" She joked. Max walked over to his twin sister.

"It's finally my turn." He said. The two of them held onto each other for almost a minute.

"I'm not going anywhere this time." Melanie whispered before they pulled apart.