Chapter 1
"The Trip"
“Where are my boots!!” Stephanie yelled as she looked under her bed for the black leather boots she got for Christmas last year. “They are nowhere in this house! I’ve looked everywhere! Mama, where are my boots?” she yelled.
“Did you look in your closet?” she heard her mother say from the room across the hall.
“No!” Stephanie said as she opened her closet. There were her boots right in the front of the closet. “I found them!” she yelled to her mom.
Stephanie finished packing her bags. She packed every thing she owned...or it seemed like it. They were leaving early the next day to go to the Montgomery, AL airport. Their flight left at 6:00 a.m. so they had to leave home at 4 a.m.
Jenny was packed and was ready to go to bed so the next day would come sooner. She took a bath and then got in bed. Stephanie helped her mom finish packing her things and all the cosmetics. They went to sleep after they put all the luggage tags on the bags and laid the bags beside the door.
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“Beep, beep, beep....!” Stephanie’s alarm clock was going off for 3 a.m. “Smack!” went her hand on the off button as she rolled out of bed. She was too excited to snooze so she got straight out of bed and in to the shower.
After they all got ready they loaded the car and left the house right at 4 a.m. When they arrived at the airport they headed straight for their flight’s gate. They gave the people their bags and boarded the plane. They found their seats and sat down. “Fasten your seat belts!!” they heard a woman’s voice say over the intercom. They did and the plane took off headed for New York!!!
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Meanwhile in New York......
“Matt what is this BIG surprise you have?” Jesse asked Matt as he, Matt and Greg sat around the table in Dream Street’s studio in New York. “You will have to wait until about 11 o’clock today to find out, but trust me you will like it!” Matt told Jesse. Laughing at how Jesse was being too impatient Greg said, “You sound like a little kid waiting to open a birthday present.” “What do you mean? You were just saying a few minutes ago ‘wonder what Matt’s big surprise is.’” Jesse said to Greg. Though Greg knew about the surprise and did say that just to throw off Jesse he ignored the comment and got up and walked over to the snack bar. Just then Frankie and Chris, who also new the surprise, walked in and Frankie asked “What are you guys up to?” “I’m trying to get Matt to tell me his big surprise, but I have to wait!” Jesse said. “Oh you mean Matt’s cous......” Chris was interrupted by Matt saying “SHHHHHHH!!! Man don’t tell him, he can wait!!” “You were about to say cousin!!” Jesse said excitedly. “N...N...No I wasn’t!” Chris stammered. “You were to....Matt’s cousin is coming...Stephanie is coming here...today...at 11...that is in two hours...I gotta change...I gotta...I gotta...I gotta go!!” Jesse said as he ran back to his room like place where he can go to be by himself and get dressed or whatever. “That dude is in LOVE!!!” Frankie said laughing. “Yeah!” they all said agreeing with him. “Don’t tell Jesse this yet but you know how crazy he is about Steph?” Matt said. “Yeah...?” they said waiting for the rest of the info. “Steph is twice as crazy about him!!” Matt said. “Awwww!!” they all said and laughed. “Yo, man we should try to get them together!” Greg said. “Yeah!!” they all agreed. Matt looked at his watch, “Hey guys, listen, I gotta go home and meet Steph and them, help them unload and all that stuff. Steph and I will be back at 11, and you can meet Aunt Lisa and Jen tomorrow. They are gonna settle in and stuff...like catch up on what has been going on...like me and Steph are gonna do...you know!! Or...I will ask my mom if you guys can come to dinner and meet the others.” “Ok...Cool!!” they said.
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At the airport in New York at 9:30 a.m. .....
“Hold your sister’s hand.” Lisa said to Stephanie as she set the bags down to sign in at the rent-a-car booth. Steph grabbed Jen’s hand. After her mom paid the money to rent a car she took the keys and they followed the attendant to the parking lot. When they got there they were happy because the car looked cool. They loaded the car and headed to Matt’s house. The whole way there Steph kept talking about Matt and how she couldn’t wait to meet the other members of Dream Street...mostly Jesse.
They pulled up in the yard and Stephanie jumped out before it ever stopped completely. She ran up to the door and it opened and there was Matt. She threw her arms around him!! “Matt!!!! I missed you!!!” she said happily. “I missed you too!! I can’t wait for you to get settled so we can hang out!!” Matt said. “Kids, lets get this stuff out of the car!” Matt’s mom yelled. “Ok!!” they said. They walked over to the car. Matt said, “Hey Jen!” when he saw her by the car. “Hey Matt!” Jen said as she ran up and hugged him. Matt went over and hugged his Aunt Lisa and Stephanie hugged her aunt and uncle. Everyone was saying hey and chatting as they unloaded the trunk. They went in side and headed up stairs to the guestrooms. Matt helped Steph take her bags in her room and her uncle helped her mom take her and Jen’s things in to their room. Matt and Steph were chatting as they put the bags away. “It is almost 11 and I told the guys we would be there around 11. We better go...don’t want to keep Jesse waiting!!!” Matt said. “Shut-up!!” Steph laughed as she kiddingly pushed Matt. “Come on let’s go!!” Matt said pulling Steph by the arm “Mom we’re going to the studio!! Oh and can the guys come to dinner?” he yelled. Talking to Steph’s mom she said “OK and yes they can...they can meet Lisa and Jen!” and went back to talking. Matt and Steph headed to the studio, which is only three blocks from Matt’s house. Stephanie was so happy she was finally gonna get to meet Jesse...and the other members!!
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