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Originally, when Demi had purchased the 2.5-million-dollar estate in the sleepy suburb of Sherman Oaks, the guest house had been meant for her family, not her. It was one of the first big purchases she had made when first getting signed to her record label. Even though she had cut ties with her mom, Demi left them the house and moved somewhere more suitable for a model, and she still paid the bills and everything. Just because her relationship with her mom was basically nonexistent, that didn't mean that she was just gonna let her family be homeless. She wasn't that heartless.
While away in Greece, Demi had tasked her little sister with the job of babysitting her two dogs. Usually she had her property manager stay at her house and watch them while she was away, but since she wasn't staying there anymore, that wasn't necessary. So, with a few goodbye cuddles, she had unceremoniously dropped them off at her family's house the night before Kris hoarded them onto a 3 AM plane headed for Greece.
When the front door swung open, Demi didn't know who was more excited to see her: her dogs or her little sister. The age gap between her and Madison was considerable but they were still close as ever, or at least Demi tried to keep it that way. She loved her little sister with all of her heart and she did try to keep their relationship up as much as possible because Madison was coming into her own and she wanted to be part of the whole Hollywood scene just as much as Demi did when she was that age. But Demi didn't want that for her sister. She saw what it did to Kendall and Kylie and she didn't want Madison going through what they did, or even what she did.
"You're back!" Maddie squealed, nearly knocking the wind out of her as she hugged her as tight as she could. Even though they were half-sisters, Demi saw a lot of herself in Madison. Some days they looked like twins.
"Somebody missed me," Demi joked as Maddie let her go so she walked further into the house. Batman and Robin were flipping out so Demi knelt down and showed them some love so that they would calm down.
"All their stuff is in the living room. I think mom got everything," Maddie said, not missing the way that Demi rolled her eyes towards the ceiling at the mention of their mother. They entered the open living room and Demi plopped down on the couch just to rest for a second as Maddie sat next to her.
"Can I please come stay with you? Summer is almost over and you said I could spend at least a weekend with you before I have to go back to school," Maddie whined as Demi could feel her resolve dissolving. The problem with Maddie coming to stay with her was that she was living with Trey and she wasn't sure how he would feel about extra guests.
"I just need to find my own place first, Mads. Then I promise as soon as I move in you'll be the first one to sleep over," Demi promised as the pout remained on Maddie's lips but she nodded anyway.
Demi heard the sound of familiar voices, then Eddie walked into the living room followed by Dianna. Demi didn't even bother looking at her. Instead, she started to gather Batman and Robin's stuff so that she could go back to Trey's house and tell him about the whole Elysandra situation...and give him his phone back.
