“That was Sydney’s birthday present, a little early, it being tomorrow and all, but happy very sweet sixteen baby girl,” said Spencer and Sydney hugged her hard, an unusual move for Spencer to allow someone into her personal space.

            “How did she do that?” asked Bette of Jo who was looking down at her feet, chiding herself for having doubted her daughter’s abilities.

            “Redirection of human energy,” said Shelby who’d moved over to Jo and Bette.  “Sorry, I overheard, listen Mike and I have to go, and the lovely STARS over there said they were crashing the beach house?” asked Shelby.

            “So I hear,” said Jo with a deep breath.  “That ok?”

            “Yeah, it’s safe,” smiled Shelby.  “It nice to finally meet you, Bette, since Jo’s been bragging about you in her emails…”

            “She has, has she?” asked Bette as Jo blushed.

            “Thank you so much Shelby,” growled Jo.  Mike came over, his arm around his daughter, “Sydney, you bribed my daughter into singing, nice.”

            “She asked what I wanted for my b-day, it was that or a BMW…,” giggled the girl.  “And since I don’t have my license yet, I asked for the song.  Mom, Dad, see you tomorrow?” asked Sydney.

            “You bet, kiddo,” smiled Mike.

            “God, I remember being kiddo,” laughed Jo seeing that Spencer and the rest of the girls had disappeared somewhere.

            “We’ll call you before we leave,” said Mike, kissing Jo’s cheek and Shelby and Mike made an exit. 

            Everyone gathered back at the table, Quin hanging back, Becca had left it seemed, either with a fan, or just gone home, since it was after midnight and she had an earlier call time than Quin did. 

            “The daughter said they were off to the beach house, something about skinny dipping in the pool,” said Amy raising her glass to the table. 

            “Hmmm, skinny dipping,” said Alice dreamily.

            “Not me,” said Rosita and Lara at the same time.

            “Count me in,” said Carmen slamming her glass on the table. 

            “Um…  where exactly are we going?” asked Bette.

            “Sam’s,” said Helena with a smile.  “Since she and Sam seem to have forgotten about us, I think it’s time we go find them, don’t you think?”

            Bette looked at Jo, Bette shrugged, throwing up her hands, “Sure, let’s go.”

            “The most spoken line in movie history,” said Jo and Tina unison.

            Everyone laughing, Helena was calling limo’s to take them to Sam’s, Alice was ordering alcohol for the impromptu party. 

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            “Well, they are here, the lights are on,” said Carmen as she banged on the door.  There was no answer, so Carmen moved over to the small potted plant, digging her fingers into the loose dirt.

            “She hides a key out here?” asked Emma thinking that was a bad move all around.

            “She does,” said Carmen everyone waiting to get inside, she unlocked the door, pushing in, and yelling, “Sam!  Shane!  Where are you?”

            “What the…?” said Shane who darted out of the bedroom that was once Jesse’s, behind her was Sam and a young boy, about eight, causing everyone who was piling into the house to come to an abrupt halt, stumbling and piling up against one another like a bad Laurel and Hardy movie. 

            “Holy shit, they didn’t just move in together, they got a kid!” called out Alice throwing up her hands, thinking the world had now turned on it’s ear if Shane McCutcheon had adopted a kid.