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Wattpad is being stupid, I posting and reposting this chapter.

As long as I'm inspired to, I will continue to write Fifth Harmony stories. I'm excited to see what the future entails to the girl.

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Jauregui

The Hernandez-Hansen family and the Evans family were sitting together. Lauren was sitting between her younger siblings.

Dinah had stayed with Lauren all night, letting the younger girl sleep without any nightmares. When Ally woke up, Dinah went to the store to get a plastic bed cover for Lauren's bed. She also took the chance to call Elizabeth to tell her the plan.

"There is something you three have to know about your birth parents," Dinah told the three siblings.

"Where are they?" Taylor asked, looking at her father.

Big Chris was a father-figure to Lauren, Normani and Camila. He had even had a talk with Val and Ariana about treating Normani and Camila right. He'd treat them every once in a while to games, basketball, baseball, football, whatever he got tickets for.

"A few years ago, they did something. Really bad," B.C. told his youngest daughter.

"What did they do?" Chris asked, frowning.

"Your parents wanted one of their children back so they decided to get their oldest back. But they weren't nice so we decided to that they weren't going to be able to see Lauren," Ally told the two teens and pre-teen. "They didn't give up though."

"We were in the park, and I saw a pretty girl and decided to have my wing girl with me," Camila whispered, looking at the table. "They took you from us. I'm sorry Lo."

"You were gone for two weeks. They, they were mad that you couldn't speak. They hurt you Lauren, they kept you locked in a chest," Dinah told Lauren, who looked dazed.

"They didn't love us," Chris said, tears in his eyes.

"We don't want you to wonder about them," B.C. whispered, rubbing his son's back.

"We don't know why they were the way they were. But it's not any of your faults. Your birth parents, they aren't your real parents, we are," Elizabeth told the siblings.

Lauren's breathing got heavy. She closed her hands into fists and started to tremble.

Chris and Taylor turned to Lauren. "Lo?" Chris whispered, touching his big sister's shoulder. Lauren jumped up and fall back on her chair.

"No," Lauren whispered, shaking her head.

Dinah and Ally looked at each other. They took a step towards Lauren, but the girl just ran off. Camila and Normani ran after her. Dinah turned to Ally. "Go."

Ally ran out of the room. Dinah turned to the remaining siblings.

"Th-they can't touch us right?"

"We won't let them," the kids' father promised them. "They're in jail and can't legally get close to any of you when they get out. But we'll make sure you kids are safe."

Chris and Taylor looked at each other.

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Lauren had her hands over her ears, her eyes were closed as she rocked herself. Leo whined as he licked Lauren's cheek. Nala was tucked between her thighs and her chest.

"Can we try?" Taylor asked, looking at Lauren's adoptive family. They looked at Lauren who was curled up in the closet. Normani and Camila looked at Ally, who nodded.