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As Ella was nearing eighteen, Vinnie was getting ready to release his first single. The only problem was, he was worried he did not have what it took and that he could never live up to Ella and Speed.
"Ella, can I ask you a question?" Vinnie asked once afternoon.
"If it involves Zora, you know the answer." Ella replied trying to ignore him.
"No, it doesn't actually. I kind of have an issue with music." Vinnie stated.
"And you are asking me over mom and dad why?"
"Well, I have two songs recorded and I don't know what one to release. Mom likes one, dad likes another and same goes with Kyle, Wally, Tommy, and Lil'T. You on the other hand know more about people our age."
"What are they?"
"The two titles are 'The Curse of Curves' and 'Boys Don't Matter' but I don't know. I am scared too, El."
"Hmm, I have an idea to see which one might be more a hit and gain it popularity before it even comes out."
"What is that?"
"Just give me a minute demo of each on a CD and would you and Lil' T like to open for SME in three weeks at our mall concert?"
"YES! That would be awesome."
"And how about you and I convince dad to release your single that day?"
"Ella, you rock. Now what song?" Vinnie asked worried some.
"Give me the demos and you will see." Ella smiled as she walked off.
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"ELLA! COME HERE NOW!" Speed yelled through the house.
"What dad?" Ella asked.
"How come Portia's son came in with two, one minute demos of Vinnie's songs sang by you and Vinnie both?" Speed asked mad.
"Well, you see, Vinnie didn't know which one to release so he asked me for help."
"And?"
"Well, he was scared that he might not even succeed. So, Zor, Cal, and I took his two demos and sang partially over them. Then we each left a CD lying at school noted to each other saying they were top secret. We knew they would be on the web within a couple hours. Then Cody put them up and we are watching the downloads. The one with the top downloads will be his single that he will sing when he opens for me in three weeks." Ella stated.
"You are helping your brother?" Speed asked after a minute.
"Yes, I don't completely hate him and its kind of fun." Ella said walking off.
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"Ella, look at the comments." Vinnie said as he sat on Ella's bed with her computer reading the comments from her fan site.
"What about them?" Ella asked plopping down beside him.
"They are all about you! You did this to steal my possible spotlight!"
"Vinnie Winnie, you got this all wrong. The titles were released and never once did I say it was ort song. People are going to be watching for the titles and then they will see Spiederman and instantly want it. Then they will realize it is yours and with my review after you opening, it is sure to be a hit."
"It better work Ella or I will never forgive you."
"It will baby brother." Ella said as she kissed Vinnie on the cheek causing him to scrunch his face and rub his cheek.
"Yuck, I don't even want to think of where those lips have been." Vinnie yelled pushing Ella away.
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"Welcome everyone and thanks for coming out! Before we start today I would like to introduce my baby brother, Vinnie, who today is releasing his very first single, 'The Curse of Curves.' So everyone give it up for my brother Vinnie and his friend Tommy Q!" Ella shouted as she walked to the back of the stage and picked up her guitar.
"Thanks El. Hope everyone enjoys." Vinnie said nervously as he looked back at the girls and who all gave him thumbs up. They were his backup band. He then looked at Lil' T to make sure he was ready. Then Vinnie started playing.
Once the song ended everyone was screaming and yelling for him. Vinnie was so estatic that Ella's plan had worked and they sold out of his and Tommy's single within a couple hours. That right there gave Vinnie the extra confidence boost he needed and let him know that he could make it out there.
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"Are they?" Jude asked Speed as she and Speed found Ella and Vinnie passed out on the steps the next morning.
"Passed out drunk? Yea, I would say so." Speed said looking at them.
"What are we going to do? I told you letting them both go to that after party was a bad idea." Jude said.
"I wasn't going to do anything. We wanted them to get along, and look, they are getting along. Plus the hangover will be punishment enough." Speed said failing to see the problem.
"I know we wanted them to get along and do stuff, but go get drunk and pass out on the steps?" Jude said mad.
"We just can't win, now where is that air horn of Vinnie's? Time to wake the drunks." Speed said walking off.
One thing I can never forget hearing about was when Speed and Wally learned about their kids' Myspace pages.
"Have you seen the kids today?" Wally asked Speed as he, Speed, and Kyle walked into the Robbins household.
"Nope, but I wonder what they are up to." Speed replied.
"Zora is probably home on her laptop on that damn space site." Kyle stated.
"Myspace?" Wally asked.
"Yea." Kyle replied.
"The girls have a band site that is really popular, but they have personal ones that are private." Speed said.
"How do you know that?" Kyle and Wally asked.
"I was snooping, I wanted to know what Ella's looked like. No such luck and asking would 'invade' her privacy." Speed said.
"Charlie is calling me." Kyle said grabbing his phone. "Ok, minor break down. Kyle is apparently acting up and she can't find him at the moment. Got to split."
"Hey, there is Cody's laptop. Want to casually look at it?" Wally said as he spotted Cody's laptop by the couch.
"Why not?" Speed asked as he walked over and picked it up. "JACKPOT!"
"What?" Wally asked confused.
"Your son is logged into the computer and myspace. Dude, this is fate." Speed said as he started looking around.
"Top friends? Scroll down." Wally instructed. "Ella, go figure. Callie, can we say shocker? Zora, Katie, Ty, Jeremy, Johnny, and SME."
"Should we look at his pictures then go to our daughters?" Speed asked.
"Yes." Wally said eagerly.
"Albums? Let's see, basketball, my awesome girlfriend, my friends, me. I say girlfriend."
"That is my daughter, in bed, with nothing on." Speed said as he saw the first picture.
The first picture Cody had up was Ella lying in his bed with the sheet pulled up under her arms and her hair circling her. It was obvious there was no shirt on her and she was asleep. The second picture was Ella reaching up and kissing Cody in bed and the third was Ella waking up and smiling at Cody. Then there were fifteen more random ones of them out places either hugging or kissing. There were also a couple dance pictures and then one of Cody and Ella at a basketball game.
"Dude, the first four have to go. I don't care if only friends see it, it makes my daughter look like a whore." Speed said angry.
"Let's look at the actual page then go to El's." Wally said. "Click that." Wally instructed as he saw a quiz titled, "Love Life"
Speed and Wally opened it up and started reading it to learn it was a sex life questionnaire. Neither of them needed to see that, but they couldn't stop reading.
"Your son turned my daughter into a sex crazed freak. I hate you." Speed said after they finished.
"My son, what about your daughter?" Wally said.
"Dude, she was a virgin until your son took it. She might still be now and we both know he is not so innocent. Ella was what number?" Speed shot back.
"Go to El's page." Wally said realizing Speed was right.
On Ella's they went straight to her pictures. She had several albums, SME, Friends, Family, My Love, Randomness. Speed was surprise to see that Ella had several pictures of him and her, then some with her mom and then some with Gracie and Vinnie. The ones of Cody and Ella were fairly innocent. Speed was not worried about hers. They then ventured to Callie and found hers boring. The same thing happened with Katie. Then they went to Zora's.
"Oh my god, Kyle would flip out if he saw this." Wally said looking at Zora's half dressed pictures.
"I can hear it now, 'that little fuckin whore, she is getting it when she gets her slutty ass in my fuckin house. Charlie! You need to do something about that whore you call your daughter. ZORA!' Yea, I kind of want to see it." Speed said pretending he was Kyle.
"What did SME's look like?" Wally asked.
"The front had quick info about us, then the girls. Then it had a couple demos. The pictures were in albums, Original SME, Ella Spiederman, Callie Robbins, Zora Bateman, Promotional Pictures, The Girls of SME, and Concerts. A good promotional page and it gets a lot of hits. Darius has to approve of it all." Speed said.
"Well, we looked and I wish I hadn't read Cody's blogs."
"Dude, he needs to take that down. I don't want everyone knowing how my daughter likes it or seeing those pictures. It is coming down." Speed said a little angry.
At eighteen, the new generation of SME released their second album. They made magazine covers left and right with their dads and Jude. Ella had definitely proved she had what it took to be the daughter of Jude and Speed. They also had to learn to let go, especially Jude.
"Do you think El bear liked her party?" Speed asked as him and Jude headed towards 620.
"I think she had a great time, I just wish she would have came home with us." Jude replied.
"True, but she wants to be with Cody too. It is 8:30pm, she spent the majority of her day with us. When we were her age, we did the same thing. Think of how our parents must have felt. Plus, El bear is eighteen and now an adult." Speed said as he finally realized his baby was an adult.
Jude and Speed continued walking down the sidewalk hand in hand. After a few minutes they arrived at the apartment.
"Does it look like someone has been here if not already here?" Jude asked.
"It does, I think Callie and Wally were going to come over and work on some stuff. Tanya has been stressing and their guitars are not helping her." Speed explained.
Jude and Speed walked in and stopped. They could see the dim glow of a light and hear laughing over the quietly playing "Dancing In The Moonlight"
"You are too perfect." They heard a voice say.
"You are just saying that." They heard the other voice state.
"No I'm not. You are perfect…my perfect girlfriend." The first voice replied.
"I love you so much, did you know that?" The second voice asked.
"After what just happened, I think so." The first voice said laughing.
"Thank you for everything." The second voice said quietly
Jude and Speed both peaked around the corner to see Ella dressed in just Cody's button down shirt and Cody in his jeans dancing, laughing, and exchanging the occasional kiss next to the mattress where Ella's clothes laid. Jude was about to yell when Speed clasped his hand over Jude's mouth and carried her out of the apartment.
"Why the hell did you do that?" Jude yelled at Speed.
"Jude, there is nothing we can do. She is eighteen and after a lot of thinking last night, she and Cody are no different then you and me at that age." Speed said looking at Jude.
"I don't want her to grow up." Jude said pouting.
"Neither do I, believe me sweetheart; I don't want to lose my El bear. It seems just like yesterday I was having to pry her off me, but we need to let her make her own choices." Speed said hugging Jude.
"I wish she was five again and boys were yucky." Jude said burying her face into Speed's chest.
"Do we want to relieve that? Aunt Sadie, did you know daddy has an earring? Really, Ella, last I knew daddy didn't? Yes he does, in his pants! I saw it in the shower. Ella, do not repeat that. Or what about, Uncle Kwest mommy has a tattoo that only daddy is allowed to see." Speed said imitating Ella at a young age.
"Wait, what is that?" Jude said bending down to pick up a note and ignoring Speed's sarcastic remarks.
Ella, I don't know where to start. I guess happy birthday? Yea, happy birthday babe. This is a big birthday for you, you are the big one-eight. Congrats babe, congrats. Now here comes the hard part. I have been with you for two years now and every moment of it I have loved. I love you Ella, I mean really love you. You are perfect to me and no one can ever compare to you. I love you with all my heart, Ella. Life without you would not be the same. Everyday knowing that I will at least hear your voice makes getting up worthwhile. I have had some of the best times with you. Being with you brightens my days…and nights…and mornings. When people ask me where I want to be in ten years, I don't know. The only think I do know is that I want you to be by my side. I want to be able to come home every night and give you a kiss. Hopefully we could have a little one too. Life with you is perfect, even in the bad times, it is still perfect. I want to have a love story like your parents; they are the perfect couple that is still in love after twenty-five years. All this stuff is what I know you want to hear and is so hard for me to say, and just as hard to write but I need to let you know. I love you Ella Mason Spiederman and nothing can ever change that.
Love your Cody.
"That was so effin' adorable." Jude said as she started to cry. "How come you never wrote me anything like that?"
"I did adorable things for you. Did you forget both those times on the Eiffel Tower? Or what about that birthday party I threw you, or when I got you Paris, or what about that time I sent a limo for you then we went to dinner in a secluded area with a violinist and then to that cabin?" Speed asked mad at how Jude came off on him.
"But you never wrote out your feelings like this." Jude said.
"Oh no, I never wrote out my feelings for you. They are only in my solo record I did behind everyone's back and that was release and dedicated to my other half." Speed said walking off mad.
"I am sorry!" Jude yelled as she took off after Speed forgetting all about wanting to go grab Ella.
I also learned that Ella was a true friend to Katie. Katie had wanted to be Prom Queen so bad, but typical Katie never really told anyone. She kept telling me that Ella would get it. SME was always getting nominated for those things.
"MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?" Katie yelled running in the house after school one day.
"Right here, what is wrong?" I asked as I saw Ella and Katie running around looking for me.
"When I got to school today there were posters all over the school that said 'Katie West for Prom Queen.' Whoever did that put flyers in lockers and then on cars after school." Katie said excitedly.
"Whoever thought of this was genius. I bet you will win. You had more flyers then all those other girls." Ella said.
"I hope so, I have got to show you the necklace I got for prom. I will be right back." Katie said running off.
"How did you do it?" I asked.
"Do what?" Ella asked smiling.
"Do all that and stay anonymous?" I restated.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Ella replied.
"I think you do, and thank you." I replied hugging her.
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"How do I look mom?" Katie asked me as she looked over herself in the mirror. She had on a gorgeous tea-length white dress with a full tulle skirt. It was strapless with a shirred empire waistline accompanies by a pink ruched taffeta sprinkled with crystals that continued to tie into a beautiful back sash. She looked like a princess.
"Gorgeous." I replied as I tied the bow.
"Do you think I stand a chance? All those other girls are so pretty, prettier then me." Katie stated nervously.
"Oh shut up Katie. You will so win." Ella said standing in the doorway with Jude.
"Listen to her, for once she is right." Jude said laughing.
"Jude, has Speed seen Ella's dress yet?" I asked looking at her. Of course Ella looked gorgeous, but her dress was a little…well…not there? It was a two pieced, blue dress. The top covered her upper part with a band around the neck. It had a slit in the middle with a wrap around band that went to the back. The top connected a little to the band on the skirt. It was a lovely straight skirt. It was revealing to say the least, but Ella pulled it off.
"Nope." Ella and Jude said together. And I thought tonight would be peaceful.
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"Katie! You look so pretty. You are surely going to win." Callie said running up the driveway dragging Jeremy with her. Callie looked so pretty in her black floor length gown with white polka dots and a big red sash that tied in the back.
"You look so cute, vintage type dress." Katie replied.
"You know me." Callie said twirling.
"And here comes Zora." Zora said announcing herself as her and her current boyfriend walked up. Zora had on a tight red dress. It was pretty with the cap sleeves, but very revealing up top considering she had to tape it in place. It had a pretty broach on it as well.
"You look…perfect." Cody said walking up to Ella.
"And you look perfect too." Ella replied as she waited for a kiss.
"But you can't see 'it'" Cody said as he barely kissed Ella.
"Happy now?" Ella asked as she pushed down the side of her skirt. When tanning, she had taken stickers and had a lighter patch that read 'Cody'
"Very." Cody said running his fingers over it as he kissed her.
"Well, once SME shows up we can take pictures." Charlie said as we all waited on our husbands.
"Sorry we are late." Kwest said as he, Speed, Kyle, Wally, Vinnie, and Alex came running up.
"Zora looks hot." I heard Vinnie say as he starred at her.
"Ella, where is your dress?" Speed said walking up to her, Jude, Cody, and Cassidy. I think the location of Cody's hands sparked him as well.
"You like?" Ella asked.
"Your underwear, sure, but where is the dress?" Speed stated.
"This is my dress. Mom helped me pick it out." Ella replied.
"That is not a dress. It looks like what your mom got from VS and modeled for me last night. I actually think hers covered more." Speed said angrily.
"Dad!" Ella shrieked.
"Vincent, this dress is fine." Jude stated.
"I should have a say in what my daughter wears and I don't want her looking like a whore." Speed fought back. Oh boy, this is going to be good.
"She looks fine, and when did decisions about Ella become a two person decision? You went out and got her that car regardless of what I thought." Jude said.
"Damn it Jude, this is what it is about right? That car I bought her over two years ago? Well fine. Have fun bear, and I hope that dress comes off easier for Cody then one like Callie or Katie's." Speed said.
"Mom, shouldn't you do something?" Cody whispered to Cassidy a little worried.
"This is between Jude and Speed, never ever but in." Cassidy replied.
"Exactly." Katie and I said in unison.
"Zora's dress is revealing and you don't see Kyle freaking out." Ella said.
"If Kyle wants to let his daughter walk around with her boobs popping out, then that is his decision. I say my daughter should be completely covered." Speed stated
"What about Zora and her boobs?" Kyle asked not hearing it all.
"Just her dress and lack of coverage, now back to the important matters." Speed yelled.
"ZORA CHARLOTTE!" Kyle screamed as he looked at his daughter for the first time that night.
"Oh boy, this is going to be interesting." Kwest said to Wally, Cassidy, and me.
"MOM! Dad is trying to staple my designer dress close." Zora shouted as Kyle came after her with a stapler.
"She looks like a fuckin stripper with her boobs hanging out. A bra covers more." Kyle stated as he faced Charlie.
"Her dress is taped in place and that is how it is supposed to look. She looks classy. Staple that $600 dress and I promise you that you will not be seeing any skin from the neck down on me." Charlie said as Kyle's mouth dropped open. I don't know which part got him, the price or the threat.
"Aren't you glad we got the good, somewhat modest kids?" I asked Cassidy as we watched the Spiedermans and the Batemans fight over the girls' dresses.
"Ha, you can say that. I can't. You don't have the son who got his girlfriend pregnant at sixteen and every time you turn around he is crawling in or out of a window and is part of the reason Speed is so worried about that dress. I tried so hard to keep Cody in line. I took away everything, his car, his computer, his cell, his guitar, his TV, you name it I took it. But he kept sneaking around and not listening just to be with her. I can't control my son at all." Cassidy said, I thought she was going to cry.
"Girls then, the good girls." I said trying to calm her down. Cody pushed her at times.
"Rephrase that, Callie. I think Tanya is pregnant. I found two pregnancy tests in her bathroom last night and it wouldn't surprise me. She is rarely home anymore, always with him." Cassidy said taking a deep breathe. She did not like Tanya's boyfriend one bit. Actually, she blamed him for Tanya dropping out of college.
"It is all ok." I said patting her on the back.
Everyone stood around taking pictures once the feuding was somewhat over. Cody and Ella looked perfect together. Everyday they remind me more of Jude and Speed. Callie and Jeremy looked adorable. Zora and her boyfriend looked great too. He actually looked halfway normal, I think he is a rebellious act against Charlie truthfully. Then there was Katie and her date Jansen, they looked so happy together. Katie looked so happy.
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"Alright everyone. It is that time to announce our prom queen and prom king." The principal said.
"Our prom king is…Jeremy Andrews!" Ella announces. She was asked to announce the queen and king.
"And the prom queen is…oh my…KATIE WEST!" Ella shouted as Callie and Zora ran and hugged Katie before she could completely process it.
"You won! You won!" Callie and Zora shouted as the pushed her up to Ella.
"Congrats cous, you totally deserved it." Ella said as she crowned Katie.
"Thanks Ella." Katie said hugging her.
Prom was the best senior event for Katie. She was ecstatic when she came home the next morning. I found out a couple weeks later on accident that Ella had been nominated for Prom Queen. It was her, Katie, and another girl in the running. Ella found out by persuasion and her name. Once she found out she was able to get out of it and then made all the signs, flyers, and little gift to vote for Katie. Cody got the whole basketball team to post the stuff and help spread the word. Callie and Zora did their best to campaign as well while keeping most of this a secret from Katie. Prom Queen was something Ella had wanted at one point, but she knew how much Katie wanted it so she gave up that dream. When I found that out, I couldn't help but cry a little. Ella was not the spoiled and conceded little rock star people played her out to be.
Next chapter, Gracie has a problem, she thinks she is falling in love but is she? Will Speed approve? Also, nineteen is approaching for Ella and her and Cody are more in love then ever. Speed and Cody have a little talk, but is it a good one for not? Be sure to review to find out