The boys were forced to stay in San Diego, living in their newly built house. Gary gave Paloma and D money so they could catch a flight home. Michael and D video chatted every day, but Paloma was out of the picture.
"She's mad." D frowned, telling Michael over the computer.
"Why?" Cameron said, popping in after hearing Paloma's name mentioned.
"You're kidding right?" D glared. Cameron could be really stupid sometimes.
"Um,no." Cameron said.
"You guys practically ditched us!" D shouted.
"Oh, that's right." Cameron said, walking out of the frame.
"He didn't seriously forget did he?" D asked. She was getting pissed off herself. After repeating what happened, she should be feeling like Paloma: mad and abandoned.
"Who knows." Michael said. He saw D roll her eyes and the chat disconnected.
"Way to go, Cam!" Michael said sarcastically.
"It's not his fault. It's all of ours." Nathan said.
"No, it's Gary's." Zach said.
After that last chat, Michael and D didn't talk again. They sometimes texted each other for a few minutes, but that was all. Before they knew it, a few months passed. The boys worked on songs and who knew what was going on with D and Paloma.
"Are you guys even still together?" Zach asked, his hair getting touched up before a photoshoot.
"I have no idea." Michael said. He had been fairly sad lately, not getting to see D every day. But he had to move on, because obviously she was.
After the photoshoot, Michael decided to drive them home, stopping at McDonald's on the way. They ordered at the drive thru and continued home. There was a small envelope stuck in the door.
"Mail?" Nathan asked, walking up and taking it out of the door.
"From who?" Michael said, snatching it away from Nathan.
The boys waited for a response from Michael.
"It's from Paloma and D!" he said excitedly, opening the door and immediately ripping it open. It was a postcard attached to a note.
Hey boys, don't think we didn't forget about you. I just wanted to keep you updated on what D and I are up too. First off, we both got accepted to NYU and now we're living there! I hope you guys are doing well. I heard a rumor that Allstar Weekend is starting another tour. good for you! Another thing, we both love you and we're sorry for what's been happening. We miss you all terribly and just so you know, half of these 3,000 miles is yours, the other half is ours. Love, Paloma and Kennedy.
The boys smiled, pinning the note up on the wall. Nathan started humming a note and Zach looked at the note.
"Guys, I'm thinking of a new song." he smiled, getting out a note pad.
"San Diego's nice, but it's not as beautiful," Zach and the boys were performing their newly written song to the producers and Gary. They had gotten the idea from Paloma's note and all of the memories the group had together.
"Half of these 3,000 miles is yours, the other half is mine!" Zach said, referencing the last line of the letter. the boys had smiles on their faces whenever that line was sung.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohh, meet me in the middle."
The boys clapped and smiled, hugging each other once the song ended. It didn't sound like a very emotional song, but it truly was.
"So, what did you think?" Zach smiled.
Gary and the producers looked at them. "Hated it." Gary said, turning back to other work. All of their jaws dropped when Gary said that.
"W-What?" Michael said.
"But Gary, we worked hard on this one, it's perfect!" Zach argued.
"I didn't like it. And if your manager and producers don't like it, you don't do it." Gary said, storming out.
The boys went home after that, mad and disappointed the whole way.
"I can't believe he hated it." Cameron said, punching the seat.
"I'd tell the girls, but remember, we wanted it to be a surprise." Zach said.
Michael was quiet until they arrived at their house.
"Wait, I have an idea." he said.
It was almost time for Allstar Weekend's next tour and the album was being finished. It wouldn't be released until the middle of the tour. The girls started talking to them again, even Paloma.
"We're having our first concert of the tour in New York." Zach smiled, breaking the news.
"YAY!" the girls said, smiling wide.
"We got you backstage passes and front row seats and everything." Michael added, blowing a kiss to D.
D blushed. "When's the concert?" she asked. Paloma nodded.
"Two months." Cameron frowned.
"That's so far away." Paloma said.
"I know, but it'll come quickly if you really think about it." Nathan said.
"If you say so." D shrugged.
The next two months did go by quickly. The boys were all ready and super excited. They couldn't wait to see the girls.
"We'll see you tonight!" Paloma said over the phone. The boys were already in the air, about ready to land in the New York airport.
After arriving in New York, the boys set up at the place, having some fun along the way.
"I'm so ready for tonight." Cameron said. The boys nodded in agreement.
The night had finally come and the boys played for all their New York fans. They had spotted the girls in the front row and smiled the whole show.
"Ready for plan B?" Cameron whispered as the show was about to end. Zach nodded.
"Okay guys, before we go, we have a very special song for you guys." Zach said proudly into the microphone.
Gary, from backstage, looked confused. "Wait, what?" he said to himself.
"I'd like to bring up Kennedy and Paloma to the stage." Cameron said, putting his hand down into the crowd and pulling the girls up onto the stage.
Gary was about to end the show completely when a stage crew member stopped him. "Just let them do this." the person told him.
The boys started playing their song, the one Gary had hated, for their fans. They all cheered and Paloma and D got teary-eyed when they heard the lyrics. The song was about them. And it was beautiful. D stood back with Michael, a hand around him while Paloma, not wanting to cause fighting with Cameron & Nathan stood with Zach. The song ended and the girls hugged the guys. "Thank you." they smiled.
"That song," Zach said, before everyone got up to leave. "Was called Meet Me in the Middle."