I do not own the main characters (Lu, Marc, Lana, Peter, Andy, Nick and Robert) in this story, they belong to Lifetime. I also sometimes mix the original storyline with my own.
Chapter 4: Chester
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She turned to the room and saw Peter, Andy, Lana, Bob, Nick and Mickey standing there in the decorated living room. Lana was holding a huge chocolate cake. Lu was speechless.
Mickey stepped forward and gave her a kiss. "Happy birthday Lu!"
"Oh my god.." It's all that came out of Lu's mouth. Which is a big deal for her - normally she always knows what she wants to say. And everyone knows that, too.
"You can say that again, Lu."
Lu recognized the voice, but refused to believe it - even when everyone stepped aside and revealed Dana actually standing behind them, with little Annie pretty much attached to her leg. "Oh my god!" She just realized she really did say it again, and laughed, along with the rest. "How are you?"
"I'm doing good, thank you!" Dana answered.
"You look great, Dana. All of you, really. Wow, I can't believe this." Lu was still overwhelmed. It was the first time someone threw her a party. Everyone could see her eyes sparkling as they congratulated her.
"Okay, attention please! Lu, remember when we sang Happy Birthday in French when Dana turned 39?" Bob asked.
"Yeah, I remember that. Don't know if I remember the words, though." Lu said, slightly confused. "Why?"
"Well, we got ourselves a somewhat.. adapted version for you." Bob replied, with that well known grin of accomplishment on his face. "Everyone ready.." They started singing 'Happy Birthday', but isntead of French it was in Spanish; CumpleaƱos Feliz. Lu couldn't help but laugh at their funny accents and the crummy harmony. Yet she realized this must've been the sweetest birthday song ever to be sung for her.
"Okay honey, blow your candles now!" Lana stepped forward with the cake and Lu blew out all the candles, followed by cheers from everyone in the room. "We didn't have enough place for 33 candles, so we used 16. It ain't intended to make you feel younger though," Lana joked. "But at least you got 'em all!"
Through the laughter, suddenly a baby's cry came forward. "Is that who I think it is?" Lu asked.
"I assume you're thinking what I'm thinking," Dana said with a hint of sarcastic humor in her voice. "Marc was so nice to have his room volunteer for the kids. Would you like to get her out of bed?"
"Okay!" Lu replied with a smile as she walked into Marc's room to get Louise.
"Nice timing, Dana," Peter said softly. "Come on guys, hurry!" Talking was reduced to whispering, which added to the excitement. Mickey went into Lu's room, closely followed by Marc, Peter and Nick. They carried a big cage out of there and put it in the middle of the living room.
"What's that, mommy?" Annie asked.
"It's Lu's present, sweetie. You'll see."
"Wow, it sure got quiet in here!" Lu said as she came back into the room with Louise in her arms. It took a while for her to notice the cage standing in the middle of her room. "Whoa, what's that?!" She stood still, as if she were in shock, so sudden.
"Go figure, kid! What do you think it is?" Lana replied.
"You've clearly been out of the birthday business lately, Lu." Andy added. "So.. care to reveal your present?"
Dana took Louise. Lu took off the note from the top and read it aloud. 'His name is Chester' is all it said. Annie carefully approached as Lu unknowingly removed the blanket from the cage. She was the first to see what's inside. "Mommy, mommy, look, it's a dog!"
Lu found herself staring at a little brown labrador puppy slowly waking up inside the cage. "Aww.. guys.." Lu opened the cage for him as he started yawning. "Aww, look at him! He's so sweet.."
"And he's yours, Lu." Peter said.
Lu was simply astonished. "I don't know how to thank you guys."
"How about by starting off with saying thank you?" Lana answered with inevitable logic, which caused everyone to burst out laughing again.
"We provided you with a selection of essential items, which we temporarily stocked in your kitchen." Robert stated. "But first.."
".. time for cake!" Marc interrupted. "Behold the triple layer chocolate volcano!" Marc proudly presented the chocolate cake that Lana was holding earlier.
"Wasn't that the cake from Linda Loren's magazine that I wanted to make for your birthday last year?" Lu said. She didn't notice it before.
"Exactly," Lana replied before Marc could. "But appearantly, Lana's cooking skills gave a better result than yours," she teased.
Andy scraped her throat. Lu grinned. "Am I right when I say Lana's cooking skills were helped along with the cooking skills of a.. let's say, certain former-colonel?"
"Yea--- well.. yeah. But it was my idea!" Lana persisted.
"Whatever - ATTACK!" Everyone cheerfully agreed with Mickey, who carefully started to cut pieces out of the cake. Marc walked into the kitchen and returned with a food bowl for Chester. Everyone was chatting, eating and having fun. Lu sat back and relaxed, enjoying the situation and, of course, her piece of cake. Best birthday party I ever had, she stated in her mind. Ever.
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Chapter 4: Chester
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She turned to the room and saw Peter, Andy, Lana, Bob, Nick and Mickey standing there in the decorated living room. Lana was holding a huge chocolate cake. Lu was speechless.
Mickey stepped forward and gave her a kiss. "Happy birthday Lu!"
"Oh my god.." It's all that came out of Lu's mouth. Which is a big deal for her - normally she always knows what she wants to say. And everyone knows that, too.
"You can say that again, Lu."
Lu recognized the voice, but refused to believe it - even when everyone stepped aside and revealed Dana actually standing behind them, with little Annie pretty much attached to her leg. "Oh my god!" She just realized she really did say it again, and laughed, along with the rest. "How are you?"
"I'm doing good, thank you!" Dana answered.
"You look great, Dana. All of you, really. Wow, I can't believe this." Lu was still overwhelmed. It was the first time someone threw her a party. Everyone could see her eyes sparkling as they congratulated her.
"Okay, attention please! Lu, remember when we sang Happy Birthday in French when Dana turned 39?" Bob asked.
"Yeah, I remember that. Don't know if I remember the words, though." Lu said, slightly confused. "Why?"
"Well, we got ourselves a somewhat.. adapted version for you." Bob replied, with that well known grin of accomplishment on his face. "Everyone ready.." They started singing 'Happy Birthday', but isntead of French it was in Spanish; CumpleaƱos Feliz. Lu couldn't help but laugh at their funny accents and the crummy harmony. Yet she realized this must've been the sweetest birthday song ever to be sung for her.
"Okay honey, blow your candles now!" Lana stepped forward with the cake and Lu blew out all the candles, followed by cheers from everyone in the room. "We didn't have enough place for 33 candles, so we used 16. It ain't intended to make you feel younger though," Lana joked. "But at least you got 'em all!"
Through the laughter, suddenly a baby's cry came forward. "Is that who I think it is?" Lu asked.
"I assume you're thinking what I'm thinking," Dana said with a hint of sarcastic humor in her voice. "Marc was so nice to have his room volunteer for the kids. Would you like to get her out of bed?"
"Okay!" Lu replied with a smile as she walked into Marc's room to get Louise.
"Nice timing, Dana," Peter said softly. "Come on guys, hurry!" Talking was reduced to whispering, which added to the excitement. Mickey went into Lu's room, closely followed by Marc, Peter and Nick. They carried a big cage out of there and put it in the middle of the living room.
"What's that, mommy?" Annie asked.
"It's Lu's present, sweetie. You'll see."
"Wow, it sure got quiet in here!" Lu said as she came back into the room with Louise in her arms. It took a while for her to notice the cage standing in the middle of her room. "Whoa, what's that?!" She stood still, as if she were in shock, so sudden.
"Go figure, kid! What do you think it is?" Lana replied.
"You've clearly been out of the birthday business lately, Lu." Andy added. "So.. care to reveal your present?"
Dana took Louise. Lu took off the note from the top and read it aloud. 'His name is Chester' is all it said. Annie carefully approached as Lu unknowingly removed the blanket from the cage. She was the first to see what's inside. "Mommy, mommy, look, it's a dog!"
Lu found herself staring at a little brown labrador puppy slowly waking up inside the cage. "Aww.. guys.." Lu opened the cage for him as he started yawning. "Aww, look at him! He's so sweet.."
"And he's yours, Lu." Peter said.
Lu was simply astonished. "I don't know how to thank you guys."
"How about by starting off with saying thank you?" Lana answered with inevitable logic, which caused everyone to burst out laughing again.
"We provided you with a selection of essential items, which we temporarily stocked in your kitchen." Robert stated. "But first.."
".. time for cake!" Marc interrupted. "Behold the triple layer chocolate volcano!" Marc proudly presented the chocolate cake that Lana was holding earlier.
"Wasn't that the cake from Linda Loren's magazine that I wanted to make for your birthday last year?" Lu said. She didn't notice it before.
"Exactly," Lana replied before Marc could. "But appearantly, Lana's cooking skills gave a better result than yours," she teased.
Andy scraped her throat. Lu grinned. "Am I right when I say Lana's cooking skills were helped along with the cooking skills of a.. let's say, certain former-colonel?"
"Yea--- well.. yeah. But it was my idea!" Lana persisted.
"Whatever - ATTACK!" Everyone cheerfully agreed with Mickey, who carefully started to cut pieces out of the cake. Marc walked into the kitchen and returned with a food bowl for Chester. Everyone was chatting, eating and having fun. Lu sat back and relaxed, enjoying the situation and, of course, her piece of cake. Best birthday party I ever had, she stated in her mind. Ever.
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