ch12

The next morning, in the guys’ hotel room, the alarm goes off at eight thirty.
Frankie- (rolling over on the bed) God…I’m so TIRED…
Chris- (sitting up slowly, gazing across the room at the mirror) Oh my god, my hair!!
Chris leaps up and darts into the bathroom, and is about to turn on the water to take his shower when he realizes that there is no door.
Chris- What the…?
Matt- (stretching) Oh, that was John’s fault.
Jesse- He broke it down, I saw him.
Chris- Well, that’s great, what am I going to do? I can’t just shower with no door.
Greg- (sitting up and scooting to the edge of the bed) Well what are we gonna do, watch you?
Jesse- Ew…
Chris- Well…you might! One never knows.
Matt- Right Chris, you caught us. We WANT you.
Chris- (his eyes wide) I…I…I KNEW IT!
Frankie- Chris…he’s kidding…atleast, I hope.
Matt- (laughing) Yes, Frankie, I’m kidding. Chris, you could go ask the girls to let you use their shower.
Chris- Yeah right and let them catch me naked? Then they’ll all want me too.
Greg- Hey, I’ll go instead!
Chris- Nah…I’ll go…if I HAVE to…

***

All five girls are fast asleep: Amy on the inflatable mattress, Meagan and Anna on one king-size bed, and Tory and Melissa on the other. There is a knock at the door. None of them wake up.

***

After five minutes of waiting in the hallway with his towel and clothes, Chris gives up and grabs his spare key out of his pocket. After unlocking the door, he steps in and finds the five sleeping girls.
Chris- (muttering) Lucky…well, I’m sure they won’t mind me using their shower.
He walks into their bathroom, being sure to lock the door behind him.

***

Back in the guys’ room…
Frankie- Ok, well, we should each use a different bathroom.
They think, because the Raposos are in one room, while the McCartneys are in another. And then in a third, smaller room, are Claudia and Mollie Mae.
Greg- I’ll go use my mom’s.
Matt- Ok…and I will use…the McCartney’s.
Jesse- Hey!
Frankie- Uh…and I’ll use Claudia’s.
The three of them gather their stuff quickly and head for the door.
Jesse- Guys…what about meee?!
Matt- Ah, there should be a hose out front.
Jesse- Haha…very funny.
The three leave the room, as Jesse is left alone.
Jesse- Well…I could always just use this shower…now that no one’s here…

***

About twenty minutes later, Amy wakes up. She hears water running in their bathroom, and walks up to listen at the door.
Chris- (singing) I just want someone to hold me toniiiiiiiiiight…
Amy- (looking behind her, finding the other four asleep) Uh…who’s in there?
Chris- (still singing) Somebody lovin’ me…somebody holdin’ me…alright…
Amy- (raising her voice) Hello?
Meagan rolls over, waking up.
Meagan- What the hell, Amy?
Amy- Shh…there’s someone in our bathroom…
Meagan- Huh?
Amy- (yelling) HELLO?
Melissa opens her eyes, turning to glare at Amy.
Melissa- What is your PROBLEM?!
Amy- Quiet…he won’t answer…
Melissa- Who won’t answer?
Meagan- She says there’s someone in our bathroom.
Amy- Yes…uh, duh…can’t you hear him singing?
Melissa and Meagan listen.
Melissa- Yeah…what is he saying?
Chris- (singing) Somebody who’s holdin’ me tight…oh oh…well well…
Tory- (smiling as she wakes up) What is that lovely singing?
Amy, Melissa, Meagan- The person in our bathroom.
Tory- The person…what?
Melissa- There’s a person in our bathroom.
Tory- (listening) Wow…he has such a beautiful voice…
Melissa- Meg, wake Anna up.
Meagan taps Anna. Anna doesn’t move. Meagan shakes Anna. Anna doesn’t move. Meagan shakes Anna more violently, yelling in her ear.
Meagan- ANNA!
Anna- (startled) Huh? What?
Amy- Wake up, g-dawg, there’s someone in our bathroom.
Anna- (rubbing her eyes) G-dawg…?
Amy- (shrugs) It was the first name that came to mind.
Anna- Riiight…now, what about the bathroom?
Amy- (her ear pressed on the door) There’s someone in there…
Chris- (more loudly than before, as it is his big finish) I just want someone to hold me toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!
Anna- Well, whoever it is wants someone to hold them tonight.
Meagan- Wait…that sounds familiar…where’s that Dream Street CD we bought the other day?
Melissa- Over there on the table.
Meagan walks over and look in the inside of the case, where the song credits are located.
Meagan- Here it is! “Someone To Hold Me Tonight”…lead vocals by Chris.
Melissa- Chris?
Tory- IT’S CHRIS!
She runs over and knocks on the door.
Tory- Chris! Open up, it’s Tory!
The water stops, as Chris finally thinks he hears something.
Chris- Huh?
Tory- It’s me! Open up!
Chris- You? Oh…(whispering) crap…(He grabs his towel and wraps it around himself before opening the door)
As the door opens, steam pours out.
The girls cough.
Tory- Hi, hun! (She looks at half-naked Chris) Phew…nice!
Chris- Hi there, Tor. Uh…I gotta go…I’ll explain later.
He grabs his stuff and runs across the hall to the guys’ room.
Melissa- Well that was interesting.

***

At quarter to ten, the five guys meet in the hotel lobby, all of them ready for rehearsal.
Chris- The girls saw me in just a towel…(smiling) It was great…
Jesse- (glaring at Frankie, Matt, and Greg) After you three rude ones left, I just used our shower.
Greg- My mom thought it was a little weird of me to come down three stories to take a shower. I told her our water was cold.
Matt- Yeah, I told the McCartneys that Jesse was in our shower, so “I had no choice but to use theirs if we expected to get to rehearsal on time”.
Frankie- I told Claudia John knocked our door out.
Chris, Greg, Matt, Jesse- Oh.
Frankie- Yeah.
Brian- (walking up to the guys) You ready to go?
They all nod and the six of them walk over to the studio to meet up with Claudia.
As they are about to enter their studio, Jesse is puzzled.
Jesse- Say, Brian, where’s Louie?
Brian- Oh, Lou? He’s asleep.
Frankie, Matt, Greg, Chris, Jesse- WHAT?!
Brian- He said something about being up late last night…?

***

The girls each take their shower, and get ready for the day.
Amy- (heading into the kitchen after finishing her makeup) Alright, girls, (imitating the donkey from Shrek) I’m cookin’ waffles!
Melissa- (brushing her hair) Oh, fabulous.
Meagan- Ooh I love waffles. My mom always makes them a special way for me.
Anna- Oh, what’s that?
Meagan- I have the chocolate chip waffles, and she puts the little Yankees logo on there with the chips. It’s the BEST.
Anna- Oh, cool!
Tory- That is ridiculous.
Amy- I can do that for you if you like.
Meagan- Cool!

Later that morning, at around noon…
Amy and Anna lay on the floor playing travel Connect Four, while Melissa plays with her “Useless Knowledge” key chain. Tory looks through a fashion magazine, showing Meagan her favorite items. Meagan struggles to stay awake.
Tory- See, this is Caboodles. (She makes a face) Only buy this if you want to look uneducated.
Meagan- Uneducated about what?
Tory- Makeup, hair, fashion in general. But don’t worry, you are being educated as we speak. Now, tell me about your makeup.
Meagan- (yawning) Well, it comes mostly in green cases with the little “C” on them.
Tory- Oh...wow! That’s Clinique…very sophisticated.
Meagan- I’m sure.
Melissa- (reading to herself from the things on the key chain) How long was the longest boa constrictor? Hmm…
Anna- (dropping a chip into the Connect Four grid) Haha, four, I win.
Amy- What? There has to be some mistake…
Just then, their hotel phone rings.
Meagan jumps away from Tory to answer it.
Meagan- Hello?
Matt- Hey, it’s me, Matt.
Meagan- Bally! How are ya? Hey, isn’t rehearsal over?
Matt- Uh…that’s kinda why I called. You see, Louie just got here, and he wants us to stay a little longer.
Meagan- How much longer?
Matt- Well…only like two hours-
Meagan- TWO HOURS?!
The other four look at her, puzzled.
Tory- What is it?
Meagan- (lowering her voice, talking into the phone) Uh…ok…Ballinger.
Matt- But I got good news!
Meagan- What?
Matt- We can go to the game tonight! I got tickets!
Meagan- YOU DID?! YES!! How??
Matt- Oh, babe, I got connections.
Meagan- Riiight. Well, that’s great! So, we’ll see you guys at two?
Matt- Yep.
Meagan- Ok! Well, I will let you go. Have “fun”.
Matt- Oh, right. Bye hun.
Meagan- See ya, Bally.
*Click*
*Click*
Meagan- Guys…guess what?? Ballinger got us tickets to the game tonight!!
Anna- HE DID?! YES!!
Tory- (filing her nails) That’s nice.
Melissa- Oh, good. I will be able to have some popcorn at the ballpark.
Amy- Can I wear my cheerleading outfit?
Anna and Meagan- NO.