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10: Rehearsals

" The good kind though." JoJo nodded.

" So when's Benny-boy gonna propose?" Cara smiled coyly.

" Not the first time I've been asked that." JoJo chuckled.

" Wonder why?" Cara muttered.

" I'm not sure Car, he'll propose when he does." JoJo grinned.

" Uh-huh." Cara nodded.

" What?" JoJo made a face.

" Nothing, nothing." Cara looked away innocently.

" Oh, I don't buy that for a second." JoJo laughed.

oOOo

" Go fish." Penny grinned at Sky.

" Someone tell me why she is winning?" Sky called, picking up a card.

" Because I'm a master at go fish." Penny declared.

" Yes, you are." JoJo nodded, sitting in the chair next to Penny with a bowl of chips.

" Guys, guess who's coming to visit?" Bexley walked in, plopping onto the couch next to Josh.

" Should we be excited or scared?" Cara called.

" A mix." Bexley shrugged.

" Jeff?" JoJo asked.

" Yeah, actually." Bexley laughed.

" When's he getting here?" Ben question.

" Tomorrow. I figured he could take Ben's room and Ben could stay with JoJo." Bexley shot a look at Ben.

" Fine by me." Ben winked at his girlfriend.

" Who's Jeff?" Penny asked as she ditched go fish to sit on Josh's lap.

" A good friend of ours, he's gonna love you." Bexley smiled.

" You mean he's gonna spoil her." JoJo laughed.

" That too." Josh agreed.

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" I'M HERE!" Jeff pounded on their door.

" Jeffrey, it's 6 am!" JoJo yelled from her room.

" Then let me in!" He called.

" You guys are loud!" Cara called.

" Someone let him in!" Ben shouted.

" THANK YOU BEXLEY!" Jeff screeched as he hugged his friend who graciously let him in.

" No problem, Jeff." She walked into the kitchen to start on some coffee.

" Morning Angel. Hey Jeff." Josh yawned as he gave Jeff a hug.

" Hey, Josh." Jeff chuckled.

" Now, I hear you two have a little munchkin?" Jeff sat at the breakfast bar, facing the couple.

" Mhm." Bexley nodded, taking a sip from her coffee.

" Is she a terror or an angel?"

" Neither." Josh shook his head.

" She's a kid." Bexley smiled.

" Good morning." A little voice said. Jeff turned to see Penny walking in, her hair in every which way.

" Oh my God, she's adorable." Jeff resisted a squeal as he waved at the six year old.

" Are you Jeff?" She tilted her head.

" Yeah." Jeff nodded.

" I'm Penny." She smiled before continuing on her way to Josh and Bexley. Josh lifted Penny onto his hip.

" So are my other besties still sleeping?" Jeff asked.

" What do you think?" Bexley laughed.

" Can I nicely wake them up?" Jeff questioned.

" The only rule is it has to be entertaining for us." Josh gently took Bexley's coffee, taking a sip out of it before handing the mug back.

" Awesome. Penny, you wanna help me?" Jeff asked. Penny nodded enthusiastically as Josh set her back down. After about five minutes of screaming, yelling, and complaining, the others made their way into the living room.

" You all suck." JoJo flopped onto the couch.

" Honestly." Ben basically landed on top of her, which turned into some awkward spooning.

" How did we all survive tour life?" Cara fell into the arm chair.

" I mean, half the time you and Sky were sucking each other's faces off, YES I SAID IT!" Jeff shouted.

" Ha, I knew you and Sky were together." Penny grinned.

"Wait, what?" Cara nearly fell out of the chair.

" You and Sky. You guys like each other." Penny stated. By that point, JoJo was basically asleep again, Ben and Josh were laughing hysterically, Cara was wide awake, Josh had gotten his own coffee and he and Bexley were sitting side by side watching everything play out.

" Um-I- Bexley, why is your six year old as smart as you?" Cara called.

" That's my girl." Josh cheered.

" So, any plans today?" Jeff asked.