Chapter 7

Before Laura could get a look at the scars she had to try to calm Tess. The baby, was no longer crying and had buried her face in Mitchie's shoulder. Once Tess' wrists were bandaged and she was calmer, Mitchie offered her her daughter back. She held the baby girl tightly in her arms.

"How did it happen Tess?"

"Well, everything started to go wrong after I tripped on stage last year. Then first week back in school I went to a party, and her dad was drunk, and I was drunk and, well, you can guess. He wanted me to get rid of her, he didn't want me to keep her. Or 'it' as he called her. My mom found out when she found me crying. She was... supportive, I guess. I mean, she was there for me most of the time, and helped with doctors bills and shit, but she wasn't around much. He, came around around mid-pregnancy when his buddies told him he would be 'getting laid' more often and how great the sex would be. He never helped me with the morning sickness, never came to any appointments. Nothing. If I tried to break up with him he would threaten me, and hit me. I was really lucky he never went for my stomach. So she was safe. He wasn't there when she was born, not that I wanted him to be, but niether was my mom, she was on tour. I went through it alone. I was scared and the staff were kinda touchy towards me. Then, about a week ago, it was the middle of the night. We were trying to make it work, for her sake. But he got fed up of the her crying and so on. He attacked me for bringing this 'thing' into the world. He wanted rid, of me and her. But my nieghbour heard him and saved us. I couldn't stop thanking him. They let me out when I was ready to go to camp, but I really don't want him to get custody, I can't trust him. No body should."

"Don't worry Tess. I won't let him, niether will Shane, or Brown, nobody will."

"Thanks Mitchie. Really, I don't deserve this after what I did to you your first time."

"Everybody deserves a second chance. Even Tess Tyler. Now, come on, classes don't start 'till after the weekend, it's Wednesday, let's take a walk, get her used to the place. OK?"

"OK, just give me a minute, she needs changing."

"I never asked, what's her name?"

"Sienna. Sienna Jasmine Tyler."

"That's a beautiful name."

"Thanks." After changing and putting suncream on Sienna the three left the cabin. Tess carried her daugher due to uneven ground.

"So what're you gonna do about your classes?"

"Well, I'm an instructor this year, so Brown said I'll be doing private vocal lessons with some of the first years. Anyway, how was your senior year Mitchie?"

"It was OK, I guess. Well, 'cept these past couple months."

"You wanna talk about it?"

"Maybe later Tess, but sure, sometime. Although I do have news."

Tess gasped, "Oh my God, did Shane propose?"

"In a way, but that isn't my news."

"Please tell."

"Well, i'm sure you know what this is." She said pulling the scan from her purse.

"OMIGOD, Mitchie, really? It's Shane's isn't it?"

"Yes," Mitchie blushed.

"How far along are you?" She asked excited.

"'Bout three and half months."

"And, not showing."

"Well, I guess not. It's twins, and scarey. As hell." Mitchie admitted.

"How'd Shane take it?"

"The pregnancy, he took fine, he's come a long way in the last two years, the twins part, he passed out." Tess couldn't help but smirk. "But don't tell him I told you that, because he will deny it until he is on his deathbed."

"Same old Shane."

"Tell me about it. Same old guy in general. Deny until death is upon you." The girls laughed.

In the mess hall the next morning Mitchie did feel like eating, because she knew it would just come straight back up, but Shane wouldn't let her not eat. She took one bite of her toast and ran for the bathrooms.

"I told you." She scowled after rinsing her mouth.

"That was my fault, sorry."

"This is all your fault."

Not wanting to argue he kissed her. "I'm not sorry." He grinned at her. "Are you singing at the Jam tonight?"

"I don't know. What can I sing. You know I haven't written anything know recently."

"How's about our duet, the one we wrote late month."

"You think we can to that one?"

"Ofcourse."

They had wrote a duet about when he was the badboy of the press. Shane and the guys thought it was a hit, but Mitchie wasn't so sure.

Mitchie

"Was it her?

Or were you just bored?

Have you seen the front page, tonight?"

Shane

"What's going on?

Why am I all alone,

Where am I?"

Mitchie

"I thought you'd changed,

I really belived all the lies,

That you told me."

Shane

"This is all wrong

I'm not this guy,

That you see"

Both (chorus)

"Is this the real me?

Who I want to be?

Who am I...

Really?"

The campers cheered as they took their bows and left the stage.