You Are The Music In Me
Episode 3: Making Nice
By: daddyslittleprincess123
Disclaimer: If I owned WOWP or Camp Rock, I'd be out shopping with Demi and Selena or playing video games with the Jonas Brothers right now... Sadly, I'm not. I do own the characters: Taylor James Russo and Everleigh Brooklyn Torres(:
STARTING STORY:
"Wait, do you really think our parents will let us ditch school for the rest of the day? I mean, it is kind of my second day." Alex asked Mitchie on her phone. The girls both took their cars, and they're headed to their houses to pick up Taylor and Everleigh. Then, they're meeting at the diner.
"I can probably convince my parents. But just tell your parents what happened, and they most likely won't make you go back for the day." Mitchie replied. Alex's eyes widened.
"Mitchie! I don't wanna tell my parents that I fell hard for Dean. No girl in the freaking world wants to tell her parents who she's falling for." Alex told her. She heard Mitchie laugh.
"Alex, you don't have to tell them that part. Just tell them everything else but that." Mitchie told her, rolling her eyes a little. Alex sighed a sigh of relief, then pulled into her driveway.
"Alright. I just got to my house. I'll see you at the diner." Alex said to Mitchie.
"Okay. Bye, girlie." Mitchie said, then hung up. Alex slid her phone into her pocket, deciding to leave her purse in the car, and grabbed her car keys. She then got out of the car and walked up to her door. Taking a deep breath, she opened it and stepped inside. She walked further into the kitchen, and her smile grew when she saw Taylor sitting there with apple-sauce all over his face. He grinned at her. Mrs. Russo, who had her back turned to Alex, turned around to see what Taylor was grinning at. She looked shocked and a little bit angry when she saw Alex.
"Alex Marie Russo, what are you doing out of school?" Mrs. Russo asked her daughter, then fed Taylor another spoonful of apple-sauce. Alex walked over to them
"Here, let me feed him." Alex told her mom. Her mom gave her the spoon, and Alex began feeding her son. Mrs. Russo stood up and went over to the sink to wash the apple-sauce her hands.
"Alex, you never answered me. Why aren't you in school?" Theresa asked her daughter. Alex sighed a little and looked at her mom.
"I need a break from it. I know all I have to do is finish this year and I'll graduate and then I'll be done, but it's hard. There's this awful girl Tess who vowed to make my life a living hell, and she's doing a pretty good job at it so far. I met this new guy today, Dean, and I was showing him around and talking to him, and Tess just ruined everything by telling him about Taylor. You should have seen his face when he found out I was a mother. I mean, I was going to tell him, but I just wanted to get to know him a little better first." Alex told her mom. Theresa looked at her sympathetically, feeling sadness for her daughter. She walked over to her and stroked her hair.
"Oh, honey." Theresa muttered sadly. Alex looked at her.
"Mom, can I please just have this one day to clear my head and get stronger for whatever life throws at me tomorrow? Please, Mom." Alex pleaded. Theresa looked into her daughter's eyes, then sighed with a smile.
"Alright, sweetie. Just this one day, though." Theresa told Alex, making her grin. She stood up and hugged her mom.
"Thank-you so much, Momma." Alex told her mom. When they pulled away, Alex turned to Taylor and giggled. He had apple-sauce all over his face and hands. She picked him up.
"How do you feel about spending the whole day with Mommy, sweet boy?" Alex asked him. He smiled in response, making Alex giggle.
"That looks like a yes to me. Let's go get you cleaned up." Alex told him and carried him to his nursery.
With Mitchie and Everleigh...
"Alright, baby girl. We've got all your favorites, your butterfly pop-up book, your pacifier with the pink bunny on it, your Winnie the Pooh bottle, and some dry fruit-loops. I don't think there's anything else that we need to make this day more perfect." Mitchie told Everleigh, who grinned. It hadn't been hard for Mitchie to convince her parents to let her skip school for the rest of the day. She told them everything she'd been going through, except for everything with Shane, and they agreed to let her have just one day.
"So, I guess it's time to go meet Alex and Taylor at the diner." Mitchie said as she slung Everleigh's diaper bag over her shoulder, along with her purse, and grabbed her phone and car keys. Everleigh squealed in delight, making Mitchie giggle. Mitchie carried Everleigh over to the front door.
"Bye, Mom! Bye Dad! I love you!" Mitchie called over her shoulder before opening the door and walking outside. She walked over to her car, strapped Everleigh in her car-seat, got in herself, and drove towards the diner. She had a feeling that nothing would go wrong today.
Back with Alex and Taylor...
"You sure are a mess, little boy!" Alex told Taylor playfully as she gave him a bath. She hoped to goodness that Mitchie wouldn't be angry at her for being late. See, Alex was planning on just wiping Taylor's hands and face off with a washrag and leaving, but that's when she realized that he was all sticky. So, she had no choice but to give him a bath. She really needed to let Mitchie know that she'd be late, though.
"Mom!" Alex yelled. A minute later, Theresa appeared in the doorway.
"What is it, honey?" her mom asked her.
"Will you get my phone out of my purse and call Mitchie for me? Just tell her to go ahead to the diner and that I'll be a little late because I had to give Taylor a bath." Alex asked her mom, who nodded.
"Sure, sweetie." Mrs. Russo told her, then walked to the living room to get Alex's phone. Taylor smiled up at Alex, making her grin. She reached down and tickled him, making him giggle.
"I love you, sweet boy. Who cares if that stupid Dean doesn't want anything to do with me? I'll still have you no matter what." Alex said, sighing sadly. Truthfully, she cares if Dean doesn't want anything to do with her. Taylor reached down and splashed around in the bath-tub, making Alex smile.
"Somehow, you always seem to make me happy, little one." Alex told him, then continued washing him off.
With Mitchie and Everleigh...
"Alright, Mrs. Russo. Tell Alex that we'll be waiting. Bye." Mitchie said into her phone, then hung up. She set it down on the table and looked over at Everleigh, who was sitting in a high-chair at the table eating some of her fruit-loops.
"It looks like it'll just be me and you for a little while longer, Evie." Mitchie told her. Mitchie smiled and scooted closer to her. That's when Everleigh grinned, picked up a fruit-loop and shoved it at Mitchie's mouth, trying to feed her. Mitchie giggled and ate the fruit-loop.
"Thank-you, Evie!" Mitchie said to her daughter with a laugh. Everleigh grinned and shoved another fruit-loop at Mitchie. Mitchie giggled and ate it. Then, she reached over and tickled Everleigh, who squealed in delight.
"You're a silly little princess, aren't you?" Mitchie asked the giggling baby girl playfully. She was smiling lovingly at Everleigh when she heard someone clear their throat behind her. Mitchie, startled, turned around to see who it was. She groaned when she saw that it was Shane.
"What are you doing here, Shane? I thought I told you to leave us alone." Mitchie asked him, her mood changing form happy to annoyed very quickly. Shane sighed and sat down across from her. Mitchie pulled Everleigh's high-chair closer to her protectively. They were both silent for a moment, when Shane decided to speak.
"How come you're here and not at school right now?" he asked her.
"If it's any of your business, I decided to skip today and spend some time with my daughter. My friend and her baby should be here to join us soon." Mitchie replied in an annoyed voice. Shane nodded, and they grew silent again.
"Why are you here?" Mitchie asked him. He looked at her.
"To have breakfast. I don't have very much to do today, so I decided to go out." Shane replied. Mitchie nodded. Frankly, this was the most awkward conversation they'd ever had. Everleigh broke the silence by letting out a wail. Mitchie reached over and took her out of the high-chair and held her close. She rocked her back and forth. Shane looked scared.
"Shh. It's alright, angel. Mommy's here. Everything's okay." Mitchie told the wailing baby. When she didn't stop crying, Mitchie reached into her diaper bag and pulled out her Winnie The Pooh bottle. She quickly took the top off and gave it to Everleigh. Everleigh immediately stopped crying and began drinking out of the bottle. Mitchie smiled down at her.
"See, angel? Everything's alright." Mitchie said to the baby, who was holding her bottle up and drinking. Shane smiled at Mitchie and Everleigh. He longed for them to be part of his life again.
"You're really good with her, Mitchie." Shane commented. Mitchie lifted her head and looked at him.
"Well, she's such a sweet baby. She makes it easy to take care of her." Mitchie replied. Shane nodded at her, then sighed.
"Mitchie, I really want to be in your lives again. Can we at least talk about it?" Shane asked Mitchie in a desperate voice. Mitchie looked down at Everleigh, her beautiful princess. Everleigh deserved everything that was good in the world. She deserved to be happy and to have a great life and to be loved. Mitchie sighed. She deserved to be loved by BOTH of her parents. Mitchie finally looked back up at Shane and sighed again.
"Everleigh is the best thing that has ever happened to me. And, she deserves anything she could possibly want. And, if that includes her daddy in her life, then... I guess we can talk about it." Mitchie finally told him. Shane smiled a huge smile, and his eyes had a sparkle in them.
"Thank-you so much, Mitchie! You just don't know how much this means to me." Shane told her. Mitchie smiled a small smile.
"We can go talk, but I don't want Everleigh there with us while we do. I'll call Alex and see if she'd mind watching her." Mitchie told him. Shane nodded, too happy to disagree. She shifted Everleigh over to one knee and picked up her phone from the table. She quickly dialed Alex's number. After a few rings, she picked up.
"Hey, Mitchie. We're just about to leave my house. I had to change clothes because Taylor soaked me when he was splashing in the tub." Alex answered. Mitchie giggled a little.
"That's fine. Hey, listen. Do you mind watching Everleigh for a little while?" Mitchie asked her.
"I thought we were coming to meet yall." Alex said, confused.
"Yeah, we'll have to post-pone that for a few hours. Shane's here, and I agreed to talk to him." Mitchie replied. She could almost see Alex's eyes widen.
"Oh my gosh, wow! Of course I don't mind watching Everleigh. I'll be there in a few minutes to pick her up." Alex replied in shock.
"Okay. Thanks, Alex. I'll see you then." Mitchie told her, then hung up. She set her phone back down on the table and looked at Shane.
"Alex will be here in a few minutes to pick Everleigh up, then we can talk." Mitchie told him. He nodded in understandment.
"Alright. I was thinking that we could go back to my place to talk. Nate, Jason, Caitlyn, and Danielle are probably there, but I'm sure they'll be happy to see you." Shane told her, making her smile a little. She met Nate, Jason, Caitlyn, and Danielle during her summer at Camp Rock, and she became close to them while she and Shane were dating. She was excited to see them.
"That sounds good. I haven't seen them in a while. Anything new with them?" Mitchie asked Shane as she put Everleigh's stuff back into the diaper bag.
"Well, Jason and Danielle are married, and Nate and Caitlyn are dating now. We all live together in one really big house." Shane replied. Mitchie smiled.
"I always knew Nate and Caitlyn would end up together." Mitchie commented. Shane chuckled a little. He was about to reply when Alex walked up to the table carrying Taylor.
"Hey, yall! Is Everleigh ready to go?" she asked them, trying desperately not to freak out. I mean, SHANE GREY from CONNECT 3 was sitting right in front of her. What teenage girl in their right mind wouldn't freak out? Mitchie smirked, knowing that Alex was freaking out inside.
"Umm, yeah. Do you need help carrying her back to your car?" Mitchie asked her. Alex shook her head no and slung Everleigh's diaper bag over her shoulder. Then, she took Everleigh from Mitchie and balanced her on her free side.
"Thank-you again, Alex. This means a lot to me." Mitchie told her. Alex smiled.
"It's no problem. I'll have my phone if you need me." Alex replied. Mitchie nodded, then looked at Everleigh.
"I love you, angel." Mitchie told her. Alex smiled once again at Mitchie and Shane, then left the diner. She put both babies into their car-seats(when she found out she was baby-sitting Everleigh, she put one of Taylor's extra car-seats in her car), then got in herself.
"So, how do yall feel about the park today?" Alex asked them. Everleigh smiled, and Taylor squealed. Alex giggled and started the car.
"I'll take that as a yes." Alex said with a smile, then drove off.
With Mitchie and Shane about 15 minutes later at Shane's house...
"I'm home!" Shane called once they stepped inside. Jason came around the corner wearing an apron.
"Hey, Shane. I just made some pancakes. They're...MITCHIE!" Jason yelled, finally noticing Mitchie standing there. His smile grew 10 times bigger and he rushed over to her and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug. Mitchie giggled. Jason may be 4 years older than her, but sometimes he acted 4 times younger.
"Hey, Jase!" Mitchie said happily to him once they pulled apart. He grinned happily at her.
"What are you doing here?" Jason asked her. Mitchie grinned and was about to reply when she heard two shrieks. She looked over Jason's shoulder to see Caitlyn and Danielle standing there with huge smile on their faces.
"Mitchie? Is that you?" Caitlyn asked her. Mitchie grinned excitedly and nodded.
"Yeah, it's me. Just with different hair." Mitchie replied. The last time they saw he, she had brown hair with bangs. Now, it's dyed black, and her bangs are all grown out. Caitlyn and Danielle both looked at each other, then ran up to Mitchie. They pulled her into a tight hug.
"We missed you so much!" Caitlyn squealed. Danielle nodded in agreement. Mitchie laughed at them and hugged them back. When they pulled back, they grinned at her.
"You look so different!" Danielle exclaimed, making Mitchie laugh.
"Well, I hope that's a good thing." Mitchie said with a smile. They grinned at her.
"It's absolutely a good thing." Danielle reassured her. Mitchie smiled big as Nate walked into the room. He looked at Shane and Jason wierdly, not noticing Mitchie.
"Guys, what's up with all the noise?" Nate asked them. Mitchie smirked and stepped out from behind Caitlyn and Danielle.
"So, you and Caitlyn are together? I thought I'd at least get an e-mail or something." Mitchie told him, crossing her arms playfully. When Nate heard her voice, his head snapped up. He looked at her for a minute, then grinned widely and ran over to her, pulling her into a tight hug.
"Mitchie! Oh my god! What are you doing here?" Nate asked her once they pulled apart. Mitchie giggled at him.
"I think the real question here is why I didn't find out from you that you and Caitlyn were together." Mitchie told him playfully. He blushed a little.
"Well.. you know.." Nate stammered, making Mitchie giggle once again. She was so happy to finally see everyone again, but she was also really confused. They all knew she and Shane broke up because she was pregnant, but none of them asked her about Everleigh yet.
"So, what about the...baby?" Caitlyn asked Mitchie, hesitating with the word baby. Mitchie smiled a small smile thinking, 'Ah.. There's the question I've been expecting.' Danielle, Jason, and Nate looked at her curiously, along with Caitlyn.
"Well, her name is Everleigh Brooklyn. She's 6 months old now and she couldn't be more perfect. Umm, my friend Alex is watching her right now." Mitchie replied with a smile. Talking about her little princess always seemed to bring a smile to her face.
"When can we meet her?" Jason asked her excitedly, making her giggle. She glanced over at Shane, then back at Jason.
"Maybe later on today, after me and Shane get done talking." Mitchie replied. They all nodded. Shane cleared his throat and stepped over to Mitchie. He nodded his head towards the stairs.
"Do you wanna head up to my room to talk?" Shane asked her. Mitchie nodded and smiled at her friends.
"Sounds great." Mitchie replied. Shane nodded and started up the stairs. Mitchie followed closely behind him.
With Alex, Taylor, and Everleigh...
"Alright, kiddos. We are all set." Alex told the babies with a smile. She had spread a blanket out on the grass and set the babies on it, along with some of their toys. She grabbed her bookbag and sat down with them, planning to get some of her homework done. Yes, her first day was yesterday, but she already had a test coming up on Friday and a history report to do.
Sighing, Alex opened her history book to the correct page. She stared down at it, but couldn't make herself concentrate. Her mind kept flashing back to the scene with Dean earlier. She couldn't get the image of how his face looked when he found out she was a mom out of her head. Alex groaned.
"How can he just judge me so quickly? He didn't even ask me the background story behind it or anything." Alex muttered to herself. Sighing, Alex shut her book and put it back in her bookbag. It was obvious that she wasn't gonna get any studying done, so why even try? She glanced over at Everleigh and Taylor and giggled. Everleigh had fallen asleep, and Taylor was playing with a blue block. Alex smiled and stood up. She picked Everleigh up and gently put her in the stroller so she could sleep better. Then she sat back down on the blanket with Taylor. She reached over and pulled him into her laugh.
"Oh, Taylor. You're so lucky you don't have to go through any of this drama yet." Alex told Taylor with a sigh. Taylor just squealed happily, making Alex giggle. She reached down and kissed the side of his head.
"I hope you don't ever have to go through any of this, my sweet boy." Alex told him. She was rocking Taylor back and forth while Taylor played with his block when she saw a blonde girl run past her in tears. The girl sat down in front of a tree close to Alex. That's when Alex saw who it was and gasped.
It was Tess.
Alex looked at her worriedly, wondering what could possibly make such a mean person so upset. If Tess was crying, something really had to be bad. Alex sighed, knowing that Tess probably needed to talk to someone. Even if she despised her, Alex knew she had to do the right thing. She stood up with Taylor and shifted him to her hip, then put up the blanket and all the stuff on it. Then, she grabbed onto the handle to the stroller and pushed it, with one hand, over to Tess. Tess didn't notice Alex until she put the brakes on the stroller and sat down next to her with Taylor in her lap. She looked at Alex with a tear-stained face.
"What do you want?" Tess spat out. Alex shrugged, deciding not to be angry at Tess's mean tone. She hugged Taylor close to her. The two girls sat in the silence like that for a few minutes before Tess looked at Alex again.
"What are you doing here?" Tess asked her. Alex glanced down at Taylor, then back up at Tess.
"Me and Mitchie decided to ditch the rest of the day at school and spend time with the babies." Alex replied. Tess smiled a small smile.
"No. I mean, what are you doing over here with me?" Tess asked her as she wiped her eyes.
"You looked really upset, so I came to check on you." Alex replied simply. Tess looked at her and furrowed her eyebrows.
"Even after I've been so mean to you? Why?" Tess asked her. Alex shrugged and managed a small smile.
"No one deserves to be alone when they're really upset." Alex replied softly. Tess nodded, then silence fell between them again. A few minutes later, Alex looked at Tess again.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Alex asked her. Tess was quiet for a minute, but then looked at Alex. She had a sad smile on her face as she sighed and ran her hand through her hair.
"My mom called me right before my second class to tell me that I'd be home alone for the next 3 months because she has some stupid business trip to go on. Oh, and you wanna know the best part? She won't be there when I get home to tell me bye. She already left. How freaking incredible is that?" Tess said, completely sarcastically, as tears filled her eyes once again. Alex looked at her, feeling terrible for her.
"I'm sorry." Alex told her quietly. Tess wiped her eyes and looked at Alex.
"What are you sorry about? It's not your problem." Tess asked her. Alex shrugged.
"I'm sorry that you're going through such a crappy time. I've gone through more crappy times than you can count." Alex replied, glancing down at Taylor. As if on cue, Taylor started crying. Tess looked worried, but Alex knew just what to do. She grabbed a bottle out of the stroller next to Everleigh and quickly took the top off. She gave it to Taylor, who gladly took it and began drinking it. Alex smiled down at him, then smiled at Tess.
"But no matter what the situation is, it always gets better." Alex told her with a smile. Tess looked at Alex, then glanced down at Taylor and smiled a small smile.
"So, where is..um Mitchie?" Tess asked Alex.
"She's meeting up with Sh..an old friend to talk." Alex recovered quickly, thinking that Tess was the last person she wanted to know about Shane. Tess nodded and smiled a little at Alex.
"Thank-you." she said suddenly, "For coming over to talk to me, I mean. No one's ever cared this much before. Not even my mom." Tess told her. Alex smiled, but was shocked. Even Tess seemed a little shocked at what she'd just said.
"It was no problem, really." Alex replied with a smile, earning a smile from Tess. They were quiet for a few minutes when Alex came up with an idea. She turned to look at Tess.
"Hey, if you want to, there's an empty guest bedroom at my house. Maybe my parents will let you stay with us until your mom gets back, so you won't get lonely." Alex told her. Tess looked at her for a minute, then starting smiling slowly.
"That sounds.. nice." Tess replied. Alex grinned and stood up and shifted Taylor to one hip. Then, she held out her hand to pull Tess up. Tess just looked at it, making Alex laugh a little.
"It's just a hand." Alex told her. Tess smiled at her and took her hand. Alex pulled her up and took the brakes off of Everleigh's stroller. They began walking back to Alex's car.
With Mitchie and Shane...
The two have been sitting in complete silence in Shane's room for the past 10 minutes. Both of them had plenty to say, but were deciding just how to say it.
"Mitchie-" Shane said at the same time Mitchie said, "Shane-". Both of them laughed.
"You can go first." Mitchie told Shane, who smiled.
"Nah, you go first." he told her. Mitchie nodded.
"Okay, I've been thinking a lot about this. And, I think Everleigh needs her daddy in her life. She deserves to have you in her life. I mean, we may have fought, but that shouldn't effect your relationship with our daughter." Mitchie told him, smiling as a huge smile appeared on his face.
"So, you're going to let me in our daughter's life?" Shane asked Mitchie hopefully. She smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. You can be in Everleigh's life." Mitchie replied. Shane grew so happy that he pulled Mitchie into a bone-crushing hug. She was surprised a first, seeing as she hadn't been in his arms since before Everleigh was born, but she hugged him back. When they pulled apart, Shane looked at Mitchie with hope in his eyes.
"So, where does this leave us?" Shane asked her.
Ooh, cliffy! :) Two chapters in one day.. I hope that'll make you forgive me for not updating in such a while! So, Alex is sorta making nice with Tess, and Mitchie is making nice with Shane.. hmm... How do you think Mitchie will respond to Shane's question? Find out in the next episode! :) Love you guys!
-Jordan
PREVIEW:
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'Evie, meet your daddy.'
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'Just leave us alone, Dean.'
