"RJ, are you ready yet? The van'll be here any minute." Roger called out as Stacy rushed around the apartment.

"Yeah dad, chill. God, you're worse than mom." he said coming out of his room. His blond hair was spiked and he was wearing his leather jacket.

"Why are you wearing your jacket? It's almost 80 degrees." Stacy asked laughing at him.

"I don't want to leave it home and there's no room in my bag." he said carrying his duffle bag to the door.

"He's your son." she laughed looking up at Roger.

"Yeah well, we all have our crosses to bear, I guess." Roger said laughing with her.

"Yeah and you two are mine." RJ said smiling at them.

"Gee thanks kid, I was gonna say the same about you two." Stacy laughed as Roger rushed over to her and picked her up into his arms.

"Give the kid a break. He's coming on tour with us and his only sanity is Mark, Janie and Sammie." he laughed as he leaned in to kiss her.

"Oh lord, my poor baby." she laughed as Sammie came into the apartment.

"Guys, do you mind? Geez, how do you live with them?" she asked looking at Roger.

"It ain't easy." RJ laughed looking at her.

"What's up squirt?" Roger asked putting Stacy down.

"Mom and dad sent me down to tell you they're almost ready." she said plopping on the couch.

"OK cool. I was thinking we could go to breakfast on the way to Jersey." Stacy suggested looking down at her.

"Cool. Oh Uncle Roger, can we hit every McDonalds we see?" Sammie begged as Stacy laughed.

"Why do you ask him?" she asked smiling down at her with her hands on her hips.

"Because he'll say yes." she said laughing.

"Yeah, can we Baby? Please." Roger begged plopping on the couch next to Sammie.

"Ugh, you two are so alike it's scary." she said laughing at them.

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"Mark, will you sit down please? You're freaking me out." Janie said laying on the couch on the tour bus.

"I can't. If I sit down I'll get sick." he said looking down at them.

"How is it we're just finding out about your motion sickness now?" Stacy asked looking up at Roger.

"What? I'm supposed to know that her husband gets motion sick?" Roger laughed motioning to Janie.

"Well he was your roommate for a hundred years." Stacy said laughing as Roger started tickling her.

"Oh yeah?" he asked as she squealed with laughter.

"Roger stop." she yelled squirming under him.

"I'll give you a hundred years." he teased laughing with her.

"Guys, do you mind? We're trying to watch a dvd." RJ asked as he and Sammie sat on the bed watching a movie.

"Sorry sweetie. Marky do you want some motion sickness pills?" Stacy asked looking up at him.

"Nah, I'm OK. I'm just gonna lay down. I'm feeling a little tired." he answered going to lay down in the back of the bus.

"I'm really worried about him. He's been really tired lately." Stacy said laying next to Roger on the other couch.

"I know. If he doesn't start feeling better, I'm gonna take him to the doctor." Janie said looking down.

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"Are you ready Baby?" Roger asked as they stood backstage.

"Yeah, I'm ready. I love you Roger." she said smiling up at him.

"I love you too Stace." he whispered leaning down to kiss her before they went on stage. As they performed they felt on top of the world. The crowd cheered them on through the entire concert. When they left the stage RJ was waiting for them.

"Mom, dad. There's something wrong with Uncle Mark." he said with urgency in his voice.

"What happened?" Roger asked worried.

"He's having a hard time talking and his hand is shaking." he said as they rushed out to the tour bus. When they got to the bus Sammie was standing outside crying into her hands.

"Sweetie, what happened?" Stacy asked taking her neice into her arms.

"I don't know. One minute we were playing scrabble and the next dad couldn't talk right and he was shaking and he couldn't stop." she cried into Stacy's shoulder.

"It's OK squirt. We're gonna take him to the hospital and he'll be OK." Roger said as Stacy looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"Roger, go see what's going on. I got the kids." she said reaching out for RJ's arm to bring him closer to her as Roger rushed onto the bus.

"Janie, what happened?" he asked looking down at Mark. He had a look of fear in his eyes. He had never seen Mark so confused.

"I don't know Roger. We were playing a game and then he just started slurring and his hand started shaking. I'm scared Roger. What if he's having a stroke or something?" she asked crying.

"Don't worry. I'm gonna get him to the hospital and they'll do some tests. It'll be OK. Are you OK Mark?" Roger asked kneeling down next to the couch. Mark couldn't say anything. He just looked up at him. Roger could tell he was scared. "I know man. We're gonna take care of you, OK?" he said rubbing his best friend's arm. "I'm gonna get Stace and the kids and we'll go." he said standing up and leaving the bus.

"Roger, is he OK?" Stacy asked looking up at him as he came outside.

"We're taking him to the hospital." he said quietly trying to keep it together in front of the kids. He didn't want them to worry. Mark had taken care of him for so long, it was now his turn and he didn't want to disappoint him. As they all got back on the bus, the driver took them to the nearest hospital.