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Emotional exchange part 1
An addition and a Star.

By Day dreamer

Copyright, Day dreamer 2000, all rights reserved


Charley got out of bed and kissed a sleeping Vinnie on the cheek. He grunted slightly and rolled over. Charley went into the bathroom and turned on the shower she slipped out of her robe and turned on her waterproof radio. ‘Janice this goes out to you from Richard’ A loud steady beat filled the air. Charley, recognising it started to sing to it as loud as she dared bearing in mind Vinnie was still asleep.

Does he love me, I wanna know, how can I tell if he loves me so?
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no you’ll be deceived.
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no he’ll make believe.
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss. (that’s where it is)
Oh yeah. Is it in his face?
Oh no that’s just for show.
In his strong embrace?
Oh no that’s just his arms.
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss (that’s where it is)
woah oh it’s in his kiss (that’s where it is)
Woah woah woah, Hold him (hum) and squeeze him tight
Find out want you wanna know oh o.
If it’s love if it really is. It’s there in his kiss.
How ‘bout the way he acts?
Oh no that’s not the way. You’re not listening to all I say.
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss. (that’s where it is) it’s in his kiss

Vinnie’s eyes flicker open he is vaguely aware that Charley isn’t in the bed next to him and then he hears the radio and Charley singing along to it.

Woah woah woah. Hold him (um) and squeeze him tight
Find out what you wanna know oh oh o.
If it’s love if it really is. It’s there in his kiss.
How ‘bout the way he acts?
Oh no that’s not the way you’re not listening to all I say.
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss
(that’s where it is)
It’s in his kiss (that’s where it is) It’s in his kiss
(that’s where it is)
It’s in his kiss.

As Charley hummed along to the last few chords she was startled as someone started clapping behind her she whipped round to come face to face with Vinnie, a wide grin on his face.
Charley: Don’t do that to me. I nearly jumped out of my skin.
Vinnie: Sorry Sweetheart, I just thought your singing was excellent this morning.
Charley (climbing out of the shower and into her towel robe): And it isn’t any other morning?
Vinnie (grin): Of course!
Charley (throwing her flannel at him): Oh be quiet you’re giving me a headache.
Vinnie left her to get dressed and went down stairs to wait for everyone to arrive.

Heidi opened her cupboard door her hand reaching for her suit. She stopped and gave a big sigh. She missed going to work but her friends were right she didn’t belong as a lawyer. She had sent a couple of her book samples to famous publishers and was waiting to hear from them. Angel toddled into the room her brown hair hanging in her face she looked up at her mum with big green eyes.
Angel: Mommy, we see Unca Moda today?
Angelo who had been following her piped up.
Angelo: Yea! Unca Trottle too.
Heidi half expected to hear Angela’s voice asking to see Vinnie as she nodded her head but Angela wasn’t there. As Heidi walked into the kitchen she spotted Angela’s legs poking out from a cupboard.
Heidi (reaching and scooping her up): What you doing you little monkey?
Angela: I wanna make ‘fast today.
Heidi: I’ll make it today you can go get you sister and brother and tell ‘em when it’s ready.
Angela (nodding her little black haired head): ‘Kay Mommy.
Pretty soon Heidi had the breakfast ready cereal for the triplets with a glass of orange juice each she then got them dressed Angel wanted to wear her favourite dress which was pink and had frills on the arms (authors note: Ugh!), Angelo dug out his favourite tee shirt and his blue shorts, Heidi didn’t even have to ask what Angela wanted to wear Angela already had her green tee-shirt and dungarees on the bed and waiting patiently to get dressed. Heidi bundled them into her car making sure they were secure and drove the few blocks to Charley’s house. When she arrived the triplets were bouncing up and down with anticipation at seeing their uncles. Angela being on the left side was un-buckled first and she went streaming into the Last chance. Vinnie who had heard the car was walking out to greet them when some thing ran into his legs he looked down to see his little niece on the floor wondering what had happened she looked up and a giant smile came over her face.
Angela: Unca Vinnie!!!!!
Vinnie (picking her up in his arms): Hey how you doing you little munchkin been keeping out of trouble?
Angela: Yes Unca Vinnie (small pause) Can I ride on the back of your bike today? Can I? Please.
Vinnie: I’m sorry squirt (his name for her) not until you can reach around my waist until then you ride in front of me.
Angela looked disappointed then she spotted Charley in the doorway. Vinnie put her down and Angela ran up to Charley.
Angela: Aunt Charley!
Charley: How are you this morning?
Angela: Fine Aunt Charley.
Charley: Where is your mother?
Heidi: She’s right here.
Angel and Angelo looked around hopefully. Vinnie noticing their faces spoke.
Vinnie: They haven’t arrived quite yet they should be here in a few minutes or so.
As if on cue, 2 motorcycle motors are heard pulling up. Angel and Angelo run to their uncles. Throttle who pulled in first scooped up Angelo and hugged him.
Throttle: You’re getting bigger every day you know that don’t you?
Angelo: Yes Unca Trottle.
Modo (who had picked up Angel): Who’s looking pretty this morning?
Angel just giggled at him. Charley turned to Heidi.
Charley: You had breakfast yet?
Heidi: I haven’t but the kids have (looking at them) 1…2…. Where’s Angela gone?
Bangs from the kitchen announce she was in there. They walked into the kitchen but they couldn’t see her. Heidi knowing her trademark hiding places starts opening cupboards Vinnie and the others follow her example.
Modo: Aha (darts into a cupboard) There you are you little scamp. (emerges holding Angela) Look what I found opening cookie jar.
Heidi: Angela you’d get a cookie if you asked for one.
Angela (sulking): Weren’t any.
Vinnie bursts out laughing and soon everyone is including little Angela somewhere in the middle Charley covers her mouth and rushes up stairs. No one noticed she was gone until Angelo tugged on Throttle’s trouser leg.
Angelo: Aunt Charley ran up stairs.
Throttle: Really? I’ll go check if she’s all right.
Throttle walked up the stairs and knocks on the bathroom door.
Throttle: Charley? Charley are you all right?
Charley doesn’t answer but he can hear the sounds of her throwing up. When she is finished she unlocks the door and Throttle walks in. Charley’s cleaning her teeth and rinsing her mouth with water.
Throttle: You know Charley-girl this has been the fourth morning in a row you’ve been sick.
Charley (spitting): Fifth.
Throttle: Well have you thought you could be pregnant?
Charley: Yes but I don’t know how to tell Vinnie.
Throttle: Listen (they listen and they can hear Angela’s hysterical giggling as Vinnie tickled her) Vinnie loves kids trust me you should tell him.
Charley: Well I don’t know for sure if I am yet but I’ll get a pregnancy test today and if it checks yes I’ll tell him.
Charley walked downstairs and called to everyone.
Charley: I’m going to the chemist see ya in a bit.
Vinnie looked confused and when Throttle came down he spoke to him.
Vinnie: Why is Charley going to the chemist?
Throttle: She hasn’t been feeling too well so she is going to get something for it.
Vinnie just shrugged and carried on tickling Angela who was desperately trying to escape.
Angela: Unca Moda, Unca Trottle help me.
Modo and Throttle got up and stared to tickle Vinnie unmercifully Angel and Angelo joined in. Vinnie was laughing so hard he was crying.
Angela: We’ll stop if you don’t tickle me.
Vinnie who was still pinned down looked at the nearly 2 year old girl her little hands on her hips looking at him with irresistible blue eyes.
Vinnie: Ok squirt you win today.
Angela: Yea!
And with that Angela went streaming around the room telling everyone she had beat Vinnie about twenty times. As Angela ran past her she picked her up and put her on her lap.
Heidi: Now calm down you’ll fall over in a minute.
Angel (turning to her mother): She’ll get an owwey won’t she?
Angelo (showing his elbow that had a small scab on it): Like this one.
Heidi: Probably not in the house but out side almost certainly.
Charley came back and she quickly zipped upstairs with a small chemist’s bag.
Vinnie: Charley?
Charley: Down in a minute.
Charley quickly went into the bathroom and took out the pregnancy test. She read the instructions and took it. A few minutes later she was waiting for the results she kept her eyes closed for a few moments then she opened her eyes, it was blue, she was pregnant. She then started thinking about how to break it to Vinnie she wasn’t worried as such but she still wasn’t certain if he wanted a child of his own. She came down the stairs.
Vinnie: Feeling better?
Charley: Feeling excellent Vinnie can I talk to you alone please?
Throttle gave Charley a secret beaming smile as they walked into the kitchen.
Charley: I have something to tell you.
Vinnie: I gathered that much but what is it Sweetheart?
Charley: Vinnie I’m……….pregnant.
Vinnie: You’re pregnant? (big grin) Is that all? I thought you were dumping me.
Charley returned the grin and they walked back into the living room arm and arm.
Vinnie (coughing): I have an announcement to make (everyone’s silent) I am going to be a daddy.
Heidi: Charley! You’re pregnant! (getting up and hugging her) That’s excellent news.
Modo: Charley ma’am that’s great when you expecting it?
Charley: Should be here in 7 months time.
Throttle: I told ya you didn’t have anything to worry about.
Charley: I know.
Angel (tugging on Modo’s trouser leg): Unca Moda what does ‘Pregnant’ mean?
Modo: Well Angel it means that Charley has got a baby in her stomach.
Angelo: It does? How’d it get there?
Modo went red and looked over at Heidi for help.
Heidi: It means that Charley and Vinnie love each other very much so they put it there.
The kids were satisfied with that and everyone gave a big sigh.
Heidi (grinning at Charley): You know we need to go shopping for baby stuff now don’t you?
Charley: Tomorrow I want to stay in today. I need time to let it sink in I don’t think it has quite yet.
Heidi: Fair enough. I’m taking the kids to the park anyone care to join me?
Modo: I’ll come nothing better to do.
Heidi buckled the kids back and Modo got into the car and drove to the park. Modo helped Angel into a swing and pushed her gently. Heidi was with Angelo on the slide. No one was watching Angela until she called out. Heidi turned around, some how she had gotten to the top of the climbing frame and was waving to her mother.
Angela: Mommy look I can fly.
With that she jumped off and quickly realising she couldn’t fly fell to the ground. When Heidi reached the crying heap she picked her up and cradled her telling her she was ok now. Modo who had come over too realised that Angela was covered with blood.
Modo: Heidi ma’am we have some stuff to treat her cuts with at our place.
Heidi just nodded and made sure Angel and Angelo hadn’t wandered off. Angela was still howling when they got back. Vinnie, Throttle and Charley all wondering what the racket was had come out. Heidi holding Angela still told them.
Heidi: Angela thought she could fly and jumped off the top of climbing frame.
Charley: Crazy kid come on I’ll get the first aid kit.
Angelo pulled on Modo’s arm.
Angelo: Is Angela gonna be all right?
Modo: I’m sure she is just a few cuts and bruises.
Vinnie had followed the girls inside and was talking to Angela as they cleaned her cuts.
Vinnie: Why did you think you could fly squirt?
Angela: I saw you fly on Sweetheart I thought I could fly.
Vinnie (chuckling softly): That’s coz I have rockets on my bike.
Angela: Oh.
Charley: Well that’s all of them.
Throttle: Anything serious?
Charley: Nothing a little TLC couldn’t take care of.
Vinnie: TLC?
Charley: Tender, loving care.
Angela was showing her plasters to her siblings and they were looking at them with awe.
Angel: Mommy if I jump off climbin’ frame I get plasters too?
Angela (shouting): Don’t it hurts.
Vinnie (scooping her up carefully): Aw does it hurt?
(Angela nods) well let Uncle Vinnie kiss it better. As Vinnie started to kiss the cuts. Throttle didn’t even bother to hide his shocked face ever since the triplets were born Vinnie seemed to surprise him even more. Angela giggled.
Vinnie: Feel better?
Angela: Yea!
Charley: How about breakfast?
Everyone nodded and Charley got out her pots and pans as she cooked she hummed the song she had heard on the radio that morning and swayed her hips slightly to the beat, pretty soon she couldn’t help singing and started to dance wildly and she used her spatula as a microphone. Heidi and the others came into the room, Heidi grinned and turned on the radio.
Heidi: Call that a song (turning her attention to the radio) now let’s sees anything good on? (Heidi continued to search but stopped at a station) This station usually has decent songs on it.
A beat started to fill the air Heidi grabbed the nearest ‘microphone’, which actually was a whisk and started to sing.

We live in a free world, I whistle down the wind.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Life is a flower, so precious in your hand.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
When every race is run and the day is closing in.
I don’t care ‘bout the world I’m living for the light.
Don’t cry for me today ah ah ahhh.
We live in a free world I whistle down the wind.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Life is a flower so precious in your hand.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
I cannot be your judge Mr. Jailer is your host.
He’s keeping you inside and hides you from the world
No capture in their eye can help you from the day.
We live in a free world. I whistle down the wide.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Life is a flower so precious in your hand.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Please Mr. Agony release them for a while uh oh o.
Love them the consequence of living without life.
We live in a free world I whistle down the wind.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Life is a flower so precious in you hand.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
We live in a free world (free world)
Life is a flower (it’s a flower) Oh oh o.
Oh oh o I whistle down the wind.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Oh oh o so precious in your hand.
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
We live in a free world (free world)
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.
Life is a flower (it’s a flower)
Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you.

Heidi bowed as the whole room erupted into claps, cheers and even a few whistles.
Heidi: Aww stop I wasn’t that good.
Throttle: But you were Heidi.
Vinnie: Yeah have you ever thought of going pro?
Heidi: Sure I have but I didn’t think I was good enough.
Charley: Are you kidding you belong on the stage.
Heidi: Aww come on whose gonna hire me?
Modo (picking up a paper): Maybe this guy he needs and opening act for next Monday.
Throttle (before Heidi can answer): Perfect! What’s the number?
Before Heidi could even breathe Throttle was on the phone and calling for an audition.
Throttle:…Thanks a lot see ya there… Bye. (putting the phone down) Well Heidi you have got an audition at 2:00.
Heidi: Oh my God I don’t think I can do this.
Charley knowing how shy her friend can be puts a comforting arm around her.
Charley: You do fine we’ll get a babysitter for the kids and we’ll come with you for moral support.
Heidi: Oh all right then (muttering under her breath) you guys are controlling my life.
Heidi went off to practice the song she had chosen for the audition.
Vinnie: You think we are doing the right thing?
Modo: Of course we all know she can do it she just lacks confidence.
2:00 comes by Heidi is standing on an elegant stage a piano is in the middle. The owner nods for her to begin.
Heidi: The song I am singing is ‘Ace of Base. Life is flower’. Heidi then started to sing Charley and the Mice all watch the owner for reactions. Heidi seemed to have loosened up and was dancing around the stage in time to the music and when the song had finished she was out of breath and had worked up a sweat. A clapping came from the owner he stood up and in a grand voice said.
Owner: I love it you’re hired.
Heidi’s face lit up but she maintains her excitement until she reached her friends.
Heidi: Yahoo!!!!!!!
Heidi started jumping about she caught hold of Throttle and started swinging him about they soon got dizzy and ended up in a hysterical heap on the floor.
Modo (hauling Heidi and Throttle): Well-done Heidi ma’am I knew you could do it.
Vinnie: So Sweetheart what are planning to sing opening night?
Heidi: Well my new boss said to chose something blues to open the show and he said if I do well I could even become main act.
Throttle (still dizzy): If you do I’d better keep out the way (falling over)
Heidi (giggling): Oops sorry (turning to Charley) Can I borrow your blue sparkling dress?
Charley: Sure, I don’t think I’ll be wearing it for sometime now (patting her stomach).
Heidi gave a big yawn and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
Modo: Tired?
Heidi (yawn): Yeah, singing takes up a lot of energy probably more than your muscle mice use battling Limburger.
Vinnie (getting his bike): I doubt it Sweetheart (waits for an answer) Sweetheart?
But no one answered because Heidi had fallen asleep on Throttle’s bike.
Throttle: Always said you could bore a woman to sleep Vincent.
Vinnie (sarcastically): Very funny bro.
Heidi had woken up by the time they had got back to the Last chance. She sat down in a chair and almost dropped off again when Charley handed her the dress.
Heidi: Thanks I’ll go pick up the triplets now and I’ll see ya all some time soon.
All: Bye.
After Heidi had left all was relatively calm until Throttle and Vinnie got into a play fight over which football team was best. Modo and Charley were talking quietly.
Modo: So have you thought of any names yet?
Charley: A couple Alicia, Charlotte and Tina for girls names Brad, Tony and Jamie for boys names of course I’ll have to run them by Vinnie.
The phone rang Modo went to pick it up.
Modo: Hello?……She is on her way…..she left (glancing at the clock) over an hour ago……she should be there by now……all right we’ll come and pick them up.
Vinnie (after Modo put down the receiver): Who was that bro?
Modo: The babysitter, apparently Heidi hasn’t come to pick them up yet and could we come and get them.
Throttle: That’s strange I wonder where Heidi is?
Charley: She probably went home and took a nap and is still sleeping.
Throttle, Modo and Vinnie get on their bikes and head towards the babysitters flat they are cruising the street when they come to a car which looked as though the driver drove it straight into a lamppost. They pull up to it they see the driver face down on the steering wheel obviously unconscious but when Vinnie gently tips her head back he reels back.
Vinnie: Holy cow it’s Heidi!

‘….Heidi?…..Heidi?….’ a constant voice is repeating into Heidi’s mind. She groans and tries to turn her head away from the noise but a pain stabs her neck she gasps and feels a hand support her neck.
Voice: No don’t move just stay still now.
Heidi (groaning): Go away!
Another voice chuckles.
2nd voice: At least she’s talking to you.
Heidi tries to remember what happened to her. All she could remember was driving and feeling extremely tired. She can hear the sound of jogging footsteps and another voice.
3rd voice: Ambulance should be here soon.
All these voices sounded familiar, very familiar she gasped as the hands holding her head still moved their thumbs to soothe her.
1st voice: It’s all right you’ll be ok now.
3rd voice: You know I don’t think she recognises us bro.
At the word bro something clicks Heidi instantly knows who everyone was, the one holding her head was Throttle, the one that had called the ambulance was Vinnie and the one standing nearby was Modo. She started to open her eyes very slowly all she could see was shadows at the moment but the black blur above her soon took Throttle’s shape.
Throttle: You decided to join us?
Heidi: What happened?
Modo: What we gather is you feel asleep at the wheel and drove into the lamppost.
Heidi (fear in her eyes): Is it bad?
Vinnie: We know there is no broken bones a few cuts but they will heal quite quickly maybe a concussion.
Heidi (moving her eyes towards Throttle): Then why are you holding my neck?
Throttle: We think you’ve got whiplash too.
Heidi chewed this over for a few seconds them she remembered why she was in the car.
Heidi (sitting up quickly): Oh my God the kids!
Throttle tried to lay Heidi back down but she fought back up, as she stood up Vinnie and Modo tried to get her to sit down but as they didn’t want to hurt her they couldn’t be much help. Heidi got up and staggered in the direction of the babysitters flat suddenly an ambulance roars round the corner the sudden noise pierced Heidi’s eardrums. She stood there holding her ears when her knees buckled and she collapsed not noticing her head hitting the pavement.

Heidi’s eyes start to open once again this time no bright light blinded her instead everything was dark. Heidi would have thought she was blind if not for the very faint light at the end of the corridor. She looked around she was in a hospital bed and she assumed it was night-time.
Heidi: Nurse, Nurse.
A nurse walked over to Heidi’s bed.
Nurse: Yes Miss Keep?
Heidi: What time is it? How bad am I hurt and how’d I get here?
Nurse: It’s 3:00am. You have a minor concussion and the ambulance brought you here your biker friends stayed with you a long while but finally left.
Heidi satisfied with that tried to get to sleep but it would not come she tried counting sheep she tried thinking of things to get her relaxed but nothing about a couple of hours later Heidi glanced out of the window the sun was beginning to rise, birds began to sing and more doctors and nurses started to appear. She knew she had a good few hours before the mice got here so she asked for some paper and began to write a poem.
Sunrise.
A fire growing over the horizon starts each new day.
Birds sing and children laugh and skip and play
Early morning dew on each blade of grass.
As the wind blows each droplet doubles in mass.
Higher higher in the sky,
The Sun merrily does fly.
Heidi placed the poem on her bedside table and starts to eat the breakfast the hospital cook made for her, Cornflakes. A glass of orange juice and a small bowl of ice cream. She was on the ice cream when she heard a familiar voice.
Vinnie: You were having ice cream and didn’t even leave us any.
Heidi: Morning guys had a nice night?
Throttle: Not really the triplets were really worried and wouldn’t go to sleep especially Angela.
Modo: So how are you feeling?
Heidi: Perfect I want to go home now though.
Vinnie: Did you get any sleep last night?
Heidi: None whatsoever I’ve been awake since 3:00 this morning.
Throttle: What’s this? (picking up the piece of paper) This is pretty good. Heidi do you know who wrote this?
Heidi: Actually I did.
Modo (reading over Throttle’s shoulder): Wow you are just so talented aren’t you?
Heidi (blush): Nah I just did it to pass the time.
Doctor Gold came over to the Biker mice and smiled at Heidi.
Dr Gold: Well Miss Keep sleep well?
Heidi: No I’ve been up since 3.
Dr Gold: Oh really? Well I’d suggest getting more sleep from now on.
Vinnie: Yeah don’t want you crashing into a lamppost every time you sing.
Heidi (sticks her tongue out): Shut up! (turning to Dr Gold) So Doc am I going to live?
Dr Gold: Well you have a concussion caused by the crash and hitting the pavement trying to get away (stern look).
Heidi (innocent look): Can I help it that I’m stubborn. When can I go home?
Dr Gold: Now (leads the Mice away as Heidi starts to dress) Right Heidi shouldn’t do any straining activity if she gets a headache give her some aspirin if it still hurts make an appointment with her GP.
The Mice nod as Heidi gets up and walks over to the Mice.
Heidi (mischievous grin): Was she telling you to wrap me up in cotton wool and bubble wrap?
Vinnie (equally mischievous grin): Yes!
And with that Vinnie picks Heidi up and starts walking with Throttle and Modo opening doors for him. Heidi was giggling and squealing but she soon got fed up.
Heidi: Vinnie if you don’t put me down this minute I’ll stop you having any more children.
Vinnie almost bust a gut laughing but what he did do was drop Heidi luckily Throttle caught her. Heidi looked Throttle in the eye then looked away as she whispered her thanks. As Heidi walked away determined that Throttle won`t see her red face she left three very confused Mice standing there.
Modo: Did we just miss something here?
Vinnie: Maybe she’s upset I dropped her?
Throttle: Let’s ask her.
When they reach the car park Heidi already has her helmet on which was given to her on her birthday it is jet black with a streak of sliver lighting from the top down to the back.
Throttle: Heidi why…?
Heidi (interrupts): I hate hospitals let’s go home. There was a sense of urgency in her voice that made them all shut up, they thought it was because of the hospital but it was really that Heidi didn’t want to talk to them just yet especially Throttle ‘Come on girl, you’ve broke up over 6 months now you should be over him by now’ Heidi thought to herself but remembering the pain she had felt brought tears to her eyes. When they reached the Last chance Heidi darted upstairs a stray sob entering Charley’s ears she quickly quizzed the guys on what had happened but found nothing that would upset Heidi normally.
Charley: Heidi? (putting her head through the door seeing her friend crying her heart out rushing up to her and putting her arm around her) Heidi? Heidi? Come on tell me what’s wrong?
Heidi: I….it st….still…..hurts.
Charley: What still hurts?
Heidi: Seeing Throttle.
Charley: What do you mean?
Heidi: Charley I still love him with all my heart.
Charley: I know you do and it hurts like hell doesn’t it.
Heidi (nodding tears still streaming down her face): Yes it does.
Charley: Stay up here for a while I’ll tell ‘em your writing a song for your gig.
With that Charley left Heidi to compose herself Throttle and Vinnie were watching the T.V and Modo was getting something to eat.
Vinnie: Hey Sweetheart what was up with Heidi?
Charley: Nothing she just wants to write a song for her opening night.
Throttle wasn’t entirely satisfied with that answer but didn’t say anything, about an hour later Heidi came down stairs with a piece of paper. Heidi’s face was slightly red but no one said anything Heidi got the feeling that they thought she was a time bomb about to explode.
Heidi: I think I’ll go home now, oh yeah how bad was the car?
Modo: Not too bad the front was totalled but don’t worry the dress is fine.
Heidi: Thank God I wouldn’t want to pay for it at least not until I get to Broadway.
Throttle (chuckling): The way you sing that wont be very long. So is that the song you’re singing?
Heidi: Yeah if you want a sneak preview tough luck coz I haven’t finished it yet. (Heidi calls the triplets) See ya all soon.
All: Bye Heidi see ya you munchkins.
Vinnie: I know it’s none of my business but it looked as though Heidi had been crying.
Modo: Yeah, but as you said Vinnie it is none of our business it will be as soon as Heidi tells us about it though.
Throttle (fixing her with a penetrating eye): Do you know what’s up with Heidi Charley-girl?
Charley: Nope I don’t but if there is something wrong she’ll probably get over it. You guys leaving anytime soon I’m shattered.
Throttle and Modo: Good night.
Vinnie: If you don’t mind Sweetheart I thought we could talk.
Charley: Fine just let me get a shower.
Charley left Vinnie with the others, Throttle gave Vinnie a reassuring look.
Throttle: She’ll say yes I know she will.
Vinnie: But what if she doesn’t want to move to Mars?
Modo: Don’t worry she loves you where ever you are she’ll be happy.
Vinnie: I sure hope your right I’ll see you tomorrow.
They left and Vinnie went upstairs Charley was out of the shower and was wearing her robe and was brushing her hair.
Charley: You know I’ve been wondering
Vinnie: ‘Bout what?
Charley: You can project images with your antenna if you press them to peoples foreheads I was wondering if you press them against my stomach the baby would be able to make a connection with you.
Vinnie: Dunno worth a try.
With that Vinnie kneeled down in front of Charley and touch his antenna gently against her stomach. He stayed like that for a few moments when he stood up again he had a wide grin on his face.
Vinnie: It worked I got a connection with the baby!
Charley: Really does it know whether it’s a boy or girl?
Vinnie (shaking his head): Too early to tell at the moment.
Charley (happy sigh): Things couldn’t be more perfect.
Vinnie: Oh really? You think so?
With that Vinnie got down on one knee and pulled a ring out of his back pocket.
Vinnie: Charlene would you do me the greatest honour of becoming my wife and moving to Mars with me?
Charley was too choked to speak the ring was beautiful it had a sapphire and small diamonds round it.
Vinnie (slightly uneasy): Well?
Charley: Oh Vinnie yes! Yes! Yes!
Vinnie placed the ring on her finger and hugged her.
Charley: But you’re not just asking me coz I’m pregnant?
Vinnie: No way Sweetheart I’ve had this ring for months.
A little later Charley is tossing and turning in the bed unable to find a comfortable position. Charley: Oh it’s Heidi I do know what’s wrong with her but I can’t tell anyone.
Vinnie: You can tell me Heidi is practically my sister.
Charley: Ok but you gotta promise not to tell Throttle or Modo.
Vinnie: All right.
Charley: Well Heidi doesn’t want to admit it but she still has pretty strong feelings for Throttle.
Vinnie: Oh! That is gonna cause some problems tell you what though she’s hid it pretty well for the past few months.
Charley: Yeah I know what you mean when he first dumped her we couldn’t get her to stay in the same room with him for more than a few minutes.
Vinnie: But then Throttle got tired of that and cornered her to talk to her but then she started screaming for no reason but we found out later even though she knew Throttle just wanted to talk to her she kept thinking of that guy in the West Side.
Charley: But they finally got to talk and they became friends again.
Charley started to doze of to sleep when she remembers something.
Charley: Oh yeah I wonder how she’s gonna do tomorrow.
Vinnie (murmuring sleepily): She’ll do fine you just wait and see now go to sleep.

Heidi woke up at 6am she was nervous about her show, realising she wasn’t going to go back sleep she started to work on the song she was planning to sing. She chewed on the end of her pencil and starts to write about an hour later it is finished. She glances at the wardrobe and gets up and pulls the dress out of it, so many good memories were attached to this dress although she wasn’t wearing it, it still reminded her of the date her and Throttle had gone out on where he had reassured her how beautiful she really was remembering the happier times makes Heidi cry again, she gently puts the dress back into wardrobe and slips back into her bed. Pretty soon her pillow is wet with tears and Heidi was in a fitful slumber, the door of the bedroom was pushed open slowly the black haired head of Angelo looked in he didn’t like to hear his mother crying but for the past few days she had been and his little mind was made up he would tell his Uncle Throttle about it and he’d do something about it with that Angelo slowly closed the door and went back to bed. At about 7:30 Heidi woke up and dragged her self out of bed and into the bathroom she looked at the mirror her face was red and tear streaked, she sighed and started to rub her eyes furiously the end result was puffy eyes that looked as though she’d had a serious hay fever attack. Heidi couldn’t remember how many times she had pulled that one this month but it was the only way to avoid a difficult situation. She pulled on a loose tee-shirt and then stopped a mischievous smile crossed her face and she pulled out her boob tube and (very) mini skirt she had never wore this over to the Last chance and she wanted to see what kind of a reaction she’d get plus she wanted to cheer herself up. She got the triplets dressed and walked to the garage, the dress and a bag of make up in her handbag.

Charley sighed, the boys were here already and guess who was stuck making breakfast the guys had been told the good news and Throttle and Modo argued over who was going to be best man, Charley had ended that argument by stating they could both be best man and Heidi would be maid of honour Angel and Angela could be bridesmaids and Angelo could be a page boy. Charley place the usual meal of hotdogs and rootbeer on the table and the boys began to wolf it down.
Heidi (walking in): Left any for us besides what’s on the floor?
Throttle (started turning to Heidi): Good Morn….
The word just dies in his throat as he saw what Heidi was wearing, the scraps of material left nothing to the imagination. The other three having spotted it as well were in similar trances because Heidi was renowned for not wearing skirts often and NEVER wearing anything skimpy claiming she didn’t have the figure for it but there she was continuing she normal routine as if nothing was wrong. Modo cleared his throat, bright red all the way up to his ears.
Modo: Heidi ma’am I think you forgot something.
Vinnie: Yeah your clothes!
Heidi (gesturing to the outfit): Oh this I felt like a change.
Charley: Pretty big change.
Throttle still sat with his mouth wide open, Heidi slightly amused with this walked over to him and shut his mouth.
Heidi: Take it easy you’ve seen it all before remember?
Throttle looked up and noticed her red puffy eyes.
Throttle (raising an eyebrow): Another hay fever flare up eh Heidi?
Heidi (nervous cough): Yeah.
Heidi went to help Charley make some more to eat Angelo walked up to Throttle and tugged on his arm.
Throttle: What’s up little man?
Angelo: Mommy been crying.
Throttle: Has she?
Angelo (nodding): Yea I hear her at night and some times the morning.
Throttle thought this over and decided he was seriously worried about Heidi she didn’t usually keep secrets to herself if she couldn’t tell Charley she’d tell Vinnie, a little voice nagged at the back of his head saying how’d you know she hasn’t already and there not telling you. Vinnie could never keep secrets from Throttle all he had to do was ask.
Throttle: Vinnie why has Heidi been crying?
Vinnie (looking up from Angela): How should I know bro? Why don’t you ask her?
Throttle (standing up): Don’t think I won`t!
Throttle walked into the kitchen and went up to Heidi and got straight to the point.
Throttle: Heidi you’ve been crying again and I wanna know why.
Heidi (trying to look angry): Why should I tell you?
Throttle: You should tell me because I wanna help you.
Heidi (now definitely looking angry): Did you even consider I don’t want help?
Throttle (shouting): Why wouldn’t you want help if you’ve been crying then obviously something’s wrong and needs to be put right.
Heidi (fixing Throttle with ‘The Eye’ and saying in a quiet but somehow chilling voice): Maybe I don’t want help from you.
Heidi walked out of the room and Throttle was left with a very distinctive chill down his spine, she had never given him ‘The Eye’ before she had given it to Dr. Gold once because she hates being told what to do, he remember Dr. Gold had shut up the moment Heidi’s eyes started thin out. Heidi walked back into the kitchen totally ignoring Throttle spoke to Charley.
Heidi: Can I borrow your room to practice and to get changed?
Charley: Sure knock yourself out.
Heidi: You guys are coming to the show aren’t you?
Throttle: Wouldn’t miss it for the world.
Heidi just gave Throttle a disdainful look and walked past him as if he wasn’t there Vinnie who had been standing in the doorway shivered and said.
Vinnie: Brrr the cold-shoulder if I ever saw it bro.
Throttle (thoroughly confused): But why what did I do?
Charley: Well I suppose I’d better tell you but you gotta promise not to tell Heidi I told ya tell her you guessed and not until after the show.
Throttle: What tell me?
Vinnie: Well Heidi.. how should I put this…. Heidi’s still got the hots for you bad she is really hurt still, it’s killing her.
Charley: I don’t think she’s really had her spark back properly since it happened.
Throttle (disbelievingly): But we sorted this out before. I gotta go talk to her.
Charley: What did I say? I said after her show.

Heidi stood in the wings nervous as hell despite constant reassurance that she was gonna do fine she was always nervous, the bar was darkened so no one saw her slowly walk out to the middle of the stage. She was introduced over a P.A system and the spotlight turned on her, she started to still in a slow sad way capturing everyone in her mood as she carried on singing.

I see you standing there, I smile remembering before.
when I held you tight and you said you loved me and more,
said you’d stand by me for the rest of your life
And you one day would make me your wife.
But all that changed right before my eyes
Caught me off guard took me by surprise
You found love and said to my face
That I was officially out of the race.

Chorus
Heartbreak hell is where I go whenever I see you
I keep my pain in check just to be near you
I hope someday just by chance
You and me will find our romance

Sometimes I get so angry,
I want to scream and yell and cry
I want to hurt you bad, as bad as you hurt me.
I think my heart will never be free from,

Chorus
Heartbreak hell that’s where I go whenever I see you
I keep my pain in check just to be near you
I hope someday just by chance
You and me will find our romance

All that changed right before my eyes
Caught me off guard took me by surprise
You found love and said to my face
That I was officially out of the race.

Chorus
Will I never escape my heartbreak hell?
Why’d you have to do that when things were so well?
I had you and I had my friends
I’ll just hope that my heart will mend.

Throttle sat listening to her his eyes trying desperately to hold back the tears, he wasn’t stupid he knew this song was about her and him. He had absolutely no idea that she felt this way but it hurt him more to think she felt she couldn’t talk to him about it. When she finished the crowd cheered and clapped a few threw roses onto the stage Heidi picked one up and put it behind her ear and walked off the stage. Throttle looked over at the others they were smiling and talking about how good Heidi sang.
Vinnie: Oh my God it’s almost like she felt every word she sung.
Throttle: Don’t be too sure she didn’t.
Modo: What do you mean bro?
Throttle: Heidi wrote that song herself and it was about her feelings towards me she is hurtin’ real bad but she won’t tell anyone about it. I’m gonna have to talk to her about it.
Charley: How? she’s still giving you the silent treatment.
Throttle: I’ll just have to make her listen.

Heidi arrived home paid her babysitter and started to undress she left the rose till last putting it into a vase she had ready for it she is about to go to sleep when a knock comes at the door. Heidi answers it and is so surprised to see Throttle there that she forgot she was mad at him.
Heidi: Throttle? What the hell are you doing here it’s after midnight?
Throttle: Heidi I’m not dumb you are still hurt by us breaking up aren’t you?
Heidi (quiet and looking down at her feet): Yeah.
Throttle (tilting her chin back up she tried not to look in his eyes but he made her): Why didn’t you tell me?
Heidi: Not something that comes up in regular conversation anyway you didn’t seem too cut up about you had Carbine.
Throttle (shaking his head): Heidi when Vinnie brought you home drunk that night I felt so bad I lay in bed debating whether I wanted to be with Carbine or you, you only came second because your human and I didn’t want to drag you into our war.
Heidi: But I want to help.
Throttle: I know you do and so does Charley but she is gonna be moving up to Mars with Vinnie when they get married so it is gonna be her fight.
Heidi: Throttle I’m sorry I didn’t tell you that I still liked you I thought I didn’t matter to you that I was someone you wanted while you were on the rebound from Carbine.
Throttle (shocked): No! how on Mars could you think like that?
Heidi: Easy you dumped me so I had to think up a reason so there it was.
Throttle (putting an arm around her shoulder): Don’t tell Carbine this but if you had been a Martian mouse I would have probably chose you your not as bossy as her any way.
Heidi: Throttle could I ask a favour could you stay here for the night I don’t wanna be alone.
Throttle nodded as he started to make a bed on the sofa little did he know someone was watching him and Heidi and plotting an evil plot.


Continued in part 2. A star transformation.

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