A/N: Hey all. This is my newest fic. It's going to be Smitchie mostly, with a little bit of Naitlyn and probably Jason/OC. Please let me know what you think. Also, if anyone has some song suggestions, I'm looking to put together some duets between Connect Three and Mitchie later on in the story. I hope you all enjoy.
-Kadence
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BROKEN WINGS
Chapter 1
"In the event that my husband predeceases me, custody of our daughter, Ophelia Skylar Torres-Wade, should be given to my sister Michaela 'Mitchie' Torres," the lawyer read.
"Miss. Torres, this is what your sister and her husband wanted. However, there is a provision for alternate guardians if you feel that you cannot care for the child."
19-year-old Mitchie Torres was sitting in her sister's house with her parents, Steve and Connie Torres, her four-month-old niece, and her sister's lawyer, Mr. Carver. Her sister and brother-in-law had been killed in a car accident several days before and now, the day after the funeral, her sister's lawyer was informing her that she had been named guardian of her sister's infant daughter Ophelia.
"I just…I don't understand," Mitchie said. "Why me? Why not Mom and Dad?"
"I'm sure your sister and her husband were not expecting that this would be relevant so soon," the lawyer said. "It was a tragic accident."
"What…what do I do?" Mitchie asked. "I mean this is what she wants, what they both wanted, but I…what do I know about taking care of an infant? Mom, maybe you and Dad should…"
"We can if that's what you want Mitchie, but this is what Cassidy and James wanted," Connie said. "They had their reasons…even if it is happening so much sooner than anyone expected."
"Cassidy did write you a letter," Mr. Carver said. "That may help to shed some light on things."
"Thanks," Mitchie said, taking the envelope from him.
"Obviously, this is a lot to take in. Why don't you take the evening to think it over? We can deal with signing all the necessary documents in the morning, depending upon your decision," Mr. Carver said.
"That's a good idea," Connie said.
Connie and Steve stood to walk Mr. Carver out, while Mitchie picked up her niece and walked to out the rear door onto the patio.
"I don't know what your mom was thinking Sky," Mitchie said. "I don't know what to do."
"We have faith in you Michaela. And obviously Cassidy and James did too," Connie said, walking outside. "You can do this."
"I just…Mom, this is going to sound so selfish, but what about Lava?" Mitchie asked.
"It's not selfish to want your dream Michaela. You can't let this stop you from living that dream," Connie said. "Just because Sky is with you doesn't mean that your father and I won't be here to help you. Lava wants you and they'll still want you to record and album. This doesn't change that."
"You really think I can do it?" Mitchie asked.
"I do," Connie said.
"We both do," Steve added.
"I miss them so much," Mitchie said, her eyes filling with tears.
"We do too," Steve said, gathering his family in a hug.
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"So I've been hearing some rumblings from upstairs. Lava signed a female artist," Connect Three's manager, and Shane's uncle, Brown Cessario said.
"I heard she's the female version of Nate," Shane added. "A musical prodigy…singer, songwriter, plays all the instruments."
"If this is true, you boys may have an opening act for the tour," Brown said.
"As long as she's not another Tess Tyler," Nate said.
"Oh, please, no," Shane groaned. "That girl was crazy."
"And she didn't even sing," Jason said. "She lip-synched on stage and her record was so over-produced it didn't even sound like a human voice."
"I don't think that's the case," Brown said. "You know how picky Lava is. This is the first new artist they've signed since you three. She must be good."
"Well apparently we'll find out soon," Shane said, looking at his phone. "I just got a text about a meeting here in two days."
"Fingers crossed boys," Brown said.
"Yeah, anybody's better than Tess though," Jason said. "She scared me."
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Two days later, 5 AM…
"Okay Sky, this is the first day of our new lives," Mitchie said. "Please go easy on me."
Just a few hours ago, late the night before, Mitchie had signed the papers as Sky's legal guardian, taken ownership of her sister's house (so Sky wouldn't be uprooted), and learned just how well-off Cassidy and James were.
The house was a beautiful 5500 square foot mansion in Bel Aire. Mitchie had always loved spending time there with her sister and their family, but now it just seemed too empty. The house was paid for and Mitchie had enough money to more than adequately give Sky everything she could possibly dream of. James had come from money and had a large trust fund, which now belonged to Mitchie and Sky as James' only surviving relatives. But Mitchie didn't care about the money. Mitchie wanted her dream…
Now all she had to do was tackle the Lava meeting and hope that the drastic change in her situation wouldn't change the label heads' decision to sign her.
A/N: So what do you all think? Want to read more? Thanks!
-Kadence
