Soon the whole clan was coming out of the elevator. Shannon took a step behind Shana. "Gosh!" She whispered loudly to her. "Look at how many there are of 'em."
Shana giggled. "Might I remind you that you have a huge family too."
Shannon rolled her eyes. But Shana struck her deeply inside. She knew Shana didn't mean to, because when Shana realized what she had said she instantly placed her hand over her mouth and looked at her with wide eyes.
"I'm so sorry." Shana said quietly.
Shannon smiled slightly and shook her head. "It's not a problem. It's true I had a big family. But you're my family now." She said draping her arm on Shana's shoulders.
The Hanson family walked up to them by now. Introductions started.
Shannon kept moving her head back and forth from Isaac, Taylor, and Zac to the family member they were introducing. Then they introduced Shannon and Shana to their family.
"Mom, Dad, this is Skyye and Iz Sheyde." Isaac said motioning to Shannon and Shana.
They had smiled warmly at them and Shannon shrunk back a little. "Hello." She said barely above a whisper.
Shana moved aside and gave Shannon a soft push towards the parents. Shannon smiled through the anger that flared in her and shook their hands politely. "It's nice to meet you." She said kindly.
Mr. Hanson smiled at her. "So how did my boys meet you two ladies."
Shana smiled brightly at this. "They hit Izzy in the face with a soccer ball."
Mrs. Hanson looked at the guilty party. "So they did, huh?"
Shannon laughed lightly. "Yes, it was pretty weird at first because after they did that we ran off to finish recording a song."
"Oh." Mr. Hanson said interested. "You're recording?" He asked.
"Yeah." Shana said brightening at this subject. Her dimples shown and her eyes lit up. "We're almost done too."
"Oh, so do you have your single out yet?" Mrs. Hanson asked.
"Ah, yes we do." Shannon said softly. She smiled a small smile. "It 's been out for a whole day now I think."
"So what's called?" Jessica asked as they started towards the door.
" 'Let's let Go.' " Shana said smiling at her.
Mackie had his father pick him up, because Mrs. Hanson was holding Zoe.
"Oh, we just heard that song." Zac said joining in on the conversation.
Isaac smiled. "It's on the radio a lot. Everyone has heard it."
Taylor smiled at this too, but remained quiet.
They all got into separate cars. Shannon; Shana, Taylor, Isaac, and Zac were in Isaac's car. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson; Jessica, Avery, Zoe, and Mackie had taken the minivan.
"So where's you family?" Isaac asked as they all climbed into his car.
Shannon cleared her throat softly. "We are our family." She said clearly.
Shana smiled at Taylor's confused look. "Well, we have no real family. Iz and I are each other's only living family. Iz takes care of us."
Laughing, Shannon replied, "Actually Skyye take scare of us." She said looking at her. "She makes sure we get in as much trouble as we can in one day."
Shana laughed also. So did Isaac, Taylor, and Zac. "No, Iz. You were the one who suggested tag in the mall."
Isaac looked at her with a shocked expression.
Shannon only shrugged. "Details."
"Yeah." Shana said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
Shannon and Shana were sitting across from each other. Isaac sat on Shana's left and Jessica was on her right. Shannon sat between Taylor and Zac. They were just about to order when the waitress decided that Shana needed an extra bath, and accidentally drenched her with the glasses of water on her tray.
Shana started laughing so hard her face turned red and Shannon could only point at her and laugh also. Soon the kids joined in but Mr. and Mrs. Hanson tried to hide their smiles and cover their laughter.
Shana went into the bathroom and went to the hand dryers and started to dry her shirt. Amazingly enough that's all that was wet. Besides a little bit of her hair. She laughed as women would walk in and then look at her strangely.
After about five minutes her shirt was dry, she washed her hands, and walked out smiling. The waitress came again and Shana backed away from her. "Set the glasses down first before you come near me." She said smiling.
The waitress blushed furiously and said sorry again. Shana just shrugged it off and told her not to think of it. It was funny anyway.
They ordered their meals and talked basically about anything and everything. From music, to cereal, to Shannon being guardian, and to Shana being a klutz.
They all laughed and had a good time.
Then as all things do, it was coming to the end.
Isaac was driving them to their hotel. They were sitting in silence for a few moments before Shannon spoke up. "We didn't get to buy dessert for you guys." She said smiling.
Shana smiled. "Yeah, c'mon we have to do it. We made a deal." She reminded.
Shannon shook her head. "Not tonight, Skyye."
Shana pouted a little. "No fair." She mumbled.
Getting out of the car Shannon stuck her head in the open window. "It just means that they have to see us again so that we can buy them dessert." She said smiling.
The guys smiled and Shana got out happily. She jumped in front of the car. "Ha!" She said smiling. "Now you can't leave." She said triumphantly.
Isaac smiled at her and backed out. Shana's mouth dropped open and Shannon laughed as she waved good bye to them. After a few seconds Shana decided to wave good bye to them too.
Casey called and said that they were ahead of schedule and that they could skip today. Shannon delighted by the news was getting ready for another day out with Shana. Shana was taking a shower and she was still picking out the shirt she was going to wear when a knock landed on her door. Quickly she pulled a shirt over her head and went to the door.
"Umm, hello." She said smiling. She wrinkled her nose. "Come in if ya like. Shana's in the shower so you'll have to put up with just me for right now." She said as Hanson walked in.
She started throwing her clothes into a pile on her bed. She started to throw the clothes in her suitcase over her shoulder.
The guys watched in awe. "Umm, having problems?" Isaac asked.
Shannon laughed. "No I always do this. It's a ritual of mine." She commented. Then she looked up at them smiling. "Actually I kinda am. See I'm looking for my all time most favorite shirt and it seems to be missing."
Shana walked out in jeans and Shannon's missing shirt.
"Okay, so it's not missing. It's just misplaced." She said eyeing Shana.
"Sorry, but I have no more clean shirts and I like this one." Shana said shrugging.
Shannon smiled at her. "Wash some of your clothes then, Sparky." She said sighing. "And I know you like that shirt. You wear it more than me."
Taylor and Zac laughed at this.
"And the funny thing about this was?" Shannon asked smiling at them.
"The same thing happens between us." Isaac explained.
"Oh." Shana said smiling. "So what brings you here?" She asked as she started to brush her hair out.
"The thought of dessert." Zac said truthfully.
Shannon laughed. "C'mon then." She said as she stood up.
Everyone piled out of the room and went to the elevators. "I hate these." Shannon mumbled to herself.
Shana laughed as they crowded into the elevator. She knew Shannon was going to freak out soon. She couldn't wait for it to happen either.
After going down two floors, Shana smiled at Shannon evilly and punched the stop button. The elevator stopped and Shannon started screaming at Shana. She started to hyperventilate and Shana watched in amusement.
