"Hello everyone. The guys have asked me to join them for a few songs. I hope they don't regret it later. This first song for all the pretty women here tonight. But that's enough talk. Let's get back to the music." Mitchell played a few rifts on the guitar, and everyone started smiling and clapping. Soon he was delivering a rousing vocal for 'Pretty Woman.' Hailey, Maddie, and Willow all ran out to dance. Soon they were joined by their parents.The hotel was a bit upscale for college kids. It was used more by parents of students, friends of faculty, and travelers who wanted to stay in a good hotel. Melissa noticed that the few college kids that were there were using their cell phones a lot. A short time later, as Mitchell finished a solid rendition of 'Proud Mary,' more college kids began filtering in.While he had been performing with the band, Mitchell noticed that Hailey, Maddie, and Willow were quite popular with the college age males. They were on the floor for every dance. As h

Soon, Melissa and Donna approached Nell with their husbands standing behind them. Mitchell was curious as to what Nell had in mind, so he strolled over to stand near Nell. "I've received a few inquiries about Maddie. A large agency wants her to fly to Chicago for some test shots and interviews. They would like to see her at Maddie's earliest convenience. It's no surprise to any of us here that Maddie would be sought after. I think she should do it if she has any interest in modeling, but that will be a decision for Maddie, and her family, to make,” Nell stated. "That would leave us a bit of light on pretty girls to model the 'Lady in Red' line at these promotions. JCPenney has informed me that they want these kids to travel to several large cities to promote the line and will cover travel expenses and pay them for their time. If Maddie moves up to big-time modeling, we could use Willow to fill in for her with our line." "But Maddie has bigger, bigger, you know top heavy. I won't look

She couldn't wait to call Jason and tell him about her possible new career. Perhaps she'd be traveling to New York and get to visit him at West Point. Then she thought about leaving Mitchell. The thought of being so far from him bothered her more than she cared to admit, even to herself. He was Christine's man. But Maddie knew that he would always be the first man she loved. She just hoped he wouldn't be the only one. Jason was working hard to join that exclusive club. Maddie decided she had better tell Mitchell goodbye that day since she may be too busy to see him again for a long time. When things settled down with Jordan, Maddie drew Mitchell aside during a break in their promotional duties. "Mitchell, I'm going to try this modeling thing. I don't know if it'll work out, but if it does, I may not see very much of you anymore, at least for a while. Promise me that you'll think about me and call and email me as much as you can. Promise to take care of Willow, Hailey, Mom and Christin

"Okay. I'm sorry that I swore, everyone. It's a bad habit I'm trying to break. Now let me up so I can rinse my mouth you big bas ... bully," sobbed Jordan as she tried to speak without ingesting the soap. Mitchell slid off Jordan, then gently picked her up and placed her on her feet. Jordan looked at him for a second then accepted the glass of water Christine handed her. Everyone left the bathroom as Jordan began rinsing her mouth and spitting into the sink. "I imagine you had an interesting ride home," observed Melissa to Christine. Hailey and Willow had to hold their hands over their mouths to keep from giggling out loud. "I'm seeing a whole new side of Mitchell," admitted Christine. "He and Jordan are like oil and water. They just don't seem to mix. In his defense, he warned her that he'd wash her mouth out if she persisted in her swearing. I don't think I'd like to be treated like that, but I hope I'd never behave like she did, either." "Remember when you explained to me that o

Mitchell was completely healed from his ordeal at the hand of the demented shooter, but he found his conditioning had suffered greatly over the past month. Between being shot, beaten, ill, and cold, he had done very little exercising. Rehearsals began at six in the morning and lasted until long after the sun had set. Thursday night found Mitchell and Christine alone in Mitchell's hotel room. "I thought we'd never be alone again." complained Christine. "I've been on the pill for a while and we still haven't had sex. I don't know about you, but I'm so ready I can hardly stand it." "Your dad spoke to me before we left. He asked me if we've had sex yet and I told him that we haven't done anything that would remove you from the virgin ranks. He told me he wanted you to remain in that rare state for a few more weeks," revealed Mitchell. "He said your mom wants to be sure that the birth control has had time to be effective. He also said he wants us to sleep in our own rooms at the hotel, an