I'm back! I know I haven't posted in forever, but I've been stuck on this chapter. And school stuff. But, I have returned! I think from now on I'll update on Tuesdays. Yea, Tuesdays are good. See you then. *waves*

I was lying in my bed, humming to my self and twirling one of my old plastic wands around in the air. I'd been in New Mexico for three weeks, and had yet to tell my parents about Joe. Suddenly, my cell phone rang. Jumping up, I grabbed it off the desk.

"Hello?"

"Hey."

I grinned. "Hey, Joe."

"This is the first time you've actually picked up," Joe joked, laughing.

"Sorry about that. I've been kept busy. I've been packing up all the stuff from my old bedroom that I left here." I looked around the room; boxes were everywhere. "Oh, and Lily's made a full recovery. But Alex is still in a cast."

"That's great. So, did you tell your parents about...us?"

"Is that the only reason you called, Joe?"

"No, but you've been gone three weeks and you said you would. What's going to be your reason for coming back here?"

"Crap, you're right. Don't worry I'll tell them. So, then why did you call me?"

"Oh, yeah. Guess what!?"

"What? Have you thought of the perfect way to get revenge on Lauren?"

Joe stifled a laugh. "Am I going to have to lock you two in a basement, too?"

"What then?"

"Joey got me a part on Jessie, with him." Joe squealed excitedly. "He called me last week saying I should come audition, since they were casting a group of guys to be in an upcoming episode. I flew to L. A. last week, and I got the part."

"That's great, Joe! When are you filming?"

"September." Joe said proudly.

Mom poked her head through my door. "Lunchtime. Who are you talking to?"

I looked up. "Just a friend from Chicago. I'll be there in a second."

She left, closing the door behind her. Joe groaned on the other end. "You've got to tell them, Paige."

"I will, right after I hang up with you. Alright? See, ya in a week." I hung up, and slipped my phone into my pocket.

When I got to the dining room everyone was already eating. "Hey." I said nervously, sitting down next to Lily.

"Paige, remember how you said there was something you'd tell me when you got back? What was it?" Mom asked.

I took a deep breath. "You know how I told you that I hoped to see a Starkid in Chicago? The theater guys I like? Well, I did."

Alex knocked her glass over. "You did? And you didn't think of telling me?"

I rolled my eyes. Alex was almost as big a fan of Starkid as I was. "Yea, and I'm kinda sorta dating one of them," I paused, and let it sink in.

Alex shrieked. "You're joking. Which one?"

"Why didn't you tell us be-" Mom started.

"Which one?"

"I was going to. Oh, and Joseph."

"Which one? There's three, doofus," Alex protested.

"Fine. Walker." I winced as another piercing shriek filled the room.

"So, is this guy hot?" My dad asked, jokingly, until Mom nudged him.

"Oh yea," Alex said dreamily.

"Do we get to meet him?" Mom looked over at me.

"I dunno, probably. He's doing a show right now. Oh, and I told him I was going back to Chicago next week."

"And you weren't going to tell us?" Mom frowned.

"I was, eventually. Actually, I wanted to look at the apartments there, in Chicago."

"That's a bit far away, isn't it?"

"I've been far away for four years; I think you can handle me moving to Chicago, Mom. I just want to look."

"I guess that's fine. I'll have to meet him, you know."

"Sure. You should come to Chicago. See him perform. Never breaks character." I grinned. "He's absolutely brilliant."

Mom nodded, before Alex started asking questions again. "Did you meet any other Starkids?"

"Yup." I laughed at Alex's stunned face.

"Lauren Lopez?"

Alex's favorite Starkid. "Oh, yea. She locked me in a basement."

Cassie knocked over her drink, and Dad burst out laughing.

"She did not," Alex looked horrified.

"She did too. She's great until she starts playing cupid."

Alex turned to Mom. "Can I go with Paige? I'll pay for my plane ticket. Please?"

"How about we all go in September? Then Paige can decide if she wants to move there." Mom turned to me, and I nodded.

Alex squealed excitedly. I rolled my eyes, and popped my last fish stick into my mouth. I stuck my plate into the sink and breathed a sigh of relief. I headed back to my room. They had taken that better than I thought they would have. Especially Mom. I pulled out my laptop, and opened it up. I needed to by a plane ticket.