Wow, this past week has been so busy, it wasn't even funny (though why would it be funny

Wow, this past week has been so busy, it wasn't even funny (though why would it be funny?). I really am so sorry that it's taken me so long to update and I hope that you'll forgive me for the short-ish, slightly filler-type of chapter. Thank you for reading and for understanding busy schedules. Oh! I almost forgot! How many of you have already gotten your Jonas Brothers CD? My sister bought one today and so I have a feeling I'll get to listen to it quite a bit. Also, if you'd like a full explanation for my lateness in updating, read my profile (I guess that it's more of an apology than an explanation, but who cares?).

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"So, I guess that we're all set then." Connie smiled at her daughters who looked very uncomfortable in their camping gear. Jessie was playing with the straps on her enormous backpack and Mitchie was fidgeting and looking out of the corner of her eye at Jessie.

"Uh, so mom, when are we leaving?" Jessie asked trying to be inconspicuous. She looked up with her eyes wide, hopefully looking innocent.

"Well, your father and I were going to leave in about 2 hours, but, you girls are actually getting a ride from Uncle Dave…tomorrow."

"What?!" Mitchie and Jessie screamed simultaneously.

"Well, girls, we don't really have enough room in our car with all of us and the luggage and the tents. Plus, Uncle Dave wanted to wait until someone could stay to be with Steph so that she doesn't go into pre-mature labor. He's very worried you know, and with all of those other ones of his coming at least two weeks early each, I don't blame him." Connie, trying to win her girls back, looked down with eyes similar to Jessie's wide eyes.

"Oh, well…that's cool then." Mitchie shrugged her shoulders, "I guess we'll see you later. We're gonna ride over to Uncle Dave's right now then." Both girls smiled back at their mom as they walked out to the garage.

"What was that," Jessie demanded, "How could you agree to this? If you want to get to Denver for the concert we have to leave tonight!"

"Don't worry! We're going to leave on a bus tonight. I have my money from performing at cousin Joey's birthday party still, and we can use that to get round trip tickets. We'll wait until mom and dad are gone, call Uncle Dave, tell him that we're going with today after all, and then head out of town. We just have to make sure that we call mom and dad tomorrow before they call Uncle Dave to bring us down, and tell them that we decided to stay here and give them some time alone and we're going to stay with Aunt Steph to help her around the house."

Jessie's only response was to blink twice in surprise. "Jess? Helloooo?" Mitchie waved her hands in front of Jessie's face and rolled her eyes pulling her bike and thus forcing Jessie to snap back into focus.

"How did you think of all that? I'm still going through it in my mind and cannot figure it out! I think it's gonna work because I know you, but still! That brain of yours is simply astounding."

The two girls pedaled down to the bus station and sat on a bench. For the next two hours they played Gameboy (old-school style, none of those PSP's or DS's). After a while, they heard the first call for their bus and checked the time. It had been two and a half hours, mom and dad would be long gone, and the girls could now safely call their uncle and tell him their lie.

Mitchie called so that Jessie wouldn't have to deal with the guilt of lying and told him that they were just on their way out the door, not to worry, and that they'd call tomorrow by noon.

"So we're really doing this? No going back?" Jessie looked expectantly at her normally goody-two-shoes, rule-following, honesty-is-the-best-policy sister.

Mitchie looked at the bus distantly and a wave of uncertainty crossed her face, "Yes, we're going now." And with that, she stepped on the bus.

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Okay, so I know that this isn't near the best that I could write and I really do apologize for that. I also know that this is, in essence, filler. But look on the bright side, now you know their plan…unless I change it! (Mwaa haha haaaaaa!)

Thanks again for reading my stories and please review to tell me what you think (not just that you want me to update, silly billy's!). Lurve from the one and only Bethyboo!!