We catch back up with the crew over at the Stevens's domicile on a Thursday afternoon right after school. Steve wasn't there and wouldn't be home until late, so it gave them chance to plan for the commemoration that would come soon enough.
" Okay, are we ready to start?" Eileen said.
" No, we're still waiting on, um, on Randy," Louis said discreetly.
" Randy? Randy? I don't think I know him," his mother said.
" That's because," Ren said, " The him is a her,"
" Yeah, she just moved back here like two weeks ago from Miami. She and Tawny were friends when they were little," Louis said.
" Well that's nice. And its sweet of her to help us with this," Eileen said.
" Yeah, she's helping you with the music right Twitty?" Louis said to his distant friend.
" Yeah," he said, not really knowing what was going on, just responding to his name.
Soon there was a short, yet strong looking blonde bursting though the door in a hurry. This did get Twitty's attention and he got up and greeted her with a smile and a hug.
" So sorry that I'm late. I ran into a bit of a mishap," She said.
" What happened?" Tawny asked.
" Oh, nothing really. I just lost my temper and threatened to set someone on fire. Nothing big, I just got a lecture about how I should hold my tongue when I'm angry," Randy replied
" Oh, is that all that happened? Just threatened to set someone on fire," Ren said.
" Yes. And let me guess, your Ren right?" she said
" Yeah," Ren replied.
" And you're Mrs. Stevens I presume?" Randy said to Eileen and offered her a hand, " Hi, Randy James,"
" Nice to meet you Randy. You're from Miami, right?"
" Yes ma'am. I'm living with my Aunt Maria and Uncle Charles. They own the Angels Motorcycle Shop east of here," Randy said politely.
" Oh, yes, I know that one. My husband has looked in there several times," she chuckled.
" yeah. They named it for my little twin cousins that my aunt miscarried," Randy said
" Oh, that's sad. Its a sad thing, that is," Eileen said.
" Naturally, but I still have the ever annoying Matt there," Randy said
" Well, we better get started," Ren said.
" Okay," Tawny agreed, " Twitty, you, me and Randy need to get the music ready,"
" Okay," Twitty said
" Sure thing Tawny Dean," Randy said with silliness.
Randy wiped out her songbook and Twitty got his guitar ready as Tawny clicked on her little keyboard.
" Okay," Randy said, " See this part?"
" Uh huh," Tawny said
" That's the part I need you two to sing if that's okay," she answered.
" No problem," Tawny said
" No complaints here either," Twitty said.
" Okay, and on the last verse, instead of the na nas, you guys sing it too and I kinda go off on my own thing but I come back at the end and it finishes with that guitar part right there," Randy said.
" Man, this is so gonna rock out," Twitty said.