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I think I'm finally ready to let the past go, Da. I'm being brave like you told me to. xxx

Sent by Little Mercury to Papa Mercury at 14: 29 PM

I love you so, so much, Annie Mercury. 

It doesn't matter who gave birth to me; you are my mother in every way that counts.

Sent by Succesful Daughter to Mama Mercury  at 14: 38 PM

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Ring, ring, ring...

"Freya?!"

"Yeah," the mentioned woman smiles at the phone camera, "It's me, hun."

"Oh my goodness, Queenie. You had us so worried!" Jen stresses. 

"I know, love, and I've called to apologize as well as have an open and honest conversation with you."

Jen nods, hanging on to every word her friend speaks.

"Should I get Perrie, as well, or would you rather this stay just between us muppet heads?"

Freya frowns and scoffs in mock annoyance.

"Speak for yourself. You can get Perrie if it won't disturb her."

For some reason Freya can't begin to fathom, that sentence seems to deeply anger her bandmate.

"Listen here: You are not only my bandmate. You are my friend, sister, muppet, Queenie, emotional support animal, and free therapist. Nothing, and I mean nothing could ever bother me when it comes to looking after you and all aspects of your health."

"You know, I've had enough breakdowns over the past few months to last me a lifetime- you don't need to cause another one."

Jennifer laughs, bringing Perrie into view.

And so, the three of them discuss things for hours on end.

Freya opens up about Liam, about her insecurity concerning her soulmates-who happen to be the Avengers-  Perrie almost fainted- and her doubt that she was getting anywhere in life without her oppressors.

Perrie and Jen took each word to heart, not rushing in to comfort her, just listening.

They gave their opinions: Where she was flat out wrong, completely right, and where no one would know what to do or think.

Not only did Freya feel much better afterward, but so did her friends.

"We're glad we could help, love. Take care of yourself and talk to someone when you feel this way. See you in Dublin."

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"So, now that we've had a conversation that made me want to cry until I ran out of tears, is it finally time for a movie night?" Reggie asks, slapping away a tear and laughing when Bill winces at the noise.

Freya laughs through her tears, bringing her boys into a group hug.

"Yeah, what are we starting with?"

Bill hops off of the couch and skips toward his DVD collection. Reggie and Freya look at each other in shock and amusement, the latter of the two finally speaking.

"I'm not going to comment on the fact that you brought your DVD collection in your suitcase."

Bill looks back. "You better not. How about the good old-fashioned The Notebook? What's better than crying to a tragic love story just to be reminded of your own, Frey?"

The female laughs, clutching at her stomach as she does so. "Right, you are my friends- lets watch Rachel McAdams make another generation fall in love with her."

Ring, Ring, Ring...

"Hello?" Reggie cries into his phone. 

Heartbreak is just too much for him to handle.

"Reg?" Lorissa's panicked voice cries out. "What's wrong? Is it Freya? You said you were visiting her today- I thought everything was going fine after the movie selfie you sent me."

Reggie continues to cry and Freya snatches the phone out of his grasp.

She sniffles into the phone.

"Lor?"

"Freya! Why are you guys crying?"

"R-Ryan Gosling he...Rachel..." Is all Lorissa can make out. She laughs as she realizes what they're watching.

"Have you just watched Rachel McAdams effortlessly make people fall in love with her?"

Bill takes the phone out of her hand, stretches his arms over Freya and Reggie's shoulders, and then takes a long, suffering breath.

"Yes...Yes, we have."

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"In conclusion, I'd like an eighth of QUEEN's profits to go to starting different charities. I would offer half, however, there are three other people in the band, and they deserve all of the money they make. One hundred and thirty thousand will go to selected charities-all of which will use one of the band members as its main face-and around two hundred thousand will go to each of the bandmates per million."

Rosalia nods her head at the idea.

"So...If you all made say...ten million, you'd be giving over a million to charity?"

"Yes," Freya answers, slightly upset that she can't offer more. "I will, however, be donating a quarter of my own pay. Twenty-five thousand for every hundred-thousand I make."

"Which means if I'm calculating correctly, the money towards charity for every million QUEEN makes would be one hundred and seventy-five thousand."

Freya affirms Rosalia's calculations with a hum of agreement.

"Have you all chosen a charity to start?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I've got a notebook out. Shoot."

"Jen will be starting an organization for awareness and help surrounding sexual assault. As you know, Jen was a product of rape, so this is all very near and dear to her young heart. She'll be starting work on that in five months, and hopes to have it running in just under a year."

"Alright, that sounds like a fabulous plan. What about Reg?"

Freya smiles, proud of her brothers and sister for their work.

"He's going to build up a charity that raises funds for hospitals. For staffing, machinery, surgeries, and such. Hospitals are known to have a rather draining energy, so he'd also like to pay for entertainment. Perhaps, actors and singers...people who might cheer the patients up a bit." 

Rosalia smiles through the phone.

"It wouldn't be a Reggie project without some entertainment."

"Amen," Freya chuckles.

"Right, Bill now."

"Instead of starting his own charity, he's chosen to raise awareness and promote existing charities. So, the advertising team will have to talk to him later. He'll be starting his work right after the tour finishes."

"Perfect."

Freya hears a scribble.

"Your turn."

"Right. I'd like to start a charity to fund an asylum for people in need of a safe home, and a rehab center in honor of my father."

Rosalia notes the last of the details down and takes a deep breath.

"I'm so bloody proud of you guys."

Freya smiles.

"Thanks, Rose. I've, um...I've got to fly to New York in a few hours...There might be some big changes coming up."

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July 2022

Edited: June 2023

A/N: I know this is boring and terrible but I'm really struggling with this book at the moment-so just bear with me.