The entire family bounded downstairs after they heard Danny yell, "Dinner!" They sat at the table and waited for Danny to bring the food.

"Mm, something smells yummy," said Alex.

"Double yummy," said Nicky.

Danny brought the food to the table and dished out portions to everyone. "Yum, pasketti!" said Alex.

"Double pasketti!" cried Nicky. The twins grabbed their forks and dug into the "pasketti".

Stephanie was chatting away with Val about the Hop that she was going to in an hour. Gia was having dinner there too, but she was too busy eating her chicken to talk. When the girls were finished, they raced upstairs to get their costumes on.

Michelle went with them, as she, Nicky, and Alex were going trick-or-treating with Val, Joey, Becky, Jesse, Danny, and Vicky. Michelle was going as a butterfly, Nicky as a pirate, and Alex as a dog. Even the six adults were dressed up: Danny as a mop, Vicky as a fish, Jesse as Elvis, Becky as Pricilla, Elvis' wife, Joey as Popeye, and Val as Olive Oyl.

"Steph, you look great," said Gia after Stephanie was done with her makeup. "How do I look?"

"Perfect. The guys should be here any minute, so we should go downstairs." The girls walked downstairs and sat on the couch. At seven, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," said Stephanie. Steph opened the door to see two dead Beatles smiling at her. She giggled as she saw her date had worn a wig and put on a fake nose. He looked a lot like Ringo.

"Hey, Steph," said Jacob, taking her hand.

"Hey, Gia," said Jimmy, walking up to Gia, "I wanna hold your hand!" All four of them cracked up at Jimmy's little pun.

"So, are we ready to go?" asked Jacob, "I have the car running."

"Car? Will we need a ticket to ride?" asked Steph. They all cracked up again.

"Nope. Just let it be." Answered Jacob, as to which they laughed. The foursome got into the car and Jacob drove them to the Hop. They walked into the gym where the hop was held and began to dance to the music. For an hour, the music was upbeat and fun to dance to, then, it got slow.

Jacob grabbed Stephanie and began to slow dance with her. "You know, I'm really having a lot of fun with you tonight. I'm glad you asked me out," said Jacob in her ear.

"Same here," replied Stephanie. Jacob smiled at her, then bent his head down and kissed her on the lips. Stephanie had a moment of surprise after the sudden move, but she began to kiss him back.

"Why don't we go outside and walk under the stars," said Jacob.

"Okay," said Steph, Jacob grabbed her hand and led her out. The sky was dark and cloudless, and you could see the stars very well. They walked under the tree and sat down.

"You are so amazing, Steph. I really like you," said Jacob, pulling Stephanie toward him, so she was sitting on his lap, "Will you go out with me tomorrow? We could do a movie or something."

"I'd like that. I'll ask my dad if I can, then I'll call you."

"Well, I hope you can," said Jacob.

Stephanie sat on his lap and rested her head on his chest, "Me too," Jacob kissed her again. As the kiss grew longer, Stephanie wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his arms around her back, stroking it. After a bit of kissing, she changed her position and sat with her head on his shoulder. He began to kiss up and down her neck and suck behind her ear. Stephanie turned her head and kissed his lips again.

After their little make-out session, they got up to find Gia and Jimmy. They looked in the gym and couldn't find them. Then, they went back outside and found them on the bleachers, kissing as Stephanie and Jacob were.

"Ahem," Stephanie coughed. Gia turned around, "We need to get going. My curfew is in half an hour."

"Okay, let's go," Gia said. The four went back to the car. First, Jacob dropped Gia off, then Jimmy, and last, he arrived at Stephanie's house.

"I'll call you about tomorrow," said Steph.

"I can't wait," murmured Jacob. He kissed her on the lips once more. Steph got out of the car and waved at him. He drove away, waving his hand out the window. Stephanie walked into the house where her dad and Vicky were asleep on the couch. As she closed the door, Danny woke up.

"Oh, hi Steph. How was the Hop?

"Fine. Um dad, Jacob wants to take me out again tomorrow. May I go?"

"Sure, as long as you tell me where you are going."

"I'll find out tomorrow. Thanks dad."

"You're welcome, Honey. Good night."

"Night, dad."