A/N: Yep, this is "the end"... of this adventure {smiles} one more last huge THANKS times THREE to SueBee for beta'ing, and to Momof4, Serena for pre-reading. And to our readers who decided to take this crazy trip with us. We love you guys... more mushy sentiments at the bottom. LOVE.
Chapter 24: GChat
Saturday, November 10th
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: 4563728551th day of my house arrest. Remind me to come up with a waaaaaaay better plan the next time we try to set Thea up with her dream guy.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Exaggerate much?
JUSTTHEA_212: LOL! BTW, don't worry about making plans. I am NEVER falling head over heels for a guy EVER again.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Who's exaggerating now?
JUSTTHEA_212: In all honesty, I don't think I can put my heart through that again. I hope no one ever breaks your hearts. It sucks. Bad.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Oh Thea! I just want to hug you. Don't give up on LOVE! Not when there are actual gentlemen out there that will love and appreciate you for the person you are. That reminds me, Nico sent me tickets to their show in Seattle. He's so sweet. I wish you guys lived here so we all could go together.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: ME TOO! But Bo did offer to send me tickets to every show on the east coast. Fly over here! For the love of God.
JUSTTHEA_212: Calvin did the same for San Fran. I don't know. Maybe I'll go, but I'd have to go with my dad.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I have to go with my mom and TWO bodyguards. Lame.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: At least she's letting you go. I'm still grounded until my 18th bday if not further.
JUSTTHEA_212: Like that's going to stop you :P
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: I didn't say I wasn't going, just that my parents won't be giving me their blessing. *winks*
JUSTTHEA_212: How are you even online? I thought your dad took all your gadgets away from you forever? LOL
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: He did... all the ones that he knows about anyway. ;)
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: OMG Hanna. To be inside your brain.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: It's scary.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I think you should go to their San Francisco concert, Thea. They put on a great show and you could get to know Calvin better. He's really sweet and funny. When Nico and I Skype, he's always doing silly stuff in the background to make me laugh.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Wonder why he's never in the background when Bo Skypes me? Oh yeah I remember...
JUSTTHEA_212: OMG Hanna you are such a bad influence on him.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: I'll admit I feel I've been VERY influential ;)
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I don't get it.
JUSTTHEA_212: *DED*
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Let's just say Bo probably won't be wearing that purity ring for much longer.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Why not?
JUSTTHEA_212: Covering my eyes, I don't think I want to know.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Because he apparently has extremely impure thoughts about my bodacious (.)(.) and might have even made some promises to act upon said impure thoughts the next time I manage to see him live and in person. *waggling eyebrows*
JUSTTHEA_212: OMG! You're joking. Are you joking? Tell me you're joking Hanna!
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: He had impure thoughts about your eyes?
JUSTTHEA_212: ROTFLMAO
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: *DED*... Lower, Faith. LOWER
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HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: OMG! Hanna I swear to God...
THEA_212: I love you two sfm.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: I love you two more. So much more. How does that thing go that your dad always says to you, Faith? To the moon and back and to Italy or something?
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I used to get a little carried away when I was little. Now we go with - to the moon and back infinity times.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: YEP. That's it, that's how much I love you guys.
JUSTTHEA_212: Who would have thought Hanna was the mushiest of all?
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I knew she was all marshmallow under that tough exterior.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Hey, I just mean, you know, you guys are pretty cool.
JUSTTHEA_212: Uh huh.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Sure Hanna.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: OK seriously... Promise me we'll never lose touch. EVER. Even if your parents forbid you from seeing me. LOL I need level headed people in my life. According to Dad, anyway.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Oh Hanna! We'll always be friends. Always! Plus, I think Tyler likes you. I heard him tell my dad that he should hire you in a few years. Can you imagine how awesome that would be if you were my bodyguard?
JUSTTHEA_212: Why do I think your dad will not hire her as YOUR bodyguard?
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Come on! I would be awesome. Who would protect Faith better than me? Really? And as long as I'm not joining the poh-poh, my dad would sooooo be on board with that!
JUSTTHEA_212: Maybe you could be Bo's bodyguard.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Now there's an idea. I would guard his body real nice.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Why do I think you're being dirty?
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: I know exactly which part of his body I want to guard. And which part of my body I would guard it with...
JUSTTHEA_212: Yep, she's being dirty.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I don't think that's what Tyler was talking about when he said he thought you'd be good at it.
JUSTTHEA_212: I bet Bo will think she's good at it.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: *nods head* He'd make a great first... you know.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: OMG you two! I have to go to bed. Church in the morning.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: At least one of us is bound for heaven.
JUSTTHEA_212: Hey now, I'm angelic. 0:)
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Maybe they'll let me in if both of you vouch for me.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I will always vouch for you xoxoxoxoxo
JUSTTHEA_212: Me too! But I have to go - Calvin's trying to Skype me.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Calvin's trying to Skype you...maybe you can talk about your (.)(.)
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Do not talk about your boobies! Calvin is so sweet. Go! Give him a chance! True love does exist! I know it does, Thea!
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Eyes, Faith. I meant they should talk about her beautiful eyes. Jeez!
JUSTTHEA_212: Mmm hmm, Hanna. And I'm not in love. But Calvin is pretty cute. And funny. And talented. And did I mention cute?
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: He's all those things. They make him very lovable...
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: And he probably has a huge...
JUSTTHEA_212: OMG Hanna. Stop!
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: I'm not even going to ask what because I know I will just be grossed out. I will pray for you in the morning, Hanna.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: What? I was going to say heart. OMG you two and your dirty little minds. Shame on you! Go Skype his cuteness! xo
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: And tell him to tell Nico that I miss him! :)
JUSTTHEA_212: Will do. And should I tell Bo that you're having impure thoughts, Hanna?
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Nope. He already knows. ;)
JUSTTHEA_212: Of course he does. I know it's already been said, but I love you guys.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Now it's Thea's turn to get mushy.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: See! You haven't given up on love. I knew it.
JUSTTHEA_212: I'll never give up on loving you two. OMG. Calvin won't leave me alone. I've got to go. Night!
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Night, Thea!
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Sweet dreams!
JUSTTHEA_212 has left the conversation
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: *chuckle* Thea's not falling for Calvin AT ALL.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Yeah, her light's not going out anytime soon.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Now, about that job. Tell that ten-foot tall bodyguard of yours that I am totally interested. As long as I get a car, a new M1911Colt hand gun, and one of those cool blinking light thingies so I can see my dad coming a mile away next time.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Oh Hanna, Hanna, Hanna. I bet after one week of training with Tyler, your new-found respect for authority would make you unrecognizable - especially to your dad!
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: *DED* I DARE him to try to tame me.
HAVE_A_LITTLE_FAITH: Oh boy, it's on. Night Hanna.
BO_IS_MYYUMMYCABANABOY: Night! xoxo
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PENNYWARD POV
Faith logs out and I close my laptop. It appears I will never be able to stop worrying about her even if she is perfection personified. I take no credit for the way she's turned out, but thank God everyday.
I pick up my phone and call Tyler.
"Sir?"
"I need you to assign one more guard to take Faith and Isabella to the concert in Seattle in a few weeks." My daughter may be perfect, but if one of those Janus boys wants to see boobs, I trust noneof them.
"No problem, sir."
"And I just want to be clear about one thing. All new hires to the security team need to have my final approval. Are we clear?"
"Clear, sir. Are we hiring?"
"No. We are not hiring."
We say our goodnights, and I call Peter. One more thing to take care of before I head up to bed with my Isabella.
"Masen! Dude, I was just thinking about you. TMZ ran this whole story on Jeeber's penile reconstruction. Holy shit, Tyler did some damage. It's pretty fucking funny."
Nothing about Dustin Jeeber is funny. The man is alive only because I figured the public humiliation would be worse than death, and so far, I'm correct.
"Be sure you send all the information regarding our internet tracking system over to that private dick in DC. He's got some IT guy he trusts, but I promised we'd share."
"The girls planning their next big adventure?" Peter chuckles on the other end of the phone, and he's lucky he's not here so I can smack him upside his head.
"Let's just say I think that guy needs this software a hell of a lot more than I do."
A few notes from us to you guys:
Marie's A/N: I feel very lucky. 1) To have two of the most amazingly supportive, talented, funny, and all-around awesome friends a girl could have in Amy & Jo. I was in awe of them both before I was fortunate enough to get to know them. I'm still in awe today. 2) To have a community of friends in TLS, in FiP, in the BDC group on facebook, on Twitter, and probably a few other places I'm forgetting. 3) And I'm honored to have people that are willing to read the words I write and review faithfully. I don't take it for granted for a minute. I'm going to answer Amy's questions preemtively: Yes. Absolutely. Just say when and where. Much love, xxx ~M
Trouble's A/N: Flashback to Jan. 15th. I'm sitting in Jo's house with Jo on one side and Marie on the other, and Sue across from me. I say - so what about doing another mashup? But this time, to make it less confusing, we make it a mini-fic. Each POV gets their own chapter. Marie or Jo says - Like a drabble? I say - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! This is not a drabble. It's a mini-fic, damn it. They all say they're in. We start brainstorming. Jo gets her computer. We come up with an outline for a good 20 chapters. Someone says - this is like a real story. Yes. It is. The rest is history. Thank you for reading something that seriously made me deliriously happy to write. I know there was no smut, no lemons, and it focused on three original characters instead of the Twilight crew, but you read it anyway and I appreciate it. Our beta, Suebee, has a great eye and is always encouraging and I love her dearly. Our pre-readers know how to make us smile with their love for these characters that they helped nurture way back when, especially my girl, Momof4. And to Jo and Marie - I love you with all my heart. To the moon and back, ladies. Infinity times. You two inspire me everyday. You entertain me with your talent and your humor. And make me smile because of your beautiful hearts. You support me with your words of love when I dare to write. You get me and I am so grateful. Can we do this again? And again? And again?
Jo's A/N: I'm never gonna forget how much fun this was. I'm never gonna forget how lucky we are to have readers who are interested in seeing what happens with these three... or how supportive SueBee was throughout the whole thing, making sure the chappies got beta'd before posting EVERY day... or the terrific feedback we got from the pre-reads... you guys are all fantastic people. Amy and Marie... THANKS for letting me play with you. It makes my heart happy and my face smile. I LOVE YOU GUYS. Sofa King Much. Major, major gracias to everyone reading - for indulging our love affair with characters who don't exist. {smiles}
OH! And congratulations to the highly talented mofo, belladonnacullen, for winning FIC OF THE YEAR over at THE LEMONADESTAND for her story, "There is a Light". Most deserving, and truly inspiring. WOOOOOOOT!
XOXOXOXOXO from us to you! See ya real soon!