Rachel called Mrs Mullin the next day who had promised to keep an eye on Bella when she was back at school, but it was the night of Bella's sleepover and Rachel thought it would be a good opportunity to see just what was going on between Bella and the girls in her class.
Eddie thought Bella would enjoy her sleep over more, if he and Michael went away for the night, it might be better being all girls, so Michael, Eddie and Colin decided they would go to a football game, then head to Colin's for the night. Isabella was so glad they decided to do this, she thought it would be better, just being the girls.
"Are you excited?" Jane asked. Isabella nodded, it wasn't just excitement, but nerves, she was really looking forward to the girls in her class coming.
"Well how about, I let you all use some of my make up" Jane replied, she remembered back to when she was a young girl, and had sleepovers, she always raided Rachel and Mel's make up.
"Thank you" Bella said wrapping her arms around her Aunt.
No problem, and if you want to borrow some of my CD's and DVD's then go ahead"
She smiled again, some of her DVD's were 15s and 18s. Eddie had just let her start watching 12's and now, she could watch things that her friends would think made her cool.
Bella ran upstairs to get ready, when the house phone rang. Rachel picked it up and Bella got nervous, she could tell it was Bad news.
"Who was it Rachel?"
"Emily, honey, she's sick, she won't make it tonight" Bella shrugged her shoulders.
"It's OK Rach, she can't help being sick" Bella replied, but she had a hint of disappointment in her voice.
"Rachel, can we still have pizza for dinner?"
"Course you can, now how about, you we go and get things ready, your cakes are almost ready to be iced"
Bella happily went into the kitchen and started icing the cakes for her guests.
Everything was ready, their was enough food their to feed the 500, the vast majority of it unhealthy foods, Isabella had a collection of DVD's out, as well as all the makeup that Jane owned. And finally Rachel's surprise, she had brought her hair colours, to use, of course they were all washable, but they looked like good fun.
It was 5:45 Pm, they were due at 6, Bella nervously looked out the window and waited.
"Honey, come on and sit down, lets watch TV just now, they will arrive when they get here" Rachel said. "OK Rachel" she replied falling onto the couch next to her.
Fifteen minuets later, and Bella was watching out the window again.
"Rachel it's 6 and they are not hear yet" she whined in desperation.
"Have patience honey, they are maybe just running late" but Rachel had a horrible feeling that all their hardwork had went to waste.