I hope I still have friends after you see some of the music on my iPod. I know I keep telling you this, but remember I'm forty, so have mercy on an old girl.
I've still got three of these to go! I have my iPod going in my Denali all the time and now I find myself imagining these stories as I'm going down the road.
Each one of these has something to do with either "Moments in our Lives", "Life Changing Moments" or "Through Darkness Comes the Light". Some of the drabbles are only inspired by the title of the song while others actually contain some lyrics.
Song 1: "Centerfold" – J. Geils Band
"God look at how hot she is. I knew there was always something underneath that innocent act she put on," he heard John say as he was looking at the magazine.
He saw all the guys gathered around John looking at something intently in the magazine.
Walking over, he looked at the front of the magazine and saw that it was a Playboy and that Whitney was on the front cover, naked from the waist up, with just her hands covering her chest.
He felt rage coursing through him as he jerked the magazine out of John's hands. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Looking at the centerfold, and damn Cam, I must say, she's fine," he said with a smirk.
Cam felt his blood run cold. His Whitney was too pure, too good to be in something like that.
Just then he heard his alarm clock go off and he was awaken from the nightmare. He reached over and turned off the alarm and picked up the picture from his nightstand. It was a picture of him and Whit that had been taken at Jenna and Jordan's wedding. She looked so beautiful and so innocent and he was thankful to be awake, instead of still caught up in the nightmare.
This whole modeling thing was really starting to get to him. He was going to have to find someway to deal with it.
(A little insight into Cam's head at some point during Moments in our Lives.)
Song 2: Jailhouse Rock – Smokey Joe's Café Soundtrack
Gage and Jordan sat looking at one another. Derek would be there any minute and they weren't sure what was worse. The fact that Derek was bailing them out of jail or the fact that if he didn't come they'd be spending the night in a holding cell with a couple of guys names Frankie and Bubba.
They heard the guard come and unlock the cell and they slowly got up and walked out to a holding area where Derek was waiting for them. He smiled and nodded at the guard before asking, "Can I have a word with these two idiots before we leave?"
"Sure Mr. Venturi, take your time," the guard said as he left the room.
Derek walked over to where his son and his best friend stood side by side and reaching up, lightly slapped both of them upside the head, causing their heads to hit together.
"What do you two have to say for yourselves?" Derek asked.
Gage started to speak up but Derek held up his hand, "That was a rhetorical question Son. I can't believe you two. You're seniors in high school and you've both got college scholarships. Are you two just crazy? There's no telling what I'm going to have to do or what strings I'm going to have to pull to try and keep this off your records. So guess what that means, it's going to cost you two big time. I own you two boys as of now. I don't care what the guys from Edwards High said or did, you don't let the air out of their tires and you don't tag their cars with filthy language. And if you do, God boys, at least take a page out of my book and don't get caught."
(Gage/Jordan/Derek pre-Moments in our Lives)
Song 3: Good Morning Beautiful – Steve Holy
Jordan woke up and immediately knew something was different than normal and then with a smile he remembered. It was different. He was waking up with his wife lying beside him for the very first time.
He pulled her closer to him and the action caused her to stir and then slowly her eyes fluttered open. He smiled at how sweet she looked lying there in his arms. He moved to place a small kiss on her lips before pulling away and saying, "Good morning beautiful. How was your night?"
"Mmm, good," she said sleepily. "How was yours?"
"Mine was wonderful," he said as he pulled her closer, "with you by my side."
This marriage thing definitely had its perks.
(Moment in our Lives - the morning after Jenna and Jordan's wedding.)
Song 4: The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
Casey still really couldn't believe what had just transpired and the fact that she was where she was at the moment. She was in Derek's room, wrapped in his arms, lips swollen from amazing kisses and heart swollen from complete and total love.
Love, he loved her. Oh my God, he really loved her. She knew that he cared, because no one would have put up with her manic mood swings the last few months if they didn't care. But he loved her, as in love you forever, spend the rest of my life with you, love. And he loved her baby. He wanted to be there for her and her baby forever.
But was it fair to him? What if he was just feeling the emotions of it all, of having to go to the hospital tonight after the fall? She hoped not, because when she told him she loved him, she had meant it.
But they were only eighteen and she wondered if he had really thought about the fact that he would be raising another man's child?
Her eyes were growing heavy and she was so tired, but she had to look over at Derek's sleeping form one more time, making sure he was really there and that it had really happened.
There was still a lot of talking to come and a lot of questions to be asked and answered, but there was one question that she undoubtedly knew the answer to already. The way he made her feel was indescribable and she loved him. There was no doubt that she loved him.
(Takes place the same night that Derek and Casey confess their feelings to each other in Life Changing Moments.)
Song 5: Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Jenna and Whitney both loved to dance. They had each began when they were only two and they had been trained by the best. Dance had been their mother's passion and they had inherited it.
When they had built their home in London, the guest house in the back yard had been turned into a home gym and a dance studio, with full mirrors and a bar. They spent hours out their practicing their ballet positions, and often times their mother would come out there to help them. Even after three children, their mom was still an amazing dancer, and they thought actually better than their teacher.
They loved it when their mom came out and danced with them. But it was the times when the three of them cranked up the music and just let themselves go, all footloose and fancy free that they loved the most.
(Pre-Moments in our Lives)
Song 6: Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore – REO Speedwagon
She had shown up at his apartment with supper. She had offered him the trade of supper for an interview that she really needed to try and help get her career jump started.
But when he had opened the door and saw her standing there, looking so damn beautiful, he immediately knew he was in trouble. All those old feelings from when they lived at home together came crashing down on him again, and he was suddenly speechless. She had always been amazing, but now, well she was beyond amazing.
He knew that it was going to be useless to fight it. He was going to have to man up and do something about it and hopefully she would feel the same way. If not, he would make of fool of himself, but he knew it didn't matter one way or the other. There was no way he could fight this feeling anymore.
(Takes place during the flashback in Through Darkness Comes the Light when Casey and Derek get together.)
Song 7: Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille
They were so different at times that even he wondered how it ever worked. She was so high strung and opinionated and he was so laid back and easy going that most would think that they were a match made in hell.
But quite the contrary, he couldn't imagine being matched to anyone but her. They complemented each other. He kept her in check and she loosened him up. Even after all these years, Derek would still give him a hard time, asking how in the world he had found himself married to Kendra. And Sam knew that deep down, he wasn't teasing, he was serious. But he never took it too hard; after all, Derek had once seen something in her too.
They were as different as night and day, but there was never any doubt what kept them together. They loved each other passionately and unconditionally. Yes, love had kept them together all these years.
(You could consider this Moments in our Lives since Sendra is married in it and they have Cameron and Addison.)
Song 8: Got a Lot of Livin' to Do – Bye Bye Birdie
Gage still couldn't believe that Jordan was married, and more than that, he was married to his little sister. It had been a whirlwind of emotions and drama. He had literally wanted to kill Jordan when he had found them together on the couch, but when he had came to New York to tell him about the baby, God, murder sounded better than anything at that moment.
But now, as he was on the plane to his game the next day, the wedding just over, he could see it a little differently. Jordan and Jenna loved each other, that was obvious to anyone with two eyes and he could see it lasting forever, a marriage just as wonderful as his parents.
He was happy for Jordan, he really was, though he still couldn't fathom being tied down for the rest of his life at twenty-three. Yes, he knew that Jordan was going to be just fine, but as for himself well, he still had a lot of living to do. He was no where near ready to settle down.
(Takes place during Moments in our Lives after the wedding. Gage is on a plane headed to his game.)
Song 9: Goody Two Shoes – Adam Ant
"Kristen, why don't you ever lighten up," her brother Jase said barging into her room. "You're such a freaking goody two shoes that everything I do comes off looking like I'm a wild man out of control."
Kristen put her book down and looked at her brother. "Maybe that's because you are a wild man out of control. Just because you're the big man on campus, doesn't mean that you have to act like an idiot and make a fool of yourself everywhere you go. You get enough attention as it is."
"It's not like you're on the low end of the social totem poll, so don't give me all that grief."
"I'm not giving you grief Jase. I know I'm plenty popular, but I still like being a well rounded individual with lots of different interests. Maybe you should give it a try. It seems that hockey and girls aren't enough to keep you out of trouble."
"Shut up Kris, I don't need another mom. Just keep your mouth shut and try going by the sibling code. When Mom and Dad ask you a question about me, you don't have to tell them everything you know."
(Post Through Darkness Comes the Light)
Song 10: Wipeout – Fat Boys featuring The Beach Boys
They had just got to California and their parents were still up at the condo unpacking, but they had told Jase and Kristen that they could go on down and check out the beach. They had turned sixteen earlier in the year and their parents had told them that they would take them anywhere they wanted to go. It had taken them forever to agree on a destination, but finally they had agreed that going to California and staying on the beach was what they wanted.
It didn't take long for Jase to leave Kristen, seeking out new people to meet. It didn't bother Kristen at all, she was much happier to people watch than anything else.
As she walked down the beach she spotted her brother, sitting beside a very pretty brunette in a bikini. As she got closer she heard him hitting on her and she had to contain her laughter as she saw the girl's very tall, very buff, boyfriend walk over to them.
She watched as Jase scrambled to his feet and hurried off. She couldn't pass the opportunity up, it was way too good. So she walked over to where he was standing and threw an arm around his shoulder. She only had one word to say as she grinned at him, "Wipeout."
(Post Through Darkness Comes the Light)
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