Chapter 12

Neither one of them noticed Amanda coming up from behind them. She didn't interrupt and waited until they broke their kiss. Stephanie saw her almost immediately afterwards and blushed.

"Er, I'll see you later, Sportacus." She said, sheepishly.

"Uh, yeah. I'll be over with Pixel and them if you need me." He said quickly. Then he left.

"Sorry about that. I have always had a tendency to be a little early." Amanda apologized. Stephanie didn't say anything as she opened the door and let Amanda into her Uncle's house. There was a note on the table from Uncle Milford and Bessie. It stated that they were at Town Hall and hoped to be home by five o'clock. Stephanie threw the note out and asked Amanda if she wanted something to eat or drink. She said she was good and the two sat down in the kitchen.

"Pardon my French but damn girl. You and Sportacus could've melted a stick of butter with that smooch I saw." Amanda said. Stephanie had a dreamy look in her eyes as she replied,

"Yeah, I'm just so head over heels in love and that's why college is such a problem. How can I leave for college and not have him go with me?"

"Well, I'd say it is a pretty tough predicament but this is the way I see it. You are an attractive young girl who has everything going for her. You can have your cake and eat it too. If you get my drift. It's obvious he cares about you the same way you care about him and I'm willing to bet he won't let you give up college for him. Stop me if I'm wrong but has he said anything that would make you believe otherwise?' Amanda asked.

"No, quite the opposite. He even told me he'd give up his hero title, if it meant that we could be together." Stephanie said.

"Well then, if you two are both willing to go to the ends of the earth for each other, you can't give up what you have. Do you know how lucky you are? To have someone love you and want to be with you constantly. I have yet to find such a person as Sportacus, hero or not." Amanda told her. Stephanie knew she was right.

"But how are we going to be together? It's bad enough as it is with us only seeing each other over the summer. I don't have a job and I'll have to get one once college starts. I won't be able to come to LazyTown at all once that happens." Stephanie said.

"Well ok, lets tackle one thing at a time. I assume your parents know how you and Sportacus feel and everything. So have you asked them about options?" Amanda asked. The look on Stephanie's face wasn't very reassuring.

"No, my parents don't know." Came her reply.

"Well, there's an unforeseen problem. You need to tell them now. Don't wait. I suggest you talk to Sportacus and come up with a way to tell them fast. Once you're over that hurdle you can figure out how to handle college." Amanda said. Stephanie nodded and got up from her seat.

"I'm going to talk to him. You're right. This can't wait. Thanks so much for your help." She said as she gave Amanda a big hug.

"Anytime. Let me know how things turn out." Amanda said as the two left the Mayor's house. Both walked over to the sports field where Stephanie introduced Amanda to her other friends. Then grabbing Sportacus she said she needed to talk to him alone. Amanda promised to take his place as he left with Stephanie.

"We need to tell my parents what is going on between you and I." Stephanie told him.

"I agree but I thought we were going to wait until we had a plan." He said.

"No, it can't wait. If they know then they can help us make a decision about college and everything." She was authoritative in her response. Sportacus hadn't seen her like this and was sure that she meant business.

"Ok, lets go. How are we going to break it to them?" He asked.

"Well, I don't think it'll be that hard. My mother already suspected something when I invited you to graduation. I'll just tell her that she was right. It should help smooth things over." Stephanie explained.

The two entered the Mayor's house and Stephanie dialed her mother's work number. After being put on hold for a few minutes, her mother's voice came over the phone.

"Mom, hi its me Stephanie. I have something important to tell you."

To Be Continued…