Chapter 7: Live Show
It was the middle of rehearsals and Scott was up performing 'The Search is Over'. Matt, Anoop, Danny and Lil were eating somewhere, just off doing their own thing. Kris was backstage calling his wife while Adam and Allison were watching Scott perform.
"So," Adam said. "I was thinking that we could go on our first date tonight." Allison turned her attention away from Scoot and looked at her boyfriend.
"Adam, I'd love to but we have a live show tonight." She replied. She wanted to go out on a date with Adam, she really did. She had been dreaming of it for months.
"So. I have everything planned out, okay. Just trust me."
"Okay," Allison said, smiling at him. "So are you gonna tell me where we are going?"
"Nope." Allison gave him a puppy dogface. "You'll have to wait until later baby girl," he said. He kissed her hard on the lips. She kissed him back and he pushed her up against a wall.
"I love you," he told her in between kissed. "Love you so much baby… so much," he said kissing her.
"Adam," she mumbled.
"Oh for crying out loud!" Tyler shouted. "Get a room!" He was leaning up the wall parallel to them, playing Call Of Duty 4 on his PSP.
Adam and Allison looked at each other. Adam inched away from Allison, letting her off of the wall. "My dressing room or yours?" he asked her.
"I don't care," replied Allison, breathing heavily. Adam kissing her had that affect on her. He kissed her lightly on the lips and he took her hand in his. They tried to walk away, but Kris, who had just come backstage stopped them.
"Don't even think about it," Kris said, putting an arm out to stop the two of them.
"Who are you?" Allie asked Kris. "My mother?"
"What do you want Kris?" Adam asked.
"What did you do to her? What happened to my sweet little Allison?" he asked him. They have been dating for one day and this is what happens.
"First of all Kris, I'm not yours. I'm Adam's. And second of all, I grew up and fell in love." Allison told Kris.
"You've been dating him 12 hours!" he exclaimed.
"Actually, it has been 18 hours and 32 beautiful minutes," Allison said, staring into space, obviously thinking about Adam. Not that she ever thinks about anything that isn't him.
"This doesn't really surprise me. You counting every single minute that you have been with Adam. It really doesn't,"
"Allison!" Ricky said. "You're up!" Adam and Allison walked back to the side of the stage. Adam kissed her lightly on the lips and she went out on stage.
"God, I'm the luckiest guy in the world," Adam muttered to himself. Allison sang her song for the week, I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt. Then she went backstage when she was done. She sat down in Adam's arms.
"I'm going to go out in the audience," said Tyler, getting up. He didn't really need to see Adam and his older sister making out. Again.
"Whatever," Allison said, still looking in her boyfriend's eyes. He closed the gap between them and kissed her sweetly.
"You did great baby," Adam said. Allie cuddled up in his chest. "So you really did choose that song because you are in love with me?"
"Yeah. I did," she responded. They could hear Matt singing Part-Time Lover in the background. "I thought you didn't love me. Always saying that I was like your little sister and stuff."
"You're not my little sister, Allie. It was a way of running away from what I felt for you. I didn't even know what it was. I have never felt this way about anyone before. I figured that if I hid behind that phrase, everything would be fine." He said. They were silent for a while, just enjoying the company of each other.
"Adam, you're up," Matt said, walking backstage, as he had just finished his song. Allie groaned, but got off of him. She kissed him on the cheek and watched him exit the room and walk on the stage.
"You really love him, don't you?" Matt asked the teenage girl.
"I really do, Matt. God, he is everything to me," she responded.
***
Tyler was out sitting on one of the judges chairs, yelling at his PSP.
"Hey Tyler," Adam said.
"Yeah," he responded.
"Shut up," he stated. Tyler rolled his eyes and Adam started to sing Mad World. Tyler kept playing his video game.
***
After they were done rehearsing, they went back to the mansion for a while before the live rehearsal. Adam and Allison were lying on the couch together. Adam was playing with her red hair. Allison turned over on him and started to kiss him.
"This is getting annoying," Lil mumbled, getting up and leaving the room with all the others except for Matt, Scott, and Kris.
"Seriously, guys. I already lost my sight. I don't need to loose my hearing as well." Scott joked, leaving the room with Kris.
"I just love her so much," Adam said, kissing Allison again. "So much."
"Aren't you guys going a little to fast? I mean, you only started going out yesterday," Matt said. "I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but shouldn't you two slow down? Just a little?"
"You wanna slow down?" Adam asked Allison, looking in her brown eyes. She shook her head no.
"I love you Adam. And I trust you. I really do."
"You want me to slow down," he responded. He sat up and Matt left the room. Adam and Allison had some talking to do between themselves. He decided to give them their privacy.
"No. I don't. I'm just scared, I guess," she honestly said. "I think I love you to much. And that's what scares me."
"Look, I'm scared to. I never thought that I would feel this was about a girl. Especially one who is only sixteen. But we have each other. And that is all we really need," Adam said.
Allie nodded and kissed him lightly on the lips. "I love you. I really do."
"Good," he said. Then he kissed her with everything that he had. "I love you too,"
***
It was 5:00 PM and time for the live show of American Idol. Danny would be going first, singing Stand By Me. The opening notes started and everyone else was backstage listening. They couldn't talk, as it was a live show. Plus, they tended to get a little loud at times.
Adam leaned over and kissed Allison on the cheek. "Adam," she hissed at him.
The judges finished with Danny and next was Kris with All She Wants To Do Is Dance. "Good luck," Allie whispered to her friend.
During his reviews from the judges, some girls in the audience yelled that Kris was hot. Allison started to crack up.
"You just think that is so funny, don't you?" Adam asked his girlfriend. She managed to nod her head. Adam rolled his eyes and kissed her on the top of her head.
Then was Lil with What's Love Got To Do With It. After Lil was Anoop singing True Colors. After Anoop was done, Scott sang The Search Is Over.
"He chose that because of us, you know," Adam said.
"He did?" she asked.
"Yeah," Adam replied. "I guess even he knew that we are in love."
"Adam, I'm next. What if I goof up?" she asked.
"Allie, we go over this every week. You're gonna go out there. You are going to sing. Everyone is going to love you. Not as much as I love you, but that is besides the point."
"What if I forget the words? Or if I mess up?" she rambled.
"You will do fine." Adam responded.
"Adam. Allison," one of the producers said.
"Yeah?" They both said.
"Shut up," he said. Adam and Allison looked at each other and struggled with not laughing.
When Scott was done, Allie went out and started to sing I Can't Make You Love Me.
Turn
down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside
my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close,
don't patronize
Don't patronize me.
Cause I can't make you love
me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it
won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my
heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
Cause
I can't make you love me if you don't.
I'll close my eyes, then I
won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holdin me
Mornin
will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then to give
up this fight
And I will give up this fight.
Cause I can't make
you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something
it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down
my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
Cause
I can't make you love me if you don't.
Everyone loved her, just like Adam said.
"You did great baby girl," Adam said when she went backstage. He kissed her lightly on the lips. Right now Matt was up, and then Adam.
A while later, Adam was up. He was singing Mad World.
At the end of the show, they had to do interviews and all that good stuff. Adam and Allison just wanted to get out of there so they could go on their date.
