Chapter 5 "The Chat"

November, 22nd 1999

Scott was barely awake, he had slept on the couch in the basement.  Not the most comfortable, but it was close to Tany.  Scott could hear some rustling around upstairs.  He knew Ciera was probably fixing breakfast.  He should get up, but he just wanted to lay there for awhile.  He then heard some water running, Scott wondered if Tany was taking a shower.

He decided he would also get ready for the day. He stretched and went over to his bag.  Pulling out a shirt, jeans and his travel kit.   

He walked to the basements other bathroom.  And started to close the door, Tany was walking out of her room.  Tany turned to see Scott looking at her.  She smiled and then winked.

She was dressed in a T-shirt, jeans and pink colored Cowboy Boots.  Scott thought she looked really good today.  "Stop, I need to take a shower."  He said because Tany was walking to him.  "And besides, I haven't brushed my teeth."  

"So, I still want to kiss you good morning."  

"Oh, fine, but you are putting your health in your own hands....."

She leaned over and kissed him.  "And......"  

"Good morning, beautiful."  

"I didn't die, well I did but."  

"Ok, now let me take my shower."  

"See you upstairs."  She shut the door. 

He stripped down and thought about her kiss.  He started to get aroused, "why must you come out now, well you can just get back in your hole, Now I am going to have to take a cold shower."

Scott was dressed and ready for the day, as he walked into the Kitchen he could hear voices.  Tany was sitting at the table eating her scone.  Scott was happy Ciera made scones.  He loved her scones.

He walked over to the table and leaned down and kissed Tany on the top of her Head.  He could smell her shampoo and her perfume.  Again thinking dirty thoughts, he quickly sat down.  Tany smiled at him and continued eating.  "Good morning, meu segundo filho."  Ciera said as she gave Scott a plate.  "Bom-dia, minha outra mae."  One thing that Scott always got a kick out of, was no matter what he did, The Connors always treated him like he was part of the family.

Ciera tried to teach Scott a little Portuguese, he learned a few words and a few bad words thanks to Jonny.  Thinking of Jonny, Scott wondered when they would be there.  John who had a mouth full of scones said, "He should be here around 11 this morning."

"Do we have to be nice to her," Cintia said with pleading in her eyes.  Looking over to Tany who had a huge smile on her face.

"Of, course, minha beleza."  "Whatever."  "Now, Cintia you know we respect all of our family."  Ciera tried.  "I don't like her at all and I shouldn't...."

"Cintia, I suggest you listen to your mother."  
"Fine."  She continued to eat.

Jonny and Cheryl were at odds with each the whole way to Arlington.  From LAX to AMA they argued all the way.  Jonny was getting really tired of everytime they were together they got into fights.  Hell, they got into battles when they weren't together.  Jonny and his family were going to talk about some stuff and he didn't want Cheryl there, but since she made a big fuss about it she came.  Jonny told her to behave herself and that if she didn't he would send her home.  See, Jonny had been doing some thinking.  He started to realize that Cheryl had nothing.  Everything "they" owned was Jonny's.  The cars, the house, her clothes........everything.  She had nothing and she would get nothing because she was a drug addict.  So as soon as he could he was going to file for divorce.  But for now he was going to play the part until he was able to talk with his father.  So here they were sitting in the cab riding to Arlington and here they were arguing.  All because she wanted him to dye his hair blonde.  She just didn't understand his heritage and why he would want to keep his hair black.  So again they were arguing about that.

The Taxi pulled up to the ranch gates and Cheryl already started to complain about the smell.  Cheryl and Jonny had gotten married here in June.  And during that time Cheryl complained the whole time about how the ranch smelled.  Jonny was starting to get mad again.  Usually he would just tell her no, or not now.  But at this very moment he was getting ready to slap her.  Of course he wouldn't but one day he would love to just hull of and smack her.  Jonny paid the taxi-driver and he opened the gate.  The code was so easy to remember, it was his name.  Well it was his fathers but since he is named after his father he knew the code.

Scott, Tany, Al and Beth went out to go eat at the "Best" Texas steakhouse.  Cinita was over at her boyfriends house.  Ciera and Cheryl were watching t.v. in the livingroom.  Juno was still working on his homework.  Jonny didn't remember having as much homework, but he was 9 years older than Juno.  Times had changed a lot.  John was in his office, probably talking with a script writer or his agent.  Jonny knocked on the door.

 "Come in."  John was on the phone, so Jonny just sat in one of the big chairs. "Hey, Listen George, my son just walked in, let me get back to you. You bet.  Bye, Bye now."  He hung up the phone.

"Yes, son , what can I do for ya?"  
"Well, I was wondering, can I talk to you about something?"  
"You know you can son."  He gave Jonny a quizical look.  
"I am thinking about filing for divorce." 
"You sure?"

"Dad, she wants me to dye my hair to blonde, she wants me to do drugs with her, she wants me......." 
"Ok, I get it. Son if you feel in your heart that is the right thing to do, then..."  
"What do you think?"  
"Now you know, I want you to be happy.  But Jon this isn't my decision, this is yours."  
"I know, I don't want to get a divorce but we fight all the time.  And she doesn't want to have any children.  And I want them."  
"So what does your heart say?"  
"It tells me to leave her and never look back."  
"So then you have your answer."  
"Yes, I suppose I do." 

Jonny wasn't raised that men don't cry, John cried all the time.  He stood up and John did the same, and gave his son a hug.  "Son, you will find a woman that loves you for who and what you are."  
"I know , dad."  And with that the tears came.  Jonny cried in his fathers arms for a few minutes.  John hated to see any of his children hurt, especially Jonny.  Jonny wiped his eyes, thanked his dad and left the office.  Jonny would talk to Al next to see if he could find a good lawyer.

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Chapter 4 "The Flight"

November, 21st 1999 Arlington, TX

Scott was looking forward to spending a week with Tany during Thanksgiving.  Tany and himself had only spent two weekends together and that was only because he flew to see her.  Which was nothing for him, he was now making seven hundred, fifty thousand dollars an episode.  So flying to see her was chump change.  He was also lavishing her with gifts.  Which she had told him to stop. She just wasn't that kind of person.  That made him love her even more.  Scott was sitting on the plane waiting to take off.  He was obvious in first class.  He wasn't really paying much attention to any of the other passengers.

In fact he was thinking of nothing in particular, then a voice got his attention.  Scott leaned into the isle to see if it was who he thought it was.  Sure enough it was.  Alicia Matono was sitting in the seat in front of Scott.

"Hey, Babe."  She turned to see who it was and became very excited.  "Oh, my goodness if it isn't Scott A.?"  

"How are you?"  

"I am doing good and you?"  

"I couldn't be doing any better."  Scott and Alicia played siblings in a horrible b movie that went right to VHS.  She looked at the stewardess and stood up.  Scott was sitting by himself, Scott moved his legs and Alicia sat in one of the empty seats. "I haven't seen you in a few years."  

"I have been pretty busy." 

"I know I saw you got your own show.

 "I told you." She said putting her hand on his knee.  Scott nodded, "You did, and you too, you got a show."  

"Yes, I did but not by myself, like you little bro, well not so little now." 

"You must be heading home for the Holiday."  

"Yes, You know how us Italians are, we like to eat."  

"Hey, I don't think it's just Italians."  

"You are obvious not heading home?"  She questioned.

 "No I am heading to Texas."  

"What, Why?" She opened her mouth, stuck out her tongue and poked her finger in her mouth as if she was gagging.  

"Hey Babe, I am going to spend this week with my girlfriend." 

"Get out, you have a girlfriend who lives in Texas?"  

"What's wrong with that?"  

"You, Scott, seriously."  

"What?"  

"Nothing, I just thought you would go out with some surfer chick."  "Yeah, no, they are kinda all the same."  

"OK, well she is definitely a lucky lady."  

"No, No I am the lucky one."  

"Aw you have always been so romantic."

The plane landed and Alicia gave Scott a big hug, they traded numbers.  She made him promise he would keep in touch.  They parted ways so she could get on her connecting flight.

 Scott was getting excited.  He had rented a car so he could drive to Arlington.  He had been to Texas several times.  Once was with Al over summer break. Ciera, The Connors mother offered him a place to stay but Scott wanted his privacy, that time.  This time he was taking the offer, so he could spend as much time with Tany as possible. He was walking towards the car rental place, when three teen girls came up to him asking him for his autograph.  Of course he gave it to them.

He walked up to the counter there was a lady in her thirties possibly forties, Scott really couldn't tell.  "May I help you?"  

"Yes, I have a car on hold."  

"And the name?"  

"It should be under a Scott Allen Wright."  

"One moment please."  

"No problem."  Is what he said, what he thought was, "Lady, hurry up, I want to kiss her pink soft lips and make out with her."  

"Yes, Mr. Wright, your car is ready for you."  They went over the insurance, policy and rental agreement.

cott signed his name, Scott A. Wright, instead of Scott Allen Wright.  The lady who really hadn't paid much attention looked up and went into a hysterical fit.  "Oh my God, you are thee Scott A. Wright."  "Yeah, I am."

 He was doomed, the next thing was there was a crowd around him.  Scott just wanted to get out of there.  He had probably been there about twenty minutes signing autographs and taking pictures, when a man came up and asked him if he needed some assistance.  "Yes, Please, dude."

"You bet."  The man put his hands up and said, "Ok, Mr. Wright will not be taking any more autographs now, he is on his way to a movie set.  We appreciate all you fans.  Thanks so much."  And just like that, Scott and this man were walking to get his car.  

"That was absolutely amazing."  

"Thank you, I saw you needed the help." 

"So, what's you name?"  

"It's Biff."  

"No, really, your real name."  

"Ok, it's Timmy."  

"Really?"  

"Yeah."  

"Ok well Timmy, thank you so much for your help.  Can I get your number, I may need you again when I fly home."

They walked to Scott's car. Timmy (Biff) wrote his number out for Scott and told him to call and he would be happy to "guard" him.  Scott got in his car and drove to Arlington.

Tany was out in the pasture with Midnight.  She had missed him, but not as much as she found she was missing Scott.  That was all she thought about. Especially every time she sang "Because the Night".  She heard a car pull up but she couldn't quite see who it was.  She knew it wasn't Jonny and Cheryl, because they would be there the next day.  Tany was dreading that.  But she had to put on the fake smile.

Tany then realized who it was.  Scott was here she had been waiting for him.  He had called a few hours earlier to tell her he was on his way and Al made fun of them.  Beth stopped Al, told him to leave his sister alone.  Everyone in the room laughed.  Tany could make out his feet, of course he was wearing sandals.  She smiled to herself, remembering the conversation they had about Texas vs. California.  The car door slammed, Midnight gave a whinny.  He was telling her that someone was here.

"It's Scott, Midnight."  Tany patted her horse.  She was a little anxious to see him.  His hair was a little longer than the last time she saw him.  He walked to the gate and smiled his toothy smile.  Tany's heart stopped, he was dressed in cargo jeans, he had a dress shirt on, and what caught her eye the most was he wasn't wearing any piercings.  His hair was a little darker than normal and he had facial hair.  Tany gasped for air, and Midnight nuzzled her.  She started to laugh at Midnight.  Midnight was Tany's horse, she was the second thing he saw.  He was also very protective.

Scott stood there waiting for her.  She stuck one finger up to let Scott know she would be just one second.  She lead Midnight into the barn. 

She closed the barn, using her muscles.  When she did that Scott got turned on.  He couldn't wait now to kiss her.  She put her hands on her hips, "You may enter Mr. Wright."  "Thank you, Miss Connors, I will."

With that he opened and shut the gate.  Scott and Tany ran to each other, embracing, Scott lifted her off the ground.  It was easy to do, Scott can bench press 350 lbs.  He then kissed her.  Every time they kissed the world disappeared and it was only Scott and Tany.

 Since it was late in the afternoon on Sunday, Al, Beth, Tany and Scott couldn't really do anything.  So they decided to play a game.  Of course the high school friends, picked monopoly.  Tany hated playing with Al, he was so much smarter in business.  He won most of the time.  As they were playing Scott told Al a little bit about what they should talk to Jonny about.  Tany sighed, Scott put his hand on her thigh.  Her groin got excited and she became flushed.  Scott did things to Tany that no-one ever did.  Al caught a glimpse of his sister and leaned over to her.  
"Are you ok, there Mouth?"  
"Yes, why?"

 Scott smiled, he knew what was going on.  She got turned on by him and that made him want to kiss her.  "Well you look a little flushed."  "Al, leave her alone."  Tany's face became hot and she almost bursted into tears, but Scott put his hand on her knee.  Beth yawned, and apologized for being so sleepy.  Al was watching Scott and Tany's reaction to each other.  He felt a little weird.  Scott and Al had literally graduated together.  Both graduated from Long Beach High School in 1996.  But Al loved both of them very much and didn't want to see either of them get hurt or do something they would regret later.  Beth stood up and looked at Al, "Let's go sit outside for a little bit." 
"Yeh, that sounds like a good idea.  I will be there in a minute."  Great, Tany knew she was about to get "The Sex lecture" from Al.  "Jonny and I have already had this conversation, Al."

 "That is Jonny....." "Al leave her alone."  Scott piped up.  "She does not need your advice, she is in good hands.  Al I will never do anything to hurt her."  "I know, I just don't want to see either of you do something you would regret later."
"Come, dude, do you honestly think I would ruin the trust, your parents have for me?"

 "No I----I guess not."  
"Well...."  Tany stood there, tapping her foot.  
"Ok, I will go deal with my own.  I love you, Mouth."  
"I love you too, now go be with Beth." As Al walked out, Tany turned to Scott,  "If you ever do that to me again, I will write a song about
it."

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Chapter 3 "The Nothingness"

This is a continuation of the previous chapter.
October, 12th 1999  L.A. California

Tany only had a few hours before she had to be back at the W. Smith Hall to do the sound checking.  So Scott was going to do as much as possible.  Just not ride the rides, he didn't want to tell her that he was afraid of heights.  They sat down at the bar and Scott ordered two chocolate malts, a basket of fries and two cheeseburgers.  Tany looked at him like he was nuts.  
"I know, you probably wanted a salad, right?"  
"Nope, I was wondering why you only ordered one basket of fries?"  "You will see," He said putting his hand on hers.  She was feeling really comfortable.

 "Thank you by the way." 
"For?" he was wondering why she would be thanking him again.  "For this morning."  
"What did I do this morning?"  
"For staying with me and then yelling at Jonny like that."

 "I am glad I did, because we wouldn't be doing this.  And as far as Jonny, I probably should actually be apologizing."  
"No, you were right, you know he promised me he would take care of me."  
"Yeah, I know, That's one of the reasons I got so mad." Jonny left Tany at Scott's house so he could go get high. And when Jonny and Tany first signed on to WB Jonny told Tany that she would never be alone. 
"You don't have to apologize."  
"I just want you to be safe and I want to be your protector."

 "I am going to tell you something, don't laugh, promise." 
"Ok, I promise I won't laugh, but can I chuckle."  
"Scott that is the same as laughing." 
"No, chuckling is like this......," he chuckled, "This is laughing."  Tany started to laugh, "No you can't do either." 
"Ok I won't."  
"Promise."  
"Ok, I promise."  
"Remember when you came to visit us in Texas and "Because The Night" came on the radio?"

 "Yes, of course we were playing pool in the basement, and we heard it, Jonny went running upstairs."  
"Yeah, and everyone was hugging each other."  
"Oh, yeah I thought we were all going to explode."  
"Yeah, well you hugged me and........I felt so safe in your arms."  "Really."  
"Yes, And I was hoping you would do that some more."  
"I will always make you feel safe." 

They finished eating, Scott was impressed that Tany ate her entire burger and nearly all the fries.  She tried to tell him that she was from Texas and they weren't raised to eat rabbit food.  They both laughed

Scott was trying to keep Tany away from any of the rides.  For fear of having to tell her, so they played games. Scott won her a giant giraffe.  He tried to win her a big teddy but he wasn't good.  Tany was enjoying herself so much that she forgot to check the time.

She happen to look at the clock and nearly fell, "Scott I have to go."  "Oh, Okay."  His heart sank because he also had enjoyed himself.  Tany made him feel like he was at home, like.....they belonged to each other.  He got a little sad, but then he spoke up, "Can I see you after the concert."  
"No, because we will be leaving right after to go to the next city, I'm sorry."  
"That's too bad, I don't want this to end."  
"I know," she said looking down, then a thought came to her.

 "Hey you can hang out with us the rest of the day and then I have a couple of passes, so you can watch the show."  "Can I really do that?"  "Yes of, course, why didn't I think of that before."  "Alright that is settled then.  I guess we better go.  Don't want you to get in trouble." He teased.  They both started to walk out.

Scott stopped Tany by the Bear on the ball sculpture.  "I want to remember this day forever," he pulled out a camera and asked a man to take their picture.

 Since Scott and Tany are very use to getting there picture taken, this was not uncomfortable at all. Scott put his hand around Tany's upper back, Tany put her hand around his waist. Both of them could feel the sensation of not only physical attraction, but a homing attraction also.  Tany also got that sensation of being safe. Scott thanked the man and was really happy, because now he would have a lasting memory and hopefully he would be able to talk about this day at their wedding.

 Tany smiled and started to walk off the pier, but Scott caught her and whipped her around. "No, Ms. Connors we are not leaving this place just yet."

 Tany backed up against the wall, Scott cupped her face, and lifted her chin.  "If you don't push me away, I am going to kiss you."  Her breath caught, her heart started to race, she could feel every fiber in her body start to prickle.  She didn't make any move to push him, instead she stayed perfectly still, closing her eyes,  waiting to accept his lips on  hers.  Scott leaned in and titled his head, he slowly pushed his lips on hers.

 The world faded from all color and it was nothing.  It became black and the only thing that was in this nothingness was Scott and Tany.  They both felt it.  Scott opened his mouth a little and pushed his tongue towards her upper lip.  She accepted his tongue and opened hers.  For what seemed like an eternity they kissed.  Tany could feel it in her groins and Scott was starting to get hot.  He slowed and gradually closed his mouth.  His heart wouldn't stop racing.  He was in irreconcilable love with her and she him.  When they kissed their world became one at that moment.  Both of them knew they weren't just meant to be together, they were MADE for each other.

 "Ahem,  Where have you two been, it's been hours," Jonny said as Scott and Tany walked into the hotel room.  "I am sorry, we were busy."  She smiled at Scott.

"Eww, I really don't want to know, anyways, I assume you are going to be hanging out with us."  "Yes, I think I would like to see, what goes on."  "Ok, well I am going to take a shower and then we can go."

  While Jonny was taking his shower Tany had called to make arrangements for Scott to be backstage with them. Scott was looking around the hotel room thinking that one day she will be in...... "Huh? What is that for?" He thought looking down.

There on the dresser was a roll of duct tape. Scott picked it up, showing it to Tany.  Tany shrugged but thought, "Oh great Jonny is going to play a practical joke for my birthday." Little did Tany know that several people broke into her hotel room so they could tape Scott and Tany's lips together. But little did these people (DJ, JILLY, CATE, JAZEN AND KSMOMMA) know that Chapter three would indeed have them kiss. Now back to our story since I was interrupted.

Jonny, Scott and Tany were ushered to the stage and Scott sat in one of the seats.

 He was watching Tany, how she was serious about her career and how she was joking with her band mates.  Scott received a call, he answered it, it was Al.

 "Hey, so my little sis, says we need to have a meeting."  "Yeah, I think we better find them a driver Al."  "Mmh, okay.  She also said something about you and her."  "Aw, yeah, I was going to tell you but......"  "Yeah, whatever, All I can say is it's about time."  "Why does everyone keep saying that."  "Really.  Okay so we should set up a meeting, do you know when you are going to be available next."  They discussed getting together, the time the date.  Scott would be going back to working on his show in a weeks time, "The Connors" would be in Oklahoma. Everyone would have the week of Thanksgiving off.  It was decided that they would all meet up at "The Connors" Ranch the day before Thanksgiving.



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