Disclaimer: I don't own CotT. I do own the OCs in this story.

"Niel, you have a message from a Mr.Jay. Do you know him?" asked the very annoying voice of a brown haired woman, odviously a secretary, entering a large office and walking to the desk where her boss sat.

Neil sat up in his chair. "Hell yeah I know him! What'd he say?" he asked a bit over excitedly, falling off his chair. He lifted himself back up quickly and waited for his secretary to give him the message. She handed him a small sheet of paper. His eyes skimmed over it one, then twice before a smile crossed his gorgeous face.

"May I remind you Niel, that you have a photo shoot scheduled during the time this Mr.Jay has invited you to his home?" the secretary scolded him.

"Move it to after the holidays, Doloris." he said, waving her taunt off. The woman gave a rude grunt and walked out. "I have to get a new secretary." Neil mumbled. He skimmed the note one last time. "This is gonna rock! I get to see the guys again!"

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"Uncle Herry! Phone!" yelled the voice of a young boy from the old farm house.

A muscular man looked up from his work in the field, shoveling a path way to the road, to see his nephew waving him over to the house. He dropped his shovel and ran to the porch and into the house. He grabbed the phone from the counter.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Herry! Whats up, man?" asked the voice.

"Odie! Not much, not much. Hows it going?"

"Amazing, you willing to take a trip to Jay and Theresa's for the holidays?" Odie asked.

"Sure. I was going to stay here alone, but that sounds way better. The rest of the family's going to Mum's." Herry explained.

"Good! I'll call and tell them your coming."

"HERRY! GET OUTSIDE AND SHOVEL!" yelled a female voice from the living room of the farm house

"You hear her? I have work to get to." Herry said laughing.

"Sounds like Jen's got you busy. I wont keep you from it, later." There was a click, indicating the phone being hung up.

"HERRY! NOW!" came the voice again.

Herry groaned and walked back outside into the cold. He went back to his work, shoveling a long path to the abandoned highway. Thoughts of the stay with his old friends lingered in his head the whole way. Man it would be great to see them all after so long. The only one of them he'd seen recently was Odie, a few months before. He was so entwined with his thoughts, he didn't see the
phone poll he'd dug to until he was flat on his back in shock.

Still very short. To look forward to in the next chapter: everyone arrives at Jay and Theresa's, surprise guest of Odie's and a shocking, but very welcomed, appearence. I want another five reviews before I post it.

Carmen.