What Now? Chapter 26
One the first day of July, the gang went out to garage sales. While they were out, Stacy found a pretty vase. It was red and black, it matched her room perfectly. Stacy worked early on Tuesday, at 7am. She got off at 4pm and arrived home a few minutes later. She hung out in her room, playing video games. It was very rainy out so she had her window open as she laid on her bed. The sky was very clear that night. Pizza Steve and Stacy took a break from the video games to gaze at the stars.
On Wednesday, Stacy's family had a picnic in the park. Stacy went and brought Pizza Steve with her. The rest of Stacy's family finally got to meet Pizza Steve. He was pretty quiet around them, but so far they were liking him. After the picnic, Pizza Steve and Stacy headed back home and once they got home they took a bubble bath together before napping for the rest of the evening. They woke up at about 10pm, stayed up for a few hours, then went back to sleep. Pizza Steve and Stacy were very bored on Thursday morning. They decided to make up a little karate routine together. Once they finished it, they showed it to the rest of the gang that night.
On Friday, Uncle Grandpa took Stacy to take her drivering test. Sadly, she did not pass. She was a little disappointed, but cuddling with Pizza Steve when she got home made her feel better. Stacy went to get her hair done on Saturday morning. After her appointment, she stopped at home to get Cali and took her to the park.
The gang didn't have anything planned for Sunday, so Stacy and Pizza Steve went to the mall for a few hours. Once they got home, Stacy hung out with Tiger, in Tiger's room for the rest of the evening. On Monday, Stacy worked from 7am to 12am. She was tired when she got home and Pizza Steve was asleep in her bed when she walked in.
Stacy worked at 9am the next day, but got off at 2pm. Pizza Steve was lying in a hammock when Stacy got home. Instead of going inside, she joined him. The two of the fell asleep in the hammock not long after that. Stacy got up kinda early on Wednesday to go to work at 9am. When she got home, the gang was in the front yard having a BBQ. Stacy went inside to take a shower real quick, then went back outside to join her friends.
The next day was Stacy's 19th birthday. She woke up to the smell of cinnamon rolls. However, before she went out into the kitchen, she took a shower and got ready for the day. Once she went out, everyone wished her a happy birthday. Pizza Steve walked over to her, grabbed her hands, kissed her, and wished her a happy birthday. Stacy giggled as she blushed. "I know we're going to have cake later but..." Uncle Grandpa started as he placed a cinnamon with a candle in it in front of Stacy. They gang sang happy birthday to her then they all ate breakfast. Every year on her birthday, Stacy is given some money from Uncle Grandpa to go shopping at the mall with Tiger while they set up for the party. So the two girls went out for a while. Once they got back home, the living room and kitchen area was set up for the party. Stacy went to her room to get ready, Tiger went with her and as they were getting ready; the guest started to arrive. It didn't take the girls long to get ready, and when Tiger was ready; she went out to the party. A while had passed, and still no sign of Stacy. Everyone was beginning to worry. Uncle Grandpa suggested Pizza Steve go check on her. He snuck away from the party and headed to Stacy's room. He knocked on her door. It was silent before he heard a "Come in!" Pizza Steve slowly entered the room. Stacy was sobbing; softly, on her bed. "Cici! What's wrong?" He exclaimed once her noticed the crying. Stacy rolled over onto her other side, facing him. "Aren't you going to come out to your party?" "I don't really want to." She muttered. "Why not?" "I'm just really sad..." "What's wrong?" Pizza Steve hopped onto her bed and sat next to her. "I'm not that close with my parents and brother, but I still want them here. It feels wrong that their not here..." "But they would want you to enjoy your birthday regardless, right?" Stacy was quiet for a second. "...Yeah..." She sat up, and Pizza Steve wipped her tears. He grabbed her hand, and gave her a kiss. They hopped off the bed together, however Stacy looked back with a frown. Pizza Steve looked at her with a soft smile. She smiled back at him, he began to walk out; still holding her hand, and Stacy followed him. Their friends cheered as Stacy finally came out into the living room. The party had offcially began, and everyone was having a great time. Before it ended, Stacy opened some of the gifts that everyone got her. At the end of the night, Stacy took a warm bubble bath. While she was in the bath, Pizza Steve came in with a couple pieces of cake for Stacy and himself. "Babe!.. We already had some cake!" Stacy exclaimed. "So? It's your birthday!" He responded, as he handed her a plate. Stacy hesitated before grabbing the plate. Pizza Steve decided to get in the tube with Stacy. They finished their cake, then soon their bath. Stacy got some new pajamas and fluffy socks for her birthday. She put them on, and got in bed with Pizza Steve. The next day, the gang went out bowling. Before going out, they hung around the RV and did their usual day to day things. They then went out that evening for bowling.
On Saturday, the gang went out to help kids for a few hours. The gang continued to hang out more the next day. They started with making their own popsicles. After that, they did some puzzles and ended the night with a very competitive, round of real estate-opoly.
Stacy woke up around 6am on Monday for her 7am shift at work. She got home around 2pm, and as soon as she did; Mr. Gus took her along with Pizza Steve to the library with him. As usual, Pizza Steve and Stacy got themselves in a lot of trouble at the library out of pure boredom. Stacy worked at 5am the next day. Her work shift started at 6am. When she got home at 1pm, she took a nap for a couple hours. After her nap, she was lying around bored. She finally decided to go see what Tiger was doing. She wasn't doing anything either. The hung out quietly on Tiger's bed, until Stacy got an idea of what to do. She suggested to Tiger they try out some gymnastics for the fun of it. Their giggles and laughs were so loud the guys became curious. Despite their curiosity, the guys didn't interrupt them. They waited until the girls came into the living room. "What's all the giggling about?" Uncle Grandpa asked them. "Oh, we were trying out gymnastics!" "Oh! That sounds like fun!" The girls grabbed a snack then went back to Tiger's room.
Stacy worked at 7am on Wednesday, and didn't get home until 9pm. She also worked at 8am on Thursday. She got home at 1pm, and took a nap. Stacy woke up immediately when she heard close giggling. She looked around curiously. Then there was a whistling noise. Stacy got out of bed and followed the whistling. It led to the front yard, then stopped. Stacy looked around for a few seconds before being hit with a water balloon. She looked over and saw Pizza Steve laughing with a water balloon in his hand. Stacy growled and tackled Pizza Steve. As she was on top of him, she noticed the pile of water balloons. She jumped of Pizza Steve, ran to the water balloons and began to throw them at him. Pizza Steve screamed as he covered his face, and Stacy started to laugh. Pizza Steve managed to run over to the balloons and grab some. They then were both throwing balloons at each other until they were all out. Pizza Steve and Stacy were trying to catch their breath, then looked up at each other and started laughing. Stacy jumped onto Pizza Steve and tickled him, starting a tickle fight. After their fight was over, they sat on the side walk and talked until they dried off.
Tiger hosted a tea party in the front yard on Friday. She, of course, invited the gang. The whole morning, Tiger set everything up and got it all ready. She was super excited. As Tiger was getting ready, Stacy headed off to work at 8am. However, Tiger's party started at 2pm. Which is when Stacy got off work. When 2pm finally hit, the party began. It was 2:15pm and still no sign of Stacy. A few seconds later, the gang saw Stacy running down the sidewalk. She was out of breath when she got to the yard, but was doing her best to apologize over and over again. Tiger hugged her, and insisted it was ok and she understood why she was late. Stacy didn't have any plans on Saturday, so she rode Cali around town.
Since Stacy didn't have anything to do one Sunday, she went out, bought a plain t-shirt along with some tie dye, and went home to make a shirt. After making a shirt, Stacy chilled in her room. Stacy worked at 9am on Monday, and got home at 2pm. Later that evening, she was hanging out in her room. Pizza Steve came in and suggested they do some prank calls. They had so much fun with it, hours passed before they knew it.
Stacy had to work at 9am on Tuesday. She got home around 3pm, and had a couple hours to chill before taking Princess to a vet appointment. Uncle Grandpa went with her to help. The gang spent the entire day at the beach the next day.
Stacy got home from work around 3pm on Thursday, she has a girls night planned with Tiger. She was very excited, she'd been dying for some time with Tiger lately. The girls spent the night; doing nails, make up, playing games, and ended the night with a scary movie. The next day, Stacy went to the park with Uncle G and Pizza Steve. They spent most of the day there, and even watched the sunset before heading home.
Stacy and Pizza Steve barely got out of bed on Saturday. They cuddled all day. Then on Sunday, Stacy spent the day cleaning her bathroom. The gang went out when she began cleaning, but came back not too long later. Stacy finished just in time for dinner.
Stacy went to the park with Cali on Monday. They hung out for a couple hours, then headed home. Stacy then chilled in her room for the rest of the day. "Wowie, good thing we went out when we did. Huh, Cali?" Stacy said when she noticed it was raining. Stacy continued to hang out in her room the next day. Pizza Steve was in and out of her room throughout the day as well. They even played video games together for a while too. The whole gang went out to the beach on Wednesday. The spent the whole day there and enjoyed a nice day off together.