A/N: Hey all. Sorry this is a little later than I'd planned. I went to Six Flags in Jersey on Monday and then I never finished typing this up yesterday. Anyway, here's the next chapter. Enjoy! Kadence Disclaimer: Camp Rock and its characters are the property of the Disney Channel. I own nothing…I merely borrow for my amusement, as well as yours.
Chapter 7
When the limo reached NBC Studios, there were quite a few fans gathered outside the front gate.
Brown and the boys' security guard, Big Man, stepped out of the limo first.
"Want to go sign some autographs?" Nate asked.
"That's a good idea Nate. You have time before Mitchie's appearance," Brown said. "Mitchie, you should go too."
"What about Sky?" Mitchie asked. "She fell asleep on the ride over."
"I'll stay with her," Caitlyn offered. "You should greet your first fans."
"How do you even know they're here for me?" Mitchie asked.
"No one knew the boys would be with you today," Brown said.
"Wow, I can't believe I have fans already," Mitchie said as she and the boys walked over.
After fifteen minutes of signing autographs for the small crowd of fans that had gathered outside, Mitchie, Shane, Nate and Jason walked back over to the limo before heading into the studio.
While waiting in their greenroom, Mitchie went into the small dressing area to change her next outfit. Caitlyn and Nate were sitting on the couch; Brown and Big Man were going over the schedule for the rest of the day, and the security concerns that went with it; and Jason and Shane were engaged in an epic game of ping-pong.
"Game! I win," Jason shouted, getting the final serve past Shane.
"Dude, shh!" Shane said, as Jason continued celebrating. "You're gonna wake…"
As if on cue, Sky woke up screaming.
"Sorry," Jason said, as Mitchie hurried out of the changing area to quiet the baby.
"Wow, she is not happy," a new voice said from the doorway.
"I am so sorry," Mitchie said, seeing Ellen, the show's host standing in the greenroom.
"Yeah, that idiot has a big mouth and he woke her up," Caitlyn said.
"It's fine. No one can hear anything from way back here," Ellen said as Mitchie rocked Sky, finally calming her down.
"Well hello there Angel," Ellen said, tickling Sky's belly. "Do you feel better now?"
Sky gave Ellen a big smile and giggled when Ellen grabbed her toes.
"She is beautiful," Ellen said. "I heard about your family. It's an incredible thing you're doing, taking responsibility for your niece. Especially with your career moving forward so quickly."
"Thanks," Mitchie said, not use to the praise. "It's hard at times, but I've got some great friends that are always around to help."
"Except for diaper changes," Jason said.
"Yeah, we don't do diapers," Nate agreed.
"Well, I do," Shane said. "But that's because she peed on me. So after that, diapers seemed like a cakewalk."
"She peed on you?" Ellen asked, laughing.
Mitchie recounted the story of that afternoon as everyone else joined in laughing with Ellen.
"Yeah, it wasn't that funny," Shane said, shaking his head.
"Speaking of diapers…" Mitchie said. "The little princess needs to be changed."
"I'll let you get back to that before you head to hair and makeup…which is where I need to be heading," Ellen said. "I just wanted to say hello before the show."
"That was really nice, thank you," Mitchie said.
"And I wanted to ask you…do you want to talk about your sister, or your niece?" Ellen asked. "Because if it's too personal, I won't mention it."
"Wow, I appreciate that," Mitchie said. "But I think it'd be okay. Brown?"
"It's probably a good idea," Brown said. "It'll come out eventually, so maybe it's better to talk about it in your own words then let a bunch of rumors get started."
"Okay then," Ellen said. "I'll see you shortly. And boys, always great to see you again."
"Okay stinky, let's get you cleaned up," Mitchie said, kneeling on the floor and putting Sky down to change her diaper.
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"My next guest is a recent find of Lava Records. Her first single was released this morning and she is amazing," Ellen said. "Please welcome, Mitchie Torres."
"Wow, thank you," Mitchie said, when the cheers and applause died down.
"So you were only signed by Lava Records two months ago," Ellen said. "How have things changed for you?"
"It's been a whirlwind really," Mitchie said. "The day I was signed, I started writing music with the boys from Connect 3. We've been recording my album and planning the tour ever since."
"Connect 3…those are some great boys," Ellen said. "How do you like working with them?"
"They are amazing," Mitchie said. "Musically, they're geniuses. I've written songs with them that I never could have imagined doing on my own. I mean, my music was okay, but I was always better at the lyrics. Now I feel like I could write anything."
"And since I saw them in my greenroom with your earlier, I can only assume you're also good friends as well?" Ellen said.
"Definitely," Mitchie replied. "We have become so close since we first met. We're actually neighbors too, so it's been really great having them so close by. We write or record whenever the inspiration hits, without even having to go all the way to the studio."
"And I understand they've also been a big help with another big change in your life," Ellen said.
"Yeah," Mitchie said.
She had known this was coming, but she was surprised at how emotional she got the minute the question was asked. Silently calming herself, she talked the tears back and took a deep breath.
"About the same time as you signed with Lava, you also became the legal guardian to your niece?" Ellen asked.
"I did," Mitchie said. "My older sister and her husband were killed an a car accident several months ago. I've been raising my niece since then."
"So you have experienced some really big changes in your life in a really short amount of time. How have you handled it all?" Ellen asked.
"Some days are easier than others…especially with Sky. I mean, three months ago, if someone had asked me if I was ready to be a mother, I would have said 'absolutely not, maybe in a couple years'. But all of a sudden, that wasn't an option. Sky needed me, so I stepped up," Mitchie said.
"That's really amazing," Ellen said. "So how do you do it? What's a typical day like for you now?"
"Well, this definitely isn't," Mitchie said with a laugh. "But the days are still busy. We write and record. We prep for tour: and that can include anything from looking over marketing stuff to choosing songs or wardrobe."
"And you do all of that while taking care of that beautiful niece of yours?" Ellen asked.
Yeah, but I have a lot of help," Mitchie said. "There's childcare at the label, and Caitlyn or the boys are always willing to lend a hand too."
"A little birdie told me that Nate and Jason don't do diapers though," Ellen said.
"That is very true," Mitchie said. "I haven't been able to get either of them to change a diaper. But they are always willing to feed her; which I find funny, because now that Sky's eating baby food and playing with her spoon, they get more messy trying to feed her."
"So that means Shane Grey does diapers?" Ellen asked.
"He does now," Mitchie said with a smile.
"And I heard an interesting story as to how that came about," Ellen said. "Shane, I know you're back there. Any chance you'd come out here and share it with us?"
The girls in the audience started screaming and, at the same time, Mitchie noticed her cell phone had vibrated in her pocket. She discretely took it out and read a text message from Shane.
'Can I bring Sky?' the text said.
Smiling, Mitchie typed a quick 'Y' for yes and slipped the phone back into her pocket.
A second later, the girls got louder when they saw Shane walk out, but instantly quieted when they saw the baby in his arms.
"Wow, there is nothing more attractive than a man with a baby," Ellen said, hugging Shane as best she could while he held Sky. "You look pretty comfortable with her Shane."
"Yeah, Sky makes it easy," Shane said, carefully placing the baby into Mitchie's arms. "And Mitchie's really amazing with her. I don't know anybody else who could have taken on the responsibility of raising a baby, let alone doing it and starting a career like this one."
"I probably couldn't do it with help from you guys," Mitchie said.
"So Shane, we know Nate and Jason don't do diapers," Ellen said. "You do?"
"Changing diapers seemed like no big deal after she peed on me," Shane said.
"Okay now, I've heard stories of baby boys peeing on someone, for obvious reasons, but never a girl," Ellen said. "How exactly did that happen?"
"Mitchie was in Sky's nursery, changing her diaper, and I had was in there asking her a question, about her single, actually," Shane began. "Sky had just started moving around more and really kicking her feet and she managed to kick over something on the changing table. Mitchie went to clean it up and handed Sky to me, without a diaper. I was holding her for a minute while Mitchie wiped up the mess and she peed on me."
"You know, normally, a guy your age, with no experience with babies would have run screaming," Ellen said.
"Well, while it wasn't as funny as my bandmates seem to think, it wasn't a big deal," Shane said. "And I figure Mitchie's had to make all these adjustments in her life…we're her friends, and we should be there to help, however we can. Even if it's changing diapers."
"Sounds like you're surrounded by some great people Mitchie," Ellen said.
"I really am," Mitchie replied. "I felt so blessed to be given this opportunity, and to have made incredible friends too is just so amazing."
"We're going to take a quick break, and when we come back, Mitchie's going to sing her first single This Is Me," Ellen said.
When they cut to commercial, Ellen shook Shane's hand and Shane took Sky back from Mitchie to go back to the greenroom.
"You're gonna do great. Again," Shane whispered to Mitchie before heading offstage.
A/N: Hey all. Originally, Idol was supposed to be next (at least in my outline). But this day of interviews seems to want to be very detailed, so I'm going to break them up to be one event per chapter. Next up, Tonight Show. I hope to have that up by Wednesday, but I'm in the middle of a chapter of my other story, Just Give It Time, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
Kadence
