What Now? Chapter 13
The first day of May was really warm. Early that morning, Stacy had to work until 2pm. After work, Uncle Grandpa took Pizza Steve and Stacy to the park for the day. They rode skateboards, swung of the swings, and even got some ice cream from the ice cream truck. On their way home, they picked up some pizza for dinner.
That night, Pizza Steve slept in Stacy's bed. That morning, Stacy woke up before Pizza Steve. She was about to get up and take a shower when she noticed Pizza Steve's cheese was more runny than usual. "Pizza Steve, wake up." She said, pushing on his arm. "Stop." He grumbled as he slowly woke up. His voice sound raspy. "Are you feeling alright? Your cheese is runny and you sound horrible." Pizza Steve started to fall back asleep. Stacy felt his crust, it was warmer than it was supposed to be.
"I'm pretty sure you're sick, peezy." She lifted him up, leaning him against her pillow, causing him to wake up. "Uh, I feel terrible." "You poor thing." Stacy covered him with the blanket and went to the living room to find Uncle Grandpa. He was in the kitchen cooking breakfast. Stacy hadn't even showered yet. Her hair was a rat's nest and she was still in her pajamas. "Goodmorning Stacy." Uncle Grandpa greeted her as she walked into the kitchen. "Hey, uh, Pizza Steve is really sick." "Oh no, poor little fella. We'd better get him some medicine!"
Uncle Grandpa grabbed a bottle of medicine, and a spoon then headed to Stacy's room, with Stacy following behind him. "Hey, Pizza Steve. I brought you some medicine." He said, walking in. "Egh, do I have to take some medicine?" "Yes, we don't want you to get worse." Uncle Grandpa poured some medicine onto a spoon and shoved it into Pizza Steve's mouth. "You're looking better already!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed as Pizza Steve proceeded to gag.
Uncle Grandpa left the room and Stacy went to take a shower. When Stacy got out of the shower, Pizza Steve was fast asleep in her bed. Stacy opened the window and sat at her desk to do stuff on her laptop. A couple hours passed and Pizza Steve finally woke up. Stacy turned towards him when she heard him yawn. "Hey, how are you feeling?" "Bad, but better than when I woke up this morning." "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Can you get me something to drink?" "Of course! Anything specific?" "Just a soda." "Uhhh... soda might not be the best for you, so I'll get you some juice."
Stacy left the room for a minute then came back with some juice. "Here, have some juice." She said, climbing up onto her bed. While Pizza Steve sat on Stacy's bed, Stacy went back to working on her laptop. After a few minutes, Stacy got up and went to her closet. She came out about ten minutes later. "Ta-da! I'm your nurse Stacy!" She exclaimed jumping out of her closet. "You can call me nurse Cici though..." She smirked as she walked over to Pizza Steve and began to pet his crust. Then they hung out quietly for a few more hours until Uncle Grandpa came in to check on them. "You feeling any better, Pizza Steve?" He asked, coming in. "A little bit."
"I came in because it's a nice day out, and I was wondering if you two wanted to go on a walk. It might be good for Pizza Steve to get some fresh air." "I don't want to get out of bed." Pizza Steve groaned. "That's a good idea, Uncle G! It'll be good for you Pizza Steve!" They helped him out of bed and walked to the living room. They went out to the front yard. Stacy grabbed Pizza Steve's hand and they started their walk.
As they were approaching the park, Pizza Steve needed a break. "Are you feeling any better, Peezy?" Stacy asked. She rubbed his back as he was catching his breath. "Aside from all my energy being drained, it's actually helping a little bit." He muttered through his breathing. After a few minutes, he hopped off the bench he was sitting on, and grabbed Stacy's hand to continue walking.
Knowing Pizza Steve was sick, Mr. Gus made soup for dinner. Uncle Grandpa helped Stacy take her and Pizza Steve's bowls of soup to Stacy's room. Pizza Steve sat on Stacy's bed as Stacy fed him his soup. When Pizza Steve was done, Stacy sat at her desk to eat while Pizza Steve rested. It was getting late, and Pizza Steve & Stacy were getting tired. Pizza Steve was still in Stacy's bed and Stacy was staring out her window watching the sunset when she exclaimed "I've got an idea!" It startled Pizza Steve a little bit. "A bubble bath should help you feel better!" Then, before Pizza Steve could reply, Stacy ran off to her bathroom to start the bath water.
She made sure it was nice and warm, then added the bubbles. When the tub was full, she came out to get Pizza Steve. She helped him out of bed and led him to the bathroom. Stacy held him with one hand as he got in the tub and snatched his sunglasses with the other. He relaxed in the bath for about thirty minutes. Then, Stacy wrapped him a towel and took him back to bed. Pizza Steve fell asleep for the night not too long after. Stacy did some homework on her laptop for a few more hours before hopping in bed next to Pizza Steve.
Surprisingly, the next morning, Pizza Steve got up before Stacy to take a shower. Pizza Steve was drying his crust with Stacy hair dryer when she woke up. "What are you doing?" She asked, not remembering that Pizza Steve was sick and wasn't expected to be awake and showered. "Drying my crust." "With my hair dryer?" "Yeah, you don't mind, do you?" "No it's fi- wait.. *gasp* how are you feeling? You must feel better!" "Sorta." Stacy hugged Pizza Steve tightly "That's great!" "Yeah... great... but.. could you.. not... squish... me.." "Oh! Sorry."
She let him go, and sat on the side of the tub to watch Pizza Steve finish drying his crust. When he was done, they went into the living room. Uncle Grandpa was out helping kids, but Mr. Gus was on the couch. he was reading the news paper and drinking some coffee. "Hey MG, where's Uncle G?" Stacy asked. "He's out helping kids." He answered as he put the paper down. "How are you feeling Pizza Steve?" Mr. Gus asked. Stacy was so excited about Pizza Steve feeling better that she answered for him. "He's feeling better! He woke up before me, and took a shower!" "That's good!" "Yep!" Stacy exclaimed, kissing Pizza Steve's cheek.
Mr. Gus made them some breakfast and gave Pizza Steve some medicine. They ate their breakfast then, because it was a warm day, they went outside to sit in the grass. They were sitting quietly, and Pizza Steve was admiring Stacy's hair blowing in the wind. Then, Stacy broke their silence. "The sun is really bright. It'd be nice to have some... sunglasses.." "Yeah, you should go buy some." Stacy didn't respond but after a few seconds, she grabbed Pizza Steve's shades off his face. "Hey!" He shouted. "Oooh, they smell like you!" Stacy said, looking around. Pizza Steve tried to grab them back, but Stacy stood up, causing him to fall onto his side.
Stacy's back was facing Pizza Steve. "How do I look?" She asked, flinging around to Pizza Steve. "Not as good as me." "Yeah right!" Stacy dropped to her knees and crawled towards Pizza Steve. "I probably look better than you." She purred as she got closer. She crawled on top of Pizza Steve. They looked at each other until Stacy started to kiss Pizza Steve. They were kissing but then, suddenly, they were interrupted by a familiar voice.
"What are you two up to?" Uncle Grandpa asked, cheerfully. "Oh, nothing much Uncle G." Stacy answered as she got off Pizza Steve. "Are you feeling good today, Pizza Steve?" He asked. "Yeah." "That's good." Uncle Grandpa headed inside, Pizza Steve and Stacy went back to what they were doing and eventually took it inside to Stacy's room.
Later that evening, Mr. Gus cooked dinner and the gang sat at the table and ate together. When it was time for bed, Pizza Steve went into his room to go to bed and Stacy had a bubble bath right before getting into bed. They slept soundly that night, but Stacy had to wake up early the next day for a college class and work. Pizza Steve woke up while Stacy was taking a shower, and his illness was completely gone. While Stacy was doing her online college class, Pizza Steve was watching TV in her room. "Do you mind turning that down?" She asked. He turned it down but because Stacy was at her desk, which is right under her TV, it was still distracting. "Can you please go watch TV in the living room? Just until I'm done?" "What? I turned it down." "Yes, but it's still disturbing me." Pizza Steve shut off her TV and stomped out of her room.
An hour and thirty minutes passed before Stacy was done with her class. Right as she closed her laptop, there was a knock at her door. "Come in!" She shouted, thinking it was Pizza Steve. To her surprise, Tiger came in, wanting to see if Stacy wanted to go to the mall. "Oh, hey girl! What's up?" "*ROAR MEOW ROAR*" "That sounds nice, plus I've been needing to go to the soup store." Stacy hopped onto Tiger's head and Tiger flew out into the living room. Pizza Steve and Uncle Grandpa were sitting on the couch and watching TV. "Hey, Tiger and I are going to the mall." "Alright have fun!" Uncle Grandpa said, before Tiger raced out the RV and started to fly towards the mall.
As Tiger was flying, she kept getting higher up in the air. "Hey, uh... Tiger, you know I love flying with you, but I'm terrified of heights. Do you mind maybe lowering it a little bit?" She pleded. Tiger lowered herself closer towards the ground and continued to the mall. When they got there, Stacy remained seated on Tiger as they went around the mall. They were there until about 1pm. They went home and Tiger went off to her room while Stacy went to look for Pizza Steve.
He was in his room riding his speedcycle when she found him. "Hey babe." He said, turning off his speedcycle. "Hi. Soooo, I have to leave for work at about 6pm so I was wondering if maybe since it's a nice day if you wanted to go to the park to ride some skateboards." "Sure, that sounds cool." "Great!" They grabbed their skateboards and headed out to the living room. Uncle Grandpa agreed to taking them to the park. They rode to the park while Uncle Grandpa walked close behind.
They rode around the park as Uncle Grandpa helped some kids. They rode around for a couple hours before Uncle Grandpa took them to get some ice cream. When they got home, Stacy got ready for work then headed out. She didn't get home until 10pm, when she got home she took a long, warm bubble bath. As she was lying in bed, Pizza Steve came in for a goodnight kiss.
The next day, Stacy decided to shower and take it easy that day. After she took a quick shower, she played with her duck for a few hours before leaving her room to go eat lunch. When she entered the living room all of her friends were in the kitchen getting ready to eat. "Stacy! There you are! You're just in time for lunch, Mr. Gus made some grilled cheese sandwiches!" Stacy headed over to join her friends. They ate lunch then, Pizza Steve went with Stacy to take her duck on a walk.
When they got back to the RV, Pizza Steve wanted to go into his room to ride his speedcycle so Stacy went to see what Mr. Gus was up to. Mr. Gus was in his room lifting some weights when Stacy came in. "Hey big G, whatcha up to?" "Just exercising. What have you been up to?" "I just got back from walking Cali with Pizza Steve. I thought I'd come see if you wanted to hang out since Pizza Steve is riding his speedcycle." "Sure, what do you want to do?" "Well.." She started, walking to his exercisingequipment. "Maybe you could show me how to use this stuff." "I don't know... we'll have to be careful. I don't want you to get hurt." "I won't get hurt!" She exclaimed, as she lifted a five pound weight then was immediately dragged down to the ground.
"Yeah... not really a good idea." He advised, as he lifted the weight off her. "How about we play chess? Or I have a few books I could show you." Chess sounds pretty nice!" Mr. Gus set up the chess board and they played a few times. About an hour later, Pizza Steve came in looking for Stacy. "There you are! I've been looking all over for you! What are you doing in here?" "Just hanging out with Mr. Gus." "Well, how about we go hang out... in your room.." He smirked. "Ooooh!" She giggled, as she got up. Stacy hugged Mr. Gus and thanked him for hanging out with her before running off with Pizza Steve.
Pizza Steve and Stacy were in Stacy's room for a couple hours before coming out for dinner. After dinner, the gang decided to have a movie night. Pizza Steve and Stacy were sitting on the couch, cuddling under a blanket. They were 31/2 hours into their movie night when Pizza Steve and Stacy fell asleep together. When Uncle Grandpa noticed, he took them to their beds. Uncle Grandpa, Mr. Gus, and Giant Realistic Flying Tiger finished watching movies without them and let them sleep for the night.
The next morning, Pizza Steve woke up before Stacy, and went in to wake her up when he got bored of waiting for her. He quietly crept in and over to her bed. He climbed up then started to jump on her bed, waking her up. "What are you doing!?" She groaned. "Wake up!" "I am up!" He stopped jumping and got under her covers with her. "Why did you wake me up if you were just going to lay next to me?" "I don't know." "Wonderful." She grumbled as she shoved her face into her pillow.
After a few minutes of cuddling, Pizza Steve hopped up in a panic. "I almost forgot! We're going to go help kids with Uncle G today!" "We are?" She muttered. "Yeah! Hurry! Get up!" Pizza Steve ran out of Stacy's room, and Stacy got up to brush her hair. Once her hair was all brushed, she went out into the living room where Uncle Grandpa and Pizza Steve were waiting for her.
"Ready to go?" Uncle Grandpa asked them. "Yeah." They answered, in sync. Then they headed out. They helped dozens of kids before 2pm, then they went home to eat lunch. The three of them went back out around 3pm, but around 5pm it started to rain so they headed back home for the day. Pizza Steve and Stacy hung out around different rooms in the RV before it was time to eat dinner. Mr. Gus made dinner and the gang sat at the table and ate together. Later that night, before bed, Pizza Steve and Stacy sat down for a quick game of truth or dare.
They were thirty minutes into their game when Pizza Steve dared Stacy to go into the living room and scream as loud as possible, because he knew she had a loud, high pitched scream. She went into the living room and screamed then quickly ran out. She ran though the elevator doors where Pizza Steve was watching. Mr. Gus watched then got up to follow them. He knocked on Stacy's door. He could hear whispering, then after waiting too long, he finally shouted "You two better open up!" Stacy opened the door slowly.
"What are you two doing? Ya'll should be in bed." "Sorry Mr. Gus. We were just playing around before bed." "Screaming in the living room is playing around before bed?" "...Yes.. We were playing truth or dare." "Well, now you're going to bed." "Yes, ok." Stacy said, as Mr. Gus left. Pizza Steve huffed and puffed. "Come on, let's go to bed." Stacy said, as she gave Pizza Steve a good night kiss then hopped into bed. "Mr. Gus is always ruining our fun." "Mr. Gus just wants what's best for us." Pizza Steve didn't respond, he turned the light off as he left Stacy's room.
The next day, Stacy had to work all day. While she was gone, Pizza Steve went out with Uncle Grandpa to help kids. They got home later that afternoon, and Pizza Steve got bored waiting for Stacy, so he decided to visit her at work. He went to the diner Stacy works at. When she noticed he was there, she quickly pulled him aside. "What are you doing here? What did I say about visiting me at work? You'll distract me!" "It's a public place, I can come if I want!" "Did you really come here to eat?" "...Fine. I'll see you at home." Pizza Steve turned and left, then Stacy went back to work.
Stacy arrived home late that night. When she walked into the RV it was dark. Everyone had already went to bed. She walked into her room, which was also dark, and flipped the light on before heading into her walk in closet to put some pajamas on. Stacy got into her bed and fell asleep in a matter of minutes.
The next morning, Stacy had to wake up early for her college class, then head to work later that evening. She wasn't going to be home for dinner so she planned on eating at the diner. When she finished her class that morning, Stacy decided to take her duck on a walk since it was nice out. When the time came to leave for work, Stacy had to run out quick, leaving only time for giving Pizza Steve a kiss on the cheek before she left.
Stacy arrived home really late that night. She only had enough energy to put her pajamas on and hop into bed. Not too long after hopping in bed, Pizza Steve came in quietly. Stacy was already fast asleep when he came in, he crept over to her bed and climb in. Then, he slept next to her for the rest of the night.
After a long week, Friday had finally arrived. Stacy had to work all morning but couldn't wait to get home to Pizza Steve. When she got home that afternoon, she went into Pizza Steve's room to look for him. He was asleep on his bed when she went in. Stacy sat down next to him and stroked his crust as he slept. "Hm, I've never noticed his snoring before. Then again, it's pretty quiet." Stacy whispered to herself. Just after she finished mumbling to herself, Pizza Steve woke up. "Oh, look who's awake!" "Oh hey, you're home." "Yeah, I live here. I don't work 24/7."
"Ugh, I'm so tired." Pizza Steve groaned as he rolled over on his side, facing away from Stacy. "Soo, Mother's Day is on sunday. I'm taking my mom out to lunch if you want to come." "Sure, whatever. Let me go back to sleep." Just then, Uncle Grandpa came in informing them that lunch was ready. Stacy dragged Pizza Steve out of his bed. "Alright, I'll get up! Stop tugging!" Stacy headed to the kitchen with Pizza Steve stumbling behind her.
They ate lunch then went outside. Pizza Steve gave Stacy a ride on his speed cycle for a little while. They drove around town, silently. They got home right before sunset, when they walked into the RV Uncle Grandpa was in a panic. When he saw them he paused, then ran over to them, lifting them up. "Where have you two been? We called you over and over but no answer!" "Oops. Sorry, we were out on the speed cycle and didn't bring our phones." Stacy apologized. Uncle Grandpa took them over to the kitchen table to eat dinner.
Later that night, Pizza Steve slept in Stacy's bed. But not before some fun, They didn't go to sleep until around 3am. The next morning, Stacy woke up before Pizza Steve. She took a quick shower, then ran a bath for Pizza Steve. When the tub was full, Stacy ran to get some breakfast for Pizza Steve. She was sitting on the bed beside him when he woke up. "Morning baby, I brought you some breakfast and there is a warm bath waiting for you." Pizza Steve yawned as he sat up then rubbed his eyes. "Here's your shades for now, but promise you'll take them off before you get into the tub so they don't get wet." She said, handing him his sunglasses.
Pizza Steve ate his breakfast. Stacy took the dishes to the kitchen, while Pizza Steve got into the bath. After Stacy took the dishes to the kitchen, she went into her bathroom to see how Pizza Steve was doing. "Uh! I told you! No sunglasses in the bath!" She exclaimed as she walked over and snatched the sunglasses off his face. Stacy sat in the bathroom with him until he wanted to get out. After, they went out into the living room. Uncle Grandpa, Mr. Gus, and Giant Realistic Flying Tiger were waiting for them. They had all planned to hang out together that day and go with Uncle Grandpa to help some kids.
When they got back that evening, they sat in the living room and played some board games. They ordered pizza for dinner so that Mr. Gus wouldn't have to cook. All of them went to bed around 11pm. Stacy insisted Pizza Steve sleep in his bed. In the middle of the night, Pizza Steve climbed into Stacy's bed. She woke up as he got under her covers, but he didn't notice.
The next morning Stacy woke up before Pizza Steve and took a quick shower. He was waking up as she walked back into her room. "Morning, sleepy head." "Morning." "If you're coming with me, you should get ready now. I'm meeting my mom in thirty minutes. She'd be pissed if I'm late." Pizza Steve jumped out of bed and put his sunglasses on. "Alright, I'm ready."
Pizza Steve and Stacy headed out on the speed cycle. They met Stacy's mom at the park, where they tend to meet at. They spent most of the day with Stacy's mom. Stacy's brother even tagged along, since Stacy's dad had to work all day. They ended the day with taking her out to dinner.
On Monday morning, Stacy had to go back to work and had a college class as soon as she got home. She arrived home from work around 1pm and raced to her room to get into her class. When she was done with her class, Stacy hung out with Tiger for the rest of the day since they haven't had one on one time in a while.
Stacy left Tiger's room late that night. When she headed back to her room everyone had already went to bed. She quietly walked back to her room, which wasn't very far from Tiger's, about two doors down.
On the 18th, a Friday, Stacy met up with her mom for lunch. They were talking and catching up when suddenly her mom mentioned "Oh! Your father wanted me to tell you, he misses you!" "Oh.. Well, tell him that I miss him too. ...And that... I wanted to see him again." "Really? I thought you and your father weren't getting along." "Yeah... wait a minute.. dad was told I was in Italy." "Oh he never believed that for a second. He knew if you were willing to lie like that, that you really didn't want him around." "Oh.." "I'll talk to your father about getting together." Stacy and her mom finished their lunch then Stacy went back home.
Later that evening, Stacy got a phone call from her mom. "Hello darling, I talked to your father." "What did he say!?" "Why don't you ask him yourself?" Diane handed the phone over to her husband. "Hello?" He answered. "Dad!" "Anastasia... Your mother delivered your message to me. I want to see you." "I want to see you too." "When can we get together?" "Whenever you want!" "How about on Sunday?" "Sounds great! But.. can you come visit where I live?" "Oh, Anastasia, I don't know.." "Come on, dad! Please!" "...I guess.." "Ok! See you Sunday!"
Stacy hung up the phone and shouted for Pizza Steve. "What is it?" He groaned as he stumbled in. "My dad is coming to visit on Sunday!" "Your dad? But he hates us!" "Well... I mean, maybe but I want to try again." "This is going to end badly..." "I don't think it will." "Whatever. I'm too tired to go back to my room so I'm going to sleep with you tonight." Pizza Steve got into bed with Stacy, and they cuddled for the rest of the night.
Sunday finally arrived and Stacy's dad was going to be stopping by around noon. They were all eating lunch when there was a knock at the door. *Gasp!* I get it!" Stacy exulted, as she hopped down from the table and headed for the door. "Hey dad! Come on in!" Stacy greeted, welcoming him inside. "I'll introduce you to my friends then we can head to my room to talk." Stacy introduced everyone then her and her father went to her room.
"I'm still iffy about your friends." "Well then, I tell you more about them. First, Uncle Grandpa. He's everyone in the worlds uncle and gr-" "I'm going to stop you right there. I've known Uncle Grandpa for a little while.." "You have!?" "Yes. He helped me when I was younger." "With what!?" "He helped me with.. my medical stuff but.. it- it... I don't want to talk about it.." "Oh. It went.. wrong.." "I guess you could say that.." "But I'm sure whatever bad thing happened he didn't mean it! Uncle G is the sweetest soul!" "Yeah, I know. But...- anyway, who designed this room?" He asked, looking around perplexed. "Pizza Steve did! Isn't it the coolest!?" "I should've known."
Stacy's dad hung out for an hour or two then headed home. Stacy walked her dad to the door and once he left she raced to Pizza Steve. She hugged him tightly and kissed his face. "Hey, hey, not so tight!" "Oops, sorry, it just went so well!" "Well then, to celebrate let's go to your room.." Stacy blushed as Pizza Steve grabbed her hand then they began to walk to Stacy's room for some time alone.
The rest of the month went very smoothly. Stacy finished college for the summer and was ready to enjoy her vacation. However, she still had to work during the day, but coming home to Pizza Steve at the end of the day made everything better. Stacy also started to meet up with her mom during the week, but her dad would never come to see her. She knew his visit went well but was curious as to why he never came to see her.