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With the three teenagers gone from the home, Debbie was left to watch over Pubert when Morticia and Gomez were busy. At this current moment, Debbie was sitting in a rocking chair reading a story to baby Pubert. "Everyone at the hall turned and stared at Cinderella... 'who is that beautiful woman?' Everybody asked. Even Prince Charming noticed the new arrival. 'Who are you?' He asked," Debbie read as Fester peered through the slightly open door, listening to the woman read. However, he accidentally nudged the door causing it to creak open but Debbie didn't turn around, she knew exactly who was listening in.

"'My name is Cinderella,' She said to the Prince," Debbie continued, acting as though she hadn't heard a single noise. "'Could you tell me, who is that man over by the punch bowl? That fascinating man, that oddly sensual man, that man who makes me quiver under my bodice... that bald man?'" Debbie improvised making Fester gasp before rushing away leaving Debbie sitting with a smug smirk on her face. With Fester's shy personality, she'd easily be able to manipulate him and wed him before finishing him off in the classic move of the Black Widow. Meanwhile, Lurch was holding a dartboard as Gomez threw darts at it.

"She's driving me wild!" Fester exclaimed once he burst through the doorway. "Who?" Gomez asked his brother as he threw another dart. "Debbie! Debbie... even the sound of her name, Debbie. Isn't it beautiful? She makes me think of vital chemicals!" Fester confessed to his brother. "Truly Fester, has it happened at long last?" Gomez asked in excitement. "I don't know, I think so. All these years, I've watched you and Morticia... through windows, doorways, keyholes, I've been so happy for you. But I have to confess, I've been jealous too! I've dreamed that sometime, maybe there might be someone for me!?" Fester replied to his brother.

"There's Thing," Gomez suggested to his older brother. "I know, I know. But I want more! Legs, elbows, a head," Fester responded to his younger brother. "Two legs?" Gomez double checked throwing another dart. "Dare I ask Debbie to dinner? What if she says no? What if she says yes!? Oh, Gomez, if I asked her, would you come? You and Morticia?" Fester asked, panicked. "Of course!" Gomez agreed, he placed his hand on Fester's shoulder and threw a dart over his shoulder which had landed in Lurch's mouth, he then swallowed it. Gomez was excited for his brother to find love, it was all he wanted for Fester, to find happiness with the old ball and chain.

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Meanwhile at Camp Chippewa, it was the second day and Wednesday had been in a mood due to the fact that he and Lillith had been forced to sleep in separate cabins. And now they were standing out under the sun for the camp's first lesson, Gary Granger blew on his whistle. "Life saving!" Gary announced. He stood on the dock in between a group of boys and a group of girls, the boys group were all wearing the camp standard blue swim trucks except for Wednesday, Pugsley, Joel and Shane. Pugsley stood in black swim trunks and a striped swim tank to match his usual style. Joel wore black swim trunks and a random grey tank top along with some flippers and a scuba mask with a snorkel.

Shane wore maroon swim trunks and no shirt, he had his arms crossed against his stomach flexing his muscle distracting the girls around him but his eyes kept glancing at Lillith who hadn't looked at him once. Wednesday, however, stood in black swim trunks and a black tank top revealing his muscular arms which had been distracting Lillith from pretty much everything. The girls were wearing the camps standard orange body swim suits except for Lillith who was wearing a black swim tank with black swim bottoms that had a violet sheer sarong wrapped around her waist.

Wednesday's focus was constantly being taken by the sight of Lillith's long legs, images of them wrapped around him make him smirk. "Now I know we're all top notch little swimmers... but now we get to show our stuff and earn those certificates!" Gary cheered receiving applause from the teenagers except for Wednesday, Pugsley, Joel and Lillith. "Hey, how about our first little pair of life saving buddies? Amanda? Wednesday?" Gary suggested. "You're pairing boys and girls?" Lillith asked with furrowed brows. "Uh, well, it's an inclusive group," Becky told her with a sweet cheery smile making Lillith roll her eyes.

Amanda's eyes landed on Lillith due to her words and the blonde looked her up and down before asking, "Is that your bathing suit?" Wednesday sneered at the girls judgemental words towards his girlfriend before saying, "Is that your overbite?" Amanda turned to look at him with a frown. "Now, one of you will be the drowning victim and the other gets to be out lifesaver!" Gary explained to them. "I'll be the victim!" Amanda volunteered. "All your life," Wednesday muttered. "I'm going to be an actress," Amanda bragged with pride ignoring Wednesday's comment.

"Brava!" Gary praised her, "Now Amanda, jump in, swim out a few yards, and start drowning." Amanda jumped into the lake and started to feign drowning but it wasn't the best acting in the world. "Help me! Help me! I'm drowning! Help me! I'm dying!" Amanda shouted dramatically before sinking under the water. Gary turned to look at Wednesday expectantly. "I can't swim," Wednesday informed him unbothered though Lillith knew that was a lie as the two had swam in the lake near the Addams' home together before. Gary sighed in disappointment as air bubbles rose to the surface of the water, he sent another teen out to bring Amanda back.

"Let's try a different duo," Gary suggested before looking at the crowd of kids, he smiled before pointing out, "Lillith and Shane!" Shane smirked while Lillith frowned, she sighed and removed the sarong from around her hips. "Hold this for me, love," Lillith asked Wednesday who happily took the material from her. "Lillith, you can be the drowning victim," Gary instructed, Lillith nodded with a sigh before she dove perfectly into the lake. She swam a few yards from the dock and proceeded to play out the act of a drowning victim perfectly, so well that they all momentarily believed she was indeed drowning.

Shane dove into the water and swam out to her, he gently grabbed her by her waist and pulled her head above water and flush against him. "Hello there, beautiful," Shane flirted with a smirk. "Oh, wow, you saved my life," Lillith replied in a bored, dragged out tone. "You should be a little more grateful to your heroes," Shane teased as they swam back. "And you should watch where you put your hands," Lillith warned as she pushed him away, "And I am grateful to my hero, I'm dating him." Wednesday reached a hand down to help Lillith up onto the dock, pulling her body flush against his as Shane climbed onto the dock. "Great job, both of you," Gary complimented.

"How are you so good at drowning?" Becky asked Lillith with wide interested eyes. "Well, it's easy to learn if you practice," Lillith replied softly before smirking, "But I can say, Justin Walker wouldn't agree." Lillith and Wednesday walked away leaving the husband and wife to share a confused look until one of the boys spoke up. "Justin Walker drowned mysteriously after his court trial was dismissed in the case against his assault on Jennifer Smith," The boy told them leaving Gary and Becky looking at the young brunette with wide fearful eyes. There was no way that quiet, sweet looking Lillith Whitley had drowned a man, right?

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Later that night, Gomez and Morticia sat with Fester and Debbie at a table in a fancy restaurant. "It's a favourite bistro. We've been coming here for years," Gomez told Debbie who smiled back. "Of course, it has been redone," Morticia added as she held her husbands hand. "Oh, it's just lovely. Isn't it Fester?" Debbie spoke as she turned to Fester who had a piece of bread in his mouth. "Fester?" Gomez urged with a look encouraging his older brother to be more involved in the conversation. Fester awkwardly took the half eaten bread out of his mouth and handed it to Debbie. "It's a quaint French custom, sharing half-eaten bread," Morticia saved.

"Fester is truly continental, he spent many years abroad," Gomez boasted about his big brother playing the role of his wingman. "He speaks twelve languages. Fluently," Mortica added with a proud smile. "I could tell. You know, when I first saw him, I thought he was from Europe," Debbie told them. "You did?" Fester asked her. "It's true," Debbie answered him sweetly. "But I took a bath," Fester responded confused while Gomez and Morticia shared a look. Debbie furrowed her brows but brushed it off, the more daft the man was, the easier the target will be; she just had to keep up the act and deal with the presence.

In the bathroom of the restaurant, Morticia and Debbie were touching up their makeup. "Fester's really a wonderful man. He's just terribly shy," Morticia told Debbie. "Really? I just can't tell, does he like me at all?" Debbie asked Morticia with faux uncertainty. "Of course he does. He vomited," Morticia replied to her. "That's true. Does he always do that with women he likes?" Debbie asked the Addams Matriarch. "Oh no, just you," Morticia assured her. Meanwhile, with the two men. "Do you think she minded?" Fester asked his brother. "Of course not. She adores you," Gomez assured him brother. "Gah! I'm making such a mess of things!" Fester scolded himself.

"Gomez, how do you do it? How did Wednesday do it? How can I be like you? How can I be suave?" Fester asked his brother in a pleading tone. "Woo her, admire her, make her feel like she is the most sublime creature in Earth!" Gomez answered him. "Yes! That's it?" Fester asked and Gomez nodded just as the two women returned from the bathroom. "We're back. Noses powdered," Morticia announced, both males stood up and pulled out the chairs for the women. "Perfection achieved," Gomez complimented the two, "We are the luckiest brothers on Earth! We are, unworthy of such splendor, undeserving of such radiance."

Gomez nudged Fester to get him to add onto his words. "Uh... That's right! We should have... ugly girls!" Fester added quickly making Gomez strain a smile. Just then, a particular song started playing causing Gomez to perk up before turning to his wife who had smirked his way. Gomez shed his jacket and held his hand out for his wife, she took it in her own and the two made their way to the center of the dance floor. Gomez twirled Morticia around him before she stopped in front of him and held her arm out, Gomez kissed up her arm and over her shoulder all the way to her other arm.

Gomez then spun her around very fast and after a moment he caught hips to stop her from spinning. They then joined hands and started doing the tango, Gomez twirled Morticia around before she twisted out and began stroking a man's face. Gomez noticed and in a quick flick, he spun her to the other side of the dancefloor leaving a trail of fire behind her as he did not want her attention on another ─ much like his son. Debbie watched with shock and fascination when Fester tapped her shoulder, she turned to hum and saw that he had stuck two skinny breadsticks up his nose. Debbie smiled awkwardly before turning back to watch Morticia and Gomez with envy.

The loving husband and wife danced over to a table where a woman was sitting and Gomez lit a cigarette for her. Morticia narrowed her gaze and pulled him away prompting Gomez to do back handsprings to the other side of the dance floor. He grabbed a tablecloth and began spinning with it while Morticia grabbed two empty clam shells and began playing them like castanets. After a minute, she put the shells down and grabbed a knife and threw it at Gomez who caught it in his mouth. He removed the knife and threw it to the ground before the two made their way back to the center of the dance floor doing some fancy steps.

Morticia was then placed on the ground and Gomez took her arm and began spinning her on the floor, going faster and faster before he helped her back up only to dip her into a passionate kiss. Several champagne bottles opened and champagne sprayed up into the air as the audience applauded and cheered for the married couple. Debbie gritted her teeth, despite being a woman who only desired money and materials, she couldn't help but feel envy watching Gomez and Morticia. If it wasn't Fester that had the money she so truly desired, she would find a way to make Gomez her own; but he wasn't the rich bachelor and she had some morals.

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Rosemary Speaks. . .

Shane is really testing his luck, huh?

Lillith being a killer? Uh, duh!?
Have y'all meet the Addams family?
Psychopaths, killers and cult members lol

Also, I love Morticia and Gomez so much!

Thoughts, Suggestions or Questions?

See you in the next chapter!