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Dakota and Liz walk in the house just as Jeremiah is taking a sip of a drink. Belly and Jeremiah giggling to themselves.

"What the hell are you guys doing ?" Liz chuckles

Jeremiah looks over and a smile covers his face, "Liz. You have to try this. It's so good."

She jumps as Jeremiah shoves the drink in her hand. She takes a sip and her eyes widen. She turns to Dakota as Belly starts laughing.

"What ?" Dakota says.

"It's so good." Liz says as Dakota takes the drink from her hand.

He sips it and immediately looks at Jeremiah. "Dude."

"I know right." Jeremiah chuckles

"Sous-chef, I'm gonna need some more pomegranate juice." Belly says as she gets up

"You got it." Jeremiah says

"What are you guys making ?" Conrad says as he walks in from outside. Liz walks over to the other side of the counter by Belly. Dakota takes a seat beside Jeremiah.

"Pomegranate margaritas, but with a twist." Belly smiles

"Well, you got to use the good blender." Conrad says

"Oh, I-I haven't used that thing since the great Kool-Aid debacle of 2011." Jeremiah chuckles

Conrad chuckles, "I remember, the counters were sticky for... two summers ?" He says as he stands by Liz to plug in the blender

"Yeah. Just about." Dakota scoffs as Belly laughs

"Dad kept his, uh, briefcase in my room for a year." Jeremiah says, " 'As a reminder that all mistakes are not reversible.' "He says as he imitates his dad

"Wait, won't he be mad if he finds out ?" Belly says

"Well, he's not gonna find out. He's not coming." Dakota smirks. Belly looks over to Liz who shrugs

"Okay." Belly smiles as she starts adding the ingredients

"Yeah." Dakota cheers

"Thank you, sir." Conrad says as Jeremiah hands him a lime

"Oh, she's going for the good stuff." Liz jokes as Belly grabs the alcohol

"Yeah..." Belly nods. Conrad starts adding the ice.

"We don't need another debacle." Jeremiah says. Belly starts adding the alcohol. Dakota wastes no time in stepping up behind her and moving her elbow to tilt the bottle more.

"Yeah." Jeremiah smiles

"Stop it, stop." Belly smiles, "No, stop."

"A lot more, a lot more tequila." Liz says

"No, no, no, no, no !" Belly squeals as Dakota keeps adding alcohol. Conrad puts the top on and starts the blender.

"No, keep your hands on it. Keep your hands on it." Jeremiah chuckles as Conrad moves his hands.

"Man, you know what I miss ?" Conrad says as he stops the blender

"Huh ?" Jeremiah says

"Watching Laurel put Dad in his place. You know, she'd walk in, she'd be like, "Adam." " He says as he sits down

"Adam. You came." Laurel smiles. Conrad stops as the teens turn to see none other than Adam walking in.

"Happy Fourth." Adam says

"Dad ! You came." Jeremiah jumps up to hug his dad

"Hey. Hey, guys. Hey, Connie." Adam tries, but Conrad keeps his head down. "I'll have a little of what you're mixing up there."

"Ooh. Yeah, sure." Belly chuckles awkwardly

"Hey, thanks, Belly."

"Oh, you're gonna love the firework show this year. It's gonna be the best one yet." Jeremiah smiles

"I believe it."

The door opens again as the twins' mom walks in. Liz jumps up, "Mom !"

"No way." Dakota says as she walks in the kitchen with a big smile.

"Hey, my loves." She chuckles as the twins hug her. "Hey guys." She says as she looks at the other teens. Jeremiah and Belly smile, but Conrad has yet to look up.

"I thought you weren't gonna be able to come this year." Dakota says

Before Megan can answer, she's interrupted, "We made time."

Dakota's face drops as he recognizes his dad's voice. Liz looks over to see him with a smile on his face standing behind their mom.

"Dad." She says softly. He goes in for a hug as Liz stands there awkwardly. She gives a small smile as he goes to hug Dakota.

"Don't even think about it." He mutters as he backs up

"Where'd everyone go ?" Susannah says walking in

"Hey." Adam says

"Adam." She stops, "You managed to get off work."

"Yeah, couldn't miss the Fourth with my family." He chuckles

It's silent for a second as everyone stands around, "All right, well, let's get back to the party." Susannah tries.

"Okay, let's go, kids." Laurel says

"All right." Adam says. The kids start walking out as Adam tries to stop Conrad, "Hey, Connie, can I talk to you for a minute ?"

Conrad dodges his hand as he keeps walking, "I'm gonna head to the beach."

Adam stands there and looks around as it goes quiet again. Liz looks at Dakota as he stands there looking at his dad. She sighs before looking at her mom quickly and following the others. Megan looks at Dakota as she walks closer to him.

"I was gonna tell you sweetie. I wanted it to be a surprise. I'm sorry." She whispers. He nods as he brushes past her.

"Just letting you know now that I don't want you here and neither does Liz." He says to his dad without looking back.

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Dakota didn't know how to feel. Their parents showing up wasn't something he expected. His dad showing up definitely wasn't expected. Dakota couldn't remember exactly when he and his dad's relationship turned sour. Truthfully, he couldn't remember the last time they actually got along.

Dakota is ripped from his thoughts as Belly walks down toward the beach with the margarita mix in her hands.

"May I present," She smiles, "The Belly Special."

"Ooh, very nice." Liz says

"Those look awesome." Nicole says as Belly chuckles

"Uh, we saved you the inflatable unicorn." Gigi says waving toward it

"Well, thank you." Belly says

"Hey, guys. Hey. Check out who I found." Jeremiah says coming down the beach

"It's Cam Cameron." Dakota yells

"Cam !" Belly cheers as Conrad offers him a drink.

"Oh, I'm good, man. Thank you, I don't drink." He says

"Yes, that's right. More for me. That's fine." Conrad says as he drinks it

"Hey, soul buddy." Steven says to Jeremiah

"Hey, Jere." Shayla smiles

"Hey, Shayla. What's up, Gigi ?" He says as he sits by Gigi and Dakota

"Hi, there." Cam says sitting beside Belly

"Hi." Belly smiles

"What is that ?"

"It's..." Belly starts, "a pomegranate margarita."

"It's not a race, Con." Nicole says. Liz watches as he takes large sips of the margarita.

"Yeah, save some for the rest of us, please." Dakota says as Jeremiah laughs.

"Okay, wait, wait, wait. But what if it was a race ?" Belly says as the rest watch her. "I mean, isn't that... isn't... Isn't that the premise of, like, every drinking game ?" She chuckles

"You want to play a drinking game ?" Gigi asks.

Belly pauses as Liz speaks up. "Why not ? I mean, it's the Fourth of July, right ?" Liz shrugs as the teens go silent. Dakota's brows raise at Jeremiah.

"Fuck it."

"Let's do it."

"This is why you're my sister." Dakota says as he stands up

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Many games later and with Belly refilling drinks left and right, the group decided to make their way back to the summer house. The kids were finally having fun and had forgotten about anything that happened earlier that afternoon.

Liz sat with the girls, Cam, and Steven on the dock and Jeremiah, Conrad, and Dakota decided to play football.

"Oh, okay, but did you know that she was one of the last people to visit Lindsay Lohan's beach club in Mykonos before it closed ?" Gigi says

"Are you serious ?" Shayla gasps

"Mm-hmm."

"Oh, my God, I'd die for Lindsay. Ugh, she's a queen."

"Ibiza is superior, though." Nicole says

"As if."

"You don't agree ?"

"No." Shayla scoffs. She turns to Steven, "Back me up."

"Hey, Connie, catch." Liz hears Jeremiah say. The conversation fades as Liz looks to Conrad smiling softly as she watches him play.

"All right, here it comes." Conrad says as he gets ready to throw the ball to Dakota.

"Oh, easy with the velocity, Tom Brady." Dakota chuckles. He throws it back, but it's caught by Adam.

"Ho, hoo."

"Interception." Jeremiah chuckles. Dakota clenches his jaw as his dad walks over. His happiness quickly washing away.

"Go deep." Adam says as he throws the ball to Jeremiah. "Your spiral's looking pretty tight. Must be in the genes."

"Touchdown, Patriots." Jeremiah cheers. Dakota sighs as his dad comes up to him.

"How you been ?" He says

Dakota scoffs, "Like you care."

"I do care. About the both of you." He says referring to Liz.

"Care so much that we haven't seen you in years ?"

"Hey, Dad." Jeremiah says, "Uh, we're lighting that big firework you got in Mexico, the one that, uh, makes the big palm tree. It's gonna be awesome."

"Can't wait. Just don't aim it near the house, all right ?" He smiles, "Hey, come here, I want to show you how to run a post."

"Yeah, we got to go dig the clam pit." Conrad says

"Oh. I'll come help."

"Why don't you go spend some time with Mom ?" He says as he walks past Jeremiah. Dakota follows after him with no hesitation.

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The boys were quiet as they dug the pit for the clams. Dakota and Conrad were upset about their fathers, but Jeremiah clearly didn't understand that.

"Hey. Can you be nice to Dad for one day ?" Jeremiah says turning to his brother, "Seriously, he's trying."

"Good for him." Conrad mumbles as Jeremiah throws dirt at him making him freeze.

"Whatever you have with Dad, squash it, all right ? Please." He says as Conrad looks down

Dakota huffs as he stops digging. "Yo, I'll see you guys later."

"Whoa. What ? Where are you going ?" Jeremiah frowns

"Nowhere. Don't worry about it." He says as he walks down the beach leaving the brothers by themselves.

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