Sportarobyn—the rpg sounds like fun and maybe when my college semester is over I'll try it out. Thanks for the heads up and the review.

To everyone—Thanks again for the outpouring of wishing me well in college. I really appreciate all of the reviews too. Thanks for be so supportive. You guys are a great bunch of people.

Chapter 8

Sportacus said he'd tell her later as they made their way to the train station. The two made it there just in time. They saw Mayor Meanswell and Bessie disembark from the train. Sportacus ran up and grabbed their baggage and Stephanie helped him. There seemed to be more than when they had left. Bessie looked to be in better spirits and Uncle Milford said that they were tired from their long journey and wanted to go home and rest. Sportacus said that was probably a good idea.

The group made their way back to the Mayor and Bessie's house. Upon arriving home, the Mayor told Sportacus and Stephanie to just leave the luggage in the living room. Then he and Bessie went upstairs.

Stephanie was curious about the luggage and looked it over. Some of the suitcases she recognized as her Uncle's and Bessie's. However the other three she didn't recognize who they belonged to. She knelt down to get a better look at them.

Carefully she picked up the tags on them. They had the name Mrs. Barbara Busybody written on the tags. Sportacus interrupted her curiosity by tapping her shoulder.

"Can I talk to you?" He asked. The look on his face was confusing to Stephanie. Grabbing his hand she stood up and he led her to the couch. Sportacus sat down and pulled her onto his lap. Stephanie leaned her head on his shoulder and asked.

"What's on your mind?"

"I know this is going to sound awkward but what did we do yesterday after running into the house? You know when we heard the whistling and all that." Sportacus asked her. Stephanie moved from his shoulder, made a confused look, and answered,

"Well we kissed and then we went out to Pixel's. He called because he needed some help with that new contraption he was building. We helped him until dinner when we came home and had a quiet dinner. Why?"

"I had the strangest dream last night and when I awoke I couldn't remember what had happened. How I got to my airship, what I had for dinner, and what we did together, I couldn't seem to remember any of it. I don't know why." Sportacus explained.

"It seems odd but maybe you were just very tired. You know sometimes that happens to me. So what do you want to do today?" She asked. Sportacus leaned in about an inch away from Stephanie's face.

"This." Was all he said as he leaned in closer, put her face in his hands, and kissed her. Stephanie leaned back and fell off of his lap. In a flash, Sportacus grabbed here arm and pulled her to him. Putting their foreheads together, the two giggled.

Later they went outside and played with the other kids. After enjoying a wonderful game of volleyball, Sportacus called to his airship for sportscandy. It was the same sportscandy that Robbie powered a day before with his concoction. Everyone ate their sportscandy and enjoyed it. Then they separated for it was dinner time.

Mayor Meanswell and Bessie had been busy in the kitchen when Stephanie and Sportacus returned to the house. The Mayor smiled and told them that he and Bessie had made taco salad for dinner. Everyone enjoyed the Mexican dinner and Sportacus helped the Mayor clean up as Bessie pulled Stephanie aside.

"How are things with you and Sportacus?" Bessie asked.

"Good, very good, I can't stop thinking about him, even when we're together. I guess I know how you feel about Uncle Milford." Stephanie smiled. Bessie smiled back and nodded.

"How are you?" Stephanie asked Bessie.

"I'll be ok. It might take awhile but your Uncle will help me and I'm sure you'll try to help while you're here. I'm just lucky to have so many people who care about me. I want to thank you Stephanie." Bessie said. Tears welled up in both ladies eyes and they hugged. Sportacus walked in and saw them all teary and hugging. He started to quietly back out of the room but Bessie stopped him.

"Sportacus, I believe there is a girl who would like a walk before bed." She winked.

"Is that true?" Sportacus smiled. He looked over at Stephanie who was finishing wiping the tears away. She smiled and nodded. Sportacus took her hand and they walked out the front door.

To Be Continued…