"Whoo hoo!" Zac grinned.
"So Zac." Taylor said. "Now that you're eighteen, you can -"
"Smoke, grope and vote." He and Isaac said together.
Zac laughed.
"Yes, yes, I could see that coming."
"And remember Zac, no thinking of us when you're groping." Taylor continued. "And no groping in anyones' bed other than your own."
"Of course, if you're in Australia, you're also allowed to drink..." Isaac commented thoughtfully.
"Oh damn, ripped off." Taylor joked. "But hey, next time we go there, we can all go to the night clubs and pick up chicks together."
Rita glanced up at him.
"Just kidding Rita. Just kidding."
"I should hope so." Diana said.
"About going to the night clubs. I still wanna pick up chicks." Taylor kidded. "No, sorry, I take that back."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I wanna cut the cake dudes. Where's the knife?"
"Uh oh, Zac with a knife... run! He's armed and dangerous!" Isaac grinned.
There was an almost evil glint in Zacs' eyes.
"Cake, say your prayers... enguard!"
Zac cut the cake like the maniac he indisputably is.
"Well, yeah, you can do it like that." Isaac said dryly.
**********
A few weeks later, Babsie and Xavier flew to LA.
"And boy, are our arms tired. No, sorry. Very old, lame joke." Babsie grinned.
"Wow, he's grown so much in five months." Isaac commented.
"Well, actually it's four." Babsie pointed out.
"It feels like five."
A little later in the conversation:
"So, what's happening with Hot Stuff? How are Jarod and Nick?" Diana asked.
"Oh, well, Jarod and Nick are gonna start their own sitcom next year." Babsie replied.
"On top of Hot Stuff?"
"No... Hot Stuff, it's ahh, well, this is its last season. The guys decided to move on and, umm, the network wants to try something else."
"You got axed?" Isaac asked incredulously.
"No, the guys decided to cancel the show. And, well, they're the producers. Personally, I think they're crazy, and I made a point of telling them exactly that. But they wouldn't listen."
"They are crazy. Everyone loved that show."
"They were probably jealous of you stealing the spotlight all the time." Zac grinned.
Babsie laughed.
"So, heard the albums' almost done."
"Yep. We're planning on doing promo in January and February next year."
"Cool."