September 11, 2001
Monica awoke sleepily and looked around the room. It was now light outside. Tess and Gloria were still sleeping. She yawned and looked at the alarm clock. She had to adjust her vision to read the clock. She gasped when she saw it read 6:00. They were supposed to get to work at 7:00. She jumped out of her bed.
"Tess! Gloria!" she yelled. Tess slowly opened her eyes. She briefly looked at Monica before she grabbed her pillow and put it over her head.
"Angel girl! Go back to bed and wait for the alarm clock to go off," Monica heard her muffled voice say.
"Tess, it's 6:00! The alarm clock didn't go off," Monica explained to her. She watched as Tess removed the pillow from her head and sat up, wide-eyed. Gloria sat up sleepily.
"6:00?! C'mon Angel babies, let's get ready," Tess said, getting out of her bed. Monica grabbed a nearby brush and brushed her long, auburn hair. She walked slowly to the bathroom while brushing her hair. Gloria grinned and ran into the bathroom and slammed the door. Monica glared at the door.
"Gloria!" she yelled.
"Sorry!" Gloria giggled from the bathroom.
"Please Angel babies, not this early," Tess said, "I already have a headache."
"Sorry Tess," Monica said. She headed over to a dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans and a white shirt. She retreated to one side of the room to change, while Tess took the other. Tess turned to Monica wearing a cream-colored pantsuit. She looked over at the bathroom door to see Gloria creeping out. She looked at Monica who looked like she was going to kill her. When Monica spotted her, she started for the bathroom. She grabbed a pillow off Gloria's bed. Gloria looked a little uncertain but headed for the dresser anyway. As Monica went into the bathroom, she hit Gloria in the head with the pillow. She laughed, running to the bathroom and closing and locking it. Gloria gasped and pounded on the door.
"Monica!" Gloria yelled. She heard Monica laughing from inside.
"Payback!" Monica yelled back. Gloria sat down on the bed and sulked. Tess laughed and sat down on her own bed with a curling iron in her head. Gloria was busy putting her hair into two braids. Tess leaned over and patted Gloria's shoulder.
"It's okay, Gloria, but she got you good," Tess grinned.
"Tess?" Gloria asked, her voice laced with homey.
"Yeah, baby?" Tess responded, eying her warily.
"Run," Gloria said as she grabbed a pillow. Tess had enough time to grab a pillow, but Gloria hit her before she knew it. Tess hit back and ran to the other side of the room. She grinned happily and held up her pillow. They both looked up to see Monica staring at them, confused. She slightly smiled as she tipped her head to the side.
"Now what has Gloria done?" she asked sweetly.
"Nothing!" Gloria yelled, glaring at Monica. Monica laughed and put her hands on her hips. She smiled and went to put on a pair of cowboy boots. Tess looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Well, it fits the role. Alan is a country singer," Monica said, stating the obvious. Gloria looked up and smiled. She was dressed similarly with jeans and a baby blue t-shirt. She looked in the corner to find a pair of black boots similar to Monica's brown ones. She cast her eyes upwards and mouthed a silent "thank you." She crossed the room and picked up the boots. She put them on fast and stood up. She looked over at Monica, who was ready, and Tess, who had just put down the curling iron.
"Okay, let's go before we're late," Tess announced. Monica and Gloria filed out the door followed by Tess. They got into Tess's red Cadillac. She reluctantly to let Monica and Gloria borrow it for the day. She dropped them off at the studio along with her precious Cadillac. She disappeared to go be with Dawn.
Monica and Gloria went into the studio. They checked a clock, which read 7:30. They both heaved a sigh of relief. Gloria headed off to the find the room she was supposed to set her make-up and hair supplies in. Monica headed off to find Sean. She soon found him and headed off towards a vacant room to discuss the upcoming show.
Alan soon came to Gloria to have his hair and make-up done. He sat down in a chair in front of a mirror. Gloria started on his make-up first.
"So Gloria, do you like this job so far?" he asked, making conversation.
"It's pretty fun. I have never gotten a job like this before," she said. Alan looked up and gave her a curious look.
"You've never had a job like this before?" Alan asked, a little uncertain.
"Nope," Gloria simply answered.
"Then...how did you get this job?" Alan asked.
"Oh, I have all the knowledge of it...and I have great recommendations," she replied.
"Oh, okay. You had me worried there for a second," Alan said, laughing. Gloria also laughed.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing," Gloria reassured, smiling.
"It's good to hear that," Alan sighed.
~ ~ ~
Tess knocked lightly on the door of Dawn and Alan's house. She waited for a few seconds before a young woman opened it. She looked like she was about twenty-five years old, had long black hair with bangs, and icy blue eyes. Tess smiled.
"Hi Tess," Dawn said.
"Hi baby," Tess replied. Dawn stepped aside to let Tess in. She peered behind Tess and shot a questioning glance to Tess.
"Tess, where is your Cadillac?" she asked, confused.
"I let a few friends borrow it for the day," Tess explained.
"But...how did you get here?" she questioned.
"They...uh...dropped me off," Tess covered quickly. Dawn nodded and motioned for Tess to sit down at the kitchen table. Tess obeyed. Dawn went into a back room and came out with a paper in her hand.
"All signed and ready to go," Dawn said, smiling sadly. Tess took the paper from her and glanced at it. She looked up at Dawn.
"Does Alan know about this?" Tess asked.
"No, he doesn't. And I don't think he suspects anything," Dawn explained. Tess nodded numbly and glanced once more at the paper. She sighed and looked back up at Dawn.
Monica awoke sleepily and looked around the room. It was now light outside. Tess and Gloria were still sleeping. She yawned and looked at the alarm clock. She had to adjust her vision to read the clock. She gasped when she saw it read 6:00. They were supposed to get to work at 7:00. She jumped out of her bed.
"Tess! Gloria!" she yelled. Tess slowly opened her eyes. She briefly looked at Monica before she grabbed her pillow and put it over her head.
"Angel girl! Go back to bed and wait for the alarm clock to go off," Monica heard her muffled voice say.
"Tess, it's 6:00! The alarm clock didn't go off," Monica explained to her. She watched as Tess removed the pillow from her head and sat up, wide-eyed. Gloria sat up sleepily.
"6:00?! C'mon Angel babies, let's get ready," Tess said, getting out of her bed. Monica grabbed a nearby brush and brushed her long, auburn hair. She walked slowly to the bathroom while brushing her hair. Gloria grinned and ran into the bathroom and slammed the door. Monica glared at the door.
"Gloria!" she yelled.
"Sorry!" Gloria giggled from the bathroom.
"Please Angel babies, not this early," Tess said, "I already have a headache."
"Sorry Tess," Monica said. She headed over to a dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans and a white shirt. She retreated to one side of the room to change, while Tess took the other. Tess turned to Monica wearing a cream-colored pantsuit. She looked over at the bathroom door to see Gloria creeping out. She looked at Monica who looked like she was going to kill her. When Monica spotted her, she started for the bathroom. She grabbed a pillow off Gloria's bed. Gloria looked a little uncertain but headed for the dresser anyway. As Monica went into the bathroom, she hit Gloria in the head with the pillow. She laughed, running to the bathroom and closing and locking it. Gloria gasped and pounded on the door.
"Monica!" Gloria yelled. She heard Monica laughing from inside.
"Payback!" Monica yelled back. Gloria sat down on the bed and sulked. Tess laughed and sat down on her own bed with a curling iron in her head. Gloria was busy putting her hair into two braids. Tess leaned over and patted Gloria's shoulder.
"It's okay, Gloria, but she got you good," Tess grinned.
"Tess?" Gloria asked, her voice laced with homey.
"Yeah, baby?" Tess responded, eying her warily.
"Run," Gloria said as she grabbed a pillow. Tess had enough time to grab a pillow, but Gloria hit her before she knew it. Tess hit back and ran to the other side of the room. She grinned happily and held up her pillow. They both looked up to see Monica staring at them, confused. She slightly smiled as she tipped her head to the side.
"Now what has Gloria done?" she asked sweetly.
"Nothing!" Gloria yelled, glaring at Monica. Monica laughed and put her hands on her hips. She smiled and went to put on a pair of cowboy boots. Tess looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Well, it fits the role. Alan is a country singer," Monica said, stating the obvious. Gloria looked up and smiled. She was dressed similarly with jeans and a baby blue t-shirt. She looked in the corner to find a pair of black boots similar to Monica's brown ones. She cast her eyes upwards and mouthed a silent "thank you." She crossed the room and picked up the boots. She put them on fast and stood up. She looked over at Monica, who was ready, and Tess, who had just put down the curling iron.
"Okay, let's go before we're late," Tess announced. Monica and Gloria filed out the door followed by Tess. They got into Tess's red Cadillac. She reluctantly to let Monica and Gloria borrow it for the day. She dropped them off at the studio along with her precious Cadillac. She disappeared to go be with Dawn.
Monica and Gloria went into the studio. They checked a clock, which read 7:30. They both heaved a sigh of relief. Gloria headed off to the find the room she was supposed to set her make-up and hair supplies in. Monica headed off to find Sean. She soon found him and headed off towards a vacant room to discuss the upcoming show.
Alan soon came to Gloria to have his hair and make-up done. He sat down in a chair in front of a mirror. Gloria started on his make-up first.
"So Gloria, do you like this job so far?" he asked, making conversation.
"It's pretty fun. I have never gotten a job like this before," she said. Alan looked up and gave her a curious look.
"You've never had a job like this before?" Alan asked, a little uncertain.
"Nope," Gloria simply answered.
"Then...how did you get this job?" Alan asked.
"Oh, I have all the knowledge of it...and I have great recommendations," she replied.
"Oh, okay. You had me worried there for a second," Alan said, laughing. Gloria also laughed.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing," Gloria reassured, smiling.
"It's good to hear that," Alan sighed.
~ ~ ~
Tess knocked lightly on the door of Dawn and Alan's house. She waited for a few seconds before a young woman opened it. She looked like she was about twenty-five years old, had long black hair with bangs, and icy blue eyes. Tess smiled.
"Hi Tess," Dawn said.
"Hi baby," Tess replied. Dawn stepped aside to let Tess in. She peered behind Tess and shot a questioning glance to Tess.
"Tess, where is your Cadillac?" she asked, confused.
"I let a few friends borrow it for the day," Tess explained.
"But...how did you get here?" she questioned.
"They...uh...dropped me off," Tess covered quickly. Dawn nodded and motioned for Tess to sit down at the kitchen table. Tess obeyed. Dawn went into a back room and came out with a paper in her hand.
"All signed and ready to go," Dawn said, smiling sadly. Tess took the paper from her and glanced at it. She looked up at Dawn.
"Does Alan know about this?" Tess asked.
"No, he doesn't. And I don't think he suspects anything," Dawn explained. Tess nodded numbly and glanced once more at the paper. She sighed and looked back up at Dawn.