~~~Sky's POV~~~
I woke up to a movement on my bed. I thought it was Mandi or Belle trying to get me to get up to go to the studio or drive them somewhere, but I knew it wasn't when I felt a kiss on her lips and a snuggly hug around her lower body.
"Hi Charlie." She said with a small smile. She could always wake up to that, even if she and James never made up. She loved waking up to her baby boy giving her kisses and hugs because it reminds her that she's loved by three guys: him, her deceased dad and her godfather.
"Hi Mommy! Can you get up and make breakfast for me?" Charlie asked in his usually excited voice.
Skylar sat up and looked at her son and saw him sitting on her stomach. His blondish- brown hair was in his face and covering his grey eyes. She smiled slightly at him, but the rest of her was going to burst into tears. He almost most looked like…no one. She didn't even like thinking of his name because it made her wanna keel over and vomit.
"Did you wake up Auntie Mandi yet?" she asked him, with a devilish smile on her face, a plan already in motion.
"I tried, but she said that she was trying to have beauty rest." Charlie said, still smiling at his mommy.
"Baby boy, go wake her up. Just jump on her bed and scream. She will definitely wake up." Sky said, about to get up to make food for her family.
"Ok Mommy!" Charlie said to her before getting off her stomach and running into Mandi's room.
You might think that's mean but it really isn't. Charlie goes to her room first because her room is closer to his and asks her for breakfast. She always tells him it's for beauty sleep, but it's just because she's too lazy. He would ask Annabelle, but she can't use the stove yet because fire freaks her out after the day her puppy died in a house fire when she was younger.
I got up and stood in front of my vanity mirror. I looked at my arms and pulled up my shirt. I saw all the scars from my cutting. My arms healed up pretty good, but I now hide my scars on my stomach. I cut myself for a lot of reasons. I got bullied when I was pregnant from being called a whore, slut and every other word they could think of. I had to stop while I was pregnant because I didn't wanna severe the life of my baby by bleeding out. I started right back at 14 when James left and he never called but those rare times. I hide from Mandi and Annie so they wouldn't worry as much. I have to go to therapy though so, I still have to hide it.
I pulled my shirt down and went into the kitchen and started to make some animal shaped pancakes for Charlie and Mandi. I made Annie and I ones shaped like music notes because we both loved music so much. I heard a scream and a thud, so that means Mandi's up and fell out of the bed. I started to laugh at her and Charlie before she ran in the kitchen, looking very peeved off.
I smiled slightly and then looked up at her," May I help you?"
'If looks could kill, I would six feet under right now.' I thought as I looked at her face.
She looked at me, with that look still on her face, before saying, "Why would you let him wake me up like that? I could've broken my skull when I fell out of the bed."
"I would look at the bright side. You didn't break it!" I said, starting to laugh and Charlie laughed with me. I walked over to the TV to turn it on for Charlie.
"Hey Charlie, Team Umizoomi is on! Come and watch it." I said to him. He ran in there and sat on his special bean bag.
I was walking back to the kitchen until I got hit with a couch pillow. I turned around, shocked, to see why Charlie did that, but it wasn't Charlie. It was Mandi, with another pillow, locked and loaded to hit me again.
'Two can play at this game' I thought as I picked up the pillow and charged at her.
We started a pillow fight right in the living room, laughing loudly as each other hit the other with a pillow, before we heard a whistle and stopped. We saw Annie standing there, looking at us with a smirk.
"You two are my guardians because…" She said, smirk in place.
I put the pillows back by myself because lazy Mandi then sat next to Charlie to watch TV. Annie goes to shower, so then we can all eat. My cell ringtone started to go off. It was Beautiful Mess by Miranda Cosgrove. I had finished making breakfast, so I snuck out the door and went to answer it.
"Hola, this is Tori!" I said into the phone.
"Hey, Tori! It's Kelly. I was calling because your godfather wants you in the studio today. He wants to hear some of your new songs and see your dance moves. " Kelly told me.
"Today? I have to take…um Annie to the mall with her friend today." I told her, making up a quick lie because she doesn't know about Charlie even though I've known her almost all my life.
"Well, he's busy the rest of the week, so he said he needs to see you today." She said.
"Ok, I'll be there in a hour and a half." I finally agreed.
"Great see you then!" She said happily before hanging up.
I went back into the apartment to tell everyone that breakfast was ready. We all got to the table and talked while we ate.
"Who was that on the phone?" Mandi asked me.
"It was Kelly. She said Gustavo wants me to come in and sing my new songs and show him the moves I practiced." I told her truthfully.
I didn't wanna lie because she knows how to tell if I'm lying from a mile away. I also never keep secrets from her or Annie.
"So, that means you're going to need your guitarist and back-up dancer. What can't I do?" She stated while chewing.
"Chew with your mouth closed. Come on, Mands. That's disgusting." Annie said as me and Charlie laughed.
"Well, that's true." I agree with Annie.
"So who's taking Charlie?" we all ask and then look at the five year old, play fighting with his dinosaurs.
"I guess I will. I mean he is my son." I say.
"Ok, so are you still gonna be able to drive me to the mall?" Annie asked.
"Yeah, just give me and Mandi about 20 minutes to shower and get dressed." I tell her.
Annie washes the dishes as me and Mandi go and get ready.
~~~20 Minutes Later~~~
Mandi and I were ready for the studio. I was wearing my 'Wish Upon A Star' shirt, blue skinny jeans, my flower bud earrings and flower ring with my heart bracelet my mom gave me, my blue and silver necklace, a purple scarf and my lace-up leatherette boots. I had my hair curled and in a side ponytail.
Mandi was wearing a tiered polka dotted dress, a beige slouchy knit beanie, the same flower earrings with a different flower ring, a silver studded bracelet, a keyboard necklace and studded sandals. She made me curl her ha I had to admit it, we looked HOT.
Annie got Charlie dressed for us while we got changed. He looked so adorable. We all were ready to go, so we all walked down the hall and got in the elevator. Charlie was singing the Team Umizoomi theme song with Mandi.
We got off the elevator and headed down to the lobby. We all headed for my truck, Charlie sitting in the middle. I headed to the mall first to drop off Annie. As soon as we got there, Annie hopped out of the truck and came around to my side.
"Can you pick me up at like 7? I want to make sure I get Charlie his 'special' cookies from that place." She asked me.
"Sure, but be careful. I don't want a call from mall security about you getting in trouble." I told her, giving her my trademark smirk.
"Ok, Mommy. Seriously, I'm not five." She says sarcastically.
"But you act like it." I say just as sarcastically.
I give her a kiss on her forehead as she blows kisses to Mandi and Charlie. She gives me a kiss on the cheek and reminds me to pick her up before I pull out of the parking lot.
'I just hope no one notices the small boy that keeps calling me Mommy.' I thought as I drove to Rocque Records.
~~~James and Kendall~~~
James looked at the picture after he took the book from Kendall. He was right. She could totally be Tori.
"How can she be in LA?" Kendall asked.
"She is an amazing singer, dancer and actress. She's been doing this stuff with her mom for years before she died. She could get anywhere in the music business." James answered, still looking at the pictures.
'I can't believe Tori's in LA! I can finally make it all up to her.' James thought.
"She must be amazing! I just know something gonna happen between us." Kendall said, daydreaming of a bunch of future happenings between him and Skylar.
James' eyes snapped from the book and he glared at Kendall. Not really a jealousy glare, more as a don't-even-think-about-moving-in-on-my-younger-sister-or-I-will-personally-hurt-you glare. When he noticed the look he was getting and quickly stopped daydreaming and got back to the matter at hand.
"So if Tori or Skylar or whatever her name is, is in LA, why didn't she call you or something to tell you?" Kendall questioned.
"When I left, we didn't really have a good ending. She was pissed I was going to be leaving Minnesota and told her at late notice. Then she cried for hours in my arms and told me she'd miss me. I felt really bad that she cried all that time for me. I wish I could do all over again and not leave." James said, sadly realizing that he could have avoided her hating him.
"Well, that might explain why she blew her top off last night." Kendall said. At that moment, Logan and Carlos came in talking and noticed their unhappy faces of their friends.
"What's up, guys? Why do you look so sad?" Logan asked first.
"Yea, it looked like someone died in here." Carlos said.
James and Kendall looked up and told them the whole story. They were surprised that James kept something from them, they usually tell each other everything, but he did have a good reason for it.
"So James has an adopted sister who hates his guts and is in LA?" Carlos said, trying to remember all this at the same time.
"Who wants nothing to do with him now that she's here?" Logan added, trying to process it too.
"Yeah, well I don't know that for sure. I mean she didn't talk to me when I saw her at the smoothie place because she didn't recognize me." James said, knowing what they said is true, but not wanting to believe it.
"James, you know what they're saying is true." Kendall said in his leadership voice.
"Well, now that this part of Family Feud is over, Gustavo said he wants us at the studio to work on dance moves today." Logan said, walking to the door.
The guys followed Logan to the Big Time Rush Mobile and drove to the studio. The ride there was silent as everyone contemplated over the news they got from James.
~~~Sky's POV~~ ~
I pulled up to an almost full parking lot and pulled up to the front of the building. I parked my car right by some shiny new Convertible. I picked up Charlie and let him go stand by the door while I get my rehearsal bag from the back.
"Mands, you ready for rehearsal?" I ask as I see Mandi sleeping in the back of the pickup truck. I reach in my bag and up out my airhorn. I push the button after placing my ear plugs in.
"AHHH! WHAT THE CHIZ, SKY!"Mandi screamed as she flipped out in the back.
"You wouldn't wake up." I said innocently.
"NEXT TIME TRY HARDER!" she yelled at me.
"You already know that won't be happening anytime soon." I told her with a small smile.
She hopped out of the truck and ran to the door. She looked down at Charlie and smiled.
"You wanna race, Charlie?" she asked him.
"Yes! I'm gonna beat ya!" Charlie said as he took a head start.
"Hey, that's not fair!" Mandi yelled and running right after him.
I rolled my eyes at the duo and ran into the building hearing laughter and screaming. I ran towards the elevators to catch it before I had to take the stairs. Charlie came in first place and Mandi was peeved.
"I won, Mommy! Auntie Mandi lost to me…again!" Charlie said victoriously.
"It's not fair! I usually win when we run in here." Mandi said with her arms crossed and pouting.
"He's five, Mands, and also very hyperactive, so stop acting 5 and start acting 15." I told her with my amused voice.
She huffed and turned the other way so I couldn't see her face. I laughed and knew what would totally get her to be happy again.
"Hey Charlie, when we go pick up Annie, do you wanna go get donuts and smoothies from Crazy Davy's Smoothies & Donuts?" I asked looking down at the now jumping five year old.
Mandi turned and smiled,"I wanna go too, Sky! You know I love going there! Please, Please, PLEASE!" she asked jumping right with Charlie.
"Sure we can and I'll buy something for both of you." I said when the elevator finally dinged and the doors opened.
Mandi and I walked to Gustavo's office before we stopped. Where was Charlie gonna go so we could talk Gustavo into letting him stay? I turned to look at my little blonde boy and smiled. He looked at me and smiled. I bent down to whisper in his ear.
"Go sit in the breakroom so Mommy can talk, ok?" I whispered.
"Ok, Mommy!" he said and ran to the breakroom and already digging through the refrigerator.
"I swear sometimes I think he's yours." I told Mandi before I knocked on the door. I heard someone yell "Come in!" and opened the door slightly so Mandi and I could stick our heads in.
"Heyyooo, Godfather!" I said with Mandi.
Gustavo turned his head to see us. He instantly smiled at the sight of us…shocker. He ushered us to come in and that's exactly what we did.
"How can help my beautiful goddaughters today?" he asked.
"Kelly said you wanted to see me for some rehearsal and that you wanted to talk to me." I said with a smile.
"Yea, I do. Where my little boy that is always laughing and being cute?" Gustavo asked.
"He's in the breakroom, eating something he found in the fridge, much like Mandi." I answered.
"Yea, well maybe that talk should wait…" he said looking down.
"Gus, what did you do? I can tell by your face it isn't good." Mandi said worried.
"Well, the surprise will be here, so just wait. Uh… look at that. I gotta go…do something!" he said hastily leaving the room.
'Uh no…doesn't look good. Just wait and see' I thought.
~~~BTR Boys~~~
They arrived to the packed parking lot of the studio and tried to find a space. They finally found one next to a rusty old pickup truck. Kendall was suspicious. He had never seen that truck here before.
'Plus who would drive a pickup truck? I mean we're in LA, home of future famous and they have a pickup truck.' Kendall thought as the car parked and they all piled out.
They walked into the building, still silent. No one really knew what to say so they all just kept quiet until they reached the studio hallway and heard laughing and childish giggling. They all looked at each other with confused looks.
'Ok then? What was that?' James thought.
'Oh, I hope that is a little kid and not some creepy fan. Don't need more of those.' Logan thought as they walked closer.
They walked to the end of the hallway to see a little boy and a teenager playing with their dinosaur chicken nuggets. They were really enjoying themselves. They guys stood there just watching as the two played and acted a bit like Carlos.
'Whoa that blonde is pretty.' Carlos thought as he examined her with the little boy. He smiled slightly as he watched them.
'Who are they? I've never seen them here before.' Kendall thought as he looked.
Their thoughts were broken to hear a door open and close shut. They saw two laughing figures; one was Gustavo and the other unknown until…
"Tori?" James asked almost instantly.
The girl turned and stopped laughing as her face turned into a small frown. She walked a bit closer to James and huffed.
"Hi, James. Long time, no talk." She said to him smugly.
"Mommy!" the small boy stopped playing and ran to the girl. She grabbed and spun him around happily.
Kendall's voice finally was found,"Um, who's Mommy?" he asked.
The girl looked at him, "Oh! You're Tall, Blonde and Eyebrows. I'm Mommy and this is my little angelic baby boy Charlie." she said.
The three boys jaw dropped after she said that.