AN: I don't own Camp Rock, sadly. Nor do I own Taylor Lautner… who makes an appearance in this chapter.

Always Be My Baby

Chapter 10: TCA'S Part 1

There are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroad, afraid, confused, without a roadmap. The choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days. Of course when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back. (Lucas Scott-One Tree Hill)

Caitlyn breathed a sigh of relief as she finally entered the building. She made it. All by herself. Without any help from her manager or.. Nate. She shut her eyes and took a deep breath. She wasn't going to think of him yet. She had things to do before Teen Choice began, things that didn't include thinking of Nate and Sierra.

Caitlyn growled but nonetheless took out her phone to text Shane. Shane had been a blessing to Caitlyn over the past couple of hours. He had held her while she cried, let her throw things in the hotel room when those tears dried and she was just downright pissed, and even cancelled her interview. He did all these things without being asked, which made Caitlyn thankful for him. In many ways, he acted more like a best friend than Mitchie had in the past couple of months.

She shook her head, getting rid of those thoughts and sent Shane a quick text letting him know that she had gotten through the paparazzi and was now safely inside for warming up.

She quickly made her way backstage and greeted a few other stars that she had been introduced to once or twice.

"Oh my gosh. Caitlyn Gellar?"

Caitlyn turned to see Alex Russo, off of Wizards of Waverly Place and nearly died.

Caitlyn looked behind her then looked at Alex, "Oh. That's me."

Her cheeks blushed a fair shade of crimson while Alex laughed.

"I just wanted to say that I love your music! It's so catchy and inspiring, ya know?" Alex grinned then blushed, "Oops. I forgot to introduce myself.. I'm—"

"Alex Russo," Caitlyn interrupted, "from Wizards. I love your show!"

Alex grinned, "That's such a compliment! You're like one of my favorite singers. I heard you're getting your own show, too. How excited are you?"

Caitlyn laughed, "Very! I can't wait to get back to my old roots."

Alex looked at her confused then gasped, "Oh. My. Gosh. You were in Cheaper By the Dozen 2. You were the girl!"

Caitlyn blushed, "Yeah."

Alex grinned, "Aw, you were so cute and amazing at acting by the way."

Caitlyn blushed again, "Thanks, Alex. It was great meeting you. I think I have to go warm up-"

"Alex! These guys over there were looking for you and—Caitlyn?"

Caitlyn glanced up and noticed a tall, muscular boy with jet-black hair standing by Alex.

"Taylor?" Caitlyn squealed, "I haven't seen you since—"

"The premier of CBTD 2. It's been like what? 5 years?" Taylor exclaimed and moved forward to hug Caitlyn in a bear hug.

Caitlyn laughed, "Yeah. Dude, you've gotten all muscular on me."

Taylor blushed, much to Alex's amusement.

Alex looked from Caitlyn to Taylor and smiled, "I totally forgot you both knew each other."

Taylor released Caitlyn with a grin and said, "Yep. She's still a shorty, Alex."

Caitlyn blushed and pushed him playfully, "Ugh."

Alex laughed, "Now what was that,Taylor?"

Taylor couldn't keep his eyes off Caitlyn. She had gotten so beautiful…

"Taylor!"

Taylor snapped his eyes up and looked at Alex, "What?"

"I guess some things never change." Caitlyn laughed.

"Focus Taylor," Alex grinned, "What were you saying when you came here?"

Taylor looked at her blankly then his eyes widened, "Oh! That. Well, you're needed by those guys to go over where you're going to sit."

Alex nodded, "Okay then. Caitlyn, it was awesome meeting you. Here's my number and we can hang sometime."

Caitlyn grabbed the card from Alex and grinned, "You, too Alex!"

Alex waved and walked away from the two.

"So," Taylor grinned.

Caitlyn laughed, "You're a werewolf! You have to tell your former best friend about how this all happened."

"Former best friend?" Taylor jokingly gasped, "That hurt, Caity. Right here."

Taylor pointed to where his heart was.

"Don't call me that, okay?" Caitlyn whispered. Her wounds from Nate were still fresh.

Taylor's eyebrows furrowed and looked at her in concern, "Someone hurt you, didn't they?"

Caitlyn nodded then changed the subject, "So, werewolf."

Taylor didn't like the subject change but willingly told her the story of how he came to audition.

Jason glanced from Nate to Shane repeatedly then huffed.

"You two are worse than Caitlyn and Mitchie when they're fighting." Jason muttered loud enough for the two to hear him.

"Yeah well, if Nate had learned to keep his hands away from the little slut named Sierra…" Shane snapped with a glare at Nate.

Nate paled, "I know, Shane. Alright? I know you're pissed. I know I messed up big time. I also know that I'm not going to fight for her."

Shane looked at him as if he was crazy, "Are you insane?"

Nate shrugged, "I think it's time to let her fly, dude. We were both unhappy for a while, I just didn't let you see all of what we were going through."

Shane raised his eyebrows as Jason glanced at his band mates and said, "I'm so confused!"

"Natey-boy here cheated on Cait." Shane snapped.

Jason's eyes widened, "You didn't!"

"He did." Shane glared at Nate again.

"YOU DIDN'T!"

"HE DID!"

Jason sighed, "Geez, you and Caitlyn break up more than Ross and Rachel on FRIENDS."

"Since when do you watch Friends?" Nate asked amusedly.

"So no the point right now." Shane said, "You need to fix it."

Nate looked at Shane, "It can't be fixed, Shane."

Shane huffed and slammed back into the seat next to Jason. They were on their way to the Teen Choice Awards and needless to say, the tension was getting more thick by the second.

"Why can't it be fixed and why were you so unhappy?" Shane asked, not willing to let the subject die down.

Nate groaned, "Let it go, Shane. Please."

"I won't let it go—" Shane growls and then puts on a smile as the limo comes to a stop and the door opens.

Shane's the first to get out, followed by Jason and then Nate. A shadow lingers in the background.

"Oh, my, my. Nate, you sure are looking hot tonight. Too bad there's going to be blood all over that pretty face tonight." The voice said and finished with an evil laugh and the click of a gun.