Loren was nervous; she would be taking the stage in two minutes, exactly. She did her best to tune out the thousands of screams and shouts from the other side of the curtain; she had to remember that these people were screaming for her, as well as Eddie.

"Lo, you okay?" Melissa was filming Loren's crazy attempts of calming down; she was a mess, and Mel knew she needed a quick pep talk.

"I go out there in two minutes!" Loren answered, implying that she was not okay; how could she be?

"Lo, deep breaths," Mel told her, putting down the camera and holding Loren by the shoulders. "Eddie needs you to be awesome," she continued as Loren stared right at her, terrified. "I need you to do this."

That confused Loren. Her nerves vanished as she asked Mel why she would need her to pull this off. "Why do you need me to, Mel?"

"Because I know you can do this. I've seen you sing to yourself so many times, that I know this is what you were made for." Melissa knew she was right, and she could tell that Loren agreed.

Loren remembered when she recorded the song for Eddie's contest; even though she didn't want Mel to send it in, she was confident when it was being taped. Every time she sang to herself in her room, she was confident, and that's all this was. This time, everyone else would be singing along with her, because they were her and Eddie's fans. All she had to do was get through Mars and Something In The Air with Eddie, and everything would be over and she could reflect on how well she did afterwards.

"Alright Loren, we need you ready in 30 seconds!" Loren and Mel turned as Kelly walked quickly up to Loren and put her hand on Loren's back, guiding her to the stage's side entrance.

Melissa pulled the camera back up and followed the two, ready to film Loren's first on-stage, world tour performance. Loren looked terrified, and she felt bad for her, but she knew she could do it if she tried. Mel watched as Kelly gave Loren a quick word or two of advice and shipped her out o the fans with her guitar; finally, Loren looked a little less afraid.

"She'll be fine," Eddie said from behind Mel, making her jump.

Eddie was bouncing up and down, keeping his body moving and "ready to rock". He wore a loose, hanging, black vest and tight jeans, like he always did for his shows. He was already starting to sweat, which brought of the rock star he was once again. Melissa was stunned; when he was like this, all she could think about was the rock star Eddie Duran, instead of Loren's Eddie.

Loren wanted to run away. Her first instinct as she walked to the middle of the stage was to mumble hi and call out Eddie, but she knew she had a job to do. She took a deep breath, began to run the rest of the way there, and started to play Mars.

Eddie dropped into the limo, breathless. As soon as the show ended, he and Loren were carted off through the fans outside the stadium and to their ride to the hotel. Melissa and Adam would meet them for breakfast in the morning; they were all exhausted and ready to sleep silently through the night.

"You were perfect," Eddie said, his voice smooth. He looked at Loren and then gently brought his hand up to her cheek and pulled her lips to his. He had been longing a kiss from her ever since the meet and greets had begun.

"You were better," Loren said back. She had survived the night, and as soon as she had started playing, she was as into the music as she was when she sang to herself in her bedroom months ago. She had done a duet of Something In The Air with Eddie right after Mars, which the fans went crazy over.

Eddie smiled and shook his head. "No, no, you were so great out there, Loren Tate," he said, letting out a little laugh at the end. He couldn't take his eyes off Loren, but as he leaned in for another kiss, Loren looked down slightly, telling him not to. "What's up?" Eddie asked, wondering if he had done something wrong.

"Well, it's...Chloe," Loren answered, blushing. She fiddled with her hands in her lap, knowing how silly it was to be bothered by the ex again. When she looked up, Eddie let out a long breath.

"What about her?" Eddie asked, suddenly irritated that she was back and messing with them, even while they were on a different coast.

"She's pregnant, Eddie," Loren said, not understanding why he didn't remember the talk she had with him earlier. "How can you just ignore that?"

Eddie was taken aback by Loren's strong tone, but he knew she was right to ask him of this situation. "Well, she doesn't have any proof to show me that she's even pregnant, let alone that I'm the father."

"I know, but..." Loren couldn't find the right words, so she just cut her sentence short. She looked down again, wishing she hadn't brought the subject up.

Eddie sensed her trouble, so he did his best to pick the right words for Loren. "If she tells me it's mine, I'm going to double check with the doctor. If it's true, I'll be a part of its life, but I will never, ever, associate with Chloe Carter again, do you understand me?" Eddie cupped Loren's face with his hands and looked into her eyes. "I only love you, miss Tate."

Loren smiled and nodded in his hands. He said exactly what she wanted him to say; she wanted him to support the child, even if it wasn't hers.

"Hopefully she's not pregnant or it's not yours," Loren replied softly, letting Eddie know she would be okay.

Eddie smiled and kissed her forehead. He looked down at Loren and realized for the first time that they would be spending the night together alone, with nothing to distract them until morning. That was when he took the situation into his own hands and worked with it; he kissed her, light at first, making sure she was accepting. Then, he dove into her lips full force, kissing her with so much passion it left her breathless. Loren pulled away and laughed; she wanted to tell him she missed kissing him all night and remind him that the driver could witness everything happening at that moment, but before she could say anything, his lips were on her neck and chills were going down her spine.

As far as Eddie was concerned, there wouldn't be any sleep tonight.