Song of the South

Chapter 49: The End

A/N: This is the final chapter to this series. I sincerely hoped you liked reading it as much as I've loved writing it!

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By the time summer rolled back around, the new bus had been finished. The whole band, including Kinsey, sat down and designed their new bus. Although Kinsey had put her two cents into the bus, she left the majority of the decisions up to them. It was roughly two full busses long. It went front lounge, kitchen, dining area, small laundry area (with stacked washer and dryer), half bath (toilet and sink), linen closet, four small closets, child bunk area, four more closets, adult bunk area, back lounge, small linen closet, full bath.

Barry designed the kitchen himself which they were all very grateful for. He had a six-burner stove plus a griddle, a full sized refrigerator, stand up freezer, dishwasher, the microwave was mounted under an upper cabinet, and space specifically for a crock pot and the Keurig machine. The kitchen table was more like a big breakfast nook. It held the entire band comfortably. They figured it would hold all the kids plus Kinsey & Eric. They wanted their bus to feel more like a home than a tour bus especially for the kids. Most of their dishes were a very sturdy plastic that was able to be put into the dishwasher.

The bunk area was about the same as a normal bus but they had a smaller bunk area for the kids. There were railings on the bunks that could be lowered to let the children climb into their bunks and raised & locked in place to keep them safe when travelling down the road. Of course these bunk could be used by adults when the railings were taken off the bunks. There was a full bathroom at the back of the bus. It had a medium sized stand up shower and a deep jetted soaker tub that was great for bathing children. There was a linen closet for towels, extra bedding, and extra pillows.

All the sofas and "big chairs" were made of faux leather but were really soft and comfortable. There was a big 50" flat screen TV firmly attached to the ceiling in the front lounge so everyone could see it no matter where they were.  The "back lounge" had an L-shaped couch in the same style as the sofas in the "living room". There was a 42" flat screen TV catty-cornered from it with a DVD player, xBox 360, and WII firmly attached to the wall shelving that was below the TV. There were cabinets all around the room to put up movies or toys. The band had put a lot of thought into this bus!

Brent and Zach flew into Jacksonville after their break before the summer tour started. The bus would be picking them and Barry up first. Eric, Kinsey, and the children would be the last to be picked up. Barry had done a good bit of grocery shopping but left some to Kinsey since she cooked quite a bit and was a fantastic baker. Kinsey had explained to the children that they were getting to come on tour with the band which made them all go crazy. Daisy helped pack the clothes for the smaller children while Eric helped them pick out the toys they wanted to bring.

Eric had talked to the band, Jake, and Bill. They were surprising his wife with something special. Brent had been thinking about it for a while and had talked in secret with Barry about it. Eric was quite surprised at how quickly the rest of his band mates had agreed to what he was proposing. He was always teaching Kinsey stuff on piano/keyboards and she was improving all the time. Hearing the honking from the bus made the smaller children run downstairs squealing gleefully.

Daisy and Jesse were helping Kinsey drag all the children's bags downstairs. Eric had already taken his and Kinsey's bags downstairs. Hearing Hayden screaming "Uncle Brent!" made Kinsey laugh. The vocalist, drummer, and guitarist were happily greeting the children as they came running out to them. Eric had seen the bus during its construction but Kinsey hadn't. He took all their bags to bus while she made sure everything was turned off and locked up. The band were standing around outside playing with the children when Kinsey finally made it out to them. Her shocked gasp made the group of men turn to her.