Loren: Kelly whats wrong?
Kelly: The bus, it's missing.
Eddie: Wait what?
Loren: What do you mean missing?
Kelly: Not here, gone, no where to be found.
Eddie: So just call the driver.
Kelly: Eddie that's just it, after the driver had finished loading the bus he went to the bathroom, when he got back there to let us on the bus, with everything in it was gone.
Melissa: Did i just hear you say that everything i own is missing?
Kelly: I'm afraid so.
They all walked down to the lobby together where Max, Nora and Jake and the driver were sitting and trying to make sense of the situation.
Jake: Can't we just get a new bus?
Max: We can but all of our belongings are on that bus, we need to get our stuff back.
Eddie: Jake, did you put a tracking thing on the bus? Something like the way you always know where i am and what i'm doing at every second.
Jake: Nope, sorry Eduardo, I am always with you on the bus so no need to track it.
Eddie: Well for once i wish you did.
Max: Look, okay everyone we just need to calm down, if we put our heads together we can come up with a plan.
Eddie: Involve the police?
Kelly: I think i had enough of the police for a while.
Eddie: Me too, but i had some really important things on that bus, including my guitar i got for my birthday. We need to find that bus.
Max gets on the phone and calls his buddy Joe.
Max: Joe, hey how are you?
Joe: I'm good how are you Max? I thought after last week i wouldn't be hearing from you for a while.
Max: I love talking to you Joe but i was hoping the same thing.
Joe: So what can i do for you?
Max: Well we are currently in Huston we were about to leave this morning, the tour bus was all packed up ready to go when the bus went missing.
Joe: You mean someone stole the bus?
Max: Yeah, and everything that was in it. Do you think you can help me find the bus?
Joe: I don't know, it will be hard from here but let me see what i can do i will call you back in a couple of hours.
Max: Thank you, keep me posted.
Max hung up and walked back to the rest of the group. The police were already there and they were looking at the surveillance cameras that were installed in front of the hotel. The cameras showed them the bus, at some points they were able to see the driver but somehow the person who took the bus was no where to be seen on the cameras, they saw the driver reenter the hotel and the bus pull away but they did not see who took it.
Loren: Now what?
Officer: I can go back to the precinct and see if i can get access to the cities cameras, but it probably has the same view that the hotels cameras have.
Nora: I think it's worth a try.
Officer: Why don't you just file a claim with the insurance.
Melissa: Did you ever have anything really expensive and really important stolen from you.
Officer: No, not really.
Melissa: Then you won't understand, but all of the items on that bus are worth millions, we have two of the worlds biggest rock stars here with us, you have to do something, do not leave even one stone unturned.
Officer: Yes mam, who would like to ride in the squad car with me?
Jake: I think i will stay here and get some work done while you guys figure this all out.
Kelly: Me too.
Eddie: You two just want some quality alone time huh?
Kelly: Busted.
Eddie: Okay, as soon as we have the bus back we will hit the road so don't do anything too crazy.
Max, Nora, Loren, Mel and Eddie follow the officer to his car.
Officer: Um, the car only has five seats so only four of you can come with me.
Eddie: Loren can sit on my lap.
Officer: You know that's illegal.
Melissa: Look officer, they are rock stars you do not want to get on their bad side now do you? We all want to go to the precinct if you want you can stay here and give us your car or you can just drive us yourself.
Officer: Okay, but the rest of you must wear seat belts and not a word about this to anyone.
Max: You have our word.
The officer got into the driver seat while Max got into the front passenger seat. The rest of them got into the back seat and with Loren squishing on top of Eddie and Mel. The drive to the precinct took half an hour so when they got there Loren was glad to be able to stand in a normal position again.
Loren: Wow, as much as i love sitting on top of you Eddie, that was super uncomfortable.
Melissa: Really Lo, that's shocking you were kissing Eddie most of the ride but i get how uncomfortable it could be you were squishing me half the time.
Max: Okay, lets track down the video watch the tape and get out of here.
They all followed the officer into his office it took a lot of time, money and effort for them to be able to watch the video. To their disappointment however the position of the tape only showed the back end of the bus and they were once again at square one with no clue as to what their next step would be. It was now 2 in the afternoon about four hours after they noticed the bus was missing, they really wanted to get going already. They left the police station and got back to the hotel, as they had already checked out earlier that morning they found Kelly and Jake sitting in the Lobby, when Melissa piped up.
Melissa: Eddie, do you know where Ian is?
Eddie: Ian, wasn't he here with us this morning?
Melissa: Yeah, i haven't seen him in a while.
Eddie's thoughts: I know where the bus is help, no one else can find out, hopefully it will be back in another four hours, how can i distract them until then?
Eddie: Melissa, i think Ian just went out for a little while, while we find out what happened to the bus, Joe and the police are on the case, why don't we get our minds off of this for a short time and go out for lunch, i don't know about anyone else but i am starving.
Nora: I think that is a really good idea.
They order a limo to come and pick them up, thirty minutes later they get in the car and drive off to a fancy restaurant. The restaurant was thirty minutes away from the hotel but due to traffic and construction it took them close to an hour to get them. They enjoy a really nice lunch together, and every time someone would try to bring up the problem with the bus Eddie would quickly change the subject.
Loren: Eddie, are you okay you look really nervous about something.
Eddie: I'm okay Lo, really i am, i am just nervous about the bus being gone.
Loren: I know, we all are but as you have been saying this entire time, it will all work out weather we like the results or not it will work out.
Eddie smiles and then pulls Loren in for a deep passionate kiss. When Max's phone rings.
Max: Hello, speaking, you what? Wait are you sure its ours? Yes it has California license plates, It does sound like ours, we will be there as soon as we can, thank you so much for calling.
Nora: What was that about?
Max: That was the driver, the bus he just found it parked outside the hotel.
Eddie: What about the stuff that was on the bus?
Max: He said he went on, the keys are still in the ignition so he took them out.
Nora: Smart move
Max: It really was, anyway he said he checked around and everything looked exactly the same as he had left it earlier this morning.
Kelly: This sounds really weird, who would take the bus and then just drop it off without taking anything from it?
Melissa: Your right it sounds really strange but hey who cares what happened the good news is we can now get back and hit the road, we have been here for over a week already.
Loren: Is Melissa getting antsy?
Melissa: Maybe
Max signaled to the waiter who gave them the check. They paid and then got into the limo and drove back to the hotel. When they got there they spotted the bus and were finally able to relax. They all got out of the limo, Loren and Eddie were the last ones to exit.
Loren: Eddie, i'm going to run to the bathroom make sure they don't leave without me.
Eddie pulls Loren in for a quick kiss and then releases when he spots Ian running towards him.
Eddie: Okay Loren but hurry back we really want to leave soon.
Ian comes and grabs Eddie's hand and he runs with him into a private section of the lobby. Everyone else was curious as to what the big emergency was so they followed Eddie. They were all standing on the other side of the wall and peeking through the cracks to see what was going on.
Eddie: Ian, wow slow down.
Ian: The job is done, i got what you wanted.
Eddie: So where is it?
Ian hands something to Eddie. Melissa who saw what Eddie was holding moves the fake wall away and yells.
Melissa: Eddie what the hell are you thinking?!