Will, Nathan, and Luke walked into the room as Lori hugged Lisa tightly. Luke had given Will a brief summary of what had happened on the balcony between him and Lisa. He had also told Will and Nathan not to tease her about her hair if she didn't want to be teased.
"How are the two most beautiful women in the world?" Luke asked, kissing Lori and Lisa gently.
"Fine, Handsome. I was kind of hoping you'd tell me I was beautiful today," Lori said, a teasing tone to her voice.
"You feelin' better, Lisa?" Luke asked, looking over Lori's shoulder at Lisa.
"Much better, Daddy. Mama asked if I was mad at her for losing me and Will," Lisa said as their father wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Are you?" Will asked as he and Nathan pulled cokes out of the fridge.
"Nope. I'm just upset that my hair got deepfried," Lisa said, grinning briefly.
Luke, Lori, Will, and Nathan looked at each other, surprised. This was the first time Lisa had joked about her hair. Will's surprise turned to a smile. "Well, if your hair was fried chicken it'd be extra crispy," Will joked back.
Lisa walked up to him and smacked him in the chest lightly. "Very funny," Lisa said, trying to look upset and failing miserably.
"So, Baby, what do you plan to do before the concert tonight?" Luke asked his wife, changing the subject.
"I wanted to go shopping today with Lisa, Sandra, and Daisy. You and Nathan can spend time with Uncle Jesse and Bo and Will can come with us as a bodyguard," Lori explained.
"I suppose that'd be okay as long as Will doesn't mind going with you," Luke said, turning to look at Will.
"I don't mind, Daddy. I've spent more time with you, Nathan, Uncle Bo, and Uncle Jesse. I don't mind being with Mama, Sandra, Lisa, and Aunt Daisy. It's shopping. How bad can it be?" Will commented.

Luke didn't mind his son going with his mother, aunt, and sisters, but that statement about shopping wasn't the brightest thing his boy could have said.
"Will, you don't know the half of it. These are women. They'll argue and haggle over a dress for three hours," Luke said. Luke saw his son suppress a grin at that.
"Luke Duke, i do not!" Lori protested, pretending to be upset.
"Lori, I've shopped with you, remember? I've seen you debate for three hours," Luke said wryly.
"I don't know whether to slap you or kiss you," Lori said under her breath "'I'd prefer it if you kissed me, Wife," Luke teased, as he kissed her lips gently. All three of his children turned slightly.
"I guess you've never seen Jenna kiss any one," Luke heard Nathan comment as Luke went back over to his sons.
"No, but I do have a girlfriend in Colorado," Will commented as he went over to the hotel closet and took his black leather jacket down.
"What's her name, Son?" Luke asked as his boy put on his gun and jacket.
"Alicia. I met her when I became a cop. She works in the lab, otherwise known as forensics. She probably knows by now that I've left," Will said, his eyes downcast.
"Will, when we get back why don't you call her? I'm sure you miss her," Lori said, touching their son's shoulder.
"She might not forgive me for leaving," Will said more to himself than the others.
"Listen to me, Son. If Alicia loves you, like you love her, then she won't be," Luke said, cupping Will's face with his hands and looking in his green eyes.
"I hope you're right, Dad," Will said again as he sat down and waited for the girls to get their stuff.

Introducing Sarah Carter as Alicia and Mandy Moore as Sandra.

An hour later, they reached a nearby mall. Lori Leigh looked over a rack of dresses in a Sears rack. Not quite satisfied

with what she saw at first. Then she found three pretty dresses. One was black which had a v neck showing her curves in

the front. The the other two one was a light pink dress, the other a cream colored one. Lori chose the three then looked

over and picked out a pair of rhinestone jeans and a white t-shirt that said Rock in Sparkly rhinestones.

Daisy and the girls came up after they made their purchases. Will followed. "Did you find what your looking for?" asked Daisy.

Lori Leigh sighed. "I hope so. Choosing outfits to wear onstage isn't exactly easy. Plus, I like to be more down to earth

than most stars". "Why don't you try on the dresses mom?" asked Sandra.

Lori tried on all three dresses including the other outfit she bought. They all looked okay. The girls liked them and so did

Will. So she chose them. Little did she know she had a stalker fan spying on them in Sears. And it wasn't Jenna.

Alica sighed as she did her work in the CSI lab. It had been days since she saw Will. When she last spoke to his mother

Jenna, she said that Will had left town and quit his job. Why didn't he tell her where he at least was going?

ALicia sighed looking at her cell. She couldn't let this bother her. If Will was really into her, he would call. She just had

to focus on work. Alicia was busy analyzing the Evidence when her cell phone suddenly rang. Pushing back her blonde shoulder

length hair, she picked up her cell and answered. "Hello?" she said slightly annoyed that she had been distracted from

her work.

"ALicia, hello baby', said a familiar voice. It sounded like Will! Alicia gripped the phone tightly "Will, where have

you been? I've been so worried when you hadn't called for days".

Will felt his insides churn as soon as he heard Alicia's worried voice. "I'm all right, Al. Don't worry. I've missed you," Will said softly, wishing he could hug her right now.
"Will, where are you? Your mom told me you quit your job and left town. I was so scared," Alicia said in a breathless sob.
"It's all right, Alicia. Just calm down. Can you come down here to West Virginia. I'm going to be here for another two or three days. I have a new job and I want you to meet my new employer," Will said firmly.
"I can leave right now," Alicia said hurriedly.
"Good. Let me just tell you where I am. You should be able to find the hotel very easily," Will said. Will gave her the name of the town and the hotel and number. He disconnected, feeling much better. His girl was going to be here soon and he wanted to ask her to marry him and travel on the road with him and his family.

As Alicia's arrival got closer Will felt himself getting nervous. What if she came down here and told him that she didn't love him any more? Will had gone out and gotten an engagement ring, but that didn't mean that Alicia would accept it. He didn't know if his mother and father would accept it. He hadn't told them yet that Alicia was coming and that he wanted her for his wife.
Will stood in front of the sink, staring out the window when he felt a strong pair of arms wrap around his shoulders and pull him into a hug. Will looked up at his father who was grinning at him as he hugged him tight.
"You look to have a lot on your mind, Son," Luke said, running his hand through Will's hair gently.
"It's nothing," Will said, resting his forehead on Luke's shoulder.
"Come on. Tell your old Dad everything," Luke said, pulling him towards the couch and sitting down with him.
"Dad, will I ever understand girls?" Will asked after a few minutes.
:Luke laughed as he hugged his son tightly. "What makes you ask that, Boy?" Luke asked.
"I called Alicia. She sounded upset and worried," Will said flatly.
"Do you love her?" :Luke asked, causing Will to turn slightly red.
"Yes. I don't want to spend the rest of my life without her in it. Was it that way when you met Mama?" Will asked, looking up at Luke.
"Yes. I dated her for three years before I married her. True love will be there for a lifetime, Will," Luke said, stroking Will's hair and shoulder gently.
"Dad, she's coming here. I want her to meet you," Will said.
"That's fine, Son. Are you going to ask her to marry you?" Luke asked, lifting Will's face from his shoulder and looking into his green eyes.
"You don't have a problem if I did, do you?" Will asked.
"I don't know, Will. I have this image of you at four. I almost don't want to admit you're all grownup. I'd like to keep you my little boy forever, but I can't do that," Luke said, hugging Will tightly.
"Dad, I'll still be with you and Mama on the road," Will said quietly.
"I know, but you'll have a wife and you'll be kissing her and she'll be giving us grandchildren," Luke said softly. Before Will could respond a knock sounded on the door, getting the men's attention. Nathan answered the door.
"Hi. I'm Nathan Duke," Nathan greeted someone Will and Luke couldn't see.
"Hi. My name's Alicia. I'm here to see Will Montgomery," Alicia's timid voice said, nearly breaking Will's heart.