Atticus woke up first and when he was told today was Connie's birthday, he decided to make pancakes for everybody. And where the aroma of the pancakes soon woke up everyone else.
"Atticus?" Connie asked in surprise.
"Happy Birthday," Atticus smiled to the young blonde woman. "I thought I'd make breakfast for your special day."
"Oh, thank you, Atticus." Connie smiled.
Atticus smiled back and continued to cook.
"Mm, smells like cinnamon." Connie smiled.
"My own personal recipe," Atticus smiled back. "Well, that and something I've learned from Jessica when she was in Home Ec."
"Mm, pancakes." Patch smiled.
"My favorite!" Darla beamed.
After a while, everyone had a plate full of pancakes. Everyone thanked Atticus and they started to eat their breakfast.
"Hey, I like this kid," Rover smirked to Patch, Colette, and Ellie May. "He should move in and open a Waffle House!"
"Maybe, but then he would miss his family and friends back home." Ellie May said.
"Aw, Ellie, Michael and Ashley won't be gone forever," Patch soothed. "Plus you'll be with Hayden soon too."
"Yeah, I guess..." Ellie May smiled sadly.
"Just be patient." Colette smiled.
Ellie May sighed, but she did eat some of her breakfast.
"I haven't seen anyone this down, since... Well... When you ran away from home." Colette said to Patch.
"Yeah and sorry about that." Patch said.
"It's okay, I understand, I just wish you said something to me..." Colette smiled.
The two of them soon nuzzled each other.
"Um, are you two a couple?" Ellie May asked the cocker spaniel and dalmatian.
"Yes, yes, we are." Patch and Colette smiled.
Ellie May smiled back to them.
"These pancakes are delicious." Connie smiled.
"Thanks." Atticus smiled back as he made his own plate and decided to join them for breakfast.
"Later tonight, I'll show you guys what I do at night." Rover said.
"That sounds like fun, Rover..." Maisy said. "Oh, um, I'm invited am I?"
"Yes, you are." Rover nodded.
"Oh, boy!" Maisy beamed as she then continued to eat her breakfast.
The entire breakfast went great. The telephone then rang.
"I'll get it," Connie went to her phone as the dishes were then being cleared. "Hello?"
"Who could that be?" Darla wondered.
"Probably a friend of hers to wish her a Happy Birthday." Mo guessed.
"I just hope it isn't that Rocky guy." Patch said.
"I don't like him..." Darla mumbled. "I don't know why, but he bothers me."
"Same here," Atticus said before he smirked. "It's just a shame I didn't get to shake his hand."
"Oh, maybe you will soon..." Darla smirked back.
"Why would you want to shake his hand...?" Cherry asked before having an idea why.
"Think about it." Mo said.
"He doesn't seem so bad to me..." Cherry shrugged.
"Cherry, he looks like he's from a gang..." Darla narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah." Mo said.
After breakfast, Atticus volunteered to do the dishes.
'Oh, Atticus, you don't have to..." Connie said.
"I want to." Atticus insisted.
"Well, okay, if you insist." Connie said.
"I do." Atticus smiled as he washed up the dishes.
"So, Connie, what is it exactly that you do?" Mo asked.
"I'm a show-girl." Connie replied.
"Cool." Darla smiled.
The others were surprised at Connie's job, but it sounded cool.
"I'll take you guys to a show and afterward, we'll celebrate my birthday." Connie smiled to her niece and guests.
"Sounds great." Darla smiled.
"I'll tell the girls." Connie smiled back.
"Cool." Mo smiled.
Connie then went to take a quick shower and dress up to be presentable to her company.
Atticus soon decided to put his crystal powers to work.
"Atticus..." Cherry said in a rather warning tone of voice.
Atticus simply made a beautiful dress appear that only a show girl would wear.
"Oh, thank goodness..." Cherry sounded relieved. "I thought those crystal powers came whenever you got angry or upset."
"That's only the down side." Atticus said,
"Well, okay, don't scare me like that, Atticus Fudo." Cherry replied.
Atticus rolled his eyes, but smiled. "Do you think this is a good dress?"
"Yeah, it looks perfect." Cherry shrugged.
"Great." Atticus smiled.
"Is that your present for Connie?" Cherry asked.
"Yep." Atticus smiled before using his magic to place the dress in a box before wrapping up the box.
"Show-Off..." Cherry mumbled.
"Why not try making a gift with your dream-bending powers?" Atticus asked.
"Hmm..." Cherry hummed, she then closed her eyes and put her hands together. "Present for an adult woman who often preforms in shows..." she said to herself to try to think up a perfect gift for Connie.
Atticus stayed silent so Cherry could concentrate. Cherry hummed. Her hands then let out a hot pink glow and she then opened up her eyes and opened her hands to see what her gift would be and saw that it was a sparkling Tiffany diamond ring.
"Oh, that's pretty." Atticus smiled to the gift.'
"Yeah, I guess that's good." Cherry smiled back and put the ring into a box before wrapping it up.
"So, Rover, when do we get to see you do whatever you do at night?" Patch asked.
"I'll show you when Connie's ready." Rover promised.
"Hope it's soon," Colette smiled. "I'm anxious to explore."
Rover nodded, then looked up as Connie came out.
"Hiya, Rover, ready to see Eddie and everybody?" Connie smiled to her dog.
Rover simply nodded excitedly.
Connie smiled and hugged her dog. "Come on, let's show everyone around and I can get ready to work and you can see your friends."
Rover licked her happily and nuzzled against her, feeling that she was the only girl for him.
They were all now in Connie's car and she was pointing out certain sights to her niece and her guests. And where they started to enjoy the sights. Darla took out her camera and took plenty of pictures.