Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta stood side by side accepting hugs from their fellow idols, all of them crying so hard, the whole thing seemed blurred.
"Just promise to call once in a while, kay Alligator?" Megan laughed weakly, hugging Allison so tight, she got choked off for a moment.
Allison gave a watery smile and replied, "I will! Promise. Ugh, I'll be missing you like crazy, girl!"
Kris came up to Adam and hugged him tight. Their relationship had strengthened after Idol and now that the tour was over, they both knew they were going to miss each other's company.
"Take care, dude," Kris said with sad eyes. "And don't ever forget the pathetic boy next door who somehow stole your Idol title." He gave a small laugh. Adam rolled his eyes, knowing Kris covered up his emotions well with jokes.
"I'll miss you, Kris. We got along so great…like brothers even," Adam sighed, memories passing through his head. "But I'll call you and we can get together sometime. Bring Katy." Kris nodded, giving his best friend a pound on the back before stepping aside to let others embrace the rocker with a heart of gold.
Meanwhile, Danny Gokey was embracing Allison, holding her longer than anyone else. He let her go and looked into her eyes saying, "My wife died shortly after we had wed. I've always dreamed of the future we could have had. And I've always wanted kids. I've always wanted a little girl. And during these past months, Alli, I've felt like you've been the daughter I've never had the chance to have. You're very special to me and I want you to always be safe."
Allison sniffed, dabbing her eyes with the ends of her sleeves, then gave Danny a smile and replied, "I don't think you know how much that means, Danny. I will without a doubt in the world be proclaimed your unofficial daughter." She gave a bow and Danny laughed, hugging her again.
After everyone had hugged the Glambert and Alli Alligator, Matt and Allison did their salsa pants dance once more just for memories, then the two rockers both grabbed their luggage and waved to their dysfunctional family one last time.
" Love you have a great trip!" called Megan, giving a perky wave.
"Keep it real, ya'll keep it real!" Matt chanted in his special voice Anoop scowled to.
"May God be with you both!" Danny said.
"Bring me back some peanuts!" Scott laughed.
Once Adam and Allison were safely inside the airport away from the idols, Allison excused herself to the bathroom, not saying a word to her best friend as she swiftly slipped past him.
She cleaned the smudges of eyeliner under her eyes and reapplied her makeup. She played with her hair until it looked right, then she tried not to think about leaving all her friends, but to think about seeing Adam's parents and him seeing hers. About their adventure in having their new albums being released together. She tried to smile at her reflection, but it came out wrong so she just sighed and walked out of the bathroom, into Adam's arms.
"Hey, you okay?" he asked into her hair. He pulled her behind a potted plant in a corner so no fans could recognize them and disturb their conversation.
"Yeah," Allison said, her voice betraying her. "Just a bit down."
He wrapped his arms around her waist and rubbed her back as he said quietly, "It's not like we'll never see them again, Alli. Because I can tell you right now, we most definitely will. We can't be away from our brothers and sisters!" Allison laughed and looked up at him with shining eyes.
"Alright, Glambert, let's go," she said, pretending to sound annoyed. "I guess you're always right about everything." She huffed away dramatically but not before Adam could pull her back and plant a small kiss on her head.
"Okay now we can go," he said, laughing as he tugged his luggage ahead of her. She ran past whispering, "Race ya!"