The next week was very busy for Petra and the boys. Petra managed to get the song to Mike and he immediately began working on arrangements with the guys. Mike also managed to squeeze in a meeting with the club owner to get on the program to perform on Friday night.
Peter's father was constantly asking him about enrolling in the local college where he taught for the fall. Petra was making sure Peter would come with her to the club Friday night. Mrs. Seymore was constantly dropping in with goodies for the boys, or rather Davy, and Gram was making plans to be at the performance Friday night. A lot was riding on whether the guys could pull it off and convince Peter to return to California with them. Finally, Friday arrived.
Peter came home from work a little tired than usual. He plopped down on the sofa and drifted off into a peaceful sleep. Petra came in and saw Peter sleeping and proceeded to wake him.
"Hey Pete!" she almost yelled, shaking him. "You don't have time for sleep!! You promised me you'd go to the club with me tonight!"
"Yeah, yeah, I did. The club won't be open for a couple of hours. I just wanna close my eyes for a second. Now, do you mind? I had a busy day today," Peter answered groggily.
"Just don't oversleep," Petra warned.
"Oh, I'm sure there is no chance of that," Peter answered.
"I heard that," Petra said.
"That's why I said it," Peter answered and turned his back to his sister to steal a little more sleep.
Petra retreated to her room and dialed her grandmother's house. She let the phone ring twice, hung up and dialed again. It was her signal to the guys that it was OK to answer.
"What's up, babe?" Micky asked.
"It's a go. He's had a rough day, but we'll be there. Is everything OK on your end?" Petra asked.
"Yeah, although we did have practice interrupted by Davy's girlfriend," Micky snickered.
There was a loud WHACK on Micky's end followed by a loud 'OW'!! Then there was the sound of voices arguing. Mike took the phone.
"Petra, you jus' get Peter to the club an' we'll handle the rest. I'll get these children in line."
The argument stopped in the backgroound. Petra smiled. She loved being friends with those lovable madcaps and she knew that Mike's plan would work and Peter would return to California. After all, spending her vacation in California at the Pad was at stake!!
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