Cliffhangers are my specialty.. I sent a band, The Rich Kids, one of my songs and they put some music to the first verse for me! O-M-G! They also said I was really talented..

I feel special!

Sorry this chapter is shorter, but I wanted to keep you guys entertained with a cliffhanger.. a pretty good one too!

Chapter Twelve

"O-M-G!" Kerry gasped, making me nervous.

"What!?" I looked over at Joe and then back to Kerry. "What!?"

"I don't know how to say this..."

"Just spill!"

"I think Joe fancies you."

One month later...

Lucy

"Lucy, I hear that you have an excellent voice." John Smith, head of Hot Tunes America said, as I fiddled with my promise ring. Connect 3 were away in Europe, promoting their new CD with my Aunt; my dad was currently in charge of the college. Now, I was sitting with Joe Black's manager, John, discussing my voice.

"Well, I'm not so sure." I shrugged, modestly.

"Let's see what you've got."

I picked up my guitar and began to play.

"No matter what you say about love
I keep coming back for more
Keep my hand in the fire
Sooner or later, I'll get what I'm asking for

No matter what you say about life
I learn every time I bleed
That truth is a stranger
Soul is in danger, I gotta let my spirit be free

To admit that I'm wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I have to move on
And leave you behind

I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realise, nothing's broken
No need to worry 'bout everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I loved you once, needed protection
You're still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo

Just like a tattoo, I'll always have you
I'll always have you, I'll always have you."

John waved his arms in the air, signalling for me to stop. Joe applauded and smiled at me, making me blush; I hadn't forgotten what Kerry had said, nor that he had seen me in my underwear.

"Wow, kid, you weren't kidding." He patted Joe on the back, before turning to face me. "Welcome to Hot Tunes America Lucy!"

"Really!? Thank you!" I gasped, running over and shaking his hand. "I can't believe it!"

"It's not going to be easy, but I think we should record your first single next week and to get noticed, it should be a duet... with Joe."

"What!?" I gapsed.

"You want to get noticed and what better way than to sing with every girl's favourite rockstar!" John smiled. "I will be back next Saturday!"

Mitchie

I felt bad for Lucy. She had been pissed off all day about singing a duet and Nate was in England with Shane and Jason; of course, I missed Shane, but we had been a bit distant recently.

It was 6am when I was woken by the slamming of the bathroom door for the third day in a row. I jumped out of bed and knocked on the door.

"Just me." Lucy croaked.

"Lu, this is the third day in a row. Are you okay?" I knocked.

"Just fine." I heard her say before she began to cough up the contents of her stomach. I pushed open the door and knelt beside her, scooping her hair away from the vomit.

"Maybe you should go to the doctors." I suggested as she threw up again.

"It's probably just food poisoning." She shrugged. "I'll be fine in a minute."

Then an alarm went off in my head. "Lu, when was your last period?"

"I...I can't remember." She threw up again, before wiping her mouth with some tissue. "Oh, shit!" She had read my mind.

"You guys did use protection, right!?"

"Of course we did! Oh, shit, my dad's gonna kill me!" She sat up and her eyes filled with tears. "This wasn't supposed to happen!"

"I know." I hugged her. "Look, we can get through this."

Lucy put her hand on her stomach. "How the fuck am I gonna tell Nate!? He comes home tomorrow and I don't want this sort of pressure on him!"

"We don't know if you're pregnant, yet. Look, get dressed and we can go to a chemist and get a test, okay?"

She nodded, looking petrified. "Please don't tell anyone, not even Cat."

"Okay, I promise."

Joe

Lucy walked past me, looking nervous and pale. "Hey, are you okay?"

"Go away." She grumbled, putting her hands in her pockets.

"Look, we've gotta start this duet!" I grabbed her shoulder and she turned around, shrugging my hand away.

"I'm busy." She hissed.

"This is about Nate, right?"

"I'm just in a bad mood. Look, there's somewhere I've gotta be, okay?" She turned around and began to walk away.
"Well, can we meet in the recording studio after lessons?"

"Yeah, whatever."

Lucy

Mitchie and I stared at the shelves of pregnancy tests.

"Which one?" I groaned, looking at them all. A single tear rolled down my cheek.

"I don't know." She sighed, searching the shelves. "How about this one? They talk about it on the adverts."

"Lucy?" A familiar voice said.

I jumped around and saw Meghann, from the hospital the other month, staring at me. "Erm...hi."

"What are you doing here?" She asked, smiling sweetly.

"Getting ladies stuff." I lied, walking over to the pads.

"Okay, well I better go. See you around!" She smiled and walked off.

"That was a close one." I sighed with relief.

"I think you'd better get this one." Mitchie handed me a test.

"Okay."

Joe

I walked into one of the studios, where Lucy was sitting and playing the piano.

"I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok
I miss you."

"Nice song." I smiled, making her jump.

"Can we just get this over with?"

I frowned, feeling hurt.

"I'm sorry, it's just been a tough day and I just wanna go to bed." She sighed.

"Okay, let's get to work."

Lucy

It was the next morning, and Mitchie and I had woken up early, so that I could take the test without Caitlyn around.

"Are you okay?" Mitchie gently knocked on the door.

"Yeah... it's done." I replied, opening the door. I put down the lid of the toilet seat and sat on it, Mitchie next to me.

"Now, all we can do is wait."

Nate

Our private jet took off.

"Say goodbye to England." Shane smiled, looking out of the window.

"Goodbye England. I will miss you." Jason sniffed.

"Dude, what's wrong with you?" I groaned, sipping at my tea. The steward handed us each a copy of today's paper, Ontario Daily.

I skimmed through it, looking for some interesting news, stopping on the gossip section.

CONNECT 3 SOON TO BE CONNECT 4?

I followed the headline down to the picture; Lucy buying a pregnancy test. I spat out my coffee, feeling sick.

"Oh, shit!"

What a wonderful cliffhanger.. hahaha! I am amusing! Please review otherwise you may never find out what happens!