"A girl who'd wait for the third time around, head in the clouds feet on the ground,

She's a girl he's glad he's found, she's his Shipoopi."

---Shipoopi, The Music Man

The next morning, before the sun had even risen, Summer walked into the kitchen with Sam on her hip trying not to wake up Luke who was asleep on the couch.

"It's okay sweetie." Summer said sliding Sam into her high chair

"Need some help?" Luke asked sitting up

"Yeah, thanks. We didn't wake you did we?"

"No." he said standing up, "So why are you up so early?"

"I've got to be at school early for the matinee today."

"You're performing today?"

"Yep. Eight thirty this morning and then seven tonight, but that's the understudy's performance, tomorrow night, and Saturday."

"I might just have to come see you."

"Please do. I need all the friends in that audience that I can get."

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That afternoon, after lunch and understudy rehearsal's, the cast sat on stage trying to figure out what they could do for the next hour before school let out.

"I got it!" A tall guy, who closely resembled John Ritter exclaimed then asked, "Summer you brought that copy of last night's Valley right?"

"Yeah. I'm letting Anne borrow it tonight, why Hauri?"

"Well, I haven't watched last night's episode, and I'm pretty sure no one else has seen it. I mean we do have enough time, we can get through it."

"I agree." Amy said.

"Can we Case?"

"Fine with me. Just as long as you guys don't get into trouble."

"Coolness." Hauri said standing up, "All those who wish to watch the Valley come with me."

Summer, Kristi, and Hauri all began walking downstairs towards the basement and were soon joined by five or six others.

"Who has a tv?" Kristi asked as they entered the section of the basement with the drama, orchestra, and debate rooms in it.

"Tuckness!" Sarah exclaimed, "Plus he never shuts his door so we can totally get in."

"Lead the way." Hauri said moving to the side

Sarah moved to the front of the group and began walking around the corer and down the hall towards the debate room.

"Here we are." She said opening the door and turning on the light.

"Yay." Summer said as she took a seat in a desk, "Let's get this started."

"So what's this episode about?" Becca asked as she took a seat on the floor in front of Summer

"Uhhmm, the guys go to Vegas and the girls are jealous. I think I saw a fight on a preview."

"You know a normal episode." Kristi said as she took a seat

"Here we go you guys." Hauri said as he slid the tape into the VCR and pushed play

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That night before the show began Summer sat in the audience next to Luke.

"So, have you been seeing anyone in Newport?" Summer asked

"Nope. Not really."

"Not a single person?"

"Are you sure that I'll like this?" Luke asked changing the subject

"Uhhmm, yeah. I am totally sure that you'll like this. There's nudity...well you know a girl in her underwear, and there's cursing...okay so somebody is going to try to slip in a damnit somewhere. But I do think that you'll really like it."

"Oh you will really like it." Jackson said walking up next to them.

"Hey Jackson. What's goin' on?" Summer asked as she took her feet off of the chair in front of her

"Your presence is needed back stage for the pre-show pep-talk."

"Alright." Summer said standing up, "I'll be right back."

Summer quickly followed Jackson backstage in into the hall way.

"Found her!" Jackson exclaimed as he took his spot in the circle.

"Come on Summer you can stand next to me." Wasman said letting go of Becca's hand.

"No thanks. I'd rather stand by Hauri than you." She said looking the other way

"Are you still pissed at me for saying that those two guys had a total vibe coming off of them that wasn't normal?"

"Excuse me! Ben and Grady are best friends and brothers. And plus you didn't say it like that. You were all like, 'They've got some kind of gay vibe going on.'"

"Can this please wait?" Ms. Casey asked

"Sorry." Wasman and Summer mumbled both looking at the floor

"Okay. Hauri, the floor is all yours."

"Alright. Everyone get in real tight around the understudy's 'cause this is their night. Okay, so you guys are going to go out there and no one better screw up or I'll kill you. You know unless it's me and then you guys better cover my ass. So no screw up, alright?"

"No screw up's!" everyone yelled.