Me:- I have retrieved my shoe! Now, thank you for bearing with me and I will write more, have no fear!

Wit:- Bark, bark, growl! (She tried to kill me!)

Me:- Liar! You were the one who jumped off the porch, not me…and no, I did not toss you!…Ahem, sorry, on with the story!

Chapter Three: Such Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

I woke up to find Jason had left. I rubbed my eyes and slowly sat up.

"Dani! You had better be up! It's almost three!"

"Shit!" I cursed, swinging my legs around. As I did, I saw a note on my desk. I walked over and opened it up.

"Sorry to leave you, but I figured that your dad would not like it if he came up and saw I was there. I'll come back around 2:3o. Wait for me.

Love you always, Jason." I smiled and folded the paper up, setting it back on the desk. I looked around and found I needed to pack clothes. I sprinted over to my closet and threw out clothes that I wanted to wear. For today, I pulled on a lavender halter-top dress and lavender heels. I put on some eye shadow that Jen had given me and some lip-gloss. I then brushed my hair and let it fall around my shoulders. I put my clothes into my suitcase with some other things. Like songs I had written. I then walked down the stairs, carrying my bag. Jason suddenly took my bag and carried it down the stairs.

"When did you get here?" I asked.

"Over an hour ago."

"And you let me sleep!" I shouted, hands on my hips. Jason smiled and nodded.

"You're cute when you sleep." He smirked, rubbing my chin. I started to protest when the doorbell rang. I walked over to answer it and saw Carson on the steps.

"Hey, you ready?" he asked, looking past me.

"Oh, Carson, this is Jason, my boyfriend. Jason, Carson." Carson smiled and held out his hand. Jason took it and smiled.

"And you've already met my dad. You all set?" I asked Jason. He nodded and held up his suitcase. I smiled and laughed as Jason kissed my neck.

"Alright, you lovebirds, let's go." Jimmy growled. I walked out into the sunshine and felt my jaw drop.

"Oh wow, a limo!" I squeaked, running over. There was another one parked behind it.

"The one in back is yours and Jimmy's, along with Jason's. Mine is in front. With my dad."

"Does it have a phone?"

"Yes…"

"Yes! I can call Simon and tell him!" I laughed, running over. I, of course, forgot I was wearing heels and tripped. Jason had managed to catch me before I ruined my dress. I sighed and laughed, looking up to Jason.

"Oops, clumsy me." I smirked. Jason rolled his eyes and helped me stand to my feet. I walked over to the limo and slid in, looking around.

"Man, talk about luxury." I smiled, taking Jason's hand. Jimmy slipped in across from us and looked around.

"This is nice."

"Real leather." Came Carson's voice. I stiffened and cringed.

"As in…cow skin?" I asked meekly. Carson nodded slowly and I scrambled out of the limo.

"That's just mean!" I shouted. Carson was startled by this and looked over to Jimmy.

"She thinks killing animals only for their skin is slaughter. Plus, her favorite baby animal is a calf."

"Oh…oh! Um…if you want, my dad and I can change limos. You can have the one with the felt interior. Not real skin, I promise." I nodded and Carson hurried over to his limo.

"Dad, Dani doesn't like her limo because it has real cow skin. Leather."

"Well, we'll have to fix that, won't we." Mr. Trueheart stepped out of his and walked over to mine.

"Sorry, Miss Murphy. Didn't know you didn't like real leather. I'll get you another one when we get to the city."

"Thank you Sir." I smiled, walking over to his. Mr. Trueheart kept his eyes on my back as we walked over to the other limo. His brow furrowed and he slid into the other one.

"We all set back there?" asked the driver.

"Yeah." I smiled, watching him pull out.

"Dad! Who is going to take care of the horses?" I suddenly asked.

"My mom and dad, along with Jen." Came Jason's reply. I looked up to him and smiled. He bent over and whispered into my ear.

"To bad we couldn't have our own limo, huh?" I blushed and giggled, looking away. He tangled his finger in with my locks and twirled it around. I smiled and yawned, leaning into him.

"You can't possibly be sleepy!" Jason laughed.

"Sorry…" I mumbled. "Oh, Simon!" I grabbed the phone and dialed Simon's cell. "It should be after school, so he should be free." I called it and it rung twice before Simon picked up.

"Hello?"

"What's wrong, you sound tired?" I asked, holding my excitement in check.

"Dani! Where the hell are you? You didn't come to school today!"

"I'm in a limo going to get ready for a music video! My first song!"

"No way! You're joking."

"Simon, why would I joke about this? I really am! Jason's here to prove it. Talk to him, tell him I'm right." I shoved the phone in Jason's direction. Jason sighed and took it, talking to Simon. Jason then handed the phone back to me and I took it.

"Soooo…? Do you believe me?"

"Yes, I believe you. I can't believe it! You're going to be famous!" he shouted. I pulled the phone away from my ear and smiled. "He's worse than a girl when we get excited about something." I finished my conversation and wished Simon well. We hung up and I looked around.

"I'm hungry…"

"There's a fridge to your left, Miss. And a small assortment of snack foods on your dad's right." I looked over and smiled, reaching for the snacks. Jason chuckled and watched me climb over my dad to get to the food. I grabbed some licorice and a root beer to drink. As I finished drinking, the limo pulled to a stop and I rolled down the window. Bulbs flashed and I quickly rolled the window back up.

"Can you have your picture taken?"

"Yes…why?"

"Good. There seems to be reporters outside."

"Ah, I get it. Yes, don't worry. I can have my picture taken." I smiled and waited for the driver to open the door. I stepped out and looked around for Carson. He came up next to me and took my hand. I blushed and looked back to Jason. He merely nodded and shoved me forward.

"Go ahead." He whispered. I nodded and let Carson lead me to the hotel.

"Holy-!" was all I could say. Carson let my hand go and turned back to Jason.

"I apologize. I didn't mean to intrude. She just needed to get out of there, fast."

"I understand. Don't worry about it." Jason came up next to me and kissed my neck softly.

"You know, if I were like your brother, I'd tell you to go out with Carson. But I'm not and I'm greedy." I smiled and kissed his cheek, turning around in his arms.

"Everyone has their faults." I smiled, kissing his lips.

"Shall I lead Miss and Mister up to their room?"

"Yeah, come on Jason." I grabbed his hand and followed the bellhop to our room.

"Holy cow. It's huge!"

"Only the best for a friend of Mr. Trueheart's." the bellhop smiled and gave us our key.

"Jason, open it." I squealed. Jason laughed as I clung onto his shoulders. He opened the door and I raced in.

"Jason, look at these beds. They're huge! And the tub, I could drown in this!" I raced around the room until I fell onto the bed, breathing hard. I lay sprawled out as Jason moved next to me.

"No drowning in the tub, or I'll have to come rescue you."

"Is that a threat?" I asked, propping myself onto my elbows.

"It certainly can be taken that way." He smirked, leaning forward to kiss me. I smiled against his lips and looked over to the tub.

"A bath sounds really good right now." I said, standing up to close the door. I walked over to the bath and peered in.

"I really could drown in this thing…"

"Just one more reason I'll have to rescue you." I looked over to Jason, who laughed and tossed me some clothes.

"What's this?" I asked, looking at the clothes he tossed me. He threw me a black halter-top and a pair of low-rise blue jeans with shamrocks on the back pockets. He then threw me some make-up and my eyes narrowed.

"For a night out on the town." He smirked. I growled and walked into the bathroom, closing the door.