“Mommy why can’t I go with you today? I wanna go.” Dylan pouted at the breakfast table.

“Dylan sweetie you are going to the zoo with Grandma today. But I promise if I have to go back tomorrow I will bring you with me.” Spencer hoped this would calm her cranky son because her nerves couldn’t handle much today.

“Ok mommy but remember you promised about tomorrow.” A slight smile crossed his face.

“You got it buddy. Now go up and get ready. Come give me a hug and kiss for luck first cause I got to get out of here in two minutes.”

Jumping off his chair Dylan ran into his Mom’s arms and said, “Good luck Mommy, you’ll be great then you’ll go to LA and be on TV right?”

“That’s right sweetie.”

“Cool. Sing good Mommy. Love you lots and lots.”

“Love you lots and lots too bud. Now go get ready and I’ll see you tonight.”

And he was off. Spencer got up and grabbed a water bottle and went through her mental check list of what she needed: cell phone check, keys check, wallet check, snacks check, Zune check, sing ability hopefully, sanity maybe, nerves definite double check. Now she just had to wait for Layla and Tina to pick her up so they could meet up with Joel and Aiden. So she decided to go wait in the living room with her mother.

“Hey honey, you all set? You’re leaving kind of late aren’t you?”

“Yeah but Aiden and Joel went down to wait in line after bar close and check in isn’t till nine so we should be good.” She looked out the window and saw Layla pull in. “Well there’s my ride.”

“Good luck baby, even though you don’t need it. You just make me and that little boy upstairs proud.”

“I’ll do my best mom, that’s all I can do. Oh I may be going out to dinner tonight with someone I met last night.”

“Oh my daughter has a date? Is she a nice woman? What does she do? I want details young lady. I can’t believe you waited this long to tell me.” Paula said slightly annoyed.

“Calm down mom. I’m not sure if it’s a date exactly. I didn’t say anything because I don’t want Dylan to get involved yet. The woman is Kyla’s older sister Ashley. She is gay but she’s also a record producer who doesn’t live in Chicago. As I said I don’t know the nature of the dinner and neither does she.”