"Ava, are you up here?" Roger called out after not finding Ava anywhere else.
"Um... yeah Baby. I'll be right down." she called out putting the scrap book back into the box marked Avalon.
"What are you doing up here Baby?" he asked seeing that she was in front of the Avalon box.
"I was looking for that pan for Angel's brownies and this box caught my eye. I was just looking through it." she smiled looking up at him.
"Baby, this box has been sitting up here for years. Why now?" he asked walking towards her.
"Josh called. He said that one of the music shows called him and asked if Avalon was willing to get back together for a benefit concert. They want to film us." she said looking up at him.
"Do you miss it?" he smiled looking down at her.
"I don't know. A little. I mean, you and me playing around in the back yard is fun, but we used to play to sold out crowds. I sort of miss it. The lights, the music, the energy, us up there together." she smiled looking up at him.
"I thought you said you were sick of being Avalon?" he asked looking down at her.
"And I thought you said I was born to be Avalon." she smiled looking up at him.
"What about the kids Ava? I thought you didn't want them growing up in the public eye." he asked looking down at her.
"Baby, it wouldn't be us going on tour. They want to film a benefit concert right here in Hicksville. Josh said we wouldn't have to do anything beyond that if we didn't want to." she said looking over at him.
"Do you want to?" he asked looking down at her.
"I don't know. Maybe." she said looking up at him.
"What did you tell him?" he asked looking into her blue eyes.
"I told him I would talk to you, Jimmy and June and see what you guys think." she smiled looking up at him.
"Well what do you think?" he asked looking down at her.
"I don't know. What do you think?" she asked avoiding the question.
"Ava, whatever you want to do, I'm behind you. But this has to be your decision. Without you, there is no Avalon." he said taking her face into his hands.
"I know. But I gave it up for you and the kids. I just feel like if I went back it'll be bringing us all back into the public eye, which is want I wanted to avoid to begin with." she said looking up at him.
"Ava, it's one concert. In Hicksville. How bad could it be?" he smiled looking down at her.
"Do you not remember the crowd outside the hotel that night? Or the articles in the newspaper about us? Are you my boyfriend? Are we married? Is this their love nest? Roger, it was a nightmare." she said looking up at him before walking away from him.
"Baby, that was 13 years ago. You really don't think it's gonna be that bad now, do you?" he asked looking over at her.
"I don't know. I just don't want to put the kids through that. They're not used to it. I wanted them to have a normal life." she said looking back at him.
"Baby, do you really think this is a normal life? They have 2 gay uncles, 2 lesbian aunts, and Mark, who films every thing they do from home work to playing ball. Ava, a normal life is over rated. This is the life we have and we love it. They love us no matter what. If you want to get back in the business, they'll love that too." he laughed walking over to her.
"I know. I just remember what it did to me last time. I felt out of control. We couldn't do anything without them chasing us and plastering it on the front page. I don't know if I'm ready for that again." she said looking over at him.
"Well, whatever you decide Baby. I'm in. I love you and I'll follow you anywhere." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"What do you want to do Roger?" she asked looking up at him.
"If you want to do it, I'll do it." he smiled caressing her face with his thumb.
"Roger, I need to know what you want to do." she asked looking up into his green eyes.
"I wouldn't say no if you asked me to do it." he smiled kissing her again.
"So you want to do it?" she asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, I kind of do. I miss being up there with you." he smiled looking down at her.
"OK Baby, we'll do it. Now all we have to do is tell the kids about our double life." she laughed looking up at him.
"It'll be OK Baby. Don't worry." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"But they don't know about Avalon. All they know is that we're together. They don't know that we used to be rock stars." she said looking up at him.
"They're 12 Ava. I think they'll be OK with it." he smiled looking down at her.
"And we gotta call June and Jimmy and tell them Avalon is back together." she smiled looking up at him.
"What do you think they're gonna say?" he asked looking over at her.
"I don't know. There's only one way to find out." she smiled looking up at him.
"Let's call them and see what they want to do." he smiled wrapping his arms around her.
"OK Baby." she smiled putting her arms around his waist as they left the attic.
"You guys are gonna do what?" Collins asked quietly as they sat in the backyard as the kids played in the pool.
"We're getting the band back together for one of the music shows." Roger smiled sitting with his arm around Ava's shoulder.
"I thought you guys were out. You left 13 years ago." Will said looking over at her.
"We did. But it's a great opportunity for us. It's for an AIDS charity. It hits pretty close to home." she smiled looking over at them before looking up at Roger.
"Babygirl, are you sure this is what you want to do? I remember how crazy you were back in the day when you and Roger couldn't be alone without the vultures flying over to record every move you made." Collins said looking over at her.
"I know, but it's been a long time and it's only for one concert. It's not like we're going back on tour or recording a new album." she said looking over at him.
"You never know Baby. You might decide that you miss it so much that you want to get it back." Roger smiled looking down at her.
"Don't count on it. I love my life the way it is. I have an amazing husband and 2 incredible kids. I like being in the PTA." she smiled looking up at him.
"I know Baby. And I like coaching baseball and soccer, but Baby, you belong up there. You always did." he smiled looking down at her.
"Roger, I'm in my 40's, do you really think I should be up there rockin out to Nowhere Fast?" she laughed looking up at him.
"Why not Baby? You still got the pipes for it." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"We'll see when we get everyone together for rehearsal." she laughed leaning in towards him.
"What about the kids?" Will asked looking over at her.
"We haven't told them yet. They don't even know Avalon ever existed. I don't know how they would react if they found out their parents used to be rock stars." she smiled laughing at him.
"They're 12 years old Ava. They'll think it's cool." Collins smiled looking over at her.
"Yeah we'll see." Ava smiled picking up her iced tea and drinking it.
"Mom aren't you making your cup cakes for the bake sale?" Lukas asked entering the kitchen.
"Yeah sweetie. Why?" she asked mixing the batter for the brownies.
"So why are you making brownies too?" he asked sitting on the counter.
"You know your uncles. They're useless when it comes to baking. Angel is gonna need something to bring too." she smiled looking over at him. "Is there something you needed sweetie?" she asked pouring the mix into the pan.
"Mom, were you and dad rock stars before you had us?" he asked as she put the bowl down.
"Why do you ask that sweetie?" she asked not looking up at him.
"Um... me and Gail were up in the attic looking for that stupid doll Gail used to like when she was little and we came across a box that said Avalon on it and I know that's your real name so we looked in it and there were newpaper and magazine articles with you and dad and we found a couple of albums from before we were born with you, Uncle June and Uncle Jimmy." he said looking down at her.
"Yeah sweetie, we were. It was a long time ago. We gave it up before we had you." she said looking up at him.
"Why did you guys give it up? You and dad love singing together." he asked looking at her.
"We wanted you and your sister to grow up normal like we did. We didn't want you guys to be followed around by photographers and reporters and stuff. It was really hard for me and your dad to find some time alone without people following us around all the time. When we got back from our tour, we decided that we wanted to live here and raise you and your sister." she smiled looking up at him.
"But mom, you and dad are awesome. Do you guys ever think of going back?" the 12 year old asked looking over at her.
"Not until recently. We're happy here raising you kids. But our old manager said a music show wants to film us getting back together and us performing here in Hicksville." she smiled looking up at him.
"Well mom, if you guys want to go back to being rock stars, me and Gail would be really excited." he told her hopping off of the counter.before going back upstairs.
"Hey kiddo." she called out looking over at her son.
"Yeah mom." he asked looking back at her.
"Thanks for being so cool." she smiled leaning on the counter.
"It helps to have cool parents." he smiled looking up at her.
"Thanks kid." she smiled looking over at her.
"Mom, can I ask you something?" he asked looking over at her.
"What's the matter sweetie?" she asked looking over at him.
"Was it cool? You and dad performing together." he asked smiling up at him.
"It was amazing kid. You have no idea. Your dad was great." she smiled looking over at him.
"I have a feeling you were pretty great too." he smiled before leaving the room. As she continued to make the brownies for the bake sale she couldn't help but start humming hers and Roger's song. As she put the pan in the oven, Roger came in the back door of the house.
"Hey Baby. How was your day?" he smiled going over to kiss her hello.
"Great. Um... Roger, the kids know about Avalon." she said looking up at him.
"How?" he asked looking down at her.
"They were looking for Susie May in the attic and came across the box that won't seem to stay hidden. Lukas just asked me about it." she smiled looking up at him.
"What did he say?" he asked leaning on the counter.
"He thinks it's cool. He asked if it was cool, you and me performing together." she smiled looking over at him.
"Did you ask him how he would feel if we went back to performing?" he asked looking down at her.
"Yeah, I did. He said that if we wanted to go back, they'd be really excited." she smiled looking over at him.
"Cool. Now all we have to do is talk to Jimmy and June." he smiled looking down at her.
"This should be fun." she smiled looking over at him.
"It'll be OK Baby. Don't worry." he smiled leaning down to kiss her before taking her into his arms.