"Told you I can win any case," George boasted.
"You were wonderful, Mr. Venturi," Gail said as she followed him out of the courtroom. She had taken Derek up on his suggestion and sued her stepdad for what he did to her.
George politely agreed to work for free on the case.
In the end, Gail's stepdad was not only charged and put away for his crime, he was also fined a large sum to finance Gail as she got her life back on track. Gail's mother refused to talk to her after she got her husband locked away, but Gail didn't care. She had a new family now, two to be precise: the Venturis and the MacDonalds.
"Are you sure you don't need anything else?" Nora asked as Gail stood by the door with her suitcase and Lucas.
"No. You guys have been great these past two months. Welcoming me, a complete stranger, into your home. I can't imagine finding that generosity anywhere else."
"Well, it was fun having you," Casey said.
"And Lucas," Derek added. "Kid's a blast and a half."
"You guys are welcome to visit anytime. You have my address, right?"
"We do and we will," George answered, holding up the sheet of notepaper Gail had written the address on.
"Well, gosh, I guess I better get going. I just can't thank you guys enough."
"You could chip in for the room and board," Edwin suggested.
Lizzie slapped him on the arm. "Edwin!"
"What? I'm just saying."
"He's right," Gail said, pulling out her wallet.
"No, no," Nora said. "Please don't pay us. We couldn't accept it."
"We can't?" Edwin asked.
"Here," Gail said, handing George the money. "For your services as a lawyer and landlord."
"Gail, this is far too much. We can't—"
"I won't have it. You guys deserve it. Besides, the money I got from my stepdad was more than enough."
"Well, thank you, Gail," George said, putting the money away.
"Remember us for babysitting," Casey said.
"I will," Gail said, grabbing her suitcase and Lucas. "Goodbye."
"Bye!" the Venturis and MacDonalds called after Gail as she went out the door.
"Phew!" Marti said after Gail and Lucas were gone. "I thought he'd never leave."
"Excuse me?" Nora said.
"Lucas. For a while there, I wasn't the youngest! It was horrifying!"
"How do you think I felt when you were born?" Edwin asked.
"How do you think I felt when we moved in with you guys?" Lizzie asked.
"Should we tell them?" Nora asked George.
"No time like the present," he replied.
"Mom," Casey said hesitantly. "What are you and George talking about?"
"You're not going to be the youngest anymore, Marti," Nora said.
Marti screamed loudly until she ran out of breath.
"That was painful," George said, rubbing his ears.
"You can say that again," Derek said.
"What?" George shouted.
"Okay, what's going on, Mom?" Casey asked.
"Well, since we had Lucas and Gail living with us, it got your father and I thinking."
"About what?" Lizzie asked.
"We're having a baby," Nora announced.
"No!" the kids cried in unison.
"No?" Nora questioned. "But what about the babysitting offers you were giving Gail? And the midnight feedings you guys were doing?"
"That was before it was mandatory," Derek explained.
"It won't be mandatory," George said. "You just won't get an allowance if you don't do it."
"Well, I think it'll nice having another sister. This place needs more girls."
"There's already four of you, how many more do we need?" Edwin complained.
"And who says it's a girl?" Derek said. "Could be another Venturi boy."
"Oh, no," Casey gasped. "This baby will be half Venturi, won't it?"
"Yes," Nora said. "Is that a problem?"
"Yes!" Casey cried. "It'll do poorly in school and never learn Shakespeare and, and… and turn into Derek!"
"Which isn't too bad, really," Derek said.
"Not intelligence-wise. Mom, we need to get a stereo and a collection of classical music. This baby will not be… Venturi-minded."
"You make that sound like a bad thing," George said.
"Name one Vivaldi piece," Casey challenged.
"Um… his first?"
"I rest my case."