Chapter 3

After Jamie's therapy session was over, Lucas and Jamie went back to the café from earlier that day for lunch. As they finished their meals, Lucas looked at his nephew.

"Are you okay?" Lucas asked.

"Yes," Jamie said. "Thank you."

"Hey," Lucas said. "I'm so sorry you've been through so much."

"Thanks," Jamie said. "And thank you for having me talk to the therapist. I feel so much better now that I've let that all out."

The waitress walked over to them.

"How was your meal?" the waitress asked.

"It's wonderful," Lucas said. "Thank you so much."

"I'm glad," the waitress said. "Now today we're having a special promotion. If you sing, you'll get half off on your bill."

"I can't sing," Lucas said.

"I'll sing," Jamie said.

"You will?" Lucas asked curiously.

"If it gets us half off," Jamie said.

"Follow me," the waitress said.

Jamie got up and the waitress led him to the corner where the in-house band was set up. The waitress spoke into the microphone.

"Alright," the waitress said. "May I have your attention please? We have our first volunteer to sing"

The waitress walked off and Jamie stood at the microphone. The customers cheered.

"Hello," Jamie said. "My name is Jamie Scott. I haven't really sang in front of a crowd before. I sang with Gavin Degraw once, but I was like 5 and we were the only ones in the room. I'm 16 now."

"Scott?" a customer asked. "Any relation to Nathan Scott and Haley James Scott?"

"Yes," Jamie said. "I know them well. Haley James is my Mommy and Nathan Scott is my Daddy."

Everyone cheered.

"Yes, thank you," Jamie said. "What should I sing?"

Jamie looked at the band members.

"Do you guys know 'When the Stars Go Blue'?" Jamie asked.

The band began to play.

"I guess that answers my question," Jamie said.

Jamie began to sing "When the Stars Go Blue". Lucas was shocked. He didn't know his nephew could sing that well. Lucas got out his phone and began recording Jamie.

After Jamie was finished, he quickly ran back to the table and sat down.

"Why is it just now that I find out you can sing?" Lucas asked.

"You never asked," Jamie replied. "It's our secret."

"So you don't want me to post that online?" Lucas asked.

"Don't you dare!" Jamie shouted. "Don't even show it to my parents."

"Okay," Lucas said.

Jamie's phone began to ring and he picked it up.

"It's Chuck," Jamie said. "Hey Chuck."

"My mom got a job and I have to move to New York!" Chuck shouted.

"What?" Jamie asked.

"She told me on Saturday," Chuck said. "We have to move by the end of the week."

"You're moving to New York?" Jamie asked.

"This is so unfair!" Chuck shouted. "I don't want to move! And Chase won't let me stay with him!"

"I could ask my parents," Jamie suggested.

"You're parents don't like me!" Chuck shouted.

"Chuck," Jamie said. "You need to calm down."

"I'll never calm down!" Chuck shouted.

"Chuck," Jamie said. "Can we please not talk about this right now?"

"Fine," Chuck said. "I just thought my best friend would actually listen!"

Jamie hung up the phone.

"Is everything okay?" Lucas asked.

"Chuck's moving to New York," Jamie said.

"Oh," Lucas said.

"But you know what," Jamie said. "I'm on vacation, and I don't want to stress out about Chuck."