What Now? Chapter 17
It was finally October, and Stacy was settling into the autumn weather. She was excited about the cooler weather, pumpkin scented everything, and Halloween. On the first day of the month, Stacy got out all her fall soaps and candles. That evening, she opened her window to enjoy the cool wind right before taking a warm bath with her pumpkin scented bubble soap. When she got out of her bath, Stacy got into bed and fell asleep that night with the window open.
She woke up the next morning freezing. Stacy wrapped herself up in her blanket and tried to fall back asleep right before Pizza Steve came into her room. "Hey babe! Uncle G wanted me to wake you up and remind you that we're going apple picking today! We're leaving in 15 minutes!" When Stacy didn't respond, Pizza Steve went over to her and started to jump on her bed. "Wake up!" He shouted, jumping around her. "I'm awake!" Stacy shouted back to him. "Well, get up." "Close the window first, it's cold." "It is cold in here." Pizza Steve said, heading over to the window.
When the gang arrived, Pizza Steve and Stacy went off on their own to pick apples alone. Although, because of their size, they couldn't really pick too much apples. All they really did was pick apples off the ground that weren't deformed or picked at by squirrels. Every once in a while Tiger would let them sit on her back and pick apples. After a long day, they had a few barrels of apples. Pizza Steve and Stacy snacked on some before they went to bed that night.
The next day, Pizza Steve and Stacy made caramel apples with some of the apples they picked the day before. Later that evening they had made about a dozen caramel apples, so after dinner, the gang had some for dessert. Before going to bed, Stacy lit one of her fall candles and got into some cozy pajamas. A few minutes later, Pizza Steve came in to say goodnight. "Woah, it smells like cinnamon in here!" He exclaimed, walking in. "Yeah, it's my candle." Pizza Steve ended up getting in Stacy's bed to cuddle and he accidentally fell alseep.
On the 4th, Tiger insisted her and Stacy go down to the café and try a pumpkin spice latte. Stacy doesn't like coffee but she decided to give it a try, and it would be nice to spend some time with Tiger. When they got their lattes, they went outside to sit at one of the little tables. Tiger loved it, but Stacy gagged when she took a sip. "*ROAR*" "No, it's disgusting!" Stacy gave her latte to Tiger and went back in to order a hot chocolate.
On Friday, Stacy had a college class in the morning. After, She had to work for a few hours. Pizza Steve drove her to work on his speedcycle. Though Stacy was tired after her shift, the gang had plans to go to a football game. When Stacy got home, she showered and got to rest her eyes for about seven minutes before it was time to head out. During the game, Stacy fell asleep on Pizza Steve's shoulder. Mr. Gus held Stacy in his lap and let her sleep until the game was over.
Stacy woke up the next morning in her bed. She woke up to the sound of her cell phone ringing. It was her mom calling, she wanted to come over and teach Stacy how to knit sweaters. After Stacy got off the phone with her mom, she went back to sleep for a couple hours. Uncle Grandpa came into Stacy's room at about 10am with her breakfast, and Pizza Steve came in as she was eating. "What's the plan for today, Stace?" "My mom wants to come over and teach me how to knit sweaters." "Why would you want to learn that?" "I don't really prefer to, but the sweaters are a family tradition. My great grandma taught my grandma; my grandma taught my mom; so I guess it's time for my mom to teach me."
Once Stacy's mom arrived, they spent the rest of the day knitting. Stacy even knitted a fall sweater for Pizza Steve, however she chose not to show him right away. Before Diane left, she invited Stacy and Pizza Steve to a family dinner on the 9th. The 9th was Stacy's Grandma's birthday, so the family was getting together to have a family dinner. This is the first time their celebrating Stacy's Grandma's birthday without her because of her passing away in January.
Sunday morning Stacy woke up early to the smell of cinnamon pumpkin pancakes. She brushed her hair before stumbling into the kitchen. When she walked in, Mr. Gus was at the stove cooking the pancakes. "Hey big G. What smells so good?" "Cinnamon pumpkin pancakes." "Ooooh! I didn't know you were in the fall spirit!" "Well, I thought it'd be something nice to do for you since you're really into this fall season." "Oh, thank you! That is nice of you!"
The rest of the gang smelled the pancakes and came into the kitchen for breakfast. After they all ate, Mr. Gus mentioned something about going to mart-mart to look for a pumpkin. Stacy begged to tag along, and Mr. Gus just couldn't say no. They decided to walk to the store instead of taking the RV. "So, Mr. Gus, what do you need a pumpkin for?" "I wanted to make some pumpkin soup." "Pumpkin soup? That sounds a little weird, but it also seems a little fun to make. Can I help you? Please, please!" "I don't see why not."
Stacy helped Mr. Gus pick out a pumpkin then they headed back to the RV to make the soup. It took about an hour to make but Stacy was excited to try it. She gathered everyone around the table and Mr. Gus made some bowls for everyone. "Ew! That's so gross!" Stacy exclaimed, after eating a spoonful of the soup. "Ha! I told you Mr. Gus was a bad cook!" Pizza Steve laughed. "No, no it's not that. It's just gross in general. It didn't sound very appetizing when Mr. Gus first told me about it, but because it's pumpkin I wanted to try it. I think I'll just stick with pumpkin scented things instead of pumpkin flavored things. Although, those cinnamon pumpkin pancakes were pretty good."
That Monday morning, Stacy had to get up early for work. She wasn't expected home until about 7pm. As soon as she got home, she plopped in bed to sleep before dinner. She only got fifthteen minutes of sleep before Pizza Steve came into her room. "All you do is sleep." Pizza Steve said, as Stacy sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. "Really? Because it seems to me that all I do is work." "Well, Uncle G said that dinner will be ready in twenty minutes." "Great, twenty minutes of sleep." "Or... Twenty minutes of... alone time..." "No, Pizza Steve. I'm too tired for that." "But it's been forever!" "Sorry." Pizza Steve hopped into Stacy's bed as she fell back asleep. It felt like only five minutes had passed when Pizza Steve woke Stacy up for dinner. She was so tired, she was on the verge of crying.
Stacy teeter to the kitchen and almost fell off the booth as she climbed up. "Uh-oh. You gotta be careful, little lady!" Uncle Grandpa joked as he lifted Stacy up and put her on the booth next to Pizza Steve. "Sorry, Uncle G. I'm just really tired." She said, tearing up. "Oh. Don't cry, it's alright." "I think I'll skip dinner." Stacy hopped off the booth and headed to her bedroom. After an hour, Pizza Steve and Uncle Grandpa brought Stacy's dinner into her. However, Stacy was asleep when they went in, so they left it on her desk. Stacy woke up at eleven, and saw her dinner sitting on her desk. It was cold but she was so hungry she ate it the way it was. Stacy didn't realize how late it was until she went into the living to see that it was dark, then looked over at the clock to check the time. She quietly got a bowl of chocolate and peanut butter ice cream and went back to her room.
The next day was the 9th, which meant it was the day of the family dinner. Stacy was kind of nervous, but when she told Pizza Steve about how she felt, he reassured her that everything was going to be fine. For the special night, Stacy wore a maroon colored top with tan pants, and Pizza Steve wore a matching bow tie. When they got to Stacy's parent's house, Stacy's dad greeted them and welcomed them inside. When Stacy went in, she noticed her mom and her mom's life long best friend talking. "Hello, baby! You look so beautiful!" Diane exlcaimed as Stacy and Pizza Steve walked up to them. "Thanks, mom." She replied, as they hugged. "I see Steven is matching with you tonight!" Diane pointed out Pizza Steve's bow tie. "You remember Francesca, or Mrs. Romano, as you had to call her." Just then, Mrs. Romano's son walked up to them. "Oh! You also remember Andrew, right?" "Of course she does!" Andrew interrupted before politely kissing Stacy's hand. "Oh, yes of course!" She said, kindly pulling her hand away. "Oh, Anastasia! You look so gorgeous, darling! Your mother has reminded me so much about you! And your hair, I had to see it to believe it! It's pretty!" "Thank you, Mrs. Romano!" "And this must be your boyfriend your mother also told me about!" Francesca said, looking over at Pizza Steve. "Yep, this is Pizza Steve!" "Nice to meet you!" "Nice to meet you too, Mrs. Romano."
After a little conversation, Stacy and Pizza Steve went off to hang out on their own. But, not too long later, Andrew came over to them. "So, Stacy, what have you been up to lately?" Andrew asked, coming up to them from behind the couch they were sitting on. "Oh, nothing much really. Just working as a waitress at a diner, and doing online college." "That doesn't seem like nothing to me." Andrew walked around the couch and sat next to Stacy. "You seem to really have your life together. Do you plan on marrying and having kids soon?" "Well, not soon, but I'm currently dating Pizza Steve." Stacy pointed to Pizza Steve who was sitting on the other side of her. "Woah, boyfriend already? I mean, I'm not surprised. Who wouldn't snatch you up right away?" Stacy giggled nervously as Andrew smirked at her. "So Andrew, are you seeing anyone?" Pizza Steve asked. "Nope, not yet." "What? But you're like a year older than me." "Yeah, sadly I haven't seen the right girl... just yet."
They continued to talk, and Andrew continued to compliment Stacy as they did, which was making Pizza Steve incensed. "Hey Cici, can we talk for a minute?" He asked, interrupting Andrew. "Oh, sure babe." They went into the bathroom to talk. "Are you not noticing that Andrew is flirting with you right now!?" "I kinda noticed, but it doesn't matter because it's not going to get him anywhere." "Well, I don't like it." "Chill out. Maybe he's just being nice." "He's being a little too nice then."
They went back to the couch and Andrew was no where to be found. "Good, he left." Pizza Steve said, sitting back on the couch. After a couple minutes, Andrew came back over to them. Pizza Steve rolled his eyes before exclaiming "Hey Cici! I've never seen your room before! How about we check it out?" "I don't know, Pizza Steve.. It's..." "Come on, let's go!" Pizza Steve interrupted Stacy, grabbed her hand and dragged her up the stairs. Pizza Steve reached for the door knob but before he could open it, Stacy jumped in front of the door. "What's wrong? I want to see your room!" "Pizza Steve, this is not the best idea. I know you're trying to get away from Andrew but this is not the way." "What are you hiding?..." "...Nothing..." "Then let me see!" Pizza Steve carefully pushed Stacy away from the door and opened it.
Just then, Diane gathered everyone for dinner. "Oh, thank God." Stacy said, grabbing Pizza Steve before he could get a glance at her room. When they got to the table, Pizza Steve sat on one side of Stacy, and Andrew sat on the other. As the family ate dinner, they talked about Stacy's Grandma. They shared stories and talked about their memories with her. While they talked, Pizza Steve noticed that Stacy was acting a little strange. Stacy then asked to be excused from the table. Pizza Steve gave it a minute before he asked to get up, then followed Stacy. He heard quiet sobbing coming from Stacy's room.
Pizza Steve slowly pushed the door open. "What's going on? W-woah... Nice room." He stuttered sarcastically, looking around the light pink, fairytale princess themed room. Pizza Steve chose to ignore it for a minute and check up on Stacy. "It's so hard to sit there and listen to people talk about my Grandma. It's bringing up so many good memories and it makes me sad." Pizza Steve sat next to Stacy on her bed and wrapped his arm around her. "I can't believe I'm acting this way. This is so embarrassing, everyone must be so confused on why not only I left but you too." She giggled nervously. "Can I finally comment about your room?" Pizza Steve asked. "Not before I say this: I was really into fairytale princess stuff because that's what my dad wanted. This is all my stuff from my room in Italy. My dad wouldn't let me get rid of it. I thought it wasn't fair because my brother got a new bed because he wasn't a baby anymore and I saw it as; he got to re-decorate his room and I wasn't allowed." They both laughed and were quiet for a minute before Pizza Steve added "It's so not you." "Yeah. I hate this room."
As they continued to talk, Andrew knocked on the door and came in. "Everything ok, Stacy? We're all worried about you." "Alright that's it." Pizza Steve said, hopping off Stacy's bed. "No, Pizza Steve! Stop!" Stacy whispered. "Listen here, Mr. suave; this is my girlfriend! I can check on her myself. You better back off! You have no business coming into her room!" Stacy watched in shock as Pizza Steve told Andrew off. "I also don't appreciate you flirting with her. If you don't leave her alone I'm going to have to show you my Italian karate skills." "Oh, I'm so sorry. I'll leave you two alone." Andrew walked backwards out of Stacy's room, closing the door as he left. Pizza Steve turned to Stacy and after a few seconds, they started laughing. "Let's go back downstairs and eat." Stacy suggested, grabbing Pizza Steve's hand.
They went back to the table and sat down. "Everything alright, you two?" Diane asked. "Yep!" Stacy replied happily. Pizza Steve and Stacy shared a smirk before digging into their dinner. The familly finished dinner then chatted before everyone headed out. Andrew didn't talk to Stacy for the rest of the night. It was getting late, and Pizza Steve was getting texts from Uncle Grandpa about when they'd be home, so they headed out. When they got back to the RV, they went to bed. Since Stacy had to work the next day, she thought it'd be best if Pizza Steve slept in his own bed.
Stacy got up early the next morning for work. She got off around 6pm and Uncle Grandpa had promised to take Stacy to the cat shelter when she got off work. Pizza Steve tagged along, and the three of them walked to the shelter. "I really want one..." Stacy murmured as they looked at the cats. "I know. You'll get one, one day." Uncle Grandpa added. "You sure about that? You keep saying that everytime we come here, but we still haven't gotten one." Uncle Grandpa didn't respond right away. He felt bad. "I'll tell you what; we'll get you a cat to babysit and if you do well I might consider getting you one for Christmas." "REALLY!?" Stacy's face lit up. "Yep!" "But where are you going to find a cat we can babysit?" "Here!" Uncle Grandpa went over to talk to a worker. After filling out some papers, they were scheduled to pick up a cat on Friday and return it early Monday morning.
Stacy worked all day on Thursday and got off at 7pm. After work, Stacy and Pizza Steve went out to buy cat food and litter. Stacy cleaned her room up that night to get ready for the cat. Once her room was all straighten up, Stacy took a warm bubble bath and lit a fall candle when she got out. Stacy went to bed early so that she'd be extra energetic for the day.
She got up an hour early, and even double checked that everything was ready for the cat. Stacy decided to walk to work instead of waking up Pizza Steve and having him drive her on his speed cycle. Uncle Grandpa and Pizza Steve were waiting outside the diner for Stacy when she got off, then they headed to the shelter. They picked up the cat and even bought a couple toys for it while they were there. Stacy was so excited when they got the cat home. "What are we going to call him?" Pizza Steve asked as they sat in Stacy's room. "Well, it's a girl; but I don't know." "How about Cici?" "That's what you call me, so that'd be a little weird." They thought quietly for a few minutes before Stacy exclaimed "How about pumpkin?" "I guess that could work, but you really need to calm down with all this fall season excitement."
Stacy laid in bed with Pumpkin for the rest of the night. Pumpkin even slept at the end of Stacy's bed. In the morning, Stacy fed Pumpkin, and Cali, before going out to see what Uncle G cooked for breakfast. After breakfast, Pizza Steve went to Stacy's room with her to hang out. They played with Pumpkin for hours. Right before lunch, Uncle Grandpa came to check on them. "How's our temporary little friend doing?" "She's doing great! She's a very good girl!" Stacy exclaimed as she was petting Pumpkin, who was purring as Stacy pet her.
"You two seem to be hitting it off. Just remember not to get too attached. We can't keep her." Uncle Grandpa added. "I know." Uncle Grandpa watched Pizza Steve and Stacy petted Pumpkin for a few minutes before taking them out to the kitchen for lunch. Stacy at as quickly as possible so she could keep playing with Pumpkin. As dinner time approached, it had been hours since anyone saw Stacy. Once it was time to eat, Pizza Steve went in to get Stacy. "Hey, you're still alive!" He said, walking into her room. "Of course I am! Why wouldn't I?" "It's been hours since we've seen you." "Oops. Sorry, I've been playing with Pumpkin." "Well, it's time to come eat." "Alright! Just let me feed Pumpkin, then I'll be out." "I'll wait here then. If I leave you, you might get distracked and we'll never see you again." "True." Stacy laughed. She fed her two little animals, then her and Pizza Steve went out to the kitchen.
That night, Pizza Steve watched Pumpkin so Stacy could take a bubble bath. When it was time to go to bed, Pizza Steve slept in Stacy's bed. Pumpkin had a fit when she realized that Pizza Steve wasn't going to leave. She walked up to Pizza Steve and hissed at him. "Woah, what's wrong with her?" Pizza Steve asked. "Pumpkin! Bad girl! Don't hiss at him. He's sleeping in my bed, you'll have to get over it." Pumpkin jumped off Stacy's bed and went to sleep with Cali in her little bed.
Pumpkin woke Pizza Steve and Stacy up early the next morning by walking on them and meowing. "Cici! Shut him up!" Pizza Steve groaned. "What is it, my little angel?" Stacy said, sitting up in her bed. "Ooh, you must be hungry!" Stacy hopped out of bed to feed Pumpkin and Cali. "Do you smell that?" Pizza Steve aske as he rubbed his eyes. "That's cinnamon pumpkin pancakes!" Stacy shouted after sniffing around. She raced to the kitchen to find Mr. Gus making cinnamon pumpkin pancakes. "Mr. Gus! You made the pancakes again?" "Yeah, I know you really liked them so I thought I'd make you some more." "Thank you! Pizza Steve, come eat!" Pizza Steve came out to the kitchen and they ate breakfast.
After breakfast, they took Pumpkin and Cali outside to play in the front yard. They hung outside until lunch. When it was time to eat, they put the animals in Stacy's room then went out to the kitchen. As soon as they finished eating, they went to Stacy's room. Once again, they hung out in Stacy's room for the rest of the night with Pumpkin. Pizza Steve slept in Stacy's bed again, which Pumpkin was still not ok with. Stacy put Pumpkin in her lap for a bit to have moment together since it was their last night together and Uncle Grandpa was going to take her back after Stacy left for work.
Pumpkin fell asleep in Stacy's lap while being petted. She carefully put Pumpkin at the end of the bed, the her and Pizza Steve cuddled until they fell asleep. Stacy left for work before Pumpkin woke up. Right before she left, Stacy gave Pumpkin a kiss on the head. Pizza Steve drove Stacy to work and picked her back up at 5pm. She went into her room, and just as she expected, Pumpkin was no longer there. She put the cat food and toys in her closet, emptied the litter box and put it in the closet too. Not too long later, Uncle Grandpa called her out for dinner.
Stacy had to work again the next day, so Pizza Steve slept in his own bed. Stacy got off work real late, she took a taxi home and rolled in around 11pm. When she went into her room, she found Pizza Steve fast asleep in her bed. Stacy got into her pajamas and got into bed next to Pizza Steve. That Wednesday morning, Stacy had a college class then work. To her surprise, Mr. Gus was waiting for her in the kitchen with some baking supplies. "What are you doing here, Mr. Gus?" Stacy asked, going into the kitchen. "I'm waiting for you because I have some stuff here to make pies. I though you'd like to help." "Oh, yeah! That sounds awesome!"
As they were baking, Uncle Grandpa and Pizza Steve came into the kitchen to see what they were doing. "What smells so good?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "Mr. Gus and I are making pies!" "That sounds good!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed. The two of them left Mr. Gus and Stacy to continue baking. When they finished, they had six pies. After dinner, the gang dug into the pies.
The next day was cloudy and a little rainy. Pizza Steve and Stacy went on an afternoon stroll. Before they left the RV, Stacy grabbed a bookbag. Pizza Steve thought it seemed strange but didn't think too much of it. As they walked, rain drops fell from the trees, along with orangish red leaves. "It's cold out here." Pizza Steve shivered. "Glad you said that!" "Really? Why?" "Because I made this!" Stacy pulled the sweater she made for Pizza Steve out of her bookbag. "So that's why you had that bag. I'm not putting that on." "Why not?" "Because, cool guys don't wear sweaters." "Well, cold boyfriends do because good girlfriends don't let their boyfriends be cold!" Stacy forced the sweater onto Pizza Steve and they continued their walk. "You have to admit, it's warm and cozy." "I will never admit that." Stacy kissed Pizza Steve's cheek.
Stacy worked in the morning on Friday and was home by 1pm. Pizza Steve picked her up from work, and Stacy pointed out all the leaves all over the yard when they pulled up to the RV. "I've got an idea!" Pizza Steve exclaimed. He ran behind the RV and came back out a couple minutes later with two rakes. "Let's make piles and jump in them!" "That sounds fun!" They raked up leaves then jumped in them. They repeated did that all afternoon. When they smelled dinner cooking, they went inside. "Did you two have fun outside in the leaves?" Uncle Grandpa asked as Pizza Steve and Stacy sat at the table. "How did you know what we were doing?" Stacy questioned. "I saw you two out the window." "Oh, well it was fun!"
Right before bed, Stacy took a soothing, warm bubble bath. As she was relaxing, Pizza Steve came in. "You enjoying your bath?" Pizza Steve asked as he walked in, scaring Stacy. "Oh, woah. You scared me. Yeah, I'm enjoying it." "You seem very lonely in that tub..." "Yeah, maybe I wouldn't be so lonely with someone in here with me..." "Wonder who could get in there with you..." "Get in here!" Stacy said, getting impatient with their flirting. Pizza Steve got in, and Stacy pulled him close. "Oooh, it's warm! And it smells like cinnamon!"
They fooled around in the tub for a bit then cuddled in bed until they fell asleep. On Saturday morning, Uncle Grandpa made breakfast for everyone. They all enjoyed some oatmeal then went out later that afternoon to go on a hayride. They had a great time, and even picked up some Burger Queen on the way home. But, Stacy was in a hurry to get home. Her and Pizza Steve tackled each other in the hay and had a tickle fight so Stacy had hay tangled in her hair. As soon as they got home, Stacy rushed to take a shower. "Hey babe. How's it going in there?" Pizza Steve asked as he knocked on the door. He went into the bathroom before Stacy could reply.
"Ya know... I'm feeling a bit dirty myself..." "Then get in." Stacy said, peeking her face out of the shower curtain. "Wait, really?" "Yeah, come on." Pizza Steve quickly put his sunglasses on the sink and got in. After their shower, they went out to eat the food they got at Burger Queen. There were no plans for the rest of the day so Pizza Steve and Stacy ended up hanging out in Stacy's room all night. They even stayed up late.
The next day was the start of their Halloween countdown. For the next few days leading up to Halloween, they had one fun thing they were going to do. The first thing to do was visit Stacy's friend who makes her clothes and order Stacy's Halloween costume. Pizza Steve was going as himself once again so there was no need to order a costume for him. However, Uncle Grandpa planned to surprise them later on with some matching costumes like they did the year before. After some breakfast, Pizza Steve took Stacy down to her friend's shop. It took forever and Pizza Steve already became bored within the first five minutes of them being there. They were there for thirty minutes, but they were both starving when they left so Pizza Steve and Stacy stopped at sit down restaurant for lunch before heading back home.
For the 22nd, Stacy had to work most of the day but when she got home, Pizza Steve helped her decorate her room for halloween. While they were decorating, they kept getting distracked and weren't staying very focused so it took hours to decorate. They stayed up most of the night decorating and fooling around. When they finished, Pizza Steve and Stacy passed out in Stacy's bed. The room was decorated but, there was packaging from the decorations all over the room.
The first thing they did the next morning, was quickly clean up the trash. Stacy was able to eat breakfast before she had to rush onto a college class. After her class, Stacy worked until early that afternoon. As soon as Stacy got home, the gang went to a pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins. Stacy was exhausted when they got home from the pumpkin patch. Mr. Gus started making dinner when they got back, but Stacy went off to her room without anyone noticing. Pizza Steve went to Stacy's room to look for her when he realized she wasn't around. She was asleep in her bed so Pizza Steve decided to let her sleep until it was time for dinner.
Their plans for the next day were to carve the pumpkins they got yesterday when Stacy arrived home from work. By the end of the day, they had beautifully carved pumpkins, but a messy kitchen. Mr. Gus cleaned up the mess while Uncle Grandpa showed Pizza Steve and Stacy the costumes he got for them. Uncle Grandpa had them sit on the couch while he went to get the costumes. "So, just like last year, I got you two matching costumes!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed, coming over to the couch with the costumes behind his back. "What is it this year, Uncle G?" Stacy asked. Pizza Steve didn't say anything, he just rolled his eyes. "I got you... ta-da!" He pulled out a firefighter costume and dalmatian costume. "Pizza Steve is a firefighter, and Stacy is his dalmatian!" "Oh, very... cute? I guess." "That's a terrible idea." Pizza Steve said. Stacy slapped his arm. "Do you like them?" "Of course we do, Uncle G!" Stacy insisted. Uncle Grandpa handed them their costumes. "Go try them on." "Do we have to?" Pizza Steve groaned. Stacy slapped his arm again then they hopped off the couch to put the costumes on.
They came back out into the living room a few minutes later. "You two are so adorable!" Uncle Grandpa gasped. He took some pictures of them, then let them take the costumes off. They all helped Mr. Gus finish cleaning up. Later that night, Stacy took a bubble bath. While she was in the tub, Pizza Steve came in. He brought in some ice cream to feed to her while she was in her bath. When she got out, Pizza Steve and Stacy went to bed in Stacy's bed.
Stacy was very busy the next day, so Pizza Steve and Stacy planned on watching a horror movie marathon later that night. When Stacy got home, Pizza Steve was in her room ready to watch movies. Before they started watching, they went to the kitchen to grab some snacks. The marathon went on all night and into the next morning but Pizza Steve and Stacy got tired around 3am. As much as they wanted to go to sleep, they were too afraid. Stacy turned on a comedy movie as Pizza Steve got up and turned the lights on. They fell asleep much easier with the lights on.
Their halloween plans for that Friday were to go to a scary corn maze. While they were in the corn maze, Pizza Steve and Stacy got lost and separated from the rest of the gang. Uncle Grandpa and Mr. Gus yelled out for them while Tiger flew above the corn maze to look for them. After a couple minutes, Tiger gave up. She couldn't see very well through the corn and because Pizza Steve and Stacy were small. Stacy suggested that they follow the small footprints they left in the mud. As they were following their footprints, they started to hear Uncle Grandpa and Mr. Gus. Pizza Steve and Stacy ran towards the sound of their voices and eventually found them.
On Saturday, Stacy and Mr. Gus went to the store and bought dozen of ready bake Halloween cookies. They spent the whole day baking them. At the end of the day, they had 108 cookies. They were so tired from baking so of course they didn't feel like cooking dinner. Stacy helped Mr. Gus order some pizza for dinner instead of cooking. After they ate dinner, the gang ate cookies until their stomachs hurt.
Sunday morning Mr. Gus made cinnamon pumpkin pancakes again. After breakfast, Stacy spent the whole day working on college homework. She didn't move from her bed most of the day. She only got up to go to the bathroom and grab a snack. Stacy actually found it very relaxing. Aside from the stressful work, she had her window open with a candle lit. She didn't eat any lunch so she was starving when dinner time came around. At the end of the night, Pizza Steve came into her room to stay up late and tell scary stories. They stayed up a lot longer than they should have and decided to watch scary movies when they got bored of stories. Once again, they fell asleep with the light on when they got too scared.
Stacy worked all day on Monday and didn't get home until 9pm. Pizza Steve picked her up on his speedcycle and had a nice surprise for her when they got back to the RV. They pulled up to the RV and the gang had a bonfire lit, and marshmallows to roast. "We know you wanted to a Halloween activity today, so we wanted to surprise you with a bonfire! We can roast marshmallows and tell scary stories!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed. They had a good time eating marshmallows and sharing stories but when it was time to go inside, Stacy was sticky from all the marshmallows and had to take a shower. When she got out, Pizza Steve was waiting for Stacy on her bed. "So... before you get into your pajamas... it's been a while since we've had some alone time..." Pizza Steve claimed. Stacy slowly went over to Pizza Steve without responding. She leaned on top of him, and they started to make out. One thing lead to another, but they fell asleep in each other's arms around 3am.
Stacy worked all day again that Tuesday. Pizza Steve was going to pick her up at 8pm and Stacy's plan for that day was to go to Stacy's friend's shop to pick up her Halloween costume. After picking up the costume, they decided to stop for some ice cream. Pizza Steve and Stacy lost track of time until Uncle Grandpa called Pizza Steve concerned about where they were at. They rushed back home after getting off the phone with Uncle G. When they got home, Stacy tried her costume on and showed Pizza Steve what it looked like on her.
The next day was Halloween. Stacy did an early shift at work before heading home to get ready for trick or treating. Stacy and Tiger got ready in Tiger's room so they could have some time together. When they finished getting ready, Mr. Gus, Pizza Steve, and Belly Bag were waiting for them. The five of them were going out trick or treating while Uncle Grandpa stayed at the RV to hand out candy. They were out for about two hours. Pizza Steve and Stacy's were full of candy when they finished, and Mr. Gus ended up carrying their bags on the way home. When they arrived, Pizza Steve and Stacy went to Stacy's room to eat their candy. The two of them ate until they fell asleep. As Uncle Grandpa headed to bed, he stopped in to check on them. He took their bags on candy, tucked them in, then turned the light off as he left the room.