Andre: So how do you like the life of a touring rock star?
Tori: It has its moments, but most of the time it is a big pain.
Andre: What was your favorite moment of this tour?
Tori: I think seeing the expression on Annie's face when she got into the limo and you were sitting there. That was priceless.
Andre: How about the worst moment?
Tori: Check-in at the airport, any one of them.
Andre: Well we get a break now for a while so we can see what is happening in LA.
Tori: You mean now that Beck is a big TV star and Cat is the latest thing in pantyhose? Not to mention the rumor about Bob and Jade getting married.
Andre: I hope that is all there is for now.
The limo pulled up into Beck's driveway and Tori and Andre began to unload.
Their last suitcase hit the ground when the front door opened and Beck and David and Holly ran to greet the travelers.
Beck, Holly and David: Welcome Home!
Andre: Thanks everybody!
Tori: Hi Mom and Dad!
David: Let's get their suit cases up to the house so Trina and the kids can say hi too.
They trudged all of the stuff up to the house and David, Beck and Andre moved it up to the bedroom while the girls started chatting.
Trina: It is so nice to have you back again; the twins missed their favorite aunt. Their mom did too.
Tori gave Trina a big hug.
Tori: it is so nice to be home. Travel is great and seeing all the fans, but this is what it is.
Holly: So there really is "no place like home"?
Tori gave her mom a really big hug.
Tori: You have no idea, mom.
Meanwhile the boys were upstairs bonding.
Beck: Andre after all this travelling I would think you would pack lighter.
Andre: You always think it is lighter than it is sometimes the fans make little things and give them to you.
Beck: You mean like Annie?
Andre: Annie's smile didn't weigh anything but it may have been the nicest gift I ever got.
Beck: That was a beautiful thing that you did for her.
Andre: She deserved to have something good in her life, what I did was nothing. We do the same thing for fans all the time; Annie just really appreciated it because her life did not have a lot of good things happening in it.
Beck: Speaking of good things, have you seen Cat's pantyhose commercials? Normally I don't watch that sort of thing but I have to admit Cat really looks hot.
Andre: Yeah, and I understand we have a new television star out there too. Is it hard working full time and then doing a TV show?
Beck: Well they work the shooting around me and it is not that bad. Work all day and pretend to be Jade's boyfriend at night. It is really sort of an easy gig, at least for now.
Andre: Just be careful man, you don't want to burn yourself out. Then you won't be any use to the show or to your business.
Beck: I know, I worry about that a lot. Right now I would have to say that if I had to make a choice the business comes first. I have to look out for long term benefits for my wife and children. The business provides that. Acting would, eventually but I would need a lot more time on my SAG card.
Andre: I think it is really great that you have your priorities set up already. Music is my dream, I don't know if I could give it up like that.
Beck: I have two kids Andre, that makes me a little less free than you. Oh, and I actually have a wife too, as opposed to you only having a girlfriend; that makes a difference too. Tori is still just your girlfriend right? You guys didn't get married on tour?
Andre: No we are still single, but I see what you mean.
Beck: Andre we have been friends for a long time now and I think I know what is important to you. Music has always been number one; you are in a great position right now in your life so take it and run with it, if situations change you will know it and be able to make whatever changes you need to. Tori loves music and travelling right now too and she loves you, so right now I, would say that things are perfect. If something changes, you can fix it then.
Andre: All I know is I am back from a tour and look forward to spending the next six months at least at home and working in the studio on my next album. For the next six months or so Tori and I are actually going to have a normal life together; I will be getting up in the morning , going to work and coming home in the evening like regular people.
Beck: You mean like a regular person who is not the president of a company and an actor also. I finish work at about 4 pm and then film until midnight and sometimes on weekends.
Andre: Do shooting bedroom scenes with your ex girlfriend count as acting? I would consider that a fun hobby.
Beck: Do you know what the difference is between a fun hobby and work?
Andre: Tell me.
Beck: Your wife, and the mother of your children, will allow you to work.
Andre: I hear that.
Beck: We should try to get some time together while you guys are here. Maybe get together with Cat and Robbie too. I want to see if I can get Cat's autograph.
Andre: That panty hose commercial of hers is hot. Who knew that little red had that body on her?
Beck: Well she always used to show off a lot of leg, but she was just so sweet an innocent nobody thought anything about it. Of course no one saw her dressed in just a bra, panties, and a white silk blouse before either. You know what is funny; years ago they would not have been able to show her ads on TV, now you just have to have Cable and late night.
Andre: You know, we always used to wonder why Jade and Cat were such good friends. They seemed to have nothing in common, but now we know they have one more thing in common besides great voices and acting technique.
Beck: What's that?
Andre: That they were both incredibly beautiful. Jade, like a Black Forest Cake with intricate layers of cake and icing, and Cat like a Lemon meringue pie, all bright and bubbly.
Beck: Pretty good analogy by now you made me hungry. Take out or should we drag everyone out to a restaurant.
Andre: I think the way you asked that answered it.
Beck: Right, I will get the menus and get everyone's input.
Beck and Andre made their way downstairs and joined the company.
Beck: Thinking about sending for food, anyone else interested?
David and Holly: We are in!
Andre: Yo!
Tori: Sounds good to me.
Trina: I have a trio of Aye's
Beck: Ok if you have preferences write them down, otherwise I am ordering a round of their best. Desserts are set at Black Forest cake and Lemon meringue pie for reasons I do not choose to explain
Beck: gathered up the orders and called for the delivery. Within one half hour they were up to their necks in delicious food and desserts,
Beck: It might be a little late but I think I will give Robbie and Cat a call and see if they want to stop over and see Andre and Tori. Maybe Jade too, she is close enough.
Beck made the calls, Robbie and Cat were free and so was Jade so within a short time they were all back together again.
Everyone was especially excited to see Cat, whose ad campaign for pantyhose shot her to the top in commercial popularity. It also shot to the top as probably one of the sexiest ads ever made; Cat's actions showed so much skin, and her little girl looks and sweetness just stole the show.
Tori: It is so nice to have all of our friends back together again. Andre and I had a great tour, but there really is no place like home. Oh and on that note we have some 8 x 10 glossies of Cat in her pantyhose ad that she can autograph for us all.
Everyone in the room started laughing as Tori passed out the photos. Cat turned bright red but like the little trouper she was managed to autograph each photo appropriately.
Cat: You guys are so mean to me!
Beck: We are not trying to be mean to you Cat, we were just all surprised, as I might add, was all of America when our little friend Cat Valentine turns out to be the sexiest woman of the year. You were holding out on us girl!
Cat: Ha, Yeah I was! I didn't mean to. They told me those shots were not going to be used! Then the next thing I know they are telling me that they tested so well they had to use them. They did pay me a lot…
Jade: According to Variety the Cat Valentine photo shoot is going down in history as the most expensive shot on a per picture basis. Oh, get this; her photo is so popular that Ms Valentine's image is being included in each soldier's pack who is being sent to a war zone as an example of what they are fighting for….
Cat: I did hear something about that. Bob said I might be able to go with a USO Show sometime.
Andre: All right Cat! Bet they must have something really snazzy set up for a February 14th, shoot! I will have to remember to order a bunch of those prints for the next time I am on the road.
Tori: Hey!
Andre: So Tori and I can admire them together, as I am sure many boyfriends and girlfriends will do across the country.
Cat: That is silly, why would girls want to see pictures of another girl in pantyhose?
Jade: How long have you lived in California?
Beck: What Jade means Cat, is that everyone appreciates a really beautiful girl. It's like art.
Cat: Art, who? My brother had a friend named Art, but he was a boy and I really would not have called him beautiful. He had a couple of scars on his face that looked, ewww.
Beck: No Cat, I meant Art as in pictures, paintings and things like that. That is what you photograph is going to become. A piece of art work.
Jade: Do you know what the difference is between Art and pornography?
Tori: What?
Jade: Little boys masturbate to pornography; middle aged men masturbate to art.
Cat: Oh Beck, so when I saw that article about you the other day commending you on your support of the arts in the area, that just meant you masturbate a lot?
Everyone lost it at that point, whatever they were drinking sprayed all over the room.
Trina: Guess I need to get the carpet cleaned in here now, and I found out my husband masturbates a lot; I do so enjoy these little get togethers. Beck, you are not having an affair with anyone I should know about are you?
Beck: Well I do spend about an hour in bed with Jade some nights of the week.
Jade: Yes he does.
Andre: dum, dum dummmm. Are Beck and Jade really having an affair? Does Beck masturbate a lot? How much is a lot? If Beck has a wife and kids and is seeing Jade on the side when does he have time to masturbate? What about Cat's picture, stay tuned for the continuing story of Beck Oliver, man on the edge!
David: Is this where the crazy cop father in law goes nuts and shoots everyone?
Holly: Hold that for a season opener dear, I think we have enough for a wrap today!
David: Ok guys, its late, Holly and I are going home to bed. Don't kill anyone; I don't want to be back tonight.
Robbie: I think Cat and I are going to head out too. I need to get home and look at the most beautiful woman in pantyhose in the world.
Cat Blushes and playfully whacks him.
Jade: I guess I will go home a freshen up so I can look good for Beck tomorrow night.
Beck: I'll be here, probably getting beat up by my wife and her sister.
Andre: I'll be in bed, with earplugs, let me know how it turns out in the morning.