After the show, Connie soon called Farmer Hill. Teller was packing up with Penn after they preformed with the showgirls ending the show.
"Um... You were great..." Cherry came over to him as she wore a backstage pass.
"Thanks." Teller said.
"Yeah..." Cherry chuckled sheepishly. "I like that you got to get back at Penn this time than be his monkey."
"Same here." Teller chuckled sheepishly back.
Cherry laughed herself, then sighed.
"I'm quite a painter myself..." Teller tapped his knuckles together nervously. "Maybe you'd like to come to my place and see?"
Cherry blushed to the invitation. "Erm... That'd be an interesting experience."
"I thought it would." Teller smiled.
"Excuse me, do either of you have a quarter?" Connie walked by.
Cherry reached in her pocket and took out the coin.
"Thank you." Connie accepted it and went to use the pay phone.
"Something tells me that she's found out that they are alive." Cherry said.
"Whom?" Teller asked.
"Uh, hang on a sec..." Cherry said to him and went off.
"Uh, are you still going to come over?!" Teller called before sighing. "Oh, my..."
Cherry decided to eavesdrop to see if Connie was going to call the farmer.
"Cherry...?" Teller came up to the perky goth.
"SHH!" Cherry clamped her hands on his mouth as she listened in on Connie's call.
"Hello, is this Farmer Hill?" Connie asked while on the phone.
'Why, yes, it is, who may I ask is calling please?' Farmer Hill replied.
"My name is Connie LaBouff," the blonde woman replied. "I believe you have my dog on your farm."
'Wait, you mean Rover is your dog?' Farmer Hill asked.
"Yes, that's him," Connie replied. "He's a basset hound with a red tie."
Farmer Hill knew that this woman had to be Rover's owner since she described him perfectly. 'So I see...' he then replied.
"I'm not sure how he got there with my nephew and his friend, but I'd like to take them home, please." Connie then said, calling Atticus his nephew since Darla was her niece after all and Atticus was now her big brother.
'Would that include the rest of the pets we found with them?' Farmer Hill asked.
"Other pets?" Connie asked.
'Yes, there's also a rather strong dalmatian puppy with a white kitten, a young pit bull, and a cocker spaniel.' Farmer Hill explained.
"Oh, yes, they are included as well." Connie nodded.
'So I see, well, they're right here whenever you're ready.' Farmer Hill replied.
"Where's your farm?" Connie then asked as she looked at the article.
The farmer soon told where the farm was.
Connie took out a notepad and wrote this down as she absorbed all the information. "Thank you so much, I'll be there as soon as I can."
'Okay, see you soon.' Farmer Hill frowned.
"Thank you..." Connie nodded and then hung up.
Cherry then tried to look casual as Connie walked over.
"It's not nice to eavesdrop." Connie playfully smirked.
"I don't eavesdrop!" Cherry replied.
Connie continued to smirk playfully at her.
"Okay, maybe I was eavesdropping a little bit." Cherry said.
Teller cupped his mouth with a giggle. Cherry gave him a look and then shrugged.
It was quite late, but Connie decided to go with the others first thing tomorrow morning.
"Go straight to sleep, sweetie," Connie said as she tucked Darla into bed. "We have a big day tomorrow and if you don't get enough sleep, you can sleep on the way."
"I know." Darla yawned.
Connie tucked her in and kissed her cheek, then looked around. "Where did Cherry go?"
"I think she said something about visiting someone..." Mo honestly shrugged as she was brushing her teeth.
"Must be Teller." Connie said.
Mo shrugged as she spit in the sink and wiped her mouth and came to bed.
Connie began to think of how she would react to Atlas once she saw him again and where she could feel her heart start pounding.
"You like Atlas, don't you, Aunt Connie?" Darla asked.
This startled Connie as she didn't know her niece was still up.
"Oh, Darla; I didn't see you there." Connie said.
Darla smirked. "You tucked me in."
"Go to sleep, Darla..." Connie giggled.
"Not until you admit your feelings for Atlas." Darla smirked.
Connie smiled sheepishly. "You know Rocky is my boyfriend, Darla."
"Yeah, but he's a big jerk." Darla said.
"Yes, he is..." Connie seemed to actually admit it this time. "He seemed so nice when we first met."
"I guess he's changed since then." Darla said.
"What was it like when you first met?" Mo asked.
"This was back when I was a small town barmaid..." Connie started to explain.
Flashback
"I was given the most dreadful news over the phone..." Connie narrated as we see her very young, almost like a teenager, and she was in her uniform which was like a sexy waitress as men only wanted to be with her for her body or money, she didn't want to bother her mother for money since she was very rich.
"Connie, ya got a phone call!" the boss called out.
Connie took the phone. "Thanks, Rex," she then answered. "Hello?"
'Hello, Constance, I'm afraid I have terrible news.' Nanny's voice told her.
"What is it, Nanny?" Connie asked, concerned.
'I'm very sorry, dear, but your brother and his wife have been in a terrible accident,' Nanny told her. 'I'm afraid they didn't survive.'
This was quite dreadful to Connie as she just lost her brother and sister-in-law.
'I'm very sorry...' Nanny's voice said. 'I just don't know how I'm going to tell little Darlene...'
"What about Deidre?" Connie then asked about her older niece.
'She's been taken to the emergency room, they don't believe she's dead, but I'm very sorry, sorry, sorry.' Nanny replied.
"Well, thank you very much for telling me anyway." Connie frowned.
'Of course, dear... Of course...' Nanny said before hanging up. 'Good evening now...'
"Thank you..." Connie nodded softly, then hung up the phone and put her hands to her face as she started to cry to hear that her brother was now dead with his dearly beloved.
Soon enough a male figure came over to her after seeing her crying. "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Connie sniffled. "It's a bit of a painful story..."
"Pretty chick like you shouldn't cry..." The figure was Rocky who smirked halfway. "Perhaps I can help make ya feel better..."
"Rex, do you mind if I take a break?" Connie asked her boss due to the heartbreaking phone call she had just received.
"Sure." Rex said.
"Thank you..." Connie then untied her apron to have a talk with Rocky since he seemed like he wanted to know what her problem was. And where she was ready to open up to him. She told him the news as they sat down together.
Rocky hung onto every word, then took out his cigarette pack and offered her one of his smokes. "Cigarette?"
"No, thank you." Connie denied.
Rocky then took a smoke himself.
"I just can't believe my brother's gone..." Connie sighed shakily. "He was a very good man..."
"I'm so sorry for your loss..." Rocky said. "But you got a pretty face, you shouldn't cry."
"How can I not cry?" Connie frowned.
"It's unattractive, it'll be okay..." Rocky said to her.
"I sure hope so." Connie frowned.
Rocky took her hands as he then put his cigarette in his mouth and stroked her beautiful and graceful hands. The flashback soon ends from there.
"How romantic..." Mo sounded sarcastic. "You sure you didn't sugarcoat it?"
"I'm sure," Connie said before seeing that Mo was up as well. "I thought you were on your way to bed?"
"I'm thinking about Atticus..." Mo held herself. "He's not like the other guys."
"I know." Connie smiled.
"Being in love sure is wonderful, isn't it?" Mo sighed.
"Indeed," Connie agreed. "Someday you will too, Darla."
"I think I did find my love." Darla smiled.
"Oh?" Connie asked.
"It's, um, a boy named Urchin." Darla smiled, blushing.
"Urchin?" Connie replied. "Well, that's an interesting name."
"Oh, he's not like other boys, trust me..." Darla smiled dreamily. "He used to annoy me, but we then realized we were in love."
Connie giggled to that. "Well, my mother always said when a boy pulls on your hair, it means he likes you."
"Well, we realized we were in love when we were in Hawaii." Darla smiled.
"Oh, Hawaii, it's such a beautiful island from what I see on TV..." Connie said.
"It really is, my friend Lilo lives there, you should visit sometime." Darla smiled brighter.
"Oh and she will," Mo whispered before smirking at Connie. "Anyway, we better get some sleep; maybe one of us will be dreaming about a certain strongman."
Connie blushed to that. "Good night, girls."
Darla and Mo uttered out good night greetings and went to sleep as they had dreams of their own as Connie did in fact seem to be dreaming about Atlas instead of Rocky. She never noticed it before, but Rocky was not the best guy and he was rarely there, not to mention that though he did come for her birthday, he didn't even have a gift and was very distant from her own pet while Atlas seemed to love everybody and be close to those he really cared about which were many others than himself.
And where she even remembered the ruby slippers she still had from her birthday party and continued to wear them everyday. It seemed to be her favorite memory ever and she felt like Atlas was more of the man of her dreams than Rocky ever was.
Cherry watched as the others went to sleep as she then thought about Connie and Atlas herself and was sitting on the rooftop and watching the moon.
Teller seemed to show up there and sat right next to her and held his knees. "Whatcha thinkin' about?"
"I wanna know what love is." Cherry replied. "Mo has Atticus, Darla even has Urchin... I'm all alone."
"Is there any older men in your life back home?" Teller asked.
"Kind of, but he told me once that romance is entirely overrated..." Cherry looked down distantly. "He told me happiness was so depressing... We have more in common than it seemed... We both lost people in our families who calmed down our aggressively negative and pessimistic attitude who died way too soon..."
Teller knew this was coming as he brought a heart-shaped crystal from his pocket before he showed it to her to show her and Forte inside it. Cherry looked to him and took the crystals.
"Put them together..." Teller told her. "See what happens..."
Cherry blinked to him, then looked back down and did as he said. And where to her surprise, both pieces got to fit together. They even seemed to glow. Teller smiled to her. Cherry's eyes glowed as she looked over to him.
"He is your destined soulmate..." Teller stroked her face with his finger. "And I understand... You may not see it now, but when you get older, he will be desirable for you... But don't forget, I'll always be there for you..."
Cherry held herself. "Would it be too heinous if I asked for a kiss from you...?" she then asked, nearly whimpering like a lowly fan girl.
"Of course not." Teller said.
Cherry then sat on her knees and closed her eyes. Teller closed his eyes as well and the two leaned against each other, about to share a kiss together. And when the two of them shared their kiss, they didn't feel a thing. Teller felt disappointed that he didn't feel anything in the kiss.
"Thank you..." Cherry said softly even if she didn't feel anything herself. "I've been dreaming about that all my life."
"Well I'm glad I could make it come true." Teller smiled.
Cherry visibly blushed and her heart felt squished on the inside from his smile, she may not had been in love with him, but she still seemed to have a crush on him.
"Well, it's getting late." Teller said.
"I suppose so..." Cherry replied. "What time is it?"
Teller looked at his watch. "About midnight."
"I should be getting sleepy around 2:00 or 3:00 AM..." Cherry replied. "I don't sleep the same as I used to."
"I can tell." Teller said.
"You better go off to bed to... Well... I guess yourself..." Cherry said.
Teller nodded, looking a little sad about living alone. "Um... If you'd like... You could spend the night... I have a guest room..."
"No, that's okay, I wouldn't want to impose..." Cherry replied.
"I insist." Teller said.
"Well... Maybe just this once..." Cherry shrugged.
The two then wrote a note for Mo, Darla, and Connie and went away for the night.